Path: ...!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-3.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2025 01:49:26 +0000 From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) Subject: Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN FEBRUARY 2025? Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action References: User-Agent: tin/2.6.4-20241224 ("Helmsdale") (Linux/6.12.15-200.fc41.x86_64 (x86_64)) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2025 01:49:26 +0000 Lines: 68 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.180.143.226 X-Trace: sv3-Py7Kc1uBUVC9WJkShiWGShf6q1spfZCHZnNMb7jyJDjf8WeQmO5BQPEgpoHyy9mo6qFfJQ13z9WdA6U!NKEv3cRZ9VHxFVSJ1H2H3zIY72fUmr/ym7LT/JHQMVbO834WV7dzA1+uja8MSZG1H5Fwum0THzDM!PJy1fJsRFDkaTOqf19vF1HT9Jpa2PYrI X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 4297 Zaghadka wrote: > On Sat, 08 Mar 2025 02:54:37 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant > wrote: > >Zaghadka wrote: > >> On Thu, 6 Mar 2025 20:50:08 -0000 (UTC), in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, > >> candycanearter07 wrote: > > > >> >H1M3M 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 -- Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. Go Los Angeles _..n-"""/""--.._ (L.A.) Lakers! .n' _.-\-""("""--._`-. Beat Boston! ' .\' \ `. ``";. ___/_-" | \ `. `. ===/// , ,-. .- .-; , , ,- ,L , ,_ ,- --/// /_ |_/ _) /""|/|/ |_] /=_ /_ /=_ _) ___/// __ __ __ ______ ____ | ___ /// --/|| --// .' // "/ _// ))|(| "/ ---/// /' || _//.; __//_. //_="' _\\ --///- -/---|| //'|| // ', _// ;| \\ ; ______///|__/_ _||_/< `||_//__"/ _// --|\ /-._// / _/// | , | \ ---\\\ .' ___///_____"/ | \ /`;=__.-' \ \ \ / ASCII art by `. \ \ ,' -bodom- `. \ \ ,' Remove ANT `-._ \ \ _.-' to e-mail if needed. `--\......--'