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    What games are you playing this week? 2017-04-24

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    • meleuM
      meleu @obsidianspider
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      @obsidianspider currently playing Metroid - Zero Mission (GBA) and collecting some reteoachievements. BTW, I'm loving to play GBA games on my new GPD XD. :-)

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      • obsidianspiderO
        obsidianspider @meleu
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        @meleu How is the XD? I thought about getting one, but I saw that they had issues with blowing up with the wrong battery charger.

        📷 @obsidianspider

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          backstander @meleu
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          @meleu
          I would love to have a GPD XD. Which model did you get? 5 inch, 7 inch?

          I've been curious about this model and it's on sale.

          What games have I been playing?
          Well the first DLC for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands called Narco Road came out last week so I finally got to play it on Sunday night. They also now are having weekly challenges for in game rewards (mostly clothing items) and I worked on those last Wednesday. I think the challenges change every Wednesday.

          This weekend I also played some Puzzle Boy II (a.k.a.: Kwirk or Amazing Tater) on the Gameboy. I played the original Kwirk/Puzzle Boy on my Gameboy when I was a kid but I don't think the 2nd one came out in the USA (but I could be wrong).

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          • lilbudL
            lilbud @backstander
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            @backstander The second one did come out in America, but it went by the name Kwirk.

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              backstander @lilbud
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              @lilbud
              This is the one I have:
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              • meleuM
                meleu @obsidianspider
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                @obsidianspider said in What games are you playing this week? 2017-04-24:

                How is the XD?

                A lovely thing.

                It's not the most robust device I've ever laid hands on, but it's worth the price it costs. I mean robust as a solid thing, not graphics/processing power. For these it's very good.

                My stress tests were Super Mario Kart (N64) and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Dreamcast), both with the pre-installed emulators. Also tested the Android game ShadowGun, a FPS game with fancy 3D graphics. Everything runs pretty smoothly, there's no stuttering at all.

                But those were just for tests. My intention is to use it as a "portable RetroAchievements earning machine". Then I installed RetroArch and am playing NES, SNES, MegaDrive, GameBoys and now Master System too.

                I saw that they had issues with blowing up with the wrong battery charger

                WOW! Can you provide a link?

                @backstander said

                Which model did you get?

                The black 32GB model.

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                • CapemanC
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                  Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                    backstander @meleu
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                    @meleu
                    I've been reading review of the GPD XD vs Q9. The have the same hardware inside and I think most people like the XD but they both have a few pros and cons; like the Q9 has a 7 inch display and the XD is 5 inch. I'm kind of surprised it doesn't have built in Bluetooth and only the Q9 has a camera but it's only like 0.3MP (on the back).

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                    • meleuM
                      meleu @backstander
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                      @backstander said in What games are you playing this week? 2017-04-24:

                      the Q9 has a 7 inch display and the XD is 5 inch.

                      A device small enough to carry in my pocket was a prerequisite when I chose it. But the Q9 looks nice too. Just found its official specs here.

                      I'm kind of surprised it doesn't have built in Bluetooth and only the Q9 has a camera but it's only like 0.3MP (on the back).

                      I have no intention to use it to take photos. :-)

                      Maybe the lack of bluetooth could make the cost a bit lower and the battery last a little longer. After all, the joystick is built into the device.

                      Summing up: I'm very happy with it. :-)

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                        EctoOne
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                        I was thinking about getting the Wonderboy Remake but from what I've seen so far I'm not sure if I would enjoy it as much as I did the original. Also I'm still a little bit disappointed from Thimbleweed Park which I finished yesterday. So I have no idea what to play next.

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                        • CapemanC
                          Capeman
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                          This is one of those "I know what I'm playing... but do i REALLY know what I'm playing" kinda nights...

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                          • CapemanC
                            Capeman
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                            Was also jamming on some Parodius while the wife was binging on "13 Reasons Why" on Netflix.

                            GOT A STINKFOOT!!

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                            • obsidianspiderO
                              obsidianspider @Capeman
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                              @Capeman It's not Dr. Mario, but have your wife check out Palamedes.

                              📷 @obsidianspider

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                              • pjftP
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                                // Edited comment on previous (now deleted) post. Thanks @BuZz .

                                I'm currently playing Contra on the Arcade, on 1-credit runs. So far I only made it to end of level 2 (hadn't played it before), but I'm having fun. I'm also doing it on Midnight Resistance, but that's a game I have finished several times in the past, so it's more for fun :)

                                A few weeks ago I was struggling with enjoying MAME and arcade games on emulators, given the unlimited continues. I was thinking of implementing a credit limiter either on MAME, or something, but then ran into this article on the Japanese Arcade Culture and 1-Credit runs, and while I am not a "hardcore gamer" to have ever finished a significant amount of games, especially on a single credit, it did get me to appreciate arcade games more and enjoying them a lot more by forcing me to always restart them when I lose.

                                Leaving it here in case others are interested:

                                http://insomnia.ac/commentary/arcade_culture/

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                                  @pjft they are deleted.

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                                  • meleuM
                                    meleu @meleu
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                                    Finished Metroid Zero Mission.

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                                    It took 8h because I spent some time trying to explore the map and find the secret passages/items.

                                    Now I moved to Mario vs Donkey Kong (GBA).

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                                    • OmnijaO
                                      Omnija
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                                      Pokemon Red ++, nothing like an original gameboy classic PK game that's been highly upgraded for a relaxing weekend.
                                      https://github.com/TheFakeMateo/RedPlusPlus/blob/master/FEATURES.md

                                      Systems: Raspberry Pi 2
                                      Overclocked: 1050 | 525 | 350 | 425 | 256
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                                      • meleuM
                                        meleu
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                                        Finally got my second badge at retroachievements.org!
                                        Felix the Cat (Gameboy)
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                                        Pretty easy game, if you want to get a massage in your ego with a retroachievements badge, I recommend this game. ;-)

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                                        • lilbudL
                                          lilbud @meleu
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                                          @meleu That price is a little too rich for my blood, I want one, but I guess my G3 with a bluetooth snes controller will have to do for now.

                                          Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

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                                          • meleuM
                                            meleu @lilbud
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                                            @lilbud are you "lilbud" at retroachievements site? You played with retroachievements enabled only once, and it was in 2016-06-05?! Is it correct?

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