>>1070758 >single game using >18 gigabytes of VRAM >18 gigabytes of RAM God in heaven, am I glad I don't buy any games or play anything modern.

>>1071043 >8 years prior

Today's Absolute State of Play provided a bounty in terms of deferred rendering reaching its limit. Tides of Annihilation demonstrates. I love oil paintings as much as the next guy, but c'mon, this ain't it, chief.

>>1061387 A few more recent ones I played were Path of Achra and Superliminal. PoA is a turn based roguelike game that is about making pretty crazy character builds. Some get pretty hilariously broken at times. Superliminal is a perspective puzzle based game that gave me Stanley Parable mixed with Portal vibes. >>1061421 This is a good point.

>>1061850 >copied the first image twice and then ate the second image Not sure why it did that.

>>1061387 gotta play VVVVVV

>>1069202 Asterix & Obelix XXL. It's just technologically amazing. The Driver games on GBA are also freaking crazy. >>1069555 Game Boy Color had pretty great color. It just didn't have that many great games.

>>1069618 Game Boy Color games I like are Azure Dreams, Bionic Commando: Elite Forces, Blaster Master: Enemy Below, Bomberman Max, Bomberman Quest, Donkey Kong GB, Dragon Warrior III, Dragon Warrior Monsters, Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey, Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Tara's Adventure, Game & Watch Gallery 2, Game & Watch Gallery 3, Ganbare Goemon, Harvest Moon 2 GBC, Lufia: The Legend Returns, Magi Nation, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Mega Man Xtreme, Mega Man Xtreme 2, Metal Gear Solid, Pocket Bomberman, Pokemon Card GB2, Pokemon Crystal, Pokemon Gold, Pokemon Puzzle Challenge, Pokemon Silver, Puyo Puyo Gaiden: Puyo Wars, R-Type DX, Shantae, Star Ocean: Blue Sphere, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, Survival Kids, Survival Kids 2, Tetris DX, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, Toki Tori, Wario Land 3, and Wario Land II.

>>1069618 >It just didn't have that many great games. Because the GBC had a short lifespawn. It launched October 1998, and the GBA came March 2001, or 3 years, and in other regions it only got 2.5 (November 1998 to June 2001). It was always meant to be an interim system, being just an upclocked GB with better screen.

>>1069824 Why is there a black square missing in the video?

>>1069923 Except cp has an actual crime occurring, while asking a kid to say la li lu le lo into a mic isn't. Something derived from an illegal and morally wrong foundation in the former case is still illegal regardless since it promotes the original action to recur, while the products of the child vocaloid voice don't necessitate such abusive action. Under most western law it is still probably corroborating evidence to throw the book at you if you're being weird about collecting and making kid content though.

>>1070252 It's a watermark for the creator. >>1070267 >Under most western law it is still probably corroborating evidence See >>1069930 >It's not that this video is illegal, but it is pushing a boundary along pedophilic lines to use a synthesized voice from a real kid to sing about the size of a dick. I think anons are really burying their heads in the sand about that when everyone here who has said anything about it seemed to just think "leftists are hating on loli and anime girls again." Secondly, >Except cp has an actual crime occurring, while asking a kid to say la li lu le lo into a mic isn't You could make that same argument for rotoscoping a child's face and then putting it in porn, or training an AI on a child's likeness and then generating photorealistic porn with it, or just shopping a child's face into porn. All of those things however are legal issues, and are banned here. Now this case isn't explicit, just borderline, but the point being made is that it's analogous, just less extreme.

