PC is never going to be king for older consoles , if you have access to the original hardware. It’s just not the same experience, especially if you’re trying to share that experience with younger generations.
Let’s take showing your child the magic of Super Mario Bros 3, sure you could have them play it on the Switch or PC, but it doesn’t compare to having to blow in a cartridge putting the cartridge into the NES just right so the connectors read it and pushing down. Playing via emulator eliminates a lot of that sensory experience of the original hardware.
@AnonUser - While you’re not wrong about PC’s emulating games, playing on original hardware with the original controllers is just a better experience from a nostalgia standpoint. Outside of PS5/Switch 2 games, I’m done collecting anything vintage at this point, nothing brings me nostalgia when I browse the game stores.
@Serpenterror - That was my first thought, he either knows the perpetrator or it was a repair person or anyone who was in his home for whatever reason. I have a collection as well, fortunately I have a collectors insurance plan covering it and I have a camera in that room.
Reading stuff like this makes me want to sell it off so I don’t have to worry about it. That and I’m in my mid 40’s and I’m thinking about how I don’t want to deal with hauling it around for the next 30-50 years of my life.
@John_Deacon - No, emulation is the act of mimicking how console hardware works on other platforms. A N64 emulator on the PC emulates how the N64 hardware works using software. The Everdrive and its clones are just running software that allows you to load games off a micro SD and the N64 hardware is executing the game software.
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Re: "I Don't Think I'll Collect Another Thing Again" - Prized NES Collection Of Over 860+ NES Games Stolen In Heartbreaking Burglary
PC is never going to be king for older consoles , if you have access to the original hardware. It’s just not the same experience, especially if you’re trying to share that experience with younger generations.
Let’s take showing your child the magic of Super Mario Bros 3, sure you could have them play it on the Switch or PC, but it doesn’t compare to having to blow in a cartridge putting the cartridge into the NES just right so the connectors read it and pushing down. Playing via emulator eliminates a lot of that sensory experience of the original hardware.
Re: "I Don't Think I'll Collect Another Thing Again" - Prized NES Collection Of Over 860+ NES Games Stolen In Heartbreaking Burglary
@AnonUser - While you’re not wrong about PC’s emulating games, playing on original hardware with the original controllers is just a better experience from a nostalgia standpoint. Outside of PS5/Switch 2 games, I’m done collecting anything vintage at this point, nothing brings me nostalgia when I browse the game stores.
Re: "I Don't Think I'll Collect Another Thing Again" - Prized NES Collection Of Over 860+ NES Games Stolen In Heartbreaking Burglary
@Serpenterror - That was my first thought, he either knows the perpetrator or it was a repair person or anyone who was in his home for whatever reason. I have a collection as well, fortunately I have a collectors insurance plan covering it and I have a camera in that room.
Reading stuff like this makes me want to sell it off so I don’t have to worry about it. That and I’m in my mid 40’s and I’m thinking about how I don’t want to deal with hauling it around for the next 30-50 years of my life.
Re: This New N64 / 64DD Flash Cart Offers A Cheaper Way To Play Your Favourite Games
@John_Deacon - No, emulation is the act of mimicking how console hardware works on other platforms. A N64 emulator on the PC emulates how the N64 hardware works using software. The Everdrive and its clones are just running software that allows you to load games off a micro SD and the N64 hardware is executing the game software.