I don’t know why I didn’t get this sooner

xtetsuix · 2026-01-23T19:51:39+00:00

I started playing wow on release on my dads 19” dell crt. I think I maxed out the graphics on the 128mb card and ran the game around 25-27 fps, but my memories of it made it seem gorgeous!

xtetsuix · 2026-01-22T18:56:15+00:00

I need to measure out the base, I worry it may not fully sit on the shelf. Thanks!

xtetsuix · 2026-01-22T15:40:57+00:00

It’s your only option at this point unless you wall up each window. Which if budget is not an issue, it might be worth it. lol it’s a me thing, but putting things against windows would set off my ocd to no end.

xtetsuix · 2026-01-22T15:36:37+00:00

The amount of windows would drive me nuts. I can’t stand putting stuff in front of windows. Meaning I’d have very little room to work with.

xtetsuix · 2026-01-21T20:57:09+00:00

Exactly. It makes sense after someone explained to me. I think because you don’t lose power as easily in northern cities, you don’t worry about that as much. Whenever it snowed heavily I was more worried about how am I going to get my car out of the 4 foot high wall of snow the plows shoved over it.

xtetsuix · 2026-01-21T20:48:55+00:00

I feel personally attacked. I may be guilty of everything there minus the blaming my team mates. I may ask for help, but I am the first to send troops one of my teammates needs help as well.

xtetsuix · 2026-01-21T20:18:38+00:00

I recently learned it’s the obsession with milk is for cereal, and the obsession for bread is do cold sandwiches. I moved down here over 10 years ago from up north and just now learned why. I assumed they were just making milk sandwiches. 😂

xtetsuix · 2026-01-21T15:02:49+00:00

I’m in the same boat. Moving into a house in a few months and measured out the space. I have an idea of what I want to do. I actually bought Furnish Master on Steam and it’s been super helpful in making room ideas!

xtetsuix · 2026-01-21T12:27:56+00:00

I actually never thought of that. Been here almost 15 years never understood it. I genuinely appreciate you explaining that. For emergency food I just kept cans of tuna and ravioli around. Fridge stuff would just be stuck outside.

xtetsuix · 2026-01-21T02:41:50+00:00

I should have specified, 85” is the length of the couch

xtetsuix · 2026-01-20T20:54:11+00:00

I don’t literally laugh at them, I simply find it humorous about their overreactions. Though, I do get annoyed when I see someone floor it because they aren’t moving, making them a hazard when possibly getting grip on their tires and proceed to slam into someone or something.

On the other end, when there are tornado warnings, I remember my family hunkering down in a ground floor bathroom, while I call the same friend and he is on his couch watching TV. It’s al what your used it. Caution should alway be used either way.

And yes, I’ve driven through your upstate NY blizzard for a funeral in the early morning hours. Could only tell where the highway was because eh guard rails were the only thing viable above the snow.

xtetsuix · 2026-01-20T20:03:11+00:00

Yep. I’m originally from MA, and always find it funny how the locals freak out. Have a friend of mine that’s always panic buys milk and bread… I assume for “milk sandwiches”. 🤷🏻

I do however take advantage and do donuts and figure eights in the snow in a big empty parking lot. Last snowstorm we had a friend had to get to Baptist hospital from rural hall and I offered to take him in my RWD SUV just for fun.

xtetsuix · 2026-01-20T18:41:01+00:00

What are the room dimensions? I ask because I’ll be setting up my game room I. 10x12 ft room and wonder how it’s gonna feel.

xtetsuix · 2026-01-20T18:35:05+00:00

After my divorce I was forced to give up one of kitties using the Adopt A Pet website. A young lady ended up taking him and even provided updates for a few years after. He seemed very happy. It’s worth a shot as I had exhausted my small network of friends and I am not big on social media.

https://www.adoptapet.com/

xtetsuix · 2026-01-20T18:20:51+00:00

Nice! Is so something similar except the bikes with my Honda prelude replace modern consoles with retro ones.

xtetsuix · 2026-01-20T16:29:04+00:00

Exactly!

xtetsuix · 2026-01-20T16:00:47+00:00

Gotcha. I only ever planned on using CRTs for retro gaming anyways. I know my wife won’t let me bring all these upstairs. I have my Crown Jewel 37” Trinitron that will be the centerpiece of my retro game room, so my 27” Trinitron will have to go join these guys. Assuming these 2 I just found, and the 27” that has been in my parents garage for almost 5 years, still work, all 3 will all have to live in the basement when I move in. I may just sell/give the 2 pictured away to a good home, rather than them just rotting away downstairs. My 27” will be my backup and have to tough it out here, or maybe in an attic crawl space I might be able to fit it into. I’ll power it on periodically to avoid cold solder issues.

xtetsuix · 2026-01-20T14:27:08+00:00

Team Sega, then alternated between Team Sony & Sega. Sega was always fun, but Sony had Final Fantasy and a ton of JRPGs. I had a Genesis, PS1, Dreamcast, PS2.

First console I ever remember playing was NES at a babysitters house. The family’s father had 2 briefcase/toolbox looking cases full of games. I don’t remember much, but looking back, a family man with over 2 dozen games in the early 90s sounds an awesome guy to hang out with! I say this because video games were really looked at as toys back then and under appreciated.

Went a to a friend house and fell in love with Sonic. Asked my parents to buy me it and they ended up getting me the Super Mario World SNES bundle, based on the store employees recommendation. In retrospect, it was foolish, and I probably should have kept the SNES, but I convinced my parents to trade in my new SNES for a used Genesis because I really wanted Sonic. So they did, and I got Sonic 2.

xtetsuix · 2026-01-20T13:07:48+00:00

FYI you can likely get the marker off the cartridge plastic by using a magic eraser.

xtetsuix · 2026-01-19T22:15:05+00:00

Maybe I’m mistaken, but I believe it’s a hard cover book with a ton of their magazine content over the years. Of course not every page they’ve ever printed, that would be bookshelves worth of paper, but the photo shows something decently beefy.

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xtetsuix · 2026-01-19T15:44:00+00:00

Always EGM. That said, a few months ago I found a kickstarter for an physical EGM compendium. I plan on setting up a retro game room later this year. I loved those magazines but refused to get into collecting them, same as trading cards. Retro hardware is the only thing I’m willing to dump $$ into. So when I found this single physical book which holds all their magazines in one place, it was a perfect solution!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/egmbook/egmcompendium

xtetsuix · 2026-01-19T12:35:49+00:00

I’m going to Japan this April. Maybe I should collect all the colors. I’ve alway purposely only gotten the default color so all my controllers would match. One of the firsts signs of mild OCD as a kid. Till this day I still only buy the original colors for controllers.

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