porg
Active Member
Hi guys! I've been active in the community for a while now, but never used the opportunity to introduce myself to you! Here it comes! Cheers, porg
MY STORY TOWARDS THE PANDORA (Oct 2008 — June 2011)
In summer 2008, I had a well paid summer job as a version manager at Frequentis in Vienna (although I was a media designer back then, but always have been a nerd too, meanwhile got an interaction designer) and I wanted to give myself a little treat.
I was looking for a multifunctional gaming device. And my research led me to the Pandora. I ordered. Then I waited for 2.5 years...
Then at the beginning of May 2011 the Pandora arrived. As I was working on my diploma in media art at that time, I left that parcel unopened for 2 months, as I did not want any distraction!!! After graduating and receiving my academic title, I gave the Pandora as a present to myself
MY STORY WITH THE PANDORA (June 2011 — hopefully long into the future )
So far I have enjoyed some gaming on the Pandora and honestly the majority of my Pandora time with participating in community efforts by beta-testing, app/game reviews in the repo/forums, filing bug reports and writing feature suggestions.
This effort was fun, as the people involved with OpenPandora are real nice and dedicated folks, and worth it, as at the turn of the year 2011/2012, the main functionality of the Pandora OS has now reached a state, which is acceptable to me, to eventually personally focus more on the content (gaming!). 2012-12: MiniMenu returns quick and to recent state, 2012-03: kernel gets far better power management & standby.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE PANDORA:
MY FAVORITE PANDORA GAMES:
MY STORY TOWARDS THE PANDORA (Oct 2008 — June 2011)
In summer 2008, I had a well paid summer job as a version manager at Frequentis in Vienna (although I was a media designer back then, but always have been a nerd too, meanwhile got an interaction designer) and I wanted to give myself a little treat.
I was looking for a multifunctional gaming device. And my research led me to the Pandora. I ordered. Then I waited for 2.5 years...
Then at the beginning of May 2011 the Pandora arrived. As I was working on my diploma in media art at that time, I left that parcel unopened for 2 months, as I did not want any distraction!!! After graduating and receiving my academic title, I gave the Pandora as a present to myself
MY STORY WITH THE PANDORA (June 2011 — hopefully long into the future )
So far I have enjoyed some gaming on the Pandora and honestly the majority of my Pandora time with participating in community efforts by beta-testing, app/game reviews in the repo/forums, filing bug reports and writing feature suggestions.
This effort was fun, as the people involved with OpenPandora are real nice and dedicated folks, and worth it, as at the turn of the year 2011/2012, the main functionality of the Pandora OS has now reached a state, which is acceptable to me, to eventually personally focus more on the content (gaming!). 2012-12: MiniMenu returns quick and to recent state, 2012-03: kernel gets far better power management & standby.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE PANDORA:
- Plethora of controls
- FLOSS gaming device (meaning quick SW portability)
- High battery capacity
MY FAVORITE PANDORA GAMES:
- Blocks/Sorting: Color Lines, CrystalStack, Shootet
- Arcade: GnuJump, Hamster's Escape, RetroBattle
- Platformer: jvgs, Giana's Return, Frogatto
- Shooter: Formido, Super Geometry Dust, Transdimensional Hellfighter
- Action Puzzle Games: Which Way Up, Brain Party, B.A.L.L.Z.
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