@Judeau hah, thank you? At least it ain't the Cowboys! ;)
And yeah, both teams played remarkably well tonight! They reminded everyone why they got here, so I can't complain much. I can't wait to see the unhinged reactions from the Taylor haters. ;)
Who's your team? Are you gonna watch spring football? I got to go to an XFL game last year, and loved it!
Retro computer friends: do any of y'all have any recommendations on books (in English) about retro Japanese computers? I've read and have quite a few on the US side of things, but would like to read more about the Japanese scene.
Pic of some old Japanese machines related. I took these at Free Play Florida 2019.
@comchia is the game Snake Minimalistic Flight Simulator?
The control hardware could be really cool. The player is zipped into a spandex sleeping bag that has sensors to measure snake-like motions, and a VR headset. It's a real challenge to not get blown off and operate the human-intended flight controls using only spinal bends.
Using some cheap stuff I found at Walmart, a long with some loose ends, and some tarot cards, I'm really happy with how it came out. It permanently has me in Halloween spirit.
Earlier today, I got a cheap handheld thermal printer, and I'm already having a lot of fun with it!
It reminds me a lot of the old Game Boy Printer. The quality is a bit faded, but still alright for twenty bucks. Do any of y'all have a printer like this?
Continuing my read of @LaineNooney 's The Apple II Age. I love the detail this book goes into about stuff like VisiCalc and Mystery House, giving a lot of context into their broader influence.
Yesterday, I got a TRS-80 Pocket Computer, PC-3 model.
I got this one for fairly cheap. It's kinda limited in what it does, but I love the professional aesthetic, which I love most about vintage computing. Any of y'all have one of these?
I recently started getting into a newish indie game called Magical Fairy Force.
A homebrew game for the Atari 5200, it isn't much like any other game I've played before. It looks a bit complex at first, but getting the hang of it, I enjoy this creative shooting game a lot, taking elements from games as different as Kaboom!, Galaga, and Street Fighter Alpha.
And I adore some of the character art, particularly the pretty Queen Sugar, and darkly sexy Zevasha.
A while back, I ordered my first Atari 2600 homebrew game, courtesy of AtariAge: a greatly expanded version of the 1977 cartridge Indy 500.
After a while of delay, I finally received it, and I enjoy it! I love the new and creative tracks the simple but challenging game comes with, and I like the manual emulating the early Atari publishing style.
I'm considering getting a Harmony cart to fit the whole 2600 library.
With many thanks to @Maclibrarian , I got to play the new and polished port of the classic Mac game Glypha.
If it sucked, I'd call it Dollar General Joust, but it doesn't, so I'm calling it Mac Joust. The gameplay is fast and intense, with loves coming and going quickly. It definitely feels satisfying to score well, and come back for more. I can see why a lot of my Mac friends revere this game, especially after reading Secret History of Mac Gaming.
Celebrating my May the Fourth with a play of Star Wars: Dark Forces.
Nearly thirty years after my dad bought this, and dozens of playthroughs later, and I still love playing it. I love most of the level design and gritty aesthetic, as well as the dynamic soundtrack.
On a side note, I like how the new Andor show gave me vibes of this game.