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the16bitgamer

@ the16bitgamer @programming.dev

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  • The ‘de-manning’ of Canada’s oilsands sector

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  • Sir this is a Wendys Lemmy

  • Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution – Launch Trailer – Nintendo Switch

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  • Got the GBA version of the game a while ago now. It’s a fun Metroidvania and feels like Wayforward used what they learned from Pirates Curse and other games to improve it.

    While it’s based on the unreleased prototype of the GBA game it doesn’t feel like one of their games from the era. If this was to be released back then as is, it would be one of the best platformers on the system.

  • Looking to make the switch - Advice?

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  • Yup, my tower still has my Windows 10 drive in it. If I need it it's there, but for the most part I don't need it.

  • Looking to make the switch - Advice?

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  • Step 1) Find a Distro which you are comfortable with using. Over the years I've tried Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, and Arch, and I've settled on Linux Mint since it's familiar to me, but also easy to use and lots of forums with trouble shooting since it's based on Ubuntu/Debian. Arch is my close second if you want the bleeding edge and are OK with stability.

    Step 2) Find the right UI. Most distro's default desktop environments are good, but I found Cinnamon and KDE Plasma to be perfect for me. If you are looking for a more Mac like experience Gnome is a good starting point too. Though you can customize any distro to look like any OS with enough time and effort.

    Step 3) Software.

    Games is a solved problem these days. Steam works natively and Proton is good enough for lie 99% of your games. You just need to enable it and you will be good to go. If you are playing non steam games, Heroic is a simple application which works, though if you are installing anything more complicated, i.e. a CD game Lutris is your friend. Not sure about gamepass as the Microsoft store is Windows exclusive.

    Office Software: LibreOffice is installed by default on all OS's and is based off of OpenOffice, but it's actually still in development.

    Photoshop: Yeah this is going to be your make or break it situation. Photoshop has no real substitute in linux. GIMP isn't bad, but is only good for image manipulation not creation. Kirta is more of an art studio rather than Photoshop. What I personally do is a lot of work. Affinity Photo is a close second place for Photoshop but it's Mac/Windows only. Good News, with Proton you can run it. Bad News it's a pain in the rear to do so. I strongly suggest Bottles and the ElementalWarrior build of Wine to get it working there are some guides on how to do it. But again it's a pain in the rear.

    In some regards how I get around Windows Limitation is just have a virtual machine with windows on it to run when I need it. Doesn't need much power and I use it when I need it. I..e backing up my iPhone or sending music files to it.

  • What was your first distro?

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  • Ubuntu, I was drawn in with the 3D cube and the ability to play games. The only game I had compatible then was TF2. So I left.

    Back to it full time now, almost all games work, and on Mint

  • Remember to dry your filament kids

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  • Mine is just Polydryer. Keep the box low humidity keep the filament low humidity.

    Need more testing to see how well this works though since swapping filament in these boxes is inefficient and the beads quickly get used before you need to reset them.

    Only do this if you have money to burn, or you are doing 3d printing as a business and at scale

  • Added LED's to a clear bag

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  • The material is... difficult to work with. The front pocket was the best spot for it.

  • Remember to dry your filament kids

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  • It's PETG and I've moved to a very wet environment. Stringing and popping and a big issue here. My last place though was a lot dryer and didn't need this solution.

  • Remember to dry your filament kids

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  • They are, Polydry box

  • Remember to dry your filament kids

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  • Yup, the humidity on it is better but could be dryer.

  • Remember to dry your filament kids

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  • No

  • Remember to dry your filament kids

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  • Yes

  • Steam Deck OLED 32GB RAM Upgrade

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  • None in video

  • What are some games with absolutely fantastic soundtracks?

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  • Fantastic game soundtracks are the ones which I actually go out of my way to acquire. Chrono Trigger, PixelJunkMonsters Deluxe, SimCity 3000, and Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair.

  • What's your preferred way of buying games? (digital/physical/physical digital)

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  • In my view Physical games are digital game in containers that we've yet to figure out to open. Digital games almost always have a DRM on top of it, and rarely can be used outside of their designated environment. My GameBoy, and PSP games have had a very long shelf life thanks to emulation and the various methods to back them up.

  • What's your preferred way of buying games? (digital/physical/physical digital)

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  • Agreed on the "whole game needs to be on disc". Was the reason I never bought Reignited Trilogy on Switch physically. No point since it was basically a digital game anyways.

  • What's your preferred way of buying games? (digital/physical/physical digital)

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  • I have a bit more nuances on that. Some games are Steam or console only, so what I do there is get them deeeply discounted so that if I was to loose them the hit isn't much. Otherwise GOG like digital services, or physical all the way.

    The other way I look at it is for systems like the Switch or 3DS, where once it's cracked open. The game has a very high chance at being emulated easily with wider compatibility than it would otherwise.

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide | Announcement Trailer

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  • Love to see purple lamp doing so well especially for making these games for so cheap.

    Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated was a good game though only on pair with the original.

    Cosmic Shake was their first outing on their own and while it had issues. They nailed it and the game even had its own unique charm. (Even if I feel old playing it)

    I am looking forward to this game. Though think it’s funny they found a way to keep balloon Patrick.

  • Finished Links Awakening Remake on Hero Mode.

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  • I personally prefer DX. The GB printer bonus gives the game such a personality which is sadly missing.

    If it was the same price I’d say pick the one you wanna play, but since it’s more expensive it’s not doing anything which makes it worth more.

    At MSRP it’s price is crazy