oddspinnaker

joined 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

So basically we could absolutely have a clearly recognizable city builder in the absence of a money system in-game

Not only can we, this is the main way I’ve been playing city builders for a long time! Ever since Sim City 2000, I’ve turned the money off or made it not matter.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

I was playing a lot of Final Fantasy VII when it first came out around 1996, and used a paper strategy guide.

I got a one-handed controller (an ASCII Grip that was amazing for old JRPGs. I still miss having it for those kinds of chill games where I don’t feel like I need to be hunching over a controller.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

I was always super jealous of this controller but I couldn’t afford it when it first came out!

I love ridiculous controllers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

I happened upon the original for $20 in Wal Mart in 1995 and I’ve been playing it on and off ever since!

One of the best games ever made.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Well you don’t look a day over 21…

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

Sounds like they should have called it Underscale

I’ll see myself out

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

I don’t know how popular it was overall but I really enjoyed Super Mario Wonder!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I even remember buying a nice glacier blue rechargeable battery pack and never using it!

I wish I could buy everything in glacier blue now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Generalize more! “You guys,” “normal people,” “not enough artists and creatives I guess.” That’ll help when you join a new community.

You’re writing a lot of words. Why don’t you write the service? Be the change you want to see in the world, “creative.” Nope, better lecture me instead.

Oh right, you’re “not an expert,” which means you can just spout off “how come no one has done it?? No artists I bet.” and generalize without thinking. The bold sells that.

Then you just keep typing instead of thinking.

“Why doesn’t someone just duplicate Pinterest’s search? Seems easy.” And then if anyone says something, you say “it figures. You guys are just ___________.”

Are you just here to complain? What entitlement.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Some Game Boy Advance games actually had a software-based sleep mode!

You pressed L+R and Select.

On top of that, I was always really impressed by the GBA’s battery life but maybe I’m just old.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I guess it's just nobody here cares enough about that to bother with it, not enough artists/creatives around I'm presuming, bummer...

This last sentence is wild. People who don’t write software think it’s so easy, why can’t someone just whip it up?

The lack of artists is totally the reason, and not that building up an entire federated service isn’t easy.

The idea that “the lack of creatives” is the reason it hasn’t been made is astonishing. Such arrogance.

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