Best NES/SNES emulator(s)

[vulcanlogician]

No. I just collect (and play) old game carts. Many of my games have the original boxes, manuals, etc. It's a hobby.

Ah. Makes sense... they're certainly cheaper and you can pick em up anywhere. I just find that the consoles themselves aren't reliable enough for me to commit to that... both my N64 and Mega Drive don't work properly any more...they work sporadically. I don't know what happened to my SNES so every now and then I look on ebay for one and consider getting it, but I have to weigh that against the possibility of it being likewise unreliable. If it weren't for that though, I'd love to get one.. play Mario Kart, Mario All Stars, and Striker again... those were my favourites I think.

You can buy newer versions of the consoles for pretty cheap. If you don't mind doing 5 minutes of work with a screwdriver, you can simply replace the pin connector on your old consoles, too. (If your console powers on but doesn't play games, the pin connector is most likely the issue.) They cost around five bucks and will probably last a lifetime if you only play your Mega Drive on occasion.