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2026-08-04 23:52:34 UTC

I find it weird that the only Sonic game I own and have played extensively is the one that most Sonic fans have probably never even played.
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2026-07-23 16:34:40 UTC

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@nprofile…d73q I thought it was.

2026-07-23 03:53:34 UTC

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@nprofile…5vlq I use Cryptpad which is like a FOSS, self-hosted, and end-to-end encrypted Google Drive. There is currently no desktop app, but everything is encrypted and decrypted client-side so even if you are using someone else's server, they have no idea what you are doing. It also has real-time code editing which prevents version conflict.

2026-07-23 03:42:11 UTC

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@nprofile…5vlq And I'm obviously not opposed to using private repositories as you need to collaborate with other people in your studio, but that can easily be done on a self-hosted server and I plan on using Fossil for that.

2026-07-23 03:38:34 UTC

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@nprofile…5vlq Honestly, I feel like public code repositories should only be used if you plan on collaborating. Instead, they are used as code dumping grounds used to build CVs/portfolios. I feel like that's a complete waste or as Terry Davis would say, "littering the Internet."

2026-07-23 01:53:28 UTC

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@nprofile…04yf The term "libertarian" has evolved over the years. In fact, when the word was first coined, it was strictly a philosophical term and had nothing to do with politics whatsoever. It basically had to deal with the whole "does free will exist" question. These days, it just means if you believe in negative liberty.

2026-07-23 01:47:51 UTC

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@nprofile…04yf I've toned down on my political rhetoric in recent years because I realized that talking about politics publicly all the time is a quick way to become a lolcow and/or get stalked by feds.

2026-07-23 01:41:43 UTC

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@nprofile…04yf I saw a little left-wing bias in them, but I didn't see them as a problem. I thought they would be okay with someone who would be considered moderately right-wing like me, as long as I don't talk about idpol, but apparently not.

2026-07-23 01:30:58 UTC

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@nprofile…04yf Codeberg seemed like the least political out of all the GitHub alternatives (besides GitLab), but over time, that became less and less the case. They always had a ban on the promotion of National Socialism, but at least that has a clear definition.

2026-07-23 01:26:47 UTC

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@nprofile…87ru @nprofile…5vlq @nprofile…nh9c I think he's mixing up GitLab with SourceHut.

2026-07-23 01:24:27 UTC

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@nprofile…5vlq I think GitLab has problems of it's own.

2026-07-23 01:03:03 UTC

It looks like Codeberg just banned all cryptocurrency related projects, but it was to be expected, given the CEOs relation with Drew DeVault and them taking more far-left stances as of late.
I guess there is simply no viable alternative to GitHub unless you self-host. Maybe the Git-over-Nostr solutions would take off, but I am sick and tired of people bringing unrelated politics into the FOSS movement.
https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/org/pulls/1254

2026-07-18 05:04:42 UTC

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@nprofile…0xs5 Also this line is not entirely true:
>The problem with Flash boiled down to the fact that it was a closed “standard” made by a single company, who had all the keys to the kingdom.
Technically, it was three companies: FutureWave, Macromedia, and later Adobe. FutureWave merley made the prototype before selling it to Macromedia and then Adobe bought them out. Maybe Macromedia could've open-sourced Flash instead of selling itself to Adobe.
Even before Ruffle, there were attempts to reverse engineer Flash and make alternative runtimes for it. The GNU Project had Gnash, Mozilla had Shumway, and there was also Lightspark. I think Lightspark was the most developed, but apparently Flash's EULA prohibited reverse engineering, putting these projects in a legal gray area. I know for a fact that the Gnash developers avoided installing Flash to avoid agreeing to the EULA and they had to work with information that was already documented by others.
>There are two problems with HTML5 games though. The first is that it lacks the virality of Flash games. HTML5 games have to be zipped up beforehand, and you can’t easily rip and share a HTML5 game like you could a flash game. On top of that, the bigger problem is that there’s a lot of issues with creativity.
MHTML (an HTML format that contains all of the media in a single file) could've fixed the first problem. The second problem is probably due to the fact that HTML5 Canvas doesn't have some standard SDK like Flash does. From what I have been told, FlashBuilder was a lot like GameMaker in that it was very easy to pick up and use. With HTML5, all you have is your text/HTML editor or any game engine that supports exporting to HTML5, but more likely than not, that engine also supports exporting to desktop and consoles. It just so happens that HTML5 came around the same time as the indie boom in the late 00s and early 2010s.
However, I feel like the ultimate difference between the Flash scene (or the browser gaming scene in general) and the modern indie scene is that most browser games were and are free (with the commercial games being backed by banner ads) and the indie scene is mostly paid commercial games or completely freeware games with no profit incentive. Why is this important? Well if a game is free then more people will try it out and you, the developer can still make money as long as you slap banner ads on your site. Developers can experiment without taking risks.
With modern indie games, customers have to spend wisely and are less willing to try out your game. Not to mention that purchases are a one time thing, unlike browser games where you earn money every time the banner ads load. That's why indiedevs have this make it or break it mentality and it not always works out for them and that didn't seem to be the case during the Flash days.

