[OOC] Myriad Reality

[DarkwolfX37]

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Isn't it the same as any other emulator?

Yeah, anti-consumer is trending right now.

@Meta

You've gotta use iso files and the rom posters put them out in parts usually which is annoying.

[Meta]

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You've gotta use iso files and the rom posters put them out in parts usually which is annoying.

@DarkwolfX37

ISOs? Why?

[DarkwolfX37]

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ISOs? Why?

@Meta

That's just how the PSP is. It used discs so the emulator uses isos.

[Meta]

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That's just how the PSP is. It used discs so the emulator uses isos.

@DarkwolfX37

I dislike this. But it's also dumb that they didn't use cartridges.

[DarkwolfX37]

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I dislike this. But it's also dumb that they didn't use cartridges.

@Meta

Well remember that at the time it was bleeding edge technology. It was in an effort to create huge games that could run without lag and run games on the level of the PS2 on a mobile system. In retrospect the disc system was stupid but it made sense at the time. Luckily the Vita uses cartridges, I just wish they'd digitize more old PSP games for the Vita store.

[Meta]

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Well remember that at the time it was bleeding edge technology. It was in an effort to create huge games that could run without lag and run games on the level of the PS2 on a mobile system. In retrospect the disc system was stupid but it made sense at the time. Luckily the Vita uses cartridges, I just wish they'd digitize more old PSP games for the Vita store.

@DarkwolfX37

Discs were worse than carts in terms of loading.

[DarkwolfX37]

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Discs were worse than carts in terms of loading.

@Meta

Not really. This was GBA era when carts somehow got worse than they were on GBC.

[Meta]

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Not really. This was GBA era when carts somehow got worse than they were on GBC.

@DarkwolfX37

I responded to this over an hour ago but it didn't show up =/

I said that discs could store a lot more than carts at the time, but the data accessing times were still lower. Compare loading times on the Nintendo 64 to the PS1.

[Multifarious]

I'm really sorry.

[Meta]

I'm really sorry.

@Multifarious

Sven!! (Less than three)
Don't be sorry.

[Meta]

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Not really. This was GBA era when carts somehow got worse than they were on GBC.

@DarkwolfX37

Flash memory has always been faster. It's the storage that discs had over them; just look at N64 loading times vs. PS1.

Edit: Oh, now it loads.

[DarkwolfX37]

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I responded to this over an hour ago but it didn't show up =/

I said that discs could store a lot more than carts at the time, but the data accessing times were still lower. Compare loading times on the Nintendo 64 to the PS1.

@Meta

True, but these were basically PS2 discs made smaller. The loading times were pretty astounding until the end of the PSP's lifetime, when the DS and maybe 3DS were out.

[DarkwolfX37]

I'm really sorry.

@Multifarious

Momentai. How're things?

[Meta]

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True, but these were basically PS2 discs made smaller. The loading times were pretty astounding until the end of the PSP's lifetime, when the DS and maybe 3DS were out.

@DarkwolfX37

I'm just glad that the Switch uses cartridges. Discs are antiquated technology these days.

[DarkwolfX37]

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I'm just glad that the Switch uses cartridges. Discs are antiquated technology these days.

@Meta

I'm surprised it does. I prefer cartridges since they can't crash randomly because of stopping spinning. Discs still have some benefits, though.

[Meta]

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I'm surprised it does. I prefer cartridges since they can't crash randomly because of stopping spinning. Discs still have some benefits, though.

@DarkwolfX37

Such as?

[DarkwolfX37]

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Such as?

@Meta

Cosmetics, coolness factor, sometimes still data storage...

[Meta]

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Cosmetics, coolness factor, sometimes still data storage...

@DarkwolfX37

Cosmetics how? IMO carts are cooler. At this point, flash memory holds more. If you don't care about speed though, the place to go for cheapest storage is magnetized tapes.

[DarkwolfX37]

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Cosmetics how? IMO carts are cooler. At this point, flash memory holds more. If you don't care about speed though, the place to go for cheapest storage is magnetized tapes.

@Meta

There's nothing quite like a CD in terms of cool looking data storage, except maybe floppies.

[Nimda]

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There's nothing quite like a CD in terms of cool looking data storage, except maybe floppies.

@DarkwolfX37

Old cartridges or flash drives. I'll admit those beat 3DS carts in terms of coolness, but not GBA.