What do you think of emulators?

[agentkuo]

I can't stand using emulators for a couple reasons.
1.Bad design.
-Now, this obviously doesn't apply to all emulators, but the majority of the ones I've used (or tried using), have had a terrible interface (I think Super Nintendo emulators take the cake on this). Just incredibly inconvenient to use, load roms, and just play the games.

2.Keyboard.
-I used to have an R4 for my DSLight, and it worked pretty well. But for the most part, emulators need to be played using the PC, which means a keyboard. And keyboards just weren't designed for the type of gaming I want to do on emulators (for the most part.) That, and the fact that I would, 99% of the time, prefer to use a controller over a keyboard any day.

But there may be hope. With the new console, OUYA, coming out, the obvious potential of emulators being run on it is great. And with everything I hate about emulators fixed (a good interface and a controller), this could potentially make me really like emulators. That is, if OUYA ends up being what it sets out to be (and I really hope it does well, because it looks like something really really great.)

Anyway, that's my 2¢ on emulators.

I have used a few good GBA and NDS emulators in the past, but playing handheld devices on a PC, using a keyboard just leaves a lot to be desired.