Why Not Release Console Games On PC Thru Emulation?

[Squilliam]

shio said:

Squilliam said:
Because most older games have equal or better flash equivalents which people play all the time on sites. Remember the old games were made by small teams using poor tools, one person is can probably churn out a NES like game every 3-6 months for example.

Not all old console games are poor. There are a few that survived the test of time or are unique enough, like Killer 7 or God Hand (from what I've been told). Besides, with digital distribution and ease of emulation, those games would be sold at almost no risk.

Those games were niche and therefore they would not fare well on the internet where only the most popular games tend to rise to the top. They would be forgotton as soon as they were released, only the novelty of their porting would give them any attention what-so-ever. The titles which last the test of time are still controlled vehemently by their publishers so that wouldn't help either.