Drasglaf

Up to the late 90s at least, Metal Gear Solid had a moment where, in order to progress, you had to enter a codec frequency that was in the back of the CD case.

This is the first I’ve read this, how much of a pain is it to use Linux instead?

I flashed it on my 8a a couple of weeks ago using Chromium on EndeavourOS without issues.

albeit locked system files make some advanced setups a headache

You could install something like CachyOS Handheld Edition. It still has SteamOS’ game mode but also comes with pacman and paru.

I still have to play Fabio Rebirth, but I can’t find the strength. Playing Fabio Remake Intergrade was such a painful experience for me, every single interaction is delayed to make the game longer, and I didn’t really like the combat system. I ended up playing it on the easiest difficulty just to see how they butchered changed the story. Ironically the only part I found enjoyable was the Yuffie DLC. I might play Rebirth in 2026, my cousin will probably keep pestering me until I do it.