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I thought the Polish team at CD Projekt Red had reached a level hard to surpass with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Then, a few years later, they come out with Cyberpunk 2077. And despite everything you’ve read online, it’s stunning. Hype, Bugs and Masterpiece Unfortunately they paid dearly for the hype built up over…
I’ve sadly finished Wild Hunt and its two main DLCs: Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. A fantastic and enormous work by CD Projekt Red that does justice to the world created by Sapkowski — an immense, detailed, richly layered adaptation, capable of keeping you company for over a hundred hours. Without ever growing…
In the end, the case arrived too. Reading the parcel tracking feels like an epic: shipped from Hong Kong, stocked in London, arrived at Fiumicino, then Peschiera Borromeo and finally… here. Incredible when you think about it, in an era where all of this is considered perfectly normal. The NesPi Case: Unboxing and Assembly Perfect…
While waiting to get my hands on the NES-style case reviewed in the previous post, we moved forward on another important topic for the retro console: the controller. And thanks to Black Friday, we made a purchase we have no regrets about. 8BitDo N30: The Controller That Bridges Past and Present Anyone who’s followed the…
A blog opening story told from the unusual perspective of one of the most iconic characters in the history of video games. “My name is Clyde and my profession is being a ghost. Not everyone knows that we ghosts have names too, not just that terrible ball-shaped being everyone calls PacMan. Because he really is…
Anyone who’s followed the previous posts on this blog knows exactly what we’re talking about: the dream retro console is the perfect retrogaming console at a reasonable price. And it wouldn’t be complete without a case to match. Aesthetics Matter Too We’d already chosen a standard case recommended by Raspberry — functional and understated. But…
Here is a complete guide to building the retro console you never dared to ask for — all the arcade and home console experience of the 1980s and 1990s, in a compact device you plug into your TV for under €90. 1. The Console of Wonders Remember the ’80s and ’90s? It was the dawn…
Back in 2006, a group of teachers and academics in the United Kingdom decided to create a low-cost tool that could contribute to the study of computer science and electronics in schools. The idea was essentially to create a mini-computer capable of being used for almost anything: from small independent workstations to the management of…
Sometimes workstations surprise us in the worst possible way: my Windows 10 Pro x64 machine started crashing completely unexpectedly. What followed was a systematic analysis that ultimately led to a precise hardware cause. These are the notes from that troubleshooting session. The Problem The crash manifested in different ways that gradually worsened over time. In…
Diablo is a saga I had always underestimated, despite being a big Blizzard fan. Perhaps because of its somewhat retro style, perhaps because we’re so used to FPS games that anything in third-person isometric view ends up feeling “strange”. Anyway: I was very wrong. A Pure Action RPG It only took a few minutes with…
We’ll never stop saying it: choose your games with a little patience and you can find some real bargains. Case in point: Titanfall — one of the flagship titles of the Xbox One launch, found at rock-bottom prices once its sequel came out. What Is Titanfall Titanfall is a multiplayer first-person shooter developed by Respawn…
When you find a good service, it’s worth pointing it out. Today I’ll share my experience with the second-hand game market — specifically with GameStop — and some practical advice for anyone who wants to build a game library without spending a fortune. The Value of Used Games for Console Players The second-hand market is…