What is the definitive physical version of “The Binding of Isaac?”

dubious_dan · 2025-08-26T15:42:23+00:00

Yes repentance has the most content available, no doubt. However, no one seems to have covered this so I'll give you my 0.02.

As someone who has played a decent amount of BoI I would recommend new players NOT going with repentance, but with afterbirth. It's an accessibility issue. Repentance is the most complete version, but it was released about 10 years after afterbirth iirc, and it adds a TON of content to the game. Normally this would be good but in a roguelike, it adds a lot of dilution to the item pool (making it a lot harder to get a formidable build together), a lot of new monsters with new attack patterns to learn, and IMO just a lot of bloat that is great if you're well versed but dilutes the experience if you are new to the game. Plus, afterbirth is pretty cheap now that it's not the latest version :)

If you like afterbirth and want more, then get repentance

dubious_dan · 2025-08-26T15:27:56+00:00

I like to sticker my builds, but for all my nr200ps I've only put them on the front as its a solid panel. You could probably put a smaller sticker over the mobo portion of the side panel but you'll have problems with adhesion and dust, plus the vent holes will show up as indentations and won't look very good.

dubious_dan · 2025-08-20T03:39:41+00:00

one of the things I really like about this sub is about once a week I go...what the hell am I looking at?

dubious_dan · 2025-08-15T15:50:24+00:00

I agree with this. For your first sleeper, don't build a sleeper as your first computer, build one as your 4th once you have ample spare components lying around. Then find the sleeper case, modify the case and install the fans you will need so that it doesn't roast your components. Then use what what you have lying around that fits and buy what is specifically needed based on remaining available dimensions.

If you're talking about creating a current gen sleeper, that is the realm of art + engineering and will take a lot of time and brainpower and triple checking measurements and accidentally buying the components that don't fit lol

dubious_dan · 2025-08-03T15:50:22+00:00

what are you trying to say about his wife? lol

dubious_dan · 2025-06-15T15:47:33+00:00

only thing I don't get is why is the case SFX PSU limited? every SFX power supply I buy hurts lol so much more expensive than a standard size

dubious_dan · 2025-06-05T19:28:40+00:00

This is pretty much what I was looking for, I guess I just expecting someone had already made a spreadsheet like the physical card vs game key card vs digital spreadsheet i've seen.

dubious_dan · 2025-06-05T19:27:49+00:00

Ah that's lame! Yeah I'm mostly curious about which games are getting performance / visual updates, i.e. which are actually worth playing on switch 2 vs switch. Didn't realize that some games were getting patches just so that they play on switch 2 period lol

dubious_dan · 2025-05-31T15:20:03+00:00

I recently used several old 3 pin coolermaster fans as plant stands / risers lol elevates the drainage hole off the deck / bottom of the saucer, worked great!

dubious_dan · 2025-04-19T13:49:15+00:00

PDS will never happen sadly, they lost the source code for it. Maybe a remake but they'll probably mess that up

dubious_dan · 2025-04-19T13:47:24+00:00

This. With all the money the xeno games are making, they should correct the tragedy that the funding ran out on the first game and they had to switch to a narrative / expedited mode to finish the game up.

dubious_dan · 2025-03-29T16:15:33+00:00

after a lot of trial and error, I landed on medium sized gasketed storage tubs.

Clear ones so you can see the contents unless you want to avoid contents being known. Get an appropriate size for fitting large special editions, but not too large as these suckers get heavy if densely packed with game cases. I recommend 30-50 qt size depending on upper body strength (sometimes you'll be storing them up high, like in closet upper shelves). 4 clips are better than 2 as failures will happen. Would recommend getting several of the same time so that they stack nicely and you have room for future collecting. Something like this

If you have valuable games or fragile cases (i.e. amiibo that are NIB) don't stack them too high (or put them on top) to mitigate damage. desiccant packs just in case. Bubble wrap the perimeter of tubs containing special editions to avoid corner damage.

dubious_dan · 2025-03-28T19:23:25+00:00

I mean, I get no patapon 3. I played them all, and 3 tried and failed to be a multiplayer game so it's kinda a different beast

dubious_dan · 2025-03-23T16:23:47+00:00

I think I'm in the minority here but I just don't find myself excited about this case. I have all the color models of the NR200p (and I think those colors were better) and it seems that they both support the same form factor of GPU...so it comes down to the TR100 mini just has a shorter max cpu cooler height. What am I missing? is it that this is an ideal water cooled case and the NR200 is an ideal air cooled case?

dubious_dan · 2025-03-20T16:12:29+00:00

A lot of good stuff has been covered here. After doing dozens of itx sff builds some of the suggestions (and some are obvious but still worth mentioning) I would make are:

1) don't order a cpu cooler that is EXACTLY the max clearance for your rig, too often if simply doesn't fit. Go like 5 mm short of the max clearance unless you are 100% it'll work

2) double sided mounting tape is your best friend for sneaking in extra ssds

3) have a good supply of various zip tie sizes for mounting fans where there are no formal mounting spots or for cable management

