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The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I think you’re right. I’ve played the arcade version too, and it’s truly brutal, but most of my attempts have been on my NES. I don’t know how similar the port is.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

That’s a piece of history!

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

Well damn, you’re absolutely right.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I’m so nostalgic for that one. Don’t think I ever managed to beat it back then though.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I still remember the whole family crowding around when I booted it up. Everyone was fascinated by the 3d graphics.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I never convinced my parents to get me Nintendo Power… So there were many games that I just never figured out!

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

Thanks, I’ll just be over here browsing the AARP webpage.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I’ve missed it until the Reborn remake, which I still need to finish. By the time I get back to it though, they might have put it out a 4th time!

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

It could start withdrawing from a retirement account without penalty in about 6 years.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I still want to go back and play the first 2 fallout games. I wasn’t aware of them when they came out, so I wasn’t introduced to the series until 3.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I do! Although I do think I prefer BG3’s turn-based combat vs real time w/ pause.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

Oh good! That’s awesome to hear. I think I might even own them from some bundle in steam, but I just haven’t gotten around to playing them.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

That’s like saying you’ll outgrow movies.

I’m stealing this

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I love hearing about the development of the old arcade games. It was truly the wild west. Uncharted territory.

I grew up playing a lot of them on my dad’s Atari 2600, early DOS ports, and whatever arcade cabinets were still around through the 90s.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

Is programming your profession?

I’ve always thought it would be a fun hobby project, but I know I’d have to learn everything from scratch

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

They probably will, but I’ll enjoy that they’re enjoying them. I probably spent a long time on some dumb games when I was a kid too.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

Oh god. TIL I have a limit.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

Awesome, thanks!

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I had it, but I had no idea what I was doing, so I didn’t make it very far.

I don’t remember if this came out before or after we got internet at home (and I never had the Nintendo Power magazine), so there wasn’t much to do about that.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I did that recently too! Although it was the version they recently released with Sunshine and Galaxy on the switch.

The game holds up.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I didn’t play anything past mario 64 back in the day, unfortunately. I was a teenager and had decided to “move on” to xbox games. Playing Sunshine and Galaxy in the Super Collection was really fun though!

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

TNG is like medicine to me too. There’s just something uniquely comforting and reassuring about it.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I have such fond memories of that game and how widespread the Pokemon craze was at the time.

Chasing down pre-internet rumors, learning how to catch missingno, the cards, the show. It’s my favorite generation of Pokemon.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I still frequently play the newer xcom 1-2. I really want to play the originals, but I feel like I need to read some guide of the basics, since it’s not very clear. I assume back in the day there must have been a manual or something to reference.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I never knew anyone else who played it back in the day. It’s one of my favorite n64 games though!

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

Oh yeah, I’m playing Unicorn Overlord right now! It scratches that same itch, and I’ve really been enjoying it. It’s a little easier than I’d like, so you can pretty comfortably crank up the difficulty to the highest setting for a decent challenge.

If you like this genre (whatever it would be called), you might also like Symphony of War on PC. I played it a couple of years ago, and it’s really good. It was the first game I’d played like Ogre Battle 64 since I was a kid.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

Tragic! I luckily never lost my save, as far as I can remember.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

Oh wow, I had heard the name of this game, but I had no idea it was like XCOM. Thanks for the tip!

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

G502 master race

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I’m already happy with how long mine has lasted. It’s survived 2-3x the life of the Razer mice that I had before it. These things seem durable.

If it ever breaks, I’d happily pick up another.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

I wonder if anyone has compiled a massive directory of these types of guides anywhere. It would be a shame to ever lose them for good.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

Yeah, people were surprisingly good at ASCII art back in the day.

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

So many things are nearly impossible to google now

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

How was that game?

The_Picard_Maneuver, 2 miesiące temu

Me too! I also built around the same time and had to decide whether or not it was worth upgrading… Still going strong for 1080p. (I don’t have a 4k monitor anyway)