lol. key question is, how often do you run emulators of other ppl in your head?
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 12 February 2015 20:13 (nine years ago) link
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2015/03/03/minecraft-markus-persson-life-after-microsoft-sale/
THESE DAYS Persson pays less attention to the heckling on Twitter and more to the insults hurled his way by close friends on a WhatsApp group they’ve crudely titled Farts. The unleashed Persson has regressed toward adolescence. At the temporary office for Rubberbrain, jokes about male genitalia and laughter bounce off the ceiling and elicit annoyed floor banging from the upstairs neighbor.Persson ignores the foot-thumped berating much like he’s done with the armchair trolls. He says he’s taken fondly to the mute button on Twitter, which allows him to tune out unkind people without notifying them that they’ve been blocked. Occasionally, though, his curiosity will get the best of him, and he’ll reply. Lately he’s been responding to his haters with a moving image from the movie Zombieland of Woody Harrelson wiping tears away with a wad of money. “I’m aware that tweeting the image is a little douchey,” he shrugs. He’s equally gauche with people he likes, broadcasting his vacations via chartered jet on Snapchat. As for girls, “I tried to use Tinder, it didn’t work. In Sweden it’s horrible; there’s only like four people.” Hence the $180,000 nightclub bills.
Persson ignores the foot-thumped berating much like he’s done with the armchair trolls. He says he’s taken fondly to the mute button on Twitter, which allows him to tune out unkind people without notifying them that they’ve been blocked. Occasionally, though, his curiosity will get the best of him, and he’ll reply. Lately he’s been responding to his haters with a moving image from the movie Zombieland of Woody Harrelson wiping tears away with a wad of money. “I’m aware that tweeting the image is a little douchey,” he shrugs. He’s equally gauche with people he likes, broadcasting his vacations via chartered jet on Snapchat. As for girls, “I tried to use Tinder, it didn’t work. In Sweden it’s horrible; there’s only like four people.” Hence the $180,000 nightclub bills.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 5 March 2015 01:51 (nine years ago) link
Offworld is back and it's Leigh Alexander's nowhttp://offworld.com/
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 03:08 (nine years ago) link
visuals are pretty unfortunate; writing is interesting tho
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 03:10 (nine years ago) link
Does Laura still hang out here? I don't know what anyone's called any more.
― JimD, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 18:38 (nine years ago) link
This feels huge to me in terms of what it could inspire going forward and the completely fresh perspective it brings.New African brawler/fantasy rpg from a Cameroonian studio has just been greenlit on steam.http://killscreendaily.com/articles/aurion/http://media.moddb.com/images/articles/1/166/165049/auto/10582932_903941302953687_5558424645125961737_o.jpghttp://kiroogames.com/en/en/kiro-o-tales.htmlhttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=386449558
― tsrobodo, Thursday, 12 March 2015 23:16 (nine years ago) link
good article on fighting games, I can definitely relatehttp://boingboing.net/2015/03/31/the-existential-dread-of-fight.html
― Nhex, Thursday, 2 April 2015 14:39 (nine years ago) link
maddy myers is great
― goole, Thursday, 2 April 2015 16:33 (nine years ago) link
first thing i've read of hers, i'll look her work up
― Nhex, Thursday, 2 April 2015 16:37 (nine years ago) link
Another Story Bundle that I'll never get around to reading. A whole book on Bible Adventures?https://storybundle.com/games
― Nhex, Thursday, 2 July 2015 18:52 (nine years ago) link
Ex-ILG-mod Laura Hudson writes a wonder excoriation of the sequel to "Ready Player One:"
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2015/07/armada_by_ernest_cline_follow_up_to_ready_player_one_reviewed.single.html
Armada often feels like it's being narrated by that one guy in your group of friends who never stops quoting the Simpsons, a tic that feels increasingly tiresome and off-putting in the face of the novel’s supposedly apocalyptic stakes. On more than one occasion, soldiers salute each other en route to world-ending battles by solemnly swearing that “the Force” will be with them, and one character flies to his supposedly tragic and moving death while screaming quotes from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. This is a book that ends with someone unironically quoting Yoda.
― Purves Grundy (kingfish), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 00:14 (nine years ago) link
too nice imo
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 00:42 (nine years ago) link
wow that sounds baaaaaaaaad
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 03:57 (nine years ago) link
Indeed, after Zack blasts off to join the Earth Defense Alliance, he explains how he feels again and again not by telling us, but by referencing the experiences of main characters from better versions of this story: “I felt like Luke Skywalker surveying a hangar full of A-, Y- and X-Wing Fighters just before the Battle of Yavin. Or Captain Apollo, climbing into the cockpit of his Viper on the Galactica’s flight deck. Ender Wiggin arriving at Battle School. Or Alex Rogan, clutching his Star League uniform, staring wide-eyed at a hangar full of Gunstars.”
like waaaaait, slow down here buddy break it down for me
actually also... been a long time but isn't ender like totally not into the whole battle school thing? like it's a fucking nightmare? what is he going for here?
― a chamillionaire full of mallomars (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 04:00 (nine years ago) link
i put ready player one into the paper recycling rather than give it to the thrift store because i didn't want anyone else to have to have it
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 05:19 (nine years ago) link
there weren't any a-wings at the battle of yavin
― difficult listening hour, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 06:21 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lT1o0sDwI
― you throw darts like a lesser man and owe me cash (stevie), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 08:26 (nine years ago) link
I'm normally extremely cynical when it comes to puff pieces about developers with a fatal disease, but then I realized this was the team that made Quadropus Rampage, which I loved. Not at all into these Minecraft-style games, unfortunately.http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/7/3/8863381/inspiring-story-of-crashlands
― Nhex, Saturday, 11 July 2015 18:34 (nine years ago) link
watch not read, but worth revisiting:http://criticalpathproject.com/
― you are extreme, Patti LuPone. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 July 2015 19:08 (nine years ago) link
http://media.kotaku.foxtrot.future.net.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2015/07/dizzeemaskhome580.jpg
The Untold Story of PlayStation Home, Sony's Most Successful Disaster
― bizarro gazzara, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 13:27 (nine years ago) link
very interesting. had no idea Home was successful on any level!
