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👋 Just some loser who loves Web 1.0, Gopher, Gemini, and anything retro-related on the internet
🌍 North Lanarkshire, Scotland
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I decided to dig up my big box copy of Turok on PC. I didn’t enjoy it the first time around, but wanted to give it another chance so I can decide if I want to sell it or not. I had a blast! I think I’ll be keeping it now.
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I went to a Scottish Amiga Users meetup today. It was fun meeting others who are into old tech like me! I even got a free CRT out of it because the previous owner needed to get rid of theirs because they had too many. 😁 It’s better quality than my previous one, and even supports NTSC video! (Previous was PAL only)
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Fixed my PS3 controller! It was pressing random buttons by itself. Turns out to be a common issue caused by dirty contacts between the membrane and the circuit board. Gave it a clean and it more or less works like new again!
💬 0 Replies · 2 Thumbs · 1 month ago
Just found out there exists a book binding community online. I think I just found a new hobby…
💬 0 Replies · 1 Thumb · 3 months ago
The day has finally come when my capsule is featured on Exploration Surprise!
💬 2 Replies · 4 Thumbs · 3 months ago
I bought a PC-FXGA (DOS/V variant) from Yahoo! Auctions! Now I just need to get an old DOS PC to use it on… and a breakout box. 😅
💬 2 Replies · 3 Thumbs · 4 months ago
I got my “new” Windows 98 PC, and it didn’t power up at first. I found out that some components has been knocked loose, probably by the mail service, including the CPU! I reseated everything and it worked! Got it connected to the internet via ethernet, and it’s far faster and less cumbersome than on my laptop. Looking into setting up a VPN for it. Have been told there’s a community updated version of OpenVPN that works on 98, so will try to get that and connect to Mullvad with it.
💬 3 Replies · 2 Thumbs · 5 months ago
I just bought a Windows 98 PC with a Pentium 4 CPU, 512MB RAM and a GeForce 5200 card. Apart from maybe the GPU, it’s like the max specs 98 can handle!
💬 2 Replies · 4 Thumbs · 5 months ago
I learnt how to use Macromedia Flash 8 and made this animation with it for my next game: https://stormplay.scot/games/followthrough/
💬 0 Replies · 0 Thumbs · 7 months ago
I feel like I’m slowly getting my life back on track. Working on my projects again, going back to Aikido and D&D and eating more appropriately.
💬 1 Reply · 6 Thumbs · 7 months ago
I’ve been learning how to make Shockwave games in Macromedia Director 8.5 on my old MacBook. I’m getting the hang of it and made a wee 3D demo on it. I can only do it on my old laptops, though, because it just crashes on Windows 10 and Ubuntu. Anyone know of a way to make and view Shockwave games on modern OSes?
💬 1 Reply · 1 Thumb · 8 months ago
Me, my siblings and a friend went to see Barbie and Oppenheimer. Both are excellent, but you really shouldn’t marathon movies like that. It surprisingly takes a lot out of you!
💬 4 Replies · 4 Thumbs · 9 months ago
Got a free Somy Trinitron the other day! It’s a really small PVM model, but it looks fantastic! Right now I can only use S-video on it and the only thing I have that uses that is my 3DO, so been playing a shit ton of that lately.
💬 1 Reply · 1 Thumb · 10 months ago
I’m thinking of getting into self-hosting my websites, capsules and gopherholes, and eventually stuff like peertube, owncast and proxys for my older computers. What would be the best place to get started for an absolute beginner and what are some good environmentally conscious options?
💬 4 Replies · 2 Thumbs · 11 months ago
I’ve upgraded my iBook G3 to MacOS 9.2.2, and am going to revamp my website using it, and making a hypercard stack and vrml website while I’m at it!
💬 1 Reply · 3 Thumbs · 1 year ago
I’m going to Italy tomorrow morning, I can’t wait! 🇮🇹 We’re going to visit family in Molise for a few days. It’ll be nice to get out.
💬 2 Replies · 2 Thumbs · 1 year ago
I found a shop in my city that sells Laserdiscs! It had tonnes of them, so I impulse bought 6 films, as well as 3 on VHS!
💬 4 Replies · 4 Thumbs · 1 year ago
I got a Cybiko, and I’m really impressed with it. There are so many apps for it, and I’m surprised at how powerful it is considering the screen and speaker. It’s only slightly less powerful than the GBA! (at least far as CPU and RAM are concerned) Only issue is the storage is tiny, I imagine even for the time, and the batteries on my unit have corroded, so I’ll need to get new ones,
💬 0 Replies · 4 Thumbs · 1 year ago
Had a lengthy spoken conversation with some people in Italian for the first time in years. I was very rusty, but I enjoyed it!
💬 1 Reply · 3 Thumbs · 1 year ago
I’m thinking of getting myself a Cybiko…
💬 2 Replies · 2 Thumbs · 1 year ago
My deck just ate one my my mixtapes… :|
💬 3 Replies · 0 Thumbs · 1 year ago
A texture artist emailed me to say they loved my game and they gave me a texture pack they made (and selling for like $10 on itch) for free to use in my next game! That was really nice of them! The textures in question are great, and I can definitely make use of them! Also they said they heard I was developing a sequel. Guess rumours have been going around. They are half-right, so…
💬 2 Replies · 3 Thumbs · 1 year ago
I managed to get a Toshiba Tecra M2 laptop, which is close to the limit you can get to specs-wise with Windows 98! It’s really powerful, but unfortunately, the seller, for one reason or another, replaced the hard drive with a flash card, which seems to be causing the OS to be super unstable. Programs constantly crashing and the OS itself locking during or straight after boot. I have a Thinkpad 660E with the hard drive intact running the same OS, and it doesn’t have these problems.
💬 1 Reply · 1 Thumb · 1 year ago
I decided to treat myself and buy a TEAC W-1200. The build quality is excellent and the sound quality is the best I’ve ever heard come from a cassette!
💬 0 Replies · 1 Thumb · 1 year ago
I’ve sold over 100 copies of my game, a famous Goldeneye speedrunner has it, and Zoom Platform is going over it to get screenshots and artwork. I have so many eyes on my game right now, by far the most on anything I’ve made and I’m in a state of almost constant anxiety. I’m scared people will somehow see a glaring bug that I, my friends and my QA missed during development and leave a bad first impression, request a refund or public shame the game. I dunno if anyone else has experienced his kind of thing before, but I’m way out of my comfort zone…
💬 1 Reply · 3 Thumbs · 1 year ago
Zoom Platform signed me on to publish my game on their platform and potentially release the game physically if it sells well! This is really exciting!
💬 2 Replies · 5 Thumbs · 1 year ago
I dunno if I can mention who yet, but I applied to get a potential publisher to distribute my game physically. They accepted my application, and we’re in the process of getting me signed onboard!
💬 3 Replies · 15 Thumbs · 1 year ago
I watched my brother play my game, and he seemed to enjoy it and was really engaged in it.
💬 7 Replies · 3 Thumbs · 1 year ago
I had a conversation with the developer of an upcoming game that is competing with mine. Just had a chit-chat, and it’s helped me reflect on my game, and made me realise how much of an achievement it is, especially as a first commercial game using an engine that wasn’t made for it.
💬 2 Replies · 1 Thumb · 1 year ago
I went to a wee LAN party today. We played Worms Armageddon and Unreal Tournament. I had a blast!