The retro game emulation scene has evolved into a bustling economy unto itself, even as the term “retro” (as it pertains to gaming) has become harder to define. Emulation has emerged as a sub-genre within the larger umbrella of the gaming industry and serves as not only a means to experience games from previous eras, but also as a quasi-archive of sorts. One of the early progenitors of the retro gaming scene in our modern internet era was the NESticle, a Nintendo Entertainment System emulator, that was released for PC.
