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Was fiddling with the Final Fantasy 7 Remake thread and Remembered that I meant to tell y'all that I resolved the bluetooth controller problem I was having with my RG353V Game Dad, by buying a $30 controller rather than a $15 controller.
8bitdo Ultimate 2C, the one that's thirty bucks and can do both Bluetooth and 2.4ghz through a USB dongle. The USB dongler stays in the downstairs computer, and the bluetooth is paired to my #gameDad, and there's a toggle switch on the back and I can just move the same controller upstairs for the retro games on CRT or downstairs for the new games on projector.
It's a good controller, it feels fine, everything's snappy, tolerances are spot-on, it's just the right amount of heavy, it's cheapish and the battery lasts for absolutely ages. My only complaint is that there's a fuck-off bright white LED in the home button that you can't turn off, but I just stuck some electrical tape over it. One day I'll open it up and put Rubylith over the actual LEDs but I'm lazy.
Oh and my other complaint with this company is that they do nine thousand almost-but-not-quite identical controllers with almost-but-not-quite identical names, so once again that's the 8bitdo ultimate 2c wireless, not the ultimate 2, I haven't tried that one 'cause it's double the money and the $30 one is fine
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Was fiddling with the Final Fantasy 7 Remake thread and Remembered that I meant to tell y'all that I resolved the bluetooth controller problem I was having with my RG353V Game Dad, by buying a $30 controller rather than a $15 controller.
8bitdo Ultimate 2C, the one that's thirty bucks and can do both Bluetooth and 2.4ghz through a USB dongle. The USB dongler stays in the downstairs computer, and the bluetooth is paired to my #gameDad, and there's a toggle switch on the back and I can just move the same controller upstairs for the retro games on CRT or downstairs for the new games on projector.
It's a good controller, it feels fine, everything's snappy, tolerances are spot-on, it's just the right amount of heavy, it's cheapish and the battery lasts for absolutely ages. My only complaint is that there's a fuck-off bright white LED in the home button that you can't turn off, but I just stuck some electrical tape over it. One day I'll open it up and put Rubylith over the actual LEDs but I'm lazy.
Oh and my other complaint with this company is that they do nine thousand almost-but-not-quite identical controllers with almost-but-not-quite identical names, so once again that's the 8bitdo ultimate 2c wireless, not the ultimate 2, I haven't tried that one 'cause it's double the money and the $30 one is fine
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Was fiddling with the Final Fantasy 7 Remake thread and Remembered that I meant to tell y'all that I resolved the bluetooth controller problem I was having with my RG353V Game Dad, by buying a $30 controller rather than a $15 controller.
8bitdo Ultimate 2C, the one that's thirty bucks and can do both Bluetooth and 2.4ghz through a USB dongle. The USB dongler stays in the downstairs computer, and the bluetooth is paired to my #gameDad, and there's a toggle switch on the back and I can just move the same controller upstairs for the retro games on CRT or downstairs for the new games on projector.
It's a good controller, it feels fine, everything's snappy, tolerances are spot-on, it's just the right amount of heavy, it's cheapish and the battery lasts for absolutely ages. My only complaint is that there's a fuck-off bright white LED in the home button that you can't turn off, but I just stuck some electrical tape over it. One day I'll open it up and put Rubylith over the actual LEDs but I'm lazy.
Oh and my other complaint with this company is that they do nine thousand almost-but-not-quite identical controllers with almost-but-not-quite identical names, so once again that's the 8bitdo ultimate 2c wireless, not the ultimate 2, I haven't tried that one 'cause it's double the money and the $30 one is fine
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Was fiddling with the Final Fantasy 7 Remake thread and Remembered that I meant to tell y'all that I resolved the bluetooth controller problem I was having with my RG353V Game Dad, by buying a $30 controller rather than a $15 controller.
8bitdo Ultimate 2C, the one that's thirty bucks and can do both Bluetooth and 2.4ghz through a USB dongle. The USB dongler stays in the downstairs computer, and the bluetooth is paired to my #gameDad, and there's a toggle switch on the back and I can just move the same controller upstairs for the retro games on CRT or downstairs for the new games on projector.
It's a good controller, it feels fine, everything's snappy, tolerances are spot-on, it's just the right amount of heavy, it's cheapish and the battery lasts for absolutely ages. My only complaint is that there's a fuck-off bright white LED in the home button that you can't turn off, but I just stuck some electrical tape over it. One day I'll open it up and put Rubylith over the actual LEDs but I'm lazy.
