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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Favorite thing for sure is never having to go a gas station.

Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Had no idea this was a thing. I found a reddit post showing one is opening at Mall of Georgia. I haven't been there in over 20 years... may have to make a visit depending what shows up in there.

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I did $0 down on my Gen 2 R1T Dual Standard. Due-at signing costs were around $3800 ish. 2-year lease with 12k miles. I think my as-configured price was that same $75.9k and my lease is $1,036/month. Mostly enjoying it (except that it's been in the SC for almost 3 weeks now with no updates...).

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Man I'm struggling hard on color choice. All my analogue consoles are black and I feel like I should go with that to continue the trend in my modern fpga lineup... but that PlayStation gray.....

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

For decades I tried playing through #chronotrigger never getting much further than the Millennial Fair. The past couple weeks I finally committed and made it through my first playthrough. I now understand why it's so well revered! What a fun adventure! #retrogaming #snes #rpg #crono #marle #frog

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

When I was younger I remember the offputting feeling of having the "lesser" version on a multi-console release. Looking back at it now, it did make things a lot more interesting with just how different the "same" game could be from one platform to the next. I miss the existence of those differences.

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Then in either 99 or 2000 I got to spec one out during high school. It was a Dell, Pentium 3 550mhz, 128mb ram (I think...), Voodoo 3 3000, Sound Blaster (of some kind). First PC I built myself was an AMD Athlon Thunderbird, 1ghz, probably 256mb ram and I think I moved that same Voodoo 3 to this..

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Heck yeah! I was too young to understand what made up the original 286 we had. All I remember was if you shook the table too hard it would freeze. After that I remember having an IBM 386 with Windows 3.1. Early 90s we had a Compaq Presario that was ~$3K from Circuit City. 100mhz Pentium, 16mb ram.

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

XVI was so good! I had no expectations for it because the first reveal looked incredibly dull and generic (to me). I can't believe how wrong I was - what a great game with great characters!

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Played through the first three worlds tonight! Thanks for the recommendation!

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

This year was pretty rough (more than usual) but I appreciate the connections and interactions made through here. I hope you all have a wonderful and prosperous 2025 and look forward to another year with you all!

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I hadn't heard of Kitsune Tails before but after looking through its Steam page I totally see the SMB3 influence. I'll check it out, thanks!

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

That's a tough question! There are better games from the era I'll name from but I always enjoy playing Contra III: The Alien Wars. I've never legitimately beaten it but I never get tired of it. You just helped me realize what I want to play for the rest of the evening! What about yours?!

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Quick short showing a Sinden Lightgun working on the #unico #novablast. Just sharing to show that the cabinet's screen is indeed functional with this device. youtube.com/shorts/Os7yo... #retrogaming #arcade #candycab #gaming #homearcade #fullmetalcandy

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Unico Nova Blast | Sinden Light Gun Demo

YouTube video by Sariden

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

The Muppets version of 12 Days of Christmas is the best Christmas song. Fight me.

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I'm about to hit my 'midlife crisis' birthday next month. The old stereotype is to buy a sports car. I got an electric truck that can drive like a sports car instead. 2025 Rivian R1T. #Rivian

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Turned on FF9 (Steam version, moguri mod) for the first time in maybe two-ish years. Just happened to be at this point that looked like a Thanksgiving meal... 😂 #promosky #finalfantasy #ff9 #ffix #gaming

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Woof on that shipping issue... hopefully they're having the shipping company pick up the stools directly from that person's house. I ended up giving my stools to goodwill. They were too short for me to be comfortable so I picked up some others that worked out way better for me.

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Review is spot on. I just realized that was me that you interfaced with regarding the Jamma induced audio issue! 😃(Man that was so frustrating to figure out! lol) I am enjoying it but I can't really recommend this product to just anyone right now. Definitely requires certain skillsets to enjoy.

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Heck yeah! What kind of filling was going on in those pierogis? Double heck yeah for half day!

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I did! I really enjoyed their art style approach for bringing it to the modern era. Definitely needed some help from online with that one too haha. :)

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Thanks! I did play the Switch version that came out a few years ago!

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Finished my first playthrough of this gem (with LOADS of help from the Internet). If I had this game growing up I don't think there's any way I could have beat it without a strategy guide... and even then I wonder if that would have been enough. #tloz #retrogaming #snes

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Ok well that was short lived...

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Making good progress from last night. Just made a friend. You are safe with me little one. If anything happens to you... #retrogaming #tloz

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I hear you on that - and back then I used to be "good" too! Then I started playing MMORPGs and any first person shooter prowess I had went right out the window forever!

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I'm on hosting duty and I don't have the energy to cook like I 'want' to. Hitting up Costco today to see if they have this kit I saw online with turkey breast, mashed potatoes, green beans, stuffing, gravy. If it's out then I gotta put in some work lol. Sister on Mac n' Cheese duty / parents dessert

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Recently watched Kaiju No. 8 and my wife and I are absolutely loving Dandadan! Momo and Okarun are so great together!!

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

This is my 'big bear' named Garrus. He's helping me play through a game for the first time that I didn't get to experience when growing up. What are we playing? #retrogaming

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I think many would agree that one of the best experiences of it is experiencing it as a noob. Take it at your own pace, make 'mistakes' and enjoy the ride. If you end up loving it, you'll know what to do differently on your next go around.

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Older millennial making an honest effort to get into a different social media platform and learned what moots are today! #promosky <3 - PC / Tech Enthusiast - Gaming / Retro / Emulation - Mech. Keyboards - Japan - Korea - Yakuza / Like a Dragon - Anime - EverQuest - Animals - Rivian - Tiny Homes

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

It is! The default values are good but I've played a lot with the parameter settings to suit my preferences better. I wanted to give it some of that "CRT funk" without looking overly simulated. Added a little noise, adjusted all the scanline/mask levels, etc. Not perfect but great flexibility!

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Sariden / Mike @sariden.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

It's actually a 26" LCD that's included with the cabinet! It's 4:3, 1440x1080p. This was running off a mini PC (RetroArch) with a CRT Geometry shader that I've been tinkering with heavily.

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