2026-07-18 02:09:59 UTC

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@nprofile…pw2l Did my post from a week ago inspired you to make this blogpost?

2026-07-18 01:00:02 UTC

So it turns out that the Harvest Moon 64 decomp has been completed without my knowledge and there is even a PC port in the works, which is good because I just realized that we need a Harvest Moon or Stardew Valley clone that includes slaughtering animals for meat. Someone should add that mechanic into the game.
https://github.com/harvestwhisperer/hm64-decomp

2026-07-17 22:03:51 UTC

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@nprofile…5vlq There is just no way I am going to memorize all those vehicle parts and try to find the best combination. It's just a waste of my time.
I still haven't played MKW. I was expecting the open world to be something like the RPG mode in Mario Tennis/Golf for the GBC, but from what I've heard it's basically just the missions from Mario Kart DS, but you select them via a hub world.

2026-07-17 21:32:20 UTC

This is a sign that you should support small hosting companies whenever you can and make your site as lightweight as possible.
https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/116931281609412806

2026-07-17 21:18:01 UTC

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@nprofile…5vlq I don't. I haven't played the Wii U version, but I know the Switch version has mostly everything unlocked by default and that's no fun. Though I haven't downloaded the DLC, so maybe that would change my view.

2026-07-17 15:11:25 UTC

Everyone says that Mario Kart 64 hasn't aged well at all (which is true), but I go even further than that. Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart Super Circuit have also aged terribly. SMK has probably aged the worst because CPUs can use items whenever they want. The Mario Kart series didn't get good until Double Dash.

2026-07-16 13:39:08 UTC

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@nprofile…y54m No. The actual anti-piracy measure was a wobble on the disc.

2026-07-15 23:52:16 UTC

You are not "prone to sensory overload". You just prefer quiet, less crowded, and less chaotic places. Either that, or you are pretending to have some neurological condition just to be a kill joy.
Even if "sensory overload" is real. It does not mean that the world has to cater to you. I am so fucking sick and tired of hearing people demanding that we get rid of rock concerts, firework shows, laser shows, sports bars with multiple TVs, etc just because your brain can't handle all that sensory input. Don't go to those places if you can't handle all that stimuli. Go to the library, coffee shop, the park (when no events are going on), or just stay home.

2026-07-14 14:55:40 UTC

Added spikes.
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indiedev #indiegames #indie #SDL #cplusplus
https://media.gameliberty.club/media/media_attachments/files/116/918/905/906/490/740/original/d195929f2542ff65.mp4

2026-07-13 22:11:54 UTC

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@nprofile…y54m Sony possibly had that intention since the PS1 days. The story goes that they originally wanted to create a proprietary CD-based format that was slightly bigger than standard CDs. This would allow more data to be stored on the disc while also curbing piracy. This explains why the disc tray on the original PS1 model is bigger than it should be.

2026-07-13 16:07:36 UTC

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@nprofile…y54m I would go with number 3, assuming that the PS6 is going to be a hybrid console like the Switch.

