TIL I can .collect into a String, which is nice. Also new thing I don't understand: I have the exact same code in two places to take some iterable and make it a number, but the iterables are not the same and I am can't understand how to extract a common function, need more thinking.
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2025 gaming backlog 42 - Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade (GBA)The first FE to make it to the EU, and one I've wanted to beat for decades. Absolutely excellent story and writing, but good grief is it hard! Definitely a great tactics rpg, and holds up beautifully. #gaming #retroGaming #rpg #fireemblem
Saving the Masters of the Elements From Getting Lost to Time: Epilogue.Every journey comes to an end, and this is the end of a very personal journey that started back in May 2025. I finally proudly present: The patch files required to play โMasters of the Elementsโ on Windows 2000 and higher, up to Windows 11.https://fabulous.systems/posts/2025/10/saving-the-masters-of-the-elements-epilogue/#retrogaming #retrocomputing
Super Mario Advance is a remake of Super Mario Bros. 2 developed by Nintendo Research & Development 2 as a launch title for the Game Boy Advance, released in Japan in March 2001 and in North America and Europe in June of the same year. Super Mario Advance also contains a remake of the original Mario Bros. arcade game.๐งต 1/3#RetroTrivia #retrogaming #gaming