PerfectDark @ PerfectDark @lemmy.world

That girl who plays Steam Deck and writes about gaming + Linux a *lot*

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Forgive any formatting or typos, this one ended up quite lengthy (and reading over it...length for what reason?!), but as ever - thanks to all for letting me share these kinds of posts with you!

Forgive any formatting or typos, this one ended up quite lengthy (and reading over it...length for what reason?!), but as ever - thanks to all for letting me share these kinds of posts with you!

And don't forget his alternative to Discord - his Revolt server is here too, which is so fun, but maybe I am biased :)

I hope this help, then!

:)

I'm going to send a link of this comment to Gardiner, I know he'll be so happy it has helped someone!

Glad you enjoyed it :)

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Having personally used RetroDECK for a loooooong time now and nothing else for emulation? I can swear by it :)

Thank you!!!

It's pretty easy if you want to try it. Both can coexist happily if say, you put all of RetroDECK on a micro SD card (the roms, emulators, bios, mods, texture packs etc all live on the SD card)

I've seen a lot try it out next to EmuDeck, and then make their mind up that way!

Like most with a Steam Deck, I started with EmuDeck. It's fine, and clearly used by the vast, vast majority but like you I just had my issues with it.

I had 3 emulators installed and the data (stored in like 289745873407 difference folders in obscure places) was around 32GBs. I love that RetroDECK can exist solely on the SD card, with no problems with performance at all. And that radial dial?! Magic!

I'm glad you enjoyed this :)

I appreciate you even bothering to go to the effort of sharing it around.

Thank you so much :)

Oh I'd already posted it there also! Up to you if you want to remove it, but I always post to games and SteamDeck on Lemmy!

But thank you :)

• Sign up for a month for their free trial, use an email mask if you're so inclined
• Claim the games, which again - you get to keep forever
• Cancel the subscription

Rinse and repeat. Literally the definition of free. And don't act like I didn't remind users that this is done via an Amazon Prime subscription, there is no subterfuge here.

Thanks for the tip for those new to this!

I seem to have injured some people, I get the stance on Amazon - no one likes the megacorps. But if you're subscribed, I can't see how 'free' GOG games are a bad thing to anyone.

Appreciate your comment in here :)

How on earth does this lock you in?

Oh my gosh, that's very kind of you!!! I'm just glad you enjoyed it, because I love writing these!

It's far too kind of you to even refer to this in the same sentence as game journalism :P

Oh that's lovely!!!

If you're interested, I'm also in a fun Revolt server, where you can find me lurking most days too (if you wanna join Linux, FOSS, gaming chats and the like!!!)

You can find a link to a discussion post here on Lemmy about that server, if you wanna read more!

But even if not, I'm so glad you enjoyed this :) :) :)

I'll ask Eben for you!

You can always check ProtonDB to get an idea of the settings and experiences Steam Deck users have had! The link is here

I'm so glad!!!

It's SO bright and colorful and pretty, and it really is a lovely combination of genres. I think I got it from GOG, maybe it was redeemed on Epic, but I played it a few months ago and fell head over heels for it. Feels perfect on a handheld, too!

Funny you mention Persona 5!

Its the one game I'm sucked in to on my CFW Switch at the moment!