2026-07-12 20:51:30 UTC

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@nprofile…0xs5 @nprofile…yfzn My beef with Carmack is that he has been acting like an Elon Musk wannabe lately and I find that cringe.
Honestly, the gamedev I have the most respect for these days is Chris Sawyer because he has always been a private person. Nobody knows his personal life or his politics and that allows people to enjoy and remember his games for what they are and nobody is going to have their nostalgia destroyed because he said X or supported Y.

2026-07-10 20:06:15 UTC

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@nprofile…0xs5 @nprofile…5vlq
>flash as a game platform is dead
There has to be some dedicated following though. Ruffle exists and Flash is way to unique as a gaming platform for some people to give up. I'd imagine it being like all those Apple II devs who stuck with the platform even after the 8-bit computing era ended.
And even then, I think there are a lot of people who are at least still nostalgic for the artstyle. FNF is largely influenced by it though the devs were active on NewGrounds so there's that.

2026-07-10 18:50:27 UTC

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@nprofile…0xs5 @nprofile…5vlq And that's probably prevented the flash scene from being flooded with pixel-shit. I wish the current indie scene was more like that.

2026-07-10 18:21:40 UTC

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@nprofile…5vlq Are they actual SVGs or just SVGs converted to raster graphics?
I think Adobe Flash supported vector graphics out of the box. That's what gives many flash games that iconic artstyle. I honestly prefer that over pixel art. If the engine supports SVGs, you can scale and zoom in them infinitely without a loss in quality.

2026-07-10 03:25:51 UTC

There should be more game engines/frameworks that support SVGs (or any other vector graphics) natively/out-of-the-box. I think indie developers should make games in the style of flash games you saw on Newgrounds. It has much more personality than pixel art and probably is much easier to do compared to hand-drawn art.
Apparently, SDL has native support for SVGs, but I haven't tried it yet.

2026-07-10 03:16:53 UTC

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@nprofile…0xs5 Oh yeah. I remember you talking about it and how the creator wished that he made it FOSS and/or decentralized so it could live on.

2026-07-10 03:10:50 UTC

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@nprofile…0xs5 Is this like the Macintosh Garden? I guess I could take this as an opportunity to finally try some of the Mac exclusive hidden gems like Escape Velocity.

2026-07-10 02:38:31 UTC

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@nprofile…0xs5 Pangea is still supporting Apple platforms exclusively.

2026-07-10 02:12:14 UTC

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@nprofile…0xs5 Speaking of which, I can't believe Pangea Software is still around given that Apple has only become more hostile towards games (breaking compatibility on macOS every 5 years), and their iOS and tvOS catalog is nothing to write home about.
https://www.pangeasoft.net/index.html

2026-07-09 17:12:12 UTC

We admitted to funding the big bad boogieman but we are still going to tell you why they are still a threat anyway.
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2026-07-09 16:46:35 UTC

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@nprofile…0xs5 @nprofile…d73q @nprofile…cqap @nprofile…xfnd @nprofile…pgx0 The 8chan/quarantine problem doesn't have to be about politics or whatever is banned on the mainstream sites.
I do agree that "competitors" have to be containment sites, but instead of being containment sites for topics that are banned, just do what Vidlii did and make it a containment site for people who are nostalgic for simpler times. Vidlii in particular is for those who are nostalgic for old-school (pre-2009) YouTube. The content posted there reflects that, and I hardly see any political content on there.
I'm pretty sure Tumblr and DeviantArt went through drastic changes over the years and people are yearning for simpler times. Just make a site like old-school DeviantArt or Tumblr and attract that audience. You can then add federation simply as a bonus feature and then you can get a sizable and somewhat diverse (in tastes) audience.

2026-07-09 01:01:44 UTC

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@nprofile…l5m0 Apparently, it's secretly extensible as all of the effects are XML files.

2026-07-05 04:26:25 UTC

Mini-PCs are so underrated. They're so much better than those crappy all-in-one PCs as they are much more repairable and can even be mounted to monitors to serve the same function. Plus, they're perfect for home servers or emulation boxes.
Also, it's just nice not to be doing 100% of my computing on laptops.

