Emulation website hosted on
Emulation World. Traditionally has a very old-school focus, favouring
8-bit systems over next-gen stuff.
The site was founded by
Zoop, later to become authour of
Meka, in 1997 with the title
Master System Camp. The site later switched to cover other platforms, but the
Sega bias continued, with a new site design mimicking the level opening screens from
Sonic 2.
The site became popular due to a number of features. Firstly, the design is very different to most
Emu sites; asides from being colourful, it was designed to be fully viewable on machines running at
640x480 resolution, all of which was in keeping with the
lo-tech air of the site. Secondly, the staff were both dedicated and actively involved in the Emu scene, with members like
Zoop,
Spinner-8,
Roni and
lilac keeping their fingers very much on the pulse. Lastly, the news posts had personality; not just the bland
C&P approach used at places like
Dave's Classics. The site also boasted a mightly file library, which was updated constantly, rather than just linking to the emu
homepage.
Then came
Uzplayer. I won't go into details, but during his tenancy at the site, all the old staff left, the site went to shit, Zoop left, then the old staff launched a
coup to take the site back (basically breaking in and changing the locks), Uzplayer hung around the messageboards like a bad smell.
The site's a bit listless now. The old staff never quite got their enthusiasm back (or never
came back after the whole Uzplayer thing), Zoop's more busy with
SMS Power and Meka, and the new staff members that pop up and leave now and again are rather of the bland variety. The file library has been defunct for a long time now.
It's a shame. Still, worth a look.
http://www.emucamp.com.
I must declare an interest - I'm an (ex?) staffer, under the name H-Clone. I miss the glory days, but I've not got the sustained interest in emulation required to bring about a renaissance.