/vr/ - Retro Games

Not useful for everyone, but I think the best games to use to test emulation are those you are most familiar with on the original hardware.

For example, I can tell how well an NES emulator handles input delay by running Ninja Gaiden (1). I know exactly how the game feels on original hardware, so anything a certain degree slower or inconsistent immediately feels wrong.

For testing NES graphics/filters, the grass in Willow does the trick for me. Again, I've seen it on a CRT, so I have a comparison point.

I've nothing obvious for NES sound. As long as it is not noticeably corrupted or mistimed, I probably won't notice any problems with sound emulation.

Pic unrelated, but it's what I'm having fun playing right now.

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