Re: State of old school emulation
Posted by Dhaos on .
I wouldn't say Retro-gaming is declining, if anything I would say its seeing renewed enthusiasm with the virtual consoles on the PS3, Xbox, and Wii. You recently posted about the new Mega Man 9, a new Mega Man game that stays true to the original NES series. This would never had been possible if there hadn't been a sudden interest in the old school games.
I spoke months ago on the boards here about how the adaptability of the emulators should produce more of an interest in retro-gaming. With emulators being ported to consoles, handhelds, plug-in-plays, phones, iPods, and even calculators, retro-gaming no longer required you being stuck seated at a PC.
However, I also voiced my opinion that with the way video games are now it would be pretty difficult to even convince the emerging gaming generation to find joy in retro-gaming. Their standards just seem too high to go back to Up,Down,Left,Right,A,B.
Retro-Gaming Emulation websites I would agree are in decline. Have been for some time now. Your points are valid except I would add that the disintegration of the emulation/retrogaming community have led to emulation websites falling into decay. No one seems interested in discussing emulation anymore. I would prefer all the petty squabbles and stupid rivalries over the dead silence these boards face from time to time. I don't even have a good place to get emulation news from anymore.
so to summarize I think:
1. Retro-gaming isn't dying it has just moved away from the computer to new frontiers.
2. Retro-gaming probably won't survive the next coming generation of gamers due to overwhelming standards.
3. Emulation websites have been on the decline due to a variety of reasons.
4. Due to a lack of a community, the retro-game emulation scene will deteriorate even further with less development in new emulation, fewer fan translations, and ROM sites being nothing more than file hosts.
In an effort to spark some conversation on this board, I'd like to know other people's opinion on this subject.
It seems to me that interest in sites like Vimm's and emulation in general is declining. This could be due in part because emulation for older systems like the NES and SNES attracted mostly people who grew up during the lifespan of these older consoles. Also, if someone needs ROMs, it's alot easier nowadays with Broadband more widespread, to just use torrents and download romsets.
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to see that sites like Vimm's Lair are still around. But in the future there will probably be much less of a need for ROM sites.
It seems to me that interest in sites like Vimm's and emulation in general is declining. This could be due in part because emulation for older systems like the NES and SNES attracted mostly people who grew up during the lifespan of these older consoles. Also, if someone needs ROMs, it's alot easier nowadays with Broadband more widespread, to just use torrents and download romsets.
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to see that sites like Vimm's Lair are still around. But in the future there will probably be much less of a need for ROM sites.
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| Re: State of old school emulation | Vimm -- 9/11/2008 7:14 pm UTC |
| Re: State of old school emulation | Tricob -- 9/11/2008 9:49 pm UTC |
| Re: State of old school emulation | slowmotionriot -- 9/14/2008 9:04 pm UTC |