Random: Nintendo museum might be emulating SNES games on Windows PC

In case you missed it, Nintendo recently opened a museum in Japan and it’s filled with all kinds of displays featuring the company’s classic titles. For anyone wondering how exactly Nintendo displays these retro games in their museum, apparently could be making use of emulation on Windows PC.

As noted by PC Gamer, an “X” user known as “ChrisMack32” shared a video of a Super Nintendo controller disconnecting (via USB) during a game of Super Mario World at the Museum, and Windows USB Disconnect can be heard. background sound playback.

Unsurprisingly, this video has generated mixed reactions on social media. As the source mentioned, Nintendo has “often prosecuted developers of emulators and ROM websites,” and the Japanese firm has also previously argued that emulation “stifles innovation.”

Some fans have suggested that Nintendo might have its own official PC emulator that’s never publicly available, but if what we’re seeing here is the real deal, it’s believed that the company is more likely to use open source emulators to power the its retro screens. in the new Museum.

A officially Experience a game like Super Mario World today, Nintendo requires users to subscribe to the Switch Online service, which gives players access to hundreds of the company’s retro titles from the SNES, NES, N64 and handheld eras.