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TBH for most people I would say it's more about the technical challenge than preserving culture. It's a fun side project that is difficult enough without being impossible. Lots of these small bugs require tens of hours of intensive debugging and reverse engineering to root cause.

It's not just that they might all break, but that most people don't currently have access to one. Now everyone can see those games and systems.

I'm a longtime emulator fanatic, but have seriously never considered this idea that emulation ensures future generations can experience a part of culture.

So insightful. Thanks for sharing.

I recommend you to read up on byuu's work. He's the author of bSNES, an accuracy-oriented emulator for the SNES.

This article is a bit old, but it's a good start: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/08/accuracy-takes-power-o...