2026-07-05 04:08:01 UTC

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@nprofile…52hs
>Mastodon is just the most feature rich variant.
That's not true. Pleroma (and it's forks) have emoji reactions, shoutbox, BBCode and LaTeX formatting, WEBP support, and multiple front-ends.
The only reason I'm using a Mastodon server is that this is the only gaming related server (Mastodon or otherwise) that isn't block happy.
And I wouldn't recommend switching to Pleroma or Misskey as it would probably break federation (notice how Mastodon URLs have the @ symbol in them while Pleroma doesn't). Though if you want those features, Qoto's Mastodon fork includes some of them.
https://git.qoto.org/qoto/qoto

2026-07-05 00:12:48 UTC

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@nprofile…52hs
>It's like you insist on bringing the negatives of Twitter and other platforms to Mastodon.
Literally the creator of Mastodon dubbed it "Twitter without the Nazis" and also wants you to forget that the entire network is actually the Fediverse and Mastodon is just a specific software package for running an instance. The whole idea was that smaller servers are easier to moderate and people would only federate with servers that share similar rules.
Yeah, the server I'm using is also running on Mastodon, but there is a reason why the servers that don't block you are running something else, like Pleroma, Akkoma, Misskey, or GNU Social.

2026-07-04 23:46:13 UTC

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@nprofile…5vlq
>I wouldn't be surprised if another mainline Zelda is coming soon.
I thought it's been confirmed that Monolith Soft is working on the next one.
>Fox was in the Mario Galaxy movie too.
Or it could be just to create hype for the movie itself because who doesn't like a good crossover.

2026-07-04 02:48:18 UTC

The reason why I am so critical about the Star Fox 64 and Ocarina of Time remakes on the Switch 2 is because I feel like N64 nostalgia hit it's peak almost a decade ago (just from people talking about it on YT among other places). It feels like Nintendo is jumping in on the bandwagon way too late, and they already done it once on the 3DS anyway.
It seems like more people are nostalgic for the GameCube, GBA, Wii, and DS right now. As much as people don't want to admit it, it's true. The GC and Wii Zelda's have already been ported to recent consoles, and I don't see them remaking Minish Cap as Capcom was also involved, but maybe it's an opportunity to remake Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks and make them less shit.

2026-07-01 01:16:11 UTC

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@nprofile…2yxa Even actual gaming hardware like the Dreamcast didn't die from piracy, at least not directly. If publishers knew (or at least acknowledged) that piracy doesn't kill sales, they would've still supported that hardware. The real problem was that if your console can easily run pirated software, then it can also easily run homebrew and publishers wouldn't have to pay licensing fees to publish their games on your system, and licensing fees are how console manufacturers make money as they sell their systems at a loss. Homebrew is the biggest threat to any console manufacturer (not including "open-source consoles like the Ouya or OpenPandora), not piracy.
>90% of people illegally copying the full version doesn't change that if you're outdoing Windows in install frequency.
And I bet most of those people who pirated the retail version of DOOM were either kids whose parents refused to buy that game for them or people living in countries where the game was outright banned.

2026-06-30 21:22:38 UTC

Please don't just instantly follow me because I liked or reblogged one of your posts.

2026-06-24 19:25:02 UTC

No. The real difference is that the mathematician has an actual job and provides meaningful work, while the poet just gets high and writes a bunch of word salad.
Fuck poetry.
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2026-06-20 18:18:58 UTC

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@nprofile…l5m0 I don't know how you are going to re-imagine the game without pissing people off. The 3DS version had the benefit of being based off of the original game's source code. This, on the other hand, looks like those fan-made re-imaginings done in Unreal.

2026-06-20 17:38:58 UTC

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@nprofile…l5m0 He's hoping that Nintendo is bringing some beta content back in it. Really the only things I see coming are the bigger maps, the persistent world (assuming the Switch 2 has enough internal storage to handle it), and the remixed dungeons from Master Quest.

