The outcome isn’t the same; FPGA devices can read the physical carts. And if the core is made well, it can be indistinguishable from OG hardware, though it’s not like we don’t have some good emus out there as well. For me, it’s like asking why anyone buys imported beer when Coors exists. Sometimes I want something that’s made to be a higher grade, and FPGA devices tend to be on the higher end. I’m a collector of games and devices, and the last thing I’m looking for is yet another cheap emulation device. Those are a dime a dozen that market is served.
A computer/microcontroller can read physical cards just as well and if the specs of the hardware are well known enough for someone to write vhdl/verilog, they can also write c/rust.
If someone offered you a molecularly identical beer, would you complain that it’s not the original.
Moltz@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
The outcome isn’t the same; FPGA devices can read the physical carts. And if the core is made well, it can be indistinguishable from OG hardware, though it’s not like we don’t have some good emus out there as well. For me, it’s like asking why anyone buys imported beer when Coors exists. Sometimes I want something that’s made to be a higher grade, and FPGA devices tend to be on the higher end. I’m a collector of games and devices, and the last thing I’m looking for is yet another cheap emulation device. Those are a dime a dozen that market is served.
anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
A computer/microcontroller can read physical cards just as well and if the specs of the hardware are well known enough for someone to write vhdl/verilog, they can also write c/rust.
If someone offered you a molecularly identical beer, would you complain that it’s not the original.
Moltz@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
You just named a bunch of things that don’t actually exist in one package that fits in my hand. Gimme a call when it does