That was an outstanding write-up!

On the Game Boy Advance, there’s Punch King…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS7vE0Llwkw

…and Wade Hixton’s Counter Punch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP2VkguvyTs

I haven’t played either of them, so no promises that they’re good!

Metroid II is my all-time favorite game in the series. It introduces her ship, introduces her iconic look, and is the last game in the series to not include the “break this with this item” blocks. I just love everything about that game.

Justin Bailey Samus >>> Zero Suit Samus 👀

Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu

FYI we got this game when we we got our Switch and it sat, untouched, for YEARS, until I finally picked it up a few months ago. Honestly, I REALLY enjoyed it! BUT… the first 30 minutes to an hour are very poorly done, and are soooo boring. After that it hooked me.

As someone who’s favorite game in the series is the original Pokémon Red, I think this remake was quite well done. It looks great (much better than Sword / Shield in my opinion), and really trims out a lot of the fluff and grind of the classic games.

Also if he’s playing, you can use the second controller to join him and casually help him catch and battle Pokémon. It’s cute. :)

Let me know if you want any more in depth review or info.

I recently discovered IsabelleChiming and I am in love. They do remakes of classic gaming soundtracks.

https://isabellechiming.bandcamp.com/album/the-legend-of-zelda-remade

https://isabellechiming.bandcamp.com/album/zelda-ii-the-adventure-of-link-remade

…and I wrote the soundtrack to the recent Game Boy Color homebrew game, Dangan GB2, if you’re interested… 👀

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eJduIfPzsk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjBm44oWwsk

I can’t see the name Apogee without hearing the fanfare.

I miss Wacky Wheels.

Does RSC have end to end encryption? Is it on by default?

I came here to say the original NES Metroid game! Metroids still terrify me. 😆

But yeah, Metroid Fusion was so scary it caused me to take a three year break before I could finish it. 😅

Played 8 hours last night so this is a very early impression

HOLY CRAP it takes like 25 minutes to play through DuckTales on the NES, I guess I’m not used to modern games. 😆

Anyway, thanks for the great write-up!

I always find it fascinating when they have to make a trailer for an incredibly violent video game but still have it be approved for general audiences. It has to be edited to perfection, down to the frame, to show violence without any of the violence. 😅

To anyone reading this article, only the first quarter of it is about the beliefs and political stance of the developers. The rest of the article after that goes into more technical reasons.

It was years after the Switch came out that I finally decided to get one, and honestly the one game that combined me to get it was Link’s Awakening. I love that game so much!

Over the years, I ended up spending the most time playing Animal Crossing. I beat Mario Odyssey and it was nice. I really could not get into Breath of the Wild at all, or the sequel.

It was just a general comment because of all the downvotes. 😅

I migrated to ProtonMail out of curiosity after more than a decade, but when they turned over the IP address of a fucking CLIMATE ACTIVIST to police, I decided to halt that process

Are you referring to this?

Notable cases involving Swiss court orders include a case involving death threats made against well-known immunologist Anthony Fauci and a case against French climate activists. After these cases, in October 2021, Proton Mail won an important Swiss court victory that confirmed that email services cannot be considered telecommunications providers, and consequently are not subject to the data retention requirements imposed on telecommunications providers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_Mail

It sounds like they followed Swiss law and then worked to update the laws to prevent it from happening again, all while never sharing the contents of any emails (which they can’t because they’re encrypted).

Ummm… Do people not realize this is satire? 😅

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incremental_game

Huh. Today I learned. :D

YES! In 1991 when I was 10 we got our first family computer with Windows 3.1. I stayed up late helping my dad set it up. I’ll never forget seeing the desktop wallpaper for the first time. I’d never seen so many colors on a computer before!

The Guardian Legend for NES. I never heard of it until about a month ago and I am OBSESSED. I played through it on an emulator, bought the cartridge, and now I’m playing through it again on an NES. It’s a combination of Zelda 1 exploration and a vertical shoot 'em up with a dash of metroidvania, set on a futuristic space station. I can go on and on about how good it is so I’m working on a long form review as I play through it again.

Oh, interesting! I guess the main reason I use root nowadays is for AdAway, the system wide ad blocker that uses the iptables firewall. Would this functionality still be possible in GrapheneOS without root?

Thanks for the write up. :) Does GrapheneOS provide root / su access in the default installation? (no magisk required)

I think the joke is that HTML isn’t a REAL programming language.

“This isn’t even a paper… this is a flower pot.”

What are your favorite games to play on it? :)

I still have and play games regularly on my original Game Boy but I got to try the Analogue Pocket at a friend’s house, it was really nice!

I really enjoy the “Was it good?” series by Josh Strife! I guess technically they aren’t long plays, he plays through older, fondly remembered games, trims the recordings, and adds great commentary. The videos are still quite long though. I especially enjoyed his commentary of Tomb Raider (the original).

https://m.youtube.com/@JoshStrifePlays

…I guess I’ll also mention, I also do some let’s plays with my friend 👀 but I don’t think they’re really anything special. We just enjoy retro video games and chatting!

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Q1VsUyrfsnzhtRA3lUTmAlhbeVgsMUH

Oh wow. That was a really interesting read. I hadn’t heard of that YouTube channel before.

I like to post the occasional video game review on YouTube, but that’s just because I enjoy talking about video games. I work really hard to form an opinion with reasons to back up each point I make. If I’m undecided on something or am purely speculating, I’ll clearly state that. My goal is for the viewer to calmly think, huh, even though I may or may not agree, I understand his point.

I didn’t realize these kinds of things were happening in YouTube videos. It makes sense. Outrage sells so well on news channels and news websites for adults interested in current events, so it would also be aimed at other demographics.

I used to watch Zero Punctuation until I realized, even though the videos are entertaining, they’re kind of empty of any deep thought. Maybe it’s a similar situation?

I’ll keep it in mind as my kids grow up and watch more and more stuff like this.

That’s so fun!

By the way I recently played through both CD-i games, Faces of Evil and Wand of Gamelon, and I legit LOVE them. Once I understood the controls and the gameplay that the developers were going for it all just kind of clicked. If you have any interest in giving them a real try, I recommend downloading the remastered versions for PC and checking them out. :)

This sounds like a fun project! :) I’ve only played one game in this genre, Cave Noire for Game Boy. It has randomly generated dungeons. It’s turn based. There’s no stats to level up, instead the player just has to improve their own gameplay strategy. There’s 40 stages (to put it simply), each getting a little harder. After you beat a stage the game saves and you never have to play that one again. How would you classify it?

• Metroid II is one of my favorite games of all time.
• Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge and Operation C are both highly polished and fun, but quite challenging.
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan is a relatively easy, short, polished action game.
• Kirby’s Dream Land is my favorite game in the series. And if you think it’s too easy, turn on Extra Game mode. It will wreck you, I promise. ;)
• Ninja Gaiden Shadow and Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge are amazingly polished challenging but fair action games.

Every game I mentioned has excellent music, is an original game (not a port), and I have played in their entirety again and again throughout the years.

Let me know if you’re looking for a genre other than an action game. XD