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My favorite reason is that games from 10 years ago still run, and as a last resort I can fire up a VM, on a modern computer. My N64 cartridges, meanwhile, stop
by Groxx 13y ago
My favorite reason is that games from 10 years ago still run, and as a last resort I can fire up a VM, on a modern computer. My N64 cartridges, meanwhile, stopped working in new machines as soon as the Gamecube came out. And if the console ever dies, they get harder and harder to find.
- lclarkmichalek 13y agoI got a Windows 8.1 laptop a few days ago, and was delighted to find that a game I first played 13 years ago worked out of the box (though I fear I may need to find install a mod to take advantage of modern screen resolutions). It was even usable, if not without its quirks, on a touch screen! For all the hate that Microsoft gets, their backwards compatibility is absolutely insane.
- Luc 13y agoProject 64 is pretty good nowadays: http://www.pj64-emu.com/ http://www.pj64-emu.com/
- endemic 13y agoWat? One of the things I like about consoles is that they are plug 'n play. No fiddling with trying to get emulation settings just right.
- CodeMage 13y agoYes, consoles are plug and play, but they're not backwards compatible. There are several PS2 games I love, that will never be remade for PS3 or PS4. Meanwhile, I can still play "Crusader: No Remorse" or "The Longest Journey" on my PC.
- Groxx 13y agofwiw most emulators now are pretty "plug 'n play". No settings to fiddle, rarely even controller button assignments, and the number of bugs continually shrinks. You can fiddle, and get 1080p out of your N64 emulator, but that's usually not required, in at least the past few years. Further back (possibly significantly) yeah, they were pretty awful for everyday users.