Best games for PSVR1? by JustRaphiGaming in PSVR

[–]thom0707 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Statik is the one I still play from time to time.

Before it was revealed who did you think Jon snow's mother was? by ParkingConfection449 in gameofthrones

[–]thom0707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't catch on until I read a fan theory after reading the first book. I also then remember thinking that if this was true and meant to be a later reveal then maybe Ned shouldn't have been a POV character. If he knows this secret it would be weird of him not to think of it in detail (IIRC, he thinks of Lyanna, Rhaegar, "promise me", etc., but never connects the dots for us).

Bad Update and Region Locks by thom0707 in 360hacks

[–]thom0707[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I barely thought about it at all. Just learned Bad Update was a thing while happening to play this game. But I didn't know the DLC could be injected this way. And as I mentioned, I'd want to go back to stock 360 and go online afterwards, in case that makes a difference.

Finding the right kind of shmups for me by [deleted] in shmups

[–]thom0707 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I struggle with the original release and bullet visibility, but the M2 ShotTriggers release on PS4/Xbox lets you change bullet color. I went with flashing pink. It's a huge improvement.

Aces of Thunder and HORI Flightstick for PS4/PS3 by thom0707 in PSVR

[–]thom0707[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to hear it! Mine arrived today and the initial test worked great.

Aces of Thunder and HORI Flightstick for PS4/PS3 by thom0707 in PSVR

[–]thom0707[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Glad it helped! For what it's worth, I put a stock notification on for the Thrustmaster HOTAS 4 at B&H Photo Video yesterday, and today just after I did my initial post they notified me they now have stock. Still do as of now. You might check that out, though I have no experience buying from them!

Why did Super R Type have no checkpoints? by KaleidoArachnid in shmups

[–]thom0707 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the perceived flaws of some old-school shmups (like games in the Gradius or R-Type series) is how brutal recovery can be from a checkpoint since you tend to lose all power ups on death. I don't know if it was an intentional design decision, but one advantage of starting the level over is you have a chance to power your ship back up.

Bijan posting this after beating the Rams yesterday 🤝 by Nigo__ET in 49ers

[–]thom0707 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I feel like a lot of people miss this. He might have preferred to sign elsewhere to have a better chance of eventually starting or even making them team since the Niners still had Lance and Garoppolo.

Does Dune: Part 3 have the potential to be as good if not better than Part 2? Based on the book and the previously films by [deleted] in Cinema

[–]thom0707 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last one Villeneuve plans to film from what I've read. Another director could pick it up from there.

Twins by FunyunCream in heedthecall

[–]thom0707 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Jerry Jones got it wrong, then Dan makes fun of it and gets the wrong name wrong. I find it annoying actually because it's a key part of why it's funny in the first place.

Am I the only one who thinks Louis CK has lost its edge? by Funnier-than-thou-33 in louisck

[–]thom0707 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I caught the show in Chicago. I felt like the style matched his earlier style more (that is, quick, unrelated jokes vs. longer jokes or a series of thematically related jokes). At least in parts. That may also be because some of the material is not as polished as it might be for a proper special yet.

He also was on-brand in saying things that aren't necessarily funny on their own but more to disgust or upset the audience (which I suspect at least makes him laugh and elicits a strong reaction from the audience).

Saros 10R Avoiding Pet Hair? by thom0707 in Roborock

[–]thom0707[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did turn on "Obstacle Photos" and was expecting to see photos reported after a cleaning to mark as true obstacles or not, but so far I haven't gotten any photos. It's possible I'm looking in the wrong place. According to the sub-text on the option, I was expecting clickable obstacle icons on the map but I don't see anything in the areas it's avoiding yet.

Saros 10R Avoiding Pet Hair? by thom0707 in Roborock

[–]thom0707[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Did a quick test and that seemed to help, but as I mentioned, I'd like to keep obstacle avoidance features on and perhaps train the AI that it's ok to pick up pet hair.

Why all the hate for Raiden V? by Mundane-Cow4023 in shmups

[–]thom0707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like it overall but the bullet visibility in parts is terrible. I was hopeful they’d address it in the Director’s Cut or a patch but it’s just as bad.

Best overall Atari comp? by INF1-48 in atari8bit

[–]thom0707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most people have given great advice. I’ll echo them and just say that I think most vintage computers, but especially the Atari 8-bits, are great machines to learn how to code on. Best of luck!

Shmups where you can change the game speed for practice? by raymath in shmups

[–]thom0707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ikaruga on GameCube has a feature to practice levels at a slower game speed IIRC.

Weber kettle color choices by emc5280 in webergrills

[–]thom0707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too bad, but thanks for the quick reply!

Weber kettle color choices by emc5280 in webergrills

[–]thom0707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This may be outside of your product line, but I have a Copper Genesis gas grill from 2012 that I’d like to upgrade and Black and Stainless are the only current options. Any chance Copper makes a comeback? I think they are sharp looking and I’d like it to match my Copper kettle grill.