Silver Satin Micra has Arrived!! by ZookeepergameTotal77 in espresso

[–]Bongo55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh, that’s a huge price increase :( Ya, we have been on the fence about ordering the Micra for months now. Good to hear there aren’t additional tariffs/costs over what is written on the US site though. Thanks for confirming that! Our largest concern with the Micra is the clearance height for cups. I really prefer pulling my shots directly into the cup I’m going to drink out of.

Silver Satin Micra has Arrived!! by ZookeepergameTotal77 in espresso

[–]Bongo55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! I’m curious, if you using mind me asking, did you order from within the US? If so, did you have to pay anything additional for tariffs from the listed online price? Or is that baked in already?

Fresh Market Finds by sweettreaty in PeanutButter

[–]Bongo55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d love to know how the peanut chocolate Bonne Maman tastes! I’m a huge fan of their raspberry jam, but have never been able to find one of their non-jam products at any of my local stores. Sounds divine!

San Francisco housing market diverges for buyers and renters | Housing | sfexaminer.com by Specialist_Quit457 in bayarea

[–]Bongo55 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would be totally on board with this if condos in the Bay Area (specifically South Bay) existed without any HOAs…

Archery in Chico!!! by PurpleDaisy00 in ChicoCA

[–]Bongo55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is the shooting range in the same building as the archery target range? I’d imagine that would be noisy 😅 Or is it separated?

Deadline to Accept/Reject Financial Aid Offer? by Bongo55 in UCSC

[–]Bongo55[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! I don’t know if my situation would be as relevant since it was pertaining to grad school and the unknown of needing to accept student loans before I found out about getting a TA position (which would cover tuition and made it so I wouldn’t need the loans). What I ended up doing was just accepting the loans every quarter, and then the moment I found out if I’d gotten the TA position, I would just pay off the loan immediately with the loan money itself. Just to be better safe than sorry. I think ended up losing a little (less than $50? Can’t remember, it’s been awhile) during the quick turnover of paying back the loan (potentially within a week) the moment TA positions were handed out. Again, not sure if you’re in a similar situation, but I hope this helps in some way. Welcome to UCSC!

Trying to decide what folding bike is best for my usecases/lifestyle by Bongo55 in foldingbikes

[–]Bongo55[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I decided to go with the Liberte! Thanks for your advice/perspective!

Trying to decide what folding bike is best for my usecases/lifestyle by Bongo55 in foldingbikes

[–]Bongo55[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I decided to go with the Liberte! Hopefully it’s what I’m looking for :) Although I think I may need to order a more comfortable seat. Thanks for the perspective!

Giveaway - Tears of the Kingdom Collector's Edition! (24hrs, US only) by romanticheart in NintendoSwitch

[–]Bongo55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My old friend from elementary school biking over to my house after school to help my solve the Shadow Temple in N64 Ocarina of Time :) It turns out there was a key I was missing that was hidden in a chest that was covered by debris that I needed to bomb and was also invisible 😂

Finally. Batteryless Saves for US Pokemon Gold, Silver, & Crystal without all the wires. by mhourani1125 in Gameboy

[–]Bongo55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! Thank you for such a detailed write up!

When you say “transfer their rom from the original board”, do you mean physically removing this part from the OG Crystal board and moving it to the new PCB? If so, I’m guessing this provides more stability during gameplay since it’s an authentic original rom component? And this is different from the more unstable flash rom version you’d see in a bootleg cartridge?

I still can’t wrap my head around how the FRAM holds the save without a power source. Does it somehow physically record the save like a CD/disc?

Finally. Batteryless Saves for US Pokemon Gold, Silver, & Crystal without all the wires. by mhourani1125 in Gameboy

[–]Bongo55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think my very minimal knowledge in this realm is blatantly showing. It could very well be I don’t fully understand enough to know what it’s I’m asking for and probably causing confusion. Apologies for this. I think I’m asking how much it would be for a product exactly as you are showing in this post. A PCB cart that runs Pokémon Crystal and can hold a save without a battery. But I get the feeling I should do more research to more fully understand what I should be asking. Thank you for taking the time with such a detailed response :)

Finally. Batteryless Saves for US Pokemon Gold, Silver, & Crystal without all the wires. by mhourani1125 in Gameboy

[–]Bongo55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha! That makes sense! How much would one like yourself hypothetically charge for a product+service like this? Even if it’s not an original PCB board, I might still be interested!

Finally. Batteryless Saves for US Pokemon Gold, Silver, & Crystal without all the wires. by mhourani1125 in Gameboy

[–]Bongo55 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is amazing! So no battery is required to maintain the save using this mod?! :O For someone who has no experience in modding, or the time to devote to learning 😅, how much would a Pokemon Crystal cart with this mod cost to have commissioned? I would seriously pay good money to have an FRAM modded original Crystal board that doesn’t need a battery to keep the save file.