I am going to beat Spalls since it is already March 2025 in the other
side of the world. He has better not post a duplicate thread! ;)
I am going to beat Spalls since it is already March 2025 in the other side of the world. He has better not post a
duplicate thread! ;)
As for me, same old. I want to see if I try a Steam game (Among 3D demo or Expeditions: A MudRunner Game) tonight
before midnight PST in USA.
I am going to beat Spalls since it is already March 2025 in the other side of the world. He has better not post a
duplicate thread! ;)
As for me, same old. I want to see if I try a Steam game (Among 3D demo or Expeditions: A MudRunner Game) tonight
before midnight PST in USA.
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:46:14 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Stray!
``````
Adorable. Kinda a walking sim with very little action so far. Cats are
very realistic. I'd call it a "third person exploration game."
The game is actually part of a genre called "narrative games", but
often referred to as "walking sims". Key concepts include...well,
walking obviously, but games where the focus is almost entirely on exploration with very little in the way of challenges such as combat
or puzzles (usually none of the former and very little or extremely simplistic ones of the latter), a lot of focus on environmental
storytelling, and a strong emphasis on atmosphere.
Similar games include "Dear Esther", "Gone Home", "Everybody's Gone to
the Rapture", "35mm", "Firewatch", "Tacoma", and "The Vanishing of
Ethan Carter" (amonst many more). The genre often dovetails with
first-person puzzle games like "Talos Principle", "The Witness" and
even "Portal", except those games gate your progress behind a variety
of puzzles.
Bonus: Any game where I can destroy a carpet by relentlessly padding at
it with my paws is okay by me.
"Stray" is a wonderfully cute game, but its appeal (I think) lies
almost entirely on the cuteness of its protagonist. Its story is
fairly humdrum, and its other characters pretty forgettable. It does
have nice some visuals and its atmosphere is pretty cool. But if you
don't like cats I think a lot of what makes this game special will
bypass you.
* The Surge
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:46:14 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Stray!
``````
Adorable. Kinda a walking sim with very little action so far. Cats are
very realistic. I'd call it a "third person exploration game."
The game is actually part of a genre called "narrative games", but
often referred to as "walking sims". Key concepts include...well,
walking obviously, but games where the focus is almost entirely on
exploration with very little in the way of challenges such as combat
or puzzles (usually none of the former and very little or extremely
simplistic ones of the latter), a lot of focus on environmental
storytelling, and a strong emphasis on atmosphere.
Similar games include "Dear Esther", "Gone Home", "Everybody's Gone to
the Rapture", "35mm", "Firewatch", "Tacoma", and "The Vanishing of
Ethan Carter" (amonst many more). The genre often dovetails with
first-person puzzle games like "Talos Principle", "The Witness" and
even "Portal", except those games gate your progress behind a variety
of puzzles.
Bonus: Any game where I can destroy a carpet by relentlessly padding at
it with my paws is okay by me.
"Stray" is a wonderfully cute game, but its appeal (I think) lies
almost entirely on the cuteness of its protagonist. Its story is
fairly humdrum, and its other characters pretty forgettable. It does
have nice some visuals and its atmosphere is pretty cool. But if you
don't like cats I think a lot of what makes this game special will
bypass you.
When will there be a Dog version? ;P
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:43:39 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:46:14 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Stray!
``````
Adorable. Kinda a walking sim with very little action so far. Cats are
very realistic. I'd call it a "third person exploration game."
The game is actually part of a genre called "narrative games", but
often referred to as "walking sims". Key concepts include...well,
walking obviously, but games where the focus is almost entirely on
exploration with very little in the way of challenges such as combat
or puzzles (usually none of the former and very little or extremely
simplistic ones of the latter), a lot of focus on environmental
storytelling, and a strong emphasis on atmosphere.
Similar games include "Dear Esther", "Gone Home", "Everybody's Gone to
the Rapture", "35mm", "Firewatch", "Tacoma", and "The Vanishing of
Ethan Carter" (amonst many more). The genre often dovetails with
first-person puzzle games like "Talos Principle", "The Witness" and
even "Portal", except those games gate your progress behind a variety
of puzzles.
Bonus: Any game where I can destroy a carpet by relentlessly padding at >> >it with my paws is okay by me.
"Stray" is a wonderfully cute game, but its appeal (I think) lies
almost entirely on the cuteness of its protagonist. Its story is
fairly humdrum, and its other characters pretty forgettable. It does
have nice some visuals and its atmosphere is pretty cool. But if you
don't like cats I think a lot of what makes this game special will
bypass you.
Absolutely for cat lovers. If you know cats, it is monumental how well
they have captured cat behavior. Gratuitous keybords, both computer and piano, abound.
When will there be a Dog version? ;P
I think "Dog Catcher Simulator" is already a thing. ;^P
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:43:39 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:Absolutely for cat lovers. If you know cats, it is monumental how well
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:46:14 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Stray!
``````
Adorable. Kinda a walking sim with very little action so far. Cats are >> >> >very realistic. I'd call it a "third person exploration game."
The game is actually part of a genre called "narrative games", but
often referred to as "walking sims". Key concepts include...well,
walking obviously, but games where the focus is almost entirely on
exploration with very little in the way of challenges such as combat
or puzzles (usually none of the former and very little or extremely
simplistic ones of the latter), a lot of focus on environmental
storytelling, and a strong emphasis on atmosphere.
