I told y’all dumb dumbs not to trust Google or use Chrome and instead stick with Firefox but you didn’t listen to me… as usual.
nostr:npub1dm5seg0ukscz6zvhrfe6497ka2xdsqwt57nfnvuxu9pxkv25sngsdw5sqe there are some good themes at https://www.rg35xx.com/en/customization/garlicos-themes/ some of which label the consoles. When I got these for my niece and nephew I loaded themes with the console logos rather than controllers.
nostr:npub1ul3yxwrm6hku7ag8yunqft3lv8hh2kvy6w5danuplfxr06mshalqq9afxd I’ll need to take another look. Let me know if you can recommend one.
nostr:npub1dm5seg0ukscz6zvhrfe6497ka2xdsqwt57nfnvuxu9pxkv25sngsdw5sqe I live on a wooded lot and i feel that. The bottom I use, pretty much, a roomba for the pool. Throw it in and an hour latter it’s clean. I also have a kid that does it as part of his chores 😜. Even all that considered it’s less than 10-15 min a day high end.
nostr:npub1u8gfrs999wc73mhlpat8s3c6zx4ewrs557wxfqykvu0387xv3dxq3f8jqx Let me know the hours next summer... I'd love to come during open swim!
nostr:npub1dm5seg0ukscz6zvhrfe6497ka2xdsqwt57nfnvuxu9pxkv25sngsdw5sqe Oh yeah, the way they display them is … curious and barely helpful.
Finally getting around to messing with this stuff this weekend after life and SD card shenanigans. Playing Pico-8 stuff on game hardware is so nice (when it works).
nostr:npub1547vjn6sd7lj5c4su4a8tsd9xefcxq8dmpgyktwhnsnav5u4qx3snfkj3y I was a bit hesitant to add cover art but it has absolutely helped with PICO-8 games so I can tell which is which.
nostr:npub1dm5seg0ukscz6zvhrfe6497ka2xdsqwt57nfnvuxu9pxkv25sngsdw5sqe Some of the themes have console names or other ways to recognize them: https://www.rg35xx.com/en/customization/garlicos-themes/
nostr:npub1547vjn6sd7lj5c4su4a8tsd9xefcxq8dmpgyktwhnsnav5u4qx3snfkj3y Ahhh! 83 themes with nothing but an animated GIF as a description... Sigh. My method probably took less time. 😉
nostr:npub1dm5seg0ukscz6zvhrfe6497ka2xdsqwt57nfnvuxu9pxkv25sngsdw5sqe That’s cool. I wouldn’t have another cat if you pointed a gun at my head.
nostr:npub1u8gfrs999wc73mhlpat8s3c6zx4ewrs557wxfqykvu0387xv3dxq3f8jqx Ha! I totally get it. I have an office dog at work and he bugs the hell out of me. (The barking puts me on edge.) I do like some dogs but… I would never want to live with one. Just not my cup of tea.
nostr:npub1dm5seg0ukscz6zvhrfe6497ka2xdsqwt57nfnvuxu9pxkv25sngsdw5sqe I have a pool at my house. It actually isn’t much work. Sure you get the times like you’re talking about but generally its throw the robot in, put in the weekly maintenance. Now the cost of running a pool, that’s a different story.
nostr:npub1u8gfrs999wc73mhlpat8s3c6zx4ewrs557wxfqykvu0387xv3dxq3f8jqx Yeah, it was just the morning after storms and high winds at night that were bad. The first morning I spent over 45 minutes just skipping leaves out, then more time pulling them off the bottom.
nostr:npub1dm5seg0ukscz6zvhrfe6497ka2xdsqwt57nfnvuxu9pxkv25sngsdw5sqe I want to try and install MinUI on a spare SD card now 🕶️
nostr:npub1c56m4ymujvqcwqlx9zrx9fyqp9hu8zmpk5j7pzmwffl6vmn9wpvq7nkdhv Yeah, to be honest this past week I've probably enjoyed the tinkering and learning just as much (or more!?) than the game playing. 😜
nostr:npub1vstxpyupv493nlv28venrze2hmudkm00h2n89jut6zcrwk9w2qasul2qpa Hang in there! Hoping it all works out fine.
One of my tweaks for the Anbernic running GarlicOS. Since I am not an old time gamer I don't know what the heck controller goes with what the heck old console system!
So I added text labels. I didn't really plan it out so it could have been much better, but it works for now.
It was just a matter of editing the images on the SD card.
#anbernic #garlicOS #rg35xx #gameDad
nostr:npub1dm5seg0ukscz6zvhrfe6497ka2xdsqwt57nfnvuxu9pxkv25sngsdw5sqe Depending on the OS you might have the ability to have folders. I have a curated list in the root folder for every system and then an ALL subfolder with the rest.
nostr:npub1603vlq5h3shs6dea9flck3ctzp23yppkqrpsqwrfak9lsq6r92ls2zv427 Hmmm, worth a try! I'll see what happens. (Thanks!)
I also read a book (well, 95% of a book, I need to finish it today) and realized (once again) that over time, as things get more popular, they turn to shit, or they fail, or people destroy them... and once again I was made sad, but also remembered that we need to protect the good things for as long as we can, and sometimes that means keeping them small.
I also got my PICO-8 save file script done, and I'm really pleased with it. (I'll highlight in another post.)
I also customized the console icons a bit for personal reasons. (More on that later!)
There's a long post about the new GarlicOS 2.0 I still need to read. (Excited and nervous about it.)
I had a ton of game for the Game Boy (plus GBA and GBC) loaded but had paired them down to just my favorites, but I added in tons again to try new ones.
I think ultimately I'll just make two swappable SD cards, one with favorites and one fully loaded with every ROM I can find.
(I'll just keep them both in the travel case I use.)
This will allow a "fun/play" mode and an "explore" mode by just a card swap.
#gameDad #anbernic #handheld
I went through a lot of ROMs for the Anbernic and organized and added a few more consoles. I got PlayStation working as well as WonderSwan, though so far there don't seem to be any games I really like on those platforms...
Taking care of a pool is actually a lot of work. Storms and high winds rolled in and I spent a lot of time skipping, removing leaves and branches, and emptying the pool cleaning robot. (But yes, I did get a private swimming pool for a week!)
As a cat owner I do not care for dogs. This dog needs to go out all the time to pee or poop or just walk. I love walking, but not walking a dog. Cats are chill, I clean the boxes once a week, maybe take a cat out in the stroller, but yeah... not a fan of dog care.
I've been quiet most of this week because I've been *slightly* off the grid and just chilling in rural Maryland while house sitting (and pool sitting and dog sitting) but I spent a bunch of time messing around with the Anbernic RG35XX running GarlicOS so I'll probably do some posts about that...
I've been adding notes as I go to this page and eventually will probably create an actual blog post and publish the script I wrote.
➡️ https://2xlnetworks.notion.site/Anbernic-RG35XX-PICO-8-2430eb0ba0474dd595dcac8cef044b25
#anbernic #rg35xx #garlicos #pico8