One or two week break to play some retro gaming consoles and have some time to myself - Good for the mental health
Playing some retro consoles to unwind
Those of you that remember back to my older gaming posts and series I have done, will know I love my retro consoles and games and the nostalgia that comes with them.
I just enjoy them a hell of a lot more than the newer games and currently have setup/part setup in my home office.. a Super Nintendo, a Nintendo 64 and a Playstation 2 along with my desk drawer having my brick grey Gameboy.
Currently for the SNES I have Super Mario World + Super Mario All Stars, Donkey Kong Country 2 Diddy Kongs Quest and Bubsy. For the N64 I have Quake 2 and Command and Conquer. The PS2 I have around 8 games, some include The Godfather, Scarface and Yugioh Duelist of the Roses.
I don't get the chance to play these often enough let alone get on my computer and it makes it hard for me, really.
Actually just last night I sat down to play Super Mario World instead of extra blogging and it felt really nice and I plan on doing some more likely tonight!
Why the break?
All it feels like I do right now is constantly work and do things around the house which stops me from getting on the computer to do more blogging sooner, or that I am barely managing to keep up with the few series between Fallout 4 survival mode with mods, Skyrim with mods and Pokemon Blue with some slight random tweakings to the game and I needed a break.
I also want that time spare when I am not doing any work or house work etc, so I can sit to play the physical retro consoles I have which will really boost my mental health for a short while as well.
I have felt like my mental health has declined a lot due to being in a rental as well, having additional costs and having to find cheaper ways of getting more food or earning extra off the blockchain.
Additional plans next year
Another couple of reasons I want to adjust what I do it so I can start playing new games on my list, but not make a series so I am not tied down and can make posts still.
But also I am wanting to get back into Unreal Engine 5, slowly start making a game possibly in VR or non VR, as I really enjoyed what I have done in the past on this and have some ideas on some of what I want to make.
Creating self-learning AI or other things I am interested in learning, is also on the list. Most importantly is to start just enjoying that relaxing time which includes additional family time while still posting here, when I am able to.
I have the PS2 slim version, I really like its hergonomics, but I must admit that I would like to try the original version of the console, I think it would have less technical flaws than the slim version.
I don't know if you can insert a hard disk in the original version?but it's great that you made this post. Best regards.
The slim was nice as well, but I like the chunky one and I have had this one for about 20ish years after I bought it off my older brother.
Hard disk, is that a slot at the back for it? I think I remember a slot that was never used but didn't know what it was for 😅
The OG PS2 its great, i only had the slim version.
Also, the SNES looks on great condition.
PS1 is also excellent and I will get it one day!
Yeah the SNES is in pretty good condition
I'm surprised that PS still works... Those things were notorious for having issues with the disc drive. It's fun to see retro systems though, I got rid of all of mine years ago and I kind of regret it.
Love the VHS/DVD combo. I don't even have a DVD player anywhere in my house let alone a VHS player. Does it still work? Do you actually have VHS cassettes?
It definitely works mate and well too!
I feel that regret, except that my parents didn't keep any except an N64 my sister sold eventually. Glad you enjoy seeing the retro systems.
I haven't tested the DVD/VHS combo, but I think it works, was at my partners nannas farm so it was setup and I got the cleaning kits for it too.
I did buy some VHS tapes from an op shop a couple years ago. Best one is Home Alone and got some Indiana Jones and a few other movies. Keen to fire it up at some point!
Nice set up!