Gaming

I... am a gamer (derogatory).

Console History

Nintendo 64 (1998)--> Xbox (2003)--> life/work hiatus--> Xbox One & Switch Lite (2020)--> Xbox Series S (2023).

I don't actually have any brand loyalty, it's just coincidentally where I had online friends.

I also don't plan to ever buy any future consoles, especially not Xbox ones. Everything just keeps getting more expensive and restrictive with no benefits.

Personal Computer(s)

Growing up, my fam went through several computers. Distinctly remember separate machines for Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, and Vista. I've since had two average laptops across the 2010s to now (Toshiba Sattelite & Asus Vivobook). In 2020 I built a PC for the first time! Still running that one now, the specs are as follows;

It's nothing special, even at the time, but I never really play new games anyway. Most of my absolute favourites are all like pre 2010.

I also don't plan on building a PC like this ever again for myself, I'll likely just replace broken parts with second hand ones indefinitely. I have also seen examples online where people put a second hand GPU inside an old office PC, which is much more affordable and would meet my needs.

The Greats

Online Mostly: DayZ, Minecraft, Stardew Valley, GTA Online, Conan Exiles, Red Dead Online, Sea of Thieves, Hell Let Loose, SAMP.

Single Player Mostly: The Longest Journey, Dreamfall, KOTOR 1 & 2, Fallout: New Vegas, Civilization 4, GTA: San Andreas, GTA2, Saints Row 2022, Red Faction 1, Blade Runner, Jedi Academy, Original Star Wars Battlefront 1 & 2, Battlefield 1942 & Vietnam, NFSU 1 & 2, SWAT4.

I do like and play plenty of other stuff, but those listed above have been the most impactful or amassed the most hours out of me. I typically prefer open ended/sandbox stuff, a linear story has to be outrageously good for me to no lose interest, otherwise I mostly play online games with friends :)


Gaming Posts

Greatest Game Soundtracks (imo)

DayZ for the Uninitiated

Running Windows Apps on Linux (My Experiences So Far)

NFSU 1 & 2

Halo Trilogy 2k25 & Original Xbox Hardware Failure

Dreamfall

Moving Virtual Photography to Pixelfed

Personal Games of the Year 2024

Linux Gaming