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I know, it's weird that any still pop up. There are still some physical magazines out there, but it's fairly minimal. Which sucks, because I loved getting a gaming magazine in the mail every month.

I have the raspberry pi 3b I think it is. It does 1080p fine, but after sometime of use, the videos start to slow down or freeze up. Either it's the OS I installed on it (some raspberry pi OS with Linux). But I think it's the CPU, as it takes ages to load the YouTube homepage for example. But other sites work fine. I wouldn't mind getting the newest Raspberry pi, but I feel a compact PC itself would be more ideal. As for cost, I was thinking around $80-$150 or so. I don't want to spend too much though.

In terms of the world yeah, but their character models aren't the greatest. I just find if funny that they reuse the adult models in game and shrink them down to make the kids in the game lol. But it is a pretty game, but Idk if it qualifies as "ahead of its time" considering I've seen prettier games out there.

A new Nintendo Direct is happening tomorrow at 2PM PST / 5PM EST. What games do you expect to be announced? I heard it's going to be a 50 minute stream, but I am not sure. I aim for another Kirby game. And another Mario game would be nice too. I know they're doing a New mario bros game soon, so maybe that will be showcased some.

Knowing their track record, you're probably right. I can't imagine it being tough to remaster. I remember hearing they changed some things about the original game too, already breaking it lol. As for Anthem, surprised it wasn't sooner.

They wanted to make single player experiences first, and expand on the game with a multiplayer mode. This is how GTA V came to be. And it seems that Rockstar intends to do this for their upcoming games. They've done it so far with RDR2 and it's even more apparent when they released the online mode by itself for RDR2. I think each of their games will follow that same pattern from here on out. Especially considering how much they've made from GTA V alone. I understand why they're doing it, but it means less single player for us to enjoy. 😞 I just want more story DLC if possible. Anyway, Xfire goes into details about this in the article below. Source - Xfire

Oooh the poor scalpers, please leave those poor scalpers alone. They've done no wrong. 😭 But in all seriousness, I hate scalpers. I just find it funny they claim they're trying to be the middleman to help people get these items, yet they're charging hundreds more, double, or even triple of what it's worth. I hope it is something that can be fined in the future, because I think it needs to happen.

If you guys aren't aware, Amazon has their own game streaming service similar to Google Stadia and others. Right now they're accepting invites to their beta. I got into it, and so did a few friends of mine, and we each got in there pretty fast. You can sign up here - https://www.amazon.com/luna/landing-page I haven't accepted access just yet. I hear they charge you $6 after you sign up. Because they put you on their trial period. You also don't need to buy their controller, as any bluetooth controller or Xbox controller will do. But I am tempted to buy that controller, it's sexy! 🙂

lol I don't think "all the way back" has a definite time frame to it. I could say all the way back in high school, or all the way back 3 years ago, doesn't matter. And 15 years is quite a long time in console years, considering we're on the 9th generation of consoles. And if you must know I'm 31. The topic wasn't just for 360/ps3 or newer games though. You're free to discuss any "Classic" games you want to see on smartphones, and yes, games from that generation can be considered classics at this point. I just threw up examples. I figured also, retro games are already mostly supported, or possible with emulators, so I mentioned newer consoles because we don't see many PS3/360 games on mobile phones just yet. Could say the same about you boomers. 😄👍

Of course not, magazines have mostly stopped production. I think there are only a few gaming magazines still on the market, otherwise they're mostly digital magazines. And these days, not many people use DVDs or blu-rays anymore. Most people focus on digital formats and or stream their content now. Sadly, the days of DVDs and games being included in magazines are mostly done. 😞

A raspberry pi is a good option, but I'm looking more for compact PC, as it has more power to run games and media. I have a raspberry pi with an OS installed on a SD card, and I stream content that way. It works fairly well, but freezes up when you go up a resolution. But, it's a good budget option.

Visiting the world of Fable would be interesting I think. I don't know if I'd want to do anything with GTA, as that would be more chaos that its worth I think. Maybe the world of Shadow of the Colossus.

Even though it doesn't look the same, it's still bringing me back to when I played the original Driver all those years ago. This looks fancy though. I would love for them to do a remaster/remake of the first 3 driver games. That would be cool!

I kind of want to get a small compact PC from intel or somewhere, so that I can use it as a media streamer. I feel like my roku player will eventually become obsolete with streaming, and I figure a compact PC would be the way to go. And I can also do some light browsing while I stream. But, I wouldn't mind to be able to play some games, but I wouldn't expect to play intensive games. Any suggestions? I know Intel makes some good ones.