2026-06-17 03:12:31 UTC

After watching DYKGaming's recent video on the NeoGeo Pocket (Color). I'll take back what I said about it because I regarded it as a disappointment and something only for SNK fans, but I was not aware of some of the unique features like having wireless multiplayer with up to 64 other players, which I think nobody has ever done.
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=ojxn1ucTX0M
I've also just bought one other game for it today: Fatal Fury Contact and I enjoyed it for what it was. Though the sub battery on my system needs to be replaced. This system requires two separate types of batteries. The sub battery is just a watch battery and it is required for some game's clock functionality. I've ordered a new one and I even plan on using this system as my alarm clock because why not.

2026-06-15 20:25:20 UTC

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@nprofile…kyl8 I vote for SMetzeler.
Also, I seem to be the only person who finds his abuse of the ROFL and angry emojis extremely annoying.

2026-06-06 04:38:27 UTC

Drew DeVault once again has no idea what he is talking about. He is now white knighting Terry Davis saying that 4chan trolls contributed to his further decline in his mental health.
We still don't know if Terry's death was from suicide or purely accidental. His further mental decline happened due to homelessness and that seemed to mostly steamed from further tensions with his father, as Terry was filming his parents and publishing the videos online without their permission, and his dad was tired of him constantly using racial slurs.
Though trolls did provoke him, Terry actually seemed to enjoy livestreaming with his audience. Most of his anger came from people he thought were incompetent, not people trying to provoke him. I don't think any of that contributed to his mental decline.
It wasn't like Chris Chan where people tried to provoke him into doing stupid shit and getting him and his family in trouble. Terry "did it to himself". He was kicked out because his Dad was sick of his behavior, got arrested at one point, and got kicked out of a library for poor hygiene just hours before his death (which may have caused him to kill himself). Terry was a ticking time bomb. He was an unemployable, mentally ill, middle aged man living with his parents who were in their 90s. Even before he got kicked out, I felt that he wouldn't last long after his parents inevitably pass.
While I can't speak for Kent Overstreet, this is another example of Drew revising stories to make it fit his agenda.
https://drewdevault.com/blog/Circus-freaks-of-FOSS/

2026-05-26 00:41:16 UTC

Imagine thinking that anyone is nostalgic for GamerGate, especially when it is increasingly obvious that it was probably a manufactured psyop.
If it weren't for GamerGate you would probably be chasing your dreams instead of becoming a politisperg online.
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2026-05-21 04:29:39 UTC

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@nprofile…qxx7
>THE CANCER THAT KILLED FEDI
Wouldn't that be Poast?

2026-05-17 04:53:29 UTC

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@nprofile…cyj5 @nprofile…52hs I just don't like how politicians are using this game as an example on why we need to lockdown the Internet to protect the children.
Throughout the history of online games directed towards kids (Habbo, Club Penguin, Millsberry, Neopets, etc), all of the sudden, this is a problem and we need to introduce age verification. I've played some of those games growing up, and even knew kids who played those as well, and stories about pedos on them only happened once in a blue moon. Normally, it was some kid who didn't learn the lesson of not giving personal info to strangers online or just not talk to strangers online, period.

2026-05-04 16:09:58 UTC

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@nprofile…70qt That or the SPLC funds stopped arriving.

2026-05-04 03:03:53 UTC

Finally! We both agree on something.
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2026-04-25 18:10:11 UTC

With the whole SPLC thing, I was wondering if we can go back to having (mostly) apolitical communities to discuss about hobbies....then I realized that we are still living in crazy, uncertain times regardless, and sunk-cost fallacy is a thing so probably not for a while.

2026-04-18 18:20:51 UTC

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@nprofile…04yf @nprofile…52hs Worldcoin?

2026-04-18 02:31:26 UTC

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@nprofile…52hs I think the best and most ethical way to deal with bots is to sell physical cards at stores that have a serial number you can enter in and prove you are human that way.

