Tuned in to Retro Vidya / Tech!

>>211
The pizza boxes deserve monitors that match.

>>208
Yeah, FM Towns is pretty stylish.

>Favourite retro computer?
Well, I can't name one, because I like many designs; also I like aesthetic of old tech in general.
But I think that the most favourite computers for me are PC-98 (because of hentai touhou games and it's weird architecture) and some soviet computers (Agat and Poisk especially).

>>210
When it comes to "Hybrid Mac" for me it's the 6100/66.
I also have a soft spot for any laptop with a built-in trackball rather than a pad or nipple.

>>210
>>1629
>Hybrid Mac
The true dream machine

I like the Amiga with all its custom chips. Amazing that people are still making tons of new cards for it.

>>208
Townes is kino

>>1680
>it's a crime in my eyes that those are only in two of those games.
Really surprised there aren't more. Seems like a really obvious thing to add to increase replay value.

>>1680
>I didn't want to deal with the zombie dragons, I didn't want to deal with the waterway.
I died on the Zombie Dragons more than anything other than Drac. I thought I was just bad, but I guess it's a really common issue people have with the game. The waterway was pretty bad too. So many things hitting me from off screen. Actually didn't realize that I needed to go kill Death first, so I kept trying to make my way through the poison water. Thought there was an item I needed deeper in or something.
>I have no idea how I beat that game on an original GBA back in the day.
Isn't it extra hard on an original GBA because the palette is so dark?

>>1667
>If only the card drops were more common.
There's a ROMhack that scatters the cards around the castle as treasure to find instead of random drops from arbitrary enemies. Kind of neat, it lets you get certain combos earlier than you would otherwise and withholds others for longer.

>>1690
>Isn't it extra hard on an original GBA because the palette is so dark?

Yes. Yes, it is.

The Chapel was a nightmare. Bloody Swords are invisible on an OG GBA. I could only catch a glimpse of them by movement.

I usually played during lunch and one day I got kicked outside for some reason and I was astounded to find out the sprites had color.

And I had to beat Dracula by sound cues, but I think everyone did.

>>1697
I saw that one after I finished the game. Gonna make sure to try it if I ever do a replay.

>>1698
>The Chapel was a nightmare. Bloody Swords are invisible on an OG GBA. I could only catch a glimpse of them by movement.
I can't even imagine. The swords were bad enough as is. Never really found a good way to deal with them, so I'd eventually just try to run past them.
>And I had to beat Dracula by sound cues, but I think everyone did.
Tell me about it. I played it on my DSi, and I still had to do that. The phase where he starts rushing you is kind of bullshit and inconsistent. Had to spam the jump and wait for the sounds to end. Hoping he was done by the time I dropped down. Not to mention the random pattern he'd use to fly around after. I feel like random sums up CotM's enemies and bosses in general. I never want to farm a fallen angel again.

So, new Bloodstained: https://youtu.be/m7t4joBMDQo

Looks…like the old one, maybe a bit nicer in the cutscenes but I don't care about how nice it looks because it's not 2D. Glad to see a dual-character mechanic return, I've been waiting on an iteration on that since Portrait of Ruin.

I'm looking forward to it, though I don't know when I'll actually pick it up.

Downloading now

>>743
My X230 is still doing pretty well for itself. The main issue it suffers is how low the screen resolution is, it gets difficult to browse some of the more obnoxious site designs out there. Hardware's hanging in there though. I don't know about FreeBSD but on Linux you can even squeeze basic Vulkan support out of the iGPU.

>>546
I had a T420s that I used as my main laptop for some time. It was pretty much perfect, save for the battery life being awful. If you're pretty much always next to an outlet, as I was, it wasn't a problem, but otherwise that would probably be a headache. I believe I got it for 120 bucks CAD.

How old is old, I picked up a P52 on corp clearance. I don't care about the "applized" design because everything in the market is built like that now anyway. It's purely a practical rugged workstation with a decent modern spec and 90% of its use is docked regardless.

There's that whole thing with the very old ones, debates about keyboards, hardware, lenovo and so on. Going down that road is very different than just buying one from the last 5 years that's still pretty modern (but lacks a lot of the classic design). Some people pride themselves on doing as much as they can on something built during Windows 7, but the limitations and shortcomings, especially with things like the screens and the processor - it's strictly for the enthusiast, who's forgotten the reason we did this to begin with was to buy decently built bulk corporate discounted modern spec notebooks.

I use a 440p for my mobile computing needs, it works very well. I run gentoo on it, and after a memory upgrade, it has no problems really. Old games even run smooth.

Not OP, but I am curious myself. I am thinking of buying a cheap Thinkpad mainly as a temporary solution to my current situation. I am looking for something cheap (100-400 euro range) that can have Linux installed on it, can be used to program and use RPGMaker on and also preferably can run Total War Rome and/or Med 2.
I am fine with anything from the modern era (even from like 5 years ago), just so long as I can install a Linux distro, it'll be my first time using Linux to begin with.
I also don't care much for neither battery life nor upgradability, so long as it can last a few years.

