Games
[ Oct 3 2024 ]

3D Printing Sega Keys

One of my arcade machines has only one key, so I tried to 3D print a duplicate. It worked! With some real caveats.





Games
[ Aug 22 2024 ]

The Joys of Retro Gaming

A prospective buyer on Ebay asked if one of my games actually worked. Well, I don’t know, let’s test it! How much effort could that possibly take?





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[ Aug 10 2024 ]

Things Change

“They’re firing!” Speaking rapidly, staring at a screen. “No, it’s a launch, looks like a boarding action.” The captain didn’t hesitate. “Right. We knew they might. Fucking Stewards.” He turned to another technician. “Hull ready?” “Hull charging sir. It’ll be ready.” “Good.” The captain pressed a button and spoke into an intercom. “All stations, prepare […]





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[ Aug 5 2024 ]

Us too, Father

It had been too long since I’d visited these woods I’d spent so much time in, when I was younger. But why had I stopped coming?





Games
[ Jul 17 2024 ]

Seimitsu’s Alutimo Buttons

Seimitsu’s new Alutimo buttons are the best I’ve ever used. The caveats only come into play when one swaps out the Cherry MX switch inside the button.





Games
[ Jul 11 2024 ]

Old Post: Ai Cho Aniki

While preparing a this review, back in the 90s, someone said to me “Its just called LOVE SUPER BROTHER, and it has semi naked man flying around, doing gay gestures. No way its a gay game, oh no.” You definitely want to read more.





Games
[ Jul 9 2024 ]

Joystick Modding: Hori Fighting Stick SS

I love me some joysticks. I’ve got a large collection of the silly things, and I like to poke at their guts, tinker with the setup, and swap parts when the urge strikes. This time I put new Seimitsu parts in a 1994 Hori Fighting Stick SS.





Misc
[ Jun 24 2024 ]

NFG talks about the Nuclear Option

Nuclear is dead. Here are the facts.





Games
[ Jun 21 2024 ]

Rediscovering: Old joysticks

In 2024, joystick maker Seimitsu’s catalogue starts at part number LS-32. In the 80s, they made a rotating ‘loop lever’ joystick, used in SNK’s Ikari Warriors arcade games, which was the LS-30. But I recently found a joystick that has a lower part number than that, and it doesn’t seem like it exists on the internet. Which is interesting!





Games
[ Jun 5 2024 ]

Rediscovering: Plok

Plok! was a Super NES game that didn’t make much of a splash when it was released in 1993. But how did it fare in 2012? This repost of a lost forum review will tell all!





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