Posted by exodus on October 21, 2019 at 13:37:23 EST in reply to For some reason it just hit me last night that I have two NGPs, a link cable and a flash card that I eventually re-learned to use. There’s some cool stuff I can do now for the first time, like playing vs Battle de Paradise or aggressively trading cards. I don’t even have time to have epiphanies anymore...I really do play real games and hardware just because it’s a easiest. I can’t keep all the hacks and lateral bullshit straight anymore. Anyway, not playing with stuff breaks it. If you use it, it stays limber. This is my observation based on most tech threads starting with “I fired up the XXX for the first time in years” or “I just bought a used XXX” and that’s when they learn it’s broke. I tend to use all my old junk a lot more than most people but have considerably fewer failures on average, it seems. BTW, those VHS tapes are probably more playable than the DVDs you made of them. (n/t) from SignOfZeta.
I agree that playing on real hardware is easier than keeping up with rom stuff for people who can afford to own or keep real hardware. I also find that the more you use an old piece of tech the less likely it is to break. I don't really know why that is, because I don't know how stuff works, but while everyone else's turbo duo caps were leaking mine were just fine... except for the one I didn't use anymore.
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