So, the solution to CEOs is more violent video games?

Sad trombone noise.

I got Grotto based on your suggestion. Played it a bit yesterday. Interesting game! I’ve definitely gotten my $1.29 out of it already.

And later, Emerald Mine on the Amiga. So many hours of my life, gone.

Grim Fandango is an amazing story about life and death and love…

… Built upon an engine where the protagonist walks around at sloth speed. Manny Calavaras just sashays along, and there’s no way to speed his ass up. I wish you could hit escape or something to skip him walking in and out of scenes, but nope! I’m forced to watch him drag his feet from location to location.

But the most touching parts of the story stick with me after 20 years.

I should have made the obligatory link to http://mastodon-near.me/

Yes! I’m on a local regional server that is nice. I like that it’s locally owned and operated, and we can talk local news and events.

Ooh, I can’t wait to play! This looks awesome!

I just bought it for my phone a couple days ago, and it sucked up my weekend.

Just one more game!

You’ve touched on the cycle of enshittification. Step 1, everything is free and wonderful. Step 2: milk those customers for money.

The solution is to favor and support services which take capitalism out of the equation. It might cost a little bit, but I think a few small donations can go a long way.

SNES Street Fighter had some impossible moves. OK, most of them were extremely challenging, because they tried to emulate joystick moves with thumb buttons.

PONG in the late 70s, at a pizza parlor.