Ahh. I definitely read the wrong article. I read it as you just couldn't play the same game.. That sucks though.
Emulating with legacy games. If that is the only thing to work around, I don't think that's too bad, considering you are wanting to use the original controllers.
I agree on the Adalight. It's definitely not seen often/ever and would be a good conversation piece.
Good luck and can't wait to see more pics of it near/completed.
Outlaw