Some news from GranblueFes. New Divine General was announced. Dark element snake lady. Also the next anniversary event is going to be focused on the Divine Generals, but the trailer doesn't say much except for whatever implication there'd be from strange magic tattoos marking the generals with their symbols, though maybe it's just a symbolic thing and not a literal branding. Lots of other things and lots of interesting art made by various GBF artists on social media that was shared by Cygames, and other general gacha announcements. Also there was a funny with the Cystore shitting the bed during the convention and not letting people buy merch, alongside the international buyer they partnered with completely fucking up and not letting people buy ANY merchandise due to their account being limited to the same amount of purchases as anything else, basically blocking all overseas buyers from actually being able to buy the merch. 10/10 great move Cygames, you owe me a Galleon fumo. Also, while there was no footage of Sandalphon in GBFVS:R at GranblueFES or other news related to the fightan, Cygames said they'll do a promo showing off his full moveset at their Cygames Cup in January. Oh, and Raziel developed a new fetish or brain damage or something, I guess? Seeing people share this shit around and I find it funny.

Some general /gbfg/ news. First of all. Sandalphon was announced as the first character for the next group of 5 DLC fighters for GBFVS:Rising. His gimmick is having an extended moveset through element switching. This update also comes with a rebalance to the whole cast and extra rewards for character XP, though the full nature of these changes hasn't been shown yet. One change that is known so far is a universal change to DPs where hitting a character falling after a whiffed/blocked DP counts as an anti-air counterhit. Brave counter is also no longer plus, thus preventing the dumb brave counter wars that would sometimes occur after a jab gets BC'd. This update will be arriving late February. Alongside this, Beelzebub is getting a paid DLC costume and summer Zooey was announced for the next battlepass. In actual gacha news, there's a Collab with Magister Negi Magi going on right now. There's also a lot of big updates coming in February, namely Siero training is getting expanded (so more free shit) and The Eternals are all getting buffed and reworked. These buffs are mainly to bring them up a bit and to fix some of the severely lacking ones like Anre and make them much more worth the investment. Also, one of the old Robomi events is getting added to side stories permanently. Oh, and the Water guild war just ended. I don't play the gacha myself but I heard this one was intentionally made a step up compared to other recent guild wars due to how strong water element is nowadays. It would be better to hear firsthand takes though, so if any of you guys from the 8chan guilds are still around, or anyone else actively playing the gacha, I'd love to see some war stories about this past guild war.

>>1067539 Infinity made it to Tier A by tiering up on round 1

>>1069508 I'm into 1980s games and bet I played them way more than this thread. I lost count, but over 1000. Super Mario Bros isn't the best 1980s game, but before 1986, it is. The closest are far apart, which I say with a confidence that comes from knowing much about gaming history before 1986. It was simply better than everything before, which wasn't bad like some argue, just worse than Super Mario Bros. But off Super Mario Bros., though, I like Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong was fantastic. I played until kill screen, which Kosmic just found isn't a true kill screen. Donkey Kong Jr is good too, but 3 wasn't as good, and Donkey Kong Jr Math sucked. Shigeru Miyamoto has admitted that his original idea for Donkey Kong was to create a Popeye video game, though technical limitations did not allow for the needed graphic detail. Popeye did release for arcade in 1982, which is like Donkey Kong, and good too.

>>1068223 >Old games (1985 or older) >ctrl f Space Harrier >0 results Niggers, all of you.

>>1069314 My nigger.

>>1072326 LOL that's wishful thinking. It will take up to several increasingly bad sequels to kill the series at this point.

Just finished the game, and I really feel like the jew stuff and the negro were tacked on on the fly. Seems to me like the writers had a decent story, and then some homo like Vavra told them to put in that lame stuff. If you were to remove the segments directly dealing with these subjects, and a handful of lines mentioning them, the rest of the game would still make perfect sense.

>>1073011 Only so much time after October 7th 2023 to make changes

Having now played Zanzarah I kinda like it. Kinda because it is very unique and I like the world they made. The gameplay on the other hand is very repetitive and not terribly exciting. I think I was just expecting something faster since the game was described as being like quake.

Hey guys, I was rooting around in my folders when I found this. I have no idea where or who I got it from but apparently it is from 2015. Wouldn't have had to make the thread if I had remembered I just had a list of this.

Faeries, not "Fairies"

>>1069071 >>1069017 I have forgotten to mention, that only 6 makes it extremely difficult to deathbomb, which may rescue you many times. Another tip is to use bombs if you have them, since they get replenished with each life you lose. You will waste them regardless by dying, which is worse. Later games give you enough reaction time to deathbomb. But 6 is the most pure, so it is the best to start from, unless you want PC98 autism.

