Newsdee
@newsdee.bsky.social
I love video games from any era and their creative process.
Avid reader; dabbled in video game programming, youtube documentaries, writing, and more...these days enjoy discovering new things
Avid reader; dabbled in video game programming, youtube documentaries, writing, and more...these days enjoy discovering new things
I still haven't found something as fun as RR64... it may have crappy unrealistic drifting but it's still so fun
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I still haven't found something as fun as RR64... it may have crappy unrealistic drifting but it's still so fun
and 100% is not even counting what extra QoL features deserve to be added...
February 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
and 100% is not even counting what extra QoL features deserve to be added...
Does it cancel out if we like both systems? 😅
February 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Does it cancel out if we like both systems? 😅
Ive been eyeing the Ambernic RG DS, which is a third if the price, but it seems it's only good for 2D low-intensity DS games...
January 25, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Ive been eyeing the Ambernic RG DS, which is a third if the price, but it seems it's only good for 2D low-intensity DS games...
Funny coincidence that you mention the Steam Deck, because just today I finally got around installing Moonlight/Sunshine and noticed several emulators in the "Discover" menu. I'll give some a try.
January 24, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Funny coincidence that you mention the Steam Deck, because just today I finally got around installing Moonlight/Sunshine and noticed several emulators in the "Discover" menu. I'll give some a try.
I haven't tried the Evercade, but e.g. the Amiga Mini, the Taito Candy Cab, and the PC Engine Mini had all noticeable lag. I did want to like them...
Maybe things are better now with a generic emulation device that is powerful enough.
Maybe things are better now with a generic emulation device that is powerful enough.
January 24, 2026 at 8:18 AM
I haven't tried the Evercade, but e.g. the Amiga Mini, the Taito Candy Cab, and the PC Engine Mini had all noticeable lag. I did want to like them...
Maybe things are better now with a generic emulation device that is powerful enough.
Maybe things are better now with a generic emulation device that is powerful enough.
Yes.
But commercial emulation devices that are not based on FPGA almost always fall short.
But commercial emulation devices that are not based on FPGA almost always fall short.
January 24, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Yes.
But commercial emulation devices that are not based on FPGA almost always fall short.
But commercial emulation devices that are not based on FPGA almost always fall short.
It could be worse. I could have baseball.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 AM
It could be worse. I could have baseball.
I was playing Etrian Oddissey thinking of Wizardry 1. So I went back to get party wiped at Wizardy 1
January 20, 2026 at 8:24 AM
I was playing Etrian Oddissey thinking of Wizardry 1. So I went back to get party wiped at Wizardy 1
there's an item duplication glitch in ToTK that is very convenient for extra diamonds and rubies... it helps quite a bit
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 AM
there's an item duplication glitch in ToTK that is very convenient for extra diamonds and rubies... it helps quite a bit
For some context; I've been playing Nier: Automata recently (for the frist time) and that games feels way more MMOified than whatever BoTW/ToTK has done
January 19, 2026 at 5:03 AM
For some context; I've been playing Nier: Automata recently (for the frist time) and that games feels way more MMOified than whatever BoTW/ToTK has done
Playing a good game is more than content digestion; you make your own narrative getting lost in a world inside a bottle.
But even with (say) cooldowns, a lot was added on top of OOT's original gameplay, rather than replace it.
What would you have preferred fof the franchise instead?
But even with (say) cooldowns, a lot was added on top of OOT's original gameplay, rather than replace it.
What would you have preferred fof the franchise instead?
January 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Playing a good game is more than content digestion; you make your own narrative getting lost in a world inside a bottle.
But even with (say) cooldowns, a lot was added on top of OOT's original gameplay, rather than replace it.
What would you have preferred fof the franchise instead?
But even with (say) cooldowns, a lot was added on top of OOT's original gameplay, rather than replace it.
What would you have preferred fof the franchise instead?
I see what you mean, but it still remains very much a single player game, and it rewards deep mastery of the controls for those that play for a while.
ToTK has deeper gameplay too (no pun intended) with the additional locations and crafting.
Easy to pickup but lots to learn is good, no?
ToTK has deeper gameplay too (no pun intended) with the additional locations and crafting.
Easy to pickup but lots to learn is good, no?
January 19, 2026 at 3:48 AM
I see what you mean, but it still remains very much a single player game, and it rewards deep mastery of the controls for those that play for a while.
