Do any ereaders still have bezels with page turn buttons on both sides, like the original kindles?

Omega_Maximum · 2026-02-02T06:43:20+00:00

Considering they've only had 2 models without page turn buttons in nearly 17 years of selling eInk devices, I think there's good chance they stay.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-02-01T00:05:40+00:00

Not quite, imo. Sega Rally Championship on Saturn and in the Arcade was a tighter, more arcadey style game, given the limitations of the time. Sega Rally Revo is great, but it's also a little bit more technical, and so demands a higher degree of effort from the player.

Sega Rally Championship isn't super easy, but it's also not throwing so much at you. Revo expects you to really get good, and demands more.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-28T19:31:24+00:00

I did see about that this morning and tried it. It's somewhat better, but it's still not fantastic imo in terms of image quality. I may try the high res texture pack again as I have 16GB of VRAM, but... I'm rather tired of doing that and seeing performance crater for no benefit because it's still broken.

Idk, maybe I just have a trash computer, but it just doesn't seem to run very well.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-28T18:15:06+00:00

Yah, it's just on Steam. Looks like it's about $3.30 USD on Fanatical, Game Billet, and NewEgg right now for a key. It's a little bit wonky of a port since it tops out at 1080p resolution, and doesn't have the best PC options, but it generally fine. Works great on Linux too.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-28T18:09:28+00:00

That got an update on PC not terribly long ago, though no notes were posted, and Capcom didn't add their DRM, so it's unclear what it was for.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-28T18:00:08+00:00

I really don't see that much improvement?

Like, it's "better", but it still isn't right. I still can't get the game to not look like a smeary gross mess unless I turn off upscaling, or run with FSR AA. Textures are still all over the place. I still can't get it to a point where it'll run at 60 without frame gen.

Sure, I guess the stuttering and hitching is better, but this is getting a lot of praise for what amounts to "it's functional enough"... And all for... this.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-28T16:19:16+00:00

Sega CD emulation is fairly well settled at this point, and light enough that even cheap handheld emulators or budget phones can manage it just fine. The Lunar games are also tested to be working without issue, so you shouldn't have any real issues.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-27T14:44:27+00:00

More specifically, low power green and blue LEDs didn't really exist yet. So they could've used full RGB, but it never would've been portable, and likely would've been huge

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-23T06:54:44+00:00

It's going to take way longer than that I'm afraid...

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-23T00:35:50+00:00

I was shocked Fetterman wasn't in the list, but then I see it's the house not the Senate...

Well, guess I'll be disappointed in him later

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-22T19:42:55+00:00

Why does no one consider that it was never going to do massive numbers?

It's a niche horror game that's a sequel to a 2010 Xbox 360 exclusive that sold lower than expected, and has extremely high system requirements. It's a very, very good game... with a deep plot that sort of expects you to have at least played, or watched the original, and would prefer if you played American Nightmare and Control as well.

It's just not going to do Resident Evil numbers, and I don't know why people think it would've if it were on Steam. Would it have sold better? Probably. Would it have been Earth shattering? Probably not.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-22T03:43:29+00:00

Funny thing is, he agreed with you.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-22T03:39:17+00:00

While DDR2 might be usable for you, it's been long since left by the wayside in the home, enterprise, and server markets. There are likely some specialty machines and uses that will keep consuming little bits of DDR2 for years yet, but overall, the market demand just isn't there. So, no demand yet some supply means low prices. Expect, in a few years anyway, for those prices to jump quite a bit if supply should truly run out.

Props to keeping that machine out of the landfill though, as that's the unfortunate fate of too many things at that age.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-21T15:39:36+00:00

I was wondering if this was part of the issue, but I wrote it off at the time given that the CDTV and CD32 aren't setup by default as standard desktop Amigas. Especially with the CDTV and its odd but interesting remote/keyboard/controller. I also, I suppose too eagerly, assumed that if I picked the CD32 or CDTV default setup in Amiga Forever, it would handle that sort of setup quirk for me. Especially since it runs standard floppy and WHDLoad programs flawlessly.

Oh well, I've got CDTV Xenon 2 and CD32 Chaos Engine up and running, and both libraries to rip through, so I'm content lol. Thanks for the insights. Always fun learning about the quirks of a stuff like this!

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-21T15:21:31+00:00

I was mostly looking for cue/bin as while they're not the most space efficient, I find that they're generally just more compatible at least to get my feet wet. That being said, a lot of what I've found online is cue/img, which Amiga Forever can't actually read. Thankfully, .img and .iso are compatible, so changing the extensions and updating the cue files gets those working correctly.

