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sourdust

@sourdust@toot.wales

Actor.
Retrogamer.
Rugby Nerd.
Half-decent cook.
It's an anagram, not a pseudonym.

Even if it's NOT #StarWars, #DoctorWho or #Shakespeare, I might still be listening - try me.

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Mrfunkedude, to random
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The "Three Body Problem" on Netflix on it's own is bad, but once you compare it to the book, it's much much worse.

The ONLY really good book to movie adaptation I have ever seen was "Silence of the lambs". It more or less just turned the book into a script. The most accurate adaptation I've seen to this day.

What's YOUR favorite book to movie adaptation? Tell us why!

sourdust,
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@Mrfunkedude I like the adaptation of "The Prestige" - it keeps the spirit of the novel but entirely flips the denouement. Perhaps both endings are valid but the movie one feels right on film, whereas the book ending works better in print IMO.

sourdust, to retrogaming
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#TurnsOutImStillCrapAt "Fantasy Zone" - #Sega #MasterSystem

#RetroGaming #shmup #cuteemup

jake4480, to random
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Starting to see the ai-generated item descriptions on eBay listings and they're weeeeird. They're like these overly wordy crappy little technical manuals 😂

sourdust,
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@jake4480 The usual giveaway is when the first paragraph congratulates you for searching for "Steering wheels for grapefruit"; the next two explain what a grapefruit and a steering wheel are; then three or four lengthy repetitions of the same word salad of synonyms for "grapefruit" and "wheel"; and by the end you still have no idea where to find or how to fit a steering wheel for your grapefruit.

sourdust, to random
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#TurnsOutImStillCrapAt "Starquake" - #ZXSpectrum

#RetroGaming

sourdust, to retrogaming
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"Complete set of commercially-released #Atari7800 #lightgun games" is perhaps one of the most underwhelming #RetroGaming collection achievements possible...

Nonetheless, a win is a win! 😂

bread80, to random
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RIP Z80 🥲

End of life notification letter:
https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Littelfuse_PCN_Z84C00.pdf

sourdust,
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@bread80 Wow. I though they still ran about 40% of... everything?

sourdust, to retrogaming
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"Lethal Enforcers" -

Finally bodged together a station where all (well... some) of my lightguns can do their thing. Shooty shooty bang bangz...

sourdust, to retrogaming
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#TurnsOutIveNeverPlayed is my latest #RetroGaming wheeze. Far too many games sit on my shelves after acquisition and just rot there.

This game must have been in my collection for 20 years and I'm sure I've never played it. So I fixed that.

"Robotica: Cybernation Revolt" for the #SEGA #Saturn is a 1st-person Mech shooter with a memorable - if repetitive - soundtrack. It's not great, it's not terrible; less slick than "Hexen" and less intense than "Alien Trilogy". Will I play it again? Maybe.

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sourdust, to random
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Current journey time: 7.25m years

https://botsin.space/@exoplanets/110720847468660149

sourdust, to GameBoyAdvance
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#TurnsOutImStillCrapAt

No! Wait!

Do not adjust your equipment. This is legit. I actually completed the course in #OutRun!

I'm 95% sure that this has never happened before, in nearly 40 years of trying, on countless platforms...

Is the #GameBoyAdvance "#SEGA Arcade Classics" version famously easy? Because this was my first attempt. Something's not right here!

#RetroGaming

sourdust, to retrogaming
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Bought from a rather well-stocked "tip shop" for £2 each.

I know it's only golf AGAIN, but - a #Dreamcast game for £2? In a junk shop? In 2024?! Had to be done...

#RetroGaming

sourdust,
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@SirTapTap Despite having an XBox copy somewhere, I've never played it. Loved the PS3/4 games so really must give this a spin now.

sourdust, to retrogaming
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#TurnsOutImStillCrapAt "Pole Position" - #Vectrex

Actually, I'd never played it on Vectrex before; new platform, but familiar results!

#RetroGaming

sourdust, to zxspectrum
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I was a big fan of in the arcade, but coming as late as 1987 meant this port entirely passed me by at the time.

A shame, as it turns out it's pretty good. It would be an understatement to say that the Speccie's record with arcade ports was not exactly a litany of triumph, so this stands out as very playable and - crucially - RECOGNIZABLE analog of the original experience.

it, though. "Blue Valkyrie... is about to die..."

sourdust, to VideoGames
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#10GamesToKnowMe

Star Fire
Rally-X
Pac-Man
Elite
Halley's Comet
F19 Stealth Fighter
X-Wing
Jonah Lomu Rugby
Fable II
Fallout 3

#VideoGames

llamasoft_ox, to random
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THESE KNITTED CHICKENS ARE GETTING OUT OF CONTROL 🐔

sourdust,
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@llamasoft_ox They're now inked kitchens? Or thickened kittens?

sourdust, to retrogaming
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"Galaxian" on #Atari XL.

Atari 8-bit has a rep for faithful arcade conversions, and also for them being generally easier than both the originals, and most contemporary ports.

This one bucks that trend both ways. In terms of accuracy it's disappointing; the sprite movement is far too different (and erratic) for the game to "feel" like the arcade version. But this also makes it harder - you don't die any faster, but it's much harder to hit anything!

#RetroGaming #shmup

llamasoft_ox, to random
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There is actually a product called Comfort Cow. "Meet the Comfort Cow, your softest, most comforting friend. Designed to provide a soothing touch and gentle pressure, this cow offers more than just cuddles—it offers a calming presence. When the world seems too much, snuggle up with the Comfort Cow. Large Enough for Love."

Not a real cow though, alas. 🐄

sourdust,
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@llamasoft_ox In the late 20th Century (!) "La Vache Qui Rit" were giving away "Comfy Cows" if you scarfed enough cheese...

sourdust, to Nintendo
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That straining sound you hear, is several million #Nintendo fans gamely trying to wedge their minds open to the concept of a live-action #Zelda movie...

sourdust, to random
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Wanna feel old?

If "One Million Years B.C." was made today, it would be set in 999,943 B.C.

sourdust, to retrogaming
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£4!

"I had £10 on it, but I don't think it's an original..."

  • Oh, I see... [whips out wallet]

"Yeah; it doesn't actually say '#Atari' on it anywhere."

  • No, you're right... Still, I don't mind. Card okay?

No, I didn't go back in time to 2002. But it sure felt like it. 😄

#RetroGaming

sourdust, to retrogaming
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Amazing to think that this was already a "retro" computer game even when we played it in school in 1984!

I don't think we knew it was THAT old. With contemporary IT generations more likely to be measured in months than years, a 12 YEAR OLD computer game would have felt like communing with the ancestors... 👴

#RetroGaming #StarTrek

https://vmst.io/@Robavince/112215042099830803

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Nothing sums up our weird world of the future more succinctly, than "So what did we all think?" retrospectives of a TV series that launched 24 hours ago.

sourdust, to animals
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#CatsOfMastodon

Random Windowcat.

#SanFrancisco, 2010.

sourdust, to cymru
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The #Welsh word for fondly recalling being tucked in to bed by one's mother at night is "NosDalgia".

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