the16bitgamer
@the16bitgamer@lemmy.world
- Comment on Reddit locks down its public data in new content policy, says use now requires a contract 6 days ago:
There is a handful of smaller communities that still exists that are still good. But most of them are gone or filled with content farming spam.
- Comment on I designed a 3D Printable e-reader case for Kobo's newest E-Readers 6 days ago:
Yes, thank you Public Domain
- Comment on I designed a 3D Printable e-reader case for Kobo's newest E-Readers 6 days ago:
New ones can’t ifixit shows that it’s soldered in now. No easy storage upgrades (and I would’ve totally done it too).
- Comment on I designed a 3D Printable e-reader case for Kobo's newest E-Readers 6 days ago:
Yeah, yeah totally planned and not rereading the series for the 10th time… 😐
- Comment on I designed a 3D Printable e-reader case for Kobo's newest E-Readers 6 days ago:
16GB is more than enough for most written books, ranging from 1-3MB. But for comics they can range from 93MB to 250MB or more. As such while you can have 5000+ Books on your Kobo, you can only have 65 comics, and considering how large some manga series are, that’s not enough to keep everything on the same device.
My gripe with Kobo is how they organize their books, and while I could organize them into collections, for DRM free books, they don’t store them in the system, so if I remove and re-add a book to my e-reader, I have to manually re-add them to the collection. But in truth no e-reader is perfect, the closest I found is the Pocketbook, since they offer SD Card support, but I opted for the Onyx Boox Nova 3 Color. I like the fact I can write on it, like a remarkable tablet, it’s running Android so I can get a lot of utility out of it. But I don’t like the fact that it’s a chinese android tablet stuck on Android 10 with no OS updates in sight, and the lack of Micro SD Card support (though USB support is nice).
You win some you loose some.
- Comment on I designed a 3D Printable e-reader case for Kobo's newest E-Readers 6 days ago:
!aobprepub@bookwormstory.social is leaking. Praise be to the gods, and the saint.
- Comment on I designed a 3D Printable e-reader case for Kobo's newest E-Readers 6 days ago:
I have both (cuz I’m selling the case and needed to test), and I’m working on a video review for it.
Tldw for the video is this. Clara BW is a Clara 2e, processor, ram, and storage are spec exactly the same, even the power button and sleep sensor is the same position. It only took me 9 days to make these since I reused the sleep cover from my 2e case design. However it’s a little snappier, making it on par with the latest Kindle for books. Still slow for comics.
The e-reader shown is the Clara color, despite the spec bump feels exactly the same as the Clara BW. Unless you read colored books like magazines, comics, or textbooks it’s not worth the upgrade. Kobo really needed more than 16GB of storage.
That said I was never a fan of Kobo so the Clara color is the first one I actually like.
- Comment on I designed a 3D Printable e-reader case for Kobo's newest E-Readers 1 week ago:
Yeah, I made these because my original case broke (Nova 3 color not kobo). I sell them on Etsy, though sadly since it’s so labour intensive to stitch it ends up costing as much as the eReader. Trying to make it more upgradeable and user serviceable to better justify the price, but I’m still testing them.
As for the desk, it’s my deterrent to keep eBay scam artists from selling my designs with my photos. I have fancy professional photos I can use if I want.
Like this one Image
The Keyboard is from EVGA but it was on clearance when I got it so I don’t think they sell it anymore.
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- Comment on Dead Games News: Response from UK Government 1 week ago:
fixed
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- Comment on The "Stop Killing Games" UK Petition is Live 4 weeks ago:
Saw this elsewhere, happy to see it’s already posted. Good luck UK, 6,257 and rising!
- Comment on I made a printable physical duplicate of my Kobo e-reader. Mostly for fun. 4 weeks ago:
It’s easy to forget that this isn’t Reddit and posts can have descriptions. It’s why I like using lemmy.
- Comment on I made a printable physical duplicate of my Kobo e-reader. Mostly for fun. 4 weeks ago:
Printed on a PrusaMK4, prusa sclicer is a good starting point, but also good filament helps.
- Comment on I made a printable physical duplicate of my Kobo e-reader. Mostly for fun. 4 weeks ago:
While you are technically correct, I feel there are better ways to raise awareness. Like pointing to verified sources that shows that she is an asshole, and why people shouldn’t support her.
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- Comment on Legend of Zelda 5 weeks ago:
Game Boy Zelda is best Zelda.
I love Links Awakening due to nostalgia, but Oracle of Ages is still the longest game I’ve played (since I’ve yet to beat it). Seasons is fine but not my cup of tea, and minish cap is a bit too shaort
- Comment on Please contribute your 3DS and Wii U SpotPass data before it's too late! 1 month ago:
I am doing my part 🫡!
- Comment on Any recommendations for PS Vita games? 1 month ago:
- Uncharted Golden Abyss
- LittleBigPlanet Vita or PSP
- Tearaway
- Killzone Mercenary or Resistance Burning Skies
- persona 4 goldens or persona 3 portable
- metal gear solid hd or peace walker
- Assassins Creed III Liberation
- Any of the PS2 rereleases like Ratchet and Clank, Sly Cooper and God or War (Jak and Daxter was buggy apparently)
- [INSERT INDI GAME FROM 2010-2018 HERE] Retro City Rampage, Guacamelee, Curse of the Moon, Shantae Half Genie Hero, Stealth In, Steam World Dig, Spelunky, etc.