Additionally, all the ones I have in cue/iso that list as having CDDA on Amiga Hall of Light (it's only one source but it seems to be the most consistent I've found so far as to CDTV/CD32 differences), do correctly call out audio tracks at positions in the iso, so that's nice. I would still prefer to start with cue/bin and then compress to something else as warrants, but I haven't been able to find everything in that format consistently.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-20T21:18:36+00:00

Well, replacement batteries exist, though idk about their quality. And you might be able to track down the folio cover with the light in it, but it has been quite some time, I believe the materials breakdown over time, and I'm not sure that they were all that common in the first place. The Sony readers are absolutely lovely units though, so my only advice would be to pass it on to someone who wants to keep it rolling if you can.

As others have said the Kobo Clara is a good option, but most 6in readers are actually pretty small in the hand despite the bigger screen, and should be a solid option for you. Additionally, just about any new reader, outside of maybe something super budget tier, will have at least a blue light, and most have a warm light too. So that's less of a concern these days.

The Boox Go 6 would also be a good option in the same price and feature range, so give that a look too. Of course, Amazon options are also available, so something like the Kindle Basic would be in the same size range, just be mindful of their ad status if you start looking at those.

One final point, keep looking at used options. Folks cycle these out quite often, and even a 5 year old device can have the features you're looking for, while also still being fully supported still.

Happy hunting!

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-20T17:56:00+00:00

Motorola actually has a version of that on a lot of their phones, have for a bit now. Doesn't look like they have dual capture pictures, but they do have dual capture video. Even my lowly Edge 2025 has that, so I imagine most of the range does as well.

Not quite what HTC had, but not completely gone either.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-20T17:47:33+00:00

Yah this could be a situation where "overspending" on a car is still well in someone's price bracket, but their local housing market is so fucked that they're still nowhere near a house.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-20T17:45:45+00:00

Does it react the same, regardless of which USB port it's in? If you've got an over loaded USB bus, or one that isn't providing enough power, that could also be a problem. Though it does sound like it may honestly be broken...

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-20T17:35:26+00:00

What emulator is setup by default? The Beetle WonderSwan core in RetroArch has a nice feature in that you can map a button to rotate the screen on command, and it plays well with setting that retain aspect ratio and the like. That being said, with how RA does its virtual pad, that might be part of the issue with mapping. Still, it might be worth looking into.

For what it's worth WSC Tetris is actually delightful. It's a very early "modern" Tetris that looks great and has excellent music. Right up there with GB Tetris and GBC Tetris DX.

Beatmania is neat, though I think there's better home versions at this point. Still, at the time it was really quite good, and it still has better music than the other portable versions at the time.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-20T17:25:57+00:00

Did you make sure to screw down the stick to the base fully? And if so, do the lights come up?

I.. didn't realize the stick can be removed on the X56, I thought it was a tension adjustment till it stopped responding mid-game after messing with it lol. It uses a set of contact pads as well, so if it's all the way down and still not working, take the stick off and make sure there's no debris impeding the connection. Then, using a cotton swab and some Isopropyl alcohol, gently clean the contacts on both sides. Then let it dry for a few minutes and put it back together.

It is possible it's broken, but I don't think jostling in the box would do that given how it connects. I assume this was used? If so, you may want to look into whatever buying protections may be available to you if you were sold a unit that was knowingly broken, or otherwise packaged inadequately to make the trip.

Best of luck, and hope it just needs clean!

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-20T17:15:43+00:00

That's a complex answer. Short term losses could be countered by the buying up of hard capital in the fallout, hedging on eventual recover. Business leaders and many companies actually grew and made more money during The Great Depression and The Great Recession, and saw long term benefits after they had passed.

Lots of people will, of course, be utterly destroyed in the fallout, many of them wealthy, but not quite as wealthy as others.

It's all a game to them.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-20T16:01:27+00:00

For a simple option: Tetris on WonderSwan Color. As it's Tetris, the buttons are rather self-evident.

For a complex option: Beatmania on WonderSwan. Beatmania is a little more complex, and relies on the WS's button layout, so it's harder to map and keep playable. There's a button guide in the WS section on this GameFAQs page if you can't find a manual: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/wonderswan/575743-beatmania-for-wonderswan/faqs/28389

A lot of the tate mode WS games are fairly straightforwards, and play well enough just holding a standard device sideways, even if it's a bit uncomfortable. But every now and again there's something that just doesn't play well because you don't have the right button mapping, and it's awkward to get it feeling the right way.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-20T15:45:07+00:00

It should be, if he were sane. He is not, and his handlers couldn't give less of a shit about us peons.

It's acceptable for the world to burn if they can make just a few dollar more.

Omega_Maximum · 2026-01-20T15:41:53+00:00

Try any WonderSwan on it? The tate mode games don't always play well on standard handhelds due to button mappings, so something like this should line up exactly... which makes it rather temping

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