― Nhex, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 15:47 (nine years ago) link
turns out some people just can't resist the opportunity to spend good money on virtual santa suits and yachts i guess
― bizarro gazzara, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 15:55 (nine years ago) link
looks like i imagine the second life might if you removed all the horrifying furry cybersex
― head clowning instructor (art), Wednesday, 29 July 2015 15:58 (nine years ago) link
Article on pixel art to HD remakes, partially on how bad the recent FFV release on PC turned out.http://gamasutra.com/blogs/LarsDoucet/20150929/254782/Doing_an_HD_Remake_the_Right_Way.php
― Nhex, Wednesday, 30 September 2015 08:16 (eight years ago) link
I can relate to that guy's perfectionist choices on upscaling
― The Once-ler, Wednesday, 30 September 2015 19:16 (eight years ago) link
http://shmuplations.com/streetsofrage2/
Whole site is a goldmine tbh.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 15 October 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link
http://shmuplations.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sor03.jpg
This interview is an in-depth look at the making of Streets of Rage 2 (Bare Knuckle II in Japan) with its designer Ayano Koshiro. Although a veteran of game design whose work has graced classics like Actraiser, Lunar, and Ys, in the West she is still largely unknown except as the sister of famous composer Yuzo Koshiro. In any event, this candid interview serves as an excellent introduction to her own significant contribution to gaming.
This interview appeared on Ancient’s blog as a celebration of the recent 3DS port of Streets of Rage 2. They also shared the planning docs for the game, including much of Ayano Koshiro’s original concept art. I’ve translated a selection of these for your enjoyment here!
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 15 October 2015 00:02 (eight years ago) link
very cool, thanks!
― Nhex, Thursday, 15 October 2015 01:58 (eight years ago) link
this article is totally great - love the all the in-the-trench anecdotes!
― Nhex, Thursday, 15 October 2015 02:06 (eight years ago) link
http://kotaku.com/the-natural-the-trouble-portraying-blackness-in-video-1736504384
― a literal scarecrow on a quaint porch (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 15 October 2015 16:50 (eight years ago) link
good read
― Nhex, Monday, 19 October 2015 06:32 (eight years ago) link
Although Western fans may mourn the loss, McCarthy doesn’t share their despondency. “Honestly, I am not so sure that any threat to yet another shouting, shooting game full of American grunts saving democracy from the wiles of dark-skinned terrorists is any great loss to the art,” he said.
― Nhex, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 04:36 (eight years ago) link
What is he talking about?
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 06:09 (eight years ago) link
Looking at his company's website it all makes sense.
http://www.cybird.co.jp/en/
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 06:13 (eight years ago) link
The guy you fall in love will be a selfish wife candidate or an extreme sadistic tutor
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 13:47 (eight years ago) link
that quote seems incoherent
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 14:28 (eight years ago) link
or truncated, maybe
just engrish-y: http://www.cybird.co.jp/en/service/ikemen-o-oku/
In the gorgeous and luxurious gender switching inner palace, there are many hansome made characters full of individuality that everyone is fascinated, such as a selfish wife candidate, a mysterious inner palace’s head, and an amorous concubine candidate, etc
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 14:34 (eight years ago) link
i meant “Honestly, I am not so sure that any threat to yet another shouting, shooting game full of American grunts saving democracy from the wiles of dark-skinned terrorists is any great loss to the art"
i'm confused. "i'm not so sure that another shouting, shooting game ... is any great loss" would make sense. "i'm not sure that any threat to another (etc.) ... is any great loss" is just confusing!
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 14:48 (eight years ago) link
he's just throwing shade on Kojima
― Nhex, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 14:54 (eight years ago) link
It's confusing bc it makes it sound like Metal Gear games are basically the same thing as Call of Duty rather than the weird sci fi soap operas they are.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 17:43 (eight years ago) link
to a mobile dating sim F2P worker drone, all gun games look the same
― Nhex, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 18:41 (eight years ago) link
but he's throwing shade on kojima with syntax that is inappropriate for the task
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 14:56 (eight years ago) link
cheap plug in case y'all aren't up on that thread yet, but this is videogames and will be worth reading
EVERYTHING IS PIXELATED: The top 127 games from the third generation of home video game consoles (Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System, Atari 7800)
― nerd shit (Will M.), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 15:17 (eight years ago) link
thanks for the heads-up will!
― please don't shampoo your eyes (stevie), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 16:14 (eight years ago) link
ILE SELLOUTj/k i'll read it
― Nhex, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 17:56 (eight years ago) link
http://www.hopesandfears.com/hopes/culture/design/216873-video-games-furniture-design
― Eugene Goostman (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 21 November 2015 22:38 (eight years ago) link
i've often wondered about thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU7VuXg0vFg
― Eugene Goostman (forksclovetofu), Monday, 30 November 2015 01:51 (eight years ago) link
huh, neat. real dick patent move, i gotta say.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 30 November 2015 02:14 (eight years ago) link
knew about this, but didn't know the patent was set to expire.have to wonder though, can't Namco just renew the patent?Also, if they had the patent, why didn't Namco keep making loading screen minigames? (or maybe they did and I just never saw them)
― Nhex, Monday, 30 November 2015 05:25 (eight years ago) link