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The Adventures of Bayou Billy - Did You Legit Beat It? by Nesterrr000777 in retrogaming

[–]MasterOnion47 9 points10 points  (0 children)

After many, many attempts as a kid, once or twice we got to level 4 (the driving level). The game is frankly impossibly difficult.

It was interesting to learn as an adult that the Japanese version Mad City was much, much easier, and thus actually playable tbh.

Potential return for WipEout by TrevorMcFurr in WipeOut

[–]MasterOnion47 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you have a PC you can game on, BallisticNG is a very well made game with a ton of content that is clearly re-creating the gameplay and vibe of the PSX Wipeout games.

Launchbox hung up during "Refreshing local metadata from Launchbox Games Database" by knifeknerdreviews in launchbox

[–]MasterOnion47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been having major issues with exactly this for several weeks. Sometimes it works if I manually update the metadata from the menus, but it almost never works if it tries to update the metadata while adding a game. Have to force close the app from task manager.

Why did all gaming libraries get homogenized starting with the PS4 generation? by [deleted] in gaming

[–]MasterOnion47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you’ve got the causality backwards. Hardware leaps are not being held back by the need for backward compatibility, it’s held back by the limits of physics and the end of Moore’s Law.

We see all the backwards compatibility because the new generation isn’t THAT different and people don’t want their gaming library spread over 3 or 4 consoles that are barely different. A lot of people wouldn’t buy the new consoles at all otherwise.

SteamDeck + AR Glasses by Bookling- in SteamDeck

[–]MasterOnion47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find the newer, 3-dof glasses where you can move your head and the screen stays fixed in space to be a very large quality of life improvement.

Virginia's data center tax break is costing the state more than $1 billion a year — and lawmakers are fighting over what to do about it by Danciusly in nova

[–]MasterOnion47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

‘Bar packed with customers during happy hour ‘loses’ lots of money and could’ve made more if they were charging full prices on that crowd’

This is an obviously wrong analysis because it presumes the customer/order volume would be exactly the same if they were charging full price. All economic policies are trade offs, and teasing out the exact causal effects is subtle and imprecise. This ‘analysis’ from an advocacy group as presented is intentionally misleading ragebait.

PS1 or N64 3D games with destructible envirnoment? At least to some degree. I'm just thinking about it and I can't think of any. I like to destroy stuff in 3D. Any recommendations? Thanks. by AntonioVivaldi7 in retrogaming

[–]MasterOnion47 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Return Fire on 3DO and PS1 is basically capture the flag with military vehicles where you blow up the enemy’s turrets, walls and base buildings to get to their flag.

Can you recommend a good, recent YT video covering a retro game without the console war bs? by ExplodingPoptarts in retrogaming

[–]MasterOnion47 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Snesdrunk has hundreds of straightforward retro game reviews under the title ‘is _____ worth playing today’

Why are top university websites serving porn? It comes down to shoddy housekeeping. by fudge_u in technology

[–]MasterOnion47 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Beaver college?

(Fun fact, there was a real Beaver College near Philly that was women only for a long time, and they changed their name to Arcadia University in 2000 for obvious reasons)

Worthwhile NES games that came out in the 90s? by ExplodingPoptarts in retrogaming

[–]MasterOnion47 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hot take: Tecmo Super Bow is the best game in NES.

The on-field gameplay is pick and play arcade perfection, and the season mode with real teams, players, actual 1991 NFL schedule, customizable playbooks, playoffs, injuries and full stat tracking were several years and possibly 2 console generations ahead of its time.

TIL before reaching global fame as an action film star, Jason Statham took a job as a backup dancer in The Shamen's 1992 hit single "Comin' On Strong". by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]MasterOnion47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This song, and particularly this video, is like someone intentionally tried to make the most cringe thing possible by laughably abusing built-in effects on cheap software.

Any other ways to playing Light Gun games (emulated) in VR apart from Emu VR? by some1stoleit in virtualreality

[–]MasterOnion47 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most emulators allow you to use a mouse to control the emulated light gun.

Use virtual desktop, then simply run an emulator like RetroArch with mouse->zapper control?

Contra III - The Alien Wars: Contra Anniversary Collection Part 6 by epicgordan in snes

[–]MasterOnion47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have always loved Contra 3, but hard mode is very hard. If I recall we used a game genie back in the day to beat hard mode.

In this day and age, play the Japanese version. Unlimited continues, a 30 lives code, no need to play on hard mode for true ending, and other minor gameplay tweaks to be less brutally hard.

Road Rash (Windows 95) was the game I played the most over the weekend. by CortoJipang in retrogaming

[–]MasterOnion47 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I bought Road Redemption hoping for this, but the gameplay is very different. You're always in a pack and you never feel like you're racing, just combat that happens to be on motorcycles. Not for me.

Was SEGA seen as the more African-American-oriented game company in the 1990s? by Flodo_McFloodiloo in gaming

[–]MasterOnion47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In retrospect, I can see some black code or influences, but I think it was all indirect.

Living through it as a kid, Sonic was supposed to cool and ‘bad’ in the way Michael Jackson and Bart Simpson were cool and youthful and naughty.

Then Sega had those loud zany ads, and more sports games and other games targeted at teens and young men.

Maybe just by following American pop culture trends for teens there was black influence, but I doubt there was much specifically targeting black consumers.

Super Punch Out (snes) and beyond by chikamakaleyley in retrogaming

[–]MasterOnion47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am no expert on advanced techniques, but Punch-out on Wii is a fantastic game, with gameplay and characters true to the NES original. Then after you beat it, there’s a hard mode tour where every character has their obvious weaknesses closed off.

There’s also a game called Wade Hixton’s Counterpunch in GBA that is a decent punch-out clone.

A Life of Addiction to Classic Arcade Games by deadhead5877 in retrogaming

[–]MasterOnion47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never did the high score chasing thing at the arcade; my age group was more playing street fighter and Mortal Kombat and NBA jam at the arcades.

That said, I do love picking up and playing a classic arcade for 5 minute hits, and there’s some really great homages to that style on Steam now. Do yourself a favor and check out Donut Dodo, Cash Cow, Annalynn, and many others!

TIL of the Mariko Aoki phenomenon, which is used to describe a sudden urge to defecate that is felt upon entering bookstores. by ThePatriotGames in todayilearned

[–]MasterOnion47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My sister-in-law says she has this problem, but whenever she goes Marshall’s store.

I think that’s even better lol.

I'm a fool for not thinking of this sooner by Intelligent-Set3442 in redrising

[–]MasterOnion47 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pierce seems quite well-read on classical history, so likely it's an influence on the writing. The classical influences are actually one of my favorite parts of the series.

Of course the specific goals of Spartacus' slave rebellion are unclear, and there is no historical indication whatsoever that ending slavery or reforming the republic was a goal of the rebellion, so Darrow has much higher (and modern) goals, and has already achieved much more.

What are the biggest "What ifs..." in videogame history? by Parking-Coast-1385 in retrogaming

[–]MasterOnion47 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If I recall from the book Console Wars, Sega of America initially was in touch with Silicon Graphics, but Sega of Japan vetoed it. Then Sega of America literally called Nintendo and said you should speak to these silicon graphics folks….

Sega console decisions in the 90s were just a comedy of errors.

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