The Retro/Vintage thing drives me crazy. Not that I mind words altering their meaning over time, that’s just a fact of language. But searching for things when the two words are used interchangeably half the time is a chore 😂 From what I’ve seen, other hobbies do it a bit better than video games do.
But I’m going to completely agree with the SNES. Early 3D aged so horribly, if you ask me. As much as I loved my N64 back in the day, it is easily my least used console and mostly just collects dust.
Other creative toys/products that come to mind would be, say, Play-Doh as a sort of children’s intro to…Clay, I suppose? But in this vein without being exclusively directed towards children (albeit I imagine many may be)....
I’ve recently gotten into model building, in the sense of buying those sheets of pieces that need cut out and snapped or glued together. like this
The issue I have is that I’m not really into most of the things they make models of. Most model kits in this style tend to be classic cars, military vehicles, or anime/Gundams. Not that there’s anything wrong with those things, they’re just not particularly interesting to me.
But I can spend hours just browsing the model kits on websites like big bad toys
The obligation to stay on Facebook for things like this is so frustrating at times. It feels like LinkedIn, where I have it because it’s the only place to get some information.
There’s the whole “it’s so bad it’s good” mentality, but The Room is so insufferably bad that it goes way passed the “it’s good” part and just goes to being one of the most irritating movies I’ve ever seen.
Add on the weird cult following and it just gets worse, to me.
Hiya, pretty much the title. I have a dozen tapes I want to backup before age takes its toll. My basic idea after watching some videos online is to buy a hardware based upscaler that can interface with my vcr then throw that signal to a video capture card and record on my computer. I’ll go with name brands to avoid problems...
So I’ll preface this with - here’s an example of how it turned out for me. Chuck E Cheese I’m 1994?
A big part of saving VHS tapes is that you can only save what the tape still has, so if the tape was poor quality already then you can only pull so much out of it. But if this kind of quality is reasonable for you, then this was done very easily.
I used an I-O Data GV-USB2 Video, they run about $50 USD. I recorded the video through OBS, which is a free program. Just plugged VCR into the I-O GV-USB2, hit recorded on OBS, and hit play on the vcr.
All of the upscaling is great but I think the cost-quality difference wasn’t worth it considering the low quality of many of our home movies anyway. You can do better than what I have, and if it’s worth the cost then absolutely go for it. But for 50 bucks I saved all of my family’s old home videos on a hard drive and burned them to dvds and that’s more than good enough for me.
I’ll be honest I completely forgot about the Chinese instructions because I set mine up quite a few years ago! That’s a good warning to add on there, thank you!
It is a Halloween tradition of mine to play through at least one game in the Ghosts 'n Goblins series every October and the past few years I’ve been branching out into ports of the games that I wasn’t previously familiar with.
This list and write up so absolutely incredible and it’s nice to see someone share a lot of my thoughts on them.
Especially with your
I start a lot of these Spectrum sections with “you’ll have to trust me on this…”
This is pretty much what I have to do, too. “I promise, it looks weird but it’s actually really good” is how I have to explain my love for the ZX Spectrum in general.
When I was in college, my then girlfriend texted me that she was watching Jojo Rabbit. She knew it was one of my favorite movies, and said that she loved it too. She was talking about how Scarlett Johannson’s shoes almost have their own personality. So I said,...
To keep it soiler free, the specifics don’t matter. I read fan translations of the manga Attack On Titan because I got tired of waiting for the anime to be dubbed or released or whatever. So I finished the series a long while ago.
My brother has been watching the anime as it gets released. I’ve been saving memes I found about it and after the next section comes out I’ll send them to my brother.
Well. One time I over estimated how far the anime had gotten and sent him a couple memes of events that he hadn’t seen yet.
Now that I think about it, I also spoiled Hereditary in about the same way, through memes. I sent a couple in a group chat that reference
Titlethe telephone pole scene, if you’ve seen it you know. Not a huge plot spoiler but it did ruin the shock value I guess.
forgetting that one person in the group chat hasn’t watched it yet but was planning on watching it soon.
