Retro Gaming :D

[tamakun]

I just hooked my Commodore 64 up to the TV to see if it still worked. (This was actually less to see if the computer worked and more to see if the C64 would actually play on the bigscreen TV. ^^)

It does! However, there are some issues. Being that the C64 used an RF adapter way back in the day, I could not get a clear signal, so I was only able to get it to work on the old CRT in the bedroom, with a fuzzy screen (some of you newer kids would call this a "filter"). I get this feeling that there is just too many radio frequencies in this day and age to permit the RF adapter to give a perfect signal, and the way it is with digital TVs in this day and age, either you get a perfect signal or nothing at all, even on the "Antenna" setting. I wonder if there's a different way that I could connect it. I noticed the C64 had a "video" port on it beside the RF out, but that would normally go to a C64 monitor. I wonder if there are adapters for that.

Thanks to my parents, they had located a handful of my old C64 disks, and I was kinda amused at how odd they felt in my hands. I haven't held a disk to put in a disk drive for years. They're light. My go-to game was right on the top of the pile - Gerry The Germ. I started loading it, walked away, and before I could even grab something to drink, it was loaded and playing music from the bedroom. I don't remember the games loading that quickly.

I also don't have any C64 joysticks laying about, so sadly I couldn't play any other games aside from the aforementioned Gerry the Germ, as it has a built-in keymapper. ^^ If I could find a Genesis controller, I'd be set, really - they use the exact same connector.

Now, I could also just get X64 to run on my laptop as I had managed to do up at the cottage, which resulted in a pitch- and pixel-perfect emulation of Gerry, but c'mon, where's the fun in that? (Also, see needing a controller somehow.)

I wonder if the Xbox controller would count as a joystick for a Windows C64 emulator...

"But Tama," you ask, "how are the scones?" I had to add some extra water to get them to come together before baking them, and they came out somehow both chewy and dry. But, when combined with Tea, they're lovely. :D

Comments

[ginny-t.livejournal.com]

Not that you asked, but I use this scone recipe for my basic scone, and they're very well received. When I remember to, I use cake flour instead of AP for extra fluffiness, although I think what they really need is maybe a bit more baking powder or soda. I should look into that.

[tamakun.livejournal.com]

Ooh, now that looks like a really nice scone! :D Thanks for passing that along! I'm always looking for some new recipes to try. :)

[tamakun.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, and I'll note that the scones I made had twice as much baking powder than what your recipe calls for. Yours would definitely be more crumbly for tea, while these ones I made today seem to be deliberately chewy.