Christian, born in the mid-90s. Hopeful for the future, nostalgic about the past. I'm just here to share the love of video games and facilitate discussions about them, as well as reminiscing on retro culture and PC gaming memories.
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Last Notes npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…scxd I'm not using any BSD variety but what I've found about the seventh-gen Bethesda (or Obsidian, in this case) titles is that they generally run better on Linux in terms of stability. Try running NV, Fallout 3 or Oblivion (original) on modern Windows and you'll run into all sorts of problems, but running those games on Linux via Proton is a significantly better experience. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…h399 I'd say 2008. Things were still pretty good until the recession and a certain somebody who hesitated when he spoke. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: Gmanlives is one of my favorite gaming Youtube channels. He's not exclusively retro but he covers a lot of great retro games in reviews and retrospectives that I personally think are very well-done. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…h399 I hate to side with Boomers OR Gen X'ers but they're not entirely wrong. Just not seeing the whole picture, either. It's a combination of laziness, fear of conditions (especially those who live in cesspits known as a modern city), but it's also because of the over-reliance on smartphones and social media. Seen all three of these with my own eyes. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…h399 I still read both, mostly novels. As for comics, that's usually only for certain franchises like Star Wars, and I also dabble in manga. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: One of the games that formulated my childhood was Star Wars: Rebel Assault II. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…h399 I'd really love to live in Nirn (Elder Scrolls world), specifically in the Summerset Isles. A runner up would Cyrodiil during the height of the Third Empire, before the Oblivion Crisis. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: In your opinion, what is the most quintessentially 90s video game you can imagine? npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…scxd I have yet to run Stellaris on Linux but man, it had major stuttering the longer I played when I used to play it on Windows. Good to know that there are options to reduce it at least. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: I think one of the loneliest parts of growing older is that you've had the time to witness the things you grew up with fade away, and you can't do anything about it. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: After watching this guy playing the first game, I'm strongly considering grabbing the Master of Orion 1+2 bundle on GOG for the summer sale. I love 4X strategy and I know how foundational this one was on the genre! npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…j6ac Nice, they should use this if we ever get a Sonic Mania 2 :odysee_thinking: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…j6ac The only problem I have with the music is that it's short and ends up looping easier during a stage. It's a good song other than that! npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: I know Marble Zone gets a lot of hate and I understand why (the level design being the main issue), but I always loved the aesthetic of it. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…scxd I feel like I read how to unlock him in a game tips magazine way back when but I can't remember it now haha. Every time I sit down and play it again, I forget he was even in that game until he randomly pops up. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: To end this rant, I just want to say that if you are able to stop looking at all the bad stuff in life, the good stuff shines brighter. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: It's also tied to how I feel about the drama and doomerism people seem to really be pushing. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: Also, if anyone is curious why this thought popped in my head... npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: Know something I've learned over the past year or two? Being able to love something and not be angry about its flaws is extremely underrated. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: I generally don't care for foul language but this clip has always made me crack up ever since I first saw it years ago. Something about the guy's delivery that makes it so funny :odysee_laughing: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…j6ac "Someone should put you in a box floating down the river, grandma!" :knuckleslol: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: One of the great tragedies of our time is how many Gen Z and Gen Alpha kids don't really know Spongebob all that well :rp_depre: Those Plankton roasts near the end were incredible :odysee_laughing: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…j6ac Yep, been on Steam since 2010 myself! I didn't go all-in on buying games there until 2018 or so but it's also my home on PC. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…j6ac I'm optimistic on both but it's also a big part of why I diversified my game library across Steam, GOG and even Epic (though I'd rather not make Epic my home platform ever). npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…j6ac Fortunate for us, Valve has a pretty darn good legal team and people behind it all (Gaben and the like) who seem to stand on principle and not just profit. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: I still say that the multi-faceted attacks on Valve on all fronts is completely intentional: an attempt to assault one of the only pro-consumer digital media distributors on the planet. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…xuut @nprofile…8y2y Yeah, I figured they'd raise the price during this bubble but a $300 spike wasn't even remotely in my consideration :terry_nono: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…j6ac @nprofile…8y2y It's 100% the RAM/flash memory shortage that caused this price hike. Valve pretty much all but said that in the announcement post. That's why I'm not too heartbroken: knowing how Valve operates, they will likely bring prices down again when it's feasible to do so. Non-doomerist estimates say 2027 or 2028 is when the market will start to even out and prices will go back down, which would be great for the eventual release of the Steam Deck 2. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…8y2y It's immensely unfortunate. I don't blame Valve, there wasn't much they could do, but it still sucks. My advice would be to just wait for the Steam Deck 2, as I would guess it will probably release after the RAMpocalypse starts to die down. