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5919151 No.5919151 [Reply] [Original]

What's better to use when playing N64 and Saturn games? The actual consoles, or emulators? I've tested a few N64 roms, and some run pretty well and smooth, while others have crappy graphic glitches. I've also tested a few Saturn isos a while back, and they still ran pretty well with almost no graphic or sound glitches. Both N64 and Saturn are pretty hard to emulate, and I want to know if it's better to play them as actual consoles, or on emulators depending on the games.

>> No.5919180

Emulators obviously

>> No.5919212

I never had any issues with the actual consoles.

>> No.5919251

>>5919151
Are you going for optimal graphics and gameplay or being an armchair historian with muh authenticity?

>> No.5919260

>>5919251
This.
If you want optimal graphics and gameplay, then nothing is better than real hardware.
however, if you care about "muh authetnticity" like a snob, you can emulate and use shaders or whatever, but remember, emulation is just a recreation of the real thing, not the real thing.

>> No.5919264

>>5919251
For optimal graphics, gameplay and authenticity, you need the real thing baby. Emulating is for poor people. You don't want to be poor, do you sweetie?

>> No.5919275

Here's some N64 games that I have played with serious graphic and speed issues
Gauntlet Legends
Vigilante 8
Mario Tennis
NBA Hangtime

>> No.5919286

>>5919275
And how bad did they get once you emulated them?

>> No.5919302

>>5919286
I'm glad you asked. The first three were missing assloads of textures in the openings, the menus, and during gameplay. NBA Hangtime however would freeze and lag during gameplay.

>> No.5919303

>>5919302
You were using angrylion rdp plus, right? Or are you completely retarded? Which one?

>> No.5919523

>>5919303
haha this guy thinks that software emulation is fine

>> No.5919536

Kinda off-topic but what is everyone using to DDL ISOs these days?
Emuparadise closed shop, now I try to go to Coolrom it just gives me 404 on the DL pages
Looking for PS2 games specifically

>> No.5919543

>>5919536
have you tried googling emuparadise plugin for chrome?

>> No.5919560

>>5919543
Damn, I didn't Emupara was still working under the hood. Thanks for the tip

Although I ended up finding a site that has european PS2 games (which is what I wanted) called gamesgx. It's a spanish site but as far as I can tell their files are the same as the coolrom files which are clean

>> No.5919563

>>5919560
What do you mean 'clean files'?

>> No.5919567

>>5919560
welcome. I haven't done it myself but I assume it still works. got most of what I wanted from them a long time ago

>> No.5919757

>>5919563
I mean they're clean backups with proper MD5 hashes
But also I say avoid that site anyway because the files are broken up
>>5919567
Same. I have it my games saved too but decided to add a few more

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5919761

>>5919151
Apples and Oranges

Shit thread

>> No.5920507

>>5919151
strange question, original hardware is always better without a doubt. sex is fine with a condom, but why do it if you don't have to?

>> No.5923001

>>5919151
N64: hardware because of the controller and everdrive
Saturn: emulation because of price