☠ Captain Arcee ☠

Retro computer enthusiast, software archivist, Linux hobbyist (when my installs don't break 😭). Lover of beige plastics and trackball mice. I post and boost all sorts of retro and Linux stuff. Very Anti-GenAI.

Desktop: Tiny 10
Laptop: Artix Linux + KDE Plasma

I enjoy finding stuff on the internet for people.

Captain of The Byte Pirates!

ByteDeck Studios: https://rumble.com/c/c-6413658
Streams Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@TheByteDeckFullStreams

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2026-03-30 08:59:07 UTC

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I did not sell my copy of KI on SNES. Found it randomly on my entertainment center
https://cdn.masto.host/retrogaidencom/media_attachments/files/116/317/295/175/822/394/original/87bf12d155fc5042.jpg

2026-03-28 07:09:38 UTC

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I like how they just reused the Sega Phaser for this laser tag toy

2026-03-27 05:02:37 UTC

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would be cool to see more 2D fighters like VF2 Genesis. I liked how they approached 3D on a 2D system while still keeping the core elements that make Virtua Fighter what it is

2026-03-25 19:42:34 UTC

Checking out the #brutaldon client and it looks super clean with the brutalist theme
https://cdn.masto.host/retrogaidencom/media_attachments/files/116/291/518/675/162/970/original/893894aef814cf5a.png

2026-03-21 19:42:05 UTC

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https://cdn.masto.host/retrogaidencom/media_attachments/files/116/268/867/364/849/510/original/5a7cd1701f1248f1.mp4

2026-03-20 16:27:45 UTC

RIP Chuck Norris (1940-2026, 86 yrs old)
https://cdn.masto.host/retrogaidencom/media_attachments/files/116/262/440/758/060/541/original/996eed76c6ca2805.mp4

2026-03-19 04:56:49 UTC

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I had an N64 for about two years. For the longest time, I only had GoldenEye cause I bought the console specifically so that my college friends and I could have some fun. But once the pandemic came around, I didn't have much use for the N64 so I sold it.
I never really cared for the N64 tbh. I've always been more of a PlayStation kind of guy when it comes to 5th gen consoles

2026-03-17 18:11:35 UTC

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:guilded_lul:

2026-03-17 17:45:56 UTC

The AI in Google weather is starting to make up words
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2026-03-12 17:55:48 UTC

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I bet. The wifi sucked back then 😂

2026-03-12 17:50:54 UTC

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I had connection issues with online matches back in 2021. I don't remember if KI 2013 has rollback but I was playing around the time I was playing a fighter that had rollback and I think I was just spoiled by how the feature made online matches smooth even when the connection weakened.
I'm sure the base single player mode is quite alright. I just don't enjoy playing many fighters offline unless I'm playing against another human player.

2026-03-12 17:40:29 UTC

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I can't remember if I sold my Killer Instinct SNES cart but I remember thinking it was the coolest fighter ever. I loved how there was virtually no load times and you kept your life bar the same from round to round (unless you lost ofc). Riptor was my favorite character.
I've played the reboot from 2013 on Steam but I still like the SNES game more. Never played KI 2 or KI Gold on N64

2026-03-10 19:05:02 UTC

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I got a variety here
https://cdn.masto.host/retrogaidencom/media_attachments/files/116/206/430/758/264/678/original/01370bb8cbae1c4d.png

2026-03-04 03:41:03 UTC

Super Contra NES to SNES Conversion - RetroRGB https://retrorgb.com/super-contra-nes-to-snes-conversion.html

2026-02-27 17:30:11 UTC

Are there any cool projects out there for PowerPC macs? Looking for something to check out on my PowerMac G4 for #MARCHintosh
(Edit: must work on MacOS 9)

2026-02-22 15:31:19 UTC

You know how Nintendo has been coming out with modern versions of controllers for the Classics app?
Well, they did it again for the VIRTUAL BOY!
Technically, it's just the headset and there's two versions: cardboard (like Labo) and a plastic one that looks exactly like the original console. Too bad there's no controller replica.
https://youtube.com/shorts/tQuYIJ9AeXg?si=Chu0iuwAB6HuQdMu

