Why EMULATE PC Games??

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An entire generation of games are unplayable unless you kept your old PCs. Isn’t there some emulator we can use to bring the early days of 3D graphics back to life? There is! It’s called PCem.

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Check out PCem: https://pcem-emulator.co.uk/
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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY
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Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High
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Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:55 Why bother emulating a PC??
1:34 Exploring the emulated PC and networking
5:06 So what can PCem do?
7:11 Time to play some DirectX 3 Road Rash!
9:39 Let's try 3D-accelerated MechWarrior 3
11:36 Reviving a dead genre
12:51 Some alternatives to PCem
13:48 Compatibility isn't as easy as you think
16:00 PCem's biggest advantage
17:34 It's not perfect and sometimes it's overkill
21:46 Conclusion