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is there anyone here who has a fascination with retro technology like I do? I’m talking about things like the first game consuls and really old computers. I don’t know, it seemed like the 90s and 80s were more futuristic in my opinion
2 years ago · 👍 kevinsan, cobradile94
@martin: good luck doing that with an Apple ][. It's crazy that an 8-bit computer can cost more than a modern (if budget) laptop. · 2 years ago
@martin and @tskaalgard Sure I can emulate one, but I feel like it wouldn't have as much as a retro feel if it was just a piece of limited software. I played Pokemon Crystal on an emulator and it wasn't as fun as playing on the original device · 2 years ago
@dimitrigorvachov As @tskaalgard said! If you wanted an authentic one, I bet you could find a dusty old one on eBay as well, but much easier to just emulate if you just want to play. · 2 years ago
@dimitrigorvachov They do sell C64s as sort of a retro kit, look up the "The C64" by Retro Games Ltd. Also, you can probably emulate a Commodore 64 on your machine quite easily. Look into an emulator called "Vice" · 2 years ago
@martin I want to try programming for the C64. Do they still sell them? I don’t know why but to me basic looks sort of like batch scripting · 2 years ago
I still like 16-bit Console Game Era, even though my son has a Switch if I have enough time to play with him I always tend to plug the Sega Genesis Mini or to run FinalBurn and some Neo-Geo games! 😁 · 2 years ago
I practically live on retro tech! I’m fascinated by any 20th century tech, if I’m honest! · 2 years ago
I wasn't old enough to enjoy any of these technologies. The oldest thing I've used was a gameboy. I just like the sounds and limits that these devices had · 2 years ago
I feel that most people who are apt to use Gemini are going to have some kind of computing nostalgia or other :p · 2 years ago
Me too! Here's my homage to Tomohiro Nishikado, Space Invaders in WASM. http://www.susa.net/invaders/ · 2 years ago
Absolutely. For me, it's probably nostalgia, but the combination of computers that a single human could understand in detail from CPU to application, and the obscurity -- most people knew that computers existed, but had never touched one -- and the obvious fact for those in the field that computers were *the* future... it was a field of possibility and hope. Commerce made computers mundane, and accessible, and much more egalitarian. So, some good with the bad. · 2 years ago
Raises hand* Here's one of my favourite early stories from learning to write code on the C64: https://martinrue.com/give-yourself-more-playtime/ · 2 years ago
Yeah, for many people that's the whole point of Gemini. Simplicity and nostalgia, but without the hassle of floppy disks. · 2 years ago
I have a fascination, yes. but I also have time constraints. I like to read well-written, compact logs on what people develop and do. I miss playing the old games without walkthroughs. I don't miss how big everything was 🤣 · 2 years ago