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The Impossible Port: MacOS

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Re: The Impossible Port: MacOS

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Post by bakugo »

wbobeirne wrote: post #27
bakugo wrote: post #23

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If the emulator has good compatibility for the game you want to play, it's just a much better experience overall. Why play games at low resolutions and unstable framerates when an emulator can run them better at whatever resolution you want, on the same device you already use for most other things? And yes, many people just don't want to pay for the game or console, and there's nothing wrong with that. It's not like…

I don't think feeling snubbed by a business entitles you to their wares without paying, and the law would tend to agree with that.

I never claimed I was legally entitled to it. They're free to stop me, if they can.

Re: The Impossible Port: MacOS

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Post by bakugo »

chungy wrote: post #33
bakugo wrote: post #32

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> It's possible that you own a revision of a game that was previously unknown, or maybe you just have a really obscure game card. This isn't as common as it was in older consoles, thankfully. And we have groups of cool people working in the background to preserve perfect dumps of basically any game they can get their hands on.

For me, it's still fun regardless, and removes a lot of friction for knowing where to get games: from my own legit copies of said games! (for as frequently as sites/archives go down that host pirated copies... it's honestly worthwhile doing it myself) I've dumped all my NES cartridges and even though they match with existing No-Intro entries, it's still fun and gives peace of mind enough that I'm not unknowingly hold…

Yeah, I'm not arguing against that. I don't dump my games often but it's still good to have that freedom, makes me feel like I actually own the product I bought for once.

Re: The Impossible Port: MacOS

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Post by Marsymars »

neilv wrote: post #11

For emulating vintage gaming hardware that's no longer available, one argument would be preservation of the media. But what's the rationale (not rationalization) on running an emulation of the Nintendo Switch, when it's still commercially available? In practice, is it usually because people want to play the games without paying for the hardware and software?

I’m years behind on games, but if I have the choice to play an older (say, SNES) game on a PC emulator or on the Wii U (my newest console) Virtual Console, the PC emulator quality of life is miles better, even though I don’t particularly care about graphics.

I don’t have the time to spend hours grinding at games any more, but on an emulator, I can play every game with my preferred xbox elite controller, and map save state/load state/fast forward to paddles on the controller. It basically eliminates replaying of areas in games due to difficulty, since save/load-state makes death near-impossible, and any parts of the game that are progressing too slowly I can run at 10x speed.

Re: The Impossible Port: MacOS

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Post by tazard »

anyfoo wrote: post #39
m-p-3 wrote: post #37

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You can run it at higher than 30fps as well, although with some issues. It does make a difference in smoothness.

Everyone’s different, but to me it does not seem worth giving up the convenience of the Switch.

How about the steam deck then?

Re: The Impossible Port: MacOS

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Post by bakugo »

berbec wrote: post #38
chungy wrote: post #15

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Unfortunately the window of Switch consoles sold that are softmoddable (afaik) was very narrow and early on, about the first ~18 months of the console's life (and mind, it is 5 years old now). Most units of the standard console are not softmoddable, nor are any of the Lite or OLED units. Hardware mods exist for all of them.

So I should keep/sell for alot my purchased-in-the-first-three-months switch?

Don't know the exact prices they're going for nowadays but if it's in good condition and you're willing to prove to the buyer that it's hackable, you can probably sell it for at least a bit more than what you originally paid for it.

I've been considering getting a second one for myself just in case my own first year console decides to kick the bucket (I already had to open it up to replace the joycon rails once)

Re: The Impossible Port: MacOS

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Post by Marsymars »

anyfoo wrote: post #39
m-p-3 wrote: post #37

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You can run it at higher than 30fps as well, although with some issues. It does make a difference in smoothness.

Everyone’s different, but to me it does not seem worth giving up the convenience of the Switch.

Convenience doesn’t matter much to some people. When I get a Switch, I doubt I’ll ever play it undocked. I preferentially play Nintendo DS games on the Wii U Virtual Console rather than on my 3DS as I find it much more comfortable.

Re: The Impossible Port: MacOS

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Post by anyfoo »

bakugo wrote: post #40
anyfoo wrote: post #34

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I disagree with the “better experience” overall. The massive advantage of the Switch is its convenience and form factor. I have a bunch of games that I could play with much better graphics on the versions bought from Steam that I also own, and I still vastly prefer to do so on the Switch.

Remember that convenience is subjective here. I don't travel regularly and have no interest in playing games in public, for me it's much more convenient to sit at my desk, wait 5 minutes for my game to download on a gigabit connection, grab my controller, open the emulator and launch the game, than it is to turn on my switch that needs its own dedicated dock plugged into my monitor, slowly navigate the eshop to find…

I rarely play outside the house, and still I prefer my Switch, docked and undocked. Whether I just want to lie on the couch instead of sit on it, or at the table.

One button press and the Switch is off no matter what it was doing, one other button press and it seamlessly picks up again.

The (Ethernet-connected) dock is attached to my TV. All I need to do to play there is either plop the running Switch in, or press a button on the controller to turn it on. It downloads fast over my Gigabit Fiber Connection, and even if it wouldn’t I don’t buy a new game every day.

1440p 144Hz gaming is not worth the massive loss in convenience for me. Graphics get better all the time, it’s not what keeps me attached to a game. As said, the games that I own on Steam as well I rarely if ever play there.

Re: The Impossible Port: MacOS

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Post by anyfoo »

tazard wrote: post #44
anyfoo wrote: post #39

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Everyone’s different, but to me it does not seem worth giving up the convenience of the Switch.

How about the steam deck then?

Tempting, but part of the draw of the Switch for me is its controller situation. I often play it propped up with the Joycons detached, one in each hand. Steam deck I would always have to hold in my hands, and can it be docked then?

I’ve thought about getting one, but I have a feeling the games that I want to play on a computer instead of my Switch won’t benefit.

Re: The Impossible Port: MacOS

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Post by Marsymars »

bakugo wrote: post #4

Are people who own M1 Macs actually interested in playing games though? You'd think they would buy something more suitable for the job if they were.

The only gaming I do on my M1 Mac is via Steam streaming from my PC.

I don’t really expect to change this, the setup works well for me - my gaming PC is connected to a TV and has a much higher TDP and more fans than my Mac (which has none, and will never have any.) The only games I stream/play on my Mac are those that aren’t convenient on a TV. (e.g. Civilization.)

It costs somewhat more to have two devices, but not as much more as one might expect, since RAM/SSD space/(maybe GPU?) are all much cheaper in a DIY desktop than in a Mac, so my Mac doesn’t need to be specced for games.

Re: The Impossible Port: MacOS

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Post by bakugo »

anyfoo wrote: post #36
daniel-thompson wrote: post #35

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Gaming PCs can be much more powerful than dedicated consoles these days. For example, Zelda BOTW on Switch is limited to at most 1600x900, but folks running it on their own machines with Cemu can run it at 4k. Some folks also like to try out custom shaders, mods, texture packs, etc. Example: Mario Kart 8 in 4k / raytraced - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIGpt26ocWU

What’s the point of Breath of the Wild at 4k?!

It looks and runs better.
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