atomicpoet

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[–] atomicpoet@kbin.earth 18 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

It really would be so much easier to just boost Mastodon posts into a Lemmy community.

[–] atomicpoet@kbin.earth 15 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

On every retrogaming forum I’ve ever been on, this has been a topic and it’s been a topic for at least 15 years. A few practical bits of advice:

  1. The cheapest games will always be last generations games
  2. Anything not deemed “retro” yet is cheap
  3. Nintendo is always super expensive unless it’s Wii or handheld
  4. Anything Xbox is cheap
  5. PC is cheap, unless it’s big box, but even then sellers will sell big box for cheap because they often don’t know what they have
  6. There’s nothing wrong with buying from GOG, burning to disc, and making your own labels and box art—which is easy to do because it’s DRM-free
  7. Except for PS1, Sony is cheap. But even then PS1 is cheaper than N64 or Saturn.
  8. Nothing wrong with an Everdrive, especially since that’s the best way to play aftermarket games
[–] atomicpoet@kbin.earth 1 points 12 hours ago

The only thing I do with DeepSeek is argue communism with it. When I ask it why everyone isn’t a member of the communist party, it tells me the servers are busy.

[–] atomicpoet@kbin.earth 10 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

OP, sounds like the solution for you is to join another server and block lemmy.world.

[–] atomicpoet@kbin.earth 4 points 15 hours ago

I’ll always update posts about Jerry Lawson. The Fairchild Channel F was truly revolutionary.

[–] atomicpoet@kbin.earth 8 points 1 day ago

Cults aren’t isolated by others. They self-isolate.

[–] atomicpoet@kbin.earth 10 points 1 day ago

People need to know this feature exists and that it’s a good thing.

[–] atomicpoet@kbin.earth 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

On the Fediverse, no admin decides anything a user does. If you don’t like your server, you can just walk over to another one. Most software even makes account migration between servers super easy.

Or if you don’t trust admins at all—and I don’t—you can run your own server and federate with who you please.

This is not Reddit. Admins don’t hold ultimate power of what does or does not get seen. However, you do—and you can mute, block, or defederate as you see fit.

[–] atomicpoet@kbin.earth 13 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Well, you seem to be upset that people are able to block entire instances. That’s just a weird stance for an anarchist to have.

[–] atomicpoet@kbin.earth 15 points 1 day ago (6 children)

What if I told you anyone can run their own server and consequently have the freedom to federate with who they wish?

The value of the Fediverse isn’t just freedom of speech. It’s freedom of association.

[–] atomicpoet@kbin.earth 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You have freedom of speech. I also have the freedom to walk away from your speech and listen to someone else.

[–] atomicpoet@kbin.earth 21 points 1 day ago (12 children)

That’s the same talking points the alt-right uses and we don’t tolerate it.

And I’ve been on the Internet long enough to watch so-called “progressive” spaces get hijacked by the right wing under the guise of “free speech”.

When a culture grows toxic, it’s simply toxic no matter their talking points.

So the fact people have the power to block entire instances at their discretion, this is a good thing.

You are not entitled to my attention, nor am I entitled to yours.

 

Go beyond the bricks in Breakout Beyond! From developers Choice Provisions (BIT.TRIP), comes a brand new way to experience Breakout. This neon-drenched take on the classic game will have you rack up never-ending combos and use power-ups to reach the goal. Breakout Beyond is coming soon!

 

Now, why is it super unlikely that you’ve played this game? Because it was only ever released in arcades. And it wasn’t exactly a huge runaway success. But in terms of actual gameplay mechanics, this game had some monumental firsts.

 
 

r/RetroGaming is very strict about retro. They say the Nintendo 64 is retro while the PlayStation 2 is modern. This despite the fact the PlayStation 2 is now 25 years old.

So I got to wonder about this community deems as “retro”.

Or a better question: what’s considered retro and not retro? What’s the fine line between retro and modern?

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