• Korhaka@sopuli.xyz
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    1 day ago

    There are options that don’t involve buying. Open source games exist.

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      1 day ago

      I’m talking about the hardware. “not buying” that and getting away with it is quite a bit harder than for software.

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        1 day ago

        Cheaper hardware also exists, raspberry pi can run loads of games. Could even run old flash games on it.

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          11 hours ago

          Pis (Pi’s? Pi-s?) are cool, but it seems like overkill in this case. A second-hand thinkpad should be accessible enough, both cost-wise and difficulty-wise.

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            11 hours ago

            Yeah that also works. Still want to make a briefcase pi some day. Power everything by USB and stick a few powerbanks in there so it would run for days. It’s also easier to fix any broken part compared to a laptop. Made with some padding and it should be reasonably impact resistant too.