Oh and my other complaint with this company is that they do nine thousand almost-but-not-quite identical controllers with almost-but-not-quite identical names, so once again that's the 8bitdo ultimate 2c wireless, not the ultimate 2, I haven't tried that one 'cause it's double the money and the $30 one is fine
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Was fiddling with the Final Fantasy 7 Remake thread and Remembered that I meant to tell y'all that I resolved the bluetooth controller problem I was having with my RG353V Game Dad, by buying a $30 controller rather than a $15 controller.
8bitdo Ultimate 2C, the one that's thirty bucks and can do both Bluetooth and 2.4ghz through a USB dongle. The USB dongler stays in the downstairs computer, and the bluetooth is paired to my #gameDad, and there's a toggle switch on the back and I can just move the same controller upstairs for the retro games on CRT or downstairs for the new games on projector.
It's a good controller, it feels fine, everything's snappy, tolerances are spot-on, it's just the right amount of heavy, it's cheapish and the battery lasts for absolutely ages. My only complaint is that there's a fuck-off bright white LED in the home button that you can't turn off, but I just stuck some electrical tape over it. One day I'll open it up and put Rubylith over the actual LEDs but I'm lazy.
Oh and my other complaint with this company is that they do nine thousand almost-but-not-quite identical controllers with almost-but-not-quite identical names, so once again that's the 8bitdo ultimate 2c wireless, not the ultimate 2, I haven't tried that one 'cause it's double the money and the $30 one is fine
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Have been sleeping most of the day, so getting back to sleep tonight might be a problem. At least I have things to listen to and a game to grind
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Have been sleeping most of the day, so getting back to sleep tonight might be a problem. At least I have things to listen to and a game to grind
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Have been sleeping most of the day, so getting back to sleep tonight might be a problem. At least I have things to listen to and a game to grind
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Have been sleeping most of the day, so getting back to sleep tonight might be a problem. At least I have things to listen to and a game to grind
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#gameDad stuff: Pico-8 and TIC-80 and EasyRPG and Portmaster are all running on my handheld. Bitsybox runs through Portmaster, but only windowed — I need to get fullscreen working somehow. By running it natively, I suppose, but there's no clear guide on how, AFAICT. I'd also like to run Lutro/Löve, but my firmware doesn't support it yet. Emulators for pygame and ChaiLove would be nice, too.
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#gameDad stuff: Pico-8 and TIC-80 and EasyRPG and Portmaster are all running on my handheld. Bitsybox runs through Portmaster, but only windowed — I need to get fullscreen working somehow. By running it natively, I suppose, but there's no clear guide on how, AFAICT. I'd also like to run Lutro/Löve, but my firmware doesn't support it yet. Emulators for pygame and ChaiLove would be nice, too.
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#gameDad stuff: Pico-8 and TIC-80 and EasyRPG and Portmaster are all running on my handheld. Bitsybox runs through Portmaster, but only windowed — I need to get fullscreen working somehow. By running it natively, I suppose, but there's no clear guide on how, AFAICT. I'd also like to run Lutro/Löve, but my firmware doesn't support it yet. Emulators for pygame and ChaiLove would be nice, too.
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#gameDad stuff: Pico-8 and TIC-80 and EasyRPG and Portmaster are all running on my handheld. Bitsybox runs through Portmaster, but only windowed — I need to get fullscreen working somehow. By running it natively, I suppose, but there's no clear guide on how, AFAICT. I'd also like to run Lutro/Löve, but my firmware doesn't support it yet. Emulators for pygame and ChaiLove would be nice, too.
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I put Portmaster on my #gameDad so I could play bitsy games, but I've since realized that I can use it to play a bunch of Windows games that I got in Itch and Humble bundles, so now I'm waaay down the rabbit hole.
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I put Portmaster on my #gameDad so I could play bitsy games, but I've since realized that I can use it to play a bunch of Windows games that I got in Itch and Humble bundles, so now I'm waaay down the rabbit hole.
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I put Portmaster on my #gameDad so I could play bitsy games, but I've since realized that I can use it to play a bunch of Windows games that I got in Itch and Humble bundles, so now I'm waaay down the rabbit hole.
