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Id like to play it just because this guy is actually living in that world for 19 years and its facinating

Am I the only one who finds it really hard to fathom that it's 19 years? Almost two decades. I don't think I can find a single device that I had 19 years ago, but this takes continuity and dedication to a whole new level.

I've still got a Casio QV-10 digital camera from 19 years ago (no idea if it works) but I suspect that's probably the only gadget I've got.

Garmin eMap from 1999 is probably the second closest.

I've got an Atari Lynx somewhere from about 19 years ago. It was a current(ish) console then. I imagine that this game is more the result of a 19-year journey in procedural space games than a game 19 years in development.

My old man still has his first computer, a ZX-81.

Tried to get it working a few years ago, but couldn't get it to display on the TV. Wasn't sure if it was even powered on because the thing has no lights on it, it was prior to LEDs being commonplace. I didn't have an oscilloscope or the skills to debug it.

Having just finished off 4th year embedded systems I'm probably a bit more qualified to debug it now than I was in high school.

> My old man still has his first computer, a ZX-81.

And now I feel old because that was my first computer too.

I have an original GameBoy which is about that age. Still works, still fun to play, but I need to replace the savegame batteries inside the cartridges.

> the savegame batteries inside the cartridge

:o. Thanks, I've learned something new today! I didn't knew the cartridges had battery-powered memory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROM_cartridge#/media/File:Poke...

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