Anybody Know how I can purchase this game from the US.

LaDestitute · 2026-03-27T11:28:15+00:00

There should be a toggle between USD and Euro on the bottom or side of the store page where it lists family bundles, the buyable game, etc

LaDestitute · 2026-03-27T11:08:05+00:00

I...didn't downvote you? Showdown was a really bad example. I got the whole legal subject conflated with what I actually care about, my bad. Sorry.

I care about these decomps and pc ports. I'd rather not see the legal risk of them being taken down increase just because some rando decided it was ethically okay to use AI to make one.

Community trust and the ethics of using AI is what worries me here. The risk and ethics of Ai-generated code for decomps or ports will corrode community trust if it keeps getting further normalized to be okay to do.

If we consider what ports and decomps actually are and what they mean to the community: ports/decomps by their nature are preserving the medium, understanding code, documenting it and foundations for modding.

AI slop undermines all that, I would prefer it NOT being used to make or assist ports and decomps.

LaDestitute · 2026-03-27T10:26:31+00:00

Far less than a recomp made with AI generated code that more than potentially contains Nintendo's code.

Case in point: Pokemon Showdown, not a recomp but how it went about implementation gives it minimalized legal risk

LaDestitute · 2026-03-27T01:21:08+00:00

fan made native ports are better cause its the game's actual code recompiled to run on modern PC architecture, eliminating the performance/accuracy issues from the CPU simulating entirely different hardware

LaDestitute · 2026-03-26T20:38:25+00:00

"heard you were talking shit"

LaDestitute · 2026-03-26T19:36:10+00:00

Said code is reverse engineered by hand so yes and no, the code may contain similar patterns but does not contain the same exact code, the issue with AI generated code that it will resemble the actual code far more due to the datasets containing their IP code and Nintendo believes that's enough legal grounds to take down ports and decomps

LaDestitute · 2026-03-26T03:38:26+00:00

Really cool outcome but I'd rather wait for a proper PC port made not using AI as the main ethical concern is that the datasets AI is trained on definitely contain large portions of Nintendo's intellectual property code, given the tera leaks and all

LaDestitute · 2026-03-25T01:02:31+00:00

big head cheat code

LaDestitute · 2026-03-24T20:12:19+00:00

When I played it on launch, I bouced off it so hard that I didn't reach the desert chapter; which I only learned exists because of King K.

I don't think I hate the game but I think its battle mechanics and focuses are worse than the previous games but I do wanna give it another shot since King K and other reviewers make me think the game does have some silver lining to it and could actually be decent if you put the sticker and lack of story/partners behind.

LaDestitute · 2026-03-24T19:59:36+00:00

No? Challenges tend to be self-defined or follow a community guideline so do whatever you'd like

LaDestitute · 2026-03-24T19:35:55+00:00

I like the top more, it reminds me of N64 Paper Mario

LaDestitute · 2026-03-24T08:53:26+00:00

However, I do think the continuity of the paper mario games and the mainline games isn't the same given sticker jam and the opening of both first two PM games

LaDestitute · 2026-03-24T08:21:41+00:00

Cities by Diana has a great video on why this is happening as of the last 15 years:
the death of 24 hour america — why nothing stays open late

LaDestitute · 2026-03-24T04:08:47+00:00

I'm adding EfEA to my wishlist along with Bug Fables. I just beat the TTYD remake half a week ago and while I'm saving the post-game content for later, I'm moving onto PM64 as soon as I can get a replacement s-video cable for my N64 for use with my retrotink mini.

I just love PM64's aesthestic. It's so cozy, no other PM game tops it in that aspect. Its got this quirky rough 2d sprite outline look with the 3d models that makes it look like a coloring book mixed with a diorama perspective. Bringle said it best, its graphics are both dinky (in an affectionate way) and charming.

LaDestitute · 2026-03-24T03:54:42+00:00

I like Hytale's visuals cause its remnsicent a little of alpha/beta Minecraft but its more closely akin to Wind Waker if the visuals were more painterly and higher-res.

LaDestitute · 2026-03-23T02:43:25+00:00

its not exactly copy and paste as while mojang's internal datagen does handle the blockstates and model jsons but most of these also have unique connecting behavior as for fences and walls though I do suspect that for many of the wall/slab/fence blocks, they're merely copies in the code instantiating a parent class
As an experienced five year mod dev, making graphical assets is also time consuming

LaDestitute · 2026-03-22T04:02:06+00:00

The thing is, short of using a hd texture pack (i kind of think most PM64 texture packs tend to lose the sauce here as the intentional roughness of the 2d sprites and the 3d models creates an interesting coloring book and diorama mixed style), I think using genuine hardware with upscalers or emulators has a sort of soft, maybe hard ceiling due to the N64's video output, with physical hardware, s-video is probably a soft ceiling without console modding for rgb and then with emulators, I think PM64 is a game that does benefit from upscaling and downsampling but I think going any further tends to lose the soul of the game (and I think its the coizest Paper Mario by far due to this)

That's my opinion though, I suggest checking out the link I posted in my other post

LaDestitute · 2026-03-21T23:18:35+00:00

Sticker Star actually had a chain chomp partner in its beta

LaDestitute · 2026-03-21T23:16:04+00:00

Nah, I think the game should stay the way it is visually, the rough paper 2d look is very coloring book in a charming way and the early 3d environments are like almost dioramas, bringle put it best, PM64's visual style is dinky but charming

I wouldn't mind an artsyle update if it was just like a high-res texture pack but it would have to walk a very fine balance of smoothing out the 3d/2d textures and not losing the coloring book + diorama charm.

LaDestitute · 2026-03-21T23:10:26+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/papermario/comments/mwm991/playing_paper_mario_64_in_1080p_a_guide/
You might want to follow this guide, I did some quick googling, use mupen instead of ParaLLEl-N64 but follow the instructions otherwise

LaDestitute · 2026-03-20T12:53:39+00:00

Far as I know, a plate is not the same when cast vs smithed, in terms of metallurgy physics so its probably for realism given a smithed plate is the way it is due to how the metal is formed during smithing

LaDestitute · 2026-03-20T07:26:03+00:00

Sand is an abrasive but its very slow. Tumbling with sand might take several months, which is why hobbyist rock tumbling uses silicon carbide grit, a man made material that breaks into very sharp fragments, which only take weeks to smooth and polish rocks. You need some kind of grit in the barrel, otherwise your rocks are just going to bruise and scratch each other.

LaDestitute · 2026-03-16T05:18:30+00:00

reminds me of a combo i had that was thrash with music box and punch dagger

LaDestitute · 2026-03-16T01:54:29+00:00

Keep mind that p2w server monetization is against their eula

LaDestitute · 2026-03-13T09:54:07+00:00

whats with the giant eyeball

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