It's Critter Time!

question:

what controller (if you use one) do y'all prefer when playing games?
I kinda swap between the Xbox Series X controller and the Dualshock 4 controller. the Xbox controller largely because more games just come with its button labels, but I kinda feel like the Dualshock feels a bit better ...

I haven't tried out many games in Linux yet, since I simply haven't had the time, but I might just stick to Steam games for now. Most of them seem to boil down to "run it through Proton Experimental, if that doesn't work try a different version".


Yeah, that's basically how Steam games have ...

so yesterday, out of boredom, I decided to give Linux Mint a try on my small mini-computer that I still had lying around.

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and not gonna lie, I think I already kinda prefer Cinnamon over KDE Plasma (which is what I went with on my bazzite installation on my big ...

on one hand, I kinda wanna make a Monster Hunter thread, but on the other hand, I only really got into the series with MonHun Wilds and Stories 2, so I dunno if I would be the best person to start the thread.

plumpan wrote: Mon Aug 18, 2025 6:46 pm Very weird. I wonder whose installer Bazzite is using?

well, the installer looks like this, and I think it's the Fedora installer!

I reinstalled bazzite entirely, but we also had to do some advanced shenanigans with the Blivet-GUI during the OS installation, because both drives were, like, combined into one RAID1 thing.


Weird! Did it explicitly say it was doing that or just, do it?


It basically said "the selected ...

so one thing I kinda sorta regret what I did during my installation of Bazzite is checking both of my SSDs in my computer at the same time here

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because that caused it to basically view both SSDs as one in the Dolphin file manager, and for some reason it still ...

so one thing I kinda sorta regret what I did during my installation of Bazzite is checking both of my SSDs in my computer at the same time here

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because that caused it to basically view both SSDs as one in the Dolphin file manager, and for some reason it still shows ...

Yeah I do not think I am gonna touch story mode with THIS device because of the aforementioned stick issues.
They are hall effect sticks! Just that the software handling them sucks.

Yeah I could install a custom firmware/Gamma OS that fixes them, but I would lose all configs and whatnot, so I ...

Yeah I run it on 50HZ mode, widescreen, 2x upscale.

The only issue is that the 556 has crummy analog stick handling. It has really bad cardinal snapping so the game is even harder lol
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Oooooh, gotcha!
Why are you running it in 50 Hz mode, though? Does the thing's screen only go up ...

Welcome to Linux, I hope it'll serve you well! :D

I've been kinda thinking of giving Linux Mint a try too, namely on my mini computer that I currently have SteamOS on. I'm currently rocking Bazzite on my big gaming computer, because that's where I wanna play all the big games like MonHun Wilds or ...

Yeah I run it on 50HZ mode, widescreen, 2x upscale.

The only issue is that the 556 has crummy analog stick handling. It has really bad cardinal snapping so the game is even harder lol
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Oooooh, gotcha!
Why are you running it in 50 Hz mode, though? Does the thing's screen only go up to ...

Last year that happened! I got me an anbernic rg556
It can run ps2! It can run gamecube! Hell, configured it can run fzero gx at 2x upscale pretty decently. Of course, the PAL version but still! Basically full speed.


to be fair, the PAL version of F-Zero GX is one of those games that let you ...

I got so many Virtual Console games on the Wii, Wii U and 3DS when those were still going on, holy fuck...
the NSO stuff isn't really a suitable replacement for me, because I don't like having to pay a subscription to play those.

so two days ago, I've set up RetroDECK on my Steam Deck, and I ...

so I remember dreaming about being on vacation in some hot and tropical-looking town, sitting down in the outside area of a restaurant, and suddenly an real-ass alligator (or crocodile, I couldn't really tell) just casually walked up. none of the other guests were making a fuss, and dream me was ...

so I've been kinda hacking away towards unlocking Hard Mode in Battle Network 2 on the Steam version of the Collection (because I could use a save editor there for the complete Library), and I did it! :D
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And the way to unlock Hard Mode in BN2 is an ...

Was thinking about it just now and it's kinda wild how Prime 4 missed the entire Switch 1 generation, after being announced for it during the console's early days.

ftr, I do not believe that it was originally being developed by Namco Bandai, due to the "source", Liam Robertson, being a ...

so which Pac-Man Championship Edition release is generally considered the best?
because I have access to all three games on Steam (not counting the demake of CE1 that's on Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1), and personally, I feel like I'm kinda vibing more with CE DX+ at the moment?

oh man, Kirby Triple Deluxe and Planet Robobot were also *extremely* good games!
honestly, I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that they might get rereleases at some point, because they're honestly some of Kirby's best games, imo

I feel like Super Mario 3D Land was really rad and it's easy to forget that. They gave Luigi a Kitsune suit


I *loved* Mario 3D Land!
In fact, I think at the time, I actually preferred it over 3D World on the Wii U. It took me until the Switch version of 3D World to properly appreciate it. and ...

oh, ngl, I'd be into a well-made Sonic RPG.
I remember giving Sonic Chronicles on the DS a try, and not vibing with it at all, because for some reason, every move in battle was handled via absurdly long stylus minigames that were also incredibly easy to mess up, so I barely ever got anywhere in the ...

Oh I had no idea it could be used as a PC. I am not familiar with Linux but this is good to keep in mind. I hope to eventually get one too!


Yup! The Steam Deck boots into Gaming Mode by default, which is basically Big Picture Mode from Steam.
and in the Power-Options (where you would set the ...

Have you played either of the Bloodstained: Curse Of The Moon entries that came out in the past few years? Because hot DAMN those are some great Classicvanias (made by some of the original Castlevania dev team, for that matter!). COTM2 might be my favorite of that genre altogether.


Yeah, I've ...

While I adore the metroidvania Castlevanias, we're so spoiled for choice and I really miss Classicvanias. Bloodlines for the Mega Drive/Genesis is still my favorite and I like the handling of the classics, where the movement is more deliberate and committal.

I do think I'm in the minority though ...

I played through the entirety of Symphony of the Night for the first time through the PS4 version, and it's *really* good, but I feel like the game does drop off a bit in the second half (aka the Inverted Castle). since there's basically no story-stuff happening anymore, and you're just wandering ...