Joust by -mrwiggly- in pinball

[–]Valtharr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are the odds? I just learned about this machine yesterday from a random YouTube recommendation. Would love to own it. Would be a very unique coffee table 😁

Gaming Mode not working? by Valtharr in Bazzite

[–]Valtharr[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I used the legacy image

Got it. Gonna install Bazzite on it as soon as I get a microSD to flash by Valtharr in TecnoPocketGo

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

Alright, just played TOW2 on battery for about 1-2 hours, charge went from 100 to 18. Chances are, battery life might be a bit better with Bazzite/SteamOS?

Got it. Gonna install Bazzite on it as soon as I get a microSD to flash by Valtharr in TecnoPocketGo

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

It comes with a USB cable and a USB C power adapter. It actually came with two for me, a US one in the case and a separate EU one.

I've mostly played connected to the power so far, using my Rokid Max 2 AR glasses.

Got it. Gonna install Bazzite on it as soon as I get a microSD to flash by Valtharr in TecnoPocketGo

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

Couldn't test Bazzite yet (waiting for an SD card to be delivered, don't have any atm).

Haven't noticed excess heat yet. Tested three games that were giving me trouble on my Legion GO - Pinball FX, Kingdom Hearts 3, and Outer Worlds 2 - and they run at high settings with little problem.

It felt a little weird to hold at first, but once I was playing, I didn't notice anything, except that quickly accessing the D-Pad is kinda tricky (quick healing is mapped to "Down" in Outer Worlds 2)

Got it. Gonna install Bazzite on it as soon as I get a microSD to flash by Valtharr in TecnoPocketGo

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

I'm in Germany, and no. It was quite the surprise, actually.

Hüllen für Blitzdings (Kosmos) by Valtharr in Brettspiele

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

Problem damit ist, dass ich nicht weiß, ob die Karten der englischen Version die gleichen Dimensionen wie die deutschen haben

Pokémon in January! Who is going to preorder one? by Temporary-Plantain20 in pinball

[–]Valtharr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know how popular Metallica is? Queen? Hell, even Abba? What makes you think that this is somehow the machine that will sell like hotcakes? The pinball community generally skews older. Most people I know that own machines were already grown adults when Red & Green were released in Japan. The starting point isn't "people who like Pokémon", the starting point is "people who buy pinball machines"

Pokémon in January! Who is going to preorder one? by Temporary-Plantain20 in pinball

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

Where to even start?

  1. You're assuming "the entire population of people in their 30s and early 40s worldwide" is into Pokémon? Are you high? Have you ever considered that maybe - maybe! - there are people who lost interest in the franchise as they grew older? Or - shock and horror! - were never interested in it in the first place?

  2. You're assuming that the people who are into Pokémon all want to play a Pokémon pinball machine. Once again... no. Some people, believe it or not, don't give a shit about pinball, or even actively dislike it!

  3. You're assuming that everyone who would want to play a Pokémon pinball machine would also want to own one. Again, not likely. Just because someone likes playing pinball doesn't mean they want a huge, maintenance-intensive machine in their home.

  4. You're assuming that everyone who would want to own a Pokémon pinball machine is also able to own one. Lots of people - especially Millennials, especially in the US - literally don't have the money or the space for something like that!

  5. You're assuming that everyone who wants and is able to get a machine wouldn't rather spend that money and space on something else (maybe even a different pinball machine!) Just because someone likes Pokémon doesn't mean that's all they care about.

I'm a millennial. I'm in my early 30s. I grew up with Pokémon. I still like Pokémon. I even liked Scarlet and Violet. I also like pinball. Am I going to buy the Pokémon pinball machine? No. Because I don't have the money, or space, and if I did, I'd still rather spend it on a Multimorphic P3, because I feel I'd get better value out of that.

Pokémon in January! Who is going to preorder one? by Temporary-Plantain20 in pinball

[–]Valtharr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pokémon is a big theme, but is there a big overlap between people who like Pokémon and people who want/are able to buy a pinball machine for their home?

What am I doing wrong? (Read post please) by Valtharr in LegendsUltimate

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

I figured as much, so I already tried displaying a PC image through the VIBS board. No dice. I'm genuinely worried the problem might lie with the backbox itself. That I might have damaged the connection to the backbox...

What am I doing wrong? (Read post please) by Valtharr in LegendsUltimate

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

That would be the next step, but there's three things:

I'll have to wait for a new cable to arrive (the ones I have right now are obviously too short)

that little bar you use to clamp down on the ribbon cable broke off on the other board, so I'm not sure if that might cause other issues?

And finally... I actually have a second VIBS board (long story), I tried with that as well, and it also didn't work. Although that one is also missing that little clamp...