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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Get a device or two, as well.

Your computer may very well get obsolete when it comes to software support.

A handheld or console meant to be an emulation console won't have to move through time. It'll be as it is after the day you're done setting it up, like a hacked console.

Your PC has to keep up with web standards, codecs, online goings on but dedicated, offline devices do not. I may choose an SBC to do this to, and make a copy of the partition housing the emulators and boot drive for safe keeping.

I also have two different raspberrypi emulation images. Since those are literally everywhere, it's a sure bet you'll be able to find one to put the sd card into, even years from now.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Just don't play Nintendo games lol. That's what I do. I didn't grow up with these 'classics' and I don't feel like getting into these as an adult. 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

just don't do it

Oh, that's a good idea. Never thought of just tossing my entire childhood and lifetime hobby away because a stranger thinks keeping up with less than a terabyte of old games is hard.

Lmao. Some of us aren't vegetables.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Just don't play Nintendo games lol.

Yeah, let’s just throw away everything and never touch childhood games or even games that you do enjoy on actual good hardware. Just because a stranger deems it necessary. Such as good idea /sarcasm

That's what I do.

Alright, good for you.

I didn't grow up with these 'classics'

Here’s the reason, you might not want to play them now and others do. As someone who did grow up with these games, I love to play them but hate Nintendo and their crappy hardware.

I can enjoy them through emulation and on a good PC. So I will (and others probably).

and I don't feel like getting into these as an adult. 🤷‍♂️

Okay then don’t?