Games

Jan 7 2024

I picked up a Famicom keyboard back in Japan, and always wondered about converting it to a PC keyboard. But then, 8BitDo released a pair of mechanical keyboards, one based on the NES colour style, and one on the Famicom. They ticked every box.

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Jan 6 2024

I love me some novelty items on my control panel. I’ve always had a few Sanwa bat tops in my knob sack, and I’ll throw them on from time to time to recapture that oldschool feel. When I found CQB had some KDiT aluminum bat tops in stock, I immediately picked up a pair.

Hardware

Jan 4 2024

You might remember the first time I tried to shove a mATX PC into a NeXT Cube…

Games

Jan 2 2024

I recently picked up a 3D printer, after borrowing one for a few days and having a great time with with it. My second project is a pair of coin input mechanisms for SNK and Sega arcade cabinets.

Hardware

Jun 8 2023

In Australia a Toto washlet costs more than $2000. Costco sells a Chinese-made bidet for $400. But the latter is, in a word, shitty.

Games

May 29 2023

Taito’s Egret Mini II Console has an optional joystick, and it’s a modern wonder. New and excellent mechanism, and solid construction.

Personal

Dec 31 2022

A look back at all the amazing music released in 2022. Not ALL of it, of course, just the best of it. As decided by me.

Games

Dec 29 2022

I’ve been tinkering a bit more under the hood of my Sega Naomi cabinet. Honestly, and I’m not proud of this, I spend way more time fucking with the wiring than I do playing games.

Games

Dec 23 2022

A brief hardware post talking about arcade joysticks from Sanwa, Seimitsu and Hori.