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ArugulaZ

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Gaming enthusiast, writer, artist, and social media ronin. Current denizen of the Dork Web, aka federated media. Doesn't play well with others.

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Forward compatibility? I get backward compatibility, but FORWARD compatibility?

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What is it about this man that makes me instantly break into a limerick?

Programmer Skyfloogle, has released Red Viper, an updated virtual-boy emulator for the 3DS. (github.com) angielski

From the github description: "A Virtual Boy emulator for the Nintendo 3DS continuing mrdanielps's work on r3Ddragon, which is itself based on Reality Boy / Red Dragon. It uses a dynamic recompiler with busywait detection and a hardware-accelerated renderer to achieve high performance on the 3DS's limited hardware."

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I covered this on my own magazine. Let me tell you, it's really good. Virtual Boy games make a near-perfect transition to the 3DS, and you don't have to smash your face into a visor for the 3D effects. (You will still get eyestrain, though.) You can, technically, play it on a 2DS, but it's like drinking non-alcoholic beer... what's even the point?

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Mission accomplished. Many, many times over.

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Good! Because I've got a filthy imagination.

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He probably agonized more about what he'd eat for lunch that day.

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I despise this decision. I should be able to tailor my experience to my liking, especially since I don't play games online. What's the harm in letting me have a joypad with six buttons on the front? It's literally what Capcom fighting games are designed to use. Why can't I have a D-pad that works well with fighting games? The Xbox Series controller is better than last generation's joypad (and much better than the generation before that), but for some of us, it's still not good enough.

Also, it's unlikely that 8bitdo will buy a license to make controllers for the Xbox. It's the least popular console of this generation. You're charging for the right to make controllers for a game system that's well behind its competitors. Why do that when you can make controllers for the Switch or the PC, where you can sell more product at a lower cost? It's just... stupid.

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That controller doesn't actually work with an Xbox Series though, right? It's for cloud gaming.

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Microsoft sure loves blocking things from its game console nobody actually wants to use in the first place. Who exactly is going to want to buy a license to make video game controllers for the system that's last place in the console wars? Specialty controllers like the Neo-Geo click stick by 8BitDo are almost sure to be released for major formats, but NOT Xbox, if 8BitDo has to pay an extortionate fee for a license.

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Still waiting for it to arrive. I got it for half off on Woot, and got in just in time to grab a Mai!

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He should start a game company with Don Mattrick and the ghost of Bernie Stolar. Then everyone will know which games NOT to buy, just like back in the days of Acclaim.

(Now former?) Telltale employee: "This is a sore subject, but I feel it necessary to add to the gaming layoff news: Telltale laid most of us off early September. Status of TWAU2, I can't say (NDA)." (twitter.com) angielski

have not seen this picked up in gaming media yet, but i would assume it’s forthcoming if this is accurate (which i see no reason to believe otherwise)....

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I thought Wolf already went public domain because the creator got the high hard one from Warner Brothers.

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Wow, feels like 2011 all over again! Will I get another free PSP game out of this?

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I thought we already got there in 1998, with Final Fantasy VII. Is it a game? Is it a movie? Who can tell?

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I revisit MechWarrior every time I need to soft mod an Xbox.

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I realize I said MechWARRIOR, not MechAssault, and now I must hang my nerd head in shame.

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Good grief, that's an even more nightmarish video game image than the Assassin's Creed guy with two eyes bulging out from under a wig.

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Gosh, I kind of really hate their new art style.

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No they won't! There's no way any of the big console manufacturers will ever agree to those terms, ESPECIALLY Nintendo. Microsoft would just buy Unity out before paying that ransom. You be smokin' some bigtime crack, Riccitello.

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Microsoft learned never to leave an EA exec at the wheel ten years earlier, with the disastrous launch of the Xbox One. You know, the all seeing, all knowing, all credit card charging privacy invader with its hooks permanently sunk into the internet, and a camera you couldn't cover, like it was some motherfucking episode of Max Headroom. Allow me to say, "Fuck you, Don Mattrick, and the DRM and surveillance-laden horse you rode in on."

List of specific video game communities on the Threadiverse, feel free to comment with more (kbin.cafe) angielski

When I mean “specific,” I mean things like something dedicated to a certain genre, a certain video game, to gaming suggestions, to asking whether you should buy a certain game… anything that isn’t just one catch-all for any video gaming topic. So I’m not including the various !games@instance or !gaming@instance links....

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Here's one for 'ya!

@OldGames4OldGamers

Retro game news, edited by yours truly. (I gotta update this thing; it's been a couple of days.)

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What kind of bug? A Spanish fly?

Arcade game in browser (programming.dev) angielski

Back in the 90s, it was a game as Java applet. But then somebody removed all those nice plugins. I ported it a while back to C#, made it into desktop (Gtk, WinForms etc), but now finally, it returns - with WebAssembly - back into the browser, where this originally “remastered from DOS” game began 😀

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They actually remastered this game for the Playstation 3! I couldn't believe it! I STILL can't believe it!

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Recognizable in spite of the dated technology. Next to the dude with three quarters of an afro on The IT Crowd, he's my favorite TV aspie!

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The absence of split-screen co-op is not a deal breaker for me.

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You know how the Sega Saturn had a four meg RAM cart? There's your solution! Sell a four GIG RAM cart for the Xbox Series S! Maybe it'd have a connector on the other end for storage cartridges. You know, make your own little tower of power.

(Honestly, I get the impression that after all this complaining, a Switch version of Baldur's Gate 3 will mysteriously materialize. So much for your talking point, Larian!)

PlayStation’s first Remote Play dedicated device, PlayStation Portal remote player, to launch later this year at $199.99 (blog.playstation.com) angielski

PlayStation Portal remote player brings the PS5 experience to the palm of your hand. It includes the key features of the DualSense wireless controller, including adaptive triggers and haptic feedback*. The vibrant 8-inch LCD screen is capable of 1080p resolution at 60fps, providing a high definition visual experience that’s...

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Is this that silly Q thing I heard about earlier? (Fun fact: the Vita provides similar functionality with actual portability!)

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I don't... bwah? What does this mean? Will Activision games be offered on Game Pass or just Ubisoft's service?

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Jellyfin? What is that, some computer based television network you populate and schedule yourself? Because I totally would want that. That would rule.

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Well, we're not. So there.

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I've got a Data Frog because it was so cheap. I'm sure there's better out there, but I won't buy one until it's both cheap and capable of running Dreamcast games at full speed. (Possibly GameCube as well; I'd certainly appreciate that.)

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Play as all your favorite store brand copies of Disney/Pixar characters, including the Woody Allen ant, the Will Smith fish, and the Zoolander lion!

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I thought they added some later. I mean, Garfield was Frank Welker and not Lorenzo Music the way he should be, but Lorenzo's been dead for a while, so you take what you can get.

I can't imagine them getting stars like Will Smith, Ben Stiller, and Jerry Seinfeld for this project, so they'd have to use sound-alikes anyway.

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Good thing I spent five years in college sharpening my writing skills, only to be obsoleted by an uppity toaster. That'll make paying my student loans so much easier.

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