We got a switch when it first came out, that was the only switch we had as a family for a while. It was shared just like any other console. Games like Mario Kart are just as playable on one switch as they are on prior platforms, if you buy more controllers.
Eventually, as the kids got older, we got them switch lites so they could play games on their own. Physical cartridges are definitely sharable, the only catch is that (of course) you can only play one copy at a time and some games have an online/group play component that you can’t experience with one cartridge. So, for instance, Animal Crossing has one island per switch, so if you have two switches in the household you could swap the cart back and forth and both switches can play the game by swapping the cartridge, but characters from one can’t visit the other unless both games are running at the same time. We have bought an embarrassing number of Animal Crossing carts.
Digital copies are tied to a Nintendo account. You can only have one “primary” switch attached to the account. That Switch will be able to run the games on the account without phoning home first. If that account is logged into other switches, they do get access to the games, but only if the non-primary switch has internet access to validate that the game is not being played by any other switch on the account. (I ran into this issue whe I wanted to play the BOTW DLC on a second switch on airplanes; I ultimately had to create a second account to buy it a second time on that switch to prevent it from phoning home).
Digital copies also download the entire game into storage, while physical copies have the game in cartridge ROM and much less is stored locally. Getting a Digital copy of a large game might fill up most of your storage. This is why I still prefer cartridges, especially now that my kids are older and don’t lose them anymore.
How is it affordable? It’s not, we eat a lot of ramen.
You only really need an account to get DLC, but I suppose it’s necessary these days. If you only have one switch for the family than you can make that account yourself. The kids would not have to have their own online accounts until they want to pay for their own content. (As I recall, Nintendo requires additional verification steps for accounts for under 13s, anyway. I think they require a $1 fee just to “prove” an adult approves the account.).
And one thing I forgot is that if there are DLC/digital copies active on a primary switch, all accounts can use it. So you can install those and anyone can play. Then, if they ever get their own devices and let you log in and download all that content, they will be able to use it, subject to phone-home provisions. Unless they buy their own copies on their own accounts – then they will be able to use the DLC without phoning home.
The big problem is that it trivially easy to make new tokens, and give them the appearance of a market with fake liquidity. I know people think Smart Contracts are a real innovation, but 99.999999% of the time they are just used to make more crappy tokens.
Crypto advocates say it’s security comes from the network effect of all the nodes working on extending the blockchain, but that security is of little value if it enables scams on higher layers.
I’m not sure I remember the part where Indy is buried chest deep in sand with one fist defiantly raised … It looks more like a character model glitched under the map!...
I think OPs point is that if Indy was burrowing a hole in the desert, and some random started talking to him, Indy probably wouldn’t respond by punching his way out of the hole.
SimAnt. I spent way too long guiding my ant colony to the kitchen. SimEarth gets an honorable mention here, although I don’t remember playing it for nearly as long.
M.U.L.E. , it’s funny how much time I spent playing a economics game.
Lords of Conquest, it was an 80s strategy game that was kind of RISK jr.
Impossible Mission, I had a hacked copy and didn’t have any instructions so I just guessed at what to do
Project Space Station on the C64. I remember playing that and thinking how far away the 2000’s seemed. I thought we’d have more space stations by the 2020s. It turns out all we have is more memes.
Sheesh, now I need to find a good C64 emulator
Edited to add: OG Railroad Tycoon was 1990 and RRT 2 was 1998, those were a lot of fun, too. I think I bought RRT2 from GOG at one point for the nostalgia
Found this while going through old stuff. I'm terrible at chess, but I would play expecting to lose just to watch the animations. (lemmy.world) angielski
It was like my own Millennium Falcon holo-chess, except, you know, not that cool.
How many Nintendo Switches do I need for a family of gamers? angielski
I don’t understand the Nintendo Switch. How many do I need for a family of gamers?...
Crypto bros have discovered idle games, and the results are incredibly boring (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
I don't remember this scene from Indiana Jones (lemmy.world) angielski
I’m not sure I remember the part where Indy is buried chest deep in sand with one fist defiantly raised … It looks more like a character model glitched under the map!...
New Crazy Taxi title will be an open-world, massively multiplayer AAA game, according to Sega (automaton-media.com) angielski
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII - Official Teaser Trailer (www.youtube.com) angielski
I hope it’s better than Civ 6.
Don't expect big reveals at Summer Games Fest, says Geoff Keighley (www.rockpapershotgun.com) angielski
Sounds like there aren’t going to be any groundbreaking reveals this summer games fest.
ENDLESS Legend is Currently Free to Claim on Steam (store.steampowered.com) angielski
Offer ends on May 23rd.
Report: Bungie CEO blames layoffs on waning interest in Destiny 2 (www.gamedeveloper.com) angielski
You teleport into the last game world you played. What happens next? angielski
(Idea taken from a similar post I saw in Reddit a longer time ago)...
What are some great open source games? angielski
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/3160775...