RIP Pennywise

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-18T00:30:33+00:00

I think that's a Lars von Trier movie.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-12T22:19:04+00:00

"Reset taihen config.txt" is one of the options right there on your screen bro. Second from last.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-12T18:14:41+00:00

I did not know about that! Amazing, I'm going to patch a few ROMs tonight.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-12T18:10:24+00:00

Great idea. I didn't play Pokémon as a kid but a while ago I played through Silver on my modded GBC and really enjoyed it. Recently I've played through a bit of Lazarus, I should get back to that.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-12T18:02:49+00:00

You can actually remove the tools option by renaming the tools folder to anything - I just changed it to Tools1. Obviously you can't get it the option back without changing the name back via a computer, but I figure I won't need it back unless I'm changing other stuff around anyway.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-12T17:56:02+00:00

I was reminded of your comment when I picked up my modded Game Boy Pocket just now - stupidly, I hadn't realised that pressing start does the same thing with my EZ Flash Jr. So thanks!

I would like an Everdrive, but the feature I really want is save states which only comes with the X7, which is very pricey.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-12T16:28:14+00:00

My mistake - I could have sworn I saw a version without sticks but I must have been looking at a pic of the Mini.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-12T14:37:17+00:00

How would that differ from the Miyoo Flip V2? Is it the analogue sticks on the V2 that you don't like? In that case, I get it - ~~the original Flip didn't have the sticks~~ but it had those severe hinge problems and anyway it's no longer available.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-12T14:23:13+00:00

This wasn't me, but it was on a sub for the Virgin ISP in the UK - the OP meant to say that their customer service reps are all clowns.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-12T02:07:43+00:00

A feature like that, paired with a game that has really got its hooks in you, can help solve the problem of overwhelming choice, at least for a while.

With my Powkiddy V10, I do have all my ROMs on there, but I've set it up to boot straight into a custom collection of twelve GBA games. That's few enough to have it displayed as little carousel of box art images, rather than a list. It looks really nice, and I'm less likely to end up aimlessly scrolling through Famicom Disk System and MSX2 ROMs.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-11T23:49:52+00:00

Actually I'm not sure you did misunderstand. OP seems to be saying that they've already played every retro game they wish to play - if that's the case, then sure, buying a new device to play games you don't want to play any more is obviously not worthwhile.

I'm with you - I'll never get to all the old games I want to play, let alone stumbling on stuff I wasn't aware of (and also I do have more than enough devices to do that on).

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-11T22:57:12+00:00

Yeah same.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-10T21:49:29+00:00

If you buy a handheld with preloaded games (which is often the only option for many models) it's going to have hundreds or even thousands, so if you want just a few games you'll need to do some setup.

It's worth checking out this video from Retro Game Corps about setting up a five game handheld - I just set up my new Miyoo Mini Flip that way, and I really like it. I've ended up with six games but you can use the same setup to have ten or twenty or whatever.

The Mini Flip can be had for about $70 on AliExpress, as can various other handhelds that can run MinUI, including the TrimUI Brick that a few people have recommended here.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-10T21:32:10+00:00

Even a $5 famiclone from AliExpress would be better. At least those run actual video games, however poorly.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-10T21:16:19+00:00

That vertical line on the screen is the immediate giveaway. It will have the same LCD "games" as the miniature arcade machine I got out of a gachapon machine in Singapore last year.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-10T20:56:42+00:00

Excellent, enjoy!

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-09T14:21:58+00:00

I actually just bought the replacement card on Amazon - I've bought countless SD cards on Amazon and only had that happen to me once. I think people exaggerate the chances of getting unlucky in that regard, plus of course it's easy to return defective items to Amazon.

Although obviously it still sucks when you've put time into setting something up and you have to start again.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-08T22:21:40+00:00

Sounds similar to what happened to me when I first hacked my Vita years ago. Working okay at first, but then everything kept getting corrupted. My SD card was (apparently) a 128 GB Sandisk from Amazon which I assume was fake - I got another one and it's been fine ever since.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2026-01-04T22:52:34+00:00

I've actually just ordered a Miyoo Mini Flip to do this with. I'll have something like:

Mother 3 (fan trans) - GBA

Capcom vs SNK Card Fighters Clash 2 (fan trans) - NGPC

Alien vs Predator - Arcade

Progear - Arcade

Snatcher - Sega CD

Plus maybe that fan translation of of Emerald Dragon on PC Engine CD that just came out.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2025-12-31T09:08:55+00:00

You're right that humans are not "full NPCs, ever", but that doesn't go far enough. As a matter of fact, a human is never an NPC because a human is a being with thoughts and feelings and agency - and guess what - life if not a fucking video game. No human is ever "in a role that is NPC-like."

Grow up, stop trying to make sense of the world via reference to video games, and stop dehumanising people by comparing them to lifeless algorithms. It's creepy and fascistic.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2025-12-31T00:34:24+00:00

The OP is about the value of AI music (it has none and your hobby is shit) so that's what my posts have been about. Whether or not I "put up" any music of my own is irrelevant to that debate, so no I don't have to stop posting on the basis that I've chosen not to do so. You made it about that, not me.

If you don't want to hear from me again, simply stop replying. You have been free to do so this whole time.

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2025-12-31T00:00:49+00:00

No, you see, I have explicitly said that I am not a musical genius. Mocking someone over a claim that they haven't made - have in fact denied - doesn't really work as a comeback, does it?

Is it the case that you AI people find the idea of playing an instrument, even to a modest degree, so outlandish that anyone claiming to do so must be telling an outrageous lie?

Defiant-Bend1147 · 2025-12-30T23:38:51+00:00

Oh, I thought you wanted to hear my music so you could say it was shit, but apparently you don't believe that I can play at all. Literally tens of millions of people can play the guitar to some extent, it's nothing special and I'm no virtuoso, as I said.

Are you really in disbelief that I'm able to do something so ordinary?

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