Displaced Gamers
@displacedgamers.bsky.social
Super nerdy YouTube videos about gaming, computers, and more.
Maybe I will post more about old computers here. Hmm.
http://youtube.com/DisplacedGamers
Maybe I will post more about old computers here. Hmm.
http://youtube.com/DisplacedGamers
Low lighting in the room, a CRT, and some DOS gaming. Photos cannot do this setup justice.
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Low lighting in the room, a CRT, and some DOS gaming. Photos cannot do this setup justice.
Have you ever played Commando on the NES?
Ever notice how the scrolling seems to jump and jitter as you move up the screen?
WHY does it do that!?
Let's find out! New Behind the Code:
youtu.be/OauZmS0Klxw
Ever notice how the scrolling seems to jump and jitter as you move up the screen?
WHY does it do that!?
Let's find out! New Behind the Code:
youtu.be/OauZmS0Klxw
The Jumpy Scrolling and Graphical Glitches of NES Commando - Behind the Code
YouTube video by Displaced Gamers
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February 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Have you ever played Commando on the NES?
Ever notice how the scrolling seems to jump and jitter as you move up the screen?
WHY does it do that!?
Let's find out! New Behind the Code:
youtu.be/OauZmS0Klxw
Ever notice how the scrolling seems to jump and jitter as you move up the screen?
WHY does it do that!?
Let's find out! New Behind the Code:
youtu.be/OauZmS0Klxw
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Back on the topic of Pilotwings, even without looking into the code, we can see how the regular vehicles and the "bonus" characters likely reuse code w/ similar/identical controls, propulsion, viewpoints, etc. (Bonus stages can also be accessed by hacking the Debug mode back into the game.)
January 30, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Back on the topic of Pilotwings, even without looking into the code, we can see how the regular vehicles and the "bonus" characters likely reuse code w/ similar/identical controls, propulsion, viewpoints, etc. (Bonus stages can also be accessed by hacking the Debug mode back into the game.)
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I feel ppl don't give SNES Pilotwings much thought, but it's one of my most-played games. I would love to transform the game into what it once was, the unreleased Dragonfly. We can get a taste in the heli stage (108048) using Action Replay code 7E0CAB02- you get zippy dragonfly controls and missiles
January 29, 2026 at 12:47 AM
I feel ppl don't give SNES Pilotwings much thought, but it's one of my most-played games. I would love to transform the game into what it once was, the unreleased Dragonfly. We can get a taste in the heli stage (108048) using Action Replay code 7E0CAB02- you get zippy dragonfly controls and missiles
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I spent a bunch of time getting this juuuuust right. It's the ending of a video I'm working on. Since it's at the very end it'll probably be seen by like 20% of viewers
I was working on it instead of doing the more impactful but super boring task of going through the video to add visuals and b-roll
I was working on it instead of doing the more impactful but super boring task of going through the video to add visuals and b-roll
January 22, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I spent a bunch of time getting this juuuuust right. It's the ending of a video I'm working on. Since it's at the very end it'll probably be seen by like 20% of viewers
I was working on it instead of doing the more impactful but super boring task of going through the video to add visuals and b-roll
I was working on it instead of doing the more impactful but super boring task of going through the video to add visuals and b-roll
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I don't want to alarm you or anything, but we've got @displacedgamers.bsky.social on this Sunday's Retro Repair Roundup!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsRp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsRp...
Displayed Gamers - Retro Repair Roundup 91
YouTube video by Retro Repair Roundup
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January 4, 2026 at 3:02 AM
I don't want to alarm you or anything, but we've got @displacedgamers.bsky.social on this Sunday's Retro Repair Roundup!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsRp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsRp...
So many thoughts - I cannot express them in so few words. Feeling the loss of people we've never met demonstrates the impact they've had. Sometimes we don't realize it until after they leave us.
Thank you for The Computer Chronicles, Stewart Cheifet.
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
Thank you for The Computer Chronicles, Stewart Cheifet.
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
Stewart Cheifet Obituary December 28, 2025 - Goldsteins Funeral
View Stewart Cheifet's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
So many thoughts - I cannot express them in so few words. Feeling the loss of people we've never met demonstrates the impact they've had. Sometimes we don't realize it until after they leave us.
Thank you for The Computer Chronicles, Stewart Cheifet.
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
Thank you for The Computer Chronicles, Stewart Cheifet.
