It sucks, really. I prefer playing on original hardware but the collectors market has made that nearly impossible. I'd love to own all my favorite SNES games from my childhood but that is going to cost me around $1200 just for a few titles. That's almost my mortgage payment for video games.
This is why emulation is such a godsend. It gives enthusiasts access to the game without having to navigate around shitbirds asking $400 for a trash repro copy of Chrono Trigger.
He does reviews of rom patches and fan translations of Japan only titles, too.