Chris 👾

he/him, retrogames and film photography enjoyer
#retrogaming #gaming #filmphotography #cameras #scifi #comicbooks #books #bookstodon #nerd #cyclist
#biketouring #learning #japanese #日本語

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2024-08-31 14:37:35

The #Fallout Classic Collection is free on #epicgames until Sept. 5th (5pm):
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/bundles/fallout-classic-collection
#gaming
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2024-08-24 18:59:03

I don't get it. How can they hand out awards "for the best games of the year" that aren't even finished or available yet? Some (many?) games are scheduled for release in 2025 🤔
🤡 Apparently one of seven criteria is "hype". Quote: "Is this game already hyped, has it been recommended, or are there other reasons to expect a big success in sales? In this case, the jury can award points in this category."
https://www.gamescom.global/en/program/gamescom-award
#gamescom #gamescom #gaming

2024-08-19 10:18:37

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@npub1h29…gq7w And it's still pretty much unobtainable in Europe or very expensive. Same thing with Tales of Destiny. Both regularly sell for 150-200 EUR. At least I've got Parasite Eve 2 🤔

2024-08-19 10:07:28

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@npub1h29…gq7w Four racing games made Top10 - Formula 1 sure was big in 1998 😄

2024-08-15 15:02:02

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@npub12ze…hunm Awesome - this look exactly like your typical summer festival setlist in 1999: Beck, Slayer, Offspring, Sum41, Cypress Hill - it's like time travelling 😂 Highly recommend The Hives.

2024-07-21 14:26:11

#silentsunday #norway
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2024-07-13 22:17:05

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@npub16mz…hm5n Shiro 8 for the private beach access 🏖️

2024-07-10 18:47:35

Wow, what a month. Remnant from the Ashes 1 + 2, PSP games Final Fantasy Crisis Core and Jeanne D'Arc, Ratchet and Clank... 👏
https://blog.playstation.com/2024/07/10/playstation-plus-game-catalog-for-july-remnant-ii-crisis-core-final-fantasy-vii-reunion-and-more/

2024-07-10 17:44:31

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@npub12ze…hunm 👍 120 Minutes was my favorite show on MTV, I think I still have some recordings on VHS.

2024-07-06 17:33:47

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@npub1h29…gq7w I know, I know - RPGs require so much time and commitment - you can't just put in a disc and play for an evening. I enjoyed Trails in the Sky but haven't even finished the arc yet 🤷

2024-07-03 18:19:36

I wonder why it's called Trollpikken 🤭
This distinct rock in #Norway is an anorthosite - a deep rock that was formed from magma a billion years ago. It's the same rock as on the surface of the moon.
#hiking #hikes #geology
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2024-06-25 20:35:27

The best AirBnB.
#Playstation2 #Retrogaming #PS2
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2024-06-13 13:59:45

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@npub12ze…hunm 😂

2024-06-13 09:49:50

Who thought embedding underwear with RFID tracking tags and electronic waste was a good idea? 🤔
#privacy #sustainability
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2024-06-05 07:03:11

From today until June 19 you can watch 23 Japanese films and 2 TV dramas for free online at the Japanese Film Festival 2024 in 27 countries. There is drama, comedy, romance, LGBTQ+, classics, SF and a new talents horror film competition.
Lineup and schedule:
https://jff.jpf.go.jp/watch/jffonline2024/
#Japan #Movies #Letterboxd #Japanese
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2024-06-02 17:36:42

So I've been looking for some electrolytes packs for travel. For some reason Amazon recommends "Grass Fed Beef Testicles with Oyster Meat Extract from unvaccinated cattle". I'll spare you the link. That must be the grossest thing I've seen for sale on #Amazon ever.

