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bozo OP , (edited )

It’s good news in the sense that this won’t be setting a new legal precedent surrounding emulation. Nintendo’s case argued that the means by which cryptographic keys were obtained was in violation of the DMCA, which is an untested angle that could have dire legal ramifications for many other emulators if it were upheld in court.

On top of this, the Yuzu devs were a bit too brazen with their attitude towards piracy, and after consulting their lawyers they must have realized they have no legal ground to stand on. Any other emulator that runs a tighter ship in regard to copyrighted material (like most do) wouldn’t be in such trouble. Nintendo wouldn’t have a case with almost all other emulators, Yuzu in particular was giving them a lot to work with.

bozo OP ,

Yeah, all things considered this might be the best case scenario for this to play out, short of Yuzu somehow winning in court. It sucks to see Yuzu shut down, but the risk of new legal precedent surrounding emulation was far more concerning. At least Yuzu’s source code will still live on.

bozo ,

It’s a leap day bug, an easy to overlook programming quirk.

bozo OP ,

What’s more, is that from these passages, it sounds like Nintendo even wants backups of games you have lawfully purchased to constitute copyright violation and made illegal (because they have to bypass encryption, therefore violating DMCA). I’m not fluent in legalese though, so correct me if I’m misinterpreting:

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bozo ,

Is the stickied “What are you playing” post going to be updated? The current one is over a month old.

Anyways, I’ve been playing Penny’s Big Breakaway, and I am enjoying it thoroughly. It’s like a blend of Cappy mechanics from Mario Odyssey with a THPS style combo chaining system, and staged in levels reminiscent of 2D Sonic but transposed into 3D. The skill cap is way higher than your typical 3D platformer, and personally I find this type of design to be way more interesting than a collectathon.

It’s awesome if you get a lot of enjoyment out of combo chasing and improving your times, but I can tell it’s going to be divisive for those expecting a more conventional platformer. I have a feeling that this is going to end up on many “hidden gems” lists in the future.

bozo ,

I use a Mister FPGA for emulation of pretty much all 5th gen and older consoles, as well as a ton of arcade games. I like to use it with my CRTs - it has direct analog video output, and it’s highly accurate hardware emulation with effectively zero latency by nature of it being FPGA. It was expensive but it turned out to be right at home in my CRT setup, and I couldn’t be happier with it.

bozo ,

This feels like Sega is running a science experiment to conclusively determine how much more money can be made from the live service format, with a control group and everything.

bozo ,

Building games that are actually fun is going to make you the most money, that’s it.

Say it louder for the publishers in the back.

It’s infuriating how game design is devolving into engagement treadmills instead of simply being fun, concise experiences. The industry needs more Hi-Fi Rushes and less Suicide Squads.

bozo ,

This is honestly incredible work being done for preservation. As usual, it’s being done by fans and not Nintendo. It’s a travesty that Nintendo can’t be bothered to do more than the bare minimum and put the Satellaview content on SNES NSO.

bozo ,

Dodge Offset in Bayonetta. I played through 1&2 a couple times over before even becoming aware of it.

It’s a totally different game once you wrap your head around it. My opinion of Bayo 1 went way up as a result - Dodge Offset is the glue that holds the combat together and is the key differentiating feature from all other character action games.

OG XBox component, outputs to Framemeister but not Sony Trinitron Wega

The Xbox is softmodded and the video is set to 480i non-widescreen. Any idea why it might not be outputting? What I see is the intended output on my 4k tv, but the CRT is a 45° slanted, scrolling, monochrome image that’s heavily warped. My first though was that the softmod had something to do with it, but I’ve seen this...

bozo ,

This sounds like it’s actually outputting 480p despite the 480i setting. Can you verify the resolution with the framemeister or a different display?

If you launch a game, is the picture still garbled in-game? It could potentially be a difference between softmod menu and game resolution

bozo ,

I can’t tell if I don’t like Starfield, or playing games anymore.

I don’t know your tastes, but it’s probably the latter if you only stick to the AAA realm of games. I sure as hell have burned on them - the indie and mid-budget space is where you’ll find games focused on simply being fun. Hi-Fi Rush, Pizza Tower, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk to name a few that came out this year.

bozo ,

Shout out to Gunstar Super Heroes! I feel like many fans of the Genesis original never even knew it got a (VERY good) sequel.

bozo ,

Honestly, most “professional” game reviews are made by average joe gamers who happen to have a platform to broadcast their thoughts. Most of these writers are not expert players nor are they always well versed in the genre of the game they’re reviewing.

I never understand why people put so much stock into them when their opinions are no more valid than any random person on the internet.

bozo ,

Come hang out with the CRT fanbase!

!crtgaming

!CRTs

bozo ,

!CRTs as well!

bozo , (edited )

Come join !crtgaming if you haven’t already!

Edit: link format

bozo ,

It’s funny how the public opinion on the Gamecube has done a total 180 since its time in the market. It was the laughing stock of the console space for not allowing DVD playback, having virtually no online capabilities, and “kiddie” looking games. Nintendo committed to quality games first and foremost and it resulted in their lowest selling console yet (excluding Virtual Boy).

Nowadays, the DVD playback that rocketed the PS2 to #1 is largely irrelevant, and the online services that were huge on PS2 and Xbox are shut down. The “kiddie” looking games like Wind Waker have aged astonishingly well, while the realistic aesthetic that dominated the PS2/Xbox library definitely looks 20+ years old at this point.

The focus on games was what made the Gamecube great, and it’s what stands the test of time above anything else. I’m glad others have come to realize this, even if it took over a decade for it to happen.

bozo ,

brilliant Game Boy Interface which vastly improves the video quality.

It cannot be overstated just how massive of an improvement GBI is. If you’re using the stock Nintendo Gameboy Player disc/software, you’re playing with an enormous handicap.

bozo ,

Contrary to what most people assume, the Gamecube was actually more powerful than the PS2 (the RE4 differences help illustrate this). The OG Xbox was overall the most powerful of that gen but even then the Gamecube had it beat in terms of memory speed iirc.

What CRTs do you think deserve more attention than they currently receive?

With the large number CRTs in the wild from decades of mainstream production, and how much of an ordeal they can be to collect, it’s easy to see how this hobby can turn into a cargo cult. People gravitate towards what brands they trust, and you get some like Trinitrons and D-Series that are always getting hyped up....

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