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• the_tab_key@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Imagine a stock game gear

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• killeronthecorner@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ah game gear TV. Battery life meant nothing to you.

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  • swizzlestick@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I loved that TV tuner cartridge.

    Had a pair of NiCad battery packs in the end - folks got sick of buying the ‘good’ alkaline batteries for it. Always had one on boil while the other was draining.

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    • directive0@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “one on boil” is such a good expression for charging batteries. Stealing that.

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      • swizzlestick@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        See Derek of Vice Grip Garage on YouTube, picked it up from him :)

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• MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  26 min running time per battery pack.

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  • anomnom@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This was our screen time limit in the 80s.

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• myrrh@ttrpg.network ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  …my game gear case carried an automotive-sized external rechargeable battery…

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  • anomnom@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Like a 30lb lead acid?

    I could see using like a powerwheels sized 1980s battery. Or a couple of lantern batteries even.

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    • myrrh@ttrpg.network ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      …two-stroke honda generator…

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