When looking back at older consoles, from the PS1/N64/Dreamcast days to the Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube. And I guess you can put in some from the PS3/360/Wii/Wii U era. Anyway, what are some of the games from those past generations that looked good graphically back then, but also look good today? I see games like Silent Hill 2 aging well, because the graphics still look good to this day, especially with the lighting in game. It just surprises me looking at the graphics today. I could also go back some gens, like the SNES with Super Mario World for example, but I think most 2D games from the past look good to this day. Basically, what games from the past, that looked good then, still look good today?

Nostalgia is a big thing, and oftentimes I am reminded of the places I used to go to buy video games. Back when I was a kid there was this place called the Bargin Bin near me. They sold NES games and that's where I got a lot of my NES games as a kid. Wish the store was still around today, because I would walk to the store often as a kid. He had old sports cards, weird knick-knacks and other junk, but I always went for the games. That was my first memory of going to a game store, well it wasn't a game store, but it had a lot of games. The next gaming store I went to after that, was probably a wal-mart or something, but I remember that being fun too for having the PlayStation kioski. It's why I love going to mom & pop style gaming stores, because they always have a wide selection of retro games, and it always reminds me of the bargin bin back then. What about you? Also, if you had more history with rental stores, you can talk about that too.

This is really cool, according to DSOGaming some people have reverse engineered GTA III and GTA: Vice City. What this means, is that it opens up the game for pretty much anything. They've even stated they were able to get the games to work on various consoles, including the Nintendo Switch, PS Vita and even the Wii U. This could help people implement mods, change aspects of the games and so on. What do you think they could do with the code? Do you think Rockstar will come after them?

I love these videos of people making what looks like a PS1 version of a newer video game. This time around it's The Witcher 3, and man does this bring back PS1 memories for me lol. Imagine if these guys actually tried to make a version for the PS1. How many discs do you think it'd be? lol

That's a good question. I think the one that comes to mind is the Silent Hill HD collection that came out for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The game was a mess at release, and due to the HD graphics, it made the game look worse. The PS3 version was patched and fixed, but the 360 version never got that treatment. The issues came from the fog kind of being removed, so you could see things too clearly, which made the graphics look bad. I wanted to get the 360 version, but due to it never being patched, I will stick with the originals for now. 1. What's the issues you had with the Mafia 1 remake? By today's standards, the game has not aged well, with the poor driving mechanics and overall gameplay. Now, I haven't played the remake yet, but I hear it uses the shooting mechanics of 2 and 3, is that correct? I would argue the second Mafia remake was worse according to fans of the game. But, I've yet to play either of them so I can't agree or disagree. 2. I noticed a few bugs here and there, but nothing that stopped me from enjoying the game. For the most part the game looked pretty good.

Yeah it depends on the game for me as well. Some games, like RDR2, it rewards you for exploring the world, because there's so much out there that can be found. But, in some games, it can become very tedious, especially if it's some small task like finding key items around the world, or small bits here and there. Exploring is more fun when it adds missions and fun things to do on the way. But, some games I like to just see as much of the world as possible.

The last game I used cheats in, was RDR2 and the cheats seemed to require that I use them often to keep them active. Which was annoying, but oh well, I got to mess around a bit and it was fun. Sadly, games don't seem to feature a lot of cheat options in single player anymore, then again, I haven't really looked for any cheat codes like I used to. I too blame it on microtransactions, because I could see some studios offering the cheat option behind a paywall.

It depends on the magazine. Not all of them would be worth anything. A whole collection of one magazine would probably fetch some good money if they are in pristine condition. I don't think we have any gaming mags that stretch back 50 years yet. Looking on Ebay you'll see a ton of Gaming magazine lots for sale. I'm tempted to grab one for EGM or maybe even some Nintendo magazines. I've also considered looking for old catalogs from stores, just to look through the toys and video games. As a kid, I remember looking for new listings for PlayStation games in the Sunday paper. Wish I kept some of those catalogs.

According to the article, it was two Yorkshire pigs and two Panepinto micro pigs.

Say what? According to Complex, pigs can play simple games. A study from Purdue University found that with training, pigs can utilize a screen and joystick. They use their snout to move a joystick across a screen, and once it gets to the other side, a treat is dispensed for the pig. The cool thing about this, is that the pigs had to learn it themselves, since we can't literally teach them, they had to figure out that moving the cursor across the screen gets them a treat. Wonder if this type of thing could be done with other animals like dogs or cats.

But, looking closer, they do look very similar. If I didn't know about this lawsuit and saw this character in game, I would honestly assume it was Booker T lol, especially being a fan of his. The face is very close to what he looks like too. Still though, I think it could be argued that it's not enough to claim copyright infringement. I saw a comment on twitter or facebook too, saying that the lady in the GI comic image reminds them of Black Widow from the Avengers movies, and I can see that a bit by her outfit. Wonder if Disney/Marvel could sue because of that. 😄