Similar games include "Dear Esther", "Gone Home", "Everybody's Gone to
the Rapture", "35mm", "Firewatch", "Tacoma", and "The Vanishing of
Ethan Carter" (amonst many more). The genre often dovetails with
first-person puzzle games like "Talos Principle", "The Witness" and
even "Portal", except those games gate your progress behind a variety
of puzzles.
Bonus: Any game where I can destroy a carpet by relentlessly padding at >> >> >it with my paws is okay by me.
"Stray" is a wonderfully cute game, but its appeal (I think) lies
almost entirely on the cuteness of its protagonist. Its story is
fairly humdrum, and its other characters pretty forgettable. It does
have nice some visuals and its atmosphere is pretty cool. But if you
don't like cats I think a lot of what makes this game special will
bypass you.
they have captured cat behavior. Gratuitous keybords, both computer and
piano, abound.
When will there be a Dog version? ;P
I think "Dog Catcher Simulator" is already a thing. ;^P
Prove it. :P I want an ant game too. Oh wait, we need more. :^b
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:46:14 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Bioshock Remastered
```````````````````
I've drug out Bioshock. I still fumble around with weapon switching (it's
a bit obtuse), but I am much better at the game than when I first played >>it. Closing in on the first boss now. "Remastered" doesn't seem to do
much other than make the install bigger, or maybe my memories are wrong.
Mostly, the Remastered version was an attempt to bring the console
versions up to the level of the original PC visuals, and the PC
version --which already looked great-- didn't really get much
improvement. The differences really are minute, and in the actual game
it's /really/ hard to notice them. (here's a video showcasing a few of
the changes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMlk8Fpwvk). In some
instances, the old version looks better; in others, the Remastered is
better, but overall it's a wash.
The Remastered is probably the better version to play but if you
already own the original it's not worth paying to upgrade.
When will there be a Dog version? ;P >https://www.mobygames.com/game/7480/antz/
On Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:39:03 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:43:39 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant >> wrote:
When will there be a Dog version? ;P
I think "Dog Catcher Simulator" is already a thing. ;^P
Prove it. :P I want an ant game too. Oh wait, we need more. :^b
Antz!
https://www.mobygames.com/game/7480/antz/
(I bet that movie --and any games based on it-- is considered
offensive amongst the Formicinae, sort of like a six-legged "Birth of America", and even referring to it is considered in bad taste ;-)
What Have You Been Playing... IN FEBRUARY 2025?
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:46:14 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Bioshock Remastered
```````````````````
I've drug out Bioshock. I still fumble around with weapon switching (it's
a bit obtuse), but I am much better at the game than when I first played
it. Closing in on the first boss now. "Remastered" doesn't seem to do
much other than make the install bigger, or maybe my memories are wrong.
Mostly, the Remastered version was an attempt to bring the console
versions up to the level of the original PC visuals, and the PC
version --which already looked great-- didn't really get much
improvement. The differences really are minute, and in the actual game
it's /really/ hard to notice them. (here's a video showcasing a few of
the changes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMlk8Fpwvk). In some
instances, the old version looks better; in others, the Remastered is
better, but overall it's a wash.
The Remastered is probably the better version to play but if you
already own the original it's not worth paying to upgrade.
Ant wrote:
I am going to beat Spalls since it is already March 2025 in the other
side of the world. He has better not post a duplicate thread! ;)
As for me, same old. I want to see if I try a Steam game (Among 3D
demo or Expeditions: A MudRunner Game) tonight before midnight PST in
USA.
Sooner or later you two will end fighting in the Thunder Dome. I'm going
to need an extra-large bucket of popcorn for the occasion.
This time I won't make a list, for a simple reason: I managed to stick
with one single game and not hop between multiple ones, and it's a
lenghty one: Pokmon Leaf Green (2004, GBA).
The remake of the international Gen I game. I have been playing it
since january, given that it is a game i can put away easily and not get hooked during the exams season. 30 minutes of playtime during the
morning commute, and a bit more during the weekends.
And boy, it feels like a chore. Despite all the QoL improvements over
the original (run button, 60fps, better pokmon storage management),
it's still an excruciating experience due to being faithful to the
original. Awful world design, slow grinding, not enough buttons, the
dreaded HMs requiring again the use of an "HM bitch"... it's made worse
by two extra details: 1) I'm not using legendaries this time, and 2) I
am staying away from the meta and using different monsters, but Nidoking
is still a required monster to make the game fair. On top of that, I
think the game is harder than the original. Less glitches, enemies can
do critical damage and status effects more often, and using Gen III
types changes things a lot.
I just don't know why I am playing this instead of Emerald, which is the
best GBA Pokmon.
On 3/1/2025 11:43 AM, Ant wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:46:14 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Stray!
``````
Adorable. Kinda a walking sim with very little action so far. Cats are >>>> very realistic. I'd call it a "third person exploration game."
The game is actually part of a genre called "narrative games", but
often referred to as "walking sims". Key concepts include...well,
walking obviously, but games where the focus is almost entirely on
exploration with very little in the way of challenges such as combat
or puzzles (usually none of the former and very little or extremely
simplistic ones of the latter), a lot of focus on environmental
storytelling, and a strong emphasis on atmosphere.
Similar games include "Dear Esther", "Gone Home", "Everybody's Gone to
the Rapture", "35mm", "Firewatch", "Tacoma", and "The Vanishing of
Ethan Carter" (amonst many more). The genre often dovetails with
first-person puzzle games like "Talos Principle", "The Witness" and
even "Portal", except those games gate your progress behind a variety
of puzzles.
