It's the end of another weekend, and tomorrow is a bit of a "new beginning" for me in a number of ways. Hopefully 2021 in general will mark a bunch of "new beginnings"; I've been saying I want to achieve fresh starts in a whole variety of areas for a long time, and so far I have a reasonably good feeling about this year being a good one in which to do just that.
So far the diet has been going smoothly. Carefully planning out calorie usage each day means I can enjoy myself while still being sensible, and the few areas where I've managed to shave off a few calories (the Tassimo coffees vs. Nespresso lattes, for example) are really helping. When I feel up to it, I'll incorporate some exercise in there, too, as I'm certain that will help, also. Other things on my mind first, though!
I'm pleased with the PlayStation Classic setup I've managed to achieve so far. I've got a wide selection of games from a ton of platforms on there, including Neo Geo, which the system appears to emulate beautifully. The Neo Geo ROM set I have seems to have a number of games that just don't work, unfortunately, but a lot of these games are notoriously temperamental, so it's not altogether surprising. I'm sure I'll be able to figure something out with the troublesome ones at some point — even if it means finding a more up-to-date set of ROM dumps.
Other stuff works perfectly. I did try Atari 8-bit and Philips G7000/Magnavox Odyssey 2 earlier, but I can't find a way of mapping keyboard commands to the joypads, so I think those are probably out of the question for the moment. I'm sure hooking up a USB keyboard will work, so I might investigate that at some point. For now, there's plenty of other stuff to be getting on with!
To put the thing through its paces, I've unofficially adopted Final Fantasy V as a bedtime game. It's a Final Fantasy I've never actually beaten but always been curious about, plus it's something Andie will be interested in, since there have been a bunch of FFV references in Final Fantasy XIV to date. When I'm done with that, I've got a whole host of RPG goodness stored on there just waiting to go — stretching right back to the NES, but with a fine selection of titles that I never got the opportunity to try on the original PlayStation back in the day taking pride of place. (Plus a few I loved playing back in the day, too — there's several I'm keen to revisit with more mature eyes.)
Feeling reasonably good right now, then. A bit nervous about tomorrow, but I'm sure there's nothing to be worried about! S-Rank Patrons, I'll have a new wallpaper and a Q&A prompt post up for you very soon — watch out for them in the next couple of days and/or when I remember to do them!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and stay safe as always.
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