axelhander

IP law is an aberration.

This is, like everything else both arms of the Uniparty does, a distraction. And it's working: people upset at it tarnishing Sega and gaming in general, distracted from the forever wars and the fact that eliminating all poverty in America AND affording all its citizens free, high quality healthcare would cost significantly less than said forever wars.

Also, anyone making silly claims about how evil the American public is for voting the way they did is a fool. The Uniparty is resilient because it presents one arm as the alternative to the other. In the case of the last election, Trump actively condemned the very wars that he is now mired in, while his opponent actually claimed he was too soft on the topic, so people understandably assumed he'd be anti-war. It was a trap, similar to the one the other side will pull in a couple of years.

All distraction. They are one party posing as two.

@ people saying I'm passing off my opinions as facts: lol no, never did that even once. That's what you do. Insert joke about projecting better than CRTs did.

@DestructoDisk I never argued for the efficacy of early LCDs, though I do remember that yeah, the motion blur was awful. Though things built for an LCD (Game Boy games) did use some motion blur trickery for effects too.

I happened to have one of those late, 16:9 CRTs. It had component inputs and it was a favorite of mine because it looks closer to modern display crispness, though I'm sure some purist (not you) would probably hate it and point to some picture of Crono's hair not being blurred enough or something. That set could go all the way to 1080i, though 480p/720p looked better on it.

CRT computer monitors fared better true, especially with VGA, or early monochrome which was super crisp.

I'll grant you this: it is entirely possible that as you said, folks' memories and experiences with CRT may be tainted. Perhaps if I had at least VGA-level inputs from my Atari 2600 days I'd have more nostalgia for CRT sets.

@845H Yeah, I can already feel my hands cramping just looking at the thing.

@Scummy I didn't foresee anything, genius, I gradually got exposed to better sets and better cables, going from RF boxes to composite, to S-Video, to component/HDMI. And yes, when I went back to older things, I hated them. Even as a kid.

@flamespear86 I appreciate going for a specific look, really I do. It's a look I've always hated, even as a kid.

@SgtSega of course! A human hand is still needed to correct issues. AI is a tool, not a creator in and of itself.

@Ruka Stuff like cross hatching to fake transparency, sure. Otherwise, what I said stands.

@ihaveallthecoins No.

@Reechard lol no they didn't. CRT blur depends on a variety of factors: make, model, age, where you place it in your home, where on Earth you happen to live, and like 17 other metrics that ensure what you see and what I see, even on the same set in relatively close proximity, aren't the same.

My opinion is based on what I prefer, and from my experience growing up with CRTs in the 80s and 90s. There are no gaps there. YOU might hate that I like different things than you do, but that is, as already stated, childish.

I like how you're threatening me with the exact thing I said is my preference. I will enjoy my crisp, beautiful, unblurred pixels, while you literally turn beet red IRL wondering why I can't see the CRT adding definition to SotN Dracula's lips or whatever.

@jason160uk Ain't no one stopping you.

@mjparker77 The lag or lack thereof is factual. The "looking better" is not, and only children think their highly personal subjective opinions are factual.

CRTs look like garbage. Always have, always will. <-- Opinion, not fact, no different than yours. Give me dem crisp pixels, which are about 7000x better than the blurry messes that CRT purists insist are gold.

As for input lag, while CRTs are still king, modern display lag is so minimal that even someone like me, who plays fighting games and through old Mega Man games on the regular and who definitely notices even a frame or two of lag, is just fine.

@alexybubble Totally fair.

Grew up with CRTs. Hated them then, hate them now. CRT purists are silly people, and this device won't satisfy them. If they can't blow up a blurry image, compare it to a blown up pixelated image, and scream "SEE?" as if the blurry one looks better than the other, they won't want it.

And of course, the reactionary, "sadly, they used AI." Makes me want to buy the thing out of spite.

@Daniel36 I will!

No AI, so virtue signalers can feel important while they play!

Anywho, cool to see PC ports of N64 games.

Gives me a Zelda 2 vibe (the BEST Zelda game).

@Davestator If cretins think I have bad takes, I'm doing something right.

I backed this. Can't wait.

@Eocene84 In order: no it isn't, no it won't, and no it doesn't.

Its evils are the result of its users. Rich mega-corpos already did evil things without AI, because they abuse anything and everything. In China, AI is broadly popular because it's used as people-first infrastructure. Does that "make you sick" too?

Its environmental impact is overstated. Do you use any website on the internet, including this one? Congratulations, you're contributing to the environmental footprint of data centers. Especially if you use something like, say, YouTube. Do websites "make you sick" too?

AI isn't theft for reasons already stated, including the video I posted which debunks that silly argument rather thoroughly.

