Vol. 36 - Fun is Good
A lot of these past two weeks has been about building out this site. Ever since I got the Dataview Publish plugin, I've been able to build my system out in such a way that I'm pretty happy about the direction of the garden as a whole. So that's cool!
Anyways, I bring up all that to say that I have lots of stuff this newsletter. So let's get to the stuff!
Interesting Stuff
Retrosizer
A cool website where you can compare and contrast the size of various consoles and controllers! The link above is one I pre-generated with a screenshot of Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced. Feel free to play around with it!
The GBA Pixel Book
Haven't grabbed this yet, but what I've seen in the preview art is gorgeous. I think there's a lot to be appreciated about the chunky sprite-work on the GBA!
Planted Recently
Review - Anbernic 34XX
A review of a silly little tech toy!
Thoughts on the TrimUI Brick
Another review of a silly little tech toy!
Less Doomscrolling More Silly Lil Tech Toys
The explanation for my obsession with silly little tech toys!
The Endgame is Fun
Some thoughts on what you actually get out of playing a game.
What is Stopping Me Right Now
An important question to ask myself lately!
Remember When We Used to Find Apps
I do! I miss it fr.
Media Corner
Games
Finished:
Ender Magnolia - Bloom in the Mist
TV/Film
Music
Shout it Loud - Scudelia Electro
I'm Coming Home - ASADI
Gunblaze Assault - Miami Nights 1981
Virtual Novel - Saturn Genesis
Status Update
This past week was tough! But after I send this out I'm gonna build my Mario & Luigi LEGO set so all is good. And I'm happier with my garden more than ever. And I have an awesome wife. So yeah, pretty good thankfully!
Signing Off
That's all for now! I hope you're having a relaxing end of your week. Hit the ko-fi link below if you like and want to support this letter, and if you wanna chat I'm on Bluesky!
https://ko-fi.com/barquq