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
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Sunsoft's Journey to Silius (0/13) I posted this on other social media a long time ago, so I think it's time for a refresh:
SSS: The title used in the time between The Terminator and Journey to Silius
SSS: The title used in the time between The Terminator and Journey to Silius
December 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Sunsoft's Journey to Silius (0/13) I posted this on other social media a long time ago, so I think it's time for a refresh:
SSS: The title used in the time between The Terminator and Journey to Silius
SSS: The title used in the time between The Terminator and Journey to Silius
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Journey to Silius ([new thread] 7/13): OK, I don't see how this unused mech-brain boss of Stage 3 fit into the Terminator concept, but it's really interesting. Tile arrangements are just my guess as to how it fit together.
December 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Journey to Silius ([new thread] 7/13): OK, I don't see how this unused mech-brain boss of Stage 3 fit into the Terminator concept, but it's really interesting. Tile arrangements are just my guess as to how it fit together.
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🎉BIG NEWS🎉
Super Sunny World, my NES platformer, is entering the final stages of development!
So, it's time for a PRIVATE BETA!
If you would like to give feedback and log bugs, please sign up using this link!
Beta Testing will being the new year!
forms.gle/1sFGnaQiMZpF...
Super Sunny World, my NES platformer, is entering the final stages of development!
So, it's time for a PRIVATE BETA!
If you would like to give feedback and log bugs, please sign up using this link!
Beta Testing will being the new year!
forms.gle/1sFGnaQiMZpF...
December 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
🎉BIG NEWS🎉
Super Sunny World, my NES platformer, is entering the final stages of development!
So, it's time for a PRIVATE BETA!
If you would like to give feedback and log bugs, please sign up using this link!
Beta Testing will being the new year!
forms.gle/1sFGnaQiMZpF...
Super Sunny World, my NES platformer, is entering the final stages of development!
So, it's time for a PRIVATE BETA!
If you would like to give feedback and log bugs, please sign up using this link!
Beta Testing will being the new year!
forms.gle/1sFGnaQiMZpF...
So I found another GeForce4 ti 4200 for a great price at a local surplus store. Gave it a dice roll.
… and now I have two cards with problems. Haha… ha.
… and now I have two cards with problems. Haha… ha.
So it turns out I may need to replace this RAM and possibly another chip on the opposite side of the PCB.
And boy, does the “I don’t have the equipment for this” feeling hit hard.
And boy, does the “I don’t have the equipment for this” feeling hit hard.
Oh yeah. No microscope used. Take that.
Image artifacting after maybe 8 tests, though.
Fan sounds like it is destroying itself, and there are capacitors hanging off the card, but you know…
(I guess I need a 1500uf with… something voltage rating. Or a full recap. Need a decoder for that writing)
Image artifacting after maybe 8 tests, though.
Fan sounds like it is destroying itself, and there are capacitors hanging off the card, but you know…
(I guess I need a 1500uf with… something voltage rating. Or a full recap. Need a decoder for that writing)
December 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
So I found another GeForce4 ti 4200 for a great price at a local surplus store. Gave it a dice roll.
… and now I have two cards with problems. Haha… ha.
… and now I have two cards with problems. Haha… ha.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Voodoo2 Cards Are Dying! Do This Before It's Too Late!
YouTube video by Bits und Bolts
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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I was switching between Famicom & PCE/TG16 games and was annoyed at how PCE screens were shifted to the left compared to Fami. So I did some measurements: the Fami's active pixels start ~7.6us after the end of HSync while the PCE's can be 7.0us (early) or 8.47us (late), but never the same as Fami :/
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I was switching between Famicom & PCE/TG16 games and was annoyed at how PCE screens were shifted to the left compared to Fami. So I did some measurements: the Fami's active pixels start ~7.6us after the end of HSync while the PCE's can be 7.0us (early) or 8.47us (late), but never the same as Fami :/
VLB VGA card #4 arrived. Trident 9440.
With jumper set to <= 33 MHz, DOOM and Quake froze at launch, sadly. I jumpered to > 33, and everything was stable. My motherboard has some really tight settings from using the Cirrus Logic, so I may relax those and jumper back to <= 33 at next opportunity.
With jumper set to <= 33 MHz, DOOM and Quake froze at launch, sadly. I jumpered to > 33, and everything was stable. My motherboard has some really tight settings from using the Cirrus Logic, so I may relax those and jumper back to <= 33 at next opportunity.
October 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
VLB VGA card #4 arrived. Trident 9440.
With jumper set to <= 33 MHz, DOOM and Quake froze at launch, sadly. I jumpered to > 33, and everything was stable. My motherboard has some really tight settings from using the Cirrus Logic, so I may relax those and jumper back to <= 33 at next opportunity.
