The same thing happened to me with my copy of Legend of Valkyrie years ago. Cleaning multiple times did nothing. I still need to replace it.
02.11.2025 21:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@displacedgamers.bsky.social
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The same thing happened to me with my copy of Legend of Valkyrie years ago. Cleaning multiple times did nothing. I still need to replace it.
02.11.2025 21:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0VLB VGA card #4 arrived. Trident 9440.
With jumper set to <= 33 MHz, DOOM and Quake froze at launch, sadly. I jumpered to > 33, and everything was stable. My motherboard has some really tight settings from using the Cirrus Logic, so I may relax those and jumper back to <= 33 at next opportunity.
Oh nooooooooooooooooo
23.10.2025 02:28 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I kept wanting to respond with βvoltages are derived off b+ and <blah blah blah>β but Iβve only worked on maybe five sets and my knowledge falls off quickly.
Nice work, man!
I purchased X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter as soon as it was released, and the two discs included had the labels swapped. Single Player disc was the Multiplayer disc and vice versa. I guess it must have been a trend.
17.10.2025 15:50 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ridley, Kraid, and Mother Brain Life Support slow down! But why?
Let's do a performance dive to answer this question and also find out why scrolling seems to lag when Samus is flipping through the air... but in reality does not!
Part 2 of Metroid Lag - youtu.be/1oCE-hYT3LY
Here is the feedback I write for everything:
βThanksβ
Turns out Sound Blaster Re:imagine is sadly what we kinda knew it would be.
25.09.2025 06:18 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ceramic white 6502 CPU from 1975
Happy birthday to the MOS 6502! It was 50 years ago today that people were able to buy their first samples of the chip from a jar in a hotel room at WESCON.
Here's my oldest 6502 from the 52nd week of 1975. Still works perfectly!
Found this while cleaning out the basement at a family memberβs house. Any of my computer buddies here on bsky use one before?
17.09.2025 02:26 β π 24 π 4 π¬ 6 π 0So it turns out I may need to replace this RAM and possibly another chip on the opposite side of the PCB.
And boy, does the βI donβt have the equipment for thisβ feeling hit hard.
Well, it is time for that once every five years cleaning, I suppose.
08.09.2025 20:17 β π 16 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Those are the best builds.
06.09.2025 15:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yeeesssss.
Are you gonna have a playable copy with rumble going at RWE?
You may want to put it on archive . Org more so than YT.
But I guess we gotta get you a drive or somethinβ
How's the performance in the mansions?
02.09.2025 04:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Putting in a d-key order for new surface mount caps soonish. Considering adding more to cart.
Any specific recommendations for flux type, soldering tip (I have chisel on it now and a cone around here somewhere...), braid for cleaning pads (why won't these pads get CLEAN), etc?
Well... gimme some recommendations!
01.09.2025 21:59 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Do flux pens βexpire,β really?
..y⦠yes.
Guess who ordered an entire set of surface mount caps only to realize he used the wrong measurements...
Well... I guess I will try that again. Might as well include some new flux, desoldering braid, and other items in the order this time.
I think I may have reached the point in life when I need a microscope for fine soldering work. If you have any recommendations, lemme know.
30.08.2025 04:17 β π 14 π 2 π¬ 4 π 0Wait, what?
17.08.2025 23:10 β π 10 π 2 π¬ 5 π 0Oh yeah. No microscope used. Take that.
Image artifacting after maybe 8 tests, though.
Fan sounds like it is destroying itself, and there are capacitors hanging off the card, but you knowβ¦
(I guess I need a 1500uf with⦠something voltage rating. Or a full recap. Need a decoder for that writing)
One day you just mind your business. Next day⦠you acquire an engraving tool and grind down RAM on an AGP video card.
12.08.2025 15:59 β π 18 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0I so want to do this at some point.
07.08.2025 03:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Look forward to reading more about your experience with this one in the future!
04.08.2025 22:01 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Gosh. First fully 3D FPS. Never thought about it, but yeah... I guess it was.
03.08.2025 00:36 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0