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Game emulatrs what does everyone think of downlodable consols

  • 06-09-2013 6:15pm
    #1
    gavingaz
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 75 ✭✭


    Just wondern what peple think about downloding game emulatrs. Is it a bit disrespctful. Is it ok considerng price of real gaming systms


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  • #2
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,844 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    You can get an old console for between 0-40 euros so they aren't exactly expensive. They are grand for testing games or playing games that are too expensive but an everdrive and the real console is a far better alternative.
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  • #3
    gavingaz
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 75 ✭✭gavingaz


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    You can get an old console for between 0-40 euros so they aren't exactly expensive. They are grand for testing games or playing games that are too expensive but an everdrive and the real console is a far better alternative.

    Nothing lik playn the real games


  • #4
    ElvisChrist6
    Registered Users Posts: 595 ✭✭✭ElvisChrist6


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    You can get an old console for between 0-40 euros so they aren't exactly expensive. They are grand for testing games or playing games that are too expensive but an everdrive and the real console is a far better alternative.

    I agree to the most part - I currently can't afford much, but I tend to only use the SNES emulator for Earthbound as I'll never be able to afford that. Even though it'll be a while before I can buy Castlevania IV, I know that I eventually will in the next year or so, so I try to avoid playing it. I do play some games that I had when I was a kid on it, but won't likely be able to buy them in the next couple of years. Same goes for the PS1 emulator (although I'm lucky, my favourite ever game Skullmonkeys still works)

    However, I use a NES emulator for a lot of games as I haven't much expendable money and really want to see if I'd ever be interested in it. Never had one when I was a kid, had the SNES, then the PS1.


  • #5
    gavingaz
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 75 ✭✭gavingaz


    ElvisChrist6 wrote: »
    I agree to the most part - I currently can't afford much, but I tend to only use the SNES emulator for Earthbound as I'll never be able to afford that. Even though it'll be a while before I can buy Castlevania IV, I know that I eventually will in the next year or so, so I try to avoid playing it. I do play some games that I had when I was a kid on it, but won't likely be able to buy them in the next couple of years. Same goes for the PS1 emulator (although I'm lucky, my favourite ever game Skullmonkeys still works)

    However, I use a NES emulator for a lot of games as I haven't much expendable money and really want to see if I'd ever be interested in it. Never had one when I was a kid, had the SNES, then the PS1.

    Yes me to I lik to try D games on emultors first before takin d jump and byin a consol


  • #6
    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,963 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    They're fine for a bit, but given most emulators have some compromise or bypass in code to get'em to run smoothly, it can make for a lesser take on the actual thing. Sure, you can hook up a 360 pad to your PC, and run through a sizable chunk of a console's roster, but 90% of what I've tried has these barely noticeable lags that'll leave the likes of RPGs and sims manageable, but anything that requires an iota of reflex can be a frustrating experience; always compensating for a barely definable input pause.


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