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PerfectDark @ PerfectDark @lemmy.world

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That girl who plays Steam Deck and writes about gaming + Linux a lot

2mo ago

Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery
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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

Ironic!
This is the purple shade of the GCN, and its one of the 'hero' size images available to use, on SteamGridDB. I just liked to grab one image in that size to separate each 'section' in this post.
But...I know, it looks like an error -___-

2mo ago

Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

*Miss, not man!!!

(I'm just glad people enjoy all this weirdness as much as I do!)

2mo ago

Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

if it actually exists.

Its easily available, but I suppose by 'in the wild' you mean picking it up in a secondhand store, rather than online marketplaces. If not, have a look at buyee to pick up a bargain.

Interestingly they command a higher price than I expected on eBay.

2mo ago

Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

I just wanted to have actual, official ones shared!

This one is not official, it was done by a girl who goes by shy smith three years or so ago, she just tried her best to make a photo in the 'style' of the old Y2K era, and the days of PS2 ads and...everyone ended up believing it was real. She did such an amazing job of it, this one often gets shared as if it were done for Sony.

And...to be fair, the actual official ones got way worse than those I included:

2mo ago

Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

It feels VERY Quake-esque, too. So they nailed that image!

2mo ago

Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

Oh this was nothing. My 'news' posts take me some time, and effort, which is why they're kinda on pause right now (the 17th is when I see my specialist, get blood results, see what is next etc), so for now it's this kinda thing - smaller!

But thank you so much, glad you enjoyed these :)

2mo ago

Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

I like the Nintendo ones, there were 'risky' ads here, now they're very conservative

2mo ago

Vintage gaming advertising pictures: a gallery

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

There's more, but I suppose...back then shock was a tactic, the gaming industry wasn't as clean cut and commercialized as it is now, and they were appealing to a certain demographic?!

2mo ago

Smaller rally/racing games I recommend you try!

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

Watch the YouTube video I linked in that section! Its quite short, and it really shows how utterly crazy that era of car racing was. The footage is soooo worth a watch!

2mo ago

Smaller rally/racing games I recommend you try!

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

These are wonderful! Exactly the kind of thing I hoped might be suggested - less reviews generally means less known, so I'm excited to try!

I think some people get caught up on the few AAA offerings, and miss the indie car games. But maybe I'm generalizing.

I appreciate these, hope others do also :)

2mo ago

For people who want to play their favorite games but are unable to, what are you currently doing?

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

If you want to reach out to me for a chat, I'm happy to walk you through what your phone is capable of doing. Emulation is such a scene now, even low-low end phones are capable of doing so much now. You might now be getting winlator running to play PC games (which is no problem for some phones), but you can even play some basic Switch games. Or worst case if it's very underpowered, you've got so many games from the golden age of RPG's to play through

SNES
Mega Drive/Genesis
PS1

...and so on. I know this won't be the "...the games I would otherwise want to play on PC..." but it is still playing incredible games. So, as always, let me know. I'm happy to help with that front!

2mo ago

Steam Deck / Gaming News #22

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

I'm so glad, I did nothing, but I do hope you have fun with it!!!

2mo ago

How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

https://web.archive.org/web/20250703051402/https://www.theverge.com/report/695915/switch-2-usb-c-third-party-docks-dont-work-authentication-encryption

Here's the article with no paywall!

2mo ago

How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

2mo ago

Steam Deck / Gaming News #22

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

No, they're not on by default! It's no error, just making it a choice rather than choosing for you.

I'm not surprised by NSL showing errors, being that it was coded with GPT.

Go to the installed game's settings and then turn on cloud saves. It'll have a warning telling you it's basically in beta, but again - it's worked flawlessly for me!

2mo ago

Developer interview: my Q&A with a PC game 'repacker'

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

Oh gosh you're way too kind. I wouldn't call it that, but I am happy to share interesting things here. And I'm so lucky that you all read it and agree with me that it is worth the read!!!

Thank you so much!!!!!!

2mo ago

Developer interview: my Q&A with a PC game 'repacker'

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

Totally understandable!

I appreciate you reading through these regardless :)

2mo ago

Developer interview: my Q&A with a PC game 'repacker'

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

I guess just on Mastodon!

I tens to post there daily, and I'm trying to force myself to take a break on my regular long-form gaming news posts on Lemmy, and instead focus on my health. I have a important appointment with my specialist on the 17th so, its 50/50 odds whether I'll make another news post here before then or not

But, again, daily on Mastodon!

And thank you so much for your kind, kind words. I feel like an imposter so often when I share these, so your words are really appreciated!

I'm so glad you liked this :)

2mo ago

Sable is free on Epic until tomorrow

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

I'm just over 10 hours on my desktop PC right now, playing Epic's version through Heroic (enabling EOC overlay so that achievements are shown!)

And I'm nowhere near completing, but only because I love gliding and exploring and collecting. Its the perfect stress-free game to play :)

2mo ago

Old gamers don't understand what mobile gaming has become

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PerfectDark @lemmy.world 2mo ago

Mobile gaming, on Android, is an interesting space right now. I used to buy flagship phones exclusively, as high spec as I could just...because I could. I played a few emulated Nintendo Switch games on them, as well as the odd Game Pass title (with a telescoping GameSir Xbox mounted controller thing) and then I realized I really had no use for them. I rarely played, and my most recent phone purchases have been mid-range.

That said, so much is now possible on Android. You can emulate everything from Switch to PS3, use pretty front-ends to use as a launcher station (a quick note of appreciation for the totally FOSS option - Lemuroid), and as unbelievable as it still is to me, you can even play full PC games like GTA V using winlator

The scene for Android emulation is incredibly dramatic with frequent in-fighting, but also pretty impressive from a technical standpoint. It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea - and that's fine, but the mobile scene which isn't just gatcha games hooking kids on the Play Store is so varied. Then you've got actually impressive games like DREDGE getting a Android release, replete with custom builds and changes for the Android system (no lazy ports!). Heck, even No Man's Sky is coming to Android soon!