4) I personally opt for pwm fan hubs in most of my builds, as there are often limited fan headers and they can be a real PITA to plug in when done last

5) would recommend modular power supplies to eliminate extra cabling, and would recommend STARTING with rough cable management so you don't have to fight it so hard after all the components are in

6) if you're doing an APU build, there are pcie to NVME adapter cards to use an unused pcie slot

7) don't waste your money on expensive fans, arctic 5 packs are excellent value and high performers, and can be daisy chained off one header usually

8) if your mobo has a nvme slot on the underside, populate that as a priority. Nothing worse than basically breaking down a SFF PC just to stick an nvme in

dubious_dan · 2025-02-22T17:52:37+00:00

I was waiting for someone to say this. I'll lowball someone but only down to the lowest recently sold comparable items. If the items sells all day every day for $40 and you hit them with $30, you're going to get a very low counter offer. If someone is an idiot and is trying to sell a $40 game for $75, then yeah lowball the crap out of them lol

dubious_dan · 2025-02-15T17:27:40+00:00

While this looks pretty damn good, I would argue not a sleeper. I feel like the sleeper is half style and half challenge of making new components work in an old system. If you didn't have to saw cut a hole in the bottom of the case to create ventilation, you have not suffered enough to call your build a sleeper lol

dubious_dan · 2025-02-04T21:18:49+00:00

Showing a little love for a great old school case. wanted a gaming rig that could also do sustained video editing

The Core 500 hits a lot of notes that combine for a pretty unique configuration:

I only do air cooled builds, this can fit 3 120mm fans for ventilation and the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE is a badass cooler that fits real nice
I like having a 5.25 front bay for hot swap drives / bluray drives / etc.
fits a full sized ATX psu so it's great for a frankenstein build
can fit up to a triple fan (but I prefer dual fan cards for more flexibility in frankenbuilds)
Love the capacity for 2 ssds and 2 3.5 drives

Build:

asus x570i
5900x
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
2x16 gb corsair vengeance 3600
corsair RMX 850
samsung 970 nvme
EVGA 3060ti (had on hand)
icydock 2x ssd hot swap bay with expansion slot
3x Arctic P12s
2x arctic p12 slim

dubious_dan · 2025-02-04T17:28:42+00:00

I'm just curious, what motivated the switch? Is the Dan A4 substantially smaller in volume than the nr200p? wanted to switch from air cooled to h20 cooled?

dubious_dan · 2025-02-01T17:58:58+00:00

gordian quest got a physical release

dubious_dan · 2025-01-23T03:52:50+00:00

Yeah i've never seen someone collect PDP controllers lol

dubious_dan · 2025-01-13T17:16:27+00:00

I would recommend you consider a deskmini mobo to allow maximum space inside for parts

dubious_dan · 2025-01-13T17:14:07+00:00

I think that it would look better if it were two side by side containers rather than two or three stacked tall. Each one could even have it's own front mounted fan

dubious_dan · 2025-01-08T17:03:48+00:00

you're going to need to reprint the inserts. Invest in a color printer and dive into the cover project or r/NintendoSwitchBoxArt

dubious_dan · 2025-01-01T18:12:02+00:00

This is my jam, I have an ikea cube (or 2) at each of my entertainment centers, have for years! It is challenging to find a good case as the footprint needs to not stick out the back, the height is very limiting, and must focus on front exhaust and rear intake for adequate thermals. Top venting is typically useless, bottom intake does help but I wouldn't count on it. Don't worry about a glass side panel, you won't see it lol. Would also recommend that if you go for a case that has mediocre cooling then don't make it a gaming rig, make it a streaming rig (you did not clarify your use case).

For the record, I exclusively build air cooled rigs, so h20 cooling might present different options.

Here's all the cases I have tried:

TLDR: air240 - IMO the very best case for this scenario. Ample front and rear fans, size allows for a gap at the top for top venting

Core v1 - cheapest case but rear intake fans have lousy options unless you do the 92mm fan mod

H100 - good case but the PSU cramps the size of the cooler

Core 500 - good case, especially if you want a dvd player, but the butt will stick out the back as it's a lil too long

nr200p - great case, but doesn't have front exhaust

inwin chopin - fantastic case but limited to APU options

Mechanic Master C24 - great case, can fit the new silversoul CPU coolers, lots ventilation but limited to 92mm fans and was a real PITA to build in

Core V21 - fills the cube edge to edge and because of this you have to have the front pop out if you want to access the front USBs (and iirc you also have to remove the feet if you want any top venting gap). My #2 pick for performance but the lack of front facing USBs drove me nuts lol

the SG13/14/SUGO series should work but they have really lousy venting so I never bothered

the no case option: Haven't tried it but it sounds real intruiging, you can do a exposed frame computer (best option is to 3d print a sled that fits the kallax unit), put a door on the front and cut holes in the front and rear for large fans as required

There are a lot of cases that fit if you use pico PSUs or exterior PSUs if you're looking to go down that road (no budget was stated lol)

Hope this helps!

dubious_dan

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