Bonus: Any game where I can destroy a carpet by relentlessly padding at >>>> it with my paws is okay by me.
"Stray" is a wonderfully cute game, but its appeal (I think) lies
almost entirely on the cuteness of its protagonist. Its story is
fairly humdrum, and its other characters pretty forgettable. It does
have nice some visuals and its atmosphere is pretty cool. But if you
don't like cats I think a lot of what makes this game special will
bypass you.
When will there be a Dog version? ;P
Okami is arguably a dog, and much better than a walking sim.
On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 17:57:14 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
The Planet Crafter.
I've been playing this for a while. You are a prisoner dropped on an
airless rock in space with minimal tools. Terraform it or die.
Some call it a "cozy" game since in regular mode you can't actually die.
I mean... if that's the definition of a cozy game then "Dark Souls" is
cozy. You can't die there either; you just respawn back at the last
firepit. ;-)
But it got me to thinking... there really aren't MANY games left where
death has any lasting consequences. Long gone are the days when your character would snuff it and you'd have to restart the level (or, if
the game was particularly malicious, the game entire!). Even the
meanest just let you reload a save-game (and most of those autosave
for you).
We gamers have gotten soft and lazy. ;-)
(I'm not really complaining. Those old games sucked)
Its a LOT like the Subnautica games so if you liked those you will
probably like this.
Yeah, it sounds like yet-another-survival/crafting-game to me.
On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 17:57:14 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
The Planet Crafter.
I've been playing this for a while. You are a prisoner dropped on an >>airless rock in space with minimal tools. Terraform it or die.
Some call it a "cozy" game since in regular mode you can't actually die.
I mean... if that's the definition of a cozy game then "Dark Souls" is
cozy. You can't die there either; you just respawn back at the last
firepit. ;-)
But it got me to thinking... there really aren't MANY games left where
death has any lasting consequences. Long gone are the days when your >character would snuff it and you'd have to restart the level (or, if
the game was particularly malicious, the game entire!). Even the
meanest just let you reload a save-game (and most of those autosave
for you).
I am going to beat Spalls since it is already March 2025 in the other side of the world. He has better not post a
duplicate thread! ;)
As for me, same old. I want to see if I try a Steam game (Among 3D demo or Expeditions: A MudRunner Game) tonight
before midnight PST in USA.
On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 08:53:35 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:[snip]
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:46:14 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Bioshock Remastered
Bioshock is a game that I was hugely disappointed in although part of
that is my own fault as I bought into the hype surrounding it so much
that I even pre-ordered it.
It started off well but to me it became apparent that although the
setting was interesting it really was just another shooter. The much
touted gameplay videos of setting up elaborate traps, well that's fine
but why go to all that effort when you can just shoot them in the face.
Yeah, the pre-release hype was outrageous for this game. There were a
lot of comparisons to "System Shock", and everybody expected a sandbox
as deep as that classic game. But it was such a shallow experience
(despite being set miles underwater) that it couldn't help but be disappointing.
"Bioshock" wasn't a bad game in any way. But it wasn't the second
coming that it was promised to be.
The twist in the middle of the game was neat, though.
On Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:55:43 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 17:57:14 -0800, Dimensional TravelerNow it's an *option* in some games like an "Ironman" mode. It never
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
The Planet Crafter.
I've been playing this for a while. You are a prisoner dropped on an >>>airless rock in space with minimal tools. Terraform it or die.
Some call it a "cozy" game since in regular mode you can't actually die.
I mean... if that's the definition of a cozy game then "Dark Souls" is >>cozy. You can't die there either; you just respawn back at the last >>firepit. ;-)
But it got me to thinking... there really aren't MANY games left where >>death has any lasting consequences. Long gone are the days when your >>character would snuff it and you'd have to restart the level (or, if
the game was particularly malicious, the game entire!). Even the
meanest just let you reload a save-game (and most of those autosave
for you).
should have been the *default*.
Excepting Nethack, of course. One save file, deleted on death. Level
where you died is saved as "bones" to be randomly inserted into a future game. It's awfully nice to pick up an Ascension kit from a previous run
and slay your own ghost. That's the way to do it! It's also fun to
finally give that freaking gnome that spawned with a Wand of Death his comeuppance, since you might just remember how you died.
Rogue Legacy does a good job with it too. A long lineage of genetically deficient ancestors gradually improving the family line.
Some people truly enjoy the high stakes, but that's not a majority of players, so it shouldn't be by design.
I most often see permadeath as an option in RPG games. Survival modes
too. Weapon degradation is another thing that should always be optional.
The point is to have fun. If something has the potential to not be fun,
and removing it doesn't break the game, it should be optional.
Ant wrote:
A portable console! Get out! J/K. :) Wait, was this in the real
hardware or an emulator?
Steam Deck. I could have put it on a flashcart, but I can't get myself
to play on a tiny GBA screen anymore, and my PAL gameboy player is
interlaced only, which is not handled well by modern TVs.
Im going to be stuck for some time in the final dungeon, so might as
well plug the Deck to the big TV and get comfy on the couch.
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 02:44 this Tuesday (GMT):
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:39:03 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:43:39 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
wrote:
When will there be a Dog version? ;P
I think "Dog Catcher Simulator" is already a thing. ;^P
Prove it. :P I want an ant game too. Oh wait, we need more. :^b
Antz!
https://www.mobygames.com/game/7480/antz/
(I bet that movie --and any games based on it-- is considered
offensive amongst the Formicinae, sort of like a six-legged "Birth of
America", and even referring to it is considered in bad taste ;-)
Heh. I never played this one, but it didn't even have a PC port. My former friends did drag me to see this movie. I remember the ticket sellers wearing fake ant antenna(s/e) when buying tickets in person. Movie was OK. Nice music though.
