How did the name come to be??
Like how did they come up with the name emulator
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11-13-2011, 02:42 AM #1Raging in the Streets
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11-13-2011, 03:07 AM #2The medium-sized mang. Raging in the Streets
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From Merriam-Webster.com:
Main Entry: 1em·u·late
Pronunciation: \ˈem-yə-ˌlāt, -yü-\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): em·u·lat·ed; em·u·lat·ing
Etymology: Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari, from aemulus rivaling
Date: 1582
1 a : to strive to equal or excel b : imitate; especially : to imitate by means of an emulator
2 : to equal or approach equality with
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11-13-2011, 03:09 AM #3Raging in the Streets
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for games, why just call it ZSNES without saying it's a emulator
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11-15-2011, 04:57 PM #4Wildside Expert
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Because not every product name has its function next to it.
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11-15-2011, 07:53 PM #5Master of Shinobi
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Or Taco Bell Diarrhea & sadness factory.
Originally Posted by grieverr
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11-16-2011, 01:12 AM #6Wildside Expert
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^ LAWL!! It's funny because it's true!
Hipposticks, wouldn't there be a page/screen dedicated to emulators? That's how I've always seen it. You scroll down the menu, select "emulators", and voila!
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11-16-2011, 02:58 AM #7Hero of Algol
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Just think about John Spartan in "Demolition Man": there was only Taco Bell and no toilet paper anymore!!! Originally Posted by Bastardcat
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11-16-2011, 09:42 AM #8Master of Shinobi
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I'm half-convinced that most of the people in that future had no anus.
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11-16-2011, 12:36 PM #9The Cat in the Hat Shining Hero
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That idea was so frightening that they changed the movie for Europe. Originally Posted by agostinhobaroners
Actual screenshot, they released 2 versions of Demolition Man.
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11-18-2011, 07:50 PM #10Jizzed in my pants... NOT Raging in the Streets
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Really? They actually changed that? Originally Posted by NeoVamp
That idea was so frightening that they changed the movie for Europe.
Actual screenshot, they released 2 versions of Demolition Man.
I like that. Never tried any tacos, though.Links and stuffz:
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Originally Posted by "Weird Al" Yankovic (on the AL-TV "interview" with Kevin Federline)
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11-19-2011, 01:02 AM #11Master of Shinobi
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Did they redub the line about Taco Bell and the Franchise wars?
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11-19-2011, 01:51 AM #12The Cat in the Hat Shining Hero
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Take a look for yourself. Originally Posted by Bastardcat
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