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From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
Subject: Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN FEBRUARY 2025?
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Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 08 Mar 2025 02:54:37 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
> wrote: 

> >Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Thu, 6 Mar 2025 20:50:08 -0000 (UTC), in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
> >> candycanearter07 wrote: 
> >
> >> >H1M3M <wipnoah@gmail.com> wrote at 08:21 this Wednesday (GMT):
> >> >>>> Ant wrote:
> >> >>> 
> >> >>> A portable console! Get out! J/K. :) Wait, was this in the real
> >> >>> hardware or an emulator?
> >> >>
> >> >> Steam Deck. I could have put it on a flashcart, but I can't get myself
> >> >> to play on a tiny GBA screen anymore, and my PAL gameboy player is
> >> >> interlaced only, which is not handled well by modern TVs.
> >> >>
> >> >> Im going to be stuck for some time in the final dungeon, so might as
> >> >> well plug the Deck to the big TV and get comfy on the couch.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Wait, do you have a GBA?? That's so cool!
> >
> >> Especially if it's equipped with an Afterburner backlight mod.
> >
> >Uh, is this related to that Sega arceade game? If so, then I don't see how that is related to my web search to see what that is about.

> Not sure if you're serious, but the biggest flaw in the GBA was a passive
> LCD display. It was to improve battery life because it took disposable
> batteries. Nintendo didn't release a lighted LCD handheld until GBA SP,
> which introduced a rechargable. It inspired the DS.

Yes, I was serious. Ugh, passive LCDs. Yeah, I didn't like those on 
computer screens. Hence I preferred CRT back then.


> I always thought the SP looked like crap. The original was much sleeker.

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterburner_(modification_kit)

> (Huh. It's actually a front light. Who knew?)

> Anyway, when I had a GBA, I wanted an Afterburner in the worst way. It
> was typical for me to play in my bathroom because it was the only place
> that had the most direct light onto the screen.

Heh. Like me with my iPhone. ;P
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