ToTK has deeper gameplay too (no pun intended) with the additional locations and crafting.
Easy to pickup but lots to learn is good, no?
ToTK has deeper gameplay too (no pun intended) with the additional locations and crafting.
Easy to pickup but lots to learn is good, no?
There were some things that annoyed me, but ToTK fixed a lot of it. e.g. weapon fusion is more interesting than just weapons breaking
I liked the fusion of traditional Zelda with a grander world/"stage" a la Skyrim
The shrines felt a bit repetitive but I saw them as mini puzzles
I liked the fusion of traditional Zelda with a grander world/"stage" a la Skyrim
The shrines felt a bit repetitive but I saw them as mini puzzles
January 19, 2026 at 3:30 AM
There were some things that annoyed me, but ToTK fixed a lot of it. e.g. weapon fusion is more interesting than just weapons breaking
I liked the fusion of traditional Zelda with a grander world/"stage" a la Skyrim
The shrines felt a bit repetitive but I saw them as mini puzzles
I liked the fusion of traditional Zelda with a grander world/"stage" a la Skyrim
The shrines felt a bit repetitive but I saw them as mini puzzles
OOT is the first true 100/100 game that set a new ceiling compared to everything that came before it. It brought the franchise into 3D inventing mechanics thay have been widely copied since.
BoTW+ToTK are an evolution from there; a very good one, but probably less influential in years to come
BoTW+ToTK are an evolution from there; a very good one, but probably less influential in years to come
January 19, 2026 at 2:48 AM
OOT is the first true 100/100 game that set a new ceiling compared to everything that came before it. It brought the franchise into 3D inventing mechanics thay have been widely copied since.
BoTW+ToTK are an evolution from there; a very good one, but probably less influential in years to come
BoTW+ToTK are an evolution from there; a very good one, but probably less influential in years to come
maybe, but I'm sure there are still tasks that can be done well locally with a submodel or dedicated tools
January 17, 2026 at 10:08 AM
maybe, but I'm sure there are still tasks that can be done well locally with a submodel or dedicated tools
I did appreciate that XIII-2 was less linear, but I got distracted by other games
January 16, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I did appreciate that XIII-2 was less linear, but I got distracted by other games
he really needed a wardrobe change though 😅
January 16, 2026 at 4:56 PM
he really needed a wardrobe change though 😅
somehow this is the only FF that I played through the end. It has a bad rep but I had a really fun time playing it for a long time
January 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
somehow this is the only FF that I played through the end. It has a bad rep but I had a really fun time playing it for a long time
how do you feel about Skyppy in Cyberpunk 2077?
January 16, 2026 at 4:25 AM
how do you feel about Skyppy in Cyberpunk 2077?
Florent George's talks about it in his History of Nintendo book (vol. 3). Yamauchi took lessons from the "Atari Shock", but still gave quite a bit of leeway to some 3rd party editors initially (which they reneged on later). For the NES they started in a much stronger position.
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Florent George's talks about it in his History of Nintendo book (vol. 3). Yamauchi took lessons from the "Atari Shock", but still gave quite a bit of leeway to some 3rd party editors initially (which they reneged on later). For the NES they started in a much stronger position.
there's the obvious "so buggy its unplayable" but also the "awesome bug that makes it more fun"
January 13, 2026 at 4:41 PM
there's the obvious "so buggy its unplayable" but also the "awesome bug that makes it more fun"
I'd imagine the Saturn CPUs are beefy enough to compute it on the fly, at least for 2D games...
(ok I know thats not fun if you wanted to argue, but I can elucubrate instead on how to do transparency on PC Engine with palette tricks...)
(ok I know thats not fun if you wanted to argue, but I can elucubrate instead on how to do transparency on PC Engine with palette tricks...)
January 13, 2026 at 3:55 AM
I'd imagine the Saturn CPUs are beefy enough to compute it on the fly, at least for 2D games...
(ok I know thats not fun if you wanted to argue, but I can elucubrate instead on how to do transparency on PC Engine with palette tricks...)
(ok I know thats not fun if you wanted to argue, but I can elucubrate instead on how to do transparency on PC Engine with palette tricks...)
it's turing-complete machines all the way down...
January 12, 2026 at 11:09 PM
it's turing-complete machines all the way down...
true! looks like there is a Coleco port/translation for it, too...
January 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
true! looks like there is a Coleco port/translation for it, too...