No game consoles and limited internet access make Bonnie something something… Go crazy? Don’t mind if I do!
As loyal Heroine Sheik readers may remember, my upcoming move to La Belle France isn’t the first time I’ve picked up and headed across the pond. Last year, I lived in Ireland for five months–and let me tell you, I learned my gaming lesson. “Oh, I don’t need my consoles. They’re hard to pack, and it’s only a semester. I’ll still have my DS. And there’s always Second Life…”
Okay, Second Life is a great place for research. But five months of Second Life, on a campus that didn’t even officially allow online gaming? OMG, I almost gauged my eyes out with the corners of my own laptop. That’s why, this time, Scott and I have invested in an adapter that let’s us play our American consoles–Wii, PS2, you’re going to Europe!–on our macs. No, our new apartment doesn’t have a TV. No, the adapter may not work perfectly. But gosh darn it, I am not spending another hunk of European life dreaming about my consoles.
Anyone use one of these adapters before? Thumbs up? Horror stories? Maybe I don’t want to know…
September 21st, 2007 at 6:54 am
I know this is just me, but I’d have no problem playing SL for five months, or longer.
At the risk of running off-topic, but I’ve found some really good roleplaying sims in SL. My latest discovery is an rp sim based on the Anita Blake books (if you haven’t read them, I HIGHLY recommend them).
For me, SL is like roleplaying nirvana, so most of my free time is spent there.
September 21st, 2007 at 8:55 am
Do you mean a power adapter? Or an ntsc to pal converter?
September 21st, 2007 at 2:55 pm
What’s Bonnie’s referring to is the Elgato eyeTV Hybrid, a small, USB-drive-sized device that accepts composite or analog signals and displays them on a Mac.
It’s meant for video recording, but the recording functionality can be disabled for display at something reportedly close to zero latency.
September 22nd, 2007 at 1:07 pm
Thank you, Scott, for actually knowing things :).