That's pretty cute! I don't think I've ever seen the ticket seller dress
up for a movie, but I also have barely been to a theater so :P
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:24 this Tuesday (GMT):
On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 08:53:35 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:46:14 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Bioshock Remastered
Bioshock is a game that I was hugely disappointed in although part of >>that is my own fault as I bought into the hype surrounding it so much >>that I even pre-ordered it.
It started off well but to me it became apparent that although the >>setting was interesting it really was just another shooter. The much >>touted gameplay videos of setting up elaborate traps, well that's fine >>but why go to all that effort when you can just shoot them in the face.
Yeah, the pre-release hype was outrageous for this game. There were a[snip]
lot of comparisons to "System Shock", and everybody expected a sandbox
as deep as that classic game. But it was such a shallow experience
(despite being set miles underwater) that it couldn't help but be disappointing.
Good one! I think SS and Deus Ex are like THE games that sandboxes are compared to, and it doesn't usually live up to it :P
"Bioshock" wasn't a bad game in any way. But it wasn't the second
coming that it was promised to be.
The twist in the middle of the game was neat, though.
No spoilers!
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 02:44 this Tuesday (GMT):
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:39:03 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:43:39 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
wrote:
When will there be a Dog version? ;P
I think "Dog Catcher Simulator" is already a thing. ;^P
Prove it. :P I want an ant game too. Oh wait, we need more. :^b
Antz!
https://www.mobygames.com/game/7480/antz/
(I bet that movie --and any games based on it-- is considered
offensive amongst the Formicinae, sort of like a six-legged "Birth of
America", and even referring to it is considered in bad taste ;-)
Heh. I never played this one, but it didn't even have a PC port. My former >> > friends did drag me to see this movie. I remember the ticket sellers
wearing fake ant antenna(s/e) when buying tickets in person. Movie was OK. Nice music though.
That's pretty cute! I don't think I've ever seen the ticket seller dress
up for a movie, but I also have barely been to a theater so :P
Barely in a theatre in your whole life? I go like once a year. I went to
see Ne Zha 2 with my colony 15 days ago in a local old theatre. It was
nice since we're the only ones there at 3:30 PM for cheaper prices! :D
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote at 19:28 this Thursday (GMT):
On Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:55:43 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 17:57:14 -0800, Dimensional Traveler >>><dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:Now it's an *option* in some games like an "Ironman" mode. It never
The Planet Crafter.I mean... if that's the definition of a cozy game then "Dark Souls" is >>>cozy. You can't die there either; you just respawn back at the last >>>firepit. ;-)
I've been playing this for a while. You are a prisoner dropped on an >>>>airless rock in space with minimal tools. Terraform it or die.
Some call it a "cozy" game since in regular mode you can't actually die. >>>
But it got me to thinking... there really aren't MANY games left where >>>death has any lasting consequences. Long gone are the days when your >>>character would snuff it and you'd have to restart the level (or, if
the game was particularly malicious, the game entire!). Even the
meanest just let you reload a save-game (and most of those autosave
for you).
should have been the *default*.
Excepting Nethack, of course. One save file, deleted on death. Level
where you died is saved as "bones" to be randomly inserted into a future
game. It's awfully nice to pick up an Ascension kit from a previous run
and slay your own ghost. That's the way to do it! It's also fun to
finally give that freaking gnome that spawned with a Wand of Death his
comeuppance, since you might just remember how you died.
Rogue Legacy does a good job with it too. A long lineage of genetically
deficient ancestors gradually improving the family line.
Some people truly enjoy the high stakes, but that's not a majority of
players, so it shouldn't be by design.
I most often see permadeath as an option in RPG games. Survival modes
too. Weapon degradation is another thing that should always be optional.
The point is to have fun. If something has the potential to not be fun,
and removing it doesn't break the game, it should be optional.
I love, love, LOVE rougelikes that include things from your last runs
(tho the only thing i can think of is the deathcards from Inscryption)
but I just cannot understand Nethack.
H1M3M <wipnoah@gmail.com> wrote at 08:21 this Wednesday (GMT):
Ant wrote:
A portable console! Get out! J/K. :) Wait, was this in the real
hardware or an emulator?
Steam Deck. I could have put it on a flashcart, but I can't get myself
to play on a tiny GBA screen anymore, and my PAL gameboy player is
interlaced only, which is not handled well by modern TVs.
Im going to be stuck for some time in the final dungeon, so might as
well plug the Deck to the big TV and get comfy on the couch.
Wait, do you have a GBA?? That's so cool!
On Wed, 5 Mar 2025 18:13:31 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/5/2025 7:55 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 17:57:14 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
The Planet Crafter.
I've been playing this for a while. You are a prisoner dropped on an
airless rock in space with minimal tools. Terraform it or die.
Some call it a "cozy" game since in regular mode you can't actually die. >>>> Its a LOT like the Subnautica games so if you liked those you will
probably like this.
Yeah, it sounds like yet-another-survival/crafting-game to me.
It is. But I like a lot of those so there! *pffffftttt*
I'm not complaining or judging. I've been known to play those games
too, and besides, anyone with hundreds upon hundreds of hours invested
into a boring truck-driving game has no right to look down upon other people's genre's-of-choice.
