P5: How did you get into/got to know emulation? - Page 2

Smilley · May 25th, 2012, 22:06

A schoolfriend introduced me to No$GMB (the DOS version) and Pokémon. Darn, now that I think about it, that was more than a decade ago. How time flies.

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**n_w95482** · May 29th, 2012, 08:11

I saw a friend play one of the original Pokemon games in 2000 or so. I wasn't too interested in it, both because the particular emulator didn't seem to be too user-friendly, and he wouldn't let me try it (he hogged the PC to himself).

I first got interested in it in late 2001, when I was in high school. Some of the other students in one of my classes were playing SNES games instead of doing their typing lessons

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For me, my interest grew in Genesis/MD emulation, then eventually I stumbled here and started emulating the PSX as well.

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toril · June 17th, 2012, 02:43

I got into emulating by visiting Google and doing research

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I'm still waiting patiently for a Playstation 3 emulator

pwner770 · July 6th, 2012, 04:11

:3. Ahhhh, the first time I've ever heard of emulation... It feels like I just entered a new realm of offline arcade gaming. I got into it because I hated wasting money on playing old school arcade games at Dave and Busters, then I got into MAME, which plays arcade games. Then I wanted to play old school PS1 games, because my PS1 broke, then got into ePSXe, then so on and so forth. :3

Leandro Jardim · July 15th, 2012, 02:56

I read in a Brazilian magazine about the DOS-UAE emulator. It said about some other emulators, like fMSX, Nesticle, the emulators of that time, but the main subject was UAE.

That sounded amazing for me, a miracle. In fact thats the same that the magazine said. Finally I could sell my old, broke A500 and use a PC to play games. Better than this, only a shining new A1200.

It was in a time where Internet access was in the beginning. Since them I tried to look everywhere to find that program, which in that time it was in its infancy, and only loaded Workbench, DPaint and other few.

In circa 2001, I got a dial-up Internet access and finally could download a copy of that program and could test it myself. And of a few others.

Since I discovered WinUAE, I discovered also my love for emulation and old systems, mainly 8-bit computers and video-games.

dontusethis · August 1st, 2012, 04:57

I was looking for a Donkey Kong online game and through a few clicks I discovered that an entire library of Super Nintendo games can be played offline via the use of an emulator. I downloaded my first game from Brothersoft, then I searched about emulators further until I discovered that other systems can be emulated as well.

Paratech · August 3rd, 2012, 00:21

My C64 blew up and a guy who ran a computer store found a C64 emulator while in Pittsburgh, and gave it to me.

Later on when on the net I Google'd emulation and found MAME.

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Yes, I like getting (primarily digital) games on sale @ bargain prices!

don't like it? Just deal with it!

DragonMyth · August 9th, 2012, 04:58

I first found emulation actually by accident on the internet. I was on ebay looking for Robotrek on the snes. An awesome game from ENIX. I used to buy from estarland, but somehow I came across an old dragon warrior game from emulation. It's weird how I stumbled upon the fact I could now download robotrek. At the time though they'd tell you to delete in 24 hours and so on and so forth. I still buy games, but I still like playing emulated games from time to time. You don't need a cartridge for it and you just click and play.

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Xblade · August 21st, 2012, 10:54

I was a 8 year old trying to play FF VII psx on his pc.

I got it to work. :|

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**Roor** · August 25th, 2012, 01:43

The first emu I saw, was a very ancient DOS build for MAME... I didn't even paid minimun attention to it...

Years later, I wanted to play a Macross VFX, and I didn't own a Playstation...
so I tried PSEMU (for DOS, by Duddie)... and it didn't run at all...