Discovered recently that Electric Wizard were kinda dicks back in the day. “At the time, we were pretty bad people. I got arrested for arson of a car, outside a police station. Tim [Bagshaw] went to nick a crucifix off a church roof so we could use it onstage…”...
This one gets to me. Not because I liked them that much, but because Justin has always been a dick and I could just write it off as “yeah they were a bunch of dicks but they put on a good show”. An Anti-Flag show in the 2000s, here at least, was one of the few times a punk show wasn’t in a basement somewhere, so it was absolutely THE place to be if you were in the scene. They also frequently had great bands with them so it always made for a great time.
But after the accusations came out it left a real bad taste realizing that he’s probably much more than “just a dick”.
What drives me crazy about this the most is that it was technically public knowledge as far back as the mid-90s, but it was mostly ignored. That man was left out for way too long before anything was taken seriously.
That whole scene of Norwegian Black Metal was a wild circus.
Crazy when I stop and think about how damn young they all were, too. Dead was dead by 22, Euronymous was dead by 25, Faust was I think 19 when he committed a random murder because “…I guess he wanted to know what it’s like to kill a person” (according to a band mate).
Like many older fans, I haven’t been into the past couple releases. This single feels very promising, though. I hope they don’t go so far “back to power metal” that they piss off all of their new fans, though, if that makes sense.
Having talked to younger fans who think Talviyo and The Ninth Hour are basically God’s gifts to music, I’d hate to see them hate a new album because it “sounds too much like their old stuff when they weren’t as good”.
Either way, I love seeing these guys still around and Tony sounds pretty good here which is nice to see - I haven’t been particularly impressed by him for a while and it had me worried that he did serious damage to his voice.
When Zakk refers to other guitarists like Iommi, Rhodes, Dime, or Cantrell he’ll often give them religious ‘titles’ like “Father Jerry” or “Saint Iommi”...
I don’t have a full list, but I do have an explanation. Here’s from an interview with Chris Jericho
“You know when we had the ‘Order of the Black’ … it’s what is the order? What is the Black Label order? It’s a religion and yes we’re all confused and nobody knows what’s going on and everyone seems to be happy. But you know, cause I’m Catholic, so the whole thing is the running joke would always be that any of our brothers that are Jewish, like Adam who engineers the records, is our favorite Irish Catholic Rabbi engineer. So it’s a sight, and nobody knows what’s going on, but we all seem to be happy. So yeah, it’s because I’m Catholic and it’s a running joke, so it’s Father this and Father that. And there are all the guitar players that we love and musicians, and so obviously anyone who has passed away has gone into sainthood, so it’s Saint Rhoads, Saint Hendrix and stuff like that. And obviously Jimmy Page hasn’t passed, but he’s his own religion anyways, but he’s the pontiff. You have Pope Page … so that’s the running joke we have going.”
So basically everyone is Father. If they pass away then they are Saint. With a few exceptions, I suppose. Ozzy, for example, is just “The Boss”.
I even looked into his Instagram account, I know he does birthday posts and after looking for a few minutes here’s the list I’ve got so far.
Father Nuno Bettencourt
Saint Jimi
Father Dave Mustaine
Father Mike Piazza
Father James Hetfield
Saint Jim Marshall
Father John 5
Father Jason Becker
Father Slash
Father Yngwie Malmsteen
Saint Jeff Beck
Saint Les Paul
Father Nick Bowcott
Father Steve Vai
Father Mike Inez
Father Joe Bonamassa
Father Joey Castillo
Father Jerry Cantrell
Saint Vinnie Paul
Fathers Duff and Axl Rose
Saint Ronnie Van Zant
Father James Lomenzo
Father Rob Zombie
Saint Lemmy Kilmeister
Saint Paco DeLucia
Saint Randy Castillo
Saint Dime and Saint Vinnie
Saint Rhoads
Father Mike Bordin
I stopped scrolling Instagram to type this and get back to work but I think you get the idea.