I do have a bit of an issue with so many survival-crafting games often feeling like simple reskins of what's popular (same way I look askance
at the proliferation of truck-driving sims) but that's more of my wish
for more novelty and originality in the industry.
I mean, I do personally find a lot of the 'search for rock and twigs
so I can build Tool' mechanics of survival-crafting sort of tedious...
but again, this is coming from a person who thinks that carefully
driving along the highway at a modest 80kph and making sure to always
use my turn signal is engrossing entertainment. ;-)
Barely in a theatre in your whole life? I go like once a year. I went to
see Ne Zha 2 with my colony 15 days ago in a local old theatre. It was
nice since we're the only ones there at 3:30 PM for cheaper prices! :D
The point is to have fun. If something has the potential to not be fun,
and removing it doesn't break the game, it should be optional.
On Thu, 6 Mar 2025 20:50:08 -0000 (UTC), in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, candycanearter07 wrote:
H1M3M <wipnoah@gmail.com> wrote at 08:21 this Wednesday (GMT):
Ant wrote:
A portable console! Get out! J/K. :) Wait, was this in the real
hardware or an emulator?
Steam Deck. I could have put it on a flashcart, but I can't get myself
to play on a tiny GBA screen anymore, and my PAL gameboy player is
interlaced only, which is not handled well by modern TVs.
Im going to be stuck for some time in the final dungeon, so might as
well plug the Deck to the big TV and get comfy on the couch.
Wait, do you have a GBA?? That's so cool!
Especially if it's equipped with an Afterburner backlight mod.
On Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:13:26 -0500, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 06 Mar 2025 21:38:24 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Barely in a theatre in your whole life? I go like once a year. I went to >>>see Ne Zha 2 with my colony 15 days ago in a local old theatre. It was >>>nice since we're the only ones there at 3:30 PM for cheaper prices! :D
The last movie I saw in a theatre was Lord of the Rings: The Return of
the King in 2003. I don't think I will ever go again. I prefer
watching movies at home.
Yeah. The theater experience is not something I miss. Give me the
ability to pause the screen whenever I want, snacks that don't cost
three arms and a leg, and I can turn the subtitles on and off at will,
and maybe we'll talk.
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:44 this Friday (GMT):
On Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:13:26 -0500, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 06 Mar 2025 21:38:24 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Barely in a theatre in your whole life? I go like once a year. I went to >>>see Ne Zha 2 with my colony 15 days ago in a local old theatre. It was >>>nice since we're the only ones there at 3:30 PM for cheaper prices! :D
The last movie I saw in a theatre was Lord of the Rings: The Return of >>the King in 2003. I don't think I will ever go again. I prefer
watching movies at home.
Yeah. The theater experience is not something I miss. Give me the
ability to pause the screen whenever I want, snacks that don't cost
three arms and a leg, and I can turn the subtitles on and off at will,
and maybe we'll talk.
Where did you get the arms, Spalls?
On Thu, 6 Mar 2025 20:50:08 -0000 (UTC), in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, candycanearter07 wrote:
H1M3M <wipnoah@gmail.com> wrote at 08:21 this Wednesday (GMT):
Ant wrote:
A portable console! Get out! J/K. :) Wait, was this in the real
hardware or an emulator?
Steam Deck. I could have put it on a flashcart, but I can't get myself
to play on a tiny GBA screen anymore, and my PAL gameboy player is
interlaced only, which is not handled well by modern TVs.
Im going to be stuck for some time in the final dungeon, so might as
well plug the Deck to the big TV and get comfy on the couch.
Wait, do you have a GBA?? That's so cool!
Especially if it's equipped with an Afterburner backlight mod.
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 21:38 this Thursday (GMT):
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 02:44 this Tuesday (GMT):
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:39:03 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:43:39 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
wrote:
When will there be a Dog version? ;P
I think "Dog Catcher Simulator" is already a thing. ;^P
Prove it. :P I want an ant game too. Oh wait, we need more. :^b
Antz!
https://www.mobygames.com/game/7480/antz/
(I bet that movie --and any games based on it-- is considered
offensive amongst the Formicinae, sort of like a six-legged "Birth of >> >> America", and even referring to it is considered in bad taste ;-)
Heh. I never played this one, but it didn't even have a PC port. My former
friends did drag me to see this movie. I remember the ticket sellers
wearing fake ant antenna(s/e) when buying tickets in person. Movie was OK. Nice music though.
That's pretty cute! I don't think I've ever seen the ticket seller dress >> up for a movie, but I also have barely been to a theater so :P
Barely in a theatre in your whole life? I go like once a year. I went to see Ne Zha 2 with my colony 15 days ago in a local old theatre. It was
nice since we're the only ones there at 3:30 PM for cheaper prices! :D
Well, I haven't been to one in a while..
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Well, I haven't been to one in a while..
Ah, I didn't go for years during the panademic. It was between SW:Rise
of Skywalker and Opennheimer movies. What was the last new released
movie for you in theatre?
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, 6 Mar 2025 20:50:08 -0000 (UTC), in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
candycanearter07 wrote:
H1M3M <wipnoah@gmail.com> wrote at 08:21 this Wednesday (GMT):
Ant wrote:
A portable console! Get out! J/K. :) Wait, was this in the real
hardware or an emulator?
Steam Deck. I could have put it on a flashcart, but I can't get myself
to play on a tiny GBA screen anymore, and my PAL gameboy player is
interlaced only, which is not handled well by modern TVs.