2024-05-28 14:46:56

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@npub12ze…hunm Same, I use it mostly for ebay. I certainly don't use Paypal to discover more of what I love and I absolutely don't want to be delighted with compelling, highly personalized offers 🤔

2024-05-28 14:30:27

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@npub12ze…hunm What a bullshit bingo. Surprised they didn't mention AI-driven customer insights "to fuel their innovation pipeline" 🙄

2024-05-08 18:19:38

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@npub12ze…hunm Interesting, that name sounded familiar so I had to google it and she's of course sister of actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge 😄

2024-04-25 07:12:19

"Magdalena Wosinska spent the 1990s hanging out with bands, skateboarders and whoever else crossed her path. These photos capture blissful free spirits"
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/apr/25/outlaw-attitude-skaters-saunas-and-spontaneous-stripping-in-pictures
https://www.magdalenawosinska.com/fulfill-the-dream
#filmphotography #foofighters #skateboarding #90s

2024-04-19 20:13:05

Taylor Swift is not just dominating vinyl sales and streams, you could also buy the album on cassette.
https://storeuk.taylorswift.com/products/the-tortured-poets-department-cassette-bonus-track-the-manuscript
#taylorswift #TTPD #cassette
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2024-04-18 17:42:05

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@npub12ze…hunm In a browser? Firefox has "close all other tabs but this (selected) one". I would go mad without such a shortcut.

2024-04-07 05:28:40

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@npub12ze…hunm Couch co-op Diablo is still the most fun!

2024-03-30 08:23:01

How to quickly check if your #linux system may be affected by the recent XZ utils supply chain backdoor. Open your terminal, enter:
xz --version
bad: versions 5.6.0 or 5.6.1
ok: 5.4.6.
The malicious code could affect sshd authentification (CVE-2024-3094). Updates and downgrades for SuSE, Fedora, Kali and other distros are available.
Pop!_OS or Debian stable versions are not affected but it never hurts to double-check.
#XZ #liblzma #pop_os #debian #fedora

2024-03-24 19:05:34

#TIL On average, humans lose 1cm of height every decade after the age of 40.

2024-03-23 10:10:03

Found my iAudio M3 Digital Audio Player from 2004. 20 years old and still working, now look at these features:
- slimmer than the OG iPod, slightly bigger than a credit card
- excellent sound
- 20GB Toshiba 1,8" replaceable harddrive
- format-agnostic, direct encoding
- supports lossless FLAC! (see display screenshot) and a ton of formats
- USB 2.0
- Line-in INPUT
- Mic, audio recording
- Rockbox support
Such a cool device, love the minimalistic design. Next project: replacing the battery.
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2024-03-21 13:55:55

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@npub12ze…hunm Here's Keza MacDonalds piece..
Katamari Damacy, the very emblem of all that was weird and wonderful about the PlayStation 2 library... Katamari’s designer, Keita Takahashi, made it in less than a year with a budget of £650,000.
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/mar/20/pushing-buttons-katamari-damacy-at-20

2024-03-20 14:49:56

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@npub12ze…hunm Very cool, thanks for sharing. These pre-computer era music videos were something else. Reminds me of my industrial years 😂 I was lucky enough to see many of Wax Trax' bands live in the 90s: KMFDM, Laibach, Frontline Assembly, Ministry, Front 242, Skinny Puppy, Clock DVA, VNV Nation, KLF... Wax Trax was the US label for many artists in the European electro/industrial scene (Play It Again Sam) and living in Berlin at that time I've got to see quite a few of them.

2024-03-17 11:43:53

"Onna-musha (女武者) were female warriors in pre-modern Japan. These women fought in battle alongside samurai men. They were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour.
...
The most popular weapon-of-choice was the naginata - a versatile polearm with a curved blade. The weapon is mainly favored for its length, which can compensate for the strength and body size advantage of male opponents."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onna-musha
#Shogun #Japan #History
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2024-03-14 16:07:18

:coolglasses: Free game of the week: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is now available for free at EpicGames for the next few days. The Deus Ex series is where #Cyberpunk2077 got a lot of inspiration from 🤔 I bought it at release in 2016 and while not groundbreaking as the first Deus Ex, it's still a good action FPS game with some RPG elements and should run fine on Steamdeck and Linux.
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/deus-ex-mankind-divided-4c6370?lang=en-US
#gaming #DeusEx #Freegames #Cyperpunk
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2024-03-11 18:14:14

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@npub12ze…hunm The Playstation login mini games and puzzles to prove that I am human are even more ridiculous 😱

2024-03-10 08:01:02

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@npub12ze…hunm That would be a good time for a scheduled cloud... backup, maybe? 😄

2024-03-06 13:51:01

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@npub12ze…hunm Uh, you'd think a $3 trillion technology company would be able to handle a recurring issue like a leap year 🤔 You could look into the Windows10 time and date settings, maybe Teams is still pulling a wrong system date? I had similiar issues with a wrong daylight saving time in the past (on Windows, not Teams) and had to disable all the automatic "get time & date from the internet" settings.

