I am talking about ESPN NFL 2K5 (2K Sports), Madden NFL Football 08 (EA Sports), and NCAA Football 06 (EA Sports), all available on the PlayStation 2, which explains my love of the PCSX2 emulator. In this case, the creativity has been focused on a few titles that I hold very near and dear to my heart. That popularity is extremely important as they lead to massive interest, and that interest leads to creativity.

Why? The answer is because of the flexibility, ease of use, and most of all, their popularity.

Regardless, I always seem to come back to PCSX2 and RPCS3, both emulators of Sony consoles, specifically the PlayStation 2 and 3. There are plenty of tutorial videos, forums, and “how to” instructions on what you need, how to set everything up on your PC, and how to get the best results from certain games with certain emulators.įor me though, I am a massive fan of them all and have tried about every available emulator. How Difficult Is It?įor those who are interested in console emulation but have never attempted it, have no worries. This means some emulators will handle specific titles for a specific console, while others cover multiple titles and consoles across multiple generations. Some of these emulators are very specific in what they excel at, whiles others are a “jack of all trades” emulators. Some of the more popular ones include PCSX2, RPCS3, RetroArch, Dolphin, SNES9X, Project 64, and many more. What Options Are There?Īs far as emulators go, there are plenty of options available today that allow us to play previous titles from almost any system from the past. Many younger folks are just as interested, born out of a curiosity implanted by an older sibling or parent, or perhaps just because they always here how it “used to be better” and so on. These days though, it’s not just the older generation looking to the past to play the classics of prior generations. Many sleepless nights were caused by the before-mentioned titles and often caused a lack of focus during football or little league practices the next day. That desire to reclaim memories from the past where we sat in a room full of friends holding Tecmo Bowl or RBI Baseball tournaments is strong, and seemingly gets stronger the older we get.

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