It was a huge amount of fun to build and I was very happy with the result. I hardly play it, but sometimes just put it on and let it cycle through games to fill the house with an arcade-y ambiance.
It started off life with an old PC in it, but currently runs a Raspberry Pi 3.
Coding isn't for everyone, but sometimes you can get involved in a coding project just by contributing good suggestions/bug reports to github.
Be thoughtful about how you report things - if you're reporting a bug, add as much detail as you can to help the devs recreate it; if you're suggesting a feature, make a solid case for why the application might benefit from it, think about potential issues it might solve (or cause), consider how you might address users who don't want that feature (make optional).
It is extremely satisfying to see an issue you've reported get fixed or a feature you've suggested get implemented. It gives you a stake in the project, something you won't often get on the corporate-owned platforms.
Like everyone else, I mostly remember being amazed by both the graphics and the price. Nobody I knew had one, except one guy who acquired it using money he'd raised through, shall we say, illicit means. As such, he kept it under his bed all the time in case his parents ever found out and nobody saw it. Come to think of it, he may have been making the whole thing up...
As mentioned elsewhere, this was the first system I was enthusiastic about emulating.
I'm equally intrigued by the idea of not experiencing nostalgia... :)
I guess the root of it is yearning for a time when things were simpler, but also it's an associative thing - you remember being happy/content, and you associate the context you were in with that feeling. I had a happy childhood, and I played a lot of games, so my mind links the two together.
I think the problem is that the subscription page (that the script gets its items from) is paginated, and the script will only get the items on the first page.
No extra steps required really... the tricky part when doing these is finding a way to grip the dice in such a way that you don't mess up the pattern. I've found the best way to do this is to drill a small hole in one face and push a cocktail stick into it. You can leave this in while the die dries (pushed into some plasticine). When you remould the dice, the hole goes under the logo, so it won't be seen.
This is amazing! It basically recreates my reddit browsing experience and makes the whole site so much easier to navigate!
I can see references in the code to "sort alphabetically" (which would be very welcome!)... but I can't see the button. Did that function not make it into this version of the script?
I tried Memori, a Celeste-style platformer with some cool puzzle mechanics. Some of the rooms were super-hard, which made completing them feel very satisfying. It has a chunky-pixel look and controls really well. The front-end UI needs a tiny bit of polish, but other than that I really enjoyed it. Can imagine it'll be popular with speedrunners.
It didn't take too long - the trick was to work out that you need to use a particular type of ink that is heavier than normal alcohol ink and will cause it to sink. Yeah, we use a pressure pot.
Our process for this type of set is:
Mix up your base colour and fill the moulds to about 3/4 full.
Alternate drips of normal ink and mixative ink on top of the resin. About 2 of each.
Fill the moulds with base resin, carefully, trying not to disturb the dripped ink.
Sometimes you end up with heavy drips of ink that settle on the bottom and make large patches. For this reason, we learned quickly that these dice work better as double-cast dice (cast first as blanks, then in full moulds). This puts the splotches "under" the numbers and looks more purposeful.
This. I entered my forties feeling pretty good physically, no real complaints. I'm leaving my forties feeling like just getting through a day without something new going wrong is a major victory.
About 13 years ago, I made this fella.
https://i.imgur.com/hZYFEmC.jpg
It was a huge amount of fun to build and I was very happy with the result. I hardly play it, but sometimes just put it on and let it cycle through games to fill the house with an arcade-y ambiance.
It started off life with an old PC in it, but currently runs a Raspberry Pi 3.
This!
Coding isn't for everyone, but sometimes you can get involved in a coding project just by contributing good suggestions/bug reports to github.
Be thoughtful about how you report things - if you're reporting a bug, add as much detail as you can to help the devs recreate it; if you're suggesting a feature, make a solid case for why the application might benefit from it, think about potential issues it might solve (or cause), consider how you might address users who don't want that feature (make optional).
It is extremely satisfying to see an issue you've reported get fixed or a feature you've suggested get implemented. It gives you a stake in the project, something you won't often get on the corporate-owned platforms.
Great! I'm keeping yours installed for now since it pulls in the paginated subscriptions pages (and I love the grouping!)
Iceland. One of the most beautiful, weird, friendly places I've ever visited.
Oh, I love the soundtrack to Final Fantasy XII! The Rabanastre theme always seemed like the perfect non-Christmas Christmas music to me.
I should probably replay Final Fantasy XII...
Outrun, the correct answer is Outrun :)
Final Fantasy VII a close second, though.
Like everyone else, I mostly remember being amazed by both the graphics and the price. Nobody I knew had one, except one guy who acquired it using money he'd raised through, shall we say, illicit means. As such, he kept it under his bed all the time in case his parents ever found out and nobody saw it. Come to think of it, he may have been making the whole thing up...
As mentioned elsewhere, this was the first system I was enthusiastic about emulating.
It's almost like they want me to buy all the colours! :)
I'm equally intrigued by the idea of not experiencing nostalgia... :)
I guess the root of it is yearning for a time when things were simpler, but also it's an associative thing - you remember being happy/content, and you associate the context you were in with that feeling. I had a happy childhood, and I played a lot of games, so my mind links the two together.
"All magazines" to the right of the top bar goes to the same place.
Do you have "Show top bar" enabled in settings? If I enable this, Magazines disappears from the navbar.
I think the problem is that the subscription page (that the script gets its items from) is paginated, and the script will only get the items on the first page.
Ah! It looks like I wasn't on the latest version... updated and it works perfectly now! Thanks!
Thanks!
No extra steps required really... the tricky part when doing these is finding a way to grip the dice in such a way that you don't mess up the pattern. I've found the best way to do this is to drill a small hole in one face and push a cocktail stick into it. You can leave this in while the die dries (pushed into some plasticine). When you remould the dice, the hole goes under the logo, so it won't be seen.
This is amazing! It basically recreates my reddit browsing experience and makes the whole site so much easier to navigate!
I can see references in the code to "sort alphabetically" (which would be very welcome!)... but I can't see the button. Did that function not make it into this version of the script?
Thanks again!
I tried Memori, a Celeste-style platformer with some cool puzzle mechanics. Some of the rooms were super-hard, which made completing them feel very satisfying. It has a chunky-pixel look and controls really well. The front-end UI needs a tiny bit of polish, but other than that I really enjoyed it. Can imagine it'll be popular with speedrunners.
Sure. We're Luck Bringers Dice on Etsy.
It didn't take too long - the trick was to work out that you need to use a particular type of ink that is heavier than normal alcohol ink and will cause it to sink. Yeah, we use a pressure pot.
Our process for this type of set is:
Sometimes you end up with heavy drips of ink that settle on the bottom and make large patches. For this reason, we learned quickly that these dice work better as double-cast dice (cast first as blanks, then in full moulds). This puts the splotches "under" the numbers and looks more purposeful.
You can see the process here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiFVevkAjBr/
Yeah, I played all the ones I could find a few months ago... there was even an Acorn Archimedes port!
This. I entered my forties feeling pretty good physically, no real complaints. I'm leaving my forties feeling like just getting through a day without something new going wrong is a major victory.