2026-04-06 23:51:12 UTC

So it seems like the true purpose of this war is to issue another global lockdown, this time because of (fake) oil shortages. People are already proposing alternate day driving and mandatory bussing in some places.
Also, remember that oil is used for electricity in some places so expect rationing for that too.
https://www.activistpost.com/problem-war-%e2%86%92-reaction-lockdown-%e2%86%92-solution-new-world-orderthe-plan-unveiled/

2026-04-05 20:05:25 UTC

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@nprofile…52hs
>100% tax on copyright content.
>Enforcement would result in the tax going to building homeless shelters and housing initiatives should anyone decide to charge for their creations
What about someone like me who publishes video games commercially but still releases everything under a libre license?
https://ioncominteractive.itch.io/refractored-depths

2026-04-02 01:55:32 UTC

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@nprofile…uhv9 Why are they still promoting Milei when he has proven that he doesn't support free speech (giving people up to 13 years in prison for "antisemitism")?

2026-03-31 16:28:14 UTC

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So I was looking for flash carts for this thing and remembered that FlashMasta made them, but they don't work with SD cards and only support holding 2 ROMs at a time.
:bunhdknife:
https://www.flashmasta.com/product/neo-pocket-flash-masta-usb-32mbit/

2026-03-31 03:29:36 UTC

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@nprofile…f32c
If you are talking about the original B&W WonderSwan, I would say Gunpey. If it's the Color, then Judgement Silversword (it's the most expensive, but my Flash Cart (FlashMasta) had it preinstalled).

2026-03-31 03:02:24 UTC

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So I do have one game with this thing: Sonic Pocket Adventure, and after messing around with it, I do have to say that I'm not a fan of the analog stick. Sure it was ahead of it's time, but the clicking is way too noisy for me and I don't thing an analog stick should be used for 2D games.
I still feel like the WonderSwan is the superior system. Not only does it have more games, despite being Japan-only, but it has a lot more personality to it, while the NGPC feels like something only for SNK fans which isn't bad, but that company is talked about even less than Capcom, Namco, or Konami and those companies exclusively make software.

2026-03-31 01:44:30 UTC

I managed to get myself a NeoGeo Pocket Color. As much as I generally lack enthusiasm for video game collecting these days, I make a small exception for handhelds as they take up less space and this system in particular is one that I have always been curious about ever since I skimmed through my older brother's video game magazines.
I know this thing has like less than 50 games released for it, but does anyone have any game recommendations? I have zero experience with SNK outside of Metal Slug, but I'm willing to try anything.
https://media.gameliberty.club/media/media_attachments/files/116/321/227/582/427/360/original/87d17fe384917f56.png

2026-03-29 01:26:32 UTC

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@nprofile…52hs
>Move to New Hampshire if you care about freedom above safety.
I would if there were jobs in my field there (not like the CS job market is better anywhere else but still).

2026-03-28 18:17:55 UTC

This war is just a ruse to get us all driving shitty EVs, isn't it?

2026-03-27 22:23:59 UTC

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@nprofile…0xs5 @nprofile…mfuj To be fair, I think Tumblr is a lot more complex than a Twitter clone. Tumblr has custom HTML which can bring security issues if not implemented properly and Tumblr is notorious for not being advertiser friendly. It would probably be even harder for a smaller competitor.

2026-03-27 15:34:00 UTC

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@nprofile…mfuj The only cereal box PC game I remember playing was some baseball game, but it was just a demo in that it was just a homerun contest. This listing seems to be the only info I can find on it.
https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-2003-Post-Cereal-PC-Baseball-Game-MLB-Set-CDs-16-61c7c1087ec30c9e122b719e

2026-03-27 01:57:56 UTC

I hate going to used game stores and seeing something that I can afford, but would regret wasting my money on or just know it would collect dust. I just been to one with both a Master System and TG16 at reasonable prices and just passed on both of them.

2026-03-27 00:50:24 UTC

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2026-03-26 17:31:59 UTC

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@nprofile…5vlq This makes zero sense. I thought the Lylat System was in the center of our galaxy, thus in our universe, but this film has Mario traveling the Mushroom Universe, so he shouldn't be able to encounter Fox.

