Why Are Video Game Emulators So Important?

#emulator #emulation #futureofgaming

[thevinnz]

Not only is Emulation perfect for preserving history, but it allows generations to experience games that they may not financially be able to. It also helped me get into retro gaming, some of my favorites of all time I experienced because of Emulation

[billyc]

Welcome back bro and Happy New Year!!! Emulation is the best thing ever. Watching your videos is what introduced me to emulation and from 2020 to now, I still play games from PC emulators. Emulation= Saving money, preserving storage, nostalgia.I played many games recently that I haven't played as a kid from the 90s.

[GavinAeilts]

What's morally right matters more than what's legally right when these companies don't give us a proper way to play these older games. In my opinion anyway.

[kingsleyyy]

Preserving videogame history is very important indeed, especially considering that big companies often don't really care about their older products and won't do anything unless they see some kind of financial opportunity. Btw right now I'm playing the og Demon's Souls on RPCS3 and it's great!

[BX_YT]

Hey Shandell, great video!

I have been an emulation advocate for a long time now. I love playing games on Dolphin like Star Fox Assault, Super Smash Bros, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

I recently started ripping the iso files from some of the Wii games I own physically, and boy oh boy, does it make a difference! It's so much better because I can actually mod the games and run the mods on my emulator instead of getting annoyed at WiiScrubber for not wanting to cooperate with me.

[thecheapbastard]

Emulation is sort of a hobby for me, being able to setup a game to work on a device is just as satisfying as actually playing it.

[curiousspud]

I love your content. It's just so friendly. It's like a friend is telling you something, keep it up.

[clubdoompsx]

Been into emulation ever since I was a kid when some of my old ps1 games started buggin out. Soft locking, graphical glitches, audio issues, etc. These games need to be preserved. 💯 and I am so glad we've gotten to the point where ps3 and 360 games are being thrown into the mix, cause god knows my ps3 on its last legs.

[wind]

We have same opinion.
Emulation allow me to experience the games which I didn't have a chance to play when i was a kid and replaying the old games with upscaling is hit different

[fittushattana]

Gotta respect the possibility to experience the fine era of early gaming. I had some really good games but some got broken or lost. Emulators are a blessing 🤘

[DarkWorldQ]

The main reason why I love using emulators is to avoid having many consoles hooked up to the TV or switching between them. Ever since 2021, I started playing PS2, PS3, Wii, Gamecube, and more consoles on my PC to avoid the cluster of cables, I only take those consoles out when the game I want to play have issues on the emulator.

[tjames]

Emulation is what keeps my super Nintendo safe from anymore wear and tear that it already suffered much of back in the 90s. Extremely grateful for the emulation community and especially the libretro team. Getting the retail uwp retroarch for my xbox one has been by far the most amazing thing as of late. My xbox one is now an all in one console and it doesn't get much better than that!

[brothersgaming]

I remember I wanted to play games like Kingdom Hearts 2 so bad in my pc because I didn’t had ps2 back then. And few years later emulator like PCSX2 helped me to play them.😊

[nyassie]

Love your videos! Thanks for getting me into emulation!

[fiestynt.]

Emulation is something that helps us experience Classics or Retro Games, as an Avid Gaming fan, emulation really helps us appreciate the legacy of games which getting a physical copy of a Console or a Games is expensive and some take advantage for it's nostalgia..

[zstevie]

💯💯💯 I played this game called Vigilante 8 and Vigilante 8 2nd offense on my iPhone as Emulators they played surprisingly well their a PlayStation 1 games. Emulation is definitely needed. These newer games get ridiculous sometimes. So why not take a blast from the past 🎮🔥

[mustafatamzid]

You are the best emulation man I've ever seen.

[EnzoTestarossa]

I don't emulate consoles but, it's great that preservation plays a big role in emulation. I'm 26 years old and I own a bunch of retro Consoles. I use emulation just to emulate arcade games only and I've played arcade games using MAME, FInal Burn Alpha, SEGA Model 2 arcade emulator, and etc. Because the reason why I only emulate arcade games is because they are really hard to find older cabinets and become extinct and also finding parts for an arcade board is something difficult to hunt.

[GabrieleAdo]

Great video, you're fantastic and extraordinary!!
A big hug 🤗
Happy New Year 💙💙

[mitsuhed]

Playing emulated games with any controller I want is the main reason I love it. Not having to use the switch controller which is terrible imo is where it's at.