"We said no Homers! We're allowed to have one."

The article about the Full Throttle release date is a fun read. And it's led me down a nostalgic rabbithole of looking at old newsgroup posts. Tip: You can use https://groups.google.com/ to look through the archive.

Here's a random interesting one from 1995:
https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure/c/MsO22JCS10g/m/iHDUqIqrpF8J

I haven't been following Assassin's Creed Shadows or the controversy of a black lead until today, and it's interesting to see that the character has been depicted in games before. The fact that it's considered an issue in 2025 to the point that that the developers need protection is a sad sign of the times:

Yasuke is a recurring minor character in Koei Tecmo's Nobunaga's Ambition series, appearing in the 1992 video game Nobunaga's Ambition: Tales of the Conquerors as a DLC character, and returning in 2013's Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence as a recruitable officer.[55]
The 2017 video game Nioh and its 2020 sequel feature a portrayal of Yasuke, voiced by Richie Campbell.[56]
Koei Tecmo's 2021 video game Samurai Warriors 5 includes Yasuke as a playable character, voiced by Paddy Ryan.[57]
A black samurai inspired by Yasuke, named Nagoriyuki, appears in Arc System Works' 2021 fighting game Guilty Gear Strive.[58]

"But what color is the boathouse?" Great reference!

RedEye9 wrote on Dec 17, 2024, 20:14:
Alien Rogue Incursion
ugh

It's looking surprisingly good to me.

I keep getting phone notifications of posts on Threads which it recommends I check out. I open them up, and nearly all of them are from accounts featuring photos of random ladies in states of undress. But hey, maybe I'm just a popular guy!

From reading some of the angry posts, it looks like the majority are having exactly the same installation issues which plagued Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. The game is downloaded through Microsoft's servers, and the methods the installer uses to download the files feels a lot like downloading a Windows update, but this one's 50gb in size. It's hard to tell what's gone wrong in the background when a download won't start or the installer gets stuck halfway through.

GinRummy wrote on Nov 18, 2024, 16:25:
My mind associates that name with big cardboard overlays for your keyboard, so you know what to press when flying your helicopter, fighter, or bomber over blocky enemy territory.

Same here! I'm also reminded of Microprose's Formula 1 Grand Prix, with its big game box and thick manual.

wings wrote on Nov 18, 2024, 17:26:
I loved pirates and played it for the longest time,Taking turns with my son. I wish they would remake it for modern pc.

The last remake they did lost a bit of the charm of the original I thought, and I don't think it plays well on modern Windows.

Micropose! My god, the last time I heard that name was for Sid Meier's Pirates back in the 80's. But upon checking their Wiki it looks like they've continued to release games since then.

Still remember the day when the Unreal Tournament demo came out, I spent hours on it. If I remember right, it gave away a good chunk of the game including multiplayer and bot modes.

It really highlights the big black bezel around the screen. If they made that white however...

It doesn't look like Ellie, but I can't quite put a finger on why. It could be the hair? It looks like the overgrown hair from a 70's boyband.

I've never played the games and loved the first season of the Last of Us. Someone spoiled the beginning of the 2nd game....suffice to say I won't be watching season 2.

You're really behind the curve in terms of the reaction to the Last of Us 2 storyline, and I'd highly recommend you stick with the upcoming season to see how it plays out. Back in 2020, a lot of people refused to play the 2nd game after hearing how the story started out... and in retrospect that was such a ridiculous thing to do.

I found the storyline/emotions much more relatable in the second game, and the opening of the game fuels the motivation behind the entire 20+ hour story. (Spoiler-ish: Having to play the game from the antagonist's perspective halfway through was a seriously bold move)

It seems a lot of people are debating the old "people saying videogames cause violence" debate, but just from glancing at the article description it looks like this is actually about questionable product placement. Those who are thinking "but there were guns in Doom!" are missing the point, there wasn't any branding or specific model numbers on the rocket launcher, pistol or chaingun.

For those unaware, it was revealed that last year Remington signed a product placement deal "as part of a marketing plan to reach young customers" in Modern Warfare 2:
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/remington-gun-call-of-duty-video-game-93059a66

This new lawsuit seems to be building upon that story from last year.

That sounds like a good bet, just in time for the upcoming movie.

And on the other end of the spectrum, my 73 year old mother uses her tablet daily. I've shown her the benefits of a Windows based laptop, but there's little reason to use that if a user-friendly tablet with apps simplied to the essentials handles everything you'd need it to.

Mine still in the cupboard. Started off with an A500+, and then ended with an A1200 with a hard drive fitted.

Emulation is so flawless that there's not even much reason to dig the original machines out anymore! Love how UAE even has built in mechanical drive sounds, lol.

I never connected mine to another for multiplayer like you did, but seeing the option for a network player in Stunt Car Racer always sounded like an amazing idea!

Great story Axis! Still loving my Amiga. Is it sad that during my break times at work I sometimes browse the screenshots up at hol.abime.net?

Playing Rock Band 3 last night and was reminded of how great a game it is. With the third one, it got things just about perfect.

I really don't know how they could improve upon it with the next gen, apart from a graphical update. They could go the "real instrument" route, but there's Rocksmith for that kind of thing.