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- Comment on Which Rhythm Tengoku (or other retro games) song do you guys consider the best option for a phone ringtone? 1 week ago:
Not one that you like too much, your brain will start associating it with a call instead of the song whenever you hear it elsewhere!
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Login-walled. Can you not even watch youtube videos without signing in now?
- Comment on Let's take a moment to remember the time period when everyone had to adjust to using dual-joysticks on controllers. 2 weeks ago:
It’s relatively fresh in my mind fortunately. Have a look on the wiibrew wiki, it probably has all the other hacks available. Also consider a pre-hacked Wii, probably only £10 or so on eBay!
- Comment on Let's take a moment to remember the time period when everyone had to adjust to using dual-joysticks on controllers. 2 weeks ago:
Yeah it’s bring-your-own ROM because it’s just a modified version of Dolphin Emulator. I used the Wii trilogy version, had it installed on my WiiU and it was ridiculously easy to dump the ROM with Dumpling (you don’t need a modified console). If you’ve got GameCube/Wii discs then you’ll need a hacked Wii, I think it’s not too hard to hack a Wii if you own specific games (like Brawl which lets you read stages from an SD card and run arbitrary code), I think CleanRip is the tool you use to dump the ROM.
- Comment on Let's take a moment to remember the time period when everyone had to adjust to using dual-joysticks on controllers. 2 weeks ago:
I never played the original on GameCube but I did all three on Primehack on the Steam Deck and it seemed to work pretty well. It took a bit of tinkering to get it working, but it was definitely worth it. Happy to assist if you have any questions!
- Comment on Let's take a moment to remember the time period when everyone had to adjust to using dual-joysticks on controllers. 2 weeks ago:
Have you played it on Primehack? Among other fixes it gives it modern dual-stick controls.
- Comment on Let's take a moment to remember the time period when everyone had to adjust to using dual-joysticks on controllers. 2 weeks ago:
At least there was a transition period. I remember configuring TimeSplitters 2 and the original Halo to let me use the good old tank controls I was used to from GoldenEye.
- Comment on The developers of PEAK, explaining how they decided on pricing for their game. 3 weeks ago:
Don’t let me tempt you with !freegames@feddit.uk!
- Comment on What is the definitive way to play certain games? 3 weeks ago:
Have a search for “universal pokémon randomiser” (there are apparently loads of different forks of it now), it’s main feature is to randomise which pokémon you encounter, their types, moves, etc, but you could skip that and just set “change trade evolutions” and “catch em all mode” to get exactly what you want. I would recommend playing it randomised though!
- Comment on Austrian Supreme Court rules that FIFA loot boxes are not gambling 4 weeks ago:
In this video game, despite the random allocation of individual digital content from the Packs, the human player can use their own skills to control the course of the game with a probability suitable for success, thus establishing a rational expectation of winning
A game of poker or even blackjack requires skill, so I guess that means it’s not gambling?
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 5 weeks ago:
Heat Signature is great. The same developer recently released Tactical Breach Wizards, I’ve not played it yet and while it’s not a sequel I think it will tick a few of the same boxes.
- Comment on I miss play-by-email games 1 month ago:
Probably not exactly what you’re looking for, but Board Game Arena is pretty good for asynchronous multiplayer, though as you might be able to guess from the name it’s digital versions of tabletop games rather than normal video games
- Comment on Question about the Switch 2 port of Civilization VII: does it support multiple controllers for local multiplayer? 1 month ago:
Some of them still are! I played some Golf With Your Friends recently, that has the classic hot seat experience. The Jackbox games are different but also good for a party.
- Comment on The Issue With Wii U Gamepads And How To Clone Them 1 month ago:
I often wondered why they didn’t do a Nintendoland-style game for the Switch once they started pitching it as a per-person device rather than a per-household device, having some games which use one Switch connected to the TV and another replicating the gamepad could have made for some cool mini-games
- Comment on The Issue With Wii U Gamepads And How To Clone Them 1 month ago:
What devices are supported? Steam Deck Linux (check Wi-Fi hardware compatibility) Nintendo Switch (requires Broadcom firmware patch or external Wi-Fi adapter) Android (currently frontend only) Windows (currently frontend only) Raspberry Pi (requires external Wi-Fi adapter)
Sounds like it!
- Comment on The Issue With Wii U Gamepads And How To Clone Them 1 month ago:
this finding was immediately turned into a GitHub project called Vanilla Wii U, that enables a Steam Deck to be used as a gamepad, as well as any Linux – and presumably BSD – system with a compatible WiFi adapter
Look at me, I’m the gamepad now
Seriously though, this is a really cool discovery!
- Comment on Xbox 360 superfan amasses all 1,353 North American discs after two‑decade collection spree 1 month ago:
It sounds more fun if you read it in an Aussie accent
- Comment on GB and GBC 1 month ago:
If you’re playing pokémon red and blue there’s one colour palette which makes it quite simple to navigate rock tunnel without flash
- Comment on GB and GBC 1 month ago:
Pokémon gold and silver were also GBC games but in a GB cartridge
- Comment on 1 month ago:
Pottering? Or is this the long-awaited golf expansion?
- Comment on World's Best-selling Video Game Consoles 1 month ago:
More than things like the Phillips CD-i which makes the Wikipedia list, so they’re at least distinguishing between consoles and PCs
- Comment on World's Best-selling Video Game Consoles 1 month ago:
Wikipedia seems to think they are. I’ve seen “home consoles” used when you want to exclude handhelds, what makes you say that they’re technically not consoles?
- Comment on World's Best-selling Video Game Consoles 1 month ago:
Looks like the data is a little out of date, seems the PS5 has outsold the 360 now. Also why are handhelds missing?
- Comment on Steam winter sale is now live 2 months ago:
There were three steam games posted in !freegames@feddit.uk yesterday!
- Comment on Tencent ‘Horizon clone’ pulled from stores as Sony settles lawsuit 2 months ago:
Seems a bit mad that with all their money and a game already made they couldn’t be bothered to file off the serial numbers a bit more. I imagine this happens all the time with licencing deals, I know for instance Warcraft was originally written to be a Warhammer game.
- Comment on What are your gaming highlights of 2025? 2 months ago:
Depending on the system it can be really easy to dump/rip your own discs. Hacking a Wii for homebrew requires jumping through a few hoops but then you can dump Wii, GameCube, and even Gameboy games. You can dump WiiU games by inserting an SD card and going to a single web page in the browser!
- Comment on My PS1 died today 2 months ago:
So the ps3 is running an emulator? I thought console backwards compatibility usually came from having the original console’s CPU available (as a sound processor or similar)
- Comment on My PS1 died today 2 months ago:
Ooo didn’t know the ps3 could run ps1 games
- Comment on My thumb stick on my 3ds is disintegrating, and my switch is starting to follow. Please help. 2 months ago:
Haha it’s nowhere near as bad as it was playing the original Mario Party on the N64
- Comment on Timesplitters Remake 2 months ago:
Excellent news!