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comchia

@comchia@mastodon.social

Main interests:

  • Vintage computers and video games
  • Soldering
  • Learning code (6502 assembly and Python at the moment)
  • Learning and making pixel art (Aseprite)
  • Grass touching/nature stuff
  • Theme parks
  • Cooking
  • Ice Skating

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comchia, to random
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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?

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Some_Emo_Chick, to TeslaMotors
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I’m beginning to understand why she dated

comchia,
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@Some_Emo_Chick couldn't she just, like, upload herself to Saudi Arabia or Iran if she loves patriarchy so much? :P

dosnostalgic, to random
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Oh yes, I forgot to tell you. Fun exists on only one system in the entire Universe. The system is IBM PC. Also known as DOS.

comchia,
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@dosnostalgic the VGA must flow.

readies the Sonic Tanks

48kRAM, to random

Finally ready for some Final Fantasy VII PC action!

I've located my original discs and strategy guides, and purchased a NIB Gravis Gamepad Pro just like I had in college when I first played this game. This time, though, I've splurged on an outboard Roland MIDI synth to see how the music stacks up against my old AWE-32 and the soundfonts that shipped with the game.

comchia,
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@48kRAM that's all super cool! I think my dad had a similar Gravis pad back in the day. I have the SNES dogbone-style one.

How do you feel about the PC port compared to the PS1 game? With far more memory and beefy graphics cards than the PS1, I'd certainly hope it's better!

comchia, to random
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I'm about to see Oppenheimer...in my finest Barbie attire!

Some_Emo_Chick, to random
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The temperature is going down to 55 f (12 c) degrees tonight. It's the first time a a while that I will have to close my windows.

comchia,
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@Some_Emo_Chick my Orlando-based self is envious of y'all's 55F weather!

gamingonlinux, to random
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My favourite DOS game was obviously Dune II. Any other answer is wrong.

comchia,
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@gamingonlinux Dune II was the only reason I got into the Dune franchise as a kid. It has its faults, but I still love playing it. Ever played the Megadrive port, or Dune 2000?

comchia, to retrocomputing
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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.

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comchia, to VintageComputing
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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?

comchia, to MMORPG
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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.

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comchia, to random
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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.

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Wintermute_BBS, to music

Black hole sun ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6RD6mjiIZE






comchia,
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@Wintermute_BBS I love this song!!!! Seeing the video for it on Beavis and Butt-Head (along with my super cool mum's recommendation) as a teenager started a mild obsession with Soundgarden. They're with Pearl Jam as my favourite hard rock group. I'm especially fond of the brooding and heavy Badmotorfinger. I wish I could've seen them live!

Wintermute_BBS, to music

Don't speak ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txi7QuO99kM






comchia,
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@Wintermute_BBS when I first started developing my own music tastes as a kid, finding the Tragic Kingdom record in my mum's collection was a big expansion point for me. I especially loved the fast paced Spiderwebs.

comchia, to random
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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.

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electron_greg, to random

Still needs more testing, but heck, here's "Super Star Trek" for the BBC Micro...
https://electrongreg.itch.io/trek-beeb

comchia,
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@electron_greg I'm excited to play this one!

Got the perfect music for it: https://youtu.be/SA1EnPz5onU

cyningstan, to random
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Barren Planet: From the Dev Diary. A retrospect on two and a half years of development. http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/180/barren-planet-from-the-dev-diary

The Barren Planet campaign for The World at Strife on the Psion Series 5.

comchia,
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@cyningstan I'm wayyyy overdue to play this one! I don't usually like CGA, but I love the use of colour here, and the strategy aspect looks intriguing to me.

comchia, to random
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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.

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comchia, to random
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After a while of having my eye on it, I finally got to add a copy of the 1977 Atari 2600 game Indy 500 to my collection, with a couple of working Driving Controllers.

With a nice variety of 1-2 player modes, and a smooth controller design, this is one of my favourite titles on this platform, and I'm glad I have it with the proper controllers.

#atari #retrogaming #videogames

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