So as my new cheapo computer is pretty good game wise.
I've been watching videos on emulators.
Basically if you don't know you can now run pretty much ANY game from ANY games console in the history of video games - on your computer.
You can run many on your cell phone as well - but for the newer consoles you need a better phone than I have
And the game roms are free !
Is it legal - not as such. Is anyone going to get arrested - nope.
So are the games really free - yes
I like 3d beat em ups. Tekken in particular.
So I tried a psp (play station portable) emulator on my phone with tekken 6.
The phone isn't bad - quad core and 2gb ram. But it only managed about 15 frames asecond on tekken 6.
So I had a look and installed the same emulator on my computer.
Not only does it run tekken at it's actual 60 frames a second - But I can use the same game controller that holds my phone
I do have a psp and a whole bunch of cds full of game roms - have to dig them out.
As I remember, The firmware that let you use pirated roms got to complicated - different games needed different firmwares and you spent more time messing about with that than actually playing games so I think i stopped for a while.
Can't remember if the GBA came before or after the psp.
The atari lynx was my first handheld - just downloaded the emulator for that
Currently on the switch lite.
Can't remember who but someone on the forum pointed me in the joypads direction a while back.
Has a universal phone holder and built in bluetooth.
But also comes with a usb dongle for using it on a pc as well.
it's one of these:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sixsons-Controller-Bluetooth-Wireless-Compatible-3/dp/B...So not only can I play tekken on my computer, but it also increases the graphics resolution and makes it look at least as good as mortal kombat does on my switch lite.
Only bougfht mortal kombat becuse there is currently NO 3d beat em ups available on the switch.
I mean i had tekken on the gba, doa (dead or alive) on the 3ds. But as far as I've been able to ascertain there is currently no similiar game on the switch.
And mortal kombat just isn't that good.
Damn shame I can't run emulators on my switch lite.
You can run them on the actual switch - as there is a hack that lets you install android on the switch. But not on the lite
So Now I'm on a quest to see what consoles I can emulate reliably and at full speed on the computer
I mean just getting psp games is worth it all by itself !
Considering this is an under £150 computer - bloody amazing really
Anyone else doing this kind of thing ?