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[azathotha]

The Portal of Yig the Serpent ( Querzacotl) Created With IA! Das Portal des Yig (Querzacotl) erstellt mit ChatGPT!

[sunshinegearbox]

[exeggcute]

after some trial and error I think I finally have the perfect PS2 setup for the modern gamer. behold:

PS2 (old reliable) + power cable + magicgate memory card for those eight delicious MB of storage

retrotink adapter: a must-have in my case because we don't have any TVs that support analog input. you COULD go scrounge up an old CRT instead of shelling out for an adapter but (1) I have no desire to fistfight a melee player over who gets dibs on the CRT we both spotted on craigslist at exactly the same time (2) I have nowhere to put a CRT and (3) the retrotink is sick. worth every penny imo. this thing has upscaling, lots of settings to mess with (including psuedo-CRT settings to add scanlines and whatnot), and zero lag. there are significantly cheaper adapters out there but I did a shitload of research and nearly all of them have some kind of dealbreaking problem, save for the retrotink, whose only problems are that it isn't cheap and it runs out of stock quickly because they're all made by one guy in his garage.

component/YPbPr cable: the retrotink won't accept the regular AV cable that I've had for two decades (with the red/white/yellow inputs), but apparently AV input kind of sucks so component is the way to go for quality anyway.

wingman PS2: this thing is SO fucking cool dude. if you only pick up a single item on this list let it be the wingman. being able to play PS2 games not just wirelessly but on a modern controller (dualsense ftw) feels amaaaaazing. rumble works great, pairing is easy, no lag as far as I've noticed. the only downside is that modern controllers don't have the same pressure-sensitive buttons that the PS2's dualshock did, which means the handful of games that utilize that feature won't be a 1:1 experience.

so now your wallet just took a hit on all these peripherals—but not to worry, because we're also in the golden age of PS2 piracy:

if you have a stack of compatible DVD-Rs and a disc reader for your PC, you can use freedvdboot ESR patcher to patch an .iso of almost any PS2 game, burn that patched .iso to a disc, and then run the game on unmodified(!!!) PS2 hardware. there's a handful of caveats though:

(1) not all PS2s can take advantage of the exploit; it depends on the version of your console's DVD player. atm I think all slim models are compatible, and some fat models are compatible, but people are working to crack the last few holdouts so don't lose hope if yours isn't supported yet.

(2) technically not all games are compatible either, but more games seem to work than not. games that do work are essentially indistinguishable from a legit copy, though—some of the other game piracy methods I looked into (like MC2SIO) have a lot of performance issues that freedvdboot-patched games don't seem to suffer from at all.

(3) not all DVDs are equal; someone on reddit compiled a list of DVDs that worked/didn't work with freedvdboot-patched games. (they aren't on this list, but I used Verbatim DVD-Rs and they worked fine.)

I have yet to find any good text-based guides about using the patcher, but this guy's video tutorial explains everything well. howeverrrr you can skip all the parts about "creating backups" of your "original game discs" and just use the .iso you downloaded off of Vimm's Lair lol.

bam. not quite free since you have to buy discs, but just about. and a 50-pack of DVDs was still cheaper than any of the used copies of ape escape 3 that I could find on ebay

[nouveau-riche-princess]

they seriously lost my hori magicgates in the mail. be forrealllll why

[y2klostandfound]

Sony Memory Stick and AIBO on Telecom magazine (Hungarian magazine)(2002-04)

Translation in English:

Slowly expanding memory

Sony MemoryStick has not yet been renewed in the manufacturer's product range in terms of memory size. Although we have already seen the prototypes of the 256 and 512 MB cards at one or two exhibitions, unfortunately they are not available yet! The current maximum memory size of blue cards is thus 128 MB. On the other hand, the 128 MB version appeared on the line of white MagicGate MemorySticks, so you can take up to 4 hours of music with you on a single card. The MagicGate circuit takes care of copyrights and checks the right to use electronically stored music. For example MP3 and ATRAC3 players can be found in Network Walkmans and the CDM-MZ5 GSM phone. What is new is that Sony now also manufactures a USB card reader equipped with a MagicGate circuit for copying digital music. You can buy 32 and 64 MB of the white MG cards. If we don't use them to play music, they are used exactly the same as the blue cards! There is also a pink MemoryStick card, for now only in the 8MB version: this is the AIBO electronic dog expansion card. This is an electronic pet card for your pet, which can be used to teach your pet a lot of things by writing the appropriate data on the card with its software. The robot dog reads his new type of tasks from this. Another use of the pink memory card will probably be training home robots in the future.

