What Video Games Are You Currently Playing

  On 5/12/2018 at 4:47 PM, ambermonk said:

 

  On 5/11/2018 at 11:19 AM, Entorwellian said:

I am starting to believe that Valve might be a big front for money laundering. They stopped making games and went to a purely microtransaction and vendors fee based economy. Plus, encouraging all of those thousands of crappy asset flip games to infest the storefront is the perfect way to cover up money laundering. They used to be really stringent on quality but now you can put anything up for $100.

 

Probably not the appropriate thread to post this in but fuck it.

I heard that Valve get 30 percent of the cut on all Steam transactions. Hard for me to knock Steam itself though, as I've been using it since its debut in late 2001. I think May 2005 is when the service made its first third party developer game Rag Doll Kung Fu available.

 

The good news is, and speaking of third party developers, I just stumbled upon a Project Borealis last night in the works. And it might just be the closest thing we ever get to HL3. I also get the impression that they are being cautious, so as not to repeat the train wreck that Hunt Down The Freeman turned out to be.

 

Yeah true. Rag Doll Kung Fu was a total POS too.

But what if you used Unity or something to whip something up in 2 days, a bunch of stupid dlc, and then use dirty money to buy tons of copies and get clean money out at a cost. It's ineffective but with enough shovelware and crap you could probably not alert anyone to your activities.

Kickstarter would be even more vulnerable and probably make an even bigger gain using that.

Case in point: https://store.steampowered.com/app/847880/Asset_Flip_Simulator/

  On 5/11/2018 at 9:49 PM, yek said:

 

  On 5/11/2018 at 5:55 PM, Joyrex said:

 

  On 5/10/2018 at 5:08 PM, Nebraska said:

 

i don't like the fact that instead of making it look like the neo geo console, they went for a miniature arcade cabinet. now it looks like one of those tiny arcade cabinets with versions of centipede and pac-man

 

http://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/neogeo-mini-console-1202805652/

I agree this was an odd choice (was totally expecting a mini NG console), but it is cute.

  On 5/10/2018 at 5:19 PM, juiceciuj said:

looks hideous and uncomfortable to play on. i'm sure the screen that no one would want to use will jack the price up too. hopefully they have enough sense to only make a very limited number of these for collectors to buy and resell to each other for exorbitant prices

Has HDMI out, but yeah, playing on those tiny controls... hopefully a USB too for controller support.

 

Price will determine if I grab one of these (the Asian release; the US/UK colours are a bit bland).

 

NEO·GEO Mini Asian Model (not Mai Shiranui):

 

Fun Fact: When I was getting into HTML and CSS teaching myself (which is one of the reasons I started joyrex.com), I considered doing a NEO·GEO fansite instead...

Shit... At least it's cheaper than the original neo Geo

 

Well, they haven't announced the price yet, have they?

I really wish SNK would either become a full-fledged developer again (churning out KoF games doesn't count - I want a new Metal Slug with hand-drawn HD graphics), or better yet release a new console and go the Nintendo route a-la Switch.

Stupid sexy Japanese videogame OST sets! Xenoblade Chronicles 2 ones are out next week:

The USB set is limited to 2,000, sold out on preorders within 10 minutes months back. Some of the Japanese auction prices for the preorders are wallet destroying, even for the deluxe CD set. I someone managed to book a spot on the preorder train for the USB one, but I'm terrified it gets cancelled at the last minute for some illogical reason. We shall see...

  On 5/14/2018 at 4:41 PM, Joyrex said:

Well, they haven't announced the price yet, have they?

no haven't seen any news on pricing. 

personally, i can't understand why they went with a mini arcade cabinet instead of the mini neogeo console

www.stalker2.com

  On 5/15/2018 at 11:35 PM, jasondonervan said:

 

www.stalker2.com

hmm? Just a blank website.

  On 5/15/2018 at 11:51 PM, Bulk VanderHooj said:

 

  On 5/15/2018 at 11:35 PM, jasondonervan said:

 

www.stalker2.com

 

hmm? Just a blank website.

https://twitter.com/galyonkin/status/996503367492034560

I would love a new stalker game.

  On 5/16/2018 at 12:03 AM, Bulk VanderHooj said:

I would love a new stalker game.