I’ve always loved that he does this. It’s so strangely wholesome but in just the goofiest way.
Today I found out I have a rating on FREE NOW as a passenger (I’m not a driver at all, I use it on the rare occassions I need to move something or I’m too sick to make it via public transport, i.e. after a surgery - I have an upcoming one so I redownloaded it). Checking my settings to make sure I had payment in, I saw I had...
I have a 100% positive feedback on ebay as a buyer, so that’s cool I guess.
I haven’t driven for Uber in years, but I was a 4.93 (last I can find. I looked for an old screen shot).
I was around Elo 1100 in Age of Empires 2 for a while, but I’m sure I would be lower now (and honestly 1100 isn’t impressive. It’s barely above average, but it’s the only other rating I can think of).
And this made me realize that I’m not rated in many situations on a scale beyond “Hey good job”/“this could be better”.
Whenever a fast paced action game like Devil May Cry, Prodeus, HiFi Rush or Doom have a grading system then I would feel like not continuing them as if some one is judging my performance, instead of a bar to get better....
I think this really is just a personal preference deal. I WANT games with scores and grades. Come on, game, tell me that I’m horrible and that I need to do better! Maybe I’m into the punishment, I don’t know. Played too much Bop It! as a kid and got used to the guy screaming when I messed up.
This is why I play so many arcade style games, and so many rhythm games. This is why communities for speedrunning, rhythm games, and high scores still exist - otherwise I would think I’m completely alone in this 😂
Big youtuber Glenn usually reviews music gear, does tutorials on how to record guitars, drums etc, but just lately has been reviewing people’s bands....
Just to clarify, there is a pay scale. $15 puts your submission in line. $35 puts you in front of the line. $50 I guess means you’re next? Its just lised as the “very front”. So I guess if you’re only willing to shell out $15, you better hope no one has paid 50 or 35.
I can understand that this also benefits from just an onslaught of any old garbage to get reviewed, because I have no doubt that if submissions were free it would be hours of Glenn just skipping through all of the garbage.
I don’t think it’s necessarily wrong I suppose, everyone has to make a living and you have to police content that gets shoved in your face somehow, but I can’t say I’m a huge fan of this set up. Not that I have a better suggestion, though, and I absolutely would hope for a better system than this.
That being said, if I were in a metal band then I would probably throw money his way to see what he said. His channel has a lot of great information that I’ve used over the years.
Go figure, I put the stream on as I’m typing this comment, and he read a comment where someone said they’d love to have their music reviewed but they don’t have any money and in typically Glenn fashion he responded with “then get a job you cheap fuck!”. Which I guess really is kind of how it goes. For a band who is serious about getting input, $50 really isn’t that much. Most bands lose more money than that on many gigs early on anyway, that’s just the nature of the industry. It isn’t necessarily fair - but again, I sure don’t have a better solution. There’s only so much time for people to listen to and review all of the new music being made.
On one hand I am always amazed at what kids can learn and latch onto in the weirdest ways. So I have no doubt that a lot can be learned through context. Watching movies can absolutely demonstrate a seemingly endless scenarios in a way that can be understood.
However, as someone raising a child, let me tell you how often I have to stop and explain that certain things are not real just because there’s a video of it. Or how many words are being used incorrectly because they were heard in one context that was misunderstood.
I think a child who only had media to teach them, with no one to correct things, would have an endless amount of misunderstandings - nevermind the amount of things they’d believe that are entirely fictional. Basically, no, this kid would be screwed.
Jack keeps proving that new riffs are endless. Many years ago, people were saying that classic hard rock is gone. Jack White shows up and proves everyone wrong and keeps doing it, IMO. Lazaretto is a good example, and it is heavily influenced by the 1980s.
In not familiar with many people who genuinely hate Jack White. He’s never claimed to be a stellar guitarist and a lot of his career was built on this “I’m doing this with cheap gear and I’m not amazing but I’m still making great music and so can you!” vibe which was really awesome and inspirational for a ton of new players.
