I got a couple Dell Optiplex minis for $5, just dropped Bazzite on one to use as a HTPC/retro console emulator. Debating on what to use the other for, possibly a Home Assistant setup? Idk, but for that cheap I wasn't gonna pass 'em up!
I wish I had some great wisdom to share... Corporate upgrades. They were selling off all the "Useless" computers that were easier to replace than upgrade. i5's w/ 4gb of DDR3 & a 500 gig drive aren't going to run too much modern (windows) software; but DDR3 is cheap to upgrade, and $5 for a system I can get going for an hour's worth of time is a no brainer.
Ah good old "right time right place"! My employer is remarkably averse to letting things go, they keep things for decades, then suddenly, seemingly overnight, BLAP! all gone. 🤷
It was 20 years ago, not 15.
The Xbox 360 is now as old as the NES was when the 360 released. While there's no actual definition of retro I feel the general idea is around 20 years old, meaning the 360 generation and all first year games are now retro.
There are a few definitions, all plausible in some way. One is simply "20 years or older", which I feel doesn't really work with how much technology has slowed down. 20 years ago was 2006. 20 years before that was 1986. The difference between 2006 games and today is far more minor than 1986 games and 2006. Another is "when games weren't all native widescreen and weren't widely played online", which would be anything pre-Xbox 360 and PS3. I like this one, and also "anything that isn't playable on current console hardware", which would be (some) Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii or earlier - technically Wii U counts, but almost every notable game from that era was ported to Switch. It's currently similar to "20 years or older", but focuses on accessibility rather than technology.
I saw some thread once asking about "classic games like on the 360." A lot of people were big mad that the word "classic" was being used to describe such recent games and making fun of the OP.
But the 360 is as old today as the NES was when the 360 first got released. If you would've considered Super Mario Bros. a classic in 2005, why couldn't Oblivion or Gears of Wars be similarly considered classic now?
Apart from still having a crt, honestly all of that feels even farther back to me than it actually was. I was alive for dial up yet that feels like ice age type shit. I wish I had a better crt though. Or that literally any company would make modern ones.
skyrim is 15 years ago
That can't be right Skyrim is the most recent mainline Elder Scrolls game and they release one every 5-ish years
Well yeah. Since Skyrim there was also Skyrim and Skyrim.
And Oblivion as a treat
Don't forget skyrim! And vr skyrim!
GTA V is
well overalmost 15 years agono, it's from 2013 - so just 13 years ago
I can’t math
Modern Warfare is 19 years ago..
It's wild, here's a crazy one, the YF-23 was designed in the 1980s and first flew in 1990.
Super Mario Bros (NES) to Mario 64: 11 years.
It was pretty wild growing up while Moore's Law was full steam ahead.
I can think of 3 different PCs I built and overclocked during college. Now, my everyday use computer is 8 years old and it's still pretty dang good.
4 reelz, I got a HP SFF with a Core i5 for 25$ at the Value Village and it has Windows 10... it runs fine.
I got a couple Dell Optiplex minis for $5, just dropped Bazzite on one to use as a HTPC/retro console emulator. Debating on what to use the other for, possibly a Home Assistant setup? Idk, but for that cheap I wasn't gonna pass 'em up!
FIVE dollars? Bestow up me your wisdom thrift-related!
I wish I had some great wisdom to share... Corporate upgrades. They were selling off all the "Useless" computers that were easier to replace than upgrade. i5's w/ 4gb of DDR3 & a 500 gig drive aren't going to run too much modern (windows) software; but DDR3 is cheap to upgrade, and $5 for a system I can get going for an hour's worth of time is a no brainer.
Ah good old "right time right place"! My employer is remarkably averse to letting things go, they keep things for decades, then suddenly, seemingly overnight, BLAP! all gone. 🤷
10 years used to be several massive generational leaps in technology. Now it's slightly better graphics.
Hey, fuck you, too, buddy.
It would be still plenty fun to play PS1 games on a CRT as a poor kid in 2011, I suppose.
Next year 20 Year old graphics mean Crysis.
But i will still think of 2D sidescrollers.
Fuck you and the horse you rode in on.
By the way, Pokemon Red and Blue came out 30 years ago this year.
It was 20 years ago, not 15.
The Xbox 360 is now as old as the NES was when the 360 released. While there's no actual definition of retro I feel the general idea is around 20 years old, meaning the 360 generation and all first year games are now retro.
Nope, "retro" is staying as 16-bit & earlier; just like "classic rock" is pre 80's...
I die a little Everytime I hear 90's grunge on the classic rock station.
Then where the 90's grunge belongs to?
The top hits stations.
The game in the screenshot came out in November of 2010 so people were playing it 15 years ago.
There are a few definitions, all plausible in some way. One is simply "20 years or older", which I feel doesn't really work with how much technology has slowed down. 20 years ago was 2006. 20 years before that was 1986. The difference between 2006 games and today is far more minor than 1986 games and 2006. Another is "when games weren't all native widescreen and weren't widely played online", which would be anything pre-Xbox 360 and PS3. I like this one, and also "anything that isn't playable on current console hardware", which would be (some) Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii or earlier - technically Wii U counts, but almost every notable game from that era was ported to Switch. It's currently similar to "20 years or older", but focuses on accessibility rather than technology.
You can take my DS from my cold dead fingers.
And yet, somehow consumer tech didn't advance much since 15 years ago. Only more ads and more paid subscriptions. Same for games.
"Innovative profit solutions"
Only throwing more computing power at it, for negligible benefit. That's not what i call progress.
Ummmm wow rude
Of it's any consolation, the 360 is 21 later this year.
It’s really not!
came out in 05~ 🥲
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360?wprov=sfla1
I saw some thread once asking about "classic games like on the 360." A lot of people were big mad that the word "classic" was being used to describe such recent games and making fun of the OP.
But the 360 is as old today as the NES was when the 360 first got released. If you would've considered Super Mario Bros. a classic in 2005, why couldn't Oblivion or Gears of Wars be similarly considered classic now?
B-b-be-be-because shut up you, that's why!! 😅
Recent thing that broke me: my 500gb samsung ssd is 15 years old.
The 90s are to today as the 60s were to the 90s.
wtf. I didn't come here to be so blatantly attacked like this!
This is your friendly reminder that GTA V originally released 12 years ago.
Skyrim was 14 years ago.
Close for me.
Ouch this physical hurts.
the 90s were only 10 years ago!
Are you calling me old?
Shut up.
nah that is kind of messed up, don't do that to me
My boss pointed out a few weeks ago that our birth years were closer to WW2 than now and I died a little inside :(
Apart from still having a crt, honestly all of that feels even farther back to me than it actually was. I was alive for dial up yet that feels like ice age type shit. I wish I had a better crt though. Or that literally any company would make modern ones.
The Xbox One is almost 15 years old at this point.
Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition also got released recently. Great game for a decent price.