With jumper set to <= 33 MHz, DOOM and Quake froze at launch, sadly. I jumpered to > 33, and everything was stable. My motherboard has some really tight settings from using the Cirrus Logic, so I may relax those and jumper back to <= 33 at next opportunity.
Ridley, Kraid, and Mother Brain Life Support slow down! But why?
Let's do a performance dive to answer this question and also find out why scrolling seems to lag when Samus is flipping through the air... but in reality does not!
Part 2 of Metroid Lag - youtu.be/1oCE-hYT3LY
Let's do a performance dive to answer this question and also find out why scrolling seems to lag when Samus is flipping through the air... but in reality does not!
Part 2 of Metroid Lag - youtu.be/1oCE-hYT3LY
NES Metroid - Lag of the Bosses and Scrolling Jitters - Metroid Lag Part 2
YouTube video by Displaced Gamers
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Ridley, Kraid, and Mother Brain Life Support slow down! But why?
Let's do a performance dive to answer this question and also find out why scrolling seems to lag when Samus is flipping through the air... but in reality does not!
Part 2 of Metroid Lag - youtu.be/1oCE-hYT3LY
Let's do a performance dive to answer this question and also find out why scrolling seems to lag when Samus is flipping through the air... but in reality does not!
Part 2 of Metroid Lag - youtu.be/1oCE-hYT3LY
Turns out Sound Blaster Re:imagine is sadly what we kinda knew it would be.
September 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Turns out Sound Blaster Re:imagine is sadly what we kinda knew it would be.
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Happy birthday to the MOS 6502! It was 50 years ago today that people were able to buy their first samples of the chip from a jar in a hotel room at WESCON.
Here's my oldest 6502 from the 52nd week of 1975. Still works perfectly!
Here's my oldest 6502 from the 52nd week of 1975. Still works perfectly!
September 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Happy birthday to the MOS 6502! It was 50 years ago today that people were able to buy their first samples of the chip from a jar in a hotel room at WESCON.
Here's my oldest 6502 from the 52nd week of 1975. Still works perfectly!
Here's my oldest 6502 from the 52nd week of 1975. Still works perfectly!
Found this while cleaning out the basement at a family member’s house. Any of my computer buddies here on bsky use one before?
September 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Found this while cleaning out the basement at a family member’s house. Any of my computer buddies here on bsky use one before?
So it turns out I may need to replace this RAM and possibly another chip on the opposite side of the PCB.
And boy, does the “I don’t have the equipment for this” feeling hit hard.
And boy, does the “I don’t have the equipment for this” feeling hit hard.
Oh yeah. No microscope used. Take that.
Image artifacting after maybe 8 tests, though.
Fan sounds like it is destroying itself, and there are capacitors hanging off the card, but you know…
(I guess I need a 1500uf with… something voltage rating. Or a full recap. Need a decoder for that writing)
Image artifacting after maybe 8 tests, though.
Fan sounds like it is destroying itself, and there are capacitors hanging off the card, but you know…
(I guess I need a 1500uf with… something voltage rating. Or a full recap. Need a decoder for that writing)
September 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
So it turns out I may need to replace this RAM and possibly another chip on the opposite side of the PCB.
And boy, does the “I don’t have the equipment for this” feeling hit hard.
And boy, does the “I don’t have the equipment for this” feeling hit hard.
Well, it is time for that once every five years cleaning, I suppose.
September 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Well, it is time for that once every five years cleaning, I suppose.
Do flux pens “expire,” really?
..y… yes.
..y… yes.
September 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Do flux pens “expire,” really?
..y… yes.
..y… yes.
Guess who ordered an entire set of surface mount caps only to realize he used the wrong measurements...
Well... I guess I will try that again. Might as well include some new flux, desoldering braid, and other items in the order this time.
Well... I guess I will try that again. Might as well include some new flux, desoldering braid, and other items in the order this time.
August 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Guess who ordered an entire set of surface mount caps only to realize he used the wrong measurements...
Well... I guess I will try that again. Might as well include some new flux, desoldering braid, and other items in the order this time.
Well... I guess I will try that again. Might as well include some new flux, desoldering braid, and other items in the order this time.
I think I may have reached the point in life when I need a microscope for fine soldering work. If you have any recommendations, lemme know.
August 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I think I may have reached the point in life when I need a microscope for fine soldering work. If you have any recommendations, lemme know.