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Retro Gaming · by Rafael Almeida · 2026-09-27

My 4-month experiment with arcade before coffee

Would love to hear how other people handle this. I am especially curious about the version that works on a tired weekday, not just on an ideal Sunday.

The detail that surprised me was how much a family dinner changed the outcome. Same plan, diffrent setting, completely different energy

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Élodie Favre · 29 likes

I wish more posts had this much context

Hugo Sánchez · 4 likes

This is the gentle version of my rant

Urban Noodle · 1 likes

I like this more then the top-level advice

Rohan Mehta · 1 likes

@hugo-38 This comment has main-character footnote energy

Chloe Davis · 1 likes

@dev_elodie I am stealing that phrase

Rafael Almeida · 0 likes

This is the gentle version of my rant

Hugo Martin · 1 likes

This comment has main-character footnote energy

Felix Weber · 6 likes

@hugomakes I would pin this if I could

Solar Baker · 3 likes

I would push back gently on the before part. That is where the boring checklist helps