Kane99

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. 😄

Looks like Sony is also being sued now for drifting problems similar to the Nintendo Joy cons. I suspect this is just a general issue with analog controllers, as each controller I've owned, the left analog stick decided to wear down. The issue I think here, is that these issues are happening early on with limited use. I've had to replace multiple 360 controllers, but it's been after extended use and even took a year or more before it started to act up. But with the joy cons and PS5 controller now dealing with it a lot sooner, it makes me wonder if they're just using crappy parts or something. Anyway, you can read more about this news here - Eurogamer

Can't believe I never answered this topic yet. For me, the longest gaming session I had, was probably 6-7 hours maybe. I used to play COD a lot, like sometimes the whole day if I could, so it could very well be more. But I can't say for sure the amount of hours I played in my longest session.

Who knows. It could also be one of those cases where someone just happened to design a character that looked nearly identical to another. Now, if this comic book version of GI Bro is popular enough, and the character is copyrighted, then he might have a case. But I can see it being argued that anyone could come up with this look and style.

I don't have a problem with it. It's just part of gaming. If anything, it's more immersive when you're in first person vs something like third person. Because the risks aren't always known to you. For me, it makes me feel like I'm in the game. If an enemy comes behind me, than so be it, I just have to be careful and keep an eye out for what's going on behind me in game as well.

Everything from the 7th gen and before it I'd say! 😄 This gen and the last gen was mostly microtransactions, but go back to the 7th and below, and you won't have to really deal with any of it.

They're within their rights to do what they've done in recent years. But, it's hurting their image when they take town fan made projects that were never going to be released for pay anyway. I'd understand if some dude tried to sell a game with Nintendo characters, but that's a different story. They're losing respect from fans because of how they do things.

The gimmick originated in WCW and I believe was owned by Booker T and not WCW. Vince wouldn't have any legal rights to it after buying WCW. I mean, he also still goes by Booker T, and he even has his own podcast with said name. Vince has tried to copyright names in the past, but it seems these days he only does that when they're the ones who come up with the names. That's why a lot of wrestlers who leave WWE, end up reverting back to their indie names. So people who already have a established name, should be fine as long as they don't sign their name over. The thing is, it seems to be more in line with the G.I Bro comic, as the image in there is really similar. But, now that I remember, he never looked like that in WCW, just had the name of G.I. Bro and looked like this. But, if the comic book he made, is copyrighted by his hand or the comic publishers, he may have a case for how close it is. But I am starting to think it won't make a difference and the case is likely going to be dropped. Here's the comic: GI Bro on left, COD on right.

Are you saying that nothing from that generation can be considered "classic"? I consider RDR1, Skyrim, Ass Creed 2, Batman Arkham Series, GTA IV, COD 4, Bioshock, Dishonored, Alan Wake and various other games as classics from that gen, shall I go on? Because there's a shit ton of classics from that generation. Especially considering that those consoles came out all the way back in 2005/2006. Games that should be made into a mobile version for smartphones.

I love it when a game has their cutscenes and somehow the NPCs are still walking around like nothing is happening. I also love it when character models go crazy and get stuck on geometry during a cutscene. I can't think of anything recent, aside from Cyberpunk 2077 glitches. One mission a dude gave me his gun, and he took it out of his head. I thought that was kind of funny! 😄