LittleMac114's recent activity
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Comment on RetroAchievements: Modern achievements/trophies for retro games in ~games
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Comment on What's a sequel you were disappointed by? in ~games
LittleMac114 Link ParentI agree with you about TotK. In addition to what you’ve already said though, for me, I just really hate spatial/physics puzzles. I hate walking into a shrine and seeing a pile of stuff on the...I agree with you about TotK. In addition to what you’ve already said though, for me, I just really hate spatial/physics puzzles. I hate walking into a shrine and seeing a pile of stuff on the ground and I’m somehow supposed to make something out of it to solve puzzles. It frustrates me and makes me feel incredibly stupid.
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Comment on I’ve fallen into a deep gaming rut lately. What helped “get you back into” gaming and rediscover the magic of video games? in ~games
LittleMac114 LinkI’ve gotten into a rut with games recently too, and I’ve found going back to the games that I loved as a kid really helps. The problem (one of) with modern gaming is they focus all their attention...I’ve gotten into a rut with games recently too, and I’ve found going back to the games that I loved as a kid really helps. The problem (one of) with modern gaming is they focus all their attention on realistic looking graphics and hardly any of their attention on gameplay and unique, creative ideas. Modern video gaming has become a lot like the Hollywood industry now, in all the worst ways.
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Comment on What have your experiences been with losing interest in video games as you get older? in ~games
LittleMac114 LinkI grew up with the NES as a kid and the older I get the more I find myself going back to that type of gameplay. I don’t have patience for 120 hour, open world adventures anymore, I don’t have...I grew up with the NES as a kid and the older I get the more I find myself going back to that type of gameplay. I don’t have patience for 120 hour, open world adventures anymore, I don’t have patience for 25 minutes of cutscenes, and I don’t have any desire to play online. I want to essentially turn a game on and be actually playing it almost immediately.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tv
LittleMac114 LinkYes! I've been watching this and loving it too. I actually read the books by Hugh Howey around a decade ago or so. If I'm remembering correctly, he wrote 3 series of books from this idea so we...Yes! I've been watching this and loving it too. I actually read the books by Hugh Howey around a decade ago or so. If I'm remembering correctly, he wrote 3 series of books from this idea so we should have plenty of material for this show to continue for years.
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Comment on What's your gaming setup? in ~games
LittleMac114 LinkAs I get older I keep flirting more and more with becoming strictly a "retro gamer". I've been playing games since the NES was first released and my personal golden age of gaming was 6th gen (GCN,...As I get older I keep flirting more and more with becoming strictly a "retro gamer". I've been playing games since the NES was first released and my personal golden age of gaming was 6th gen (GCN, PS2,) and prior, especially 8 and 16 bit. I still have the majority of my collection for my old consoles and handhelds but in the last year I've gotten more and more into emulation once I got my hands on a cartridge dumper. It's just a lot more convenient to me rather than constantly hooking up systems to my tv and digging out games. I've really fallen in love with retro handheld emulators recently too, like the Miyoo Mini.
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Comment on Redditors of Tildes, which subreddits are you missing the most during the blackout? in ~tech
LittleMac114 LinkI’ve mostly been missing retro video game subs, like r/MiyooMini and r/RetroGamePorn. Those 2 subs were mostly pictures of people’s devices or screenshots from retro games, I liked seeing them as...I’ve mostly been missing retro video game subs, like r/MiyooMini and r/RetroGamePorn. Those 2 subs were mostly pictures of people’s devices or screenshots from retro games, I liked seeing them as I scrolled by.
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Comment on Not entirely sure how to fill the void Reddit has left in ~talk
LittleMac114 LinkI was having similar issues in terms of trying to figure out how to replace the “News” that I got from Reddit, things like retro handhelds or tech news, etc. I ended up using a two pronged...I was having similar issues in terms of trying to figure out how to replace the “News” that I got from Reddit, things like retro handhelds or tech news, etc. I ended up using a two pronged approach: I use an RSS reader (Net News Wire) and Artifact, which is an AI powered news app that learns what you’re interested in as you use it, and so far it’s worked out great.
I don’t miss Reddit at all anymore. Now that tons of people have deleted their past content (me included) there’s just a lot less to see on Reddit so I don’t even feel like I’m missing anything.
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Comment on I gave Lemmy, Kbin, and Beehaw a chance. I think I'll be sticking with Tildes. in ~tech
LittleMac114 LinkLemmy and the Fediverse still kinda confuse me. I thought I had a decent understanding until last night when I learned that Communities (?) can defederate themselves and cut off contact with other...Lemmy and the Fediverse still kinda confuse me. I thought I had a decent understanding until last night when I learned that Communities (?) can defederate themselves and cut off contact with other communities. Learning about that just made me more confused because now you have to join the right community to make sure you can see other communities, it makes my head hurt lol. I’ve been lurking on Tildes for about a week and a half and have loved it. This is my first post here but honestly I like it a lot more than Lemmy. Tildes is just easier and makes a lot more sense to me, everyone seems nicer here too.
I really love RetroAchievements. I’ve never been much of a trophy hunter in modern games but for some reason having achievements in the retro games that I grew up playing as a kid really breathes new life into them.