Do you like the 32X?

[Necromancer]

If only were were all so lucky to have a place large enough to own 10 different versions of mediocre games.

You may prefer a bloated collection, but I know I'm not alone in rejecting that.

The majority of people here have game collections spanning a dozen or more systems and hundreds of games, so you may not be alone but you're definitely not speaking for the masses.

In any case, a flashcart doesn't take up any more space with 32X roms on it than without.

[MrBroadway]

In any case, a flashcart doesn't take up any more space with 32X roms on it than without.

At that point, you might as well just emulate.

Also, having dozens of consoles with hundreds of games doesn't mean you also have dozens of multiples on otherwise worthless systems. I too have hundreds of games a dozen systems, but I can count on one hand games that I have multiples of.

I don't need Outrun on the Saturn, PC Engine, Genesis, and Master System. One suffices.

[esteban]

I love comparing the "same" game on different platforms. It is something I will always find fascinating and deeply satisfying.

I understand why folks feel otherwise, but I think they are crazy. ESPECIALLY when it comes to their favorite games. How could you not want to play different versions of your favorite games?

[Necromancer]

At that point, you might as well just emulate.

Sure buddy.  It's the exact same thing. 

Also, having dozens of consoles with hundreds of games doesn't mean you also have dozens of multiples on otherwise worthless systems. I too have hundreds of games a dozen systems, but I can count on one hand games that I have multiples of.

The subject to which I was responding was about people not having the room for large collections, not whether or not people are inclined to have several different ports of a single game.

I don't need Outrun on the Saturn, PC Engine, Genesis, and Master System. One suffices.

But why would you have any one of those?  Anything less than an original sit down cabinet is a waste of time.

[esteban]

...do you like movies about gladiators?

[MrBroadway]

But why would you have any one of those?  Anything less than an original sit down cabinet is a waste of time.

Touché. Luckily there's a cab down the street from here. NY has its perks.

[SignOfZeta]

I've heard that before, the idea that flash cards are the same as emulation. It's a really stupid thing to say so I'm wondering if a lot of people actually believe that or if I'm just remembering every time you said it.

Emulation removes every single aspect of the original experience. Flash carts remove the sticker on the cart but otherwise the experience is identical. The only way I can explain your mentality is if spending money to own something limited in quantity somehow equals the majority of the experience; collectard, in other words.

[MrBroadway]

I've heard that before, the idea that flash cards are the same as emulation. It's a really stupid thing to say so I'm wondering if a lot of people actually believe that or if I'm just remembering every time you said it.

Emulation removes every single aspect of the original experience. Flash carts remove the sticker on the cart but otherwise the experience is identical. The only way I can explain your mentality is if spending money to own something limited in quantity somehow equals the majority of the experience; collectard, in other words.

My childhood experience wasn't going through lists of ROMs devoid of any manuals.

[Jibbajaba]

So does that mean that the only difference between a loose cartridge and emulation is a sticker?

[crazydean]

I don't have room for hundreds of games. That's why I have everdrives. You should be thanking me for being uninterested in the real carts. It means more availability for those who actually care.

[SignOfZeta]

I don't have room for hundreds of games. That's why I have everdrives. You should be thanking me for being uninterested in the real carts. It means more availability for those who actually care.

I do thank you. Serious. I have a flash cart or two for sure but I honestly hate using the f*cking things. Real carts only have cleanliness issues. Flash carts...oh the hours I've spent swearing a blue streak at some POS flash cart that I forgot how to use in the previous year or ones that just fell the f*ck apart or had their batteries die in a year. I play real carts almost exclusively and it's out of pure laziness. It's the same reason I usually pay for movies, books, music, etc. The experience of pirating shit is just to compromised for me.

[MrBroadway]

So does that mean that the only difference between a loose cartridge and emulation is a sticker?

You used the word only, but notice I said no such thing. Also, you must have forgotten where I mentioned manuals and menus, not stickers.

I didn't say there were *no* differences, but if you're going to drop any pretense at verisimilitude, why not just go all the way? I could just get a Retron 5 if I wanted to deal with lists of ROMs.

Also, I don't begrudge anyone who takes any of these routes. If you like the 32X, more power to you! If you emulate or use Everdrives, that's your prerogative. But I guess that bothers you and Necro so much that you feel the need to snarl at others for whatever reason.

[BigusSchmuck]

I can't say I really like nor dislike the 32x. I just haven't found a compelling reason to buy one. Unless of course, someone translates the Romance of the Three Kingdoms game for it. All honestly though, I could play that game on the Snes or any other consoles for that matter. If only T-Mek was a halfway decent port...

[crazydean]

I can't say I really like nor dislike the 32x. I just haven't found a compelling reason to buy one. Unless of course, someone translates the Romance of the Three Kingdoms game for it. All honestly though, I could play that game on the Snes or any other consoles for that matter. If only T-Mek was a halfway decent port...

I never planned on buying one, but sometimes you can't pass up a deal. 

[Jibbajaba]

But I guess that bothers you and Necro so much that you feel the need to snarl at others for whatever reason.

I'm not snarling at anyone.  You mentioned having a game manual, so I was just asking about loose carts since, much like the Everdrive, they lack a manual.  I think it's a pretty big leap when someone says something about using an Everdrive to respond with "At that point, you might as well just emulate".  The only differences between an Everdrive MD and a loose Genesis cart is that the cart has the original sticker on it and the Everdrive has a menu.