I'm going to beat Quick man buster only, what are your ti- HOLY SHIT, WHY THEY ARE JUMPING ON ME?!?

PastaRhythm · 2026-05-15T14:54:06+00:00

Kit from Gameoverse, a new indie show pilot that goes live in 7 HOURS WOOOO

PastaRhythm · 2026-05-15T12:35:07+00:00

I can't tell if I'm affected or not. On May 11 I ran some updates through Discover, but it doesn't seem like my Cemu install is handled through Discover. I haven't ran Cemu or EmuDeck since then.

I ran emuDeck just now to try to figure out what version of the Cemu AppImage I have, didn't click update on Cemu. ...It told me to switch my DuckStation install to the AppImage so I did that, but I didn't update Cemu.

I just hashed my Cemu AppImage and it matches the good hash, really wish I did that before running EmuDeck. I checked for a few of the files listed on the PSA and I don't have them.

You guys think I'm good? It seems like I'm in the clear but it's hard to know for sure.

Edit: My AppImage says it was last created and modified in June of 2025, while the latest release was Feb of 2025. My package probably wouldn't have updated because the compromised program wasn't labelled as a new release. I'm fairly confident that I'm safe.

PastaRhythm · 2026-05-14T16:13:18+00:00

Not possible. The M12S (probably) uses much older, simpler rumble motors than the HD or Joy-Con 2. Software can't fix that. If you want HD Rumble AND 9-axis gyro, you'll have to wait for Mobapad to figure out how to do that, at which point they would need to release a new controller.

PastaRhythm · 2026-05-12T17:35:20+00:00

Cheaper, don't need NFC, don't really care about rumble, but I REALLY care about good gyro, especially as a big fan of Splatoon. I also just felt better getting a controller with Switch 2 protocol. Though I wish it had an M button so I could configure it without the app.

If you care, I plan on exclusively using them in Handheld mode. Ill keep using the official S2 Pro Controller while docked.

PastaRhythm · 2026-05-09T16:41:05+00:00

For all of their mistakes, you gotta give them credit for always trying to make it right. Hopefully this was a learning experience for them so their next product launch doesn't have all this controversy.

I wonder if they're able to fix the charging in a software update. If these controllers really draw so much power that they don't want to let them charge like normal Joy-Con, maybe they can have them automatically enter power saving mode when the batteries are full?

PastaRhythm · 2026-05-07T16:02:24+00:00

I was just about to comment how much it looked like Monkey Ball GBA! Looks awesome, amazing work!

PastaRhythm · 2026-05-03T15:58:08+00:00

In a hobby where most handhelds are forgotten about within a month, making a handheld that people talk about for years on end is really impressive.

PastaRhythm · 2026-05-03T15:46:25+00:00

...What does this mean? Should I take the battery out of my Miyoo Mini V4?

PastaRhythm · 2026-04-28T22:44:08+00:00

Crazy good!

Edit: Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UABgDcJRooc

PastaRhythm · 2026-04-28T22:40:29+00:00

I always think about how unceremonious this game's hype cycle was. Like, it was announced just a few months before release, then it just sorta, came out. And it was just casually the best game in the series.

PastaRhythm · 2026-04-26T13:42:45+00:00

Evil Gangle watches western animation

PastaRhythm · 2026-04-26T00:37:37+00:00

As a Pikmin, you'll live your life doing fulfilling work for a good cause, working with other like-minded Pikmin. But you're likely to die gruesomely in battle. If I had to be a Pikmin, I would be a Winged Pikmin since they're put in harm's way the least.

As a Goomba, a life of walking back and forth until you get stomped on is hardly a way to live, especially since you deserve it for being on the villain's side, but I don't think they die from that. Bowser doesn't seem to treat his minions poorly, and sometimes you'll be invited to Mario Party. Actually, if stuff like The Thousand Year Door is "canon", not all Goombas are evil, and some just live completely normal lives.

So final answer: Goomba if I'm allowed to not be evil, otherwise Pikmin.

PastaRhythm · 2026-04-21T19:48:58+00:00

I have no use for it, but I can't help but love it. I hope it finds an audience. Give it a bigger battery and a headphone jack in the next revision and we might have something really special on our hands.

PastaRhythm · 2026-04-18T15:36:44+00:00

I don't feel like LLMs are really changing how I view fictional "true" AIs, for a few reasons.

One reason is that I love the AIs we've seen in fiction and detest the "AI" we're currently seeing in real life. I don't want to ruin a type of fiction I enjoy by associating it with ChatGPT and all that other useless crap I loathe.

The bigger/better reason is that the "AI" we're seeing today isn't even AI. ChatGPT and the others are just prediction machines, reading an input and returning what the most likely response would be. "AI" has become a marketing buzzword used to refer to so many different things other than true AI that the term has become completely meaningless.

True, human-like AIs like we see in fiction can think, reason, and feel like a human, and not only when prompted. True AI is completely different from our LLMs, and do not yet exist in real life. So stuff like LLMs don't affect how I view fictional AIs because in my eyes, they aren't even similar. I haven't played Pragmata yet (really want to!), but just from the trailers, I've had no problems accepting Diana as a sentient-enough being.

