arcadetoken

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doing some visual design research on isometric tile-based games and came across this incredible screenshot from Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye in c/retrogaming@fedia.io

[–] arcadetoken@autistics.life 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

@vga256@dialup.cafe Having played a lot of computer games in 16 colors, that is astounding for the time, wow

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Feature on the Game Boy Pocket from CVG 196 - March 1998 (UK) in c/retrogaming@fedia.io

[–] arcadetoken@autistics.life 1 points 1 month ago

@OutofPrintArchive@mstdn.games Super GameBoy era was a fantastic time!

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#retrogaming in c/actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe

[–] arcadetoken@autistics.life 0 points 7 months ago

@Uair @actuallyautistic

"Instead, each game included its own processor contained within the removable cartridge.[9][10][11] This meant that the console itself effectively consisted of the controls, LCD panel and LCD controller."

That sounds expensive per-game and inefficient, I'm glad we moved past that!

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