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The main difference is it doesn't impose a whole fantasy CPU core on you. It is just a C++ API - but an extremely simple one because the "hardware" features are fixed. That allows it to leverage the full power of modern microcontrollers, and those are now more powerful than the 16 bit systems.
@popey New Commodore PET software here: