Aging Capacitors
The 16-bit era is literally disintegrating. As capacitors pop and batteries leak, the physical history of gaming is in extreme danger.
- The secondary market for CRTs (Cathode Ray Tubes) has seen a 400% price increase.
- Specialized hardware engineers make a lucrative living “recapping” 30-year-old motherboards.
FPGA hardware emulation is the saving grace, perfectly replicating the electrical signals of dead silicon.
If you have childhood artifacts in a damp basement, rescue them now before the rot sets in.