This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in LONG PULLS
As of right now, I have 118 Sega games loaded + 17 NES games + 17 SNES games — and I probably have enough internal storage on the Sega Mini left for adding another 50+ games. In other words, hacking a Sega Mini is a pretty perfect project if you’re an old millennial trying to get through a global pandemic.
“Get out of bed, clean your house, put on some nice clothes, and take care of yourself. Do anything you can to establish routine if you don’t have one right now.”
“There’s definitely something different about listening to an album all the way through, having the physical copy with J-card/liner notes to check out and learn about the artist, and knowing I’m supporting the artist more directly.”
“If you're in an area with a COVID-19 outbreak, follow the guidance of public health experts!”
“We should all appreciate the incredible moon in our orbit, a friend that returns in form — if the clouds allow — every 29 days; does not float away; does not get too close; and stays right where we can just see, wonder, and enjoy.”
“Everything is always in motion, coming and going, be it what we see, hear, smell, taste or feel, and our thoughts are the same. Learning to let them come and go and not identifying with them so much has been hugely beneficial to me and to many other people before me.”
“I’m a big fan of obsolete technology in general, and much like the satisfying whirl of a cassette, or the warming crackle of a record, I’ve really missed the thump and clatter of an old typewriter.”
“Eating some ancient grains and throwing away most of your possessions.”
“If the thoughts and choices that originally flowed unobstructed now bring up red flags or hard questions, invest some time in trying to figure them out. We can’t go back to how it was. ‘Back to normal’ doesn’t exist any more. Embrace the change, it’s for the better.”
“Your job is not your life. Your boss is not your friend. Try and find a healthy balance when you can and be willing to make changes when you can't.”
My personal list of 10 games that I’d recommend adding to your hacked Sega Mini if you’re an old millennial like me who pretty much stopped playing video games in the late 90s but is now looking to revisit that golden era of gaming with hard-to-impress 2020 glasses on.
