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minus-squarewischi@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up60·3 months agoYeah, like Nero … burning Rom(e).
minus-squareTownhouseGloryHole@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·3 months agoNot once did I consider why it was called Nero.
minus-squarewischi@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·3 months agoI totally get that. Took me a while too and then I felt so dumb, because their logo was the colosseum in flames and everything made so much sense in hindsight.
minus-squarescutiger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agoIt was literally called Nero Burning ROM.
minus-squareJackFrostNCola@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoAnd the icon was a picture of a burning colloseum, incase the name went over your head.
minus-squareragas@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoI had that same eye opening moment with Tinder.
minus-squaretetris11@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoCos you spend half the time rubbing someone’s wood?
minus-squareragas@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoBecause you have tinder and you swipe your matches.
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoI had a cracked copy of Nero I used to pirate Dreamcast games. Was a pretty good hustle for a bit
minus-squareWoodScientist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoWell yes, the incantation typically involved calling upon the ghost of the Emperor Nero.
Yeah, like Nero … burning Rom(e).
Not once did I consider why it was called Nero.
I totally get that. Took me a while too and then I felt so dumb, because their logo was the colosseum in flames and everything made so much sense in hindsight.
It was literally called Nero Burning ROM.
And the icon was a picture of a burning colloseum, incase the name went over your head.
I had that same eye opening moment with Tinder.
Cos you spend half the time rubbing someone’s wood?
Because you have tinder and you swipe your matches.
ooohhh!
I had a cracked copy of Nero I used to pirate Dreamcast games.
Was a pretty good hustle for a bit
Well yes, the incantation typically involved calling upon the ghost of the Emperor Nero.