When it comes to emulators and emulation software, most people automatically think about the software which makes running old games on new hardware possible. While this is true, and most emulators are built to do just that, it’s important to keep in mind that the topic of emulation is [...] Continue Reading…
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What Types of Emulators are out there?
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Software emulation – the soft approach
Some 20 years ago, back in the late nineties, the preferred emulator for most players was almost universally Nesticle. Nesticle had specific hardware requirements – you needed a processor of over 20 MHz in order to run it smoothly. The performance of Nesticle was very good for it’s time [...] Continue Reading…
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Less accurate and fast emulators
Emulators that lack in accuracy but make up for that in speed definitely have their place in the rich emulation ecosystem. There’s nothing wrong with aiming for some quick, cheap fun on the quick – everyone, even the most die hard old console enthusiasts will sometimes find them selves [...] Continue Reading…
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Smooth Emulation and Preservation
Every good emulator accomplishes several goals. The fist, and most obvious one is the instant fun factor these old games are capable of producing. In an day and age of blockbuster games that have development budgets that were once reserved for movies, it’s refreshing to be able to reminiscent [...] Continue Reading…
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Why does it take a powerful modern processor to emulate consoles from 20 years ago?
Emulators for older console games, like SNES, Sega Mega Drive, NeoGeo systems and others are incredibly popular. There’s a big online community interested in playing these games online, and they are often not in agreement when it comes to the preferred choice of a specific emulator for a specific [...] Continue Reading…