@dashie @thelastpsion Thats good to know! I'll take a look at oldbytes then

@uncledave I used to pay for a masto.host server ages ago, but didn't feel worth it

should've kept the domain though, "catgirl.solutions" was a good one

It seems like people have reasonable doubts on the long-term viability of this mastodon server; I guess I need to find a new server that (a) will be around awhile and (b) I can get the username "nicole" on... that's probably not a long list

Switch 2? More like Switch 2 the SuperGrafx which has a full library of... damnit NEC only 6 games how did you fuck that up this bad

how does one get into digital preservation without the formal academic background?

:boost_ok:

You know the set phrase "our intrepid protagonist"? (That is a set phrase, right, not just something I say) I wonder who was the first Intrepid Protagonist... Phrases like that must come from somewhere

@polpo any issues going on with bitbang?

Fan art of a work by a trans creator #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies @nicole

Hm I was baptized Catholic and never formally renounced the Church, can someone put my hat in the ring for Pope? Surely some cardinal follows me, I've got some ideas to really shake things up

Oh dang my Sega System E blog post is cited on the Japanese Wikipedia page for the Mark III, that's neat (though I'm not sure how much of a reliable source my hobby blog is for an encyclopedia?) https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AFIII#cite_note-nicoleexpress_20221224-38

recaptcha should be made illegal

Before you plug in your new Timex/Sinclair 1000, please take a moment to think about this exciting new adventure. We want to assure you that:

1. You will enjoy computing.

2. You will find it easy as well as enjoyable.

3. You shouldn’t be afraid of the computer. You are smarter than it is. So is your parakeet, for that matter.

4. You will make mistakes as you learn. The computer will not laugh at you.

5. Your mistakes will not do any harm to the computer. You can’t break it by pushing the “wrong” button.

6. You are about to take a giant step into the future. Everyone will soon be using computers in every part of their daily lives, and you will have a head start.

-- Steve Vickers, Timex/Sinclair 1000 Instruction Manual (aka the US ZX81 manual)

An American looking at my Collection reminded me that my Canadian box art for Sonic 1 was different than the US box art.
It's like the European art, but labeled Genesis instead of Mega Drive.
Frankly, I like it more!

#retrogaming #sega

Remember, when the internet gets disbanded, don't blame Hasbro Interactive. They had nothing to do with it.

From the back of my Master of Orion II disc.

@nicole 909 Zoom 909 Furious

Buck Rogers: More Planet, More Zoom

If Zoom 909 had a sequel, would it be called Zoom 910, Zoom 1010, or Zoom 10010?

if your codebase is entirely "vibe coded", it's basically like having the assembly but not the source code-- since the thing that the human interacted with, the prompt, is gone now

so reverse engineering skills will always be in demand

Space Ava 201 is the only video game for the TurboGrafx-16 that both supports the SuperGrafx and has game mechanics loosely inspired by Mössbauer spectroscopy. Prove me wrong, I'd be impressed