So i recently recieved 7 desktop computers from 1996-2005

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and even if by your logic that Emulators were illegal/illegitmate, would that mean that Nintendo Eshop classic games are wrong?

lol

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[Master Matthew²]

But it's literally just a computer program. This isn't like playing digital recordings versus brown townog vinyl ones. Your console is a computer running lines of code and printing graphical data to a screen.

If the PS1 runs games better than a PS2 for whatever reason, then it's probably an issue of software compatibility. But I can emulate ROMs on my computer that run equally as well as their native consoles. Nobody is going to pay more for obsolete hardware when a newer computer can run a program that lets you play older games.

its not about it running better or worse, its about it running faithfully.

Everyones out for running better or worse, but when we seek out to play games on their intended hardware it isnt for it to run better, but for it to run faithfully.
Not faithfully to how it was intended by the creators, but how it was originally on the technology available to it/ meant for it.

[SeventhSandwich]

this gets into technical aspects that can get a bit complicated, but yes, it ultimately comes down to the fact that console games are made for the hardware they know it'll be running on, and that makes it difficult for software to work across generations. software doesn't necessarily use a universal language on the lowest levels, and not all hardware works the same and produces the same output given the same inputs.

Sure, if you've got money to burn, buy an 'authentic retro DOS gaming computer'. But I seriously doubt there's a booming market for this, and OP would be much better off scrapping those computers.

its not about it running better or worse, its about it running faithfully.

I don't even know what point you're trying to make anymore, so I'm stepping out.

[th3coolst3r]

ok let me rephrase this

is there anyway i can physically link these computers together into one computer on steroids?

[Master Matthew²]

Sure, if you've got money to burn, buy an 'authentic retro DOS gaming computer'. But I seriously doubt there's a booming market for this, and OP would be much better off scrapping those computers.
I don't even know what point you're trying to make anymore, so I'm stepping out.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-90S-DELL-DIMENSION-XPS-T450-PIII-PENTIUM-3-2-ISA-GAMING-PC-WINDOWS-2000-/272399344030?hash=item3f6c44219e:g:mKQAAOSwmfhX4IHN
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Generic-MSI-MS-6721-Windows-98SE-DOS-Gaming-Industrial-Tower-PC-/381771453424?hash=item58e35a13f0:g:OaoAAOSwLnBX2MrK
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Windows-98-95-DOS-Gaming-Computer-ISA-5-COM-1-LPT-Ports-Great-retro-gaming-PC-/272376328525?hash=item3f6ae4f14d:g:s-cAAOSwNuxXX3N1
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Gateway-PC-Gaming-Computer-Windows-98-SE-DOS-w-Restore-Software-COA-Key-/331990457162?hash=item4d4c2c5b4a:g:xL8AAOSwmfhX3yhm

There sure as hell is a market for this.

[Bisjac]

ok let me rephrase this

is there anyway i can physically link these computers together into one computer on steroids?

no

[otto-san]

Sure, if you've got money to burn, buy an 'authentic retro DOS gaming computer'. But I seriously doubt there's a booming market for this, and OP would be much better off scrapping those computers.

yeah i was mostly referring to consoles, i wouldn't consider it worthwhile to buy an old DOS machine as anything other than a neat collector's item

[Dragonslayer182]

Use them for research

[ThatDarkNinja778]

Well it has to do with the fact that a PS1 Game being emulated on a PS2 or PS3 will never be the same as it being played on actual hardware, it will have varying difference and even incompatibilities. Some PS1 games have missing textures, framerate issues, sound issues or just not work at all when emulated, not a lot, but some.

Okay I'm not 100% sure on the specifics on how the PS2 exactly handles PS1 games, but I'm fairly sure it plays it natively through the PS1 hardware inside of the the PS2 and not through normal software emulation. The PS2PSXe homebrew emulator is closer to what you were describing.

ok let me rephrase this

is there anyway i can physically link these computers together into one computer on steroids?

Even if you did find a way to link them up I wouldn't expect computers that were pretty low-end even for their time to be any good now if that's what you're expecting.

[otto-san]

Okay I'm not 100% sure on the specifics on how the PS2 exactly handles PS1 games, but I'm fairly sure it plays it natively through the PS1 hardware inside of the the PS2 and not through normal software emulation. The PS2PSXe homebrew emulator is closer to what you were describing.

this is correct, PS2 (excluding some models i think) actually has some original PS1 hardware, so it's able to achieve more proper hardware emulation rather than pure software emulation.

[Bisjac]

a single modern cpu will out perform all of them combined anyway lol

[Mr Queeba]

Make a retro 90s PC.

[Becquerel]

make a retro ENIAC

[hillkill]

the only reason why retro game systems like the genesis and the snes are sought after for is because of their place in history. there were only a few versions of the genesis/snes made after its release, whereas in the mid-90's there were many, many variations of PC. there is no niche for retro gaming PC's.

[Insert Name Here²]

Install windows on them and install viruses on them and experience what happens