06-20-2005, 03:01 AM
Urza-DSF,Jun 19 2005, 05: Wrote:Why bother building a new computer for the job when you can get an exsisting console outfitted for the job? My X-Box currently has a 1 gig harddrive with a multi-use program that, among its features, holds and emulates ROMs from NES, SNES, Genesis, Master System, Turbografix, Colecovision, Atari 2600, etc... This is in addition to being able to create XBox Disc Images and DvD media to the machine. Only cost was the X-Box itself (Which had to be an older version, pre 2001 I believe) and $200.00 on top of that.
Just a thought if you already own an X-Box and could find someone like my brother's friend to do it for you.
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I can think of one reason right off the bat. With a modded Xbox, you are stuck using an Xbox controller. With a PC you can pick and choose what controller type you want to use depending on what game you are emulating. Playing SNES games with an Xbox controller just seems wrong to me.
Also, there is a lot of self-satisfaction in building this sort of thing to suit your own needs instead of paying someone else to do it for you. Roland is a hardware geek and I'm sure he'd never think of putting something like this together as a hassle.