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I put Portmaster on my #gameDad so I could play bitsy games, but I've since realized that I can use it to play a bunch of Windows games that I got in Itch and Humble bundles, so now I'm waaay down the rabbit hole.
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I put Portmaster on my #gameDad so I could play bitsy games, but I've since realized that I can use it to play a bunch of Windows games that I got in Itch and Humble bundles, so now I'm waaay down the rabbit hole.
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With #FireEmblemAwakening and #OcarinaOfTime becoming two big heavy hitters in my gaming schedule, the pick up and okay nature of #DonkeyKong for the #GameBoy has been an absolute joy in between bigger sessions.
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With #FireEmblemAwakening and #OcarinaOfTime becoming two big heavy hitters in my gaming schedule, the pick up and okay nature of #DonkeyKong for the #GameBoy has been an absolute joy in between bigger sessions.
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With #FireEmblemAwakening and #OcarinaOfTime becoming two big heavy hitters in my gaming schedule, the pick up and okay nature of #DonkeyKong for the #GameBoy has been an absolute joy in between bigger sessions.
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With #FireEmblemAwakening and #OcarinaOfTime becoming two big heavy hitters in my gaming schedule, the pick up and okay nature of #DonkeyKong for the #GameBoy has been an absolute joy in between bigger sessions.
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With #FireEmblemAwakening and #OcarinaOfTime becoming two big heavy hitters in my gaming schedule, the pick up and okay nature of #DonkeyKong for the #GameBoy has been an absolute joy in between bigger sessions.
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Printed a little charging dock for my Anbernic RG35XXSP, pretty neat. Also has a micro-HDMI to HDMI adapter built-in, in case I ever feel masochistic enough to try using it as a console. #3dprinting #anbernic #retro #gamedad https://www.printables.com/model/1412822-anbernic-rg35xxsp-dock-usb-c-hdmi/
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Printed a little charging dock for my Anbernic RG35XXSP, pretty neat. Also has a micro-HDMI to HDMI adapter built-in, in case I ever feel masochistic enough to try using it as a console. #3dprinting #anbernic #retro #gamedad https://www.printables.com/model/1412822-anbernic-rg35xxsp-dock-usb-c-hdmi/
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Printed a little charging dock for my Anbernic RG35XXSP, pretty neat. Also has a micro-HDMI to HDMI adapter built-in, in case I ever feel masochistic enough to try using it as a console. #3dprinting #anbernic #retro #gamedad https://www.printables.com/model/1412822-anbernic-rg35xxsp-dock-usb-c-hdmi/
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Printed a little charging dock for my Anbernic RG35XXSP, pretty neat. Also has a micro-HDMI to HDMI adapter built-in, in case I ever feel masochistic enough to try using it as a console. #3dprinting #anbernic #retro #gamedad https://www.printables.com/model/1412822-anbernic-rg35xxsp-dock-usb-c-hdmi/
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Printed a little charging dock for my Anbernic RG35XXSP, pretty neat. Also has a micro-HDMI to HDMI adapter built-in, in case I ever feel masochistic enough to try using it as a console. #3dprinting #anbernic #retro #gamedad https://www.printables.com/model/1412822-anbernic-rg35xxsp-dock-usb-c-hdmi/
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Yay! New #GameDad plays LttP (obviously). It also plays N64 games seemingly without flaw or slowdown. Reports that it plays Wind Waker acceptably seem to be categorically false, however. It also, unsurprisingly, doesn’t play either of the PS2 Tenchu titles.
(It’s a Mangmi Air X, and I haven’t updated it at all since getting it, just tossed a few ROMs I have lying around onto it) -
Yay! New #GameDad plays LttP (obviously). It also plays N64 games seemingly without flaw or slowdown. Reports that it plays Wind Waker acceptably seem to be categorically false, however. It also, unsurprisingly, doesn’t play either of the PS2 Tenchu titles.
(It’s a Mangmi Air X, and I haven’t updated it at all since getting it, just tossed a few ROMs I have lying around onto it) -
Yay! New #GameDad plays LttP (obviously). It also plays N64 games seemingly without flaw or slowdown. Reports that it plays Wind Waker acceptably seem to be categorically false, however. It also, unsurprisingly, doesn’t play either of the PS2 Tenchu titles.