>>1069017 >Patchouli's laser nonspells Pic 2 related. The arrow indicates where the lasers are heading. 1. I stay in place and wait for Patchy to shoot aimed bullets at me. 2. Move to a different spot to bait another attack. 3. It creates a gap big enough for me to move through. Pic 3 is a riskier move, which is to take advantage of Marisa's fast movement speed to aggressively move through the small gaps. Just focus on dodging and don't worry too on trying to deal damage. Marisa should be able to deal more than enough damage as long as you happen to move under Patchy. 1/2

>>1069017 >>1069312 >Sakuya's nonspell Pic 2. You can stay above Sakuya and just wait it out, but Sakuya will skip her spell card, and you won't be able to get the extra life as a result. Pic 3. There will always be gaps between the kunais and knives. You'll always be able to move from right to left or vice versa through the gaps depending on which direction they're thrown. This is the best option imo. You can also move through the tiny gaps between the kunais, but I don't recommend it. >Sakuya's Misdirection spell card Just bomb. Due to the nature of Marisa Bs shot type, you won't be able to deal enough damage without losing a life or time running out. 2/2

>>1069242 I was sure the >Barneys &nd Noble would have given it away instantly. I guess most zoomers have never been to a bookstore.

>>1069242 >PEGI oh wait, you must be European. Well heres a better photo. I actually had this exact magazine and disc

>>1069281 >Dood Sex 2 I'm very sorry

Seems like they're taking the sharp opposite approach of what screwed them over when Paladins and Smite were new and bigger. Ripping devs off other games and downsizing to save costs while putting all of their eggs in the "Smite 2" basket rather than hire on a few more devs to split into a lot of teams to make a metric assload of live service IPs and hope one gets massive success. Something tells me it's too drastic a move done way too late, though. RIP Paladins, you were the only hero shooter I could get the tiniest bit of enjoyment from. At least you'll live on in the porn.

>>1069143 Remember when paladins came out and everyone was horny for the elf? how times change. Brown sniper was better anyway.

I don't like their garbage games which always followed a live service model, even Ascend due to all it's limitations. But they're one of the few American devs that still added T&A to their games despite all the ideological craziness going on.

I KEEL YOO!

Some more news from the Stop Killing Games Movement: >UK petition again The first one, didn't get a satisfactory answer, then there were elections and riots, so the petition, and I assume most, got cancelled. Hopefully this time, it will actually work https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702074 I might go to /brit/ and ask them for some support. >EU petition We managed to get the minimum of 7 countries over the threshold, and we are currently at 400k signatures out of 1 million. We still have 5-6 months left, hopefully there will be some major controversy, like Destiny 1 shutting down to make people panic -ign the petition.

