Subj : Re: Retro Games
To   : Darklord
From : Bikerbob
Date : Tue Mar 21 2023 09:32:36

I totally agree as you are well aware DarkLord, real hardware is what 
floats my boat! I did not own a 16bit atari back in the day. LOVE EM now!


Bikerbob

On 20 Mar 23  14:25:04 Darklord wrote...

DD> On 19 Mar 23  01:52:06 Cobradile wrote...
DD> 
DD> CC> That's fair, some people prefer the convenience of emulation. For
DD> CC> me personally, it just feels very off. I only use emulation as a
DD> CC> last resort. I am glad it;s a thing, though, for archival
DD> CC> purposes, and it makes homebrew development a lot easier! :D
DD> CC> 
DD> To which Darklord replies...
DD> 
DD> Totally agree. Emulation will never hold the appeal for me that the
DD> actual hardware does. Yeah, it's cool, it's amazing and there are
DD> incredibly talented people supporting it. It will just never be the
DD> same for me to sit down at a Windows PC and start an emulator for my
DD> Atari ST as it is to sit down in front of my Mega ST4, Mega STe or
DD> STacy and actually use them.  I'm a dinosaur - sue me.   :)
DD> 
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To which Bikerbob replies...


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