Gamemoose

Walnut VCS with 250GB SSD user here, posting through Firefox using the Ubuntu OS. I always wanted to "get serious" with using a Linux distro but I ran into incompatibilities with my main laptop that were deal breakers. The VCS was an inexpensive (and stylish, might I add) way to get that ball rolling with compatible hardware. I'm slowly turning it into my new "daily driver". I still only have 8GB of RAM yet as I'm hunting around the house for any sticks of RAM I might have from the old laptop. I have fired up Steam and played "Bastion" on here without any issues.

Same as jerseystyle: playin' Dave the Diver. I'm on Chapter 5. The game has now added farming to my list of things to do. Not one of my fave tasks in gaming but we'll see how it works out.

Don't know if anyone saw this yet, but a new flash cart is out: SummerCart64. On top of the price ($125 or so with case, $108 for PCB) it's got a lot going for it from the get go (real time clock, auto save backup, ability to run emulators, etc.) but it also has 64DD hardware emulation baked in. This cart is also open source.

My question: how long does it take for Windows 95 to load on that thing? I'd rather run DOS or Windows 3.1 programs on there.

The game play kinda reminds me of "Shadow Complex".

Definitely! It's a style I'm not used to and honestly was kinda rubbing the borders of my "comfort zone" (if it has too many fiddle bits to have to focus on, it can be a bit much and turns from fun to chore). However, how the game does dole out events, quests and such and it's pace, it's so far hitting that sweet spot for me. I *want* to keep playing and that's a good thing for a modern game to me. I've been switching up my days to go fishing during one point and then mission seeking the next. We'll see how night diving goes (where it just uses 1/3 rd of your bar opening time-risk reward I guess).

More "Dave the Diver" for me. I'm on the next chapter and am really going to great depths to get into this game! I now have a second cook and the bar is really ramping up! I now have to do night dives to get some nocturnal seafood so I have to figure out how to manage that and bar time (as I skimmed through the part of time skipping).

I have a good original pair of paddles and the new ones. I should be able to play some Kaboom! or Circus Atari this weekend to see if I have issues. I don't recall noticing any issues but I didn't do the "Pepsi Challenge" with my OG pair.

Huh...playing as Tommy gave me serious Bonk vibes. Doesn't look half bad.

Yeeeeahhh! I checked out the demo at Midwest Gaming Classic when it was Project Sword and it was pretty sweet. I'm glad it's actually coming out and I'm definitely pledging.

Got back to some Switch action and played more into Animal Crossing. I put fences around some homes to spruce things up and I was able to get KK Slider. He had his concert and I got more stuff unlocked. I also have Brewster on the way too. I dove back into "Dave the Diver" Sunday. It allowed me to continue from my demo save, which was a nice touch! Starting again I felt like my Dave was incapable of doing much underwater but thankfully the game seems a bit generous with cash so I could upgrade my gear to go deeper and carry more stuff. I was able to get a staff recruiter (with the help of finally nabbing a particular shark for a dish this recruiter wanted- note that it seems like some tasks don't have a time limit, so don't beat yourself up if you can't get that task finished right away) and that teaches you about ads and hiring. I trained my new dining room staff member and that has really helped! At this point, my staff member can pour drinks and I had a TV ad out to hopefully get another chef. So far I'm liking the game more than I thought I would. It seemed like busy work after the demo but there is a method to Mint Rocket's madness.

One week away! Got tickets for my "birthday kids" (been taking my daughter since she was 2 or 3 and now my son, who turned 8, for his second year) and we are excited!

Bought an Atari 2600 homebrew from Reality Studio. It arrived quickly and was just as shown-excellent condition! I wanted to play it before leaing feedback but life often times beats out getting one's Atari on. He followed up to make sure all was well! And definitely all is well! Thanks again!

Double whammy the past few days. I got through Super Mario 2 USA on my 3DS and I wrapped up all the endings in Dungeons and Doomknights.

I grabbed my 3DS while heading out to work yesterday. I actually got time to take a full lunch break and I was able to beat Super Mario 2 (USA) for the second time in like, 35 years. I had to stifle some bouts of verbal frustration but it was a good run. Today I packed the AVS and my HDMI to headphone audio splitter so we'll see how kind time is for me today.