Mine is video games. Like, I’ve sworn to myself that I was going to cling to that until at least 10 or 15 years while I still have the cognitive ability to play them. But it’s mid-30s and they say the 30s is generally where your love for video games go to die unless you’re in the industry or having some working part involving games.

I’m having a harder time picking up a controller and getting excited for any game. I know I’m isolated by choice which is part of the problem, but, I can’t even get that worked up for nostalgic games that I grew up with.

  • EvilBit@lemmy.world
    8·
    3 months ago

    This right here. I’m getting more and more disillusioned with my consoles, more into indies, and way into retro. I’m currently working on a self-contained arcade stick with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W in it that will have USB and HDMI on the outside so I can teach my 12-year-old stepson what it’s like to get his ass beaten in Street Fighter II.

    I also got us a Retron 3 HD and I regularly scour the local retro shops for good NES/SNES/Genesis games. He’s currently obsessed with Dragon Warrior 1.

      • EvilBit@lemmy.world
        4·
        3 months ago

        In case I forget, I can give you the gist (all the extension cords are internal just to get the jacks exposed outside the case):

        Main hardware:

        • HORI Fighting Stick Alpha (Xbox version)
        • Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with RetroPie pre-built image on a 32 GB microSD
        • custom 3D printed port bracket (printing a test of this right now)
        • I might need to print some internal structures too, but for now I’m just going to jam it all in there.

        Power:

        • Raspberry Pi PiSwitch for power on/off (USB C version for modernness’ sake)
        • Micro USB male to USB C female adapter
        • USB C extension cord

        Video:

        • mini HDMI male to HDMI female right-angle adapter
        • HDMI extension cord

        Control (waiting for these to arrive):

        • USB OTG micro male->USB A female right-angle adapter
        • Plugable USB splitter cable (for the joystick to plug into internally plus to run an extra jack to the outside for player 2)
        • USB extension cord

        Basically that particular fight stick opens very neatly and includes a decent amount of open space where the Pi Zero can fit along with a big (~7x120mm) slot out the front that the cable goes out. Once I get all the right cables run, it should be easy peasy. The 3D printed part is mostly to keep it from just having three little cable jacks hanging loose out the front, but if you’re not a neat freak, you can get it done with 2-3 online orders and an afternoon.

          • EvilBit@lemmy.world
            1·
            3 months ago

            Let me know if you try it! I’m pretty excited. I’m setting Retropie to boot straight into a selection of arcade games on MAME so you’ll just plug in power, plug in HDMI to whatever TV, press the button, and after ~2 minutes of boot, you can fire up Golden Axe or Darkstalkers.