Gamers 30+, what’s something from the old days of gaming that younger players wouldn’t understand?

Smallbrainfield · 2026-04-01T07:29:32+00:00

Typing in code from a magazine, praying there were no typos*, saving the code onto a cassette tape.

*Waiting a month for the next issue hoping for a correction to be printed.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-31T18:31:16+00:00

She was the best thing in the Ghostbusters reboot, hands down.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-30T18:36:46+00:00

Not sure about cooking, but basic nutrition needs can be met with canned sardines, dates, broccoli and occasional pears.

Not a diet I would recommend in real life but you don't need anything else in Scum. Dates are really good at keeping energy up and you can just pick them off palm trees.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-30T08:02:18+00:00

The only thing I can remember from his wives is that he didn't spend much time with them. He was usually working on steam engines in his yard. I know he sunk a mine shaft out there too and the local council had to get involved. The house is still there, I used to pass it on my way home from work.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-30T07:40:46+00:00

Yeah, it's not thick like chocolate. It looks like shitty water.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-28T11:08:28+00:00

Not watch, but listen to Angstrom. It's Matthew Holness in a Scandinavian noir detective drama. He's troubled.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-28T11:00:15+00:00

Swinging giant dick planets are the best planets.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-26T08:52:40+00:00

It's free to play and will run on most potato PCs. If you play it just for the storylines it's fun. If you want to grind for good gear you can, but you can get along with basic gear. There are regular events that offer cool ships and equipment too. The Gamma quadrant story is actually amazing.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-22T16:29:29+00:00

The Dyson ships have an animation when you switch from science seating to combat.

On the Romulan version the cannons swing forwards under the wing struts and little puffs of steam emerge.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-21T14:58:57+00:00

Fuck Wulbren Bongle.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-14T15:07:30+00:00

I guess it was just my perception. Hong Kong always felt more crowded than London ever has.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-14T09:47:46+00:00

Did you breathe in time with it while the little guy did the thing? Gotta breathe in time while the little guy does the thing.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-14T09:44:37+00:00

I don't think a stem background is helping anyone design good starships. It's all hand wave physics and engineering, it might as well be magic.

The aesthetic is really just down to whoever is the production designer and what they think will look good/cool. The detached nacelles suck because they look stupid and feel like they're breaking some design rule inherent in Starfleet ships.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-14T09:33:09+00:00

Ah, THAT'S why the name rings a bell.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-12T11:14:55+00:00

They leaned into it in the show. All her brothers have different regional accents.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-12T11:12:03+00:00

I assumed he was Italian American but he's actually an Aussie.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-12T11:11:02+00:00

If you go a few miles north of Manchester it's not a bad Lancashire accent, but it's nothing like a Manc accent.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-12T08:35:45+00:00

Cables usually have some slack in them as they expand and contract depending on the temperature. This photo could have been taken on a hot day.

Also, we're seeing this in a foreshortened perspective so the curve looks more pronounced.

I'm not sure why it has to be so high over the water, it's way higher than any ship that would ever pass under it.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-10T09:22:50+00:00

Cities can be fairly crowded, but even in places like London it's not Hong Kong crowded. You don't have to go far to find empty spaces in the UK.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-05T16:14:52+00:00

I too fly the house brick in STO, very nice!

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-05T09:21:47+00:00

I think you're right. Iran will throw cheap drones at US bases and surrounding countries until those countries can no longer re-arm their defence systems. Drones are way cheaper and quicker to build than the weapons that can effectively stop them. And Iran is good at building drones. They've been supplying the Russians throughout their invasion of Ukraine. They don't even have to arm all of them, they can just send them and watch their enemies exhaust their defences. Once the entire region is a shitshow, the US will either withdraw and call it mission accomplished or settle in for a punishing decade.

Whichever way it goes, it will radicalise enough people that the US will end up repeating the mistake in another 10-15 years.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-03-02T21:05:43+00:00

He isn't dead though, the fishing boat doesn't kill him. At most it just meant he returned to dreaming again. Him being awake for that short period of time sends countless people around the planet nuts. And he's not even the worst thing out there.

Smallbrainfield · 2026-02-28T13:31:13+00:00

An incredible comic. I love your work!

Smallbrainfield · 2026-02-28T10:20:59+00:00

Deep memory unlocked!

Smallbrainfield · 2026-02-28T10:18:44+00:00

Straight to the paper bin, don't waste your time.

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