I say wait til discount if you want the original assets. Though I am extremely impressed that they made open source versions of the graphics, sounds and music for the game.

Wonder if open rct2 will do this?

A QA tester walks into a bar and orders 1 beer, then maxint beers then -1 beers.

Grand Theft Auto 4 - wasn’t fun to play, though I keep trying since I want to see where the story goes but get too jaded to make it far.

Fallout New Vegas - not sure why 3 and 4 vibes with me better, but every time I start new Vegas I just feel like I hit a wall before I make it to the strip.

Newer Pokemon games - this one is easy. I like to explore and find Pokemon. Current games are about and focused on battling. So no more puzzles and hidden corners. Pokemon Platinum and Soul Silver was the last game I had no complaints about. Legends Arcus is the last one I played and mostly enjoyed.

Majora’s Mask and Ocarina of Time - again Zelda is an exploration game to me and these 2 are combat focused. The 3DS version of Ocarina of Time was a bit more palatable to me, but I haven’t touched it in years.

The biggest issue is the price. I remember a time when even the poorest kid in class had a Nintendo because it was cheap.

The last cheap Nintendo was the 2DS over a decade ago. Most parents are looking for cheap hardware with entertainment and there isn’t anything which comes close to it.

Even the switch lite is the same price as the PS3 bundle back in the day. And it came with 2 real controllers and a game.

As someone who has beaten the game. The cash grab part is just after your first day and the “open world” starts up.

It’s not a bad game, but it gets pretty bland and generic once the main loop of ditching school starts.

My favourite thing to do is to get Xbox hardware for cheap, then use them in ways which daddy MS doesn’t want.

Like the Xbone, plays all the AC games (that matter) is really cheap. Just keep it offline and boom the system is usable. It’s not like it’s getting any new games.

SpongeBob SquarePants and the Cosmic Shake. Nothing spectacular but it’s a solid kids platformer

I recently got a few of these. Miyoo A30, Ambernic RG 28XX and 35XXH as well as an R36s.

My advise is do your research before buying since all had issues.

Miyoo A30 has a minuscule battery life (4-6 hours) and had poor thermals (hot to touch). And while it promises PSP and DS compatibility, you’d be lucky to run basic 2d games from these systems.

R36s I got was a clone system and finding a real one is like finding a needle in a haystack. The buttons were cheap feeling and with the older processor (same as real one) it’s no better than the A30.

Anbernic systems performed the same and was the best experience… until my 35XXH tried to set itself on fire. Thankfully it didn’t and while talking to support was like talking to a chat bot. I was able to get a replacement. So far no fire.

If you get lucky you can find a 3060 12G card.

My anecdote for AI and coding is that it’s a good replacement for google searching, especially when you are learning a new language.

You need to understand the fundamentals first, but asking the AI how to do a task in C when you’ve only coded in JS is very helpful. It’s still wrong, but it’s not like Stack Overflow is more accurate.

Rollercoaster Tycoon.

It’s just a game on a cereal box how good can it be?

25 years later…

I watch Freeman’s Mind and wanted to play. Yeah totally not my cup of tea.

Have a One, can confirm it’s everything I need. It plays every good Assassins Creed game without Uplay, and it was Chaper to get than paying for Conkers bad furday

On the one hand this is a blatant cash grab.

On the other, compared to the $1000 for Jacks Bros this is the deal of the century

I would only consider it like 5 games. Since most of those are just ROMs for Capcom Arcade Stadium and the Street Fighter Collection.

Other than Hollow Knight (thanks Gog sale)

Metroid Fusion and dread. Picked it up and haven’t put it down

Thank you OP. Don’t need anything but appreciate having giveaways

PixelJunk Monsters 2. It was like $3 and a fantastic price for that. Not as good as the first game, but an amazing tower defence game nonetheless

Fantastic game soundtracks are the ones which I actually go out of my way to acquire. Chrono Trigger, PixelJunkMonsters Deluxe, SimCity 3000, and Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair.

In my view Physical games are digital game in containers that we’ve yet to figure out to open. Digital games almost always have a DRM on top of it, and rarely can be used outside of their designated environment. My GameBoy, and PSP games have had a very long shelf life thanks to emulation and the various methods to back them up.

Agreed on the “whole game needs to be on disc”. Was the reason I never bought Reignited Trilogy on Switch physically. No point since it was basically a digital game anyways.

I have a bit more nuances on that. Some games are Steam or console only, so what I do there is get them deeeply discounted so that if I was to loose them the hit isn’t much. Otherwise GOG like digital services, or physical all the way.

The other way I look at it is for systems like the Switch or 3DS, where once it’s cracked open. The game has a very high chance at being emulated easily with wider compatibility than it would otherwise.

Yup, has a grapple point for it

Ditto

First 2 dungeons are a slog. Get a fairy bottle and cream and it’s slow going. But it levels the playing field

Disc rot is a thing, so backing up a bin/cue for CDs or ISO for dvd is always a good idea (if it hasn’t been backed up already)

Monopoly 1998 was what I played last week. Nothing ran it except my XP laptop

I get a lot of old oc games on disc from thrift stores all the time.

However once I confirm they work I back them up and continue to use them in a disc emulator.

Technically last week realistically a very long time ago.

Links Awakening - all time favourite and is fun on switch or gameboy

While it’s easy to be pessimistic about this. This is one of the few options to make actual change. Leaving thing as they are is a worse situation since it means that companies like Ubisoft can and will destroy the games which we own.

Will there be resistance? Yes Ubisoft is already stated their opposition to it.)

But it’s not up to companies like Ubisoft for how the EU makes it’s laws, it’s up to the EU itself. When there is potentially 1.4 million people in Europe telling you to “stop killing games” it’s going to be hard to tell them no.

I don’t know what’s worse. The fact that this will definitely still require a Facebook account to use. Or the fact that it will also require a Microsoft one too

I actually really like the first game. Had a unique aesthetic which is missing from the other games.

Physically, the only game which is missing is Mirage. Shadows is “next gen” only. Freedom Cry is digital only. And while they are not shown I do own Bloodlines and Liberation on my Vita.

Yet, no. I’ve played most of them. AC1 and 2 are so far my fav. Black Flag is in it’s own category. Skipped Brotherhood and Revelations. I tried AC3 but gave up on it. Didn’t play Rouge, Chronicles or Valhalla. Unity sucks. Syndicate is OK, Origins is good so far, Odyssey is fine, but a slog.

Syndicate isn’t that bad… if you ignore Jacob. Odyssey is just beautiful, and the combat isn’t bad if you drop the difficulty down to a reasonable level.

Trying Origins now and I am liking it. Though I understand where you are coming from Odyssey and Origins would be better games if the RPG elements were gone.

There is are 11 other games I’d rather play first before 3

I saw it, I asked why. Then I saw it’s price and compared it to eBay. It was honestly a steal of a deal to get Chronicles.

Good news is that I didn’t buy it. It was a gift. So I don’t have that weight on my conscience.

If you plan on modding the 360 is a good option. But if you not I’d recommend the XBone. Moderns controllers work for it, plus they can be used for PC gaming.

The 360 hasn’t aged well in my opinion and most games you’d want to play will be backwards compatible on the XBone.

I vote for the next game, black is sacked because of this. Or we can sacrifice him to the centaurs for it.

🍿🥤oh this is going to be good