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How do I get used to using a mouse and keyboard instead of a controller? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 days ago by daggermoon@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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Is there some sort of secret? No matter what sensitivity my mouse is set to I seem to get stuck when turning. On a controller I can turn completely in a circle, but not with a mouse unless i'm missing something. I'm willing to accept that I might be an idiot. But seriously how to people do it? It just feels so unatural. Sorry if this is a dumb question, because I think it's a dumb question too.

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[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When I moved from Canada to the UK, my now wife and I had our very first actual fight. She didn't understand why I wasn't willing to give away or sell off my game collection. I have NES, SNES, N64, OG Xbox, 360, PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, Vita, GB-DMG, GBC, GBA, DS and 3DS. With a load of games for each one. It was when she was helping do research on reasonable value for all of them for insurance to ship it all she finally got why I wasn't willing to sell it and try and rebuild the collection over here.

[–] JakobFel@retrolemmy.com 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, a lot of people don't seem to understand just how valuable our retro game collection can be. A lot of people think it's just about holding onto the past, but it's more than that. Not to mention the fact that the games you really loved for the consoles you really loved can hold very deep sentimental value that you shouldn't be forced to give up.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago

Yeah, a lot of people don't seem to understand just how valuable our retro game collection can be.

The monetary values were what convinced her...but

A lot of people think it's just about holding onto the past, but it's more than that. Not to mention the fact that the games you really loved for the consoles you really loved can hold very deep sentimental value that you shouldn't be forced to give up.

I couldn't give a fuck about the money. Some of those consoles were gifts from now long dead relatives. Some of the games I have memories of playing with friends who passed away, or we drifted apart. That collection is like a story, every game in it has held a special place in my life. Be it having a session with my younger siblings on a week night, trying to be super quiet because dad told us to go to sleep 2 hours ago. Or trying to beat Masa and Mune in chrono trigger with Brandon every day after school, handing the controller back and forth. Or having our little minds blown that we had to physically switch the controller to beat Psycho Mantis.

It's a huge part of who I am, and when I said I would rather stay in Canada than ditch my collection? It hurts that she only understood when she found out what it was "worth."
We've had long chats about it since, and she gets it now. Took a while though...