>>1063670 >Hopefully this time, it will actually work Bad news. https://archive.fo/fQrd8 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702074 https://archive.fo/2I2W6 <Government responded <The Government recognises concerns raised by video games users regarding the operability of purchased products. As the lead department for video games, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) regularly engages industry representatives and monitors how consumers interact with games. We work with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) as the lead department for consumer protection more generally. <We are aware of issues relating to the life-span of digital content, including video games, and we appreciate the concerns of players of some games that have been discontinued. We have no plans to amend existing consumer law on digital obsolescence, but we will monitor this issue and consider the relevant work of the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) on consumer rights and consumer detriment. <Video games sellers must comply with existing consumer law – this includes the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) and Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs). We have provided details of relevant protections below. However, there is no requirement in UK law for software companies to support older versions of their products. Decision-making is for those companies, taking account of commercial and regulatory factors and complying with existing consumer law. There may be occasions where companies make decisions based on the high running costs of maintaining older servers for games with declining user bases. <The CRA gives consumers important rights when they make a contract with a trader for the supply of digital content, requiring it to be of satisfactory quality, fit for a particular purpose and as described by the seller. It may be difficult and expensive for businesses to maintain support for old software, particularly if it needs to interact with new technologies. However, if software is offered for sale that is not supported by the provider, then this should be made clear, for example on product webpages and physical packaging. <If digital content does not meet these quality rights, the consumer is entitled to a repair or replacement or, if not possible, some money back up to 100% of the cost of the digital content. These rights apply to intangible digital content like a PC game, as well as tangible content like a physical copy of a game. The CRA has a limit of up to six years after a breach of contract during which a consumer can take legal action. <A trader or third party can upgrade and improve the features of digital content so long as it continues to match any description given by the trader and conforms with any pre-contract information provided by the trader, unless varied by express agreement. <In addition, the CRA requires that the terms and conditions applied by a trader to a product they sell must not be unfair and must be prominent and transparent. If not, they may also be challenged and the question of fairness is a matter for the courts. Terms found to be unfair are not binding on the consumer. <The CPRs require information to consumers to be clear and correct and prohibit commercial practices which through false information or misleading omissions cause the average consumer to make a different choice. As such, the regulations prohibit commercial practices which omit or hide information which the average consumer needs to make an informed choice, and prohibits traders from providing material information in an unclear, unintelligible, ambiguous or untimely manner. If consumers are led to believe that a game will remain playable indefinitely for certain systems, despite the end of physical support, the CPRs may require that the game remains technically feasible (for example, available offline) to play under those circumstances. <The CPRs are enforced by Trading Standards and the CMA. If consumers believe that there has been a breach of these regulations, they should report it to the Citizens Advice helpline (or Advice Direct Scotland for those living in Scotland) which is a free service advising on rights and how to take their case forward. The helplines will refer complaints to Trading Standards and CMA where appropriate. Consumers can also pursue private redress through the courts where a trader has provided misleading information on a product. <The CPRs section of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act 2024 is expected to come into effect in April 2025. It restates and updates the CPRs into primary legislation, revokes the 2008 regulations and sets out rules around unfair trading. The Act:

Command of Battlefront https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKwtXbx5OxM

I tried Castaway, a game I saw at some show case last year. It looked like a fun Zelda clone. I don't think I've ever been so floored by a game, it was 28-minutes long. It's being sold for ten dollars. Despite being less than half an hour, it still copypastes content! Every boss is the same, all the enemies are variants of spiders, the dungeons are the same layout. I get the sense something went very, very wrong during development. This is like a prototype, or a jamgame project. There is no way the team felt it was a shippable product.

>>1055589 It's coming out in early access on 02/21 and supposedly will be finished by 2026

>>1068940 I can tell.

>>1068857 Western Triple Gay, anon. Nintendo is fine. Other Japanese devs are fine too. Double A and below and indies will be fine too.

>>1066434 >Not only did they add female soccer but they also added a gamemode with mixed males and females and it got mocked hard. Didn't it even go as far as to give completely random female players (like not even regarded as particularly exceptional among female players) stats above male players regarded as the top players in that area? I remember a huge normalfag uproar about it. Had they added females only for Create a Player (which some of the older EA arcade sports offers had) one year, with a pair of token fictional pre-made teams, let players use female CaP anywhere and just say "create a player is a fantasy mode", I don't think they would have gotten any real backlash. Would certainly have cost a lot less to make. >I guess they wanted to pander to the "patriots" and journos pushing USA female soccer because they were winning for like 3 months, lol. I remember a publication (outside of the vulture media) at that time observing with some amusement/fascination something to the effect of "US national soccer teams do amazingly well for how little the nation cares about the sport. It must be particularly crushing to live in a country that puts way more effort into sport and see your team lose to the Americans".

>>1068595 I had more fun gibbing noobs and calling them a scrub than that gay shit.

>>1068595 anyone has that video of a woman who starts crying when she gets teabagged or surprise buttsecksed in some first person shooter?

>>1068601 You're thinking of MyGot users mocking some attention whore in CSGO.

>>1068402 I'm sold on that delicious looking cock

>>1068433 Are you a cute loli?