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  • SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zonetoRetroGaming@lemmy.world•Retro Gaming in 2026English
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    2 days ago

    Oh, you want to feel old?

    Today I was looking at eink readers, when I remembered I had various old PDAs, like a psion 5, palm m100 and palm 1000 sitting in the cupboard. Same same, right? Throw some epubs on there, all good? Bit of spit an polish, install some legacy apps, few rounds of Dope Wars…boom.

    Well, no. Horrible viewing angles, back light not worth a shit, digitiser not calibrating…and the default calendar year?

    01.01.1996.

  • SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zonetoTechnology@lemmy.world•Gamers push back: 71% say they’re not ready to let physical games die as PlayStation and Xbox move toward a digital-only future”English
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    3 days ago

    Nah, not all of us. When switch 2 came out (and because I wanted a hand held) I looked at it, poked at in the shop and decided to buy a DS instead. $80 vs $650. If I’d been feeling more generous, I would have gotten a Retroid pocket 5 or something. I didn’t need it.

    The switch 2 is shiny, but it didn’t fill any niche for me that one of my other rigs couldn’t do (Wii, Wii u, $100 emulation box I built).

    “Bigger, better, faster” is a mug’s game. It cannot be won and it’s the lynchpin of capitalism. The way to win is to not play.

    Gaming is a luxury good. If the big players are going to go full retard, let them. Let it all burn while you find greener pastures.

    This goes for all tech (and luxury goods), IMHO. Do more with less.

    Reject the status ladder → identify the actual function → satisfy it with the smallest tool that works = you win.

    Then enjoy the absurdity of $650 Switch 2 (and marvel at the cost of Switch 1 increasing in price. Lol no).

  • SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zonetoTechnology@lemmy.world•PlayStation fans brutally reject Sony's disc decision, eye Windows 11 PCs over XboxEnglish
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    5 days ago

    Right? I still have my OG Xbox 360, Wii U etc, with physical discs.

    For a while, I went the other way; I bought a Lenovo M93p (think: size of Wii) - it runs everything up to PS2 era at 2x resolution, as well as PC games to around 2015/6 era (and later indies). Total cost was under $100. I turned it into a kiosk with Playnite, so you could turn it on and be playing whatever in under 10 seconds.

    Right now I have the OG Wii (modded) sitting in its place…something about the joys of original hardware speaks to me. But I could (should) swap the lenovo back in. That way I have Just Cause 2 sitting right next to Mario Kart Double Dash, right next to Luanti and modded Fallout 3.

    Part of me thinks “eh, emulation” but the other part is “dude…not everything is Nintendo”.

  • SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zonetoTechnology@lemmy.world•Commodore listened, and the Callback 8020 is now $100 cheaperEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Huh. Thought it was stock standard AOSP - perhaps the Aussie version is different? There are a few rebranded versions of the same hardware; you might be able to find something non proprietary. I think the underlying model is UNIWA if you want to go spelunk direct listings

    https://opelmobile.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/OM-TouchFlip-A4.pdf

    Where did you find the info that the TTFone uses a fork - XDA? Possibly it can take CFW?

    In any case, if it’s no go, it’s no go.

    PS: The other target might be a the Cat 22 flip but that thing has a face only a mother could love. I have seen clean CFW of the Duoquin models too - multiple threads on XDA - but that’s candybar not flip

    PPS: let me spelunk the 8020 for a minute. I have to imagine it’s an off the shelf re-badge. EDIT: Hmm…looks like it’s bespoke enough to NOT be a simple Shenzhen rebadge job.