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From early on in the article: "The casual gamer who only plays the most popular twenty or so titles will see no visible differences between an emulator requiri
by bunderbunder 10y ago
From early on in the article:
"The casual gamer who only plays the most popular twenty or so titles will see no visible differences between an emulator requiring 300MHz and another requiring 3GHz, so they will of course go with the former. Although I do respect and appreciate speed-oriented emulators, one concerned with accuracy can't help but lament the way this approach stalls progress."
I'd say that about sums the situation up. For the vast majority of people who just want to revisit some classics, low-fi emulation plus workarounds - the kind of emulation you'll get on an rpi - is just dandy. For purists, though, that might might not be good enough.
Meh. You do you, and I'll do me.
- city41 10y agoI'd argue purist gamers aren't emulating at all. The super accurate emulators really target a very small audience. If you're really into old games, then nothing can replace the actual hardware. And nowadays you can easily use an SD based flash cart to get the main plus of emulation: download any game you want off the internet.