(It’s a Mangmi Air X, and I haven’t updated it at all since getting it, just tossed a few ROMs I have lying around onto it) -
Yay! New #GameDad plays LttP (obviously). It also plays N64 games seemingly without flaw or slowdown. Reports that it plays Wind Waker acceptably seem to be categorically false, however. It also, unsurprisingly, doesn’t play either of the PS2 Tenchu titles.
(It’s a Mangmi Air X, and I haven’t updated it at all since getting it, just tossed a few ROMs I have lying around onto it) -
Yay! New #GameDad plays LttP (obviously). It also plays N64 games seemingly without flaw or slowdown. Reports that it plays Wind Waker acceptably seem to be categorically false, however. It also, unsurprisingly, doesn’t play either of the PS2 Tenchu titles.
(It’s a Mangmi Air X, and I haven’t updated it at all since getting it, just tossed a few ROMs I have lying around onto it) -
Best argument so far (though still not what I would call compelling): it should be his because he’s the one who had the idea (first to publicly express it, anyhow) to get another #GameDad. It’s not like he’s not going to get to play it even if I insist that it’s mine strenuously—I’m a dad, the concept of private property owned by me alone is just not really a thing.
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Best argument so far (though still not what I would call compelling): it should be his because he’s the one who had the idea (first to publicly express it, anyhow) to get another #GameDad. It’s not like he’s not going to get to play it even if I insist that it’s mine strenuously—I’m a dad, the concept of private property owned by me alone is just not really a thing.
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Best argument so far (though still not what I would call compelling): it should be his because he’s the one who had the idea (first to publicly express it, anyhow) to get another #GameDad. It’s not like he’s not going to get to play it even if I insist that it’s mine strenuously—I’m a dad, the concept of private property owned by me alone is just not really a thing.
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Best argument so far (though still not what I would call compelling): it should be his because he’s the one who had the idea (first to publicly express it, anyhow) to get another #GameDad. It’s not like he’s not going to get to play it even if I insist that it’s mine strenuously—I’m a dad, the concept of private property owned by me alone is just not really a thing.
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Best argument so far (though still not what I would call compelling): it should be his because he’s the one who had the idea (first to publicly express it, anyhow) to get another #GameDad. It’s not like he’s not going to get to play it even if I insist that it’s mine strenuously—I’m a dad, the concept of private property owned by me alone is just not really a thing.
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Mangmi Air X #GameDad arrived, it's real! Customary picture of it playing LttP to follow.
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Mangmi Air X #GameDad arrived, it's real! Customary picture of it playing LttP to follow.
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Mangmi Air X #GameDad arrived, it's real! Customary picture of it playing LttP to follow.
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Mangmi Air X #GameDad arrived, it's real! Customary picture of it playing LttP to follow.
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Mangmi Air X #GameDad arrived, it's real! Customary picture of it playing LttP to follow.
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New #GameDad is reportedly States-side now. I mean, I have to wait like a week to use it after it gets here for reasons, but it’s getting closer!
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New #GameDad is reportedly States-side now. I mean, I have to wait like a week to use it after it gets here for reasons, but it’s getting closer!
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New #GameDad is reportedly States-side now. I mean, I have to wait like a week to use it after it gets here for reasons, but it’s getting closer!
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New #GameDad is reportedly States-side now. I mean, I have to wait like a week to use it after it gets here for reasons, but it’s getting closer!
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New #GameDad is reportedly States-side now. I mean, I have to wait like a week to use it after it gets here for reasons, but it’s getting closer!
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Ordered a new #GameDad. Countdown to the other one turning up starts… now.
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Ordered a new #GameDad. Countdown to the other one turning up starts… now.
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Ordered a new #GameDad. Countdown to the other one turning up starts… now.
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Ordered a new #GameDad. Countdown to the other one turning up starts… now.
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Ordered a new #GameDad. Countdown to the other one turning up starts… now.
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Playing old ff7 in between sessions of new ff7
I've talked about the Game Dad in this thread but I don't think I've mentioned what it actually is. It's one of these, a little handheld emulation console, this particular #gameDad is an Anbernic RG353V, it's like a hundred bucks and it's bloody hard to grumble about. I made a shite little website about them at https://gamedad.club.
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Playing old ff7 in between sessions of new ff7
I've talked about the Game Dad in this thread but I don't think I've mentioned what it actually is. It's one of these, a little handheld emulation console, this particular #gameDad is an Anbernic RG353V, it's like a hundred bucks and it's bloody hard to grumble about. I made a shite little website about them at https://gamedad.club.