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InFerNo, do astronomy w Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032

If we are able to nudge an asteroid, would an asteroid of this size nudge the earth?

threelonmusketeers,

Technically the solar system is a multi-body system, and everything nudges everything else, but the mass of the earth is far greater than the mass of the asteroid, to the point that it doesn’t matter.

TheFrogThatFlies, do games w Sega is delisting 60 classic games from Steam, so now’s the time to grab them

I think I have a single Steam game from within which I can then run those games. How would I backup the delisted games?

aubertlone,

I think if you own that you’re still able to download them afterwards

Cocodapuf, (edited )

No, you need to install them as well. It’ll work as long as it’s installed, but after they’re delisted, I don’t think steam can even distribute them.

I know I have at least one game “grid: race driver” that was delisted from steam, at some point I must have uninstalled it, and now I can’t download it, it doesn’t even show up in my library. I’ve been trying like hell to find a way to play it, but even pirated versions are being difficult.

Edit: judging from comments and downvotes, apparently this is rare? But it does definitely happen, I’m not making this example up. And I don’t know how you could predict whether a game will just be unavailable for purchase or totally disappear…

ampersandrew,
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It’s extremely rare for a delisted game to be removed from your library, and they only do it in cases where, for instance, the game would literally be unplayable because the server isn’t there anymore. Often times they won’t remove the game from your library in that situation either. Having the game in your library is, in fact, enough.

brsrklf,

This is not the case with the sega games we’re talking about. The announcement specifically mentions the games will still be available to download if you bought them before the delisting.

Cocodapuf,

Well that’s certainly good news! And I admit I wasn’t aware of that announcement.

CaptainBasculin,

Removing games from player inventory is very rare; I’ve only seen it happen when malware is uploaded to Steam as a game.

I have a few games that can’t be played anymore, like Super Bomberman R Online and The Crew. I still can download their files from Steam; but I can’t play them.

But now I’m curious too, what could’ve happened that got that game removed from the people who bought the game

Cocodapuf,

I’m a bit curious too. My theory is that it may have come down to licensing and trademark issue. Since the game used actual car brands and their logos and such, they may have had some agreement over their usage and perhaps the period of that agreement ended. It’s worth noting that the game was available from several different stores, and it became unavailable everywhere as far as I know.

CaptainBasculin,

Even when that agreement expires (see blur as a race game example), the game typically isn’t removed from libraries.

As for your game I think archive.org has a copy listed ( archive.org/details/race-driver-grid_202112 ), it says it’s a GOG copy so it shouldn’t give any issues, does it give any? (Do not click the spam comments, check the download options and pick either zip or torrent)

brsrklf,

You’re right, this is what they’ve been announcing. The games you’ve bought will still be available for download.

Grangle1,

That’s the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Classics collection. I have it myself (bought several years ago). It’s just an official emulator/GUI wrapper (styled like a bedroom with a CRT) that comes with the games. If you have the collection you can find all the ROMs in the collection’s folder and play them with whatever emulator you want. If Steam ever threatens to take them away I strongly recommend backing that folder up somewhere.

TheFrogThatFlies,

Never bothered to look into what it contained, but using the ROM outside steam is a very interesting proposal, thanks!

Dkarma, do games w $250 Analogue 3D will play all your N64 cartridges in 4K early next year

16 bit in 4k?

Lmfao get fucked.

DudeImMacGyver, do gaming w Steam doesn’t want to pay arbitration fees, tells gamers to sue instead | Ars Technica
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Don’t give me a reason to papa Gaben

Evil_Shrubbery, do gaming w New AI model can hallucinate a game of 1993’s Doom in real time

This is perfect for capitalism with Matrix bio-fuel-cells-human/battery tech!

It would have been too easy to just chill peacefully and unbothered in my cozy pod - they would feed me a hallucination of a dead-end job the whole time, complete with all the stupid office buttons I have to press.

tranxuanthang,

Wake up Neo

Evil_Shrubbery,

No fucking way, I have to go to work tomorrow, my soulless cubicle needs me.

theangriestbird, do gaming w Metropolis 1998 lets you design every building in an isometric, pixel-art city

Looks awesome! and the fact that the dev is starting from a place of having the pathfinding algorithm figured out is promising. Better to start there, rather than end up like Cities: Skylines with abysmal frame rates that even top-end hardware can’t keep up with.

I’m not sure how I feel about the artstyle yet. It certainly looks gorgeous in screenshots, but I wonder if it will be difficult to read when you are actually playing. Camera rotation will be the key for me, personally. If I can’t rotate the camera to get alternate views, that might be a dealbreaker.

tomato,

It will probably allow you to rotate the camera every 90 degrees like cited Rollercoaster Tycoon. At least that’s what I would expect from a game with this kind of graphics.

KingThrillgore, do games w $500 aluminum version of the Analogue Pocket looks like the Game Boy’s final form
@KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml avatar

Is it going to be like the other Analogue products that basically are RTM and they won’t ship for a year and then be out

hedge, do gaming w From Infocom to 80 Days: An oral history of text games and interactive fiction
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  • ID411,

    Yeah - I think people do have slightly rose tinted spectacles.

    They were engrossing, but sometimes obtuse - and parsing instructions was really frustrating.

    Sam_Bass, do games w 11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5

    Been horsing around in rdr2 for the last couple years here. No real need to up it

    brsrklf, do games w 11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5

    I sure do. A lot of it is Beat Saber, but it is quite a lot.

    I’ll get a PS5 in like, 4 years. Maybe. If I find something I absolutely need on it.

    Katana314, do games w Why there are 861 roguelike deckbuilders on Steam all of a sudden

    Oh. I wouldn’t know - I have the Roguelike tag filtered out.

    It’s extremely rare that the habit of constantly getting reset to ground zero for little mistakes gives me any sense of adventure.

    Drummyralf,

    I find that with the roguelikes where you upgrade in between runs, losing still feels like winning.

    But to each their own of course.

    Nikls94, do gaming w No one needs this cryptocurrency-powered Steam Deck competitor

    Ah okay. So no refund or re-wind if my account gets hacked and someone spends all my money. Because you know that’s blockchain

    Fenrisulfir, do astronomy w [Eric Berger] Seeing this eclipse is probably the highest-reward, lowest-effort thing one can do in life

    Nuhuh. I tried planning a trip a month ago and everything was sold out and airfare was astronomical. I’m gonna plan a trip for the Spanish one in 2026 a year early

    reddthat, do astronomy w [Eric Berger] Seeing this eclipse is probably the highest-reward, lowest-effort thing one can do in life
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    Make sure you cross post to !solareclipse ( reddthat.com/c/solareclipse ). We can’t wait!

    kalkulat, do astronomy w The US government seems serious about developing a lunar economy
    @kalkulat@lemmy.world avatar

    Sure, why not? It’s not like we have any other pressing issues to address. Let’s keep pouring 100s of billions into the right pockets and press on.

    threelonmusketeers,

    “Por que no los dos?”

    Humanity can pursue multiple awesome endeavours simultaneously.

    atzanteol,

    NASA’s 2024 budget is around $25 billion.

    By comparison Apple’s revenue for last quarter was around $120 billion.

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