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Not mine, but I always enjoy seeing these monstrosities.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (10 children)

If you think that's bad, imagine an equivalently-accessorized Game Gear.

[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Ah game gear TV. Battery life meant nothing to you.

[–] swizzlestick@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I loved that TV tuner cartridge.

Had a pair of NiCad battery packs in the end - folks got sick of buying the 'good' alkaline batteries for it. Always had one on boil while the other was draining.

[–] directive0@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"one on boil" is such a good expression for charging batteries. Stealing that.

[–] swizzlestick@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

See Derek of Vice Grip Garage on YouTube, picked it up from him :)

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