2026-02-20 05:43:42 UTC

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Tails was never the same after he dropped Sonic down a pit

2026-02-12 21:13:52 UTC

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as a kid, my local Pizza Hutt had coloring books and crayons and I'd like looking at the pages that other kids would color. And another I went to sometimes had these trial/demo versions of family trivia board games

2026-02-03 09:57:08 UTC

Decided I wanted to transfer my PC to a different case so that I could fit more drives.
New Vs Old
https://cdn.masto.host/retrogaidencom/media_attachments/files/116/006/095/619/609/410/original/dd0f11532d0e4963.jpg
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2026-02-03 01:53:23 UTC

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personally, I like Aero Gauge on N64
https://cdn.masto.host/retrogaidencom/media_attachments/files/116/004/196/178/122/711/original/2f39da1076f477a7.png
https://cdn.masto.host/retrogaidencom/media_attachments/files/116/004/198/555/225/972/original/e84ff6d32d8cb990.png
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2026-02-02 20:49:58 UTC

Linux Mint yet again solidifies itself as the choice for new Linux users Linux Mint just made the terminal easier to ignore than ever https://share.google/dMv6diKa403HSk4LW

2026-01-31 03:04:50 UTC

Guess who successfully set up a #ArchLinux box running #KDEPlasma 🤯
https://cdn.masto.host/retrogaidencom/media_attachments/files/115/987/488/809/127/180/original/69bc2a74e57956ae.jpg

2026-01-30 23:33:29 UTC

So, after hours of troubleshooting, I can't get #Nobara to work anymore.
So I'm switching to #ArchLinux since that's my what homie runs and he'll be able to do future troubleshooting easily since he'll know what to do.

2026-01-27 14:48:57 UTC

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I think the real issue is that folks come over to mastodon from places like X/Twitter and other mainstream social media platforms and don't understand how a federated system works so those folks just move over to mastodon.social because they don't know any better. I never joined that instance not just because a good chunk of the mastodon community would be lost if mastodon.social ever went down, but also because I felt it could be a potential cesspool since anyone could join it

2026-01-25 20:38:03 UTC

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printer paper

2026-01-23 09:21:41 UTC

RE: https://social.erambert.me/@macthemes/115943591671305230
Make your old 90s mac look like the Final Fantasy VII menus
#note1l4n…c4c7

2026-01-20 00:24:14 UTC

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I still use Office 97 or 2000, depending on the mood. I tested Office 97 on Linux via WINE years ago and it worked flawlessly

2026-01-19 20:48:47 UTC

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it does have ad and tracker blocking. Don't know for certain if it blocks ads on YouTube successfully or not but you're welcome to try for yourself

2026-01-19 20:14:19 UTC

I have finally fully switched to #Vivaldi. Been using Brave 🤮 cause for whatever reason Vivaldi on mobile (specifically Android) doesn't support grouped tabs, but Brave on Android does. But today, I was hit with "wanna try out the AI" on Brave and I was like hell no. Vivaldi was always a backup on my phone but now it's set to my default browser on my phone and Brave is no longer installed.

2026-01-16 17:02:04 UTC

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well ain't that ominous

2026-01-11 16:20:22 UTC

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you might find this funny. Just don't listen at high volume with headphones on :guilded_lul: https://youtu.be/FweAZfgZMvw?si=mu25kBt67kYgk-oq

2026-01-11 05:06:51 UTC

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think I've gotten 3 or so levels in this game. From the little I played years ago on my Raspberry Pi 3, I remember it being pretty fun

2026-01-08 01:38:24 UTC

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idk why, but Fester's Quest on the NES came to mind first. My dad told me it was the hardest NES game he'd ever played

2026-01-02 15:44:33 UTC

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2025 was quite the busy year. I haven't streamed since last February and I'd like to go back but I've been too busy with work and my new relationship to figure out a schedule to stream

2025-12-30 18:55:55 UTC

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I used to hype GeForce Now for those who couldn't afford a good PC but this kinda nails it in the coffin :gabbruh:

