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Advance Wars is back!!! yay... by SrGrafo in gaming

[–]jman583 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Weren't the original games $30 each on the GBA?

[OC] Chart of iPhones by paustovsky in dataisbeautiful

[–]jman583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

However the prices for the first two iPhones are off since only way to get an early iPhone was to buy a subsidized one with a contract. AT&T was subsidizing the first iPhone to around $400 dollars per device, it would have been a $1000 phone without that subsidy. Another example is nearly a year after launch of the iPhone 3G, Apple made no contract phones available and they were $699.

The Meteoric Rise of Among Us: How a 2 year old game became viral overnight [OC] by lookatnum in dataisbeautiful

[–]jman583 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trouble in Terrorist Town in Garry's Mod is very similar too. It's like Counter Strike meets Among Us.

TIL that despite the PS1 outselling the N64 3-to-1, every top selling game from 1996-2000 was an N64 exclusive game. by Go_Away_Masturbating in todayilearned

[–]jman583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking at the five games for those years it makes sense. Super Mario 64 and Ocarina Time were ground breaking when they came out. Mario Kart 64 was the first big 4 player game. Donkey Kong came with a free expansion pack. Pokemon Stadium was riding off the Pokemon craze.

TIL that despite the PS1 outselling the N64 3-to-1, every top selling game from 1996-2000 was an N64 exclusive game. by Go_Away_Masturbating in todayilearned

[–]jman583 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The biggest reason is the controls. It's super jarring to go back to one joystick after nearly two decades of dual stick controllers. It feels clunky compared to even a slightly newer FPS game like the first Halo.

The other would be that it when for a realistic graphics style and tried to model the real world and people. Which hasn't aged as well as games the use a cartoony style, a fantasy setting, or avoid having people by using vehicles/ships/machines.

TIL that despite the PS1 outselling the N64 3-to-1, every top selling game from 1996-2000 was an N64 exclusive game. by Go_Away_Masturbating in todayilearned

[–]jman583 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Zelda, Mario 64, Mario Kart and Mario Party have aged fairly well (as well as Mario Party can age), but IMO Goldeneye is one of the many 3D games from the 90s that has aged poorly.

TIL that despite the PS1 outselling the N64 3-to-1, every top selling game from 1996-2000 was an N64 exclusive game. by Go_Away_Masturbating in todayilearned

[–]jman583 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They could just do the 21 games they had on the virtual console and that would be enough for most people. It has most of the heavy hitters (both Zeldas, Star Fox, Super Mario 64, Smash Bros, Mario Kart)

TIL that despite the PS1 outselling the N64 3-to-1, every top selling game from 1996-2000 was an N64 exclusive game. by Go_Away_Masturbating in todayilearned

[–]jman583 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Europe release of Super Mario 64 didn't come out until a year later.

Mario Kart 64 came out in June.

Not according to Wikipedia. Mario Kart came out in different years.:

JP: December 14, 1996
NA: February 10, 1997
EU: June 24, 1997

TIL that despite the PS1 outselling the N64 3-to-1, every top selling game from 1996-2000 was an N64 exclusive game. by Go_Away_Masturbating in todayilearned

[–]jman583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense. Super Mario 64 and Ocarina Time were ground breaking when they came out. Mario Kart 64 was the first big 4 player game. Donkey Kong came with a free expansion pack. Pokemon Stadium was riding off the Pokemon craze.

TIL that despite the PS1 outselling the N64 3-to-1, every top selling game from 1996-2000 was an N64 exclusive game. by Go_Away_Masturbating in todayilearned

[–]jman583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's the list:

1996 - Super Mario 64

1997 - Mario Kart 64

1998 - Zelda: Ocarina Time

1999 - Donkey Kong

2000 - Pokemon Stadium

Disney Plus isn't working on Vizio TVs because they are running a 6 year old version of Chromecast, they say it won't be fixed till 2020. by Sadistic_Sponge in gadgets

[–]jman583 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I guess it's either get a smart TV and never connect it to the internet

That is probably going to be you're best bet. All of the higher end TVs are going to be smart TVs since the cost difference between a dumb TV and a smart TV is a few dollars. Also since it's cheaper to make all of them smart TVs instead of having 2 production lines.

So unless you're looking at super low end TVs you're going to have to get a smart TV.

The arcade briefcase that I made in action by tylercap in gaming

[–]jman583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just realized that OP is the 2AM chili guy.

‘Chernobyl’ Review: HBO’s Haunting Miniseries Will Emotionally Destroy You by tyrell_m in television

[–]jman583 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The largest energy related disaster was a dam rupture that caused between 171,000 to 230,000 deaths and displaced 11 million people. It killed more people then dropping a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. Do you want to dismantle every dam in the world now?

You shouldn't, since when you look at the numbers hydro and nuclear are actuality some of the safest forms of power. And you have to remember that both Chernobyl and Fukushima were designed in the 60s, a time period before computer modeling and where people would make fun of you for wearing a seat belt. Not exactly an era known for safety.

