My Purdue University Basketball lamp from the early 1990s. That or my townhouse built in 1986 if we are going for those. I didn't go to Purdue if you are wondering.
This old game called Squarez Deluxe.
I know it's old, I know it has low resolution, I know it doesn't meet the standard of modern gaming, but it's (in my view obviously) the best shape packing game ever made.
Like destroys Tetris... Which can't even hold a candle to this game. Not to say that Tetris is a bad game, it's a brilliant game!
I just think Squarez Deluxe takes it to the next level and gives so much room for player creativity.
The basic just is that you have a play field, and with a short timer for each, you are given blocks which can be various 9x9 shapes that you rotate and move freely on the grid and place at will.
All of the complexity comes from the special blocks which can have positive, negative, or in between effects.
Your positive tools are scarce, but if you use them creatively and with forward probabilistic thinking, you can have amazing, hour-long sessions that you cannot look away from.
Some of the special blocks are goo traps that explode so shapes that pass by get stuck. Some are acid that let you destroy blocks at will and you can form your pieces into very unique shapes that tuck in exactly where you need them.
There are bombs, mines, missiles, playfield expanders/contractors, etc.
The first two modes get you acquainted with the mechanics, but Extreme Mode is where the game is played.
The original developer is a cool dude and he changed it to freeware so you can grab DOSBox and hit myabandonware or archive and be playing like in minutes.
Video games in general, I've never stopped playing them.
There was a period of time where I thought I stopped liking them. But it was just because everything new was trash (early access slop or f2p nonsense) or my anti-genres.
Same here. I try not to nostalgia-hole myself too much, because I don't want to fall out of touch with the state of things and end up like a crotchety old person complaining about how great things used to be.
I found myself caring less and less about newer games, and thought I was just getting over gaming in general. But when going back to replay some old favorites on a whim, I realized I still enjoyed them just as much as I used to. I don't know if it's a style thing or just the difference between physical-only and newer digital release models, but it does feel like they don't make games like they used to.
What I've noticed over the years has been how accessible the unity engine is for new developers.
So many unity games tend to look the sameish. They use the same free content packs and follow the same tutorials. Unfortunately this engine also sucks for performance and it's easy for it to feel slow and clumsy without extra effort.
After the popularity of Minecraft and Fortnite, it seems like every developer has been chasing that dragon. Bolting survival, crafting and grinding into their games.
It can be done well, but most of these games feel like classic mmorpg grinding, while offering nothing enjoyable in exchange.
On top of that there are predatory games that attempt to normalize the behavior of paying to win or accelerate earning something. Many unfortunate kids have been fooled into spending thousands of real dollars on what equates to nothing. In older games you earned outfits and characters based on skill and achievements.
Many modern games feel hollow and gross.
Sweet sleep. Speaking of which, back to bed I go. 😴💤
Water
We went here to say the same. Hey fellow hydrohomie!
My wife. 🥰
Their wife 🤭
My wife
Came here to say, "my husband."
Your mom.
Oh wonderful, I'm glad to hear it. Don't suppose you have any tips for navigating her incessant quilting talk while you're here?
To put joking aside, I have been trying to make a sort of quilt pattern to add to one of my sweatshirts, but I'm not good at sewing and don't have a sewing machine. So I would probably listen to her talk about quilts and how to make the edges look good.
I would also take quilting advice from OP's mum
Earth?
But to give more sensible answer: Computer Chronicles, and it's on YouTube.
A handmade ceramic mug I bought when I first got out of homelessness. Probably about fifteen years old now. It's white with a flared base and motif of a bison on it.
Gonna need a pic mate
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Nice mug bro!
Back in 1989 I had a co-worker friend who went to Jamaica and returned with a custom coffee mug with my name on it. It wasn't a cheap printed one, the letters were formed out of clay. I don't use it every day anymore, because I'm afraid it will break, but it's in my rotation. It reminds me that some people used to care something about me, for some reason.
I care about you, stranger. I hope you're doing well.
The Sun
(the firey ball of doom, not the garbage newspaper)
To be fair the newspaper is also a giant ball of Doom
It's the game of Go. Also known as baduk, weiqi, igo. It's a board game known for being pretty old.
Hell yeah. Go is amazing. Crazy that something with such simple rules can be so deep.. Wish I had some locals to play with
My knees
A manual transmission. It'll be a sad day when I have to go automatic/EV
I just bought my first manual transmission car! I'm loving it so far, definitely hold out as long as you can.
Mrs Smith down the street getting dressed at 8:15am by her window.
Normally, I'd answer my husband. But today, I'll say Skyrim. I picked it up again after multiple years, and I have loved and played this game since its release in 2011.
Talk all the shit you want, this is one of my favorite nostalgic kicks.
I think 13 year olds are a bit too young to get married
You mean they violated the law?
I've got a trumpet (YTR-6320) from the 80s I bought used a bit back. It looks beat to hell but it just sings! It's as light as a feather aswell- I can play with one hand in my pocket.
Media-wise, I love some old 1930s swing and jazz tracks. It's super interesting to hear how similar some songs are to modern music.
That's freaking awesome! Trumpet is so cool, I have one that I wanna learn to play someday.
Hell yeah! It's a tough instrument, but it's the most expressive one (in my opinion). Trumpets always sound like the person who's playing them, almost like an extension of your personality. I think there's something wonderful about that.
Probably this ball of water and dirt we're living on.
Fountain pens. They don't make custom alloys of gold specifically for their nibs any more because they're not ubiquitous. An old "wet noodle" italic Parker or Waterman is a writing experience to behold.
As far as a "thing", which I would define as an object and not a person or animal, I would have to say my two McIntosh amplifiers. I have an MC7100 and MC7108.
Both were built in 1992. I am listening to the MC7108 in my office as I write this.
My PS2. Thanks to Homebrew and some gadgets I bought I can to play a ton of games in their original hardware and it's been awesome.
I still got my PS2 with the HDD modded to load backups. Haha.
I have many things that are very old and enjoy but I don't use them on a daily basis. Maybe my typewriter is what I use more often.
My bifocal glasses. They were donated to me last year, and some fucking how, they're a perfect match for my prescription, and have absolutely no scratches.
They were manufactured in 1988, literally 2 years before I ever got my first pair of glasses.
I didn't exactly sign up for big ass thick bifocals, but the last prescription glasses I paid for cost me $217, are scratched to hell and back, and the frames split at the nose bridge.
They're big, they're ugly, but they just fucking work, even clearer than my most recent actual prescriptions.
You can't complain when it's free!
Retro is always in. Rock it!
My jokes.
My house was built in the late 1800s. That or a chair that my great great grandpa bought
My apartment. I don't like it very much but it was built in 1928. So "enjoy" is a stretch but I use it daily.
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