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the16bitgamer

@ the16bitgamer @programming.dev

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  • If you have to pick only one Desktop Environment and use it till your computer breaks, what would you choose?

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  • Cinnamon for 2 reasons

    1. KDE is missing a lot of features which still only works in Gnome. Like the taskbar Calendar app syncing events with services like Google Calendar
    2. cinnamon is extremely stable and doesn’t move your icons around when you connect to an external display with your laptop and the display has a different resolution.

  • Designing a replacement IO plate for my GameCube

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  • Yes Flippy Drive (fixed the og post). Ahh gotta love Apple's auto correct

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  • You loose out on automatic updates and not all packages are easy to build. I am not personally familiar with building Gimp. But I’ve tried to build other projects from GitHub only to get errors I couldn’t decipher.

    It’s a skill which not many have.

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  • Debian/Ubuntu/Mint packages are always older and only get updated once everything is stable.

    If you are looking for more up to date packages I would recommend using FlatPaks or AppImages since they are usually maintained by the devs and kept up to date.

  • Question about playing all the mainline Pokemon games on original hardware.

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  • I made a video a while ago going over the DS line if you want to watch my opinion: https://youtu.be/LAzUY1L0yOE

    If you want to go into the nitty gritty 3DBrew has a wiki for it: https://3dbrew.org/wiki/Hardware

    However to directly answer your question. 3DS, 2DS and 3DS XL do have minor differences between the versions, at their core are the same machines with an ARM 9 Processor.

    3DS was the original release, and while it's hardware hasn't aged well. The system sold well enough.

    2DS was a budget friendly option, going as low as $99 USD with game bundles. The system only had a single display pretending to be a dual screen.

    3DS XL was for those who wanted a bigger screen. Bigger didn't mean more pixels. Just physically larger.

    The New Nintendo 3DS line N3DS, N3DSXL, and N2DSXL were the ones with hardware upgrades and are worth a pretty penny. If you were looking to emulate more than what Nintendo offered this is the one to get.

    However if you want more details I'd watch some videos going over them. It's hard to understand their differences without seeing it.

  • Question about playing all the mainline Pokemon games on original hardware.

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  • Then you’ll definitely want an DS or DS Lite and the R4 since you can backup your cart and make your own ROM with it.

    The GBxCart is also another good value backup tool.

    3DS and DS games are best backed up on a modded 3DS

  • Question about playing all the mainline Pokemon games on original hardware.

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  • Since doing things legit is off the table. All you need is a modded 3DS.

    With a GBA injector you can play emerald and leaf green/fire red on your 3DS.

    With an R4 you can play the DS games, but the Twilight menu++ you can play the DS games on system, and with cia installers you can get the 3DS games too.

    If you want to keep things….. authentic. A DSLite plus 3DS is all you need since Everdrive for gba and R4 for DS works. Plus you can transition early and keep playing the same saves on 3ds.

    Only considerate is if you need the IR from Heart Gold or Black 1 or 2. Twilight Menu I think allows you to use non Pokemon games with IR as a substitute… can’t remember what game. But I think it works.

  • Wanted to make my own charger for my Garmin Watch.

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  • Wanted to make my own charger for my Garmin Watch.

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  • Normally I would, but the models is partially corrupt, it doesn’t print right, and it only works with larger Garmin. So I am not uploading it

  • Game codes giveaway (GOG, Microsoft Store, Xbox) (no codes left)

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  • I can take Youngblood for xbone. Got the system for Conkers but wouldn’t mind a wolf game on there

  • Prime Gaming Giveaway (GOG Only) 🥳💫

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  • Saints row the third

    & thank you

  • Wanted to make my own charger for my Garmin Watch.

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  • Amazon it’s a right angle to Garmin connector. In hindsight I probably could’ve got the charging puck instead

  • In Response to Amazon preventing to download books you bought: Some DRM free bookstores and publishers

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  • If you are into light novels the publisher JNovel Club sells their books DRM free from their website

  • What is the best looking retro console or PC?

