BlueSquid0741

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australians will soon need their age checked to log into online search tools – here’s why⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Do a lot of people log in to search engines?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So you want to start playing Castlevania games (a giant primer)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Portrait of Ruin is a direct sequel to Bloodlines/New Generation as well.

  Order of Ecclesia is the only ds game that doesn’t rely on touch screen gimmicks too, and it’s so much better for it. Portraits of Ruin is still playable at least without touchscreen, but some of the bonus modes, like playing as the sisters require it. Dawn of Sorrow sadly was absolutely gimped by touchscreen crap, but a romhack is available to remove it.

  Unfortunate turn of art style in the DS era too. They lean heavily into a crisp anime style compared to the earlier look of Symphony and the gba titles which were anime inspired but had a very fitting gothic painting style.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Summer Sale 2025 on GOG⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Terraria is there for a few bucks and might be my most played game of all time.

  Heroes of Might and Magic 2, 3, 5. These have have given me so much good time since I was a kid gamer.

  Some of that good 2010s stuff is on heavy discount. Tomb Raider, Arkham City, Mad Max, Deus Ex HR, Alan Wake.

  A bunch of classics are a couple dollars each. like Rollercoaster Tycoon, Blood, Fallout, Indiana Jones Fate of Atlantis, Crusader No Regret, Anachronox, Jedi Knight DF2 (comes with mysteries of the sith), Classic X com series.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨One million Australians missing specialist doctor appointments due to cost, report finds⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to go to the dentist for annual check ups. Now I have been since 2021. That kind of thing has become a luxury that “one day I’ll have money for it again”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Going back to the roots.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  With Radical Dreamers so you don’t need to patch a snes rom for that either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Aboriginal community shaken by second death in Australian police custody⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well it’s a discussion in bad taste. I don’t really know how to explain more because this should be obvious already why people wouldn’t like seeing it.

  I can present a report on an extremely low LTIFR right after a workplace fatality and watch as I never get to present data in that room again.

  Turning around and saying “but it’s factual!” isn’t going to get a “you’re right. Good job mate”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Aboriginal community shaken by second death in Australian police custody⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Because your statement reads as “people dying isn’t good but this affects fuck all people”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No need to hurt me, GOG :(⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Double Dragon 1 and 2 have terrible slow down issues. This isn’t a bad port, this is from the original games. It can get nearly unplayable at certain points.

  Double Dragon 3 is just not very good. The Mega Drive port runs a little bit better than the arcade though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Witcher III is currently on sale for 3€ until 25th May⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I think I’ve played the opening scene a dozen times. I know it’s gonna be good, but I never go back to playing it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Hatris just when I feel like killing some time.

  I started my first Terraria game since the covid lockdowns. Just wanted to show off something fun to my daughter, but then I got lost in it for a few hours.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Top 10 PC exclusive platformers -- not available on console.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Hocus Pocus and Realms of Chaos I played a lot, they were good fun for a while.

  I didn’t play Jazz Jackrabbit 2 until not long ago. I didn’t like it as much as I remember liking Jazz 1 way back.

  I also played the hell out of Duke Nukum 1. I loved it. But I know it’s not great and there’s not much to it.

  What about Ninja Rabbit? I barely remember it aside from crashing so much.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Gina Rinehart is very short on understanding that people hate her and everyone like her.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ecco the Dolphin Remasters and New Game Announced by Original Team | Retro Gaming News 24/7⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I finished both Ecco games the hard way, by calling the Sega hotline to get the solutions.

  Great games, great music. I even still pull out Ecco Jr for my 4 year old daughter. So many memories of playing it with my cousins during Christmas holidays.

  I don’t think these games need a remaster, but I still play the originals. I think the current crowd of young gamers probably struggle with it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apparently it was in the manual, but I'm just learning it now.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You can’t really generalise by country in this. Where I lived (NSW South coast) you didn’t even get the box. All the game cartridges were being the counter in a separate generic box with the name printed on it. The real boxes on the shelves were empty and you didn’t get to take them home.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many times will i hear about the evil left if the greens loose their leader⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I read it as they’re going to let him loose on everyone. Adam Bandt just running around off the leash and having a go.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trine Was a Masterpiece. Why Doesn’t Anyone Remember?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Trine was okay. Trine 2 was better. I didn’t care for the other sequels at all.

  Road to Perdition was fine. Not great in my opinion.

  Everclear did kick ass. But they did well for themselves, and their fans still remember them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Euro platformer revival that almost happened⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The best for me is Flink, Blades of Vengeance, James Pond 3.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Honest Government Ad | Peter Dutton for Dickson⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What are the chances Dutton loses his seat

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In a difficult year being unemployed, I learned what success really means | Sunil Badami⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been unemployed since November. It was a time that should have been really happy, and it was for a while, but mostly it’s been the exact kind of stress described by Sunil here.

  I start a new job tomorrow morning, it’s only a few months contract, but it’s something.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Swapping out red meat and creamy pasta sauce could significantly cut household emissions, Australian research finds⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In the end, Tacos was the only thing I liked using Quorn for, I think because even with beef mince tacos I would spice it with so much cumin and paprika.

  But it was really good for tacos.

  When I used it for bolognese, just awful.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Swapping out red meat and creamy pasta sauce could significantly cut household emissions, Australian research finds⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Just putting an opinion out there, I don’t know how widely liked it is. Quorn was not a good alternative (I say this purely based on personal taste).

  Started eating it in 2010, but haven’t touched it since 2019 with all the other alternatives that you can easily get now.

  Coles branded seitan was really our favourite but they discontinued it.

  Anyway, the amount of stuff I always had to add to Quorn to make it taste alright… what a time.

  But yeah, I’m a meat eating guy and my partner is vegetarian, but for a while now I’ve been mixing it up with fake meats to try and eat less red meat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does Anyone Else Find the Sega Genesis' Sound Annoying?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I love it. Even GEMS stuff people always complain about - Chakan has some of my favourite vgm ever.

  To me, the SNES was terrible sounding. Awful muffled music, or some really good composition but then the SNES puts so much reverb on it that’s all you could hear. It’s not all bad, but mostly. Especially the Final Fantasy games sounded very nice.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stop Skeletons from Fighting got 16 Player Faceball working on Gameboy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t care about faceball 2000 but I want to see Uncle Derek, so I will absolutely watch it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Choking during sex: many young people mistakenly believe it can be done safely, our study shows⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Jesus fucking christ.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mid game review: Life is Strange 2 (2018) PS5⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I want a fan of the first one, but I really liked Before The Storm.

  This one I didn’t quite like as much, but I thought it was really good. And I think your review is spot on too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Does Dr. Wily Keep Getting Away? Is the Legal System in 20XX a Joke?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Dr Light

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sovereign citizen who kidnapped her child sentenced to two years' jail⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve seen it cited that the sovcit movement exists in 26 countries

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pre-ablo: Diablo prerelease demo patched for modern systems⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  But you can’t but an early build of Diablo that was basically a “snapshot of the entire game 4 months prior to release”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What was your favorite shareware game?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The original Transport Tycoon was distributed as shareware, would have been 95 or 96 when I was playing it off a shareware disc.

  Not sure if TTD got a shareware release too, but i got that one as a retail boxed version.

  But for 94 or 95 if you didn’t have a shareware version then your game was pretty much doomed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Facebook searches for Cyclone Alfred were blocked for containing content breaching 'community standards'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I urge people to keep a handheld radio on their shelf with a couple of good batteries in it. Just a speaker and an analogue tuner.