2024-03-03 14:25:31

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@npub12ze…hunm Great post! And good advice really, it may seem obvious to have some sort of spreadsheet but it isn't - I used to keep my favorite digital albums and tracks sorted into playlists in various apps like itunes, Foobar or Mediamonkey or later in Spotify. Except that this no longer worked when I changed platforms and some bands are no longer available for streaming or when I couldn't remember a name. Drove me crazy. I'm back to simple lists in Joplin, a FOSS cross-platform note taking app.

2024-02-25 15:02:10

#silentsunday
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2024-02-23 16:28:43

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@npub12ze…hunm And the vote wasn't even close, 407 votes to 226.

2024-02-23 16:20:58

👨‍🌾 👩‍🌾 "non-profit Cannabis Social Clubs" 😄
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/23/germany-on-track-to-partly-legalise-cannabis-for-personal-use-after-heated-debate

2024-02-22 17:33:31

So Google paid 60M/year to use your Reddit posts to train its AI. If you don't want that, you can use this PowerDeleteSuite bookmarklet to mass-delete all your Reddit posts and comments anonymously. It's easy (and it still works):
https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite
#DeGoogle #Privacy #reddit #enshittification

2024-02-16 22:39:34

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@npub12ze…hunm Having NIN on the features screenshots is the way, just found another one 😄
https://moodeaudio.org/

2024-02-16 19:24:08

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@npub12ze…hunm You can try the database without installing anything: https://musicbrainz.org/
What I like is that they store all the different versions for UK, US, EU releases, remasters and so on.

2024-02-16 19:06:26

MusicBrainz Picard is really good, open source and cross-platform. If your music folder is a chaotic mess of unsorted, untagged files, give it a try, it works like magic.
https://picard.musicbrainz.org/?l=en
#plex #musicbrainz

2024-02-12 21:23:14

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@npub12ze…hunm It's crazy they just find something huge like this by accident in 21 m water depth. I've been in that area a few years ago during a summer vacation at the coast, there used to be a Russian and East German marine base and most likely submarines, so it makes sense that there wasn't any research during the last century. I mean we are used to 2000 years old ancient burial mounds and ruins here in Europe but 10.000 years old is still mindblowing.

2024-02-10 08:42:10

“Some of the titles that are considered classics are rather difficult to obtain and play in the modern gaming landscape, so seeing those titles getting high-quality remakes and having the experience passed down to a newer generation of players is something that should be welcomed by both creators and players,” Star Ocean: The Second Story R producer Kei Komaki says. 🙏
https://www.gameinformer.com/2024/02/09/persona-star-ocean-and-final-fantasy-developers-discuss-the-trend-of-remaking-classic
#JRPG #Gaming #retrogaming

2024-02-07 17:52:47

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@npub1wst…ez75 And Bluesky requires your phone number when signing up. Hard pass.

2024-02-07 08:32:08

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@npub12ze…hunm Well, tbf the USA are twice the size of Europe. When I lived there for a year I only traveled a few hundred miles along the East Coast from NYC to Maine Acadia NP and that alone took 3 weeks. Beautiful scenic road trip during Indian summer. Croydon is a borough of London btw. - it wouldn't be wrong saying they are from London, but they seem to take pride in their neighbourhood and origin 🤔

2024-02-06 22:27:00

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@npub12ze…hunm I've never heard of them but I spent a day in Croydon once, I will give it a listen 😄

2024-02-03 20:03:00

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@npub12ze…hunm Thanks for the recommendation!

