eli5: Why do we need emulators to play old games? why can’t we just make the games work without the emulator?
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Because the game tells Mr.Squid to draw a Mario picture on screen, but we don’t use space squid services to draw Mario since 199X, instead we use moon squirrels, they draw pictures faster and can carry more of them.
The problem is, squirrels don’t speak squid at all! Moreover, they don’t even have tentacles, so even if we translate their Mario drawing manual literally, squirrels will become confused, so we will have to translate AND explain how to do tentacle work with squirrel paws. This is what emulation is all about.
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