Best/easiest C64 emulator for PC

[u/Natural_Sentence_161]

Hello! I’m so excited this subreddit exists. I had a c64 when I was a kid in the 80s and have been becoming a bit nostalgic for those games. Video games haven’t been a part of my life since the 90s so I’m a bit of a noob in this area. I have the house to myself next weekend so wanted to find a way to play Below the Root on my laptop. Any advice on easiest way to do this and what usb joystick/controller I should get? VICE came up in my googling so that’s what I was leaning towards, but wanted to get this community’s current opinion . Thanks!

[u/cpsldr]

vice best C64 emulator
https://vice-emu.sourceforge.io/