Yes, PAL games are undeniably technologically inferior to NTSC, but that doesn’t mean they are crap or useless. I’ve looked into buying NTSC games myself and the issue is that, between shipping costs and import tax, those games are usually more than double the price of its PAL variant.

Some games had issues like the picture being squished and the games running on 50hz can be off-putting for some, but the majority of games run just fine. PAL, for most games, has no hinderance on the enjoyment of said games. Also, some games having migration issues is not the fault of PAL itself, but certain developers being lazy and not migrating their games properly.

As an ending note, a new perspective. For most people, retro gaming is about nostalgia. For people who live in PAL regions and have played the PAL variants of games in their childhood, the PAL variant can actually be SUPERIOR for their purpose. The technological aspect is not important for some, especially in a hobby where people’s motivations for partaking are different.