Retroarch shaders offer the best way to emulate old screens, full stop. Re-shade is good, but nothing can beat CRT royale, and I haven't found a good way to get these shaders anywhere else. Watching 80's and 90's anime with a CRT shader is a game changer. Same with older video games. The shaders alone make it worth getting over Retroarch's moderate learning curve.

Steam cloud saves seems nice too, though I haven't messed with it yet. Using steam cloud to potentially synchronize save files for a bunch of old games could be really neat. I still use standalone emulators for anything beyond Dreamcast, but it's nice to have all the older games under one roof.

Retroarch shaders offer the best way to emulate old screens, full stop. Re-shade is good, but nothing can beat CRT royale, and I haven't found a good way to get these shaders anywhere else. Watching 80's and 90's anime with a CRT shader is a game changer. Same with older video games. The shaders alone make it worth getting over Retroarch's moderate learning curve. Steam cloud saves seems nice too, though I haven't messed with it yet. Using steam cloud to potentially synchronize save files for a bunch of old games could be really neat. I still use standalone emulators for anything beyond Dreamcast, but it's nice to have all the older games under one roof.