I love the art and storytelling of this as well as Another World, of course. Great music as well.

Such creativity with the cuss words lol. Sorry guys, I’m going to be posting a lot about fallout: brotherhood of steel. Well, at least while I can push through. Who knows, might be the only game I ever beat on a PS2. That’s a cool goal, to finish at least one game on each console in the collection.

Just did another try at the second biome and boss of Returnal. This game is kicking my ass lol. Great game though, it’s frustrating but keeps me coming back.

Not having played PS2 when it originally came out, I hadn’t encountered bugs or anything like this soft lock I just did to myself in Fallout brotherhood of steel. Apparently I opened a chest on the wrong side of it and got stuck between it and a fence. I’m going to have to load the last save.

I could order a new replacement battery for the ps4 controller I use with my modded Ps2. I can also use a power bank and keep it semi-wireless lol.

Im trying out Brotherhood of Steel on my modded PS2 for the first time. Let’s see where this goes, looks cool and I love fallout games.

Oh, and, good morning everyone. I hope you have an amazing week. I feel great this Monday morning and I hope you do too. Here’s a random picture from my phone.

Copilot says this is the ideal way to organize my retro hord. Now that I think about it, it’s really much better than under my workbench and occupying every previously empty nook and cranny in my office, bedroom and everywhere else I can fit stuff.

Nice. 9070 XT arrived. I was excited for this for a while but honestly I dove into Returnal the last couple of days and I’m just messing with the video card in my Retunal pause on the ps5.

Another #MARCHintosh stream tonight, dragging out the beast of a PowerMac G4! One of the last models, featuring dual 1.4 GHz CPUs, and a Radeon 9800 Pro to top it off! Let's see what it can do, starting tonight at 8:45 PM CT! youtube.com/live/60x9Boi...

I had to figure this out, so ended up making a video out of it. youtu.be/VE_qjOgMiiY?...

It was a nice video card while it lasted. RIP. My main PC is running a not so main 3gb gtx 1060 now. Good enough to work with. I’m not sure what’s going in there as a real replacement for the fe rtx 3070.

I started cleaning and tidying up the flat cables in the lab so I can categorize and find them easier when I need one. I did 5, there are at least a couple more boxes but hey, progress is progress. 😅

I wish I could install a firewall in my brain and block everything containing AI. Of course this wouldn’t bode well with my job in IT, but I’m tired of the subject. On another note, higher ups are putting so much value on AI based solutions it might be cheaper to hire people instead.

Got a very good deal on this from a friend from work. Already hacked for usability considering stores no longer work, it’s the only way to use it being an all digital device. I have another one but condition is terrible, this, is great. Being a portability enthusiast. I’m thrilled!

It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...

I was trying to record some footage for a yt short but a neighborhood dog had other plans.

Apparently the original Voodoo PCI doesn’t have enough video memory to run Diablo II. That’s unfortunate.

From a couple of weeks ago, but I really feel like playing some MSDOS games today.

Hanging around my happy place.

I was looking at this Intel Overdrive CPU that was on my desk and I got for peanuts on a whim a while ago. Only now I looked into it and found out that I need a very specific motherboard for it. It’s an early 486 motherboard that came with a blue overdrive upgrade socket.

I haven’t been making content, but I made a short today. I haven’t found a good camera app for filming CRTs with the iPhone, if anyone has a suggestion I appreciate it. youtube.com/shorts/5BqsI...

Looking at this old advertisement and wondering if “positive response” is what we used to call tactile feedback. Pulled from Electronic Games 1994-11, at the internet archive.

Because of the way the display swap worked for this Game Gear, it’s been one of my favorite things since I did it. I just love how the modern display makes the old games look crisp. I have follow up mods for it like a new case and sound board but they’ve been on the backlog. 😬

Has anyone ever messed with one of these emulation handhelds?

This is what happens when capacitor get too much excited.

It wasn’t uncommon for resellers in Brazil to put warranty stickers on your cpu. It would void warranty if you removed it. In a way, they were shooting themselves in the foot. I cringe when I remove a heat sink from an old combo like this and see the sticker.

I had never seen a video card with so many blown caps. I’m not sure, but I think it just happened over time too.

I played 2 hours of The Humans yesterday. Such a fun little game. I haven’t yet heard of anyone that played it in their childhood like our family did.

Hi guys! Recently I mentioned we had this game as a kids (The Humans) in a conversation with @riksrandomretro.com and he kindly found a box copy for me. I love this intro and music, such a warm fuzzy filling from memory lane. Thanks, dude! This is lovely. Btw, the disks worked perfectly.

Looking back at my search history, I realize that most of my searches on the internet are to verify that I'm grammatically correct on my native language. This can't be normal.

How was everyone’s weekend? I managed to play a bit of Civ IV on my AMD windows XP build. I loved it, too bad I didn’t have a lot of time to lose myself in it. This build will feature in a video soon.

What’s up guys? I’m back from China. It was an amazing experience but it’s been a work in progress to get my regular routine back on track.

I’m pretty happy with how this windows XP build turned out. I am working on a video for it, but I’m going on a work trip to China tomorrow, so it’ll have to wait quite a bit for me to get back to it. The period appropriate mouse and keyboard really seal the deal for me. I love sitting here now.

So I finally have a build to use my pretty much new saitek eclipse 3 keyboard. Exciting!

The final setup turned out pretty well I think. I’ve been playing Jill of the Jungle after I took the shots I needed. But realized I could install my sb pro, I think Jill has an effects bug with the running sb16. I only remembered that after I heard it. But then, sbpro doesn’t have mpu 401. I think.

Alright. Got it.

Trying to solve this little puzzle

On a completely different topic today, I’m fixing up my 386 hybrid for a cameo. I’ll post it when it’s done.

Since I’ve heard about AMD’s Dragon Platform I’ve wanted to play around with one. I tried 2 different HD 4850s but both were broken. Finally got a Saphire in good condition and the fit is great. The case is age appropriate as well, nothing fancy. I’ve got so many XP games waiting for me!

I went back to a recycling center. I visited a couple of years ago. The owner Jaider is very nice and so involved in community projects. I brought home an interesting PC case, some fans and a brand new ide hard Drive.

I just found a working arcade parlor in my city inside a dying mall. Long live this mall.

Did anyone ever run the Far Cry 2 benchmark? I’m testing out some parts with it. Seems fair.

Hey guys! It’s been a while but I finally managed to finish a video again. Take a look if you feel inclined to. This one is about VCFMW and the games I got there. youtu.be/OfIZnRWvHh0?...

A buddy gave me this beautiful small box version of Age of Empires III and there is something of note. Amazingly they include the Games for Windows CD and a separate 3 CD stand alone version, so using that, it works perfectly. Besides that, the game is gorgeous and works great on the phenom II.

Yes I love this era of gaming, no colors were not their main selling point according to Hitman Blood Money. On another note I found the LCD poster, not helping much though, I think it's broken.

Over posting, I just love this era of PC gaming.

I've played this intro sequence in Fable so many times. I remember really enjoying the mechanics of this game back in the day. But I haven't done a recent run of it yet.

On another note, I don't remember seeing Nvidia ads on Mr. Anderson's office 😂

Has anyone ever seen these strange artifacts?