In the era of expensive GPUs and 4K ray tracing, a growing number of PC gamers are intentionally downgrading.

The video game industry seems to always be evolving to bigger and better systems and games, but there’s one segment of the market that’s growing faster than anyone could have expected: retro gaming.

Recent developments in emulation, from RetroArch’s refined shaders to unofficial native PC ports of classic N64 games, are transforming how retro titles are experienced. These advances improve ...