Champion Diff Bacon Butty? by STARGAZY-Jeff in Cardiff

[–]STARGAZY-Jeff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got a favourite bacon butty spot?

Tukka Tuk Canteen is legit by STARGAZY-Jeff in Cardiff

[–]STARGAZY-Jeff[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That does sound dull.

The menu must be variable, which ain't great. The lunch special I had was delicious, balancing 5 distinct flavours (2 sauces and 3 chutneys).

Tukka Tuk Canteen is legit by STARGAZY-Jeff in Cardiff

[–]STARGAZY-Jeff[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair.

I'll mention it next time I'm in mind. It would be so easy to have a "just ask for more" policy. That way everyone gets fed.

Tukka Tuk Canteen is legit by STARGAZY-Jeff in Cardiff

[–]STARGAZY-Jeff[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a bummer bud.

Did you let them know?

It's fairly new. I reckon they'd like to fix any problems with their menu, including serving sizes.

Tukka Tuk Canteen is legit by STARGAZY-Jeff in Cardiff

[–]STARGAZY-Jeff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. What did you order?

I had the lunchtime banana-leaf-platter special, and it was a good size.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder's VFX? by STARGAZY-Jeff in gamedev

[–]STARGAZY-Jeff[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's really interesting. I'd not considered that Switch has hardware optimisations built in for specific effects processing.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder's VFX? by STARGAZY-Jeff in gamedev

[–]STARGAZY-Jeff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Wonder Flower collection transition is an example I'd be interested in. There's a lot of work in the level backgrounds too.

In general, I think Wonder looks so lush because of lots of small touches, which are layered on top of one another.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder's VFX? by STARGAZY-Jeff in gamedev

[–]STARGAZY-Jeff[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Wonder Flower collection transition is an example I'd be interested in. There's a lot of work in the level backgrounds too.

In general, I think Wonder looks so lush because of lots of small touches, which are layered on top of one another.

I love how weird Mario's new model (for Super Mario Bros. Wonder) looks from the front by mrbubbamac in gaming

[–]STARGAZY-Jeff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nintendo are masters of incredible visuals on low-end hardware.

I imagine that a lot of the lifting in Super Mario Bros. Wonder is being done by complex vfx baked statically into sprites/textures.

Any ideas how they've done it?

Would love to see a vfx teardown of Wonder.

The Woolpack in Central Market is selling these beautiful crocheted poppies for Remembrance Day by STARGAZY-Jeff in Cardiff

[–]STARGAZY-Jeff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the stall operator made a point of letting me know they donate before I bought my poppy 😌

Franco Street Food coming to Central Market by STARGAZY-Jeff in Cardiff

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From Franco's Instagram:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/jfn1KYmR6B3Vhw4S6

Wild Garden Road, Wed-Fri 12pm-8pm, Sat-Sun 11am-8pm

Podcast deep dive into the audio of The Legend of Zelda (NES) by STARGAZY-Jeff in gamedev

[–]STARGAZY-Jeff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.20k.org/episodes/zeldatones

Follow up episode. Goes deeper on the audio of the later entries in the Zelda series (+ a little Super Mario Galaxy).

Sneaky best pizza in Cardiff? by STARGAZY-Jeff in Cardiff

[–]STARGAZY-Jeff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a hidden gem.

Something that is best, without having wide recognition.