2025-12-23 22:51:55 UTC

Check your #3DS battery if you haven't in a long time. Went to turn on my softmodded #2DS after being neglected for a couple of years. The #battery was shot. After a bit of charging, I'd turn it on. Blue light appears for a few seconds and then turns off with no screen activity. Thankfully I can pick a new one up for cheap and it's dead simple to change the battery. #nintendo

2025-12-19 15:28:25 UTC

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every major search engine I've used unfortunately has AI but I feel DuckDuckGo is the least offensive. It's the one Vivaldi defaults to and I've pretty much had no issues for the last 3 years. The only discrepancy I've noticed is that sometimes you can put the same search in both Google and DuckDuckGo and get slightly different results, usually with which sites appear at the top first.

2025-12-16 05:54:04 UTC

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restaurants that don't have a phone and only have online ordering. It made calling back places for job interviews about a year ago a pain.
All I want to do is talk to a human

2025-12-07 17:18:49 UTC

Not urgent by any means, but does anyone know of a good source for anti-electrostatic bags for #computer parts, preferably in bulk and bag sizes ranging from suitable for RAM modules to AT and ATX #motherboards?

2025-10-02 05:59:51 UTC

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check out the instance I'm on and see if it would be a fit for you. We are always welcoming of new members and I think you'd be a great fit for retro-gaiden

2025-09-20 16:37:51 UTC

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I think this is the first time I've ever seen hops on the plant. I usually just see a picture of them on the side of a beer can. Are the hops being used for brewing or something else?

2025-09-03 05:31:05 UTC

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this looks promising upon first glance. It is a bit late for me to work more on this today but I'll let you know if it ends up working for me. Thank you very much!

2025-09-03 05:07:39 UTC

has anyone successfully installed a #Linux distro on a #Macbook Pro 2010 (macbook 7,1)? I want to triple boot Snow Leopard, Windows XP, and a linux distro (preferably Debian-based) but I'm having issues with installation, either generic/unknown errors or GRUB won't #install
I'm new to manual partitioning, so maybe I'm missing something past the usual ext4 partition and the swap partition.

2025-08-29 20:16:14 UTC

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I plan on using them for various projects and upgrades. One I have in mind is upgrading the HDD in my MacBook Pro 2010 from 250GB to 1TB

2025-08-29 20:11:10 UTC

A few weeks back I found these SATA laptop drives in a dumpster behind a once abandoned third party apple repair store. I finally got around to using #gparted to wipe all of the drives so that I could use them. Here's a photo of the drives I found and wiped
https://cdn.masto.host/retrogaidencom/media_attachments/files/115/113/860/108/719/246/original/dfe0edc88d0851bb.jpg

2025-08-28 21:32:07 UTC

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I have a Palm TX that came after. My dad rocked it up until he replaced it with an iPod Touch 2nd gen. I took it years ago for a long forgotten project but I use it now for shareware palm games. I wish PDAs never went out of style.

2025-08-10 14:48:23 UTC

I was looking for a PDF of Visual Basic 6 for Dummies and I stumbled upon this project that aims to bring VB6 to the modern era https://twinbasic.com/

2025-08-05 23:02:44 UTC

Bringing home my childhood #Legos with me tonight. The Duplo box is my curated collection of favorite Legos, and the Knex box is an extension of the Duplo box. Also taking home my original #Atari Flashback.
https://cdn.masto.host/retrogaidencom/media_attachments/files/114/978/631/349/163/745/original/d00ba51aa6be7523.jpg

2025-07-24 16:31:51 UTC

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There's a project called exigy by @npub1yqw…ywz8, a VisualBasic & Hypercard-like shareware game creation kit. its still in the works but I've been following ever since I heard about it earlier this year. https://exigy.org

2025-07-24 16:27:04 UTC

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It'd be cool to put together a modern shareware compilation and put it on a DVD or SD card for physical distribution

2025-07-24 01:20:43 UTC

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imo, one of if not the best Win3.1 game

2025-07-15 03:33:15 UTC

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is this how I find out its spelled with an "s" at the end of brussel? I grew up my entire life spelling it as brussel sprouts. Wonder if that is an American spelling or something

2025-07-08 19:50:45 UTC

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In the near future I'd love to learn VB. It'd be neat to make simple programs for Win9x. Saving this article for later. If you use the reader mode built into most browsers, it's a bit easier to read but anything that is part of the animations is lost ofc.

