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General Discussion / Happy Birthday Targetrasp! La...

Last post by BLUEVOODU - Today at 01:15:59 PM

So... lately I have been extremely pre-occupied with certain life events that happened this year.  So... some of my birthday messages are coming late.  I swear I sent this... but ... I looked and I DID NOT.

Without Further... anything else lol... HAPPY BIRTHDAY @targetrasp   I hope you ENJOYED your digital cake. 

If you received the gift of gaming, you need to post it up... even a happy "birthday to me" type gift. 

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General Discussion / Re: Binge-Watching Shows Threa...

Last post by BLUEVOODU - Today at 01:13:25 PM

We started watching Psych a bit again... watched movie 1 of Psych (again) as well ;lol. 

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News / Leaks / Rumors / Re: Nintendo Switch 2

Last post by BLUEVOODU - June 27, 2025, 12:50:39 PM

He kept saying "unLinked". Did he lose his Zelda hero character? 

LOL booo @Grindspine

I don't know, but what got me was that he immediately did this so close to when he purchased the unit.

@retro junkie -- man... that SUCKS lol... I didn't watch his follow up video, but I take it that it was borked so bad that he couldn't wipe and get it working  Man... this is insane lol. 

I've had the Switch 2 now since the 10th. Didn't open it for a week, lol. Finally booted up Mario Kart last weekend and it was fun. It's Mario Kart, so not much new other than prettier tracks and being able to drive around the world. That part is actually really cool.

@CreepinDeth -- thank you for the review ... I'd love to get one of these in the next couple months.  So far, I haven't been able to score any of them... but due to some circumstances right now, I haven't really been trying hard either.  Hoping the LG C1 OLED will be good enough of HDR.  It is for everything else right now.  I haven't researched it yet

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News / Leaks / Rumors / Re: Nintendo Switch 2

Last post by CreepinDeth - June 22, 2025, 01:33:46 AM

I've had the Switch 2 now since the 10th. Didn't open it for a week, lol. Finally booted up Mario Kart last weekend and it was fun. It's Mario Kart, so not much new other than prettier tracks and being able to drive around the world. That part is actually really cool.

The HDR is as convoluted as a bunch of people have said. To get good, accurate HDR you need a TV that can do HGIG Dynamic Tone Mapping. Which not many LCD TVs do. It's mainly an OLED feature from what I've seen. I would've thought that a company like Nintendo would've actually gone and done this the right way but seems like they just slapped it on to have a bullet point on the box. (This only affects docked mode on a TV.)

Overall though I do like the feel of the console itself. It feels good in the hand in terms of texture and the size of the screen is nice for someone with not so great eyes like myself.

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News / Leaks / Rumors / Re: Nintendo Switch 2

Last post by retro junkie - June 20, 2025, 05:29:25 PM

He kept saying "unLinked". Did he lose his Zelda hero character? 

I don't know, but what got me was that he immediately did this so close to when he purchased the unit.

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Nintendo - Switch, 3DS, and Wii-U / Re: Lunar 1 & 2 Nintendo Switc...

Last post by retro junkie - June 19, 2025, 01:07:12 PM

I had forgotten how hard the grinding was on the PS1 version. The GBA version was toned down for some reason. Spoiled by the GBA Lunar. I am trying to get my character leveled up before moving on. I want them at least about level 50. Yes I am still playing. I am sharing time with Final Fantasy 4 on the PSP. Double grinding.
The Switch Lunar is really a port of the PS1 version. You can choose to play the original pixelated version or the upgraded one which smooths out the graphics and animation. I'm playing the upgrade.

I am thankful that handhelds are powerful enough that we can finally have CD games converted to cartridges.

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News / Leaks / Rumors / Re: Nintendo Switch 2

Last post by Grindspine - June 18, 2025, 07:25:51 PM

He kept saying "unLinked". Did he lose his Zelda hero character? 

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News / Leaks / Rumors / Re: Nintendo Switch 2

Last post by retro junkie - June 18, 2025, 04:30:19 PM

Not sure if anyone around here would do this, but here is a warning not to use the MIG switch on the Switch 2.

The guy has a follow up video in which he had to go out and purchase another Switch 2.

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Retro Gaming and Hardware / Re: Original Play-It-Loud GB M...

Last post by retro junkie - June 18, 2025, 11:53:03 AM

Nice! I think that the move from GBA to the brighter screen on the last of the GBA SP models was the best thing N could have done. Those non-backlit screens were so hard to enjoy. How difficult was the install?

The install kit was a "no solder" kit. It was a simple take out the screws, pull the board, pull the speaker, ribbon cable, old screen. And then put in the new parts, and reassemble. Everything fit perfect. I have another old gray original Gameboy that I am pumped to mod also.

@retro junkie -->

I remember the old "Play it loud" tagline... but I don't remember this Game Boy.  I had the original Game Boy, and I was able to see the screen pretty ok in most scenarios.  Although, I've heard of others not having the exact same experience I had.

Here is the Gameboy play it loud colors that was a part of that time period. It was the last of the original Gameboys before the GB Pocket. It was simply the old gray Gameboy given to us in other colors.

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General Discussion / Re: Captain America: Brave New...

Last post by retro junkie - June 18, 2025, 11:37:29 AM

After watching I had to sit back and think about it....................
Because of the trailers I went into that movie with high expectations. I did not know that the red Hulk was going to be the climax of the movie. That alone disappointed me and set the tone of the movie for me. I kept saying, okay now, wait not now? When is he going to turn into the red hulk?

The movie had a lot of super hero action and moments that were satisfying. The writing needed a bit more polish. And I think it was a waste of not having the red hulk early in the movie. His identity did not have to be revealed to the people until the end. The leader, the bad guy, that is what he was called in the comic, should have had his head shaped like the character in the comics.

It is not a movie that I would want to watch again.