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…j6ac Oh yeah, I remember this one :odysee_laughing: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…j6ac I definitely recommend Mafia 2 and Watch Dogs 2, though the other games in both franchises are also worth a play. I just consider the second entry to be the best game in both franchises. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…j6ac I think the main thing for me is that I just really don't like the story or settings enough to put up with them for gameplay I can get in other franchises. Mafia has phenomenal writing. Watch Dogs has great characters and the hacking gameplay. Those, on top of roughly the same style of gameplay that GTA has, means I see zero reason to really play GTA that much. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: I don't think I'll ever truly understand why GTA is so beloved. Yes, during the PS2 era, they set the stage for most open world games today. However, after the PS2, the series was basically just retreading the same ground with better graphics. I actually have ZERO interest in GTA6 whatsoever. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…j6ac Worse still, I heard she was streaming to raise money for a family member's medical costs... even for someone with hope like mine, that makes it challenging to not lose all faith in human kindness :rp_depre: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: Public execution for whomever swats someone. It's the only righteous consequence :guts: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…j6ac I'm the one person on earth who really hates the Beatles so that one is okay by me :odysee_laughing: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…j6ac Not that I'm aware of, but they did kinda go their separate ways over the years. I'm also not super familiar with id's history other than the games. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: LEGENDARY. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…87y0 Awesome, thanks, I'll bookmark it! npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: I'm curious what the Fediverse would recommend as a resource for learning MS-DOS in 2026. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…h9j8 Have you ever played the sequel? I haven't finished it but it feels like a superior game overall. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…ty9m Before I had a dedicated gaming PC, I used to play Skyrim on an old laptop with ~20 FPS, so low that the trees wouldn't animate in the breeze anymore. I beat it that way... it wasn't pleasant, but my motivation to play that game outweighed my frustration with framerate :guilded_lol: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…ff0l Yep, I'm in cyber! Though not currently employed, unfortunately haha. I use Proton Pass as my password manager and I like Cake Wallet for crypto(currency) things because it's open source, non-custodial, and supports a lot of coins including Monero. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…lssg I use the AI (it's actually a pretty solid private AI option, at least in my experience) but I don't use the crypto stuff because I only do crypto-related things with Cake Wallet lol npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: The "Strike" games are easily some of the best games on the Genesis. I was always a fan of Urban Strike, personally, but Desert Strike is undoubtedly the definitive classic. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…lssg Yeah, I'm not sure who it's for and have no intentions of using it myself... I mean, I don't use EVERY feature Brave offers but I do like most of the features it comes with by default. Plus, I'm a tinkerer, I like to set up my browsers to work exactly as I intend them to. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: Has anyone played Arcade Paradise? npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…u8ra I didn't know this was a thing but it's a project I might need to look into at some point! I never got to play XBL in the day because I refused to pay the subscription lol npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…scxd They use Windows for most of the "normie" employees but I'd be willing to bet they use some form of Linux for the more secure stuff. Windows with Bitlocker is secure against criminals who steal a computer, but that's about it. LUKS on Linux is secure enough to make even powerful and advanced governments sweat. It's why they rely on metadata more than trying to crack encrypted data. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: If you never got to eat at a Taco Bell when they still had this 90s aesthetic, you missed out on something really special. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…y6qf Using a VPN? It's possible that's what's causing it. That, or it could just be a bug. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: I always preferred retro games from the NES onward but I did grow up on some of the 2600 games. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…x8la That's the fun part: I don't :guilded_lul: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…x8la I've always been a fan of Tusky's UI. Not a huge fan of the developer but the app itself is very solid. It just feels right to use it. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…gnp3 How custom was it?? That's quite a hefty price haha npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: Such an incredible game... I really need to play it again, the atmosphere and writing is unbeatable. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…8y2y Can relate! I used to be really good at staying caught up with this community but life has been non-stop for me lately. A good problem to have (at least, it's looking like it) but still, I hate that I haven't been as sociable here as I used to be :luigisad: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…x8la @nprofile…05fn Welcome Daniel, happy to have you here! RG is a pretty special place, that's for sure! npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…4d45 My Blu-Ray copy of the show is still sitting on my Blu-Ray player... I dug it out to rewatch it but haven't had the chance to sit down and actually do so. Such a great series! I have yet to see the movie, though. