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Twenty years ago today, Activision released a buggy, broken mess of an RPG. It sold very poorly. That should have been the end of it. (digipres.club)
 

Twenty years ago today, Activision released a buggy, broken mess of an RPG. It sold very poorly. That should have been the end of it.

It wasn’t.

My video about the making of Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO4S2VY3pJE

#vampirethemasquerade #retrogaming #videogamehistory

Review for Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force on PC. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

@[email protected] This game is associated permanently in my mind with 11th September 2001, since I missed what’d happened because I was marathoning it.

There was a thread on ResetEra where people shared games that say the title of the game out loud on startup. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

@[email protected] There are already a couple in the list that only say the name when you pick an option from the startup menu — if you ask me, that’s just a different kind of ’says name on startup'.

Added both, thanks!

There was a thread on ResetEra where people shared games that say the title of the game out loud on startup. in c/[email protected]
There was a thread on ResetEra where people shared games that say the title of the game out loud on startup. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@[email protected] @[email protected] oh, this is a good one! Couldn't find a way to add it to the playlist — it's not in IGDB, so you weren't kidding about obscure — but hopefully it'll be there someday. Thanks!

There was a thread on ResetEra where people shared games that say the title of the game out loud on startup. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@[email protected] added, and this is now the most recent game on the list. thank you for keeping this trope alive!

There was a thread on ResetEra where people shared games that say the title of the game out loud on startup. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

this could double as a list of games with easy TitleDrop% speed-runs

There was a thread on ResetEra where people shared games that say the title of the game out loud on startup. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

we need to bring back this trend

we need to add it to websites too. multiple times a day, a deep, supercool voice should boom 'WIKIPEDIA’ from your laptop speakers

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There was a thread on ResetEra where people shared games that say the title of the game out loud on startup. (digipres.club)
 

There was a thread on ResetEra where people shared games that say the title of the game out loud on startup.

I've created a playlist on @[email protected] with every suggestion from that thread that had video proof attached (+ a few more):

https://questlog.app/u/retrohistories/playlists/games-that-say-the-name-of-the-game-on-startup--jihlb4ne

#retrogaming #gaming

Preview for Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck on Mega Drive. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@[email protected] I had no idea this game got a sequel.

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Spending Sunday rectifying a 37-year old cultural blank spot. I’ve tried before… but this time I brought graph paper. #retrogaming #zelda (fedia.io)
 

Spending Sunday rectifying a 37-year old cultural blank spot. I’ve tried before… but this time I brought graph paper. #retrogaming #zelda

It's weird that emulators support such elaborate shaders and filters to recreate as closely as possible the way games were intended to look, while simultaneously producing perfect clarity of sound in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@mr_[email protected] Yeah, this is fair. It's not a 'designer's intent' thing in audio’s case... but it would still be more faithful to most people's experience.

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It's weird that emulators support such elaborate shaders and filters to recreate as closely as possible the way games were intended to look, while simultaneously producing perfect clarity of sound (digipres.club)
 

It's weird that emulators support such elaborate shaders and filters to recreate as closely as possible the way games were intended to look, while simultaneously producing perfect clarity of sound across all frequencies that could never have been produced by any contemporary television.

#retrogaming #emulation

One recommended way to play difficult or cryptic retro games is, instead of looking to YouTube playthroughs or GameFAQs when stuck, looking for help and hints only in the (digitised) pages of in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] Ah, not sure how this ended up crossposted to Lemmy...

Good point about manuals. There are some games where reading them is anticipated by the game and almost non-optional. I remember early-to-mid-90s CRPGs falling into that category more often than not…

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One recommended way to play difficult or cryptic retro games is, instead of looking to YouTube playthroughs or GameFAQs when stuck, looking for help and hints only in the (digitised) pages of (digipres.club)
 

One recommended way to play difficult or cryptic retro games is, instead of looking to YouTube playthroughs or GameFAQs when stuck, looking for help and hints only in the (digitised) pages of contemporary magazines.

More challenging, but more immersive to the era and arguably more fun.

#retrogaming

@retrohistories @neil @revk you still have to square the circle of making it viable to make content, though. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]

The status quo is already awful for producers, though. Most people who do incredible work end up with nothing to show for it.

You can't even monetise on YouTube until you hit 1000 subscribers (many give up long before). And even after that, you're making pennies for months or years.

Advertising is afford-to-eat revenue only when you're anomalously successful. Most YouTubers I know who have made it work have a Patreon.

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