Subj : Re: Retro gaming
To   : phiax
From : boraxman
Date : Tue Feb 22 2022 22:13:40

 ph> I love retro gaming and was probably into it before it had a resurgence.
 ph> Collected a fair amount of NES and Genesis in the late 00s/early 10s but
 ph> have a wide swathe now of a bunch of consoles and handhelds. Hell, even
 ph> got rid of some that I was less interested in keeping [like the
 ph> Dreamcast... not because it isn't good, but because I am not nostalgic
 ph> for the hardware].
 ph> 
 ph> Anyway, emulation has gotten really solid. I can't always say much about
 ph> those underpowered retro handhelds [some I hear are good, some are not
 ph> and/or have bad sound], but even a Raspberry Pi 4 has a good emulation
 ph> of N64/PS1 era gaming and older ones can go 90s hardware no problem.
 ph> Even tough I have hardware, I often emulate for convenience. The trick
 ph> is, however, to never use "modern" scalers [keep the pixels crispy and
 ph> add a CRT filter if you like them] and use actual hardware controllers.
 ph> I have drawer of NES/SNES/Genesis/etc. adapters for USB and a bunch for
 ph> the Wii [which when hacked is an amazing retro machine]. Having an
 ph> actual controller in your hand takes you back in a way that playing with
 ph> a modern controller does not.
 ph> 
 ph> Cheers,
 ph> 

Even though I have a real working C64, with a tape and disk drive, I find VICE emulation good enough, except that I have gamepads rather than a joystick connected to the PC.

The CRT emulation is a necessary feature.  It doesn't look right with crisp pixels.  These games were designed for CRT's, for older TV's.  In fact, I would say an emulator with CRT emulation is more true to form than the REAL hardware on an LCD monitor.

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