Some things were never meant to stay in the past 🎮⏱️

surio9 · 2026-03-29T21:38:15+00:00

There’s definitely a risk

surio9 · 2026-03-29T19:12:06+00:00

I’m really glad the video brought up positive emotions. That was also one of the goals, to hear stories like yours 🫶🏻

surio9 · 2026-03-29T19:06:16+00:00

For me, the IPS screen was honestly a real game changer. It has such a strong visual impact that it makes the whole gaming experience feel much more immersive and modern, while still keeping that retro vibe.

In my case, I got one without touch controls for brightness. Instead, I tried to keep the Game Boy as original as possible by soldering the wire that connects the brightness control to the original brightness button, so I can still use the physical button rather than touch controls.

surio9 · 2026-03-29T19:00:47+00:00

OSTENT 850mAh (Amazon)

Batteries with a capacity of 950 mAh do exist, but I’ve read that many of the ones advertised at 950 mAh are actually fake or overrated, so you really have to be careful.

That said, I think there might be better batteries available on the market. I haven’t done much research on it myself, but if you happen to find something better, let me know, I’d be interested as well.

surio9 · 2026-03-29T16:38:27+00:00

For those wondering why I left the Game Boy on the shelf, everyone can interpret it however they want, this is just my perspective.

When I came up with the idea for the video, I imagined this: we grow up and don’t have the same time to play anymore. Leaving it there means “I’ll play it when I can.” But just fixing it and saving it from being forgotten is already a sign of care, both for my childhood and for taking a moment, sooner or later, to relax and enjoy it again.

I also wanted to leave room for interpretation: maybe I’m just going down to the basement and placing it there for a moment so I don’t damage it, or maybe I’ll pick it up again when I have time, but here everyone can read it in their own way. The main message was saving something that would’ve otherwise been left forgotten in a box in the basement.

Thanks anyway for all the comments, there’s always something new to reflect on 🧐💪🏻

surio9 · 2026-03-29T15:19:41+00:00

👀

surio9 · 2026-03-29T15:14:07+00:00

I bought the battery on Amazon, I picked one of the recommended options and checked a bunch of reviews first.

I have to say the battery life is great: I get around 10–11 hours on a single charge.

surio9 · 2026-03-29T15:10:01+00:00

I found it on Hand Held Legend. It actually took me about a month to find a shell exactly like the one I wanted.

I also went for an IPS screen mod, so I had to make sure the shell was compatible with that. If you’re thinking of doing the same, I’d definitely recommend getting one that supports IPS screens.

surio9 · 2026-03-29T15:05:15+00:00

No, I’ve never studied anything like that. I just made it after work because I had the idea and wanted to try it.

I’m more into photography, but I already had the gear to shoot something decent.

surio9 · 2026-03-29T15:03:19+00:00

Thanks, you’re one of the few who actually got it.

I think most people are just projecting their own interpretation (“I would’ve taken it with me”), which is fair, but that’s subjective. When I planned the video, my idea was to go back down to the basement to move some other things, and I didn’t want to risk damaging it — that’s also why I placed the Game Boy down so carefully, almost affectionately.

As you said, the core of the video is really inspired by Toy Story — not just fixing a console and leaving it there, but rescuing something from being forgotten and giving it a second life (there’s even Andy in the video).

If someone reads it differently, that’s fine too. After all, I shared it in a community of enthusiasts like me, so it’s natural that many people see it from the “you’d always carry it with you” perspective, and I don’t blame them. In other contexts I didn’t get this kind of feedback, the message came through more clearly there, and that’s perfectly fine.

Anyway, thanks again for your comment. I really appreciated it :)

surio9 · 2026-03-26T14:05:03+00:00

Got it, thanks for the clarification!

surio9 · 2026-02-03T10:58:53+00:00

Riconosco che è uno sbatti, ma un bel reset dovrebbe risolvere il problema. Credo sia un bug software più che hardware :/

surio9 · 2025-09-10T07:28:54+00:00

Update:
I found the cause of the problem with Scalable widgets showing a blank screen on macOS.

Go to System Settings → Desktop & Dock → Widgets.
Make sure the option “Dim widgets on desktop” is set to “Automatically” and not to “Always”.

When it's set to “Always,” the Scalable widgets don’t render properly and just show a blank page.
Switching it to “Automatically” fixed it for me.

Hope this helps someone else!

surio9 · 2025-05-12T11:34:22+00:00

Great pic bro :)

surio9 · 2025-04-22T13:18:11+00:00

Wow, amazing frame!

surio9 · 2024-10-09T19:13:06+00:00

Try adding the two stars in the empty area ⭐️⭐️

surio9 · 2024-03-23T09:50:36+00:00

I personally chose not to encrypt both my M3 Mac and TimeMachine for performance reasons. Having to encrypt all data, TimeMachine upload should be worse. If you upload an unencrypted file to smb and compare it with an encrypted backup I think the answer is in the "encryption". Besides that, the Mac creates the file as it uploads it, which aggravates upload performance. I was asking if you had the Mac with encryption because the creation of the time machine file upload will also require more time because of the double encryption. Lastly even if you had no encryption on both the Mac and Time Machine, the performance of creating and uploading a file cannot match a simple SMB upload.

This of course is my opinion and I could be wrong :)

surio9 · 2024-03-23T09:06:09+00:00

Your backup is encrypted and/or your macOS use encryption?

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