2024-02-03 18:09:18

A fairly accurate depiction of me during my very first yoga class today.
I have never been very flexible, so I can see the benefits of regular practice - it's just a lot harder than it looks 😅
#yoga #IyengarYoga #firsttimeforeverything
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2024-01-29 15:11:40

The future of 3D Gaming will never be the same - prepare yourself for the Ultimate Slugfest!
Happy 28th anniversary #DukeNukem 🎂
"Unlike anything we have played before."
"Look up and down!" 🤯
"A graphical Masterpiece!"
"RemoteRidicule™ allows players to send pre-recorded taunts to their opponents".
I bought the (free) shareware version for 5,99£ in London's fancy Virgin Megastore - I know.. 🙈 but at least I've got the CDROM in a box to show you 😄
#gaming #retrogaming #DukeNukem3D
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2024-01-27 21:17:55

Just re-watched #TheMatrix and it holds up really well. The dystopian story is still relevant, fight choreography and art direction are a masterpiece, even the OST is still mostly great.
I remember how groundbreaking and influencial it was in 1999, everyone knew the lines, we could basically quote the whole movie. Even today my teenager son instantly recognized Neo's bullet time and Trinity's iconic kick from Fortnite 😄
Time travel to 1999 here for some cool stuff: https://web.archive.org/web/20050701012447/http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/
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2024-01-25 16:43:28

:linux: #MyFirstDistro was SuSE Linux 7.1 or 7?, it came with KDE, Staroffice, Netscape and the graphical installer YAST on a bunch of CD-ROMs with a thick manual in a retail box. While SuSE and KDE were already well supported and user-friendly, Linux really came a long way since then.
I'm now using POP!_OS daily for over a year and couldn't be happier, it's such a joy to use.
#linux #linuxgaming #POPOS #SUSE #FOSS
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2024-01-20 09:01:23

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@npub1aw2…8vv5 I see a height-adjustable standing desk before it became a trend ✅ 😄

2024-01-19 08:37:07

:lego_brick_red: When did LEGO become a shadow currency? 🤔 Apparently a few years ago. Investing in LEGO is now more lucrative than gold and it's more inflation-proof than cash with the value of unopened sets rising by 11% annually (according to some reports). Maybe I should hold on to our sons Ninjago sets? 🤔
"A mountain of Lego found in a suburban drug raid is so large police are going to need a truck to seize it."
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/19/lego-value-thousands-dollars-seized-melbourne-police-arrest-alleged-drug-trafficker
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/02/huge-lego-collection-and-boxes-of-gemstones-seized-by-victoria-police-in-alleged-meth-lab-raid
#LEGO

2024-01-13 20:47:52

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@npub12ze…hunm Just decided to watch Godzilla x Kong tomorrow with my son. Minus One is my favorite movie in 2023, I was lucky enough to catch that one late night screening in our 500K city in a tiny theater, totally worth it. Toho released a special black and white version of the movie in Japan named Godzilla-1.0/C. I really hope it get's a worldwide release at some point, it's somehow even more impressive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PShgB-ielBI

2024-01-13 20:29:58

Wow, that season finale of #Monarch Legacy of Monsters really got me. Completely unexpected, I didn't see any of it coming. The show is well worth watching if you enjoy monster and Godzilla movies. Kurt and his son Wyatt Russell were really growing on me, this is one rare example where the past-present flashbacks work really well to reveal the story bit by bit.
Here's the intro, that soundtrack slaps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExcGBd2Jl-0
#Godzilla #Letterboxd

2024-01-12 08:20:34

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@npub16mz…hm5n 2/2
Listening comprehension:
Slower spoken news
https://learngerman.dw.com/de/langsam-gesprochene-nachrichten/s-60040332
For kids and young people, lot's of shorter explainer videos:
https://www.zdf.de/kinder/logo/
more immersion: ARD usually has German subtitles to read along:
https://www.ardmediathek.de/
(may need a VPN to access from outside Germany but it's free streaming)
Goethe Institut has free exercises and is all about learning German
https://www.goethe.de/en/spr/ueb.html
If you have any questions, happy to help 😄

