Moderators, feel free to move this, I apologize if this is in the incorrect area.
So more of an opinion post, but I'm trying to figure out where to draw the line for emulation on my build. This is not an accuracy build. In general I think I've got a ballpark of late 80's/early 90's in mind, but that's not really set in stone. I definitely don't want to go too modern, and anything analogue (here's looking at you PS1, N64) is pretty much out. Here's my inclusion list below, very curious to hear some feedback/critiques
For sure: MAME (obviously)
Atari (so retro I'd feel bad if I didn't have a few games included)
NES (no specific games in mind but I like the era)
SNES (was originally debating this hotly with myself until I saw someone's build of one and it looked GREAT)
Sega Genesis (Can’t have SNES without Sega
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Neo Geo (such an arcade system, seems like this is almost a must)
Probably: Hyper Neo Geo 64 (A bit more advanced than I’m probably looking for, but seems fairly made-for-arcade)
Neo Geo CD (Ditto to above)
Maybe: Turbografx 16 (thinking about this due to the “wow what’s that” factor)
Atari Jaguar (ditto to above)
Sega CD (still fairly oldschool)
Sega Saturn (obscure, and it was/is my favorite console..)
Sega Dreamcast (So new, but so many arcade games on it)
3D0 (Obscure, but perhaps not arcade-oriented?)
Also factoring in with me is I have young, but responsible little gamerlettes who to them “old” means PS2. Being able to show pieces of my childhood in such a neat format to me is a lot of the appeal here. That’s also part of the reasoning behind including so modern with Sega – they live in a period when a major competitor and part of gaming’s past is no longer even on the scene.
I’m curious – how many of these would you feel like would “ruin” the arcade feel, and how many of these do you think I could get away with?