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Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:39:46
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Get them a godamn CRT with wired controllers and make them sit on the floor like we used to.

I never had to sit on the floor to game. I had a nice bean bag chair. I still get nostalgic every time I see one at Walmart.

I still get nostalgic thinking about when we moved the SNES onto the floor to get more controller cord length. We sat on the floor playing R-type.

My brother got to the last level when our cat casually walked over and stepped on the reset button.

Rather than pause and stop the game he kept playing and let out slow "Noooooooooooo"

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I still get nostalgic thinking about when we moved the SNES onto the floor to get more controller cord length. We sat on the floor playing R-type.

My brother got to the last level when our cat casually walked over and stepped on the reset button.

Rather than pause and stop the game he kept playing and let out slow "Noooooooooooo"

LOL cats know exactly what they are doing too.

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LOL cats know exactly what they are doing too.

I remember taking my snes and killer instinct to a sleepover.

I did a 64 hit combo on my friend who had never played the game before for more than 5 minutes. His face was like the suspicious Fry  Futurama meme.

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Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:12:01
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If you decide to get a TV, I recommend checking that it has a low latency "game" mode and check reviews regarding gaming on it.

If you get a monitor, they don't have latency issues like TVs do, but they also don't support 4:3 aspect ratios, so old gaming hardware will be stretched into widescreen without any way to change it via the monitor itself, if that bothers you.

solid advice, thanks.
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After researching some more, I'm stepping away from a promising monitor I had seen. It was equal parts monitor and tv, with a slew of smart tv funcrionality and 4KHD, but the panel technology is VA, which can often suffer from excessive ghosting apparently.
VA use seems widespread in 'cheaper' monitors which is a bummer. Even worse is that with TV's it seems uncommon to mention the panel technology being used.

I might pass by an electronics shop and have a look at the different types of screen in real life, but I'm assuming monitors won't be displaying any gaming footage so ghosting might not be apparent anyway.
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After researching some more, I'm stepping away from a promising monitor I had seen. It was equal parts monitor and tv, with a slew of smart tv funcrionality and 4KHD, but the panel technology is VA, which can often suffer from excessive ghosting apparently.
VA use seems widespread in 'cheaper' monitors which is a bummer. Even worse is that with TV's it seems uncommon to mention the panel technology being used.

I might pass by an electronics shop and have a look at the different types of screen in real life, but I'm assuming monitors won't be displaying any gaming footage so ghosting might not be apparent anyway.

That's why I avoided this Samsung 4k monitor. I kinda wish I had got it as 1080p these days is not great when you're sitting too close to it.

Samsung QLED isn't bad. It's nowhere near OLED tech bit it is more colourful than most normal tvs.

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Buying TVs 30 years ago was a whole lot simpler. Basically just pick a price and screen size. Done.

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Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:36:42
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Buying TVs 30 years ago was a whole lot simpler. Basically just pick a price and screen size. Done.

Yeah, I felt rich when my wife and I had a 32 inch.

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Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:39:32
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Yeah, I felt rich when my wife and I had a 32 inch.

The biggest CRT I owned was a 27 inch Toshiba with composite, S-video, and component inputs. Loved that TV.

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Tue, 01 Oct 2024 20:02:42
So I'm playing Strider Arcade. The first level is fine. The 2nd level reaches Ghouls and Ghosts level bullshit.

It appears I've massively over rated some of Capcoms old arcade games based on nostalgia.

I don't mind hard but fair games. But the game screwing you over every 5 seconds. I don't even know how a normal human could ever even beat the second level without infinite continues or rewind and save states.

Ghouls and Ghosts is actually easier.
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Tue, 01 Oct 2024 20:30:06
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Arcade games in the 80s and 90s were all about taking as much money from you as possible. That's why I mostly preferred console ports.

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Wed, 02 Oct 2024 07:39:42
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Buying TVs 30 years ago was a whole lot simpler. Basically just pick a price and screen size. Done.

So true. Seems as distant as a Norman Rockwell painting these days.

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Wed, 02 Oct 2024 07:40:43

Besides work I've been in so much back pain I've struggled to even plays video games this week.

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Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:36:58
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Besides work I've been in so much back pain I've struggled to even plays video games this week.

Have you seen a doctor? Is it getting less painful over time?
There's a gel called Deep Relief, comes in a purple tube. It's pretty good, won a bunch of product awards.

Does it hurt in a specific area like a lump. Or is it more generalised like muscular pain?
When you hurt it was the onset of pain sudden like you tore something or cramped up?

If you lose control of your bladder or lose feeling around the waist/crotch area doctors recommend you go straight to Accident and Emergency.

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Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:27:53
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Besides work I've been in so much back pain I've struggled to even plays video games this week.

Damn. Sorry your still in so much pain, Aspro. I hope you get some relief soon.

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Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:55:55

Speaking of  difficult arcade games, I've been playing Capcom's Commando on Switch. Commando is my favorite Atari 7800 game. The amount of enemies, bullets, grenades and speed of it all is way, way more intense on the arcade version. It's a lot of fun but almost feel like I had a workout playing it with my arcade stick. LOL

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Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:34:52
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After six days, we finally have power!

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Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:59:27
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Now this is the real Pro system:

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Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:44:02
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Now you’re playing with power! LOL

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Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:12:50
Ravenprose said:

Speaking of  difficult arcade games, I've been playing Capcom's Commando on Switch. Commando is my favorite Atari 7800 game. The amount of enemies, bullets, grenades and speed of it all is way, way more intense on the arcade version. It's a lot of fun but almost feel like I had a workout playing it with my arcade stick. LOL



I bought that recently. Me and my brother used to play on an old PC. I had to hammer the shoot button endlessly while he aimed.

At least there's a rapid fire button on the arcade collection. I much prefer Mercs, was there ever a sequel?

BTW I gave up on Strider, just use invincibility and soak up the vibes.

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