2024-01-12 08:09:37

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@npub16mz…hm5n Hi Britt, what works best for me to keep me motivated (learning Japanese) is a good mix: a video course, vocabulary, grammar and immersion. Here are a some useful resources for German:
Free quality courses (DW):
https://learngerman.dw.com/en/learn-german/s-9528
Vocab: Anki App Flashcards
https://apps.ankiweb.net/
Here's a deck based on the DW course "Nicos Weg" https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/52409495
Immersion: German weekly news from Deutschlandfunk (public-law) in easier language https://www.nachrichtenleicht.de/
1/2 tbc

2024-01-10 22:44:12

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@npub12ze…hunm
I've been rewatching the new season and some original episodes in glorious 4:3 lately - most still hold up today. The intro is as catchy as ever.
https://cdn.masto.host/mstdngames/media_attachments/files/111/734/012/334/886/938/original/905701a16f7baf22.mp4

2024-01-10 22:08:50

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@npub16mz…hm5n It is! I didn't believe the hype at first but now I'm convinced. We make all kind of roasted veggies like broccoli, cauliflower with turmeric, carrots, potatoes with rosemary, eggplant, zucchini, crispy tofu, nachos with cheese, popcorn... Even our teenager son eats his veggies now without complaints!
And fresh crispy french fries are miles better than the oil-fried fries from takeaways in our area. Maybe we should have bought the XL model with 2 drawers 😄

2024-01-10 21:17:48

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@npub16mz…hm5n I bought an air fryer 6 months ago and it is without doubt the best thing I ever bought in my life 😂

2024-01-10 12:58:23

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@npub1rrn…dtwc Well played! Bin ich heute vormittag direkt (in der Tram) vorbeigefahren. Hier ist der Artikel dazu: https://www.l-iz.de/leben/gesellschaft/2024/01/bezug-zu-bauernprotest-letzte-generation-blockiert-mit-spielzeugtraktor-die-jahnallee-572103

2024-01-10 12:30:22

🚋 In #Leipzig fährt ab heute eine Tram mit den Warming Stripes von Prof. @npub175v…ea5p
Die Streifen sollen auf einfache Weise die Erderwärmung begreifbar machen - je mehr rot, desto heißer die Jahrestemperaturen. 2023 war weltweit das bisher wärmste Jahr.
Die Klima-Tram ist eine Initiative der Stadt, der LVB und des Bündnis Leipzig für's Klima mit den @npub133t…fcgt und weiteren Gruppen.
#KlimaKrise #klimaschutz #klimawandel #climatechange
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2024-01-07 17:42:19

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@npub16mz…hm5n It's the real endgame: House decorations and glamour dresser :party_moogle:

2024-01-04 19:28:02

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@npub16mz…hm5n I'm a fan of the TWD Kirkman/Adlard comic books series and I liked The Walking Dead telltale games, allthough these are not exactly comfort games, TWD is a cruel world. Still absolutely worth playing. I should add the last and final season to my list, it wasn't available back then and somehow I never finished the whole saga.

2024-01-04 19:07:56

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@npub16mz…hm5n on top of my backlog:
Alan Wake 2
Last Remnant 2
Armored Core VI
The Expanse
Dark Souls 1-3 (Replay)
Stellaris
Horizon Forbidden West
Ghost of Tsushima
Octopath Traveller II
Baldurs Gate 1,2 (Replay)
Vagrant Story
Valkyrie Profile 2
Dragon Quest V
Wild Arms 3
...
and hopefully I'll be going trough a bunch of PS1, PS2 and PS3 games on my shelf 😄

2024-01-03 18:26:01

Started playing #Grandia and joining #VGCJan2024 #VideoGameClub - hi everyone!
I'll go with the PSone version on PS5 - mostly because it's on PS Plus and the most convenient for me and it has some modern QoL. The downside are warping textures and distorted faces. I also tested the Saturn English translation and the pixel art is just gorgeous!
Screenshots:
1) PS5 normal
2) PS5 + scanlines, mask
3) Saturn - emulated
Which version is everyone playing and how does the HD compare? #retrogaming
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2023-12-30 09:10:26

