• timo_timboo@lemmy.worldOP
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      3 months ago

      Haha true, but only dust for me, no pets. I guess having carpet doesn’t help either. Let’s just say that it adds to the vibe.

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        3 months ago

        I was just about to say the dust fits. It does add to the vibe.

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      3 months ago

      Right? It feels like gaming peaked with the 6th console generation. Just a fun time to look back at.

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    3 months ago

    My middle age crisis retro tech collection compulsion is begging me to shout at you to take those brittle plastics out of direct sunlight. Those readily available, dirt cheap, well emulated plastics.

    I mean, at least the Wavebird receiver. Won’t somebody think of the Wavebird receiver.

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      3 months ago

      I know I know, you’re right. This is a rather temporary setup, I plan to arrange the consoles a bit differently so they’re less in the sunlight.

      Even now, its just during the evening, and my Gamecube, which is the most susceptible to yellowing, is already kinda yellow unfortunately. Same for the wavebird receiver.

      But you’re still right, I should put something over these consoles for now.

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        3 months ago

        Here’s how fried my brain is from retro collecting, I was about to genuinely say “nah, don’t bother, these are cheap, just buy a second set of them and keep them in proper storage”.

        As if that was a reasonable thing. Don’t get into retro hardware kids. Not even once.

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      3 months ago

      That VCR is from my parents, they don’t use it anymore. I don’t really have any tapes for it though.

      We had the first 3 Star Wars movies on VHS, which was the reason I set the thing up. Unfortunately, these tapes have somehow disappeared completely, they are nowhere to be found.

      So it’s just decoration for now, but I’ll definitley get some other movies one day. Thank you for your comment!

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        3 months ago

        Lol for years I had a tv VCR combo with only The Goonies, In The Army Now, and some old MASH episodes someone put on a tape. A simpler time indeed!

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    3 months ago

    There’s a certain time of day that my little stack sits nicely in the sun with the cabinet door open.

    Thanks for sharing!

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      3 months ago

      Yeah, having some evening sun shine into a room just gives it a great vibe. I just wish it wasn’t 29°C in here

      Anyway, thanks for commenting as well!