![]() ![]() ![]() So with that, my eternal thanks to every single emulation author (especially those with a commitment to releasing their code as open source), every single ROM dumper, reverse engineer, game preserver, chip decapper, documentation writer, software archeologist and curator, box/artwork/magazine scanner, book writer, screenshot taker and contributor of any sort. ![]() Whether that emulation is done purely in software, uses hardware like modern GPUs to assist with 3D offloading and effects, or uses FPGA style devices to simulate old hardware in new ways, these options are all critical to ensuring that video games are never lost or forgotten. What’s absolutely critical to preserving these in the public sphere, and making them accessible to everyone equally, is emulation. Hardware gets old and dies, items become rarer and more expensive as they either break, are thrown away, or end up in personal collections hidden away from the public eye. Old video games as art and culture are becoming increasingly difficult to experience. And I wholeheartedly acknowledge that not everyone is in the same boat. ![]() Lucky that I was born where I was, when I was, and with the resources I had. Lucky that I could travel overseas when it was cheaper and easier, and buy hardware and games while I was there. Lucky that I have the space to store and play my collection. Lucky that I lived in a time when “retro gaming” items were slightly less retro and quite a lot less expensive than today. I have a chronic CRT addiction, with 47 CRTs in my possession.īut more than a collector, I’m just very lucky. I own arcade machines and a number of arcade PCBs including a gift from my amazing wife, and personal favourite in my collection, a “Street Fighter III: Third Strike” CPS3 kit in a Sega Versus City head-to-head arcade machine. My physical game collection is well over 1000 games. My personal collection of consoles, including duplicates, multiple hardware revisions and cross-region models (I live in a PAL territory, but also buy hardware from overseas) spans well over 80 consoles. Before I dive into the title subject, a small rant if I may.įirst and foremost, I’m a video game collector. ![]()
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