cybernihongo

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[–] cybernihongo@reddthat.com 1 points 7 hours ago

My phone's weather widget is based on AccuWeather and it seems to me it's been about three different times that it predicted clear or overcast weather only for me to find out there's rain, and in one case, heavy rain.

[–] cybernihongo@reddthat.com 7 points 1 day ago

With these steps, you might as well unlock your bootloader. WTF.

[–] cybernihongo@reddthat.com 15 points 1 week ago

Yeah, dictators are known for promising good things after enduring "just a few months of pain," as this pain becomes the signature of their rule.

I hope this was worth it for you, Americans.

[–] cybernihongo@reddthat.com 4 points 1 week ago

I remember using it once, and I never got it to run with the GOG installers I had. It either tried to get the game from valve's drm store, or attempted to download the game again from GOG. To be fair, it was a couple years back but it looked like it was a fundamental part of its design.

[–] cybernihongo@reddthat.com 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

If this succeeds, loot boxes would vanish almost overnights, right? Bring it on.

[–] cybernihongo@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

It kinda feels like that for me.

[–] cybernihongo@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Dangnabbit, I knew it! Thanks

[–] cybernihongo@reddthat.com 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I grew up with the Sega Genesis, PS1 and then PS2. The PS1 side had games that were more lively, less lonely than SM64. Compare the game to something like even the first Spyro the Dragon, and SM64 immediately feels empty. Add to that the overtly creepy level Big Boo's Mansion, or the less creepy Hazy Maze Cave, or the surreal Wet Dry Town with the creepy cave music, the infinite stairs at the top of the castle, rooms that are huge but sport almost nothing except paintings, only a single big clock, a population of only one or two servants to the princess, levels like Lethal Lava Land which is just otherwise inhabitable platforms on top of a lava ocean - the game ends up feeling creepy whether the ~~programmers~~ lawyers at Ninten intended or not. How about the room with the Tiny Big Island paintings, one side is huge while the other side's wall is within arm's reach? Also Mario is always being recorded by the Lakitu cameraman, and you're watching him through that lens.

Besides, creepypastas were all the rage during the 2010s, and the 3D Mario had just enough ingredients to make them work - the ultimate culmination of all this being the B31133 romhack. (Correct me if I got the numbers wrong).

[–] cybernihongo@reddthat.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

I love this romhack, but it gets really creepy a lot of the time. ~~Also no N64 emulators on Android can play the current version which is... fun. Would've loved to just pull the game out at any time of the day.~~

[–] cybernihongo@reddthat.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

With that out of the way, I hope for the rest of the series to make it to GOG!

[–] cybernihongo@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago

Hell on earth.

[–] cybernihongo@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago

So, a park groundskeeper? Okay, that doesn't sound too bad.

 

(Video not by me)

PC Gamer and GamingOnLinux recently covered a few things about GOG's usage of genAI for promotional content, but this video goes into deeper coverage about their Head of Product being responsible for their direction. (Cue scam AI Instagram girls). It also covers how the company chose to respond to the backlash regarding their usage of genAI.

It's sad to see them being brazen about their AI usage. I advocated for them several times, owning games (anything, really) is something that should be for granted. All of this makes their store look really cheap and turns off people from thinking about the idea.

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