My favorite turn based RPGs are on SNES, finish fantasy 3 (6 in Japan) is the RPG pixel art at its peak. I love the story, it's really good. Amazing intro in SNES mode 7 too.
Chrono trigger is the next best turn based on SNES.
The final fantasy story is darker than the more kid friendly story in Chrono trigger. Both are good, but barely a year goes by that I don't pick it up and get blown away again by the opening narrative and how cool it was to almost not have a main character that is forced on you. Lol sorry I could go on forever about the merits and current playback value of that game.
For any die-hard enthusiasts software emulation will never be pixel/timing perfect, hardware emulation via an FPGA chip like the one in Mister is 1:1 exact. But of course it's expensive, semi difficult to configure, and yada yada. I don't have one but will probably get one at some point. Currently only emulate switch at home and use a pocket device when I travel for retro gaming.
Yeah I also love the pocket devices, they are really cool!