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aw man, don't call it Bleemcast... that's just gonna pollute the Google results the next time I search for something Bleemcast-related.

People will stop focusing so much on AI/Anti-AI when the next big bad thing emerges.
I hate to make the comparison, but the last time I visited NYC, I remember seeing a big pro-Hong Kong demonstration in Times Square. That was in late 2019 I believe, after China passed their Extradition Bill, when the world's eyes were on HK and their situation. It felt like the most important issue in the world for a few months.
...then COVID happened, Russia/Ukraine worsened, Israel/Palestine worsened, etc. I regularly see/hear strong opinions on all those situations, but can't remember the last time I heard anyone mention HK... it's at least been a couple years.
So I expect a similar thing will happen here: time will pass, the AI hoopla will fade, new/more pressing issues will arise, and priorities will shift.

I like how in the video, the blue robot looks like he's subtly thrusting his hips.

@metaphysician Corruption has been in development longer than the Amico...

TIL Super Spike V'Ball had an arcade version.

I heard Todd Rogers has been practicing night and day..

I'd love a Tokyo Bus Guide or Bomber Hehhe translation patch, using whatever tools get it done.

Where's that quote from?
"no generative AI used in any facet of this project"

I can't find the quote anywhere in the linked X thread, and when I Google it, the only result is this TimeExtension article.

When I think back to Ren & Stimpy, sometimes I'm surprised that show didn't cause me more nightmares...

How'd they come up with the name Cameltry, anyway?

No thanks, my Amico should arrive any day now.

I've already got an R4i-Gold running YSMenu, and don't see any compelling reason to get a DSPico at the moment. It's good to see how inexpensive they are, but in terms of features like cheats, soft reset, etc, it seems to be lacking at the moment.

Cool I guess, but I don't imagine we'll see any meaningful developments beyond this.

This man is a genius.

Also, are there any other games like this? I recently played through the whole Wonder Boy series after seeing years of praise for it, and I finally get it - the games were a lot of fun!
If there's any similar games worth checking out that aren't officially part of that series, I'm all ears...

Atari ST... does this game require you to press "up" to jump?

Old McDonald had an algorithm.
AI, AI, bro...

@FR4M3 ...what?

Awesome... keep up the good work, Alejandro!

This is so silly, let the poor guy make his homebrew without forcing him to the frontlines of the AI debate.

Sounds pretty creative to me. I'd like to know more about whatever tech in this cart allows it to connect to modern Wi-Fi.

When I saw this title, I thought "...wasn't it brought back online years ago?" but I'm thinking of DreamPi:
https://dreamcastlive.net/games/

I didn't realize Flycast had its own "online" thing going on... how does it work? Do you have to connect peer-to-peer like previous emulators with netplay support? or is it a more modern setting, with lobbies and such?

@GordonBennet Yep, I've saved so much time (and honestly have become a better programmer) over the past 1-2 years by using Google/StackOverflow less, and ChatGPT more. It's like having a second set of eyes to look things over and find my silly mistakes when I'm stuck, or to bounce ideas off of.
I don't think the enshittification of Google gets mentioned enough in this topic of discussion. Every year it got a little worse at providing good results, and a letter "better" at serving up sponsored results and advertisements. Every so often we'd learn to adjust with "Google hacks," like people adding the term "reddit" to the end of search queries to help lead them to actual, human discussions in the results.
That's the only reason I finally tried the new-fangled ChatGPT thing in the first place - because Google wasn't working anymore.

nah I'll be waiting for Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement.

GZDoom can look like THAT? What?

Add a blood glucose meter, and you've got a deal.

oh, a Discord Mod quit??
...
I skimmed the title and thought one of the game's developers quit or something.

It would be pretty funny if he did use GenAI for only "a single pixel" of the graphics, though. I imagine there'd be many heated debates over which pixel it was and why.

I'm more than happy with an original Sega-made DC controller + a cheap extension cable.

I was happy to see CGR reviewed this game about a decade ago, though!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTSlJ1XARBg

Cool, I appreciate the effort and hope there's someone out there who'll enjoy it.
That said, despite being super into the Dreamcast and all things related to it, there's been quite a few translations of games I see nothing interesting about- this being one of them. That's ok, they don't all have to be for me.

I followed the entire SuperSega saga start-to-finish, and I've never heard Alejandro sound as sober as he does in the video he just posted: https://youtu.be/1mR0w0OtK3s

Maybe he finally cleaned up his act (and his mustache).

Is this using Beats of Rage or no?

"When I stepped away, the atmosphere in the emulation community was pretty rough. It wasn’t a fun or safe place to be. It never really is."

Are there large groups of pitchwork-wielding, violent anti-emulation activists somewhere that I keep missing? What is this even referring to?

Acclaim owes me a refund for Showdown: Legends of Wrestling.

@Martin_H This?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XGameStation_series

I'm starting to think this author doesn't like GenAI.

I just noticed the "AI" part of this article was added on top of the original announcement of this game (Ctrl+F "Original Story"). I was confused why the earliest comments above made no mention of AI, and I now see it's because they were just commenting on the release of this game.
I don't care for that, this "AI" discussion is a separate topic and should be its own article - it shouldn't be cannibalizing the discussion of the game's release.

Lots of alarmist articles about AI on TimeExtension for some reason lately. Meh

@Santar There are some maniacs who play "overhand," similar to how you'd arrange your fingers over arcade buttons. Gamepads like the Dreamcast's ASCII Pad FT and Capcom's own Soldier Pad were designed with this in mind.
I suppose anyone who owned the Genesis version of NBA Jam had to play like that so they could hold turbo down while pressing shoot or pass.
You won't ever catch me holding a controller like that, though!

and the crowd cheers

@RootsGenoa Honk Honk

a game for little girls

I gotta be honest, it's a little hard to tell what's going on in the video.

Not just any balls... vomit balls.

I'm not sure how to feel about this. Most of the examples don't seem to be stolen wholesale and just copy/pasted into the games. Many were "heavily inspired by," traced over and edited, etc... obviously it's not a GREAT look for someone charging money for games - these aren't casual hobby projects with free downloads - it changes things when you start charging and putting out physical carts.
But many of these inspirations see like just that - heavy inspiration, with alterations made. Several other commenters above noticed parallels with other legitimate games from back in the day.

But my question, why are people noticing NOW? Haven't these games been out for a while now? Games like Metal Dragon etc...

I seem to recall the DS having frequent issues with its hinge, so perhaps Retroid did TOO GOOD a job with their design?

WHATTT, has Dragon Hopper finally seen the light of da-

oh.

Virtual League Baseball 2.....

I find it such a strange concept that people are making new "boomer shooters" as they're calling them. Because when I feel like playing this type of game, you know what I do? ...I fire up an actual 90's shooter.
They all have enough levels (spanning multiple episodes) that I'm fully-satisfied by the time I've beaten one, sometimes even completely burned out. So it usually takes a while before I feel like revisiting the genre to play another one. I'm not tearing through Wolf3D, SoD, Quake, Hexen, Heretic, Blood, Duke3D, Redneck Rampage, Shadow Warrior, RotT, blahblahblah and dying for more.
Are there people out there marathoning these games or what?

"Happy Little Games"