Chris Grant (bsky @charstring.com)

I already do an A+ job at avoiding this place but I'm beyond uncomfortable continuing to support the richest man in the world creating a haven for hate speech. So find me at Mastodon for now. I'll barely post and have no engagement there either. Join me!!!

Hire Allegra 👀

For father's day, I would like nothing more than to make space in MiSTer Addon's HQ, but I need your help! This is the best sale I've ever offered. Does the idea of saving $100 off a MiSTer kit interest you? Now's your chance. Please share :) misteraddons.com/blogs/news/fat…

@Papapishu @retronauts god that makes me feel so old

Never seen the full cut of the How Many Licks commercial and it's screwing with me. He asks like two other guys. There's a Peter Lorre-coded Fox. What the hell.

@wizzomafizzo Thx for making it, I love it

@iequalshane @_GeekMan_ Have one coming tomorrow AM from the same spot! 👀

It's arrived! Now to disassemble a sliding glass door to get it into the basement... Thanks @_GeekMan_!

@HG_101 Yup!

@HG_101 Wild, lots of arcade memories from this mall ... three decades ago 😭

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@MisterAddons @AzumFpg @topapate Dang, wild ride. Got my first unit in Jan 2020 ... just in time, lol. Next up: Mistercade! Thx for the hustle and creativity, looking forward to whatever is next.

Warning: long, sappy post, followed by giveaway! When I got into MiSTer in 2018, the list of cores I was interested in was very small. The most notable cores were NES, Amiga, and Genesis. Game Boy came out around that time as well. Thanks to developers like @AzumFpg, @topapate, @srg320_, @wickerwaka and many more, we now have even more incredible cores, such as GBA, Neo-Geo, CPS, M92, PlayStation, Saturn, and more. These pluck at my 90's-era heartstrings. I received my BS in Electrical Engineering in 2010 and a Masters of Engineering in Modeling and Simulation in 2017. The first 11 years of my career were devoted to electromagnetic test and evaluation (lightning and EMP), and the latter part has been in management. MiSTer gave me an opportunity to dust of my EE skills, learn the ropes of running a web store (previous experience was a photography business), make some mistakes, and grow a social media following. Seriously, how did I just pass 12k followers!? Why do you punish yourselves? haha MiSTer is preservation in its most pure form: open source. There may be shinier, more polished FPGA solutions, but when the hardware dies, or the companies close, the body of knowledge powering the devices die with it. MiSTer owes much of its DNA to the MiST project. As hardware limits are reached, it's inevitable that new hardware will fill its place. This will be true for MiSTer as well ;) I've noticed a bizarre anti-MiSTer sentiment that's permeated the retro gaming scene in the last 3 months. I have my suspicions as to why, but let's just say some people dislike things they can't control. Is MiSTer perfect? Absolutely not. Is it exactly the way I want it to be? Also, no. But is it the most streamlined and accurate way to play I choose to play games? Unequivocally, yes. HDMI, CRT, USB, original gamepads, minimal latency, constantly updated, and simple. As some doors close, new ones open. I've been called nearly everything imaginable but I don't take it to heart. I'm proud of my customer relations and try to spread positivity to an increasingly negative retro gaming landscape. To further this effort, I've openly sponsored 3 incredible gaming news channels: @lu_source, @VEsoterica, and @PixelCNinja. These channels have been 100% above board with their sponsorship. If you're a content creator looking to partner, reach out! Lastly, thank you for the incredible 5 years of progression and development. I create products that I wish existed, but don't, be they passively cooled aluminum MiSTer armor, the best way to integrate MiSTer into a JAMMA arcade cabinet, an extremely versatile controller adapter, or USB PD products for your original gaming consoles. I'm on the verge of releasing a flurry of new products, including new IO boards, Sega Genesis link cables, controller adapters and harnesses, and more! As a thank you, I'm giving away a full MiSTer Armor kit. Winner gets their choice of color (Beyond Black, Graphic Gold, Growler Green, Cyber Cyan, Punk Pink, or Bolt Blue) and IO board type (analog or digital). To enter: 1) Follow me on Twitter 2) Sign up for an account on misteraddons.com 3) Like and retweet this post Winner will be announced in 1 week. Remind me if I get sidetracked haha. P.S. I know people have strong feelings about Twitter Blue, but imagine reading this spread across 10 posts. No thanks.

Super fucking Mario!!!!!

@aramjabbari @MisterAddons X years ago I took apart all of my N64 sticks, and remolded the bowls with epoxy. Iirc it wasn't too hard, depending on how far gone the sticks are. That said, a perfect n64 stick is still pretty shit so a drop-in replacement not a bad idea. 8bitdo has one

All Reflex Adapt orders shipping out today! The OLED display really does unlock lots of possibilities. In JogCon mode, the sub-mode, force, sensitivity, and range are visible for real time adjustment. Next batch due in October so sign up for notifications! misteraddons.com/products/refle…

Going live w/ @TaraLongest and @RussFrushtick in a minute, come hang (and donate!)

It’s that time again: POLYGON IS DOING A CHARITY STREAM! Starting Aug. 3 at noon EDT, we’ll be streaming for 24 hours to support @FosterLove! Subscribe to twitch.tv/polygon and turn on notifications! #Polygonathon2023

@JackInacker @WillEvans215 kinda sometimes

@chrisgrant @WillEvans215 yo, u still writing bout games?

@jongeeting @WillEvans215 @DPearsonPHL I put probably 600 miles on that thing before adding a motor, mostly full of kids. A generous gear ratio is your friend here!

@WillEvans215 @DPearsonPHL I once saw @chrisgrant biking with 4 kids in his cargo bike on Girard Ave and know that’s from before he got the battery put on

The “cheating” idea is so stupid to me, the point of biking is not always exercise! Often the point is just getting from point A to point B

@LegsFrank @nytimes Where my 43 yr olds at

POKÉMON LOVERS: looking to talk to a 10 year old, 23 year old, and 33 year old about their affection for ash and pikachu for @nytimes story 👀 if that's you (or someone you know), DMs are open!

@aegies @dz @Polygon Still here! 😬

congrats @Polygon!!! thinking back, still one of the fave things i worked on: polygon.com/a/ps4-review

@dz Sure ... except you keep looking younger

@chrisgrant congrats!!!!! we're both old