PSP Games
- Star Wars Battlefront Renegade or Elite Squadron
- Killzone Liberation
- Resistance Retribution
- PSP God or War
- Ratchet and Clank Size Matters
- Ghostbusters
- Assassins Creed Bloodlines
- Star Wars Lethal Alliance
- GTA Vice/Liberty City Stories
- PataPon 1-3
Modded Vita
- GTA SAN Andreas
- Fallout 2 CE
- Spyro 1-3 PS1
Additional recommendations
- PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe/Ultimate HD
- Wipeout 2048
- Axiom Verge
- Sound Shapes
- Comment on The Steam Spring Sale is now in full swing 1 month ago:
If you’re still considering it, you can get it for like $10-$15 on GOG. Same price of steam but DRM Free, and it’s almost always onsale.
- Comment on Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Launch Is a Disaster - IGN 1 month ago:
The controls are “fine” for the most part. If you were on an Xbox controller it would work. Space Battles in Battlefront II are an improvement, but the same treatment was never made to Battlefront 1. If I had to complain about anything, it’s that the auto aim needs to be more sensitive and when you blast an enemy it auto locks on them like the console games. Mouse and keyboard this would be annoying but on controller it’s necessary.
- Comment on Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Launch Is a Disaster - IGN 2 months ago:
My guess 4K textures or the 720p switch 🤣
- Comment on Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Launch Is a Disaster - IGN 2 months ago:
Ditto, I sadly didn’t go online so no comment there. Well I mean I tried once and I couldn’t connect so I just jumped into instant action. But yeah the storage requirements are a bit unrealistic on Switch. I don’t think you can even play it on OG switch without a Micro SD Card.
- Comment on Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Launch Is a Disaster - IGN 2 months ago:
This is a frame, it cleans up in the next. However it is sooooo distracting.
- Comment on Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Launch Is a Disaster - IGN 2 months ago:
For those wondering if this is under exaggerated, it’s not. Now my experience is on the Switch.
This issues I saw in my time before I got refunded was as follow. Texture Flickering and Shadow Flickering (hard to see as a screen shot so this is the worse I saw)
Textures that are still in 4:3 and not 16:9
Random Texture floating when they shouldn’t be
The lighting failing on the Bridges on the Naboo Map
And the FMV’s being so compressed you can see the compression artifacting (and this is a game that ~34GB)
- Comment on The DMA already having an impact. Brave Browser installs surge after introduction of browser choice splash screen on iOS. 2 months ago:
This is on iOS. There is no Firefox (geko) or Chromium, there is only skins of Safari so your point is moot. For now.
- Comment on Should I get an NES, Master System; or an Atari 7800? 2 months ago:
I think you should find games first. No point in owning an NES without finding something to play on it. But if you are looking for opinion on the hardware itself.
I own all 3 systems.
Atari 7800: isn’t fare to compare it to a NES or Master System. Think of it as a suped up 2600. Great system if you use the European controller or a Sega 9pin controller. Game selection is good but limited. Best way to play 2600 games. Rf only sucks but can be modded. I’d get it if there are 2600 or 7800 games you wanna play. But the Atari 50th collection has pretty much everything you’d want to play on it.
NES: is a good system for the time, but hasn’t aged well. Getting games to work has turned into a ritual for me. But when they work you’ll have access to the best games from the late 80’s and early 90’s. Controller has aged like fine wine. Most of its non-nintendo library can be found elsewhere for cheap while the Nintendo games are behind a subscription service. Not many games exclusive these days but worth playing anyways
Master System: the NES we have at home. Mostly a similar library of games to the NES but are sometimes better, sometimes worse. Depends on the publisher. In north america it was forgotten and game selection was limited. Controller is mushy but a genesis controller can fix that.
Out of the 3 the master system is probably the best experience, but the NES has the best games.
- Comment on Physical or Digital? 2 months ago:
I tried to buy physical PC games as recently as 2014, and what i got was a steam code and and 8 DVD’s, and the game still needed a patch to work. So Physical on PC games to me is DRM free. I can put it on my own thumbdrive/USB to make it physical if I wanted it to be.
As for my preference. It depends on the game and deal. If I know I want the game, and I’ll buy it no matter what, then I’ll aim for the DRM Free copy.
Otherwise it depends on the sale. I mean for $3 I don’t mind loosing access to SimCity 3000, $3 is a good price even for limited access. Let alone free.
What I refuse to buy is a offline game like GTA 5 that requires a proprietary launcher and account to even play. Here I will just abandon PC gaming entirely and go to consoles. Rock Star, Ubisoft, EA games in particular I primarily buy on consoles.
- Comment on What is on your "things to 3d print" list? 2 months ago:
3ds stylus
- Comment on What are some good games with *zero* replayability? 2 months ago:
I replayed it after many years. It was fantastic, now I need to wait another many years to forget the solution.
