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He already contacted the seller; I saw an image of the conversation on discord. He/she was claiming that his/her family “enjoyed having the painting” and “not in a financial situation to give it away.” So yeah, sounds pretty asshole-ish to me.
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Second attempt at Sonic 2 brought me to Metropolis Zone Act 2. For fun, I decided to try it on my Nintendo Switch, and thanks to better controls
and savestatesI managed to get to Sky Chase when I decided I’d had enough for the day. Looks like I’ll be beating this game tomorrow!-
Wait until you see the final stage. No rings lol. Metropolis Zone has some awesome music, though. You're making me want to play this game again! Drop dash on Switch Sonic 1 and 2 is amazing, by the way. After Mania, I keep forgetting that drop dash didn't exist aside from in the Sonic 3 beta before it got cut, and I am very glad that they put it in Sonic 1 and 2 on Switch.
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FS: Nintendo Switch launch model $100(need gone ASAP)
bluejay replied to TheObscureGamer's topic in Buy, Sell, and Trade
You’ll want the other joycon. Few games support the use of one joycon and it won’t be a very fun experience anyways. However, $100 for a launch model Switch is a pretty sweet deal; even if it’s missing a joycon. I’d snag this if I didn’t already have one. -
Every graphite G4 I see is under $100 and as low as $13, with plenty below $50, except for that one $134 computer, and that’s on eBay. My point is, I don’t really see anyone wanting to buy a G4 tower for $100, just sayin’.
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Isn’t $100 a bit high for a bare G4 tower? I see them for $15-50 all the time, depending on condition and whether it comes with keyboards or not.
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I played Sonic 2 seriously for the first time today. I went as far as Mystic Cave Zone Act 2 until I ran out of lives and the one continue. Damn, how am I gonna beat this without saves?
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You know how the game's physics engine works? If you don't, take a look into it, as the way it works is really cool. Sonic's gameplay, in Sonic 1, 2, CD, 3&K, and Mania, is extremely heavily reliant on the physics engine, which was something perhaps revolutionary at the time in a home console game. Sonic is defined by slopes, and these are the most important parts of the level design, as they are what affect your jump height to a massive degree. With enough speed, which you get from practice, and an upwards slope, you can jump insanely high and far. This is how you master Sonic. Speed is your reward for being good, not something that is or should be given to the player without earning it, and this is why the 2D games have a relatively high skill ceiling for platformers.
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Eventually yes, they'll need to be replaced. They generally use standard CR2032 batteries so they shouldn't be any difficult to find. However, funnily enough, I've found that NES cartridges have the longest lasting save batteries than any other system's. Oh, and just so you know, if that battery runs out, you're losing your saves. The same will happen when you disconnect the battery to replace it, unless you put in the work to make sure that power to the save RAM isn't lost while you're replacing the battery.
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I haven’t tried too much software, but nothing that I tried worked. It either ran way too fast or froze or had some weird graphical issues. Maybe it’s just some configuration issue? I’m not really sure. Perhaps it’s trying to emulate a later 68k mac. I gave up on trying to look into it further because I really saw no reason to use the emulator other than to experiment.
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If you're looking to run 68k software, the LC or early Performa line of Macs are cheap and effective... given that they work. Just checked on ebay uk, and prices aren't bad there either; within your 70 euro budget, although depending heavily on the condition. Anyhoo, it's best not to get tangled up in the mess that is old Macs unless you have reason to. It's an expensive way to rip your head off.
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There definitely are some okay PPC era Mac games to play, although it really isn’t that stellar. Original Hearts of Iron was the best I found. However, these emulate PlayStation games really well. I don’t see a reason to use an old Mac for this, but I just like doing it. PlayStation emulation is the main use for my Powermac G4. Since it has USB, data transfers are a piece of cake. If you want to, you can use ethernet to connect the thing to the web. It doesn’t work all that well, but Macintosh Repository is compatible with old Mac browsers. You can download files directly from there. iMacs run PowerPC CPUs, so it only natively supports PowerPC software. 68k software support is done through emulation, but I found that the Apple supplied emulator doesn’t work all that well. You wouldn’t want to use this for 68k software. I’m sure there are Apple II emulators for PPC Mac, although I can’t name any off the top of my head. However, they definitely aren’t natively compatible. Bottom line, old Macs —particularly iMac G3s— are pretty much just for show and/or tinkering around with. There just aren’t a whole lot of stuff you can do with these that can’t be done with X86 machines (granted, good x86 machines cost a good bit more these days). Besides, 70 euros isn’t the bestest deal for a G3, especially if it’s lacking the keyboard and mouse (just USB stuff btw, anything works on it). I would look for a better deal unless you really want it.
