I’ve barely played anything Nintendo post-SNES, so my assumptions are largely academic.

But to me at least, the primary advantage of dedicated emulation devices such as this (o er a smartphone + controller), is that you’re somewhat actively invested into the games you’re playing, and not distracted by notifications etc.

For me, having access to every single ROM/ISO means I’m rarely as engaged into any single title than I was as a kid and only had access to maybe 2-3 new games a year. Back then, I played the hell out of every single title because I didn’t have a choice; that was my Birthday/Christmas present, or I saved up all of my pocket money for a while.

But to each their own, I’m quite happy with my Steam Deck - and it does the job of enabling me to play my PS2 collection admirably!

Ah, yes - good point! I completely forgot about all of those arcade cabinets with the sideways mounted screens, loads more titles and a bunch of unlocked memories 🤣

While I’m all for emulation getting all the love it can, is there really much demand for such a screen orientation? Are there any other systems that could take advantage of this kind of layout and not just have giant black bars?

I can only think of the DS, 3DS and maybe WiiU…

Happy to be proven wrong, though!

“Let me be very clear” is such a Bernie-ism… even unattributed, it’s so easy to tell that it’s him.

Truly a global loss that he was never given a fair chance to challenge for the Presidency.

Fair cop; I guess there’s always risks in renting space in a data centre (physical intrusion), and that response definitely isn’t the best.

Not enough for me to be a deal breaker currently, but will definitely switch when my plan expires.

Unrelated, but what’s the source show for this meme?

Not yet mentioned:

Prince of Persia Trilogy (Sands of Time, Warrior Within, Two Thrones)

God of War 1&2

Devil May Cry 1-3

Bully (Canis Canem Edit in PAL)

Killer7

Under the Skin

Viewtiful Joe 1&2

I’ve not encountered any issues filling up my NAS with torrented Linux ISOs via NordVPN?

My priority for a VPN has just been no logging and the ability to ‘travel’ internationally… so if there the case, no need to rush out and switch then?

Makes me glad that I procrastinated on switching over, I guess I’ll just ride out my current NordVPN subscription and switch over to Mullvad?

Almost makes me afraid to ask the community, what exactly is wrong with Nord? 😅

Replace mega corp with ‘a publicly traded entity’ and you’re spot-on the money.

There are a very few studios that aren’t beholden to the whims of vulture capitalist investors, and they’re the only ones still putting out absolute bangers (Larian), upholding their promises (Hello Games) or keeping the entire gaming industry from consuming itself in a blaze of pure shitfuckery (Valve).

At least once…

…the brown slop on the left could easily be a two’fer!

I’ll give Libre Office a crack over the weekend, if/when I get my Bazzite installation going and will see how it goes; I wonder just how much support it has for the newer functions that have outputs that overfill into adjacent cells (e.g. UNIQUE)?

I think the biggest hurdle against transitioning away from Windows to Linux for most government offices isn’t the OS itself - but rather the MS Office suite!

You’d honestly be surprised how pervasive Excel is amongst white collar workers; and I think the biggest hurdle is the uncertainty of compatibility (of formulas, macros, workbook links etc.) from Excel to Open/Libre Office alternatives.

I literally started downloading the Bazzite installer on my PC just before heading out to work - will be installing it on a spare NVME and seeing how it goes tonight hopefully!

Bazzite does have a Nvidia-specific build, I’ll report back in a day or two how I go with my 3090.

Very true, same applies to the ESRB in the US. The ESA literally only formed the organisation to self-censor rather than leave it to the Gov’t following outrage over Mortal Kombat — if I’m remembering correctly?

Here in Australia, the ACB is a government body — but just about as useless, if not even more so! For the longest time, we had to have our games additionally censored because they were viewed as for children and therefore couldn’t depict excessive violence, any sexual themes or drug use. Manhunt, Grand Theft Auto 3 & Vice City were notable examples.

What am I getting at, even I don’t know. I guess to say that both implementations can be shit…? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Why is just about every EV so goddamn hideous? Like, apart from the Abarth 500e and the id.Buzz - I struggle to think of another aesthetically pleasing one!

I don’t think auto-designers are particularly bad, as there are definitely good looking cars in the market - but man, WOOF!

Haven’t played the GTA3 Dreamcast port yet… it always felt more like tech demo than an actual game to me, especially after playing Vice City.

Will definitely give it a go at some point in the future, though - hopefully?

Rocko’s Modern Life, Angry Beavers, Ren & Stimpy, etc.

That was a rabbit hole to fall down, unlocking so many childhood memories! For some reason, I thought those were all by Klasky Csupo, turns out I totally misremembered… 😅

May as well throw CatDog onto that list too, I sing the theme song to my daughter to make her laugh…

I kinda feel sorry for later generations, there really is no way that modern kids animation holds a candle to what we millennials got to experience.

Until Samsung (in particular) actually deliver on their stated promise, I’ll remain skeptical.

Especially as less than a year ago iFixIt had to terminate their relationship/agreement because Samsung failed to deliver on their promises to aid in end-user repairs.

For all their myriad of flaws, Apple at least has a proven track record of providing long term security and feature updates.

You know what really grinds my gears?

Region-specific bonus tracks that are literally not available on any streaming service in an official capacity; the only place I can find them are on YouTube - where they could get DMCA’ed at a moment’s notice…

Two tracks off the top of my head like this are:

1. Don’t Tell Me It’s Over by Blink 182, from Take Off Your Pants & Jacket
2. Subject to Change by Sum 41, from Chuck