So I decided to code my own PSEMU... and here I am

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cLubx- · September 20th, 2012, 12:03

Somewhere around fall 2005/early 2006 when I met WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2006 and I only had PS1... :/ (that was when I REALLY got into knowing what's emulation)

Otherwise my first recollection of what is emulator was in 2003-2004 with my desire to re-play old classic sonic games because my genesis was dead from a long time and it felt like an eternity since I've played Sonic for the last time

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Far too fit, far too silent.[YT]

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Black Zero · November 5th, 2012, 18:22

I got introduced to Nesticle 1999, have been a addicted emulator freak since then.

arcticgolem · February 10th, 2013, 01:09

Would have to be 08/09 lookin to play snes classics online. it went from either zsnes/snex9 to gba-epsxe-pj64/mupen64-pcsx2. I lived in rural alaska so stuff are petty expensive to order, so was bandwidth(2gigs/month with 1 cent/mb after that 2gig cap).

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705EmuerChad · March 26th, 2013, 15:32

In July, I rekindled a 11 yr. age/teen desire for old video games from 1980/81. (IntelliVision by Mattel electronics)
*Researched/sieved thru web by way of Mozilla browser.

705EmuerChad · March 26th, 2013, 15:34

lol. Me 2 zero.

View Poll Results: How did you get into/got to know emulation?
A friend showed me!	21	31.82%
Read on gaming/tech magazines!	5	7.58%
Read on the internet!	27	40.91%
Other ways (specify it if you want)	13	19.70%
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May 25th, 2012, 22:06	#21
Smilley Hopeless Optimist Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Austria Posts: 3,024	A schoolfriend introduced me to No$GMB (the DOS version) and Pokémon. Darn, now that I think about it, that was more than a decade ago. How time flies. __________________ No$GBA Quick FAQ: Spoiler: Q1: Savegame doesn't load. A: Set correct save type. Look here, divide by 8! Q2: "Cannot Read Data" error A: See above! Q3: Snapshots? A: Only work for GBA games. Q4: NDS linking, NDS with GBA slot, Picto-Chat, trading, ... A: Not yet available. Q5: When do we get a new version? A: We don't know. Martin won't tell. Q6: Donation down? A: Yes, and we can't do anything about it either. Q7: Game stops without appearent cause. A: Turn the Sound option on. Q8: No$Zoomer problems. A: See here! Q9: What do I need for Pokémon HG/SS? A: This.

August 3rd, 2012, 00:21	#27
Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 8,140	My C64 blew up and a guy who ran a computer store found a C64 emulator while in Pittsburgh, and gave it to me. Later on when on the net I Google'd emulation and found MAME. __________________ Spoiler: -Dreams of getting a new 360 XBOX in 201x. -Current consoles:Wii, Slim PS2, also has 3DS / GBA SP and a PSP 3000 -PC: AMD Quad Core A8-3800 Accelerated Processor, 16GB DDR3 Ram, Radeon HD45xx 1 GB video card, 1 TB hard drive, 500 GB hard drive, Supermulti DVD Burner, Wireless Lan 802.11 b/g/n, Beats audio Studio Quality sound, Win 7 Home Premium Yes, I like getting (primarily digital) games on sale @ bargain prices! don't like it? Just deal with it!

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May 29th, 2012, 08:11	#22
n_w95482 Gone Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 6,336	I saw a friend play one of the original Pokemon games in 2000 or so. I wasn't too interested in it, both because the particular emulator didn't seem to be too user-friendly, and he wouldn't let me try it (he hogged the PC to himself). I first got interested in it in late 2001, when I was in high school. Some of the other students in one of my classes were playing SNES games instead of doing their typing lessons . For me, my interest grew in Genesis/MD emulation, then eventually I stumbled here and started emulating the PSX as well. __________________ Later.

June 17th, 2012, 02:43	#23
toril Is waiting for a PS3 emu Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: United States Posts: 7	I got into emulating by visiting Google and doing research __________________ I'm still waiting patiently for a Playstation 3 emulator

July 6th, 2012, 04:11	#24
pwner770 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: USA, Illinois Posts: 5	:3. Ahhhh, the first time I've ever heard of emulation... It feels like I just entered a new realm of offline arcade gaming. I got into it because I hated wasting money on playing old school arcade games at Dave and Busters, then I got into MAME, which plays arcade games. Then I wanted to play old school PS1 games, because my PS1 broke, then got into ePSXe, then so on and so forth. :3

