Anthony1
05-28-2004, 11:56 AM
Right now I have a Flash 2 Advance cart for the GBA, that I guess could be considered a Game Copier Device, I also have a modded XBOX with a huge hard drive that I can copy games to if I like, so I guess that could also be considered a Game Copier Device, but I don't have any of the "usual" game copiers that people think of.
Like the ones for the Genesis and Super Nintendo and stuff like that.
I have thought about getting one, and I was curious as to what people on this forum had, and how they like them.
I guess the main advantage of having a "Game Copier Device" is that you could play all the roms that are on your PC, but instead of playing them on the PC, you can play them on the actual console.
This would be a huge advantage for me. Although playing the roms on the computer or a modded XBOX is a very cool thing, there is no substitute for playing them on the Real McCoy. Especially when you consider the RGB factor. I prefer to play my video games in native RGB when and if possible. So if it's a TurboGrafx-16, Genesis, Super Nintendo, Sega CD, 32X, Atari Jaguar, Saturn, PSX or Nintendo 64 game, I prefer to play the game in RGB.
You can't do that on the computer. Sure there are some nice video modes with the different emulators, but nothing compares to the real native RGB signal. At least to me, nothing compares. And that is the big difference. You can get the actual controllers modded for usb to use on the PC with the emulators. So the only real difference is the fact that you can't get the true RGB display.
So if I had a Game Copier, I could play the real game, on the real system in RGB.
I'm not a collector, so buying every game under the sun just isn't a logical idea for me. I started off trying to do exactly just that, but I quickly went into some serious debt. So about 3 grand later, I've decided the hell with buying all these old school games. I'm cool with just playing the roms. But I would prefer to play the roms on the real machine.
By the way, this isn't a debate on whether copiers are moral or immoral. Or whether you are a criminal or not if you use copiers. If you don't have a copier, and you feel that they are immoral, then leave your thoughts to yourself. I don't want this thread to turn into a name calling thing, with people saying, "Gee, maybe you should just try buying your games, and then you can play them in RGB on the actual system without stealing them". Please just stick to the topic. Do you have a game copier and what type do you have, do you like it, do you use it alot, etc, etc.
Like the ones for the Genesis and Super Nintendo and stuff like that.
I have thought about getting one, and I was curious as to what people on this forum had, and how they like them.
I guess the main advantage of having a "Game Copier Device" is that you could play all the roms that are on your PC, but instead of playing them on the PC, you can play them on the actual console.
This would be a huge advantage for me. Although playing the roms on the computer or a modded XBOX is a very cool thing, there is no substitute for playing them on the Real McCoy. Especially when you consider the RGB factor. I prefer to play my video games in native RGB when and if possible. So if it's a TurboGrafx-16, Genesis, Super Nintendo, Sega CD, 32X, Atari Jaguar, Saturn, PSX or Nintendo 64 game, I prefer to play the game in RGB.
You can't do that on the computer. Sure there are some nice video modes with the different emulators, but nothing compares to the real native RGB signal. At least to me, nothing compares. And that is the big difference. You can get the actual controllers modded for usb to use on the PC with the emulators. So the only real difference is the fact that you can't get the true RGB display.
So if I had a Game Copier, I could play the real game, on the real system in RGB.
I'm not a collector, so buying every game under the sun just isn't a logical idea for me. I started off trying to do exactly just that, but I quickly went into some serious debt. So about 3 grand later, I've decided the hell with buying all these old school games. I'm cool with just playing the roms. But I would prefer to play the roms on the real machine.
By the way, this isn't a debate on whether copiers are moral or immoral. Or whether you are a criminal or not if you use copiers. If you don't have a copier, and you feel that they are immoral, then leave your thoughts to yourself. I don't want this thread to turn into a name calling thing, with people saying, "Gee, maybe you should just try buying your games, and then you can play them in RGB on the actual system without stealing them". Please just stick to the topic. Do you have a game copier and what type do you have, do you like it, do you use it alot, etc, etc.