Here you can keep track of timeless articles that may get buried over time due to newer articles coming in. Keep in mind some articles may eventually get removed from this list since it may no longer become relevant.

Table of Contents⌗

1. Guides
2. Steam Deck
3. Hardware reviews
4. Distro reviews/impressions
5. Game reviews
6. Interviews
7. Opinions
8. Guest articles
9. Off-Topic
10. Other
11. Commonly used tags

Guides⌗

Hardware

• Overclock AMD GPUs
• Update the firmware on your DualSense
• Overclock your GameCube controller for less input lag

Game-Specific

• Use FSR 2.1 on any DLSS-enabled game
• Steam-Play-None – force native Linux client
• Sonic Adventure 2 modding
• Sackboy: A Big Adventure optimization (FSR 2.1, Steam network services over EOS)
• Sonic Frontiers modding for Linux desktop
• Installing MultiVersus mods
• GRID Legends tips when running on NVIDIA

Emulation

• Play Nintendo Switch local/online multiplayer with Ryujinx
• Use Smash Ultimate Mods on Ryujinx
• Slippi (Super Smash Bros. Melee with rollback netcode)
• 60 FPS/widescreen mod for Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Other

• Sync save files for non-Steam Cloud games
• Force native Linux game engines with Luxtorpeda
• How to use Proton GE

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Steam Deck⌗

Guides

• How to set up Xbox Game Pass
• How to set up Project M EX Remix
• How to add your own BGM/SFX to the main menu
• Use Deck as host for NVIDIA GameStream
• BTRFS compression tool
• Clear up space on your SSD with DeckCleaner
• Plugins guide (Decky-Loader)
• How to run DOSBox games
• What to get when buying a MicroSD card
• How to stream your Xbox to your Deck
• Sonic Frontiers best settings
• Sonic Frontiers modding

Accessory Reviews

• JSAUX ModCase
• JSAUX clear shell
• JSAUX case
• Messenger bag WaterField Designs
• Funalot Dock and Case
• DeckTop – wireless keyboard/trackpad combo with clamp
• Stand/USB-C hub hybrid
• Lifesaver
• DeckMate – Swiss army knife accessory
• Portal skin

Plugins

• PowerTools
• SteamGridDB
• vibrantDeck
• Decky-Recorder
• CSS/Audio Loader

Emulation

• Nintendo Switch emulation – Ryujinx VS. Vulkan
• Nintendo Switch emulation with Ryujinx – OpenGL vs. Vulkan
• Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Deluxe
• Metroid Prime Remastered report
• How does it Melee?

Other

• How to improve docks
• Undervolting/overclocking – benefits vs. risks
• Steam Deck 2 details
• Be careful when going offline
• Fake or corrupt MicroSD cards – what to watch out for
• The Verge interview with Pierre-Loup Griffais and Lawrence Yang – summary
• Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion report
• FSR 2.1 VS. 1.0
• How the repair process works
• Portal series comparison with the Nintendo Switch port
• What to do if the shoulder buttons stop working

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Hardware Reviews⌗

• PhobGCC (GameCube Controller)
• Intel Optane SSD
  • First impressions
• Thelio desktop by System76
• Oryx Pro laptop by System76
• Launch Lite keyboard by System76
• Steam Deck
• HP Dev One Notebook with Pop!_OS
• Hecate G33BT headset

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Distro reviews/impressions⌗

• ChimeraOS review – Arch-based gaming distro
• Nobara Project (Fedora fork) impressions

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Game Reviews⌗

• Fighting
  • Fraymakers – NATIVE
• Metroidvania
  • Clunky Hero – NATIVE
  • Trinity Fusion – PROTON
  • Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune – PROTON
  • Itorah – PROTON
• Survival
  • Smalland: Survive the Wilds – PROTON
• Roguelike
  • The Vaults of Minos – NATIVE
• Puzzle
  • Sonority – NATIVE
  • SokoChess – NATIVE
  • The Entropy Centre – PROTON
• Rhythm
  • Project Heartbeat – NATIVE
• Racing
  • Flashout 3 – NATIVE
  • You Suck at Parking – PROTON
• Action RPG
  • SpongeBob: The Cosmic Shake – PROTON
  • Sonic Frontiers – PROTON
  • Kena: Bridge of Spirits – PROTON
  • Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed – PROTON
  • XEL – PROTON
• Simulation
  • Trolley Problem, Inc. – PROTON
• Isometric
  • Tunic – PROTON
• Other
  • Torn Away Demo – PROTON

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Interviews⌗

• Tim Besset, Valve contractor
• Hi-Tech Lo-Life, Steam Deck YouTuber
• Kyle, CryoUtilities dev
• Luke Short, winesapOS dev
• Ben Romer, Ubuntu kernel dev
• Steam Deck Checker, YouTuber
• Ruineka and Samsagax, ChimeraOS devs
• GDKChan, founder of Ryujinx
• Metroid Prime Remastered (unofficial version) artists/devs
• Noah, founder of Steam Deck HQ
• James Ramey, president of CodeWeavers
• Gardiner Bryant, YouTuber
• Liam Dawe, owner of GamingOnLinux
• ChimeraOS founder
• Project Heartbeat dev
• Thomas Castleman, lead Drauger OS dev

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Opinions⌗

• Benefits of native Linux games
• No such thing as “Steam Deck competitor”
• Are we getting too many immutable distros?
• Ridculous patching and shader problems on Deck
• My top games of 2022
• Be wary of Steam reviews and Steam Deck ratings
• My top 10 favorite Steam Deck boot videos
• Portal 3 won’t happen
• Should Valve slow down the Deck verification process?
  • And…again

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Guest Articles⌗

• HP Dev One review by ChimeraOS dev

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Off-Topic⌗

• Super Mario Bros. movie review
• Smash clones can’t keep up
• Metroid Prime Remastered review
• Metroid Prime retrospective
• Majora’s Mask retrospective
• A review of Reggie’s memoir

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Other⌗

• Sonic P-06
• LGC one-year overview
• Rest in peace, old Big Picture Mode
• The dark side of Valve
• Moving from NVIDIA to AMD – experience
• Steam Deck review clarifications and off-topic posts notice
• Why I Founded LGC

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Commonly Used Tags⌗

• news, software update, guide, weekly news, lgc update, kernel, system76, steam deck, steam deck client update, steamos, steam deck plugin, steam, native, wayland, proton experimental, proton, ge-proton, wine, chimeraos, winesapos, godot, emulation, ubuntu, bottles, cryoutilities, distro update, beta, stable, metroid, smash bros, jsaux, valve, dxvk

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