“Why did you just put rice in your underwear, babe?”

“Oh, for fuck sake.”

In case I forget, I can give you the gist (all the extension cords are internal just to get the jacks exposed outside the case):

Main hardware:

• HORI Fighting Stick Alpha (Xbox version)
• Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with RetroPie pre-built image on a 32 GB microSD
• custom 3D printed port bracket (printing a test of this right now)
• I might need to print some internal structures too, but for now I’m just going to jam it all in there.

Power:

• Raspberry Pi PiSwitch for power on/off (USB C version for modernness’ sake)
• USB C to micro USB adapter
• USB C extension cord

Video:

• mini HDMI to HDMI right-angle adapter
• HDMI extension cord

Control (waiting for these to arrive):

• USB OTG micro->USB A right-angle adapter
• Plugable USB splitter cable (for the joystick to plug into internally plus to run an extra jack to the outside for player 2)
• USB extension cord

Basically that particular fight stick opens very neatly and includes a decent amount of open space where the Pi Zero can fit along with a big (~7x120mm) slot out the front that the cable goes out. Once I get all the right cables run, it should be easy peasy. The 3D printed part is mostly to keep it from just having three little cable jacks hanging loose out the front, but if you’re not a neat freak, you can get it done with 2-3 online orders and an afternoon.

This right here. I’m getting more and more disillusioned with my consoles, more into indies, and way into retro. I’m currently working on a self-contained arcade stick with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W in it that will have USB and HDMI on the outside so I can teach my 12-year-old stepson what it’s like to get his ass beaten in Street Fighter II.

I also got us a Retron 3 HD and I regularly scour the local retro shops for good NES/SNES/Genesis games. He’s currently obsessed with Dragon Warrior 1.

Was this game named by an AI?

I saw it when I was in my early twenties and I’d never seen it before. But tons of pop culture had made jokes of everything in the movie and I expected it to just be a laugh.

The film did such a good job developing dread and helplessness that I forgot all about the jokes.

I think you and I share a fondness for the lightweight spook-house style like Conjuring, Smile, etc. Just in it for the freaky.

Wow you have some fun ahead of you. And from what you’ve said, despite a few (strong) disagreements, I think you have great taste.

The Exorcist Version You’ve Never Seen just adds some deleted scenes back into the mix. A common complaint is that it escalates too quickly as a result, but damn if it didn’t stick with me.

Blair Witch is a real divisive one but if it hits, it hits RIGHT.

Paranormal Activity is in my pantheon of game changers. It’s not perfect (Micah can fuck off forever please) but the way it established the day/night safe/scary cycle only to violate it at the end was a master stroke.

Ouija is just the best creepy Flanagan film for me, but I think my favorite of his is actually Oculus. I love that it’s legitimately trying to avoid the pitfall of dying from dumb decisions by starting off with “let’s study the shit out of this evil”. I also adore Doctor Sleep and Haunting of Hill House.

The It miniseries scared the hell out of me as a child so I can’t promise it’ll be as good now. I thought Chapter 1 was really solid and creepy but the second one dropped the ball really hard.

It’s an interesting movie. In a lot of ways it’s annoying or underwhelming and not much actually happens, but I actually loved the ending.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on anything new you try! Or if you have opinions on items in my list, even.

I would say the term “dread” comes close for me.

I don’t consider many horror movies genuinely scary. The ones I have, at various times in my life, been actually in some way frightened (or at least shook) by, in no particular order:

• The Exorcist (The Version You’ve Never Seen)
• Hereditary
• Blair Witch Project
• Paranormal Activity
• Ouija: Origin of Evil
• It (miniseries but Chapter 1 is good too)
• Lights Out (not the entire movie but it has its moments and overall a good style)
• Candyman (original)
• Poltergeist (original)
• Autopsy of Jane Doe (another poster reminded me of this one!)

Note that this does not mean these are the only GOOD horror movies. There are LOTS that I consider masterpieces that just aren’t strictly all that scary.

They’re not definitively not pellets.

An eel is a fish that isn’t fish-shaped.

It’s really good. David Dastmalchian is a treasure.

OceanGate, depending on your goals.

Also novel: the dong wipe shot transition.

MZD wrote some spec screenplays for a television series and sells them for $11.

https://www.markzdanielewski.com/digital-downloads/p/markzdanielewskihouseofleavesscripts

Haven’t read them yet but intend to.

This movie goes HARD. It’s not quite the level of The Sadness, but there was some dark shit in this one. It’s a good ride if you’re ready for the pain.

VERY loosely based, but yeah, at times shockingly real!

Most pirate careers were very short. Blackbeard was only active for about 2-3 years.

Also, Stede Bonnet, the “Gentleman Pirate”, is a true story, heavily fictionalized by the HBO show Our Flag Means Death (recommended viewing), of a wealthy man who literally had a midlife crisis in which he left his wife and kids, bought a boat, and became a terrible (as in very bad at pirating) pirate but who ended up sailing with Blackbeard himself. A fun story that’s worth a read.

https://www.worldhistory.org/Stede_Bonnet/