>>1737
We don't have the right equipment and have to use ancient technology that predates my year of birth, even worse is that my co workers are extremely lazy so we hardly get anything done. And I'm terrified of fucking up, as in I sweat bullets during work, and my boss is going on sick leave for 5 weeks which puts me in charge of all the tards at my workplace. It's all too much for me right now.

>>1738
I'm really sorry to hear that, anon. I wish there was something I could do to help, or some kind of advice I could share. I hope that things turn out for the best. What kind of work are you doing?

>>1739
Thanks for the kind words dear anon, I can't talk about this with anyone IRL as people will lose faith in me if I do, so venting here is the best I can do. Message boards are the only place where I can be honest with people.
I work at a medium sized business that was small up until a few weeks ago. They didn't even have accounting software until today, I just installed it a minute ago. The owner is a fair but strict boomer who has bought out his partners and is now overhauling everything, so he hired me to decrease his workload.I clocked 72 hours last week with a 2 hour commute.I don't mind the work just that I dread fucking up and having angry customers yell at me.

Thing is I dread going to work,but I used to be a Neet for a while (my own choice) and I dread that even more so at least I'm not a neet anymore. It's just a few weeks and afterwards things will calm down.

>>1740
Honestly, that sounds completely miserable. I admire your dedication to your work. The ability to commit like that isn't something a lot of people have. But, I hope you can also find something better for yourself in the future. It just doesn't seem healthy working this way, and so many hours.
>having angry customers yell at me
Yeah, a lot of people are real shit heads. It feels like that's especially true these days. Feels like most people have a lack of patience, lack of empathy, and a general lack of care. They only think of themselves and feel entitled to everyone else's time. It feels more and more like people go out of their way to be like this.
>It's just a few weeks and afterwards things will calm down.
That's true. Any time I'm going through something particularly difficult I always tell myself that it'll be over eventually. All things pass with time. Even if it's not easy. I'm still rooting for you, anon. I'm sure you can make it through this.

>>1741
>It just doesn't seem healthy working this way, and so many hours.
Yeah sometimes i fall sleep as soon as i lay in bed. The work experience is very valuable so I'll stay here till I become a bit more confident.
>Feels like most people have a lack of patience, lack of empathy, and a general lack of care.
I blame social media for this, it has created an epidemic of resentment and envy , which results in people losing empathy for each other. Unfortunately as more and more people gain access to social media, the number of envious resentful people will increase. It's a sad state of affairs.
>I'm still rooting for you, anon. I'm sure you can make it through this
Thank you kind anon, please pray for me as i will do the same for you. I really need this job and can't afford to get canned or laid off. The mere thought of neetdome gives me night terrors.

Messed up the alignment slightly.

>>1687
The taskbar is Curtains. Media player is Musicbee. The K-On! thing is a cute desktop pet type thing called K-On! Desktop Accessories. The rest is Rainmeter.

>>1688
Oh, and PowerToys lets me snap windows to custom sizes and spaces with shortcuts.

it's cold outside

>>1691
Looking comfy, anon.

>>550
this looks amazing, i love it

I don't remember how to get to Withers legit I'm taking the back path

That's better

>>1129
⁸>>1165
Zesty, keep going OP. Btw where the bear at?

Should've said something but I went to bed, if I feel like goofing off at work after my meeting I'll continue the thread

>>1227
Where u at :(

https://wordsmith.org/anagram/

Been using it since I was a teenager

>>1343
>i refuse to look up a move list till i have beaten the game at leat 10 times
for what purpose?

>>1603
largely out of enjoyment and personal challenge

>>1469
i just set up river city girls I, II and Zero and Streets of Rage Remake, i estimate i need about two weeks to test them all properly and make up my mind, but sofar i'm looking forward to SoRR the most

>>1602
When i was a kid,There was this rundown arcade near thw park that had golden axe,mortal kombat,a game that i think was metal slug,outrun and a bike game i dont remember the name of. We would go there every weekend and being poor little shits we would give all our coins to the best player and just watch him play hoping to find some secret stage or character.I remember mortal kombat 2(or 3) had a lot of secrets.

Most of the kids i spoke of died due to a heroin epidemic that hit my town during the early 2010s.We moved away from that neighbourhood over two decades ago but i recently went back to see if the arcade building was still there and they had built a highway in its place.as in a full 8 lane highway.the old neighbourhood wasnt the same either, all the locals have moved away and were replaced with immigrants from the countryside, meth dealers and methheads all over the place,dirty grimey streets filled with stray dogs,people speaking a language i couldnt understand etc.There was another arcade near our old house but some restaurant had turned it into a warehouse.I came across an old shopkeeper and i asked him about my friends, most moved away,some died, others had simply vanished.Thats when i realized that the world i knew no longer exists.

I play old games because i want to go back to a better time, when things werent so complicated.

i fucking love beat em ups!