A lot of these past two weeks has been about building out this site. Ever since I got the Dataview Publish plugin, I've been able to build my system out in such a way that I'm pretty happy about the direction of the garden as a whole. So that's cool! Anyways, I bring up all that to say that I have lots of stuff this newsletter. So let's get to the stuff! ## Interesting Stuff ### [Retrosizer](https://retrosizer.com/?miyoo-mini:4,129&rg-280v:77,129&gba:163,129&steam-deck:4,4&rg-40xxh:2,230&rg-34xx:176,224~gba) A cool website where you can compare and contrast the size of various consoles and controllers! The link above is one I pre-generated with a screenshot of **Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced**. Feel free to play around with it! ### [The GBA Pixel Book](https://www.bitmapbooks.com/products/the-gba-pixel-book) Haven't grabbed this yet, but what I've seen in the preview art is gorgeous. I think there's a lot to be appreciated about the chunky sprite-work on the GBA! ## Planted Recently ### [[Review - Anbernic 34XX]] A review of a silly little tech toy! ### [[Thoughts on the TrimUI Brick]] Another review of a silly little tech toy! ### [[Less Doomscrolling More Silly Lil Tech Toys]] The explanation for my obsession with silly little tech toys! ### [[The Endgame is Fun]] Some thoughts on what you actually *get* out of playing a game. ### [[What is Stopping Me Right Now]] An important question to ask myself lately! ### [[Remember When We Used to Find Apps]] I do! I miss it fr. ## Media Corner ### Games Finished: - [[Metroid Fusion]] - [[The Legend of Zelda - The Minish Cap]] Playing: - [[Treasure of the Rudras]] - Ender Magnolia - Bloom in the Mist ### TV/Film - [[The First Omen]] - [[Baby Assassins - Nice Days]] - [[Red Rooms]] ### Music - **Shout it Loud** - Scudelia Electro - **I'm Coming Home** - ASADI - **Gunblaze Assault** - Miami Nights 1981 - **Virtual Novel** - Saturn Genesis ## Status Update This past week was tough! But after I send this out I'm gonna build my Mario & Luigi LEGO set so all is good. And I'm happier with my garden more than ever. And I have an awesome wife. So yeah, pretty good thankfully! ## Signing Off That's all for now! I hope you're having a relaxing end of your week. Hit the ko-fi link below if you like and want to support this letter, and if you wanna chat I'm on [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/taniyn.quest)! https://ko-fi.com/barquq