2026-03-24 02:20:27 UTC

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@nprofile…0mma Also, I think there were some bias here as only hardcore nerds had access to the Internet (or at least Internet analogues) back in the late 80s. They probably didn't even consider that those without access to computer networks were mainly casual gamers.

2026-03-24 02:03:00 UTC

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@nprofile…0mma If you were a PC gamer at the time you'd preferred even harder games.

2026-03-23 15:37:49 UTC

It turns out that the localization of Ys Book I & II is probably the first example of Japanese game developers taking direct feedback from westerners as Falcom actually had access to CompuServe and listened to the opinions and tastes of western gamers.
And this was all back in the late 80s, no less.
https://xcancel.com/snapwith/status/1931902424756998393
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2026-03-20 14:51:05 UTC

I forgot about this. How the fuck are they still in business?
https://masto.ai/@vagina_museum/116261164936705170

2026-03-19 16:13:11 UTC

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@nprofile…q5n4
>You have no idea when the creator of it is going to crash out online and nuke everything due to feeling some kind of way online.
That or get into some C&D with some company like Nintendo. Just look at all the Switch emulators.

2026-03-10 01:56:30 UTC

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@nprofile…5vlq You could've branched out to Gosu (game framework that uses Ruby) afterward.
https://www.libgosu.org/

2026-03-10 01:43:19 UTC

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@nprofile…5vlq If you had the patience back then you could've tried out any of the BASIC dialects that were available. You had to code everything yourself, but it was much simpler than C.

2026-03-08 04:09:02 UTC

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@nprofile…5vlq It's not that. Maybe it might be dopamine from finally getting the hang of it.
Simulation and strategy games are probably the best examples. They require a certain mindset and aren't for everyone, but they quickly become addicting once you learn how to play them.

2026-03-08 03:07:38 UTC

Why are the hardest video games to get into are also the most addicting?

2026-03-07 23:11:00 UTC

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@nprofile…v97e Or you can say, "screw both of them" and install a P2P search engine instead.
https://yacy.net/

2026-03-05 05:40:06 UTC

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@nprofile…yjv6 If you've read "Albert Pike and the Three World Wars", you would know that this was all planned.

2026-03-05 05:35:00 UTC

I'm starting to get sick of the US/Iran shitshow and from both sides.

2026-03-05 01:20:27 UTC

It turns out that Brazil and the state of New York are passing even worse OS-level age verification laws as they require actual ID verification (the California law only requires a DoB input). The worst part is that the Brazilian law will be in effect in less than 13 days.
https://rumble.com/v76mldw-brazil-law-all-oss-have-13-days-to-add-age-verification.html?e9s=src_v1_cbl%2Csrc_v1_ucp_a

2026-03-04 23:49:49 UTC

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@nprofile…5vlq @nprofile…2yxa My favorite story is from the lead designer of Kid Icarus. He literally said "if there are no bugs in it, it's finished".

2026-03-04 23:22:18 UTC

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@nprofile…2yxa I don't think there is a single gamedev out there that releases something that they are 100% satisfied with. Even Shigeru Miyamoto thinks that Super Mario World, his favorite Mario game he's worked on, was incomplete.

2026-03-03 19:13:17 UTC

Did You Know Gaming just released a documentary on the WonderSwan a few days back and it got me thinking that there should be a revival of handhelds that adopt Yokoi's design philosophy.
For a while, I've had an idea of a handheld system that can be played with one hand. The d-pad or analog stick would be on the front face of the handheld and the buttons would be on the side.
I have no plans on making it, but I think there is still a market for dedicated handhelds like this. The only handheld that is doing anything like this is the Playdate and from what I can tell, it isn't very cheap.
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=Pvjqk63t2ew

2026-03-01 06:21:59 UTC

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@nprofile…r9u2 I don't know any particular fedi users but I remember some astrology schzios predicting this. Something about the Saturn-Neptune alignment being associated with events like this.

