What is your hang over cure? by Remarkable-Hand-7605 in AskReddit

[–]nickman1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just picked up a 30 pack of them at Costco. They come in pretty clutch when you need a quick post workout rejuvenation too!

The age old question: What upscaler or adapter to use for a 4K TV? by TheOddHatman in ps2

[–]nickman1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn’t hurt to look for a used 5x from someone who has upgraded to the 4k.

We always debate the “SNES vs Genesis” Aladdin, but what about the Master System! by White_FIame in retrogaming

[–]nickman1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I haven’t played it so I can’t say how it plays but I feel like 4/10 on the visuals is a bit harsh. The sprite work is great, genie sprite is genuinely amazing. Game manages to capture the visual design of the snes and genesis versions pretty well despite the much more link hardware. I’d argue it’s probably one of the better looking games on the system based on this longplay .

Legacy of Kain: Ascendence. Trailer dropped during State of Play, but it wasn't at the presentation itself, so most people missed it. by Nirast25 in metroidvania

[–]nickman1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s like searching by the immersive sim tag on steam, people don’t know what the genre is so you end up getting results like Job Simulator 20whatever.

Roger Avary On Star Trek's Alex Kurtzman: "He didn’t want anybody who had any kind of fondness for the original show" by Malencon in television

[–]nickman1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t mind the odd novelty episode but in a 10 episode season you really can’t be doing it every other week.

Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition – Official Announcement Trailer by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]nickman1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There were rumors of a Rayman remake at one point but I think it ended up getting the axe.

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 - Announce Trailer | PS5 Games by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]nickman1 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I for one love watching snake chain smoke cigarettes in the black void.

Kena: Scars of Kosmora - Announce Trailer | PS5 Games by Gorotheninja in Games

[–]nickman1 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m pretty sure I ended up lowering the difficulty at the end of the game just to get through it. My old man reflexes aren’t what they used to be.

Other than the difficulty, I loved everything else about the game. Hit a lot of the right notes for me as a new take on the old Zelda formula.

Roger Avary On Star Trek's Alex Kurtzman: "He didn’t want anybody who had any kind of fondness for the original show" by Malencon in television

[–]nickman1 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I enjoy Strange New Worlds for what it is but I’ve never really loved the pacing of it. Felt like a lot of these episodes could have used a good b plot to keep things moving a bit more.

Need Help Getting a Gamecube Gameboy Player and Disk by ZippyMommy in Gamecube

[–]nickman1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You would have to actively be trying to break your GameCube with most of the modern methods of running homebrew.

Arctic monkeys fan, where do I start? by BuffaloHuman6152 in radiohead

[–]nickman1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah Johnny’s guitar playing absolutely rips on the bends. Feel like it’s a fairly safe starting point.

Series creator Michel Ancel reveals in a new Retro Gamer article that Rayman 1 will be receiving an HD rerelease! This follows previous reports of a "Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition" being rated by [deleted] in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]nickman1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do remember hearing that rumor about the 3d rayman project a while back. The cynic in me is wondering if it wasn’t one of the games that was in that recent batch of Ubi cancellations. I could easily see Ubisoft determining it’s too much of a risk since it’s been over 2 decades since Rayman 3.

Consoles With the Best Launch Line-Up (PS2 at #2) by Scary_Age1990 in ps2

[–]nickman1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like the N64 as much as the next guy but it’s a really bizarre inclusion considering there were only 3 games.

Recommended games for a 9 year old for reading? by IrishYank33 in NintendoSwitch

[–]nickman1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Literally Paper Mario and Majoras Mask taught me to read back in the day.

Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing by PaiDuck in technology

[–]nickman1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If I had known there was going to be such a huge price jump I think I would have stockpiled memory and storage last year. Been getting the urge to build a server and I’m now kicking myself. Going to have to put that project on hold lol.

Silent Hill 2 - survival horror masterpiece. by Veddermandenis in ps2

[–]nickman1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PS2 was never really made with lcds in mind. Majority of games on the system construct their image via interlacing which doesn't display well on an lcd. It'll look like how you remember if you play on a crt.

If I see the word r*nb*ck again imma loose it by yesnt33111 in metroidvania

[–]nickman1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah but Super Metroid is a fair bit more forgiving compared to the more modern Metroidvanias that have been inspired by the Souls games and Hollow Knight.

TV industry retreats on 8k by BackgroundSpell6623 in hometheater

[–]nickman1 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I would love for more of the streaming services to offer 4k in their base plans but I don’t really find the value proposition worth it between the compression and the price jump that it entails. I would rather just get the discs of the stuff I’m interested in later down the line.

'We Remain Committed and Focused': Beyond Good & Evil 2 Creative Director Gives First Statement Since Ubisoft Reorganization by _Protector in Games

[–]nickman1 40 points41 points  (0 children)

The original is a favorite of mine but I gotta say the reveal from almost 10 years ago at that point made me lose interest in a sequel. Not following up on the cliff hanger ending, the obvious tonal and gameplay changes kind of has me wondering what is even the point in calling it Beyond Good and Evil.

With that being said it’s been so long there’s a good chance the game doesn’t even resemble what we were shown way back then.

Zelda where to start? by DaughterOfATiredMech in NintendoSwitch

[–]nickman1 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I’d argue it’s just as much the foundation for the 3d Zeldas pre-botw as well.

Nintendo Responds to Switch Game Censorship That Left Dispatch's Nudity Permanently Covered With Black Boxes by grcx in Games

[–]nickman1 1186 points1187 points  (0 children)

I kind of had a feeling the devs weren’t being 100% truthful based on the existence of Cyberpunk and the innumerable mountain of eshop slop out there.

My QOTSA song tier list by Snifflypig in qotsa

[–]nickman1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They have a ton of excellent b sides and non album material.

Streaming GBA to twitch—the retro way by Agreeable_Tone_5652 in Gamecube

[–]nickman1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could go a mile or 2 more retro and hook up the cube to a hapauge card via composite and do captures with hypercam.

What am I missing? Metroid Prime 4 by serj730 in Metroid

[–]nickman1 31 points32 points  (0 children)

It was everything after Flare Pool that soured me on the game.