I’d consider a small fee to support the preservation program if I then received said games for free. It doesn’t have to be a monthly thing but whenever they are added.

I can’t think of anything else that would be worthwhile.

I have fond memories of TFC and TF2 too. Good community server and civilised people using their microphone are the dream.

Upscaling is great for older games that don’t support modern resolutions. I’m not really a fan of using it in modern games because of the blurryness you mentioned.

Regarding frame gen… Optimise your damn games! Game optimisation is becoming a lost art and now people think they should spend thousands on new hardware too keep up :(

Nothing better than finding a good community server but sadly not always possible nowadays.

I’m not really a platformer fan but Abe’s Oddysee/Exodus and Kirby’s Dream Land are up there.

Shenmue II

A revenge story set in 1980s Japan. Shenmue was excellent but Shenmue II is just another level in every way. For me it is the perfect combination of story, open world (which I don’t normally like nowadays) and fighting game. It’s quite a mixture of different genres but it works so well.