Are you better at playing games on an emulator or on the real thing

[carmel_andrews]

For me, I'd have to say emulator for some games and the real thing for others

Edited September 20, 2008 by carmel_andrews

[+bf2k+]

For me, I'd have to say emulator for some games and the real thing for others

 

You need one more selection: NEITHER

[accousticguitar]

Only the real thing for me. Maybe when the USB Atari joystick comes out that will improve my ability to play in emulation.

[Ross PK]

For me, I'd have to say emulator for some games and the real thing for others

 

How are you better on an emulator?

 

I'll say for me it's the real thing since I don't have a joystick for my PC. And, maybe sitting in a comfy chair infront of a bigger screen may help too.

[Nukey Shay]

For one thing, you can use remappable keys. Games like Star Raiders or Defender become way easier when everything is on the controller.

[Urchlay]

For one thing, you can use remappable keys. Games like Star Raiders or Defender become way easier when everything is on the controller.

 

If Defender got any easier, I'd never be able to die

 

Seriously, last time I played Defender was on hardware, played one game for something like 8 hours, final score over 10 million when I turned it off (hand was killing me, I still had 10+ extra ships). I don't think I could have gotten anywhere near that high using a modern D-pad style controller, but maybe I'm wrong.

 

Of course I was playing on "One Player Easy" mode, next time I should try Hard instead.

[Nukey Shay]

Easy on Defender can be played while in a coma. You pretty much have to change difficulties for it to pose any challenge. The same can be said of Star Raiders (since you have infinite shields and no hyperspace drift on the default setting).

Edited September 22, 2008 by Nukey Shay

[Urchlay]

Easy on Defender can be played while in a coma. You pretty much have to change difficulties for it to pose any challenge. The same can be said of Star Raiders (since you have infinite shields and no hyperspace drift on the default setting).

 

True. The real purpose for playing that game was to find out whether it rolls over the score when it reaches 8 digits (it doesn't).

 

Would have been easier (but less fun) to use the monitor in the emulator to set the score...

 

Star Raiders on easy is too boring to play, at least in Defender you *can* get killed.

[bfollett]

Some games are 100% easier on an emulator (Once you disable player/missle collision detection)

[doctorclu]

I REALLY like the original hardware and working on making it where I can load any game or image on any Atari system.

 

But then I've also liked emulating Atari systems on the Dreamcast, and play Handy on the Mac for the Lynx, so a bit torn there.

[Lord Thag]

The original

 

Get a CX-50 or Wico stick in hand, and the old gaming juice gets flowing.

 

...

 

Ok, that sounded kind of bad. I just play better on the original harware. No paper towels are actually required!

[LYNXGUY]

You need one more selection NEITHER

 

I agree 100% as thats what I would have chosen

[mimo]

Another neither, I suck in emulation and the real thing.

Although I have to say I much prefer the real thing.

[FrakAttack]

Emulation because I haven't touched an Atari joystick in ages, so the 360 controller I use for emus feels more familiar.

[TwiliteZoner]

With the stelladapter I am hard pressed to tell the difference.

[KiwiArcader]

Have emulators & still went and bought an Atari so I could play it with the origial CX40 joysticks. It's the whole nostalgia thing. Something about using old hardware....

Same for Arcades. I have MAME and love it but I am building 2 arcade machines from scratch at present which use proper arcade PCB's etc as the arcade machines have a more personal & realistic feel about it when using them. Especially multiplayer ... Gauntlet 4 player around a cabinet just rocks