Damo

Damo

The boy who never grew up.

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Re: They Buried My Beloved CeX

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@cawley1 I have a notepad full of those old CeX stickers. I'll find a photo and add it to the piece when I get a chance!

@RenderSpotlight Sadly that area of Birmingham has gone downhill over the past two decades. In the glory days there was was a run of shops down there, with Virgin and CeX being the crowning glory. I think Games Workshop was on that row of shops too, at one point.

@Spookles The smell was certainly something, but not unpleasant for some reason... nostalgia, perhaps?

@mashk I think I sold my first copy og Panzer Dragoon Saga to this branch when I traded up to my Dreamcast, also for a pittance

Re: Review: G'AIM'E - Coin-Op Time Crisis Comes Home With This AI-Powered Light Gun

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@benjaminer @mr_benn I can only speak from experience but once I found the 'sweet' spot, accuracy was great. As noted in the review, there is latency and there is some 'wobble' on the crosshair, but I found this is also present in the Sinden and is perhaps something that we're not going to overcome with this kind of 'camera looking at the screen' tech.

I appreciate it sucks to not be able to find that optimal setup for using this, and, as noted in the review, some living room / TV configurations might not be ideal.

Re: The Oliver Twins Are Reviving Ghost Hunters Using (Shudder) Generative AI

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@breach187 What you're describing is procedural generation, and that's been around for decades at this point.

Of course, you could argue that GenAI could be used to create an infinite number of scenarios in such a game. But would they be as coherent as something a person makes?

There are definitely uses for the tech, but replacing artists, making unfunny slop videos and deepfaking famous people seems like a waste of energy IMO.

Re: Here Are The Best-Selling Dreamcast Games Of All Time (In The US)

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@The_Nintendo_Pedant It's certainly the last console I really connected with - which might have something to do with the fact that it was the last console I owned before full time work and family life came along!

But in all seriousness, it's a wonderful machine. And I've really enjoyed reconnecting with it recently thanks to things like ODEs, next-gen VMUs, HDMI mods and the ability to get it working online again.