Im going to be stuck for some time in the final dungeon, so might as
well plug the Deck to the big TV and get comfy on the couch.
Wait, do you have a GBA?? That's so cool!
Especially if it's equipped with an Afterburner backlight mod.
Uh, is this related to that Sega arceade game? If so, then I don't see how that is related to my web search to see what that is about.
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 21:38 this Thursday (GMT):
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >>>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 02:44 this Tuesday (GMT):
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:39:03 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote: >>>>>>> Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:43:39 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
wrote:
When will there be a Dog version? ;P
I think "Dog Catcher Simulator" is already a thing. ;^P
Prove it. :P I want an ant game too. Oh wait, we need more. :^b
Antz!
https://www.mobygames.com/game/7480/antz/
(I bet that movie --and any games based on it-- is considered
offensive amongst the Formicinae, sort of like a six-legged "Birth of >>>>>> America", and even referring to it is considered in bad taste ;-)
Heh. I never played this one, but it didn't even have a PC port. My former
friends did drag me to see this movie. I remember the ticket sellers >>>>> wearing fake ant antenna(s/e) when buying tickets in person. Movie was OK. Nice music though.
That's pretty cute! I don't think I've ever seen the ticket seller dress >>>> up for a movie, but I also have barely been to a theater so :P
Barely in a theatre in your whole life? I go like once a year. I went to >>> see Ne Zha 2 with my colony 15 days ago in a local old theatre. It was
nice since we're the only ones there at 3:30 PM for cheaper prices! :D
Well, I haven't been to one in a while..
Ah, I didn't go for years during the panademic. It was between SW:Rise
of Skywalker and Opennheimer movies. What was the last new released
movie for you in theatre?
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:44 this Friday (GMT):
On Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:13:26 -0500, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 06 Mar 2025 21:38:24 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Barely in a theatre in your whole life? I go like once a year. I went to >> >>>see Ne Zha 2 with my colony 15 days ago in a local old theatre. It was
nice since we're the only ones there at 3:30 PM for cheaper prices! :D
The last movie I saw in a theatre was Lord of the Rings: The Return of
the King in 2003. I don't think I will ever go again. I prefer
watching movies at home.
Yeah. The theater experience is not something I miss. Give me the
ability to pause the screen whenever I want, snacks that don't cost
three arms and a leg, and I can turn the subtitles on and off at will,
and maybe we'll talk.
Yeah, this but once in awhile is OK with my friends and colony which is
rare. I just don't like going to crowded places. Also, I use the
restrooms too much and my body hates idling too long. Heck, I had to pee thrice during recent movies so I had to walk fast! :(
Where did you get the arms, Spalls?
Maybe from Jurassic Park 1 movie. ;)
On Sat, 08 Mar 2025 02:54:37 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, 6 Mar 2025 20:50:08 -0000 (UTC), in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, >> candycanearter07 wrote:
H1M3M <wipnoah@gmail.com> wrote at 08:21 this Wednesday (GMT):
Ant wrote:
A portable console! Get out! J/K. :) Wait, was this in the real
hardware or an emulator?
Steam Deck. I could have put it on a flashcart, but I can't get myself >> >> to play on a tiny GBA screen anymore, and my PAL gameboy player is
interlaced only, which is not handled well by modern TVs.
Im going to be stuck for some time in the final dungeon, so might as
well plug the Deck to the big TV and get comfy on the couch.
Wait, do you have a GBA?? That's so cool!
Especially if it's equipped with an Afterburner backlight mod.
Uh, is this related to that Sega arceade game? If so, then I don't see how that is related to my web search to see what that is about.
Not sure if you're serious, but the biggest flaw in the GBA was a passive
LCD display. It was to improve battery life because it took disposable batteries. Nintendo didn't release a lighted LCD handheld until GBA SP,
which introduced a rechargable. It inspired the DS.
I always thought the SP looked like crap. The original was much sleeker.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterburner_(modification_kit)
(Huh. It's actually a front light. Who knew?)
Anyway, when I had a GBA, I wanted an Afterburner in the worst way. It
was typical for me to play in my bathroom because it was the only place
that had the most direct light onto the screen.
Yeah, this but once in awhile is OK with my friends and colony which is rare. I just don't like going to crowded places. Also, I use the
restrooms too much and my body hates idling too long. Heck, I had to pee thrice or so during recent movies so I had to walk fast! :(
Ah yea, I tend to drink too much during the movie and miss stuff too..
Where did you get the arms, Spalls?
Maybe from Jurassic Park 1 movie. ;)
Oh, makes sense.
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, 08 Mar 2025 02:54:37 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
wrote:
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, 6 Mar 2025 20:50:08 -0000 (UTC), in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, >> >> candycanearter07 wrote:
H1M3M <wipnoah@gmail.com> wrote at 08:21 this Wednesday (GMT):
Ant wrote:
A portable console! Get out! J/K. :) Wait, was this in the real
hardware or an emulator?
Steam Deck. I could have put it on a flashcart, but I can't get myself >> >> >> to play on a tiny GBA screen anymore, and my PAL gameboy player is
interlaced only, which is not handled well by modern TVs.
Im going to be stuck for some time in the final dungeon, so might as >> >> >> well plug the Deck to the big TV and get comfy on the couch.
Wait, do you have a GBA?? That's so cool!
Especially if it's equipped with an Afterburner backlight mod.
