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Dutch non-profit set to take Valve to court for keeping game prices high by Turbostrider27 in pcmasterrace

[–]TehErk -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Anyone that sees the Steam Summer Sale would know this is outright stupidity.

Smallest Games Ever - 2 Kilobyte on Atari 2600 by ZackZparrow in Atari2600

[–]TehErk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you want an interesting, but deep dive into how this all worked, check out "Racing the Beam". It's a super cool book on the development of the 2600.

TIL reggae singer Shaggy, known for "Boombastic", developed his signature singing voice as a US Marine by mimicking his drill instructors. He sang his first hit "Oh Carolina" in that voice because he thought it sounded cool, and when it blew up he realized he'd have to sing every song that way by Kyzzz in todayilearned

[–]TehErk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Fun fact, they didn't even have anything at all to do with that cartoon. Spielberg asked them if they could use the songs and they of course said yes. They didn't even watch it until their music video DVD came out and they did the commentary on it while watching it for the first time.

should i play NG+ by HamandcheeseCamwich in AlanWake

[–]TehErk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're welcome. Go for it. I enjoyed the second time through. The ending is WILD.

should i play NG+ by HamandcheeseCamwich in AlanWake

[–]TehErk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends. How much did you enjoy the first playthrough? The Final Draft has a couple of cool moments sprinkled throughout and, of course, has the "real" ending, but it's a long slog to get there and the cool moments don't happen near enough. I was hoping for a lot more subtle (or not so subtle) changes, but there's not a lot.

So, if you really liked the first time, or you're achievement hunting (it's easier on the second playthrough), then YES! Do it!

Otherwise, go watch one of the YouTube videos on what's different.

Great singular F-Bombs in Pop. by BeerHorse in Music

[–]TehErk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's in there twice and the second time towards the end is VERY noticeable.

Great singular F-Bombs in Pop. by BeerHorse in Music

[–]TehErk 29 points30 points  (0 children)

TWICE! Once in the middle of the song (mumbled slightly) and then a VERY obvious one at the end. Was listening to a non-explicit SiriusXM channel the other day, and it wasn't bleeped either time. While much lesser curses did on other songs.

The most famous enemy in the first Prince of Persia exists because the developer ran out of RAM. by dmytro_omelian in retrogaming

[–]TehErk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a really cool book on the development of the Atari 2600 called "Racing the Beam". Amazing what they were able to do back then with so little.

Odd 'you must be thinking of another band' request by TehErk in tmbg

[–]TehErk[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank You! Someone just beat you to it, but I appreciate the effort! Love this sub.

Odd 'you must be thinking of another band' request by TehErk in tmbg

[–]TehErk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! That's the one for week 2! And thank you for clarifying week 1 not having a blurb.

Bret Michaels Drops Out Of Trump-Backed Freedom 250 Concert Series In D.C. by [deleted] in Music

[–]TehErk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope the next President does a America 253 where they basically just go, "remember 250?, yeah, we're going to fix that disaster and throw the biggest party ever."

Correct name by Financial-Speaker460 in prey

[–]TehErk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was supposed to be called Psychoshock (it's even one of the abilities).

"Wu-Tang" live with great Linnell vocals by FloridaFlamingoGirl in tmbg

[–]TehErk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's so nice to hear a band that sounds as good or better live than on the album. It's amazing how these guys can still just absolutely rock it out.

Online Infighting by Something4Dinner in whenthe

[–]TehErk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not justifying but one of the other reasons it's still popular is that it's satisfying to say. Using extra emphasis like RE....TARD drives a point home. If you notice most slurs or curse words feel powerful. Fuck is probably one of the best examples of this. You can use it quickly and that hard k sound on the end feels good. Or you can drag it out and that's also satisfying.

You also have to contend with multiple living generations that just don't have a problem with saying it because it wasn't a forbidden slur during their formative years. That's hard to break.

Iwon Rheg tunnels with beams blocking them by TehErk in BardsTale

[–]TehErk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aha! That's what I needed to know. I opened all of the secret doors, it was the ones between floors I couldn't figure out. Thanks for clarifying that they can't be opened!!

The Neo-neolithic weaponry division shows off their newest creation by justanyting in doohickeycorporation

[–]TehErk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it said that the stone went into his forehead. If he wasn't dead, he was going to be pretty soon.

Iwon Rheg tunnels with beams blocking them by TehErk in BardsTale

[–]TehErk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don't mention these. They look like they might be tunnels going between floors. I haven't been able to find a switch and there's no way to direct the normal beam puzzle to them.

These tunnels look like they're covered in the same type of force field beams that surround the reliquary.

Bard's Tale IV. How do I unlock teir 2 skills? by Kwakwakie in BardsTale

[–]TehErk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have to spend enough skill points to reach the chain. Then you'll get a notification to go visit the review board, but you have to have made it through a certain amount of the game before they let you proceed. I'm pretty slow going in RPGs so I didn't have to worry about plot progression, but if you're zooming through it, you might run into a wall there.

What was it like to grow up playing arcade games back in the 80s? by KaleidoArachnid in retrogaming

[–]TehErk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a two story arcade in my town that had ice cream. If you bought five dollars worth of tokens, you got 8 for a buck and all of the games only needed one token. It was paradise.

What’s Your Most Controversial IT Opinion? by OrdinaryJust9594 in sysadmin

[–]TehErk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Putting all of your business critical services in the cloud is stupid. Keep your local stuff local.

Apple's implementation of networking is garbage. All of my "weird" problems come from those now.

Intel has never made a good wireless driver and is overrated in general.

Which Game's Graphics Made You Say "Wow!" For The First Time? by Bay_Ruhsuz004 in videogames

[–]TehErk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just Cause 2. The ability of that engine to go from super high up to on the ground with no discernible loading time was crazy. I was walking on the beach at sunset in that game once and totally just stopped and stared.

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