RetroGaming

Bitter sweet because I'm pretty sure this means we lost real one. RIP

It's church thrift store run by elderly people and they get overwhelmed and will just toss anything on a whim. They practically give away the stuff they do sell.

The others that were piled up in the bottom of the box. Some of the discs had fallen out of the cases and sleeves but they all seemed fine except for one: Half-Life GOTY disc got a few tiny fatal cracks. A lot of software and bargain bin games have been excluded.

There were two discs that go with two joysticks I have. I have a sidewinder somewhere but couldn't bother looking for it for the pic.

The CD case was all warped due to heat, the CD didn't survive either :/

How long was it there? Some years, i think

Works great on MuOS, hopefully Deluxe is just around the corner

I've been playing a lot of Gauntlet: Dark Legacy lately and it seems like it has a number of improvements over the arcade release. I'm curious what other ports people find particularly good.

I played this game way to much on my old Tandy 1000EX

I'm considering going through Ultima VII. I've got the GOG version that runs in DOS box, but I figured I'd check to see if there are any modern fan patches or anything that I should consider before jumping in.

Ideally I'd like a CRT shader, but I'm not sure how well that plays with DOS box.

cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/50843638

In July 1996, Kenji Eno visited Nintendo HQ to speak with Shigeru Miyamoto as the first of his "cross-talk" series.

Context

Some gameplay if you have no idea what this is.

Um Jammer Lammy is a sequel to Parappa the Rapper set in the same universe but following a different character. Rather than being a rhythm game about rap, this one is mostly rock with some other genres mixed in.

I'm kind of shocked that despite playing Parappa 1 and seeing some of Parappa 2, I never heard of this one. This one was made in the middle, and despite the name making it sound like a spinoff, it is basically a direct sequel (Parappa is even in this one too).

This game is way better than Parappa 1. The input detection actually works here so you don't randomly lose when you're hitting buttons on the beat. The game's still hard though, just less unfair. The length is similar to the first game but you'd be surprised at how quick you can beat it now that the game works properly, it took me just under 2 hours.

There's a surprising amount of post-game content though, including a hard mode where you get to play as Parappa, and boy does it get insanely hard. People that 100% games are going to have a rough time with this one.

The only thing it doesn't have over the Parappa 1 is the music though. The music here is good but it's not as catchy as the first. The story is also a totally incomprehensible acid trip that I can't even explain if I wanted to. At one point she gets fat from eating pizza that the town thinks she's in labor and drags her into a hospital with a bunch of pregnant women. Yeah.

TL;DR: A great sequel to Parappa the Rapper that got completely overlooked for some reason, which is a shame because it's much better in many ways. Highly recommended if you're a rhythm game fan.

This is a series I like to rewatch from time to time.

Great documentary

i recently watched a video of a youtuber named the sunshine feeler where he talks about the mega drive in japan and he said he feels altered beast's concept is underutilized and it made me think about how magician lord takes the same concept and make it for me a more enjoyable experience what do you think about this comperasion?

The TRIMUI Brick Pro is one of the most interesting retro handhelds to come out lately. Typically these companies beef up the processors and specs for a 'sequel', but TRIMUI kept the same insides and just built a bigger body with thumbsticks.

They've got this one I reviewed, the TRIMUI Brick Pro, but they also have a far more powerful (and far more expensive) Android model made from metal coming out soon also. Anyway, this is the Linux/plastic version I've reviewed.

I just reviewed whether the unchanged Allwinner A133P holds it back, how the larger display and Hall effect thumbsticks change the experience, and whether this could ever become a compelling Linux handheld to buy for custom firmware fans.

I also spoke with my friend Frysee from NextUI and long-time TRIMUI community member Kyle to get perspectives from both the developers building for the platform and the fans who love it, just for something different in this review.

As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Is refinement enough? Or do you think "Pro" should more power?

As ever, if you don't want to read through a far-too-long review, you can just ask me whatever you'd like here and I'll be happy to answer. Though it is nighttime here and I'm about to go to bed, so if I don't reply for 7 or 8 hours, it is because I'm asleep!