2026-03-01 06:11:31 UTC

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@nprofile…5vlq You can explore the entire thing in one trip as you do it with scuba gear, but you need a professional certificate if you want to explore the bottom, but there is not much there.
It's been on my bucket list ever since I've heard about it because I love being underwater and it feels like something out of a video game level (it reminds me of the city portion of Wet-Dry World in SM64) or a dream. I've always had dreams of being in flooded buildings where you can actually do stuff underwater, so this place excites me.
Hopefully, I'll get a chance to go one day or if not, a similar attraction opens up somewhere else. But of course it's Dubai and the UAE is America's other Middle Eastern ally, so it doesn't look like I would be going there anytime soon. I think there is a similar place in Belgium, but it doesn't have that much scenery.
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=kCFyP8R5NYU

2026-02-28 19:43:29 UTC

I don't care how this war goes, but Iran better not strike the world's deepest swimming pool! I had plans to go there someday. :bunhdknife:
https://www.deepdivedubai.com/

2026-02-28 16:08:10 UTC

https://media.gameliberty.club/media/media_attachments/files/116/149/117/670/359/187/original/9b810c0843188777.png

2026-02-26 15:31:02 UTC

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Coins now have their own sound when collected.
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indiedev #indiegames #indie #SDL #cplusplus
https://media.gameliberty.club/media/media_attachments/files/116/137/646/924/809/553/original/25575ceede306e37.mp4

2026-02-26 15:30:36 UTC

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Added an error sound to the menu options.
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indiedev #indiegames #indie #SDL #cplusplus
https://media.gameliberty.club/media/media_attachments/files/116/137/645/223/801/810/original/b8850682355db06c.mp4

2026-02-26 04:55:10 UTC

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@nprofile…r9u2 I could've sworn that there were some sites that are using them for sign ups, not just DDoS protection, but I can't think of any on the top of my head.

2026-02-26 04:51:48 UTC

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@nprofile…r9u2 It seems like captchas are being replaced by PoW algorithms.

2026-02-26 04:14:23 UTC

So I just listened to part 2 of the podcast honoring the legacy of Fredrick Brennan (aka Hotwheels).
And of course they just had to talk about the fursona for the majority of it. They even had a section talking about how furries with disabilities use their fursonas to fantasize themselves being able to walk, talk, hear, etc. I cringed at the entire thing.
I was interested in the other episodes of this podcast because it was dedicated to Internet culture, especially the late Web 1.0 and early Web 2.0 days, which I also have an interest in, as I believe that was the golden age of Internet culture. I listened to their episode about Something Awful because I knew next to nothing about that site other than it being the place where 4chan spun off of and the origin of Let's Plays. It was quite interesting, but these hosts are a bunch of Bernie-bro leftists who don't waste any opportunity to shove their politics in their recordings. They even had Robert "fuck the police but the government needs to do a better job at moderating the Internet" Evens as a guest in some of their episodes.
Though there were some political episodes I found interesting, but because they were things I didn't even know about, not because I agreed with them. For example they covered a small controversy that happened back in 2008 when SimCity creator Will Wright was caught donating to John McCain's political campaign, and that may have been part of the reason why he quietly left Maxis.
Personally, I think that if you are going to document Internet history, you need to put your political biases aside otherwise you are just going to put your revisionism when it comes to controversial events on the Internet such as GamerGate or the history of 8chan. Not once did they bring up the existence of boards like /leftypol/, even if it was one of the most hated boards, it still existed, and was proof that it wasn't exclusively a "Nazi site".

2026-02-25 17:52:09 UTC

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@nprofile…jup9 I think Discorse had plans to do so, but I don't know if they have ever implemented it.

2026-02-24 02:46:13 UTC

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@nprofile…p49c @nprofile…fa2z @nprofile…p4qp Loli is legal in the US and the origin 8chan, up until it's rebranding allowed anything as long as it abide by US law.
The banning of loli on 8kun was part of the reason why Mark left to found 8moe.

2026-02-24 02:38:15 UTC

They are really going all out on this digital ID crap.
https://reclaimthenet.org/colorado-operating-system-age-verification-minors-online-access

2026-02-23 00:10:31 UTC

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@nprofile…hzlf The information wasn't made public until yesterday. Apparently, his partner and family kept his death private for personal reasons. Maybe they didn't want to be harassed while mourning his death.