🌅 Today would be a perfect day to check your backups (and your recovery plan). The most basic 3-2-1 rule is:
- 3 copies of your important data on
- 2 different storage media
- 1 copy stored somewhere offsite
While you are at it, you could also make an offline backup of your photos, data and contacts from your phone.
#backup #newyearresolutions

2023-12-12 20:43:03

Bought a LOT of movies on DVD for 25€ - about 45 in total. Not all the biggest hits but Indiana Jones 1-4, Jurrassic Park 1-4, some good family movies. They are for my in-laws who live in a rural area without internet streaming. If I look at the increasing costs of streaming services or on demand movies (3.99€ on Amazon for 48h) and very poor availability of movies from before 2010... I can see collecting DVD/Blurays making a comeback in 2024. Get them while they are still cheap 😄 #movies
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2023-12-11 08:10:39

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@npub16mz…hm5n Great idea. I won't add my steam list here because at this point it's more of "all games that look remotely interesting" but I may have some codes that I'm happy to share.

2023-12-08 05:36:33

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@npub16mz…hm5n Just finished it this week after 130h and I agree, well earned, congrats Larian 👏

2023-12-05 08:49:33

:blobcatgamer: The FuturePress Dark Souls Trilogy Compendium is getting a reprint, more details about preorders tomorrow (Wednesday)
#DarkSouls #FromSoftware
https://www.future-press.com/books/dark-souls-trilogy/
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2023-11-27 00:14:58

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@npub16mz…hm5n Wow!... was my reaction every time I upgraded since I've bought my first Voodoo 3d card 25y ago 😄 I wonder if we ever reach a point where we won't see such big visual improvements between GPU generations 🤔

2023-11-19 17:52:08

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@npub1zdp…vqv8 Now that's a coincidence! I've got these post about ants showing up in my feed right below your post 😄 Nice thermal pullover, looks comfy and futuristic 👍
https://mstdn.games/@NatureMC@mastodon.online/111438375494612695
https://mstdn.games/@NatureMC@mastodon.online/111438339668864171

2023-10-21 07:54:04

Back in the 90's we had to rent a Playstation and Final Fantasy VII/VIII from the video rental store and played all weekend. Consoles and games were expensive - and they still are.
That*s why it's so great that our local #library has PS2, PS3 and Wii games and a great selection of current Playstation, Switch and Xbox titles. There is even a Nintendo #gaming corner for kids in the library with regular events.
If you can, support your local library by getting a library card :hearthands:
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2023-09-13 15:55:06

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@npub16mz…hm5n Citizen Sleeper is probably pretty well known at this point but it's really good.

2023-08-07 17:31:07

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@npub16mz…hm5n Have fun! I just started myself yesterday and it's so good ❤️ Took me the whole evening to create my character 😄

2023-07-19 07:03:30

🎶 This weeks #VgmWednesday theme is #MiddleEasternMelodies and it's a difficult one - the middle east is still somewhat underrepresented in video games.
Frank Herbert's #Dune novels were heavily influenced by middle eastern, islamic culture and language and in the 1991 DOS game soundtrack Stéphane Picq mixed these influences with electronic music, resulting in one of the best game OST of its era.
https://youtu.be/hkMWpmdpSos?t=1315
Bonus: combined Adlib MT-32 version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Q_UO6Hp7U
#retrogaming

2023-07-17 22:01:32

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@npub1can…0fm9 Das ging ja schnell 😄

2023-07-17 21:39:13

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@npub1can…0fm9 Ja, das ist im Grunde eine Standard-Konfiguration Nextcloud unter eigenem Namen. Habe ich so seit 7 Monaten im Einsatz, Android, Linux und Win Clients über WebDav funktioniert zuverlässig, wahlweise gibt es auch noch andere Protokolle. Was es nicht gibt, ist ein echter Terminal-Zugang und es funktionieren dadurch nicht alle Apps. Was aber geht sind ausgewählte commands wie Update usw. Ist alles gut dokumentiert.

2023-07-17 21:17:15

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@npub1can…0fm9 Hetzner Storage Share ist Nextcloud managed, finde ich sehr komfortabel und zuverlässig.

