That’s absolutely

Why do you say that like it’s a bad thing?

Plot twist: the job is specifically for a transcriber/translator and requires high level of accuracy.

I could totally see this as being a thing back in the day before everyone was walking around with a supercomputer in their pocket capable of OCR.

Yeah; we’ve got one too - primarily for when you first get out of the shower. It’s really good for drying the soles of your feet, so you don’t slip on tile - and the water evaporates very quickly.

NY Mag article review

I’ve barely played anything Nintendo post-SNES, so my assumptions are largely academic.

But to me at least, the primary advantage of dedicated emulation devices such as this (o er a smartphone + controller), is that you’re somewhat actively invested into the games you’re playing, and not distracted by notifications etc.

For me, having access to every single ROM/ISO means I’m rarely as engaged into any single title than I was as a kid and only had access to maybe 2-3 new games a year. Back then, I played the hell out of every single title because I didn’t have a choice; that was my Birthday/Christmas present, or I saved up all of my pocket money for a while.

But to each their own, I’m quite happy with my Steam Deck - and it does the job of enabling me to play my PS2 collection admirably!

Ah, yes - good point! I completely forgot about all of those arcade cabinets with the sideways mounted screens, loads more titles and a bunch of unlocked memories 🤣

While I’m all for emulation getting all the love it can, is there really much demand for such a screen orientation? Are there any other systems that could take advantage of this kind of layout and not just have giant black bars?

I can only think of the DS, 3DS and maybe WiiU…

Happy to be proven wrong, though!