2025-07-08 19:04:54 UTC

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Either that or horrible shareware compilation 700,000 games in one DVDs

2025-07-08 17:47:37 UTC

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I've worked at a few places that had the credit card stamper but I never had the pleasure of using it since it was only to be used if the credit card system or the power went down.
Wish proper small computer stores were a thing when I was growing up. There's plenty of computer repair shops that'll build you a system but long gone are the days of RadioShack (pre-cellular days) and CompUSA. Closest I've ever had to anything like a computer store would be Circuit City, Best Buy, or Staples

2025-07-08 14:10:30 UTC

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and folks should also know by now not to pick a random comment under a post to reply to and make a statement that doesn't need the involvement of anyone but OP. Just had someone make a reply to my reply that had nothing to do with my reply directly. It was just a reply to the OP. And because they replied to me, I was CC'ed 😒

2025-06-30 19:59:00 UTC

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now that I think about it, were Orbitz made by Clearly Canadian? similar bottles and it says PRODUCT OF CANADA on the orbiz cap

2025-06-29 18:35:45 UTC

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I'd buy from AT directly but these headphones are discontinued according to the website so I'll have to pick it up for $85 USD on Amazon

2025-06-29 17:31:21 UTC

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Thank you, I'll add it to the list of possible candidates. I like how it has a detachable cable that can be replaced if damaged. I have a cat who likes to occasionally chew on cables. He hasn't done so in a very long time, but better to play it safe just in case.

2025-06-29 17:11:23 UTC

Hey, I'm looking for headphones suggestions. My current pair is over 4 years old and are starting to fall apart.
Looking for something
- under $150 USD
- wired (or bluetooth+wired)
- decent bass
- over-ear design
All suggestions welcomed, even if they deviate a little from what I'm looking for

2025-06-29 05:44:42 UTC

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I doubt he resides in that house anymore but I kinda want to still send mail at least once just to see what would happen

2025-06-29 05:18:18 UTC

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I was able to dig around using the non-flash version of the site and there's a mailing address under "Contact us". I'm tempted to write to that address and ask them about TJ&E

2025-06-27 01:57:24 UTC

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apparently whatever is in the USA is a reboot cause it was in the US in the 90s and early 2000s but then was discontinued and later brought back in 2015 or so. Not sure if that was only in the US or Clearly Canadian as a whole.
I absolutely love the Raspberry one

2025-06-26 19:37:00 UTC

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its about the same down south. $2.69 USD

2025-06-26 19:25:07 UTC

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I don't know why I consider Clearly Canadian to be "fancy" but because I do I find it interesting to see it at my local gas stations.

2025-06-04 17:21:04 UTC

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not without modifying the cartridge case at least. I would see someone cutting a hole out that matches the PLCC socket to access the flash rom chip from the outside. or modify an stl of a MD cartridge

2025-06-03 03:22:04 UTC

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this is my first time hearing about it but I initially followed ya anyways cause I saw you talking about an open source video game console. What is the Sentinel 65X?

2025-04-22 16:31:44 UTC

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I don't like contemporary website builders so this intrigues me 😄

2025-04-22 16:26:22 UTC

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I have yet another project to add to the ceiling high pile 😂 thank you!!! I'll be looking forward to when I can find time to check it out.

