VT Emulation was founded on three primary principals; providing quality content and coverage, promoting legitimate emulation to its fullest, and developing a community that all would be welcome in. Providing quality content is our foremost concern, we are here to provide as much quality coverage for as many emulators as we can and we refuse to provide needless “filler” content. Promoting legitimate emulation is our second goal, we are here to help the authors that help so many other people preserve the games they love in a format that will not age with time, we are not here to help those who were only interested in emulation when they learned they could “get free games on their PCs.” Finally, we aim to build a community where everyone is welcome and where anyone may voice their thoughts, ideas and opinions; without community, the emulation scene as we know it would not exist.

Our History:

           VT Emulation officially came into existence on May 18, 2001. VT Emulation got off to a slow start and hit many bumps in the road. Despite the obstacles we continued to develop VT Emulation. Eventually VT Emulation’s first incarnation, know known as VT Emulation 1.0, was beginning to show its age pre-maturely and was retired in favor of a second site, VT Emulation 2.0. VT Emulation continued on as it had in the past. Due to complications on several ends (finances, our web host, and other elements) VT Emulation was forced to shut down for almost 8 months. During that time I spent my time developing a new foundation to build a new VT Emulation upon, one that would ensure that none of the problems which plagued it in the past would ever come up again. All of the work paid off in the form of the site you see before you, VT Emulation Network 3.0. With a new set of goals in sight and a new foundation to stabilize VT Emulation we are back in operation and this time we are here to stay.

Our Views on Uses of Emulation:

           Unfortunately due to a large group of individuals the word “Emulation” has become synonymous with “Piracy.” We do not support or endorse piracy in any way, shape or form. What short term pleasure those who use emulation for piracy get is the very act erodes away from the emulation community that we know so well and love. It is acts such as that which threaten the future of emulation. Using emulation for piracy is in essence destroying the very works and their creators that we are here to preserve. If such acts eventually become the “norm,” both game developers and emulator developers will no longer put their hearts into their works, those who respect their works will simply cease development and be replaced by a breed of sub-standard developers who are out to produce nothing but a quick dollar.

           With that aside, what we feel is the primary use for emulation is to preserve the games that we are so fond of and the memories that go with them. Emulation offers those a chance to save their collection indefinitely instead of just sitting back and watching it diminish over time due to failing cartridges and consoles. Emulation places these games in a truly timeless format, one that can be enjoyed for years to come.

Our Future:

           I believe that VT Emulation Network has a very bright future and I intend to follow the path wherever it leads. I plan to extend our coverage as much as possible over the years and continue the evolution of VT Emulation Network as a whole.

           Many of you may be wondering what VT Emulation will do in the future for revenue once traffic grows since we obviously aren’t ad supported. Will we be forced into placing a few ad banners on the site? Well, I’m not Miss Cleo and I can’t guarantee that VT Emulation Network will always remain ad-free but what I can guarantee is that I will always maintain the integrity of VT Emulation Network as I have in the past. It’s possible at some time VT Emulation may be forced into being ad-supported, but if it should ever come to that I can guarantee that it would be a very well regulated system and I would sooner fund VT Emulation Network out of my own pocket than resort to compromising its integrity.

With all of that in mind, Welcome to VT Emulation Network, and if you have any questions, do not hesitate to email me at vincent@vtemulation.net.