Gaming
netplay
What does netplay mean?
Playing an emulated game online with other people over the network. It's how the retro fighting-game scene runs ranked matches, classic carts hooked up with modern rollback netcode.
"We ran the SNES fighter over netplay last night, rollback held up clean even on a cross-country connection."
Origin
Emulation feature; lets two or more people play an emulated game online, often using rollback netcode for low-lag matches.
Frequently asked questions
What does netplay mean?
It means playing emulated retro games online with others.
How do you use netplay in a sentence?
"We fired up some Street Fighter 3 over netplay last night."
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