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I know hardcore retro gamers consider "on hardware" and "on emulator" to be separate categories. I remember getting super mario world to memory jump to the cred

by bisby 10y ago

I know hardcore retro gamers consider "on hardware" and "on emulator" to be separate categories. I remember getting super mario world to memory jump to the credits on actual hardware was a big thing. Where does Analogue NT fit in there? That's not ORIGINAL hardware. It could technically have different quirks that means minor differences could play out. That puts it more in the emulator category right?

MrFoof 10y ago
It emulates the NES perfectly, since it exactly emulates the NES hardware on more powerful modern hardware. Every glitch will work exactly as it does on an actual NES. That was their goal. A few places have reviewed it to ensure the glitches work as expected -- sure enough, they do. They had some of the most hardcore folks in the emulation community included in the development. The guys who designed it wanted it to be reference quality. It supports all the options of every NES made, including full support for custom sound chips (like FDS versions of Castlevania 3, which sound amazing), and stuff like the PowerPak and Everdrive -- because to the game, it IS the NES. It's exactly why I'm getting one myself. As a speedrunner, reference quality (whether on hardware or software) is a requirement for me to have my world records be considered legit.
- bisby 10y ago
  That works for me. I wasnt trying to discredit the machine, I was asking with genuine curiosity, since I knew that there was a difference between emulators and "reference" hardware. Cheers :)
0xcde4c3db 10y ago
> It could technically have different quirks that means minor differences could play out. That could just as easily describe the NES-101 or SNS-101. You can always find some difference if you look hard enough, even with original hardware (hardcore SNES and Neo Geo players care a lot about a console's serial number; a few Commodore 64 fans and musicians care about the date code on a SID chip). In principle, you're correct. In practice, I think you'll have a hard time finding anyone who's genuinely pickier about NES accuracy than Kevin Horton.

by bisby 10y ago

MrFoof 10y ago

It emulates the NES perfectly, since it exactly emulates the NES hardware on more powerful modern hardware. Every glitch will work exactly as it does on an actual NES. That was their goal. A few places have reviewed it to ensure the glitches work as expected -- sure enough, they do. They had some of the most hardcore folks in the emulation community included in the development. The guys who designed it wanted it to be reference quality. It supports all the options of every NES made, including full support for custom sound chips (like FDS versions of Castlevania 3, which sound amazing), and stuff like the PowerPak and Everdrive -- because to the game, it IS the NES. It's exactly why I'm getting one myself. As a speedrunner, reference quality (whether on hardware or software) is a requirement for me to have my world records be considered legit.

bisby 10y ago
That works for me. I wasnt trying to discredit the machine, I was asking with genuine curiosity, since I knew that there was a difference between emulators and "reference" hardware. Cheers :)

0xcde4c3db 10y ago

> It could technically have different quirks that means minor differences could play out. That could just as easily describe the NES-101 or SNS-101. You can always find some difference if you look hard enough, even with original hardware (hardcore SNES and Neo Geo players care a lot about a console's serial number; a few Commodore 64 fans and musicians care about the date code on a SID chip). In principle, you're correct. In practice, I think you'll have a hard time finding anyone who's genuinely pickier about NES accuracy than Kevin Horton.