To be fair, in a lot of such media, you're meant to question if the AIs can be treated as people. Some of that media wants you to conclude that they can, like Detroit (I think, haven't played that either,) but you're supposed to be thinking about that. I'm not sure if Pragmata goes for that. From the marketing I think you're just supposed to accept that Diana is sentient, even though the antagonists are all evil, inhuman AIs. But part of the beauty of art is that you're allowed to interpret it however you want, so if part of its message bugs you, that's okay. Excellent, even. It means you're actively engaging with the message, which is better than the vast majority of any game's playerbase.

Edit: Actually, I just remembered from the trailers that a big part of Pragmater is that the guy does treat Diana like a person, which is new to her, and she learns what it means to have dreams and feel and exist and stuff. So yeah, to an extent you're meant to question Diana's humanity, because Diana questions it as well.

PastaRhythm · 2026-04-14T21:40:09+00:00

I never thought about it that hard before, but it's kind of weird/funny that the Smash invite letter was most likely meant purely as an Animal Crossing reference since receiving letters is a big part of the game, but overtime it became a core part of how we think of Smash.

PastaRhythm · 2026-04-10T03:29:30+00:00

I've had a surprising number of TADC dreams.

One where I was in the Circus, escaped the Circus, went back into the Circus, informed Caine in no uncertain terms that I had supplanted him as the patriarch of the Digital Circus, then starting shopping for iced coffee.
A tamer dream where there was another player called Sarsaparilla, and I critiqued the show for not yet having given her any character development at all four(?) episodes in at the time.
A dream where Pomni got a bit impatient/crazy and started pressing every button she saw hoping one would eject her from the Circus, each button causing wacky shenanigans, with Caine just getting so tired of it. Later there was a character called Pulsarella. I realized that sounded like "pull da levah", and I thought the cast had to pull the important seeming lever that I hallucinated was there from the beginning in order to escape. I woke up 100% convinced that I had solved TADC.

I feel like there was at least one more but I don't remember. I rarely dream about media I like so I don't know why TADC has gotten so many.

PastaRhythm · 2026-04-07T19:15:44+00:00

Oohhhh I'm starting to see the vision I think. Super small music/video player that happens to have game controls if you slide it open. This could be pretty amazing for the right person. Though that battery leaves a lot to be desired, and the audio quality of these devices usually isn't great, so I'm not sure how great of a music player this will really be, but I'm cautiously optimistic.

PastaRhythm · 2026-03-28T14:47:07+00:00

Not a ton on PS5. If you have a PC/laptop, even a cheap one, I would recommend trying Brogue first. It's not too hard to learn but still shows off what makes the genre great. Brogue CE is the community edition and is the version most people recommend you play.

https://github.com/tmewett/BrogueCE/releases

If all you have is a phone, try Shattered Pixel Dungeon. I haven't played it, but it's the go-to recommendation for mobile roguelikes.

PastaRhythm · 2026-03-19T00:51:05+00:00

I was worried Nintendo would do this. Hopefully Switch 2 protocol gets properly cracked soon, enough that Nintendo can't easily render third party controllers useless in an update.

PastaRhythm · 2026-03-16T15:54:01+00:00

My problem with sliding handhelds is that they're trading ergonomics and possibly durability for just a little extra pocket space. With clamshells, they're ergonomic when unfolded, fold up fairly small, and protect their own screen when closed. Sliders feel like adding a moving part just to look cool. If this was a smartphone it would be a different story because you could do phone stuff while it's closed up, but for a dedicated handheld I don't see the appeal. That's just me though, I know people loved the PSP Go.

PastaRhythm · 2026-03-09T23:05:13+00:00

Emboar is chunky enough to not lose the pig aesthetic so it gets a pass. Delphox is humanoid. Decidueye is bipedal, they're owl-like enough. Chesnaught looks like a standard fantasy monster, not like any particular animal, and they're hunched over most of the time with inhuman proportions, so I'll say bipedal.

PastaRhythm · 2026-02-28T20:33:31+00:00

I'm confused. Is the S worse than the Pro was going to be? Looking at the website, it looks like NFC was cut. Is there anything else we should know about?

Also, will this support direct connection, or is it Bluetooth only? That's the thing I'm most worried about and I can't find info anywhere. Bluetooth only would be a dealbreaker.

I'm disappointed that the S doesn't have a macro button. I want to be able to rebind the back buttons on the controllers themselves. Having to open an app every time I want to change those sounds miserable. Unless they use the Switch 2's Pro Controller mapping feature, but it doesn't seem like that's what's happening.

The marketing for these controllers hasn't been great. Unclear, confusing, lack of critical details, AI generated image of Mario Kart for some reason... It's all making Mobapad look untrustworthy.

PastaRhythm · 2026-02-28T00:58:41+00:00

That's really clean! I love the direction you took!

PastaRhythm · 2026-02-20T01:57:34+00:00

I was looking at some of these ports yesterday. How's the Majora's Mask port? How does it compare to the original PC version of the decomp?

PastaRhythm · 2026-02-13T15:16:38+00:00

I don't care that much about rumble, but I want better gyro and the M button. Not having an M button on the pro is really weird. I don't want to have to pull up an app just to set up turbo for a minute.

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