2025-03-17 17:07:03 UTC

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so glad the Ninja Turtles Return

2025-03-10 19:24:22 UTC

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I also occasionally take a trip with a friend to a recycling center whenever we meet up. Just like how car folks go out to the recycling center for spare parts, I go out for rare retro computer parts and laptops to restore

2025-03-10 19:18:41 UTC

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myself anytime I buy an old laptop off eBay that's listed as untested/for parts. Thankfully every one so far has either worked completely fine with minor cosmetic damage, or immaculate condition cosmetically but a faulty battery or disk/disc drive

2025-03-03 15:26:30 UTC

Got paid today for the first time at the new job. Feels good to actually be able to pay bills on time. And have money left over to save for future tech projects.

2025-02-27 19:04:53 UTC

This is tight af https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/ea-just-open-sourced-command-conquer-red-alert-renegade-and-generals/

2025-02-20 21:38:48 UTC

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absolutely! If you ever start one up, I'd be down to contribute. I have a ton of PC games on CD I'd like to have some documentation on that I can share to the public

2025-02-20 21:34:04 UTC

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I get that. I'd much prefer a community maintained, open source video game wiki. That fact that there isn't one is quite baffling. But like you mentioned, we (as in the community) might have to make our own.

2025-02-20 21:25:46 UTC

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this looks promising https://rawg.io

2025-02-20 21:24:16 UTC

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somehow the launchbox DB has less info (it doesn't have system requirements)

2025-02-20 21:21:31 UTC

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I've used the LaunchBox DB in the past but I'm not sure if that's what you're looking for https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com

2025-02-20 21:18:07 UTC

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I'll keep looking though. I've been fed up with Mobygames for some time now. The info specifically for System Requirements has always been lackluster and I always felt could use more info, especially on computer games

2025-02-20 21:14:47 UTC

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I hadn't realized it was just a personal archive in the works

2025-02-20 21:11:35 UTC

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check out @npub1dcr…llxs

2025-02-20 02:19:02 UTC

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Brent had some rather nice handwriting.

2025-02-10 22:40:28 UTC

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I archived the text on https://archive.org/details/c-1-protocol-description just in case

2025-02-02 22:30:18 UTC

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glad to see you found it. I tried looking myself but to no avail

2025-02-02 21:19:56 UTC

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ooh, what is this program? some sort of serial number finder for old mac programs?

2025-01-18 23:07:34 UTC

@npub1yqw…ywz8 I know you're currently working on tomo.city, but what are your plans as far as architecture support for exigy? I was thinking of turning my raspberry pi 4 into a dev console for programs and games and I was wondering if there were plans down the road for exigy to be on arm64/raspberry pi

2025-01-12 20:49:56 UTC

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I am very excited. This looks so cool!

2025-01-05 08:49:55 UTC

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it all just keep getting better and better. I can't wait to see what the future holds for your projects.

2024-12-11 19:50:58 UTC

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single card download play was perfect for families cause they only needed to pick up 1 copy one the game and everyone could play. I remember playing titles like Mario Kart DS, New SMB, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare with my little brother.

2024-12-11 06:33:48 UTC

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I found this when looking up Torque Game Builder. I think you might find this interesting at the very least https://github.com/GarageGames/Torque2D

2024-11-09 04:13:16 UTC

DOOM ON 16 BIT x86 HARDWARE! https://github.com/FrenkelS/Doom8088

2024-10-22 19:50:48 UTC

Not including popular memes or music videos, this is probably my most watched video on YouTube. I've been a fan of Joel since 2015 and I always loved his Madness streams. This is my favorite one, an 8+ hour marathon of DOS games. Check it out https://youtu.be/3WXn6ba9sQA?si=rrTIB3VtgfX3iVya

2024-09-19 20:05:39 UTC

The moment y'all been waiting for! I finally built my wrist mounted raspberry pi: the Tekubicom Mark I. It has a 3.5in resistive touch display mounted on a raspberry pi 4 4GB, a 30,000 mAh power bank with built in flashlight, a speaker, and a keyboard. its all put together with industrial strength Velcro and some PVC fittings. I want to build another one in the future though cause this thing is heavy.
I'll post more info as I get around to it but for now, here are some photos I took.
https://cdn.masto.host/retrogaidencom/media_attachments/files/113/166/008/957/801/193/original/20fff5c001058e50.png
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2024-09-18 05:53:27 UTC

This
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