@Zebetite A silly quote, and similar things were said about films by theater advocates, TV by radio advocates, and basically every time something new changes how art can be made.

Very good video on the topic that debunks common arguments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XegV-KnmxqU

@Bot_Bot_69 Not dignifying that.

Unfortunate. May he rest in peace. :'(

AI fearmongering is stupid.

That said, the real criticism here should be about the laziness, not the AI bogeyman.

My out there hope: Atari has acquired the rights to Secret of Evermore, is rereleasing an enhanced port of it that also includes the original, and is working on a sequel.

What it probably is: Jaguar Mini.

@DestructoDisk I thought there was when I made that comment but looking into it further I think you're right. There's some implied links (e.g., the optional boss in Illusion of Gaia that's from Soul Blazer, the evil Gaia, etc.), but nothing concrete.

@JJtheTexan Agreed.

Looks like fun.

Won't be for everyone, but the people all mad at its existence have no joy in their hearts anyway, so let 'em seethe.

@MontyCircus Yes, as we all know, reviews are an indicator of quality. You sure made a valid point there.

@Sadeness Granstream Saga (not Grandstream) wasn't part of the same continuity, though despite the poor Western reviews, I played it to death and loved it. Underrated PS1 gem.

Oh wow. ... Though I think I'd rather have a re-release of Illusion of Gaia, with the true final boss enabled.

@lordlad Agreed.

I saw a video playthrough. It's... cute. But like most Mega Man fangames it doesn't touch the real deal.

No, it wouldn't. Only if they went the FF7 Remake route. And while I enjoyed FF7R, I don't want that for 6.

Here's what I want out of an FF6 Remake:

I don't want an FF6 Remake. I want a sequel. And I want it to have Terra as the protagonist, feature much of the same cast, and a story involving the mysterious return of magic, encroaching parallel dimensions, time shenanigans, and all sorts of crazy nonsense.

While I've no issue with real time takes on FF like FF16 (and think everyone who hates on FF16 for not being "traditional" or whatever is a clown), I'd prefer this FF6-2 to be an ATB game, side view battles, with models that have cel shading and ArcSys-esque rendering to invoke an animated look.

@Agent_P Yes it is

I still unironically love this show, and especially the Legend of Zelda component. It gets a bum rap from people who are incapable of joy.

@GordonBennet Your feckless retort aside, they are, in fact, bunk.

If AI is "theft" then so is any inspiration and iteration. Very good video on the topic that debunks common arguments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XegV-KnmxqU

Speaking of debunking, the "AI is destroying the environment" claim is bogus:
https://andymasley.substack.com/p/the-ai-water-issue-is-fake

And opposing data centers means opposing the very internet, including this site you're reading, right now. https://petercoffin.substack.com/p/data-center-derangement-syndrome

@CookieByte Hell yeah.

AI fearmongering is silly and the "ethical issues" are bunk.

What matters is if the final result is good.

Me personally, I didn't care for MK Wii. Now if Double Dash gets a recomp, I'm down.

@dodgykebaab I like watching speedruns, even some GDQ ones sometimes. But finding the ones that aren't being run by and/or commented over by someone insufferable is becoming increasingly rare.

Rad

filler
filler line 2: the sequel

@gmar Some companies care more about optics than anything else. See: GDQ.

Performative, virtue signaling nonsense from GDQ. Expected but still disappointing.

After what Naughty Dog became, it's a good thing they don't still have Crash Bandicoot.

@CookieByte I did win this board game recently about resource gathering corporations on a doomed planet. I forget the name.

That aside, yeah. All art is iterative. AI speeds up the process. People blame it for the ills of corporations like the ones in said board game.

@BionicDodo He's been doing it for a long time now.

@bring_on_branstons As someone who has a job AI was supposed to eliminate, lol. All AI has done is been a great tool to aid in my work, though it isn't quite there yet.

And the issue with "eliminating jobs" is because we live under an oppressive system of class society and capitalism, where instead of celebrating mundane tasks being automated, we fear it because we've accepted this garbage reality where it's okay for people to be homeless and destitute.

If governments took care of people and invested in infrastructure, instead of feeding the ultra-rich and their sick whims, not one person with an IQ over 50 would care about AI "eliminating jobs."

In countries where people are prioritized over profit, AI is popular because it's used to help people. That's what all these fearmongering articles refuse to acknowledge.

AI fearmongering is stupid and everyone mad at this needs a shower harder than anyone in history ever needed a shower. AI is a tool, is not theft, and is not the problem with society in the West. A video debunking the myths surrounding it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XegV-KnmxqU - easy enough to find others.

It's a good game... when played as Tails or Knuckles. Who are built for it.

As Sonic or Amy, it's miserable.

And no, it ain't just about holding right.

@Damo "Sorry, you can't ignore members of staff"