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[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com:443 2 points 8 months ago

I'm talking purely about the work needed to be done on the Steam backend and such. Also in this case, most of these old games - minus Crazy Taxi and perhaps one or two other Dreamcast games - don't have licensed music.

[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com:443 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It's likely just meaning new compilations coming down the line as there is zero cost and zero maintenance for them to keep the games up otherwise and is entirely passive income.

[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com:443 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Maybe I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure this isn't the first time that Arnold has voted against his own party. Does someone else remember...?

[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com:443 3 points 9 months ago

This is why you have a staging environment and backups for the very rare case where something goes wrong. I've only had to roll back a container maybe 3 times in 5 years at this point and can just roll back to a previous snapshot in a few minutes.

 

What is Mario Adventure 3? The fully realized sequel to Mario Adventure, the classic Super Mario Bros. 3 rom hack from 2006.

[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com:443 1 points 9 months ago

Very aware of him and his attacks on other emulator authors (remember VirtualJaguar?) but was not aware of him being a transphobe. Is there somewhere I can read about that that you're aware of?

[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com:443 2 points 9 months ago

Also, if you make any honest attempt at constructive criticism on his articles, he just blocks you regardless.

[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com:443 2 points 9 months ago

It was also created long long before developers had these predatory business models, where it basically shielded the industry from having goverment oversight on violence in games back in the 90s and such.

[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com:443 1 points 9 months ago

ESRB's been around for over 20 years before lootboxes, my guy.

[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com:443 3 points 9 months ago

Yes, as I mentioned in my comment.

[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com:443 4 points 9 months ago

MK2 onwards did indeed have blood.

[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com:443 0 points 9 months ago (7 children)

I wouldn't say self-regulation has "literally never worked once in history", but yes, not often. I would point to the ESRB as an example of self-regulation working in the games industry and being a positive for both the industry itself avoiding government regulation and for players. There are other examples too, but yes, they would be rare wins in general.

 

The premium handheld nostalgia trip is back with more variants

[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com:443 22 points 10 months ago

20 year industry vet here. When I started, it was in a company that was hiring nothing but people that have never worked in games before (and they did not tell us this, like some bad reality show). Of the ~200+ people I worked with there when I started, I would very generously estimate maybe only 10-15 of us still in the industry. To be fair, conditions in the industry have gotten a lot better since most of those people left it. The days of doing 80+ hours a week are long gone for most of us as far as I can tell.

It's really all about loving who you are working with. Even if you hate the project or the hours, just enjoying being around the right people makes a huge difference. Writing that is making me realize just how many of my favorite people and closest friends are now elsewhere and damn, I miss them.

 

Official Commodore 64 port of the classic roguelike platformer.

 

Discover the EU's emulator ban and its effects on gaming enthusiasts. Stay updated on the latest in retro gaming news.

 

So recently I’ve been binge-watching RandomStranger’s Famidaily project and came across his video on Guardic Gaiden, the game we know in the west as The Guar...

 

Discover and download the playable prototype of the cancelled PS2 game The Last Job, now available for gaming enthusiasts.

 

This is the Game Fighter. It is by far one of the rarest, most expensive and most desirable "GameBoy" I have ever had ...

 

If you've been interested in taking a look at Sweet Home on Famicom, this transcription, scans and English translation would be helpful to you.

 

Over the weekend at Gamescom, Retro-Bit showed off a brand new arcade stick for not only the SEGA Saturn, but for the SEGA Genesis/MegaDrive as well. Alongside the Dreamcast wireless controller announced previously at Portland Retro Gaming Expo in 2023, Retro-Bit has shown off a brand new pro

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