Games That I Missed

@GamesMissed
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Challenged to live-toot games that I, apparently, should have played decades ago? I dabble in #retrogaming, #retrocomputing, #pinball, #3DPrinting, and other stuff as well.

I want to be very clear on where I stand: if you're any kind of decent person, I'm happy to be here with you. Your biology and choices don't bother me. I'm on the side that welcomes foreigners, LGBTQ+ people, neurodiverse folks, and everyone else who wants to read my thoughts about computers and games and fun.

#nobridge

websitehttps://gamesthatimissed.com/index.html
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Games That I Missed4h ago
SuperIlu7h ago

First thing at Home: trying my new #vectrex game “Hera Primera”.

It is boxed and comes with an overlay and a cartridge 🥰

#RetroComputing #VCFe

Games That I Missed9h ago
Gammitin (Ben) 💾1d ago

Realtime cycle exact emulation of the C64 using multiple microcontrollers in parallel, a project by: c1570.

GitHub - c1570/Connomore64: Realtime cycle exact emulation of the C64 using multiple microcontrollers in parallel. https://github.com/c1570/Connomore64

GitHub - c1570/Connomore64: Realtime cycle exact emulation of the C64 using multiple microcontrollers in parallel.

Realtime cycle exact emulation of the C64 using multiple microcontrollers in parallel. - c1570/Connomore64

GitHub
Games That I Missed11h ago
Scribblemacher21h ago

Ok, so in previous #VideoGameClub months I barely made a dent. This month, I FINISHED by the 3rd day! Total time was 5:01. I forgot how adorable the little guy at the end is.

Considering this is a Game Boy game, the build up to the final boss is pretty great. The atmosphere is very tense, there's a fun twist with the Metroid counter, and the music is somewhere between sci-fi and horror. Metroid II is arguably better because of the Game Boy's limitations.

The final boss took two tries. I ended up using the escape route under the queen to resupply. I finished her off with a missile in the mouth, with my health around 60.

I'm feeling a burning desire. I may start another Metroid game now...

#Metroid #VGCMay2025 #MetroidII #GameBoy

Games That I Missed22h ago
Greg Pak22h ago
Wrote up a little something about using Luna Display to turn my old iMac into a monitor for my new M4 Mac Mini. Saving money and keeping crap out of landfills! https://gregpak.com/tech-support-using-luna-display-to-repurpose-an-old-imac-as-a-monitor-for-a-m4-mac-mini/
Tech Support: Using Luna Display to repurpose an old iMac as a monitor for a M4 Mac Mini

In anticipation of Trump’s terrible tariffs, I made a few strategic purchases last month to upgrade my very old electronics. My biggest move was buying an M4 Mac Mini to replace my late-2013 …

Greg Pak
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And, I brought hard drive docks and blank USB sticks and a soldering iron and desoldering iron and ... used none of it. But I was flagged as the person who brings a soldering iron and a desoldering iron, so the organizers say that they're going to remember that.
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So, two wins and two losses for the day. Not bad. The organizers said that was a pretty good track record.

I'll do it again. Hopefully with less fire next time.

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(I'd prepared USB installers for Windows 10, 11, and Ubuntu Mate 24.04.)

The owner was very pleased to walk out of the library with a now-working, clean install of Windows 10.

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The same person with the dead, now fried monitor had also brought in a Lenovo gaming laptop. They explained that, after a firmware update, the computer wouldn't load windows, and was instead asking for the BitLocker key.

The owner had no idea what the key might be. If they'd written it down, it had been years ago.

They thought the laptop was scrap, or at the least they needed a new hard drive. I suggested that, at that point, we could just do a fresh install of Windows 10 right there.

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At which point a surface-mount capacitor went up like a tiny phoenix, emitting a bright yellow light and a puff of smoke, and scorching a hole in the circuit board.

Amazingly, the owner was in a good mood about it. They figured it hadn't been working anyway, and they'd already looked at a replacement circuit board on eBay for $30. They figure they can at least give that a shot.

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I started a fire with the third device! A person brought in a 40" computer monitor that was completely dead. They'd already bought a replacement, but were wondering what it might take to bring the dead screen back to life.

There was no visible sign of anything wrong on the main circuit board where power entered the monitor. Voltages on the power supply were correct. Continuities on the board seemed fine.

So we plugged in the owner's power supply.