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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

These are such nice units. The timeless shape of the MT-32 is amazing, but the way these stack like hi-fi modules, so good...

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I am experimenting with running windows 8.1 inside qemu with a dedicated GPU, with no network access. I need windows for so much old software that doesn’t run anywhere else, but I am moving to Linux as the daily default os

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I didn't go in with huge expectations (and after waiting for the mega patch that fixed the horrible animations) and I enjoyed it. It's not as deep as the first ones, but I had a decent time...

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

The SH-2 is way faster, I would say more than double. But this is “free”, as in the CPU can do something else while this runs. In aggregate I think it can boost the total polygon count by about 20%, unless the VDP1 is the bottleneck… otherwise it frees up some of the SH-2 cycles for other work

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I couldn't agree more! I started on 8bit machines and worked on so, so many architectures... even though I am still in the software business, it's much more fun to make these old machines sing :-)

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Oh honestly I wish he did too, he has a shooting voice as well :-) I am probably the same age as him, and there are many stories I could tell as well, but I don't have an ounce of his ability to storytell...

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Thanks, I didn't really write this up properly, I will do that at some point to explain in more detail what's going on. I don't have Jon Burton's skills in making explainer videos :D

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

It's really a proof of concept, I just wanted to see if it was possible at all, and it turns out that it is :-)

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

A new project I have been working on, which I recently completed: using the Sega Saturn Audio chip DSP to process 3D polygons. Finally we can use ALL the chips and the Saturn is more powerful than the PlayStation! 😉😉 youtu.be/7ve8xyCD7ME

youtu.be

AVR is real: how to use the Saturn audio chip to accelerate 3D graphics

YouTube video by jollyrogerxp

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Thanks for posting it over here 🙂👍

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

I played this one a lot (huge fan of the GITS series), and enjoyed it very much. In fact I purchased it when it was originally released in Japan, and then again when they released it in the West 😅

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

I used to live around the corner from there 😉

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

The X68000 is such an amazing machine, and the XVI is the best model overall to experience its library, IMHO. I cannot recommend enough equipping it with a MIDI card and a Roland MT-32/SC-55, what an experience!

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Every year or so I go back and re-read Ken Shirriff’s treatment of the insane cleverness Sinclair put into the Scientific…

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Not very fast but a nice machine for sure!

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I used to have a decent SGI collection but I had to sell most of it between relocations. I still have my Indy though 🙂👍

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I am trying hard to be here, but some communities just aren’t here in enough numbers, so the engagement at some point slows down

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Mass Effect is a really good IP. I liked all games in the series, some more, some less, but overall I am happy I have played them all...

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Big fan of your work; have been for a very long time… keep up the good work! 👍

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

A cease and desist letter in Lotus Notes format?

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

That is the cutest post I have read in a while

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I literally just purchased one two weeks ago, it's unbelievably cool.

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I deleted from my PS5 FF7 Rebirth. I know I suck at games, but my level of frustration in the boss battles is beyond belief. I absolutely adore the art, the music, everything and I completed FF7 Remake twice. I hated XVI as well, so I doubt I will buy more FF games.

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Looking great so far! Very faithful to the original!

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

I can't find them anywhere, I may have to ask you to scan them for me :-)

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

When will the cover be available for folks like me who purchased the Turbo Everdrive before now?

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Oh I know the adapter, I meant what kind of signal does it produce? What resolution does it output and does it need special drivers to output something at 15KHz?

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

How does it produce a SCART output? Does it need special drivers/configuration to produce a TV-compatible signal from the SCART port?

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

I am pretty bad at shooters too, but I found the action in ME2 to be quite reasonable and not as challenging as in other series, say Halo. Some of the battles are a bit on the long side, I agree, but the rest of the game more than makes up for it, I believe.

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

I would say not burgled, otherwise that nice FM-7 would not be there 😉

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Still very good! I started lifting this year and I use only 15Kg dumbbells (one for each arm) so far, so I was really impressed when I read your weights! 💪

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

For your barbell press, do you use 40Kg per arm?

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Matt Gray really outdid himself with this music, even considering the clear inspiration from a very famous movie…

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Driller for C64 had one of the most atmospheric soundtracks ever composed. It’s literally half the game. I played it on other platforms too and it just wasn’t the same without that music…

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Jollyroger At Times @frioglobal1.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

After EIGHT YEARS of intense, continuous use, the "T" key on my Matias QuietPro keyboard stopped working. Called them up, they sent replacement switches (cheap!), I whipped out the soldering iron... good as new. Kudos to Matias, great products and great customer service!

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