Emulation

While I do have most of the consoles I ever dreamed about owning as a kid, and most of the games I always wanted to play, I don't have everything.

That's why I have several modded systems and a batocera emulation station built on a laptop, hooked up to my TV in my Dad's Dungeon.

Tonight I'm playing some Starfox 64 (because I traded mine off a few weeks back) on said station.

I'm a big fan of emulators. Most of the guys I know that are "into" retrogaming are into playing a handful of games, from a couple of systems. They don't have any desire to spend a lot of money to relieve their childhood for a couple of hours a month. They might buy a modded DS or PSP, but they're not building a Sega corner, or filling an entire wall with Nintendo/Famicom throwbacks.

Emulation keeps the interest in these old games going. 

So while I love the feel of a classic Xbox Duke controller in my hand, and love the soundtrack of Crüe Ball in a model 1 Genesis, and I still blow "the dust" off of a SNES cartridge before I throw it in; I'm glad I have a modern way to play these classic games. Especially when I want to play something I can't afford.... Or foolishly get rid of