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NES Screen Saver

4 comments

  1. Ganymede
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    Screensavers are kind of passé nowadays but I'm a big fan of this one. I leave my desk at work often enough and have enough monitors that I like how this livens up the space while the screen is...

    Screensavers are kind of passé nowadays but I'm a big fan of this one. I leave my desk at work often enough and have enough monitors that I like how this livens up the space while the screen is locked. :)

    You need to actually have ROM files but the site provides "video" files, little snippets of game play so it's more interesting than just title screens.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3aihR_nhug

    3 votes
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    cfabbro
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    Ok, now that is cool. I might never get any work done again with a screensaver that is also an emulator like that though... so probably best I stay away from it. :P

    Ok, now that is cool. I might never get any work done again with a screensaver that is also an emulator like that though... so probably best I stay away from it. :P

    1 vote
    1. Ganymede
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      Yuuuup, you're telling me ha. I made the mistake of setting the timeout to something preposterously low (1 minute I think?), so any time coworkers came to talk to me at my desk the screensaver...

      Yuuuup, you're telling me ha. I made the mistake of setting the timeout to something preposterously low (1 minute I think?), so any time coworkers came to talk to me at my desk the screensaver would start up and bam, I'm gone.

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  3. crius
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    Mhm, I would probably re-enable the screensaver for this just to see the face of my colleagues once I return from my coffee break.

    Mhm, I would probably re-enable the screensaver for this just to see the face of my colleagues once I return from my coffee break.

    1 vote