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Playing Need for Speed: Most Wanted on my PS2 and Sony Trinitron, even the calendar is form 2009

The room at my parents house seems permanently stuck in mid 2000s, too bad I can't take the TV with me

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[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Wow, you must have been rich in the 00s to have a Trinitron.

Just for reference, in 2004 Trinitrons were $800- $2000 USD depending on size, in today's money that's $1300- $3500 USD.

[–] los0220@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

My dad told me that is the late 90s model. And Poland in the 90s was dirt poor, so it had to be very impressive back then.

We used it as the main TV till 2012 at least and it served as secondary for some more years after that.

[–] Tuuktuuk@nord.pub 4 points 4 hours ago

I really wish someone could make a racing game akin to NFS II. The track design is incredible because they were able to completely skip all realism. Nothing ever since has achieved quite the same. Okay, Mario Kart and similar come kind of close, but what I really liked about NFS II was the combination of kind of serious cars, and absolutely exaggerated scenery.

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 16 points 7 hours ago

You don't see quality tv kabinets like that anymore.

[–] llii@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Oh nice! I’ve tried to play my PS2 slim yesterday, but it would read half of the discs I’ve tried. I think the Laser is on its way out. 🙁

[–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 hours ago

If you have a Linux PC you can use Lutris and even install NFS MW directly from Lutris. I use it on my steam deck. Same for NFS U2 and Carbon

[–] los0220@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

That's quite bad, on mine the second controller port doesn't work. Fortunately the drive works fine.

Maybe you could try FreeMcBoot

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 4 hours ago

Most Wanted 2005 is an all-timer.

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Easily one of the best arcade racers ever created. It's a shame that the remake sucked so hard.

[–] Emotional_Engi@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

It wasn't even a remake. It was a Burnout game under Most Wanted disguise. The worst NFS game ever made.

I mean it's an ok Burnout game with actual car brands, but I still would prefer Paradise any day.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 8 hours ago

I thought you had a stack of those blue plastic crates mushrooms get delivered to kitchens in.

Nope. It's a calender