Uh, is this related to that Sega arceade game? If so, then I don't see how that is related to my web search to see what that is about.
Not sure if you're serious, but the biggest flaw in the GBA was a passive
LCD display. It was to improve battery life because it took disposable
batteries. Nintendo didn't release a lighted LCD handheld until GBA SP,
which introduced a rechargable. It inspired the DS.
Yes, I was serious. Ugh, passive LCDs. Yeah, I didn't like those on
computer screens. Hence I preferred CRT back then.
On Sun, 09 Mar 2025 01:49:26 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
Yes, I was serious. Ugh, passive LCDs. Yeah, I didn't like those on >>computer screens. Hence I preferred CRT back then.
But even the Gameboy's competitors -like Sega's
GameGear and the Atari Jaguar- languished on the shelves partly
because they opted for better, battery-hungry screens. In almost every >respect, the GameGear was a far, far better machine than the Gameboy,
but its 6 AA batteries lasted 3 hours, compared to the 15 hours for
the two AA batteries in the Gameboy. Sure, that meant that, with the
GameBoy, you were stuck with only monochrome color, but you were
'stuck' with it for 15 times the length of time it would take to power
a GameGear.
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
...
Yeah, this but once in awhile is OK with my friends and colony which is
rare. I just don't like going to crowded places. Also, I use the
restrooms too much and my body hates idling too long. Heck, I had to pee >>> thrice or so during recent movies so I had to walk fast! :(
Ah yea, I tend to drink too much during the movie and miss stuff too..
Ha, I don't even drink a lot and I have to go too much. Dang old body! :(
On 3/8/2025 5:47 PM, Ant wrote:
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:What _does_ an ant toilet look like?
...
Yeah, this but once in awhile is OK with my friends and colony which is >>>> rare. I just don't like going to crowded places. Also, I use the
restrooms too much and my body hates idling too long. Heck, I had to pee >>>> thrice or so during recent movies so I had to walk fast! :(
Ah yea, I tend to drink too much during the movie and miss stuff too..
Ha, I don't even drink a lot and I have to go too much. Dang old body! :(
On 3/8/2025 5:47 PM, Ant wrote:
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: ...
Yeah, this but once in awhile is OK with my friends and colony which is >>> rare. I just don't like going to crowded places. Also, I use the
restrooms too much and my body hates idling too long. Heck, I had to pee >>> thrice or so during recent movies so I had to walk fast! :(
Ah yea, I tend to drink too much during the movie and miss stuff too..
Ha, I don't even drink a lot and I have to go too much. Dang old body! :(
What _does_ an ant toilet look like?
On Sun, 9 Mar 2025 10:06:05 -0700, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Dimensional Traveler wrote:[snip]
On 3/8/2025 5:47 PM, Ant wrote:
Ha, I don't even drink a lot and I have to go too much. Dang old body! :( >>>What _does_ an ant toilet look like?
Look out your front window.
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote at 17:38 this Sunday (GMT):
On Sun, 9 Mar 2025 10:06:05 -0700, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,[snip]
Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 3/8/2025 5:47 PM, Ant wrote:
Ha, I don't even drink a lot and I have to go too much. Dang old body! :( >>>>What _does_ an ant toilet look like?
Look out your front window.
A car just drove by..
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
And what's the point anyway; emulation has gotten so good that
unless
you're a die-hard retroistThat's the first point
or are trying to speed-runs on authentic hardwareAnd that's the second point
I only use emulation when I can't afford the original hardware, or
another issue prevents me from using it (like being picky about
framerate). I also can't afford a MisterFPGA.
On Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:10:05 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, candycanearter07 wrote:
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote at 17:38 this Sunday (GMT):
On Sun, 9 Mar 2025 10:06:05 -0700, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,[snip]
Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 3/8/2025 5:47 PM, Ant wrote:
Ha, I don't even drink a lot and I have to go too much. Dang old body! :(What _does_ an ant toilet look like?
Look out your front window.
A car just drove by..
It probably killed a bunch of ants going to the bathroom.
On 3/7/2025 6:48 PM, Ant wrote:
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 21:38 this Thursday (GMT):
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >>>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 02:44 this Tuesday (GMT):
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:39:03 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote: >>>>>>> Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:43:39 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant
wrote:
Heh. I never played this one, but it didn't even have a PC port. My formerWhen will there be a Dog version? ;P
I think "Dog Catcher Simulator" is already a thing. ;^P
Prove it. :P I want an ant game too. Oh wait, we need more. :^b >>>>>Antz!
https://www.mobygames.com/game/7480/antz/
(I bet that movie --and any games based on it-- is considered
offensive amongst the Formicinae, sort of like a six-legged "Birth of >>>>>> America", and even referring to it is considered in bad taste ;-) >>>>>
friends did drag me to see this movie. I remember the ticket sellers >>>>> wearing fake ant antenna(s/e) when buying tickets in person. Movie was OK. Nice music though.
That's pretty cute! I don't think I've ever seen the ticket seller dress >>>> up for a movie, but I also have barely been to a theater so :P
Barely in a theatre in your whole life? I go like once a year. I went to >>> see Ne Zha 2 with my colony 15 days ago in a local old theatre. It was >>> nice since we're the only ones there at 3:30 PM for cheaper prices! :D
Well, I haven't been to one in a while..
Ah, I didn't go for years during the panademic. It was between SW:Rise
of Skywalker and Opennheimer movies. What was the last new released
movie for you in theatre?
