Austin

Repeatable oranges 🍊 | I like computers, videos games, math, science, engineering, and various other things | My other account @_Gundemonium_

[Austin @HansAustin_]

My set up. Sometime has passed. I swapped out my Dreamcast shell for a black one and I moved my TV stand to the right side of my wall. I perfered it on my left :/.

[Austin @HansAustin_]

@nostalgiacore Family Video!

[Austin @HansAustin_]

@nostalgiacore I remember the Noods! They did a Christmas bumpers with them. My favorite one was that diorama one.

[Austin @HansAustin_]

Well said. I am Gen Z and I work 53 to 55 hours a week, and 60 to 84 hours during peak season.

When I first started, I was working 12 hours a day, 6 days a week for three months straight. After that, I made it to career during the summer and got Saturday and Sunday off! We're out here! I'm not the only story.

The only thing I don't entirely agree with is how we can't afford our dream home, but by and large, it is true.

[Austin @HansAustin_]

Besides the GameCube and the original Xbox, the Dreamcast also had a development codename: Katana. Before it became the Dreamcast, it was developed alongside the Sega NAOMI arcade hardware (not a codename, but closely related hardware). So the progression was essentially:

Sega NAOMI → Sega Katana → Sega Dreamcast

Just thought I'd mention it because anytime people show off development kits, they rarely bring that up. It feels like the GameCube's codename, Dolphin, is much more widely known.

[Austin @HansAustin_]

Honestly, I have no idea. Sony shut down the original studio in favor of Concord, and we all know how that went...

​I believe that really affected the pacing of the game. It’s like they knew the writing was on the wall, so they future-proofed the franchise by combining 2 and 3 together.

​That explains why the game had so much going on. Even though it felt combined, Gravity Rush 2 did not tell the whole story, so a third game is definitely possible! It's just a matter of time, but that's just my theory.

[Austin @HansAustin_]

@tanik_tr Imagine contaminating yourself and your girlfriend's vagina with chemicals and losing your life in the process, all for a shortcut.

[Austin @HansAustin_]

@NostalgiaYZ Unfortunately, only certain malls get to remain open and busy. People go to conventions instead, so it isn't because people aren't going out. By and large, the idea that everyone just stays home is a myth.

[Austin @HansAustin_]

@ObsoleteSony Since summer is around the corner: https://t.co/jz01QP9uZ8

[Austin @HansAustin_]

@piyush784066

[Austin @HansAustin_]

The only thing we can hope for is a market correction!

Besides that, the only components really affected are flagship video cards and storage. Almost every other graphics card on the market is sitting at MSRP.

​Also, they can own all the supply they want. Just because large groups hold a large supply doesn't mean that automatically becomes the new baseline price, especially in the ultra-rare event a crash were to happen. The only thing that truly gives it value is the market.

[Austin @HansAustin_]

@nostalgia_ By that logic, does that make the Sega Saturn the Saturn itself?

[Austin @HansAustin_]

My Playstation Vita.

[Austin @HansAustin_]

My ASUS ROG 5090 Astral. Saying "Astral 5090" sounds odd; I prefer saying "5090 Astral."

​I bought mine at Micro Center back in September 2025. After taxes and a warranty, my total came out to a flat $4,000. I only mention how much I spent to put the inflation into perspective: within nine months, the base price has gone up by $1,000, bringing the new retail price to $4,300.

After taxes and a warranty, you are now looking at closer to $5,000. ​The interesting thing is that the price of almost every other Nvidia card has gone down. The only exception is the 5090, and for good reason.

[Austin @HansAustin_]

My dad worked at KB Toys when the Tickle Me Elmo craze hit. Customers would literally fight over the doll, and most would immediately resell it right there in the mall for $1,000-$3,000.

Because he worked there, he got first dibs on any toys he wanted. ​They kept the video games right behind the counter at the front of the store, too.

I got to go to KB Toys a few times myself before the 2008 recession finally took them out. I bought a Match Box Sky Busters Island Air that I still own.

[Austin @HansAustin_]

@nostalgia__jpg That shelf is holding onto those tube TVs for dear life 😆.

[Austin @HansAustin_]

@__ghostfail Gem would just hallucinate itself into not firing the cannon.

[Austin @HansAustin_]

@pizzapasta0 You should do another one but with Wesley Willis. Like "Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's," "Retard Bus," or "I Whipped Batman's Ass."

[Austin @HansAustin_]

@vennixfallenten It all makes sense now. Is this closure?