Syncoplay Retro Gaming
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(Joe Bourrie) Author: Beyond the NES, Owner: Syncoplay Retro Gaming. Founding member of THE VOID VR, Game Designer for EA/THQ, Tetris Blitz designer, Famicom enthusiast.
Use M-Dash?
You sound just like my editor.
You sound just like my editor.
November 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Use M-Dash?
You sound just like my editor.
You sound just like my editor.
The only thing that goes harder is the Super Famicom box art for Super Strike Eagle
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The only thing that goes harder is the Super Famicom box art for Super Strike Eagle
Disc 1: Very good
Disc 2: Clearly making it up as they went. The "Huge Materia" maguffin makes no sense.
Disc 3: Wraps up nicely, decent amount of endgame content for a game of that era
Disc 2: Clearly making it up as they went. The "Huge Materia" maguffin makes no sense.
Disc 3: Wraps up nicely, decent amount of endgame content for a game of that era
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Disc 1: Very good
Disc 2: Clearly making it up as they went. The "Huge Materia" maguffin makes no sense.
Disc 3: Wraps up nicely, decent amount of endgame content for a game of that era
Disc 2: Clearly making it up as they went. The "Huge Materia" maguffin makes no sense.
Disc 3: Wraps up nicely, decent amount of endgame content for a game of that era
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I did the best I could while on a train
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I did the best I could while on a train
Fun Fact: MadCatz got their name because the controllers are so bad that even your cat would be pissed if you got one for Christmas
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Fun Fact: MadCatz got their name because the controllers are so bad that even your cat would be pissed if you got one for Christmas
AI-led debugging can be crazy useful: every programmer hates debugging, and an LLM can have a big-picture view of the code in a way automated unit testing cannot.
AI-led QA is a disaster waiting to happen. LLM's lack the ability to recognize "quality", thus there can be no "assurance" of it.
AI-led QA is a disaster waiting to happen. LLM's lack the ability to recognize "quality", thus there can be no "assurance" of it.
Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-...
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The only AI-led QA that I can see working is crash detection. Do a bunch of random stuff and see what happens.
But most QA experts will tell you that, especially in games, finding those bugs is as much an art as it is a science.
And we all know how good LLMs are at "art"... 🙄
But most QA experts will tell you that, especially in games, finding those bugs is as much an art as it is a science.
And we all know how good LLMs are at "art"... 🙄
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The only AI-led QA that I can see working is crash detection. Do a bunch of random stuff and see what happens.
But most QA experts will tell you that, especially in games, finding those bugs is as much an art as it is a science.
And we all know how good LLMs are at "art"... 🙄
But most QA experts will tell you that, especially in games, finding those bugs is as much an art as it is a science.
And we all know how good LLMs are at "art"... 🙄
Not to even mention the shortsighted idiocy of removing a common entry-level path that offers on-the-job training for future producers, designers, and developers.
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Not to even mention the shortsighted idiocy of removing a common entry-level path that offers on-the-job training for future producers, designers, and developers.
I used to always keep a tin of Cinnamon Altoids in my pocket.
Haven't had one in years... maybe I should try them again...
Haven't had one in years... maybe I should try them again...
November 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I used to always keep a tin of Cinnamon Altoids in my pocket.
Haven't had one in years... maybe I should try them again...
Haven't had one in years... maybe I should try them again...
I like to put a Z and an S in there, half sticking out, and pretend I have ant mandibles
November 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I like to put a Z and an S in there, half sticking out, and pretend I have ant mandibles
Inject that sourdough directly into my veins!
(No, please not really, that's how you get an infection)
(No, please not really, that's how you get an infection)
November 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Inject that sourdough directly into my veins!
(No, please not really, that's how you get an infection)
(No, please not really, that's how you get an infection)
Brian wouldn't disappoint
November 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Brian wouldn't disappoint