Last for me Deadpool 3 in the theater. My wife and daughter went to see Wicked, I wanted to go but my son didn't want to and we can't leave him alone.
Ah, I didn't go for years during the panademic. It was between SW:Rise
of Skywalker and Opennheimer movies. What was the last new released
movie for you in theatre?
ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) writes:
Ah, I didn't go for years during the panademic. It was between SW:Rise
of Skywalker and Opennheimer movies. What was the last new released
movie for you in theatre?
Nosferatu for me. Wasn't super great and not really that new. One more
rehash of the tale of Count Dracula.
I upload playthroughs / longplays from time to time, and I prefer doing
it with real hardware, for preservation purposes.
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:10:05 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, candycanearter07 wrote:
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote at 17:38 this Sunday (GMT):
On Sun, 9 Mar 2025 10:06:05 -0700, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,[snip]
Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 3/8/2025 5:47 PM, Ant wrote:
Ha, I don't even drink a lot and I have to go too much. Dang old body! :(What _does_ an ant toilet look like?
Look out your front window.
A car just drove by..
It probably killed a bunch of ants going to the bathroom.
:(
On Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:40:18 +0100, H1M3M <wipnoah@gmail.com> wrote:
Zaghadka wrote:
On Sun, 09 Mar 2025 10:16:10 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,This is the end of the chain, so I suppose it will be more readable here.
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Sun, 09 Mar 2025 01:49:26 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:[snip]
Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:
Yes, I was serious. Ugh, passive LCDs. Yeah, I didn't like those on
computer screens. Hence I preferred CRT back then.
But even the Gameboy's competitors -like Sega'sYeah. Nintendo made the right choice. The GameGear had an amazing
GameGear and the Atari Jaguar- languished on the shelves partly
because they opted for better, battery-hungry screens. In almost every >>>> respect, the GameGear was a far, far better machine than the Gameboy,
but its 6 AA batteries lasted 3 hours, compared to the 15 hours for
the two AA batteries in the Gameboy. Sure, that meant that, with the
GameBoy, you were stuck with only monochrome color, but you were
'stuck' with it for 15 times the length of time it would take to power >>>> a GameGear.
experience, but the backlight was too power hungry. Nintendo was right;
battery life was more important. I had a Gameboy. It lasted forever
because it was a simple, tiny, unlit LCD.
Most people don't even know what a Jaguar is, because Atari was no longer >>> a player in consoles. Started its plummeting decline around the 7800.
Does anyone even remember the benighted Lynx? You didn't. That was the
Gameboy contemporary, and it also made the mistake of backlighting. The
Jaguar was years later. They should have taken Nintendo's example to
heart by that time. ;^)
I have had up to three GBAs over the years, but nowadays all I have left
is a GB Micro, and let's face it: 20 years after buying it, presbyopia
is starting to become a problem with a 2 inches screen. I am fine with >>playing those on a modded 3ds with the bare metal gba firmware, but
after Deck and Switch it's hard to go back.
And what's the point anyway; emulation has gotten so good that unless
you're a die-hard retroist or are trying to speed-runs on authentic
hardware, you might as well just use an emulator and give yourself all
the advantages thirty years of tech- and game-development offer. With
things like upscaling, save-states and better controls, it's just a
better experience to emulate it on modern hardware.
Which isn't to say I have total disdain for original hardware (anyone
looking into my study filled with old computers and gaming consoles
will be able to tell you that!) but those aren't the machines I use to actively PLAY the old games on (unless absolutely necessary). But
there's something to be said about experiencing the 'old tech' every
now and again; the loud whir of the fans, the crunky static of old sound-cards, the agony of a BSOD or having to blow on the cartridge*
to get it to load.
But for actual play-throughs? Use an emulator.
* don't blow on your cartridges; the moisture in your breath does them
no favors. ;-)
On Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:24:40 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
wrote:
I love vampire movies, usually. For the most recent I've seen
"Renfield" was pretty good. Nicholas Cage made a very good Dracula. >>Obviously that one's a bit more camp than serious, and from the
perspective of a modern Renfield. (didn't go over great with critics,
but audience seems to like it)
Renfield was surprisingly good. I mean, it was absolutely stupid too
but I've come to expect so little from Nicholas Cage movies that
actually enjoying one was a bit of a shock. It's odd mix of
tenderhearted romance and over-the-top gore is probably what saved it.
It's schlock, but GOOD schlock. Highly recommended (but don't bring
the kids).
On Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:20:05 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
It doesn't help that companies are trying to end emulation, though.
More precisely, they're trying to end emulation they don't control.
Because pretty much all the major players nowadays rely on emulation
for their old line-up.
But regardless of what they (mostly Nintendo) want, emulation is not
going anywhere. It's been tested repeatedly in court, and so long as
no copyrighted code is used in the emulator, then they've no legal leg
to stop its distribution. And emulator developers have gotten VERY
good about clean-room recreations of hardware functions. Or at least,
they're gotten really good at dividing their code from any necessary copyrighted code (e.g., the BIOS) that the user has to provide
themselves.
As for the games themselves, well, they've perfect right to police the distribution of those... although the cat is waaaaay out of the bag
for most of those at this point, so it seems comically pointless for
them to keep chasing it. But I can't fault them their attempts.
(well, usually. Some games are impossible to buy and keeping those out
of public use for decades seems almost malicious... but a lot of the
better known stuff still has value (as in, people will pay to play
them if the games are available) so their shutting down the torrents
(or however kids distribute the games nowadays) doesn't bother me to
much.
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