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I wish I had a retro handheld enthusiast friend IRL (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 days ago by kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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I really wish I had an IRL friend that was into retro handhelds just like I am.

We could sit on the couch, hang out and play and show off our games and devices to eachother. Show how we've progressed in our games. Infodump about the weirdest facts related to Gameboys, DSs, emulator handhelds and so on.

But, I don't have any IRL friends who are at all interested in this stuff.

I'm sad :(

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[–] PerfectDark@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Hey there, kuiskaaja!

I know this isn't the 'IRL' part of things, but I had a couple people who I chatted to a bunch who desperately wanted the same thing, except...online. After recommending a bunch of options, in the end I revived an old (and abandoned) Discord server we had, and invited all my friends from the retro handheld scene there.

  • Russ (RGC)
  • Gamma (GammaOS)
  • WhatCookie (RPCS3)
  • Mothrip (Cocoon)
  • ChrisCovers (Retroid)
  • Camille (Eden)
  • Nathan (iiSU)

...and just so, so, so many more. All the developers and creators I know joined in. So if you do want a (very small!) space to chat about handhelds with others, send me a DM and I'll send you an invite :)