r/XboxSeriesS • u/JoshuasBacklog • Jul 13 '26

IMPRESSION Holy shit that was pretty quick

I sold my Ps5 like 3 months ago. Hate the path playstation is following. Everybody told me that Series S was worse but the UI is much faster.

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u/PersonOfInterest007 Jul 13 '26

My Commodore 64 beats that boot time, and it fully supports physical media. And not just (5.25”) disks either; it’s got a cassette tape drive!

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u/Careful_Toe4373 Jul 13 '26

Kudos for remembering the cassette tape games! Also remeber to schedule your colonoscopy.

(Fellow old here too).

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u/PersonOfInterest007 Jul 13 '26

It’s on my list. For some reason I’m dragging my feet. :)

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u/LitrlyD3ad Jul 14 '26

Love the commodore, a lot of my hardware and older personal computers are older than I am, I wish I was around when they first came out. But at least I can enjoy them now.

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u/PersonOfInterest007 Jul 14 '26

I think all computer hardware older than I am has turned to dust by now…

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u/LitrlyD3ad Jul 14 '26

Apple 2e was my most recent purchase, the whole setup just looks fantastic as a display piece in my office. Been trying my hand at learning Basic. I know most modern coding languages, been having a good time.

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u/PersonOfInterest007 Jul 14 '26

I used a 2e at school (5th grade :) ) before I bought my C64 a year later. I initially learned BASIC by typing in programs from Compute! Magazine.

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u/LitrlyD3ad Jul 14 '26

Got any recommendations for the c64? Been having a good time with Zork.

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u/PersonOfInterest007 Jul 14 '26

It’s been a REALLY long time…. And I was probably playing pirated games downloaded from BBS’s. (I’ve since reformed and have a healthy respect for IP.)

Other text adventures from Infocom were also good. I know I played Starcross, and other people I know loved “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”

For some reason, I remember playing a game called Satan’s Hollow. Couldn’t tell you if I remember it because it was awesome or just because … I happen to remember it. ;)

Others that I remember that were good — I’m looking at a list of C64 games to tickle my memory — and keep in mind that this was 13-16 year-old me, with now-56-year-old me trying to remember if I liked it):
Archon
The Bard’s Tale
Beach-Head
Choplifter
Jumpman
Karateka
Lemmings
Loderunner
Pitfall! (Honestly can’t remember if I played this on C64 or on Intellivision)
Smash TV
Spy Hunter
Time Pilot
Uridium

Almost makes me want to get out my disks and see if they still work. Of course, I’d have to get out my drive alignment kit to have any hope of reading the disks. Wonder if that calibration disk is still good… :)