That’s a matter of perspective, I suppose. We’ve been doing it for about ten years so our vibe, sound, and structure have improved in that time. Not to mention equipment upgrades.

I’d say pick a topic you enjoy and start there, but I don’t think there’s a wrong route. But if it’s super early and we sound bad maybe give a newer show a shot lol

We talk about what we’ve been playing that week and retro relevant news stuff. We put the timestamp in for those that want to get right to the point.

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You don’t have to, you can just look at this one. It’s a visual experience.

Yeah I’m not sure that would fit under my tv either lol

A million times this. Retro games aren’t just still good, they’re better than they’ve ever been thanks to modern tools and emulation.

I have an i5 with a 1660Ti hooked up to this same tv. And an i9/4080RTX laptop that I do I lot of gaming on. Also a Steam Deck to the right of the Xbox.

I just thought it was cute and fun :)

Yeah, it’s not perfect. But it’s cute and adds some flair and I’m enjoying it regardless of the exactness of its historical accuracy. Still nicer than another black rectangle under my tv. From 12+ feet away it looks identifiably like “sort of like an old PC case,” which is enough for how cheap it was.

REMINISCENCE across the bottom kills me 😆

Device itself look okay, but I struggle to pick anything up until I know for a fact that the CFW scene is going to be robust and worthwhile. Once I know what kind of firmware I’ll be rocking and that it’ll be supported by the community I’m a thousand times more likely to grab one. Until then it’s just the waiting game.

I’m guilty of tossing plenty of stuff out over the years. So many boxes full of boxes, eventually the downsizing bug bites and I need to separate wheat from chaff.

But the idea that people pretend to have no idea that those things adds to the value confuses me as well. I’m also perpetually confused that people don’t understand the difference between something being listed for an amount and something selling for an amount. Anyone can list anything they want for any amount, but that doesn’t mean other people are buying it! I could list my copy of Low G Man for 10 billion dollars if I want to, but it’s sure as heck not worth that.

Some of it is just them getting hard to find for things that were made in smaller numbers. As time goes on there are less of them floating around.

But also: grading and internet hype has drawn the eyes of a certain class of investor that want to sit on these “assets.” Then everyone that sees a graded copy of a game sell for a high dollar amount assumes their grungy copy with no box and their name written on the cartridge is worth the same amount. You see the same thing across a lot of collectibles hobbies, unfortunately.

Castlevania on NES

It was cheap but effective! Also thanks, always nice to find another DF fan.

Ha, yeah it is indeed officially licensed. Imo one of the cooler things they done with the license.

Pretty good! Uses Kailh Jellyfish X switches, which are new to me. The other one of these I have used Kailh box whites. In comparison these feels a little smoother maybe but still clicky.

Yeah, I could see it

Traded that to a friend a few years ago, but it was a pretty fun system! Had it modded and recapped.

Yeah it’s a little bittersweet. But, honestly, I play more games now than ever before and the features that emulation provides means that more games are accessible to me. The kid version of me would’ve been stoked to see the cart, but would have be more stoked to see save states, fast forward, rewind, shaders, and cheats. Not to mention fan translations and romhacks!

Yup, works great.