Retro Gaming Consoles/Computers vs. Emulators
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This video highlights the advantages or disadvantages of using a emulator versus using the actual hardware. There are benefits and disadvantages of using either. If you live in a large home and have plenty of space then retro computer and video game consoles could be an option. However, if you live in a small apartment, you will run into problems of where you will put all this stuff. Public storage is an option to store it, and if you have a lot of disposable income that can be an option.
For most people, they would want to buy the video game console or computer they have some kind of attachment to. For me, I grew up with the Nintendo Entertainment System back in the 1980s, so I would buy it. I wouldn't buy a Sega Saturn, Sharp X68000, Atari 800, Amiga 500, Atari 7800, Atari Jaguar, and other systems, because I never owned those consoles and computers. I could care less about those systems, so I would get a emulator to try out these systems.
Although there are pros and cons to owning and using either, but you don't have to buy every single retro video gaming console, or a computer. You can be selective about it. If you want to be a collector of retro hardware, you need to have a lot of money and space. If you just want the experience of how video and computer games were in the past, you can use a emulator to do so. It doesn't cost you anything. You can use a emulator with used games you buy from the internet as well, especially with video game consoles that used optical disks. If you have retro PC games, you can play them on emulators, like Dosbox 0.74 and PCEM. If you have Sega CD, Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast, Playstation 1, 2, or 3 games, you can play those on emulators on your computer. Just make sure you have enough power to run them.
It is possible to play actual NES, and SNES cartridges on your PC with a emulator. You need to get something called the Retrode, the way it works is like this. You put a cartridge into the device, and connect the device to a USB port on your computer. It basically connects to your computer, like a USB flash drive, and you can see the ROM in the USB device. You can open your emulator, and run the ROM files. It is possible to connect the actual games, and still run them on emulators. You really don't need to buy the retro hardware to play retro games in any format from cartridges to DVD-ROMs.
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Links
♦ DosBox 0.74 Tutorial
• https://he-1000-1975.com/emulators/dosbox-0-74-emulator/
♦ PCEM Tutorial
• https://he-1000-1975.com/pcem-emulator-tutorial/
♦ Retrode Information
• https://www.retrode.com/
♦ Retrode Website to Purchase Retrode 2
• https://www.dragonbox.de/en/accessories/cartridge-dumper/retrode-2-cartridge-dumper
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