Seconded. RetroArch is a very polished frontend and works great with a controller. And RetroAchievements is super addicting haha

Never heard anything about the drama though.

I can totally get why it would be a turn off for some people but I’ve really enjoyed it so far. I’ve never been one to seek out safe spaces or anything but I kind of resonate with their “don’t be a dick” policy. I think asking people to be polite is a reasonable thing for the internet and world in general haha

What’s wrong with beehaw?

All the major social medias shitting the bed as more and more people are asking important questions seems a bit convenient for it to be just some rich guy fucking up. Hopefully we get some more of the freedom of mass communication back with the fediverse.

I played Twilight Imperium once. None of us knew how to play. It took like 12 hours to go through a couple turns but it was so awesome. That was like 6 years ago now…

LOTR

The Hobbit

The Count of Monte Cristo

Harry Potter

The Expanse (Such good characters)

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

Dawn of Wonder (Rough around the edges but I love it)

Anna Karenina (I need to read more Tolstoy)

His Dark Materials (The Golden Compass specifically)

Great list!

I never played the original but Tactics on the gba is so cozy and nostalgic

Oh. Yikes haha thanks for the info. Sounds like I picked the right instance 😅

What does “tankies” mean?

Interesting, I had no idea. I moved to Norway a little over a year ago and I have heard many people reference Finland under the Scandinavian umbrella so I just assumed.

Super Mario Sunshine and SM64 are at the top of that list for me. Also, Banjo Kazooie. Pretty much any of the N64 classics tbh.

Is Finland not part of Scandinavia now?

Outside of work, I have been messing around with the openai api. Working on a multiplayer text rpg. It has been a ton of fun to work on and play