[sunxking]

PSA: Beware The Quartering

P S A  | TO THOSE REBLOGGING THE VIDEO ABOUT STAN LEE

Hey Guys. I’m seeing a video getting reblogged around our fandom communities lately that reports on Stan Lee’s protections being removed by a Judge, and how he’s in a very dark place. I Totally Agree that this is a very important topic that we as a community need to be aware of and should raise alarm bells about. HOWEVER: A WORD OF WARNING Please, please consider your sources when you hear something like this. If you have learned of the issue by watching The Quartering’s video, then I urge you to find another source and share/reblog/promote that. The Quartering is a YouTube channel hosted by Jeremy Hambly, who is a seriously dangerous and problematic person. He has had multiple videos removed by YouTube from both this channel and his other channel (UnSleeved Media) for promoting harassment, toxic bullying, and hate speech. He is known for making videos that mock “SJW”s, “White Knights,” “Beta Males” and any women who attempt to engage in gaming circles such as Magic: The Gathering. His harassment (and endorsement of his followers’ harassment) of the prominent cosplayer Christine Sprankles actually became so terrible that she quite cosplaying altogether and removed herself from social media. And Wizards of the Coast has issues a Lifetime Ban from all tournaments because he is recognized as a toxic member of the community. 

Just look at his other videos, on this channel alone:

References for when he was banned, his recorded harassment, and his toxic contributions to M:TG

Polygon Article detailing the harassment of Sprankle and the Lifetime ban by WOTC

Wizards of the Coast bans Bullies

Kotaku: Details about cosplayer’s harassment and others who have been harassed by Hambly (Unsleeved Media)

This man unleashed thousands of his fans on a woman in Magic simply because she enjoyed cosplaying as the characters. His since deleted YouTube videos used all the same tactics as those in GamerGate to violate and attack Zoe Quinn and Leigh Alexander. He is NOT TRUSTWORTHY and completely undeserving of viral promotion. Please exercise extreme caution if you are going to share his message with others, or endorse his channels as legitimate information sources within the nerd/gaming community. It could do so much harm. 

As an alternative to sharing his video, I have located a few other sources that also share Stan’s troubling battle for autonomy. They are below: 

Judge dismisses restraining order protecting Stan Lee

Judge weighs in on struggle surrounding Marvel’s Stan Lee

Confusion in L.A. court over affairs of Marvel legend Stan Lee

Thank you for taking the time to read all this. My heart literally raced when I saw this horrible person on my dash today, and I hope that by staying aware, we save others from his abuse.

[vjzotz]

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[colespire]

I'm done pulling punches. There are people in the MTG community that would defend and shift blame from some of the most VILE people on the planet than actually pay attention. Let's take a look at what is going on shall we?

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[eldritchlulz-blog]

[moire’s scowling as she runs ankle-deep in the surf along the beach, hot under her own skin, trailing saltmagic and a sour mood behind her. she’s waiting for the ocean to calm her, calm her down, take her into its arms and spin away the doubt. absentmindedly, the water eddies and slinks over each step when she passes, leaving footprints in the surf as clearly as if she were walking through sand. 

there’s a dark hazy rumbling on the horizon, and moire keeps swallowing, the back of her throat salty and then cold and then filled with the newly-familiar taste of artificial cherry gum. there’s a moment where she thinks, oh shit, and that’s when the storm hits.

it’s very short and very wild, whipping through both camps and toppling over carefully piled coconuts, soaking any paper left out in the open, lashing anyone outside with hot, thick rain that foams when it hits the sand. in less than five minutes, it moves on through the forest and off to the other side of the island, leaving long strands of seaweed and errant crabs in its wake.]  

[ashandrust-blog]

[Arash wakes up.

Arash wakes up, and sits up to pull on his shirt.

Arash wakes up, and sits up to pull on his shirt, and turns his shoe upside down to check for spiders.

Arash wakes up, and sits up to pull on his shirt, and turns his shoe upside down to check for spiders, and frowns.

Arash wakes up, and sits up to pull on his shirt, and turns his shoe upside down to check for spiders, and frowns, and says, “Daisy!”

Arash wakes up, and sits up to pull on his shirt, and turns his shoe upside down to check for spiders, and frowns, and says, “Daisy!”, and realizes that today is going to be really, really, really long.]

[damonx]

L'accessoire que je ne regrette pas... #memorycard #magicgate #PS2 #PlayStation2 #retrogaming

[reals-artwork]

This was the prompt list I used for 2020′s Magical March

[doom-doom-doom]

https://twitter.com/hashtag/magicgate?src=hash

Uh-oh!

[murumokirby360]

My Play Station 2 -2 by murumokirby360

#Onthisday My #Photography #MyPhoto- Jan. 4,2010

[gcnic]

SMS para @xbornvillainx

magicG: ei magicG: ei magicG: ei magicG: ei magicG: já escreveu?

[originalsplitink]

*uses magicgive buff and and THICC* now your handsome~ just for 20 ask going back to normal