2011年4月8日星期五

The Recommendation Guide to Video Game Emulators

The video game emulator -- the bit wow gold of software that allows nostalgic button-mashers to mount an NES on their PCs in order to relive halcyon "HADOUKEN!" days -- is one of the most misunderstood elements of modern computing. But we're here to tell you exactly what they are, how they work, and even offer a comprehensive directory of the best ones for your favorite platform. Strike first, strike hard. EA have wasted no time in firing the opening salvo in a face off for supremacy of the military FPS. For too long Call of Duty has had things its own way, dominating sales charts and disc drives almost by legacy alone.

An emulator makes one system imitate another by tricking software into running on a computer for which it wasn't designed. Perhaps the most popular example is NME, or the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. MBE is able to fool copies of old-school cartridges (called ROMs -- more on those below) into believing your computer is a www.zyy.com/www.flywowgold.com classic arcade machine. A full-on campaign mode is the most radical addition to the traditionally multiplayer-focussed series, with Battlefield 3 now stepping into the breach to butt heads with Activision's goliath. While we wait for the inevitable announcement of this year's Call of Duty, Battlefield 3 arrives with all the bluster and bravado you expect of the genre.

Gaming consoles and arcade machines are just computers designed for one specific purpose: to play video games. With an emulator, you can turn your PC or smartphone into a classic arcade, Sega Genesis or even a PlayStation. By its nature, the FPS market is an arms race, and EA and Battlefield developer Dice have come packing. The Frostbite 2 engine --a significant technological jump over Dice's original bespoke FPS architecture-- seeks to utilise its sheer grunt to create blistering action on both micro and macro scale. The light rendering techniques are super advanced.

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