No matter how you slice it, emulation-based gaming is pretty awesome, and you can’t knock retro goodness.
Alex Baggott over at AppleInsider has written an excellent guide as to how to run classic late 80’s and early 90’s console titles on the Apple Silicon-based Macs with M1, M2, and M3 processors. The guide focuses on Apple’s transition away from Intel’s processors to the ARM hardware architecture, how to rip ROMs from their original cartridges, how to set up RetroArch to connect modern controllers and run the software, and how to get the most out of the gaming experience.
To answer the legal question as to whether it’s kosher to emulate games, the general understanding is that it’s legal to emulate the console as long as you own the original hardware, so if you own an old MegaDrive that hasn’t worked in a few years and want to play some of the original titles, you should be on safe legal ground.
Check out the guide below, take a gander at the RetroArch project if you get a chance, and remember that there’s always great gaming to be had!
Via AppleInsider and RetroArch