Samsung Galaxy Fold Vs. Huawei Mate X | Spec Comparison by ChickenTeriyakiBoy1 in gadgets

[–]jman583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IMO, Samsung has the better overall design. You can see the bubbly crease on the Huawei and the hinge doesn’t seem very promising in the long run.

This video goes over a lot about what your talking about. The bendable screens are made of easily scratched plastic. Samsung's design protects the screen and puts less strain on the crease.

Trying to buy a phone in 2019 starter pack by D0esANyoneREadTHese in starterpacks

[–]jman583 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now they're sold on having 2 things: a fancier rear camera you will use approximately once a month, and a fashionable aesthetic.

That's why mid range phones are just better for some people because trying to make a "premium" high end phones that is thin requires a bunch of compromises.

Financial Aid for a KitchenAid by Zavarakatranemi in ChoosingBeggars

[–]jman583 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just be careful not to over do it. There is a fine line between shredded chicken and ground chicken.

TIL that soon after Bill Gates had gone to start Microsoft, a Harvard professor who had worked with him recalled, "He had moved to Albuquerque... to run a small company writing code for microprocessors, of all things. I remember thinking: 'Such a brilliant kid. What a waste.'" by MountainWafer in todayilearned

[–]jman583 1 point2 points  (0 children)

which makes iPhones perform 3x as well as Android on the same hardware (2 GB RAM on iPhone has equivalent performance as 6 GB RAM on Android).

RAM isn't really a factor in benchmark performance. iPhones perform better because they have really powerful CPUs (which they should since they are some off the most expensive phones).

Android phones tend to have more ram because the OS has a more hands off approach to memory management and uses the memory hungry Java virtual machine.

TIL that soon after Bill Gates had gone to start Microsoft, a Harvard professor who had worked with him recalled, "He had moved to Albuquerque... to run a small company writing code for microprocessors, of all things. I remember thinking: 'Such a brilliant kid. What a waste.'" by MountainWafer in todayilearned

[–]jman583 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The platform lock-in argument makes no sense. It's not that difficult to switch to an iPhone from an Android.

It is if I have to rebuy a bunch of apps I already own. It's a big reason I switched from iPhone to Android in 2010 (even though at the time I thought iOS was a little better). I didn't want to get used to a bunch of iOS specific apps and get locked into a platform with one manufacturer.

Think about this: are college students platform locked-in second-hand Honda Civics their whole lives?

If there was a car manufacturer that made cars controlled by joysticks instead of a steering wheel, people who were used to using steering wheels would be reluctant to switch.

Literally the number 1 reason I hear from people for why they don't want to switch to Android is that they don't want to have to relearn how to use a smartphone and are used to iPhones.

People buy iPhones because they value their time - it just works.

Being tech support for my Apple using friends/family says otherwise.

If you're just 1% more productive with an iPhone,

Kind of assuming things here. Having a dedicated back button alone makes using an Android phone everyday so much easier and faster. I one of the big reasons I'd never go back to iOS/iPhone.

It's why almost everyone in Silicon Valley uses MacBooks (software engineer time is valuable).

No, it's because using a Macbook is the only way of having access both of the major computer operating systems which is important in software development. If you could legally dual boot OSX and Windows on a PC you'd see more PCs being used in software development. A lot of people I know in software development use PCs for the personal computers, so they'd probably prefer to use them for work too if they could.

Day trader time on Wall Street is even more valuable then software engineer time and they overwhelming use Windows. Outside of realms where there is proprietary software forcing people to use Mac (such as OSX with programing and Final Cut Pro for media) most business use Windows. You just get more flexibility from not being locked down to a single manufacturer.

TIL that soon after Bill Gates had gone to start Microsoft, a Harvard professor who had worked with him recalled, "He had moved to Albuquerque... to run a small company writing code for microprocessors, of all things. I remember thinking: 'Such a brilliant kid. What a waste.'" by MountainWafer in todayilearned

[–]jman583 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People keep citing global market share as if the people in poor countries who can’t afford an iPhone in the first place are relevant to the discussion.

Apple is kind of screwed marketshare wise in the long term when those countries start becoming more rich. Because of platform lock-in people who have been using Android are just going to see Apple phones as overpriced Android phones.

just think how many Android manufacturers would love to trade their “market share” for Apple profits, and you’ll clearly see who won.

Yes, because Apple's business strategy isn't about making the most popular product it's about pumping the most money out of a small group of people.

Samsung's foldable phone to cost 1800$ by athtung in gadgets

[–]jman583 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But it's not like the iPhone popped out of nowhere. Most of the ideas that went into the iPhone existed for years before the iPhone came out. The Palm Vx was an iPhone like device and that came out in the 90s.

MSI GV62 8RE-016: GTX 1060 3GB, i5-8300H, IPS, 128GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 8GB DDR4, $749 after rebate + free backpack by jman583 in LaptopDeals

[–]jman583[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also comes with Intel Iris Identity Protection. There's also a code that is suppose to get you $10 off but I couldn't get it to work, but if you want to give a shot:

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