I knew I’d get one saying that but honestly it’s the most logical choice and I respect it. I guess in a way that’s probably everyone’s choice
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stembolts@programming.dev 6 months ago
Current year, because it encompasses every year before and the amount of emulator projects is greater than it’s ever been.
Plus all the indie games that capture the retro feel. Idk, gaming is in a great spot if you don’t bother with big studios.
cod@lemmy.world 6 months ago
stembolts@programming.dev 6 months ago
Okay, I thought about it and edited my post with a version in line with the spirit of your question :-)
cod@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I like your updated answer! I’m surprised and impressed EverQuest is still populated. That’s awesome. I had a couple friends from college who would play it, and that wasn’t too long ago for me
stembolts@programming.dev 6 months ago
EQ Live is still populated. But the version I play is called p99, it’s a free to play passion project by former players who took the source and run their own custom servers.
The most popular custom servers just happen to be the ones locked at 2002.
pQuarm is the new kid on the block. A server that will lock at PoP.
Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Lame? Not really. Cheating? Maybe a little bit but yeah, if we were to go by access to the history of gaming then “current year” always wins.
stembolts@programming.dev 6 months ago
Yeah, my choice is basically, “all of em” lol.
I like to cheese what can I say.
Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Nothing wrong with that.
The ability to play all that old stuff is a thing of beauty and seems to be getting stronger, both in practice and as a general concept within the industry, with each passing year. It’s great!