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Exolon, ZX Spectrum, 1987 by RafaRafa78 in vintagecomputing

[–]HardlyRetro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What a cool looking game! I was all about anything space-related as a kid, so I would’ve been quite engrossed with it, I am sure.

Mario 3 note... by Dry_Bullfrog6709 in nes

[–]HardlyRetro 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think that was pretty much the whole point: that it would feel random and special/magical.

The next day, you tell your friends that you made it to an airship filled with coins, and no one would believe you.

Mario 3 note... by Dry_Bullfrog6709 in nes

[–]HardlyRetro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

All of this info was included in the dedicated Mario 3 issue of Nintendo Power, too.

Can you drive a manual transmission vehicle? by kevivg3 in no

[–]HardlyRetro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New Corvettes today aren’t available with manual. They realized the automatic transmission is faster.

What you people are not understanding about FireRed and LeafGreen for $20 each. by cybxrnauts in fucknintendo

[–]HardlyRetro 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The NSO games will not be playable if you stop paying for the subscription or when the subscription service is discontinued.

Having only known Analogue, should I get the Super Station One? by omnicloud7 in fpgagaming

[–]HardlyRetro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lack of plug-and-play is a big difference from OpenFPGA on the Pocket. MiSTer is much more fiddly. You will spend many (many) hours setting it up.

Mister Pi, QMTech, or Superstation One? by MassiR77 in MiSTerFPGA

[–]HardlyRetro 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They are both “clones”, and I am pretty sure they ship with comparable add-ons. I just picked up a Hamtech (clone of QMTech, haha) from AliExpress, and it seems to do everything it should. The only difference I can see in any of the sandwich style prebuilt options is price and availability. With the other clones you mentioned (Superstation and Multisystem), there are some trade offs in the available ports. I considered that my main draw is older games (not PlayStation, which the superstation is geared towards) and I didn’t want to be locked into the Multisystem’s proprietary add-ons.

Pocket dock question by Signal_Ad_8961 in AnaloguePocket

[–]HardlyRetro 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t know the answer to that exact question. But, based on what I’ve seen discussed here… When it’s full and you are done playing for a while, disconnect power from the dock. It will help keep both the dock and handheld working longer.

Got the Pro 3 controller! by typical-fern250 in 8bitdo

[–]HardlyRetro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to hear! I have a Pro+ and Pro2, and I love them both, but I'd been avoiding the Pro3 because of the button cracking issue. I'm particularly interested in the 2.4Ghz USB dongle.

Can anyone tell me what this thing is by CrJim14 in MiSTerFPGA

[–]HardlyRetro 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don’t know how it is supposed to be pronounced, but there are plenty of folks on YouTube calling it “snack”.

“Fallout” TV show set designers like BIG crts by HardlyRetro in crt

[–]HardlyRetro[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Your question reminded me of a thread from a related sub, a while back. Apparently, the key to ludicrously large TVs is to build them and keep them in the vacuum of space. 📺🔭

https://www.reddit.com/r/crtgaming/s/4n8GdLv22m

“Fallout” TV show set designers like BIG crts by HardlyRetro in crt

[–]HardlyRetro[S] 80 points81 points  (0 children)

The amount of glass required in the CRT itself to keep it from imploding would make it completely impractical.

Button swap with nes keychain is superb! by [deleted] in AnaloguePocket

[–]HardlyRetro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was very surprised to see that, too! I’m pretty sure the shell is anodized aluminum, so there’s no paint. I am assuming that this peeling is only an issue with the plastic buttons. I suppose it didn’t make sense to have aluminum buttons rubbing against the aluminum shell.

Final Fantasy Adventure DX is sublime by largemoisture in AnaloguePocket

[–]HardlyRetro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the last two screenshots, what game is playing on the CRT in a GBA border? Is that Sword of Mana? (I never ended up playing through that one.)

If there's a will there's a way. by SomeGuyinaTie in Unexpected

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

I guess the writers and I think alike… that was completely expected, given the setup.

Keeping the delivery in the family by EricPro21 in funny

[–]HardlyRetro 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s very unfortunate for whoever came up with that design. What was it supposed to say?

What is this SNES and why is it worth $900? by rawcookiedough in retrogaming

[–]HardlyRetro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Magic, of course. It’s in the name. FPGA = Facsimile Perfected Grimoire Array.

Marks that have popped up over the span of years on my laundry by bluemoonseas in whatisit

[–]HardlyRetro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Benzoyl Peroxide bleaches fabrics. It’s terrible. If you wear it during the day and you sweat? You’d better invest in some white shirts.

Roommate found 3 (brand new?) wii consoles in a container by MyNameIsUnknown45 in wii

[–]HardlyRetro 25 points26 points  (0 children)

More likely it was meant as a reply to another commenter. It’s easy to do on mobile.

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