July 15th, 2012, 02:56	#25
Leandro Jardim Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Brazil/Paraná Posts: 4	I read in a Brazilian magazine about the DOS-UAE emulator. It said about some other emulators, like fMSX, Nesticle, the emulators of that time, but the main subject was UAE. That sounded amazing for me, a miracle. In fact thats the same that the magazine said. Finally I could sell my old, broke A500 and use a PC to play games. Better than this, only a shining new A1200. It was in a time where Internet access was in the beginning. Since them I tried to look everywhere to find that program, which in that time it was in its infancy, and only loaded Workbench, DPaint and other few. In circa 2001, I got a dial-up Internet access and finally could download a copy of that program and could test it myself. And of a few others. Since I discovered WinUAE, I discovered also my love for emulation and old systems, mainly 8-bit computers and video-games.

August 1st, 2012, 04:57	#26
dontusethis Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1	I was looking for a Donkey Kong online game and through a few clicks I discovered that an entire library of Super Nintendo games can be played offline via the use of an emulator. I downloaded my first game from Brothersoft, then I searched about emulators further until I discovered that other systems can be emulated as well.

August 9th, 2012, 04:58	#28
DragonMyth Google Moogle Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: United States Posts: 201	I first found emulation actually by accident on the internet. I was on ebay looking for Robotrek on the snes. An awesome game from ENIX. I used to buy from estarland, but somehow I came across an old dragon warrior game from emulation. It's weird how I stumbled upon the fact I could now download robotrek. At the time though they'd tell you to delete in 24 hours and so on and so forth. I still buy games, but I still like playing emulated games from time to time. You don't need a cartridge for it and you just click and play. __________________ Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.

August 21st, 2012, 10:54	#29
Xblade Eating your Future Join Date: May 2008 Location: The Shadow Realm. Posts: 8,210	I was a 8 year old trying to play FF VII psx on his pc. I got it to work. :\| __________________

August 25th, 2012, 01:43	#30
Roor Emu author Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Argentina Posts: 224	The first emu I saw, was a very ancient DOS build for MAME... I didn't even paid minimun attention to it... Years later, I wanted to play a Macross VFX, and I didn't own a Playstation... so I tried PSEMU (for DOS, by Duddie)... and it didn't run at all... So I decided to code my own PSEMU... and here I am __________________ Duos DSEMU official blog at http://ds-duos.blogspot.com AdriPSX PSEMU official blog at http://adripsx.blogspot.com

September 20th, 2012, 12:03	#31
cLubx- Intoxication (x-) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: about:blank Posts: 224	Somewhere around fall 2005/early 2006 when I met WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2006 and I only had PS1... :/ (that was when I REALLY got into knowing what's emulation) Otherwise my first recollection of what is emulator was in 2003-2004 with my desire to re-play old classic sonic games because my genesis was dead from a long time and it felt like an eternity since I've played Sonic for the last time __________________ Far too fit, far too silent.[YT] Last edited by cLubx-; September 20th, 2012 at 12:12..

November 5th, 2012, 18:22	#32
Black Zero Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 157	I got introduced to Nesticle 1999, have been a addicted emulator freak since then.

March 26th, 2013, 15:34	#35
705EmuerChad RetroGeek1989 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: US/Louisiana Posts: 11	lol. Me 2 zero.

February 10th, 2013, 01:09	#33
arcticgolem Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ak Posts: 88	Would have to be 08/09 lookin to play snes classics online. it went from either zsnes/snex9 to gba-epsxe-pj64/mupen64-pcsx2. I lived in rural alaska so stuff are petty expensive to order, so was bandwidth(2gigs/month with 1 cent/mb after that 2gig cap). __________________ http://www.carnageblender.com?specialoffer=249954 try it out if youve got a few hours to burn. you start out with huge bonuses and help me also.

March 26th, 2013, 15:32	#34
705EmuerChad RetroGeek1989 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: US/Louisiana Posts: 11	In July, I rekindled a 11 yr. age/teen desire for old video games from 1980/81. (IntelliVision by Mattel electronics) *Researched/sieved thru web by way of Mozilla browser.