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I'm having a bit of a hunt around the house for stray micro SD cards. I got one of those Anbernic Gameboy SP style handhelds and I heard the SD cards they ship with aren't great.
No luck finding one so far, which is to be expected, but I've ordered one anyway. No analogue sticks on this thing so it will just be retro 2D games.
The ROMs it shipped with have been decent and in English. Only one hasn't worked but I'll swap it out anyway.
I also have the RG35XX-SP, I have come to prefer the custom firmware MuOS which has an image for each Anbernic RGXX handheld. They have decent themes.
Scrappy is a great MuOS app that gets all the box-art images, all you need is a free ScreenScraper account user/password.
Depending on the size of your TF (microSD), there are rom sets on archive.org, like Tiny Best Set Go! & Done Set, I just downloaded the RetroAcheivements set from Archive which has a 128gb & 256gb option. RetroAcheivements is a cross-platform account you can get pop-up acheivements for most retro games when Wi-Fi is on.
The Anbernic devices normally come with the Kioxia TF cards which aren't as brittle as the no name ones, however the roms that Anbernic are sending pre-installed seem to have the biggest Nintendo games ommited. I just got my 4th Anbernic delivered yesterday. MuOS handles dual TF cards well, it's common to have TF1 for just the OS & TF2 for the games/saves.
I predominantly play RomHacks, Super MarioMon (GBA) by Alphard just came out the other day. Pokemon Unbound is great too.
so tired, love you all vm, sleep well, good night π
Went out with Miniest today and she accidentally left her phone on the bus. That's what I reckon anyway after I tracked it via "find my phone" and figured it was basically following the 513/514 bus route to Greensborough. Interesting seeing it moving around. Have secured it remotely, but luckily it's a dirt cheap ZTE Optus prepaid phone and not something more expensive, why would anyone steal it lol. That's why you don't give your kids an expensive phone. She's pretty upset but I'm like hey we'll call lost property tomorrow, nothing we can do right now. It's a good lesson to you to be more careful with things. Luckily it's not an expensive lesson. She's got the same haphazard mercurial nature as her father, but she's a better learner! Elder's like me, checks things several times and then checks again. There comes a time when I have to say to myself, "Right, I've got my keys, I've got my phone, I've got my purse" in order to break the cycle of obsessive checking.
I wish my stomach wasnβt such a jerk. Some potato leek soup would be great about now
so many hugs
have what you can π toast is always good to eat with other food as the carbon absorbs any bad elements and is very settling
it's oodie season
The weather has definitely turned, Miss Meow is back to curling in her basket.
28/29 next weekend. Last gasp of summer I reckon.
Coming down with a sore throat. This is a big week trying to cram in the assignments that I procrastinated on last week. Hoping it doesn't get worse. I already don't feel capable of writing anything in my normal state
My Opa caught a black rat with the trap he uses for Indian Mynas π
cute!
I gave it some grape stalks lol. Of course it is a pest so he's gonna gas it with the car exhaust tomorrow. Sad but necessary. I told him to wear gloves and whatnot, zoonotic diseases and all that. I hate how cute it is though. I quadruple checked it wasn't a bush rat - the tail length gives it away.
that tail π¬
Yup! Long black rat tail - their tails are longer than the length of their body.
Bush rats have rather short tails, you can see in these pics how short it is compared to the body of the bush rat
native Bush Rats
Different species too, but same genus: Rattus fuscipes. Native to Australia.
The black rat, Rattus rattus is, obviously, introduced/a pest species. Same with the Norway rat Rattus norvegicus
aw, the aussie rat is such a cutie
Snuggle in bed time lol
I'm hungry but the time is wrong :(
Same here.
Iβm having a cup a soup to occupy myself.
Long live nanna dinner. Love being done with my kitchen by 6pm.
I am about to have a shower and go to bed.
Iβm eating early.
Ugh. Melbcat and I both took painkillers and spent the day in bed. I'm feeling sick and the pain has been unreal.
It is really ruff out there today.
Haven't seen it like that in a while.
today was a jellyfish kind of day
eee jelly
Did not make it back home before the rain. Washing now in dryer - boo.
Done my gyme
Just got back from the Seymour farm expo so the boys could see 'Daddy work'. They enjoyed climbing on all the tractors and lawnmowers, and looking at the animals
It's warmer outside than inside the house.
Fleece hoodie is out.
so it is
What do people call $2 shops these days? Seeing as that doesnβt really apply anymore. You know the ones I mean, they have gift wrap, plastic tubs, party goods, little ornaments, random stuff and thereβs at least one in every suburb. The Bunnings of the people.
There is one in Fairfield called Crazy Price Everything and I'd love to use that name for all of them
Crazy crap store
Shit shop.
Still $2 shop.
variety store
Done my market run
Why yes, I do believe I'll nap and think about all the times last week I was desperate for more sleep lol
Does anyone know what these are called?
Dorayaki
Thank you.
And the Bond on the old joint has come through. One utterly scathing RE review to compose for Purple Pingers πΊ
I love how he's running for parliament and they're using his username for it
Multifunction flowers. Happy Birthday me, and Vale Madame. It will be an odd day.
Not a secret any more ... Vale Kerry Greenwood OAM
Oh no! Kerry Greenwood read my self published novel a few years back and said some very nice things and even let me quote her. Rereading her emails had been a great boost in confidence as I struggled with writing more things. And she was very kind (and funny) in the small exchange we had. I had planned on sending her the sequel at the end of this year. This is very sad news. Condolences to you and hers.
Happy birthday. Remember to top those up with clear blue studs or they'll fall to pieces
Vanilla yogurt cheaterβs pancakes (no eggs in the house!) with cardamom-pistachio sugar and apricots. Not seen in shot - coffee