2023-07-06 18:26:22

If you are using #Evernote and if you are concerned about the news that nearly all staff has been laid off - consider exporting and saving your database locally.
#Joplin is a great #opensource alternative and it can import your Evernote file, even if it's large. I've been using Joplin for a year now, it works great with Nextcloud, has markdown and a usable app and I initially imported a 12GB evernote backup file without any issues.
https://joplinapp.org/
#FOSS

2023-07-05 11:14:08

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@npub1gwd…e8wl how about everyones favorite pirate or seafarer theme? 🐙 ⛵🏴‍☠️

2023-07-04 20:58:39

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@npub1jtf…49r4 Me too! I'd love to play that game. Or Mapletown - with it's welcome scene and same-sex weddings it seems to draw some inspiration from FFXIV 🤔
I'll have to settle for The Oregon Trail for now, just found a Remake on Steam 😄 Did you know you can play EmilyBlaster? https://gabriellezevin.com/emilyblastergame/

2023-07-04 20:37:28

Just finished "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin and loved it. I don't even know where to start - it's about friendship, love, life and it's touching many difficult topics - it's also a love letter to video games with countless game references.
https://shop.penguin.co.uk/pages/tomorrowx3
#GabrielleZevin clearly loves and knows gaming and her storytelling and writing is just beautiful. Here's an interesting interview:
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/sep/20/video-games-open-us-to-the-whole-spectrum-of-human-emotions-novelist-gabrielle-zevin-on-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow
#books #bookstodon #gaming #retrogaming
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2023-06-21 18:55:33

Today is #ShowYourStripes day. These stripes were painted on the Sachsenbrücke bridge in Leipzig, Germany in 2022.
Each stripe represents the average temperature for a year. The 'warming stripes' were created by climatologist Ed Hawkins. They turn from mainly blue to red in recent years, illustrating the rise in average temperatures almost everywhere.
You can read more about it and check the stripes in your area here: https://showyourstripes.info
#ClimateChange #Climate #Leipzig #globalwarming
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2023-06-21 06:23:55

When @miona posted today's theme #WholesomeWaters for #VGMWednesday I immediately thought of this famous scene from #FinalFantasyX
The Sending - 異界送り · Nobuo Uematsu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHhHdoaBuUk
Bonus: the new Kabuki musical version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnU7oi4J9Aw
#FFX #FinalFantasy

2023-06-16 10:43:16

👿 PSA: #Reddit is restoring deleted and overwritten posts to save what they consider "their data". This is a new low and probably illegal at least in Europe. You can send a GDPR or CPRA request here: https://www.reddit.com/settings/data-request
These are screenshots of my profile on June 14th before and after overwriting and then deleting all my posts with Powerdelete. Today, June 16th all my posts have been restored by Reddit without my knowledge or consent.
#redditblackout #redditmigration #kbin #lemmy
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2023-06-11 08:54:38

So with #Reddit communities going dark 🕶️ and more people exploring fediverse alternatives (#kbin, #lemmy) - you may want to save your profile, history, saved data - in case this API disaster keeps escalating. You can do so by requesting a data export here:
https://www.reddit.com/settings/data-request
Or use a RSS feed reader to grab your feeds from here:
https://ssl.reddit.com/prefs/feeds/
#Redditmigration #Redditblackout

2023-06-09 09:42:58

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@npub1gwd…e8wl Same. Wait till you have to migrate a couple of websites away from GA and there is no way to export historical data other than manually at 500 rows per report 🤯 or via rate limited API. Currently exporting to Matomo ~ 4 months every 24h, this will take weeks..

2023-05-17 06:12:43

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@npub183n…tahh What could possibly go wrong? Already blocked in my network. TLD blocking can be done in a minute with Pi-Hole, NextDNS and other private DNS services - but I worry about less tech-savvy people. 🤔

2023-05-03 06:48:02

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@npub183n…tahh Seems like a childish and short-sighted move for a gaming publication: some short-term attention in exchange for getting blacklisted by the gaming industry. It's not just about Nintendo - other publishers will take note. Publishing leaks is a border they shouldn't have crossed.