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7/27/2025, 12:43:10 AM
Console gaming is super simple:
>put CD on
>turn on console
>console does not turn on
>buy specialized screwdrivers from china to open the console
>the tools break on the first proprietary screw
>buy specialized screwdrivers from germany
>now they work but you're put on some sort of list
>Open the console (voiding the warranty and getting you in another list)
>replace all caps
>still does not turn on
>try to redo the traces
>they're far too gone, so redo the entire PCB layout in a CAD project
>order new board from PCBWAY (tm)
>resolder every component that survived to one of the several boards (because you can't buy just one)
>buy the ones that didn't from the shady chinese market
>the chips are not 100% compatible
>dump the ROMs
>have to slightly modify the ROM code, including the insane 5 way opcodes from the SCU
>ROMS don't work
>have to wait 4 hours to the UV machine to erase the data
>Try again 3 more times until it boot
>TV can't deal with 480i/240p and add a fucking second of input delay
>Buy a tube TV because it's cheaper than a retrotink shit
>Spend 30 minutes adjusting the contrast/brightess/sharpness control
>spend 2 hours fucking around with the HUE, because NTSC does not have definive colors
>play game
Meanwhile on PC is just
>buy all components
>assemble all the components
>install windows
>install drivers, directX and MSVC
>download game source
>download and set up all the libraries on the MSVC project folder
>compile game from source
>fix all the bugs in the game
>update C compiler
>finally build game
>run game
>put CD on
>turn on console
>console does not turn on
>buy specialized screwdrivers from china to open the console
>the tools break on the first proprietary screw
>buy specialized screwdrivers from germany
>now they work but you're put on some sort of list
>Open the console (voiding the warranty and getting you in another list)
>replace all caps
>still does not turn on
>try to redo the traces
>they're far too gone, so redo the entire PCB layout in a CAD project
>order new board from PCBWAY (tm)
>resolder every component that survived to one of the several boards (because you can't buy just one)
>buy the ones that didn't from the shady chinese market
>the chips are not 100% compatible
>dump the ROMs
>have to slightly modify the ROM code, including the insane 5 way opcodes from the SCU
>ROMS don't work
>have to wait 4 hours to the UV machine to erase the data
>Try again 3 more times until it boot
>TV can't deal with 480i/240p and add a fucking second of input delay
>Buy a tube TV because it's cheaper than a retrotink shit
>Spend 30 minutes adjusting the contrast/brightess/sharpness control
>spend 2 hours fucking around with the HUE, because NTSC does not have definive colors
>play game
Meanwhile on PC is just
>buy all components
>assemble all the components
>install windows
>install drivers, directX and MSVC
>download game source
>download and set up all the libraries on the MSVC project folder
>compile game from source
>fix all the bugs in the game
>update C compiler
>finally build game
>run game
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