See you in 2021.

  On 5/14/2018 at 5:44 PM, Nebraska said:

 

  On 5/14/2018 at 4:41 PM, Joyrex said:

Well, they haven't announced the price yet, have they?

 

no haven't seen any news on pricing. 

 

personally, i can't understand why they went with a mini arcade cabinet instead of the mini neogeo console

 

Maybe they thought people would think it was that crappy NEO·GEO X "console" Tommo release a few years ago?

Maybe Stalker 2 - 2021 is just the name of the game 

  On 5/16/2018 at 12:13 AM, Bulk VanderHooj said:

Maybe Stalker 2 - 2021 is just the name of the game 

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 confirmed?? I'm about ready to shout "a nuuu cheeki breeki i v damke" from a mountain top.

Also just stumbled upon:

fuck yeah, new Staukeru.

The 1st Stalker is a classic, sequels weren't bad either. Would definitely set time aside to play through this new one. I kinda wish they would just drop it when it's done, the original was delayed soo many times.

Just rigged this up to dedicate to Fightcade. It's a stripped down laptop and old speakers I tore apart. I guess I should have rotated these images.. just tilt your head?

Also still playing Onward.. with a gunstock. Best competitive shooter available right now, like virtual airsoft.

^ nice

Nice kitty

Thanks, her name is Mêlée.

  On 5/19/2018 at 12:27 AM, Ovitus said:

Thanks, her name is Mêlée.

 

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looks like she's ready to kick your ass in the arcade again...

opposable thumbs are overrated 

 she probably would own me in a game of KOF if she gave a fuck over anything other then sleeping and her next meal

  On 5/17/2018 at 2:20 AM, Ovitus said:

The 1st Stalker is a classic, sequels weren't bad either. Would definitely set time aside to play through this new one. I kinda wish they would just drop it when it's done, the original was delayed soo many times.

 

Just rigged this up to dedicate to Fightcade. It's a stripped down laptop and old speakers I tore apart. I guess I should have rotated these images.. just tilt your head?

 

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Also still playing Onward.. with a gunstock. Best competitive shooter available right now, like virtual airsoft.

what monstrosity is that? happ sticks with a balltop? ;p

pretty cool lookin' tbqh but i'd replace everything with sanwa ^_^v

what pcb are you using for the sticks/buttons?

  On 5/19/2018 at 12:27 AM, Ovitus said:

Thanks, her name is Mêlée.

 

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Mêlée Island reference?

  On 5/19/2018 at 6:07 AM, juiceciuj said:

 

  On 5/17/2018 at 2:20 AM, Ovitus said:

The 1st Stalker is a classic, sequels weren't bad either. Would definitely set time aside to play through this new one. I kinda wish they would just drop it when it's done, the original was delayed soo many times.

 

Just rigged this up to dedicate to Fightcade. It's a stripped down laptop and old speakers I tore apart. I guess I should have rotated these images.. just tilt your head?

 

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Also still playing Onward.. with a gunstock. Best competitive shooter available right now, like virtual airsoft.

what monstrosity is that? happ sticks with a balltop? ;p

 

pretty cool lookin' tbqh but i'd replace everything with sanwa ^_^v

what pcb are you using for the sticks/buttons?

 

They say Happ on them, I got them from this site: https://www.ultimarc.com/ultrastik_info.html

The keyboard encoder is from the same site. I think it's an older version of the IPAC VE, with the PS/2 output.

That part of the cabinet was built a while ago. In hindsight I probably would have gone with different sticks. The 360s are difficult, circular and no push-buttons for guidance. I'm going to look into getting restrictor plates for them.

I do have one of these: http://www.8bitdo.com/n30-arcade-stick/

modified with Sanwa buttons and a Seimitsu stick.

  On 5/19/2018 at 2:18 PM, Squee said:

 

  On 5/19/2018 at 12:27 AM, Ovitus said:

Thanks, her name is Mêlée.

 

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Mêlée Island reference?

 

Yessir (:

Finally tried Goat Simulator, on Android. I don't know why I didn't get into this game earlier. It's like GTA but more benign.

There should also be a cat simulator IMO that allows you to hunt small prey at night.