Classic Gaming Vs Emulation
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In my Gameroom with all my consoles I also have a PC connected with Sega Saturn style gamepads that is used only as an emulation box. If anyone has seen my room they would know Im far more keen on collecting actual hardware and games then emulation, but its nice to have it there to try stuff out.
After spending some time with it on the weekend, probably the first time in 12 months really, I got wondering and thought Id ask the question, Do you fins any consoles that are greatly improved in your eyes through emulation.
I say yes and it may have something to do with being a PAL gamer but to me I prefer NES emulation over the real thing, all of the games I have that I play via emulation look far more impressive and run faster/smoother. Having native RGB scart for a lot of consoles gives the optimal picture quality for most of my consoles and having an emulator spit a nes image out at 480p is a vast improvement over my av connected Toaster.
Another issue I suppose is relevant to me as a PAL gamer is the fact that some PAL nes titles are horribly slowed down, like Mega Man 2 and playing via a good nes emu fixes this issue.
Another console I have to add is the N64 and once again for pal issues but also I find the console blurry as hell to the point I get headaches from playing it, via emulation with a nice sharpening up, its much more fun, playing games that make you feel ill isnt my idea of a good time.
Id be interested to hear others opinions, as a collector I much prefer using actual hardware and games, there is just a "feel" to it that I love, but there are consoles like the 2600 and the Nes I get more enjoyment out of emulating, is this the case for others?
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