The Nook Simple Touch can run a Genesis emulator, but should it?

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There we were, thinking touch-based versions of gaming classics were a bad idea on a device intended for gaming -- and then we saw _Sonic the Hedgehog 2 _running on a [Nook Simple Touch](http://www.engadget.com/tag/nooksimpletouch). YouTube user "ndncnbvcuyuys" rooted his touch-based Barnes & Noble e-reader, installed the Android 2.1 OS on it, and hooked up a Sega Genesis emulator. The results are not what we'd call "ideal," but as the hacker says, "It is playable." Sure, technically speaking, the on-screen virtual buttons allow interaction with Sonic and his buddy Tails, but whether it's _any fun at all_ is another question altogether. "ndncnbvcuyuys" seems to have a penchant for the impossibly fast games on touch-based e-readers, as he got PlayStation 1's _WipeOut_ running on the Nook Simple Touch [just a few weeks back](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgb6sVT6OYY&feature=relmfu). Might we suggest a PlayStation Vita instead?

[Thanks, Ron]

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