Last time I checked, these filters you speak of in Zsnes and other emulators simply extrapolate the pixels without paying any special attention to shapes and colors. TFA picture looks quite a bit more advanced.

Woah there, best game from the 80's? You're not getting THAT old, pal. Rise of the Triad was 1995.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_the_Triad

What they're doing is not entrapment. Entrapment involves getting someone to perform a crime they otherwise would not have commit.

In this case, the individual downloading the fake torrent already had the intention to acquire a copy, illegally.

With that said, screw you MPAA.