BurgerBaron

I’ve played games on PC since I was four years old and never stopped. DOS/Win3x era hardware but nobody recalls the specs, idk. My first console was a used NES from a garage sale with a handful of games around age 6 my uncle bought me, and then I bought an N64 with allowance after saving up for a year. It came bundled with Diddy Kong Racing as my first 3D game. I was 7 or 8 years old then. I skipped the 16bit console era, same with handheld. Used GBC straight to buying an NDS. I always had a PC, and then since I had a lot of expendable money as a teen with a job I bought every major console new and old including retro plus some flops. Bought used games at first until the retro market got too expensive in the 2010’s, then bought flashcarts and optical drive emulators.

I stopped buying consoles because I stood firm on refusing to pay to play online combined with exclusives losing importance since 8th gen. As a consequence, I favored spending my time PC gaming more and more over time. I had Xbox consoles but only used after support ended. Same with Sony, for the PS4. Never bought a PS5. I was the PC+Nintendo guy then, at first. Since Iwata died, I feel like the soul of Nintendo died with him. The Switch hardware felt pretty lifeless, but the games were still good. The Switch 2…I’m not sure, the games released so far have not impressed me. So, that’s my last console I think. PC only from here on.

I sold all my consoles except my Switch 2 a few years ago and moved entirely into software emulation. Oh and I didn’t sell my PC Engine Duo either, I just think it’s neat.

I mean yeah but I miss pre-smartphone way more.

Or tech before the old tech illiterate incompetent rich fucks died/retired more accurately. Think Jack Tramiel. That’s what I mean. They had no real idea what to do with the internet to manipulate and control. Modern tech bros do. The Wild West is over, and that’s what I really miss.

That’s something I have to look into more because I don’t know the full truth yet regarding if the TV connects to unsecure WiFi networks from neighbouring houses or if that was just theoretically possible and getting parroted as if it was actually already happening. I have a newer LG that just sits on HDMI 3 and never connected to the internet….that I know of.

Edit: I think the actually connecting to unsecure wifi is misinformation. The source is a reddit comment, Gamer’s Nexus didn’t say that.

Basically same here except Millennial timelines. I only really know what I use myself.

I’ve done mushrooms, LSD, and DMT with some fairly high dosages multiple times, no luck personally. It’s black void no matter what. Open eyes I get some minor hallucinations like text warping. DMT and LSD, spacial warping.

You’re like one of my friends. I’m on the extreme end with absolutely no sense memory, Aphantasia, and while I do dream it’s without any imagined senses either. I do have an inner monologue but it’s silent. I realise that makes absolutely no sense written out. I think in sentences yet still silent 🤷.

I don’t like the word “imagine” as an aphant or whatever I should call myself since it contains the word “image” but I’m not sure if “conceptualise” is quite right either :s

I’d be fine if Firefox had slightly higher market share but selfishly I confess I’m happy being in the small minority who block ads.

If blocking ads was majority behaviour, corporations would fight against it way harder than they do today.