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn Looks great but is there any way you can get the images to fade out into transparency on the edges, at least on the right side? npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn You don't know how to stop, in the best possible way :odysee_laughing: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn I figured it probably wouldn't work well given the little bit I know about CSS. Oh well, it looks great either way! npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn That is SLEEK. Do you think it can be done for the desktop version as well, or is that beyond the scope of the way it's designed? npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn Heck yeah, that's smooth :doge_cool: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…lssg :gabletsgo: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn Ah yeah, that's one I've been planning to play at some point! npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…lssg I really need to start doing Pomodoro for my studies. I've heard it works wonders but my brain tells me that I'm wasting time if I do it :guilded_lul: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn Which game is this? I know Beyond Oasis was a really solid Zelda-like on the Genesis. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…he7z I forgot about these! I genuinely miss them, they were fun. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…kqnv @nprofile…05fn It still had quite a few busy servers last I checked, similar to how Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is still pretty busy! npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…4d45 Fair enough, I would agree it would've been nice if you had more options if caught. I think they just wanted to give the whole sequence a tense feel, for better and worse. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…2dt8 Based Japan. No more Karens keeping fathers from their kids or pitting the kids against the other parent just to win custody. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…kqnv @nprofile…05fn Yep! You should try to get the game sometime, it's still somewhat active even today. That said, Quake Live or even the enhanced re-release of the first Quake are probably more active on the multiplayer side of things. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn Now there's a cutscene I've not seen in a long time... long time. 👴 npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…4d45 I'll give you Mother Brain, she's annoying in all the games except Super. Definitely disagree on the stealth sequence though, it was a twist that ties the whole story together IMO. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…86gn Not bad! My only CRTs that I have are color TVs. One doesn't have the best visual quality (and it's not just because it only has composite) but the other is pretty decent despite being reasonably small. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…86gn Slick, that must have been a nice dash of geeky fun! npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…86gn Partially, they're getting tougher and tougher to find for affordable rates these days. With something like this, you get the advantage of modern display tech and Linux, but you can emulate the glow of a CRT terminal. Best of both worlds! npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: If you're on Linux and want a really cool way to resemble CLIs on older machines, this little program lets you do just that. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn If only it actually FELT like spring here! :guilded_lul: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…4d45 Super takes place after the events of Metroid 1/ZM and it's on the same planet. Metroid 2 (the GB Color game) takes place in between them. Basically, in Metroid 1/ZM, you're on Samus' first major mission for the Federation and are exploring her home world of Zebes. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn I see you decided to go with it! I like the color you picked, the peachy orange with green accents looks perfect with the new logo and style of the site! :rg5: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn With the darker, neon-driven 90s arcade vibe that the site has, my vote is for the peach-colored Windows 95-style cursor. Feels the most appropriate IMO. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…4d45 EDIT: Nevermind this, I just saw your newest post :guilded_lul: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn Layered defenses: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…lssg Culturally, we've regressed massively. Politically, the jury's still out :guilded_lul: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn One of these days, I plan to really sit down and just emulate loads of Saturn games. I kinda want to wait until I get myself a Retro-Bit Saturn controller though, I want as close to the original experience as I can affordably get :odysee_thinking: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn I seriously need to play more of that series. I've only played VF2 on the Genesis lol npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…4d45 Still my least favorite part of that game. Wall jumping SUCKS, I don't know why games pushed that so hard over the years. :terry_nono: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn I never played the others but Amped was incredible! Being able to scream downhill to your favorite songs was an experience like no other :beavisandbutthead: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…kqnv I suppose "under the radar" wasn't the right term. I just mean that I remember how most people wanted the PS3/360, while I only wanted a Wii. Maybe it was because I was always a PC gamer but I just felt like the PS3/360 didn't offer much compared to the Wii, which had an extremely unique game library. npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn So, let me get this straight... npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…kqnv The Wii is an amazing console, I hate how it flew under the radar so much, at least outside of the Nintendo fanbase. It tried some really ambitious things and was just a great party console! npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…4d45 Very nice, you have restraint I definitely lack :guilded_lul: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…sfh0 A+ translation :guilded_lul: Never heard of this one, I'll have to check it out! npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…kqnv Yeah, I'm definitely more of the first myself, I just like to take life at a pace where I can appreciate things :loz: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…05fn Finally getting that home base set up, nice! :gabsalute: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: My life in a nutshell. I take my time with things and get everyone yelling at me because of it :odysee_laughing: npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…kytd Yep, I already have it on a VM to explore when I get the chance. I'm also thinking about making a retro computing Raspberry Pi project at some point, since it'd be a bit more affordable than hunting down a bunch of era-appropriate hardware haha npub1478fd2xpn87u9lmyuhn7fhpst6ewtah9wk4exjm9ray9s9v3h5ps2xk4fw Jakob Fel :spinningdisc: @nprofile…20l0 Protoweb is incredible! I need to sit down and explore it a bit more because what I saw so far was pretty amazing.
