the_auto_tech
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Hey guys. This is a situation I've been trying to figure out for a long time now. I'm kind of an old school guy and still want to play a lot of my old RPG's. I've got a Wii, Xbox 360, and a slim PS2 for reference. Now, I've wanted to get back into the old Playstation 1 and SNES RPG's, but am trying to figure out the best way to do it. I've done some work with emulators and see the benefits to using them (essentially unlimited save space, portability, graphics upscaling, saving space, etc.) and have thought maybe it's time to build a laptop devoted specifically to emulation. It would be a slight investment, but I'm getting a bit tired of dealing with memory cards, tons of disc copies, a cupboard full of controllers, and the fact I can only play them at home. The upside to having the old hardware is that it maintains the "feel" of the old school stuff (putting a disc in, load times, original controllers, etc.) and is reliable with minimal work, just takes up space. I know there's quite a jump between emulating PS1-era and PS2-era and I'd love to be able to do PS2-era stuff, but if I can at least get PS1-era and back I'd be perfectly happy as that saves a ton of space in the house. So, I'm at this point.
Would you guys recommend simply building a laptop to handle PS2 era and earlier emulation as kind of an "all-in-1" setup? Maybe just shoot for PS1 and back? Thanks for the help!
Would you guys recommend simply building a laptop to handle PS2 era and earlier emulation as kind of an "all-in-1" setup? Maybe just shoot for PS1 and back? Thanks for the help!