Who needs mo'slo when you can play Ultima 2 in all its CGA glory? ;-)
You know, this brings up something that I've always maintained: No matter how convenient an emulator is, or how much it enhances or speeds up a game (ie making the game more 'snappy' because there are no floppy accesses), I still feel that nothing beats the total "old gaming experience" than on an old PC. The games are old; they were written for old hardware; they should be experienced there at least once.
Seriously: One week every two years, I drag out the old IBM 5150 (or PCjr) and play an old game from start to finish. I try to do so in a medium-lit room (not too bright), in a quiet environment, preferably a basement ;) with all original hardware (no clone monitors or keyboards) and a six-pack of Pepsi. You can really lose yourself in the game's story and mechanics (which is completely intentional because you surely didn't do it via sound and graphics). It is in your own head that the best pictures are drawn.
Or am I the only one who executed a round of attacks in an RPG and sat with baited breath while the disk drive paused, whirred, taunting me with the result until finally the results were printed?
Sorry to get all nostalgic like that. Time to snap back into reality and pay the bills...
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Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.oldskool.org/
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