somegadgetguy

@somegadgetguy@lemdro.id

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Older patient gamers: what is your preferred gaming platform?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to game a lot on a desktop, but now that I work at home, I kinda hate sitting in front of a PC. I wasnt playing a lot, but then got a steam deck at launch, and now I’m gaming a ton again.

  I like the switch, but I really like how backwards compatible PC gaming is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First Android considering an S22. I have some questions.⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you can skip premium phones from this year, you’ll get noticably better battery life. The Samsung fabbed Snapdragon 8Gen1 is kind of a dog. 8+Gen1 and 8Gen2 were fabbed by TSMC, and deliver a significantly better performance per watt.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Let's remember some Star Trek games⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh man. As a little kid I burned a LOT of time on the old DOS trek.exe.

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  Also still fire up Armada from time to time. With all the new ship classes in Online, I’d love to see an Armada 3.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix developing over 10 games in-house currently⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I love the folks who just say “ugh shitty mobile games”, but the hook is like Apple Arcade. If my 8 year old wants to play a shitty gem swap game, there are two on Netflix with all mocrotransactions removed. Plus: Into the Breach TMNT Shredder’s Revenge + DLC Dust and Neon The GTA Definitive Games just went live Football Manager 2024 Asphalt Extreme Dead Cells Queens Gambit Chess Before Your Eyes Lego Legacy: Heros Unboxed Reigns Three Kingdoms Bloons TD6

  So yeah, there are a bunch of mediocre “cute” games, but also some fun classics like cut the rope or world of goo. The point is, I’m already paying for Netflix, so these games are fun time wasters that won’t gouge me or my kid for gem packs or in game currency. Like Netflix used to be for DVD, it can also be the “last life” for a good PC or console game. I wouldnt pay for Netflix for these, but they’re nice to have while we still do pay for a single screen sub.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh good call! That’s cheap too!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fallout TV Show - Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Goggins is what got me on board too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Had a devil of a time finding a good cartoony cart racer for PC. Giving Team Sonic Racing a try this weekend. The great thing about having a young kid who’s just getting into gaming, it really leans me into patience. We get to revisit a TON of old games, and they’re CHEAP.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tv box recommendations?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m back to a full computer again too, and if you don’t have a laptop handy, the new little mini PCs are surprisingly affordable too. If you don’t want to build a raspberry pi.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Persuasion by Swayze⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  That was a wild ride. Bravo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommend me some Android games⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh… We all do… I’m not convinced there is a level 4…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommend me some Android games⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Some of my fave mobile titles

  Dead cells, baba is you, 2112TD, Bad North, plague inc, Anomaly, endurance, undead horde, grimnight heroes, crypt of the necrodancer, dadish, dandara, implosion, unruly heroes, super meat boy, pascals wager, evoland, battlechasers, titan quest, actraiser, Boris and the dark survivor, donut county,

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fiction or fiction?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  My wife play a fun game with every show we re-watch. Where a guest star gets some emotional moment in a show, and some kind of exit quip like “I’ll get you next time!”

  And they were never heard from again…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Acclaimed roguelike studio behind Slay the Spire releases new deckbuilder after publicly abandoning Unity over fee debacle⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I know Louis CK is kinda on the out for references, but this was kinda spot on his bit about entitlement.

  “Something (given out for free) that I didn’t even know about until today, and is just a fun experiment to share and learn from? Not good enough!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any decent Bluetooth trackers for Android that don't require an invasive app or membership?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Apple basically holding the market hostage. I feel without some roadmap or estimation of when Apple will update iOS, we’re firmly in anticompetitive territory. I’ve sent some messages to the FTC. I feel a few more folks should also communicate with regulators.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Goodbye to more DVDs? Best Buy plans to phase out sales of physical movies in the coming months⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Last one I went to was trashed and must of the shelves were empty. I keep thinking they could make more cash sub-letting kiosk spaces to smaller tech brands. If there’s funds rock the flea market look, they might as well go all the way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is why we hate you⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Inalien? If you could only hear yourselves. Human rights. Why, the very name is racist. The Federation is no more than a “homo sapiens only” club.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Every. Time.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Or people taking video calls in public spaces and then acting like people around them are the inconsiderate jerks. I basically live in noise cancelling headphones these days.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They Cloned Tyrone is amazing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I LOVED it. Mixing some tension with some comedy, and some brilliantly aware writing. Little glimmers of Jordan Peele, with some of the humor of Black Dynamite. Great movie to giggle at this weekend.