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I was reminded today that if Martin Luther King and Anne Frank were still alive today, they’d both be 93. Turns out the past is more recent that I thought.
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I’ve been dabbling with Kerbal Space Program recently. Nice game if you want to rip your head off trying to be a rocket scientist. I’ve so far managed to land a few kerbals on the moon and bring them back, but I can’t do it consistently nor do much more than that. Still, it’s definitely something to check out if you like tinkering with… anything.
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I played with it as well a while back. Fun game, but the time it would take to really figure it out was just more than I have available.
Then I turned it into, "build the least spaceworthy ship possible and see how long your Kerbals last." The goal isn't to necessarily have it just blow up, but to fail in novel ways and with as great a casualty count as possible. Bonus points if it actually makes it into space for a time.
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Building spaceplanes now. I’ve managed to reach orbit then drop back down, but I don’t have fuel to go any further. Plane is heavy enough as is. I have no idea how people build interplanetary planes.
In response to your challenge, I built a satellite covered in an ungodly amount of small solid fuel boosters and put it in orbit. I made a rocket with a crew of about 10 kerbals and put it in orbit, making sure the two have intersecting orbits. I sped the game up until the two finally collided. It took way too much time and effort, but I think it’s a pretty spectacular way to kill a dozen kerbies.
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Oh, I’ve fed it all sorts of things. It’s tried to byte me a few times but only succeeded in a few nybbles. Not eager to find out what would happen if I let it go hungry for too long!
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I think a collapsible status update window is the most elegant solution. People who want it can still have it. Those who don’t can have it gone from their screens.
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Spent the first day of winter break reading Ready Player Two from beginning to end. It's probably the worst of his three novels. Instead of Ready Player One's epic adventure going through various phases of twists and turns, Two is just one big phase that drags on and on and on. Two had 2/3 the pages of One but had a tenth of its content. What should have been major characters only get like 2 pages' worth of content on them, and the book's idea itself isn't what I'd call novel. I liked the ending though, but it was really predictable. The few subtle references I caught ("Don't spend it all in one place" and Norton the warden) were kind of fun too.
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27 years ago today, my grandfather (dad’s side) passed away in a car accident. He was in his late 40s and my dad was 21. My dad, well, he isn’t the nicest person in the world, but I respect him for what he managed to accomplish in his life after losing his father at such a young age.
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Installed Debian and KDE on a spare laptop. I'm actually liking it so much that I'm considering using this on my main laptop too.
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It’s snowing.
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Yay, Christmas. Looking for something to ask for in the $200 range or less. PowerBooks and iBooks from the G3 or G4 era are on the top of the wishlist (higher spec units of the respective generation would be great), but I’m definitely keeping an eye on 68k Mac stuff, ST, Amiga, or Atari 8-bit stuff too, if you’d be willing to sell one for a reasonable price. I’m also on the hunt for an SE/30 motherboard, a black and white 9” Mac CRT for my 512Ke, and a legit GameCube controller. Do shoot me a PM if you have any to sell. Thanks, and merry Christmas.
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My new Tetris personal best: 188880 points. I know it’s a far cry from the actually good points, but I guess it isn’t terrible either.
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Once when I hosted a retro gaming expo, we had a for-fun Tetris competition (SNES). Out of the blue arrived a professional Tetris player from Israel who happened to be in the country, to show off his skills.
Also I read last week about that AI which had broken Tetris on NES or something like that.
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What was the worst computer you ever bought and why?
bluejay replied to Frozone212's topic in Classic Computing Discussion
Laser PC4. I bought it only cause the 8 Bit Guy was selling it and it was $45. It’s a complete piece of garbage. -
I was notified that I had to take another COVID test because I came in such close contact with the infected individual. Queue was longer than the last time, but at least I got a nice view of the Lotte Tower.
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@GoldLeader My car is white as well Johnny. I would blend easy with the rest.
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Attack of the PETSCII Robots for the C128
bluejay replied to RobertB's topic in Commodore 8-bit Computers
That’s cause the VIC chip is rendered useless in fast mode. The 80 column chip is apparently far too slow to run the actual game screen. -
Some kid who goes to the same hagwon that I go to was tested positive for COVID. School immediately made me go home and I’m required to have a swab stabbed up my nostril again. Good thing I’m vaccinated I guess, although I probably won’t be allowed to go to school until I’m confirmed negative.
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