The old guy is gaming again!
This information is fresh as of Friday, April 27th 2021.
My Rig…
…is finally reasonably modern. I’ve been gaming on this old thing for most of a decade. A lot of people think they can’t stream or game without a super computer. But you don’t need that. You don’t even need Windows. I could have kept the old system if I hadn’t needed to upgrade it for other reasons. The upgrade video is up on youtube if you care to watch.
I’m a GNU/Linux gamer. I’ve been MS free since 1998. If it doesn’t run on my OS, I don’t want it. For streaming, I’m making a use of Free Software such as Fedora, OBS Studio, Lutris, DosBox, LibRetro, Hatari, and a few other emulators.
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor w/ stock cooler (New!)
- Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (New!)
- Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 (New!)
- Video Card: Radeon R9 270 2 GB → EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB XC BLACK GAMING (New!)
- Storage: (2x) Seagate 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
- Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 850 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX
- Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer
- Monitor: Samsung U28D590D 28.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz
- Monitor: ViewSonic VX2257-MHD 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz
- Mouse: Logitech M510 Wireless Laser Mouse
- Headphones: Turtle Beach PX22
- Speakers: Logitech Z130 5 W 2.0 Channel
- UPS: Tripp Lite SMART1500LCDT
- Webcam: Logitech C270
- Webcam: Logitech C920 HD Pro
- Controller: F310 Gamepad
- Controller: 8bitdo SN30 Pro controller
- Keyboard: Rainbow light mechanical keyboard
- Keyboard: 22-key mechanical numeric keypad
- Capture Card: Mirabox 4K USB3.0 HDMI
- Console: Nintendo Switch
- Chair: Starspace big and tall office chair (New!)
Where are my streams?
See my past streams on YouTube!
If I'm live, watch me on Twitch!
Schedule
On Modern Monday, we play something from closer to our current era. Usually, it will be something from my huge Humble Bundle backlog.
As of April 12, we will began working our way through all the good stuff from Frictional Games! These tend to be psychological survival horror games, so if that’s not your thing, plan accordingly. Keep checking back here for updates!
Penumbra: Overture (Done!)
Penumbra: Black Plague (Playing it now!)
Penumbra: Requiem (Replay!)
Amnesia: The Dark Descent (Replay!)
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (First time!)
Soma (First time!)
Amnesia: Rebirth (I don’t even own it yet!)
On Wayback Wednesday, we fire up an emulator and play something old! I love old NES games, but I love old Atari ST games even more!
We finished all of Star Trek: 25th Anniversary except the very final fight. The other Enterprise kicked my butt! But I will be back and I will win. Then we will go on to the sequel, Star Trek: Judgment Rites, which I have never played before!
Slapdash Saturday! Anything goes!
Formerly Free Software Saturday
I finally got my Nintendo Switch hooked up so that I can stream directly from it! So if this becomes console day, that means:
It also means I could stream from my phone. Would anyone be interested in mobile games?
I’m open to suggestions for Saturday! (Subscriber Suggestion Saturday?)