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  • Humm, for PCs I’d have to say iMac

    For game consoles it’s a hard debate between the GameBoy Pocket or the GameBoy Micro. One is the essence of a GameBoy shrunken down to a power efficent and usable design. While the other is the smallest you can make a console while still having it usable.

  • Why do most Americans use an iPhone?

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  • Because an iPhone isn’t “that” expensive when you buy it on a plan. I mean it’s only $38 CAD for the new iPhone 6e on a Contract. That’s with my paycheque to paycheque budget. /s

    Though honestly that’s the mind set of these users. Sure they are literally paying $100+ CAD more than MSRP. But to them since it includes the data it’s a good deal.

    Now bellow is my view as a guy who manages and orgs fleet of Samsung phone, developed apps for both Android and iOS, and is the defacto IT guy for my family.

    I think the lean towards iPhones comes from budget Android being crap, and peer pressure from those around them. Get a cheap A series Samsung or a Budget Acer and you are just asking for a slow and buggy experience where the mic will just stop working after 2 years. Or it’s running Android One.

    Even an older iPhone like the 6s is still supported by many apps. Plus since it once had flagship specs. The soc has more power and runs better than anything new from Android. It’s the same logic that if you get an older iPad for the same price as a new Fire Tablet the iPad will be better than a fire tablet.

    The solution is to get a more expensive Android. But once you get to the price point of a Samsung S series, you might as well get an iPhone. The price is comparable, and you don’t loose out on features like the App Store (google play is a steaming pile in comparison). Plus iMessage and FaceTime is seamless and Airdrop “just works”.

    My relative had Android for years and struggled to use them. I finally convinced one of them to use an iPhone XR by the time the 14 was coming out, and now my Nan is texting and doing FaceTime. They could’ve done this before with the budget Android their carrier gave them. But the work Apple did to make it feel intuitive is brilliant. In fact because of the confidence boost from the iPhone, she’s even gotten herself an iPad to do her crossword puzzles.

    On top of that, unlike Apple. There is no guarantee that if you pay more for you Android that I’ll keep getting support. Most phones struggle to offer more than 2 years. And with the fiasco around the Pixel 4 battery, it’s hard to believe the biggest players “promises”. Compare that to Apple and while the promise 7 years, realistically it can be 10 years.

    For me the reason I swapped over was the Play Store being hot garbage. And the disgusting amount of uninstallable bloat on it. I tried for years to install custom ROMs and midrange Chinese phones to get around it. While it works, I grew tired of the work required just to keep my phone up to date. And the loss of built in features since I was going u official. Like the loss of 2/3 cameras in the app (trying to find a cracked gcamera which enables both is a chore), and contactless pay (evolution x worked sometime, and locked me out other time).

    Don’t get me wrong iOS isn’t better than Android. I miss my headphone jack, FDroid, side loading my own apps, the ease of adding custom ringtones, and custom launcher. Oh and being able to use 3rd party web browsers that aren’t skins of Safari (WebKit). But when updates come through I’m not concerned. My contactless pay works. Ad blocking is possible and I can’t complain about the cameras.

  • Apple announces “iPhone 16e” to replace iPhone SE, starts at $599 for 128GB

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  • $899 CAD…. For a budget iPhone… the se3 was $579 CAD or $649 CAS for 128GB.

    WTF

  • How to earn lives in Pac Man World Re Pac?

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  • You get 1 ups at the fruit machine at the end of the levels. Otherwise they are very very well hidden in certain levels.

    At least on the PS1 game they were a Pac-Man sprite that was slightly transparent

  • Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books

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  • Good news is that there are alternative ways to download these books from Amazon for backup purposes. It’s not as straightforward but it’s doable.

    That said I will be refusing to buy from any storefront that doesn’t offer a way to download my books. Even adobe digital editions is a viable alternative.

  • Autodesk Fusion 360 is moving it's cloud storage to Fusion Hub. Upgrading is Mandatory

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  • From the sounds of it, better collaboration and sharing of projects.