I will say that I understand when he gets criticism for performances that just come across as trying too hard to be different. His Star Spangled Banner for example. Not that I personally think you have to “sing it straight” as many would say, I’m all for experimentation… but I’m not sure I “get” what he was going for.
I share a name with a very famous professional athlete. I don’t even think about it usually but as soon as I have to give my name to someone I can pretty much count on some remark about the athlete by the same name....
If forced to choose one retro console forever what would you choose and why?
Besides Lego, what other creative toys/products do you dabble with, if ya do?
Other creative toys/products that come to mind would be, say, Play-Doh as a sort of children’s intro to…Clay, I suppose? But in this vein without being exclusively directed towards children (albeit I imagine many may be)....
Where else on the web does everyone hang out?
I’m really curious where else everyone here hangs out on the internet besides Lemmy....
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Whats the best budget friendly way to transfer vhs tapes
Hiya, pretty much the title. I have a dozen tapes I want to backup before age takes its toll. My basic idea after watching some videos online is to buy a hardware based upscaler that can interface with my vcr then throw that signal to a video capture card and record on my computer. I’ll go with name brands to avoid problems...
Ghouls 'n Ghosts: A Home Port Comparison 🎃 (lemmy.world)
Just in time for the spookiest time of year, a game that features not just ghouls, but also ghosts as well. And spooky haunted turtles....
What's the worst spoiler that you've inadvertently given to someone? (Please use spoiler tags.)
When I was in college, my then girlfriend texted me that she was watching Jojo Rabbit. She knew it was one of my favorite movies, and said that she loved it too. She was talking about how Scarlett Johannson’s shoes almost have their own personality. So I said,...
The way people act like York isn't a city in England (sopuli.xyz)
What shitty things have your favourite bands/artists done?
Discovered recently that Electric Wizard were kinda dicks back in the day. “At the time, we were pretty bad people. I got arrested for arson of a car, outside a police station. Tim [Bagshaw] went to nick a crucifix off a church roof so we could use it onstage…”...
Sonata Arctica - First In Line (youtu.be)
Seems this is the first single for an album they’re putting out next year.
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Does anyone know the full list of Zakk Wylde's guitar religion references?
When Zakk refers to other guitarists like Iommi, Rhodes, Dime, or Cantrell he’ll often give them religious ‘titles’ like “Father Jerry” or “Saint Iommi”...
Do you have a rating? What is your rating?
Today I found out I have a rating on FREE NOW as a passenger (I’m not a driver at all, I use it on the rare occassions I need to move something or I’m too sick to make it via public transport, i.e. after a surgery - I have an upcoming one so I redownloaded it). Checking my settings to make sure I had payment in, I saw I had...
how do you have fun even a game have a grading system?
Whenever a fast paced action game like Devil May Cry, Prodeus, HiFi Rush or Doom have a grading system then I would feel like not continuing them as if some one is judging my performance, instead of a bar to get better....
Discussion. Is this ethical?
Big youtuber Glenn usually reviews music gear, does tutorials on how to record guitars, drums etc, but just lately has been reviewing people’s bands....
Could a child learn everything just from watching Hollywood movies and TV shows?
Without any other form of education
Why do other guitarists dislike Jack White
Jack keeps proving that new riffs are endless. Many years ago, people were saying that classic hard rock is gone. Jack White shows up and proves everyone wrong and keeps doing it, IMO. Lazaretto is a good example, and it is heavily influenced by the 1980s.
can I have a couple of recommendations of newer bands (i want to listen to people who will still be around in a decade) (lemmy.world)
GUNSHIP has a new album: Unicorn (www.youtube.com)
Bandcamp link
Those of you who share a name with a celebrity, how do you deal with it? (sh.itjust.works)
I share a name with a very famous professional athlete. I don’t even think about it usually but as soon as I have to give my name to someone I can pretty much count on some remark about the athlete by the same name....
Channel recommendation: The Corner Cab
This channel has been making podcasts on rhythm games for some time, and now they're making videos on recent rhythm game events....