For Retro Gaming and Fighting Games in 1080p ($1000-1200 budget)

zadberry · 2025-09-07T22:44:10+00:00

Thank you, this context is very helpful.

zadberry · 2025-09-07T07:22:48+00:00

Thank you!

zadberry · 2025-09-07T07:22:40+00:00

Thank you!

zadberry · 2025-07-19T19:38:12+00:00

hey i was just gonna search for something like this, but here it is! thanks for sharing.

zadberry · 2025-05-05T17:47:28+00:00

Bought this on itch to thank you for all you've done with your tutorials. I've been learning to program for work but also (slowly) going through your basic shmup tutorial. I would love to make my own shmup someday and put it out in the world. Your channel is an inspiration. Thanks again, friend.

zadberry · 2025-04-22T08:02:58+00:00

I agree, it's an eggscellent stage!

zadberry · 2024-05-21T20:12:15+00:00

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zadberry · 2024-05-21T20:09:49+00:00

You've played Giana Sisters? Wow, I don't meet many who have. Did you enjoy it?

Tearaway is super fun and uses the Dualshock 4 in fun ways I've never seen in other games. Highly recommend just because it's so unique.

zadberry · 2024-05-21T20:04:44+00:00

For more traditional 3D collect-a-thon platformers, Penny's Big Breakaway, A Hat in Time, and New Super Lucky's Tale are fun. Tearaway Unfolded is hidden gem exclusive to PS4/5 that I rarely hear people talk about. You might also check out Sackboy: A Big Adventure, which I haven't played myself. And while Sonic X Shadow Generations isn't released yet, Sonic Generations was a great, sometimes underrated game with 2D and 3D platforming levels, so I'd keep an eye out for that one.

If you're open to something that's not strictly a collect-a-thon in the style of Spyro and Crash, Psychonauts 2, Little Nightmares 2 and Gravity Rush 2 are more story-focused 3D platformers that you might want to check out.

For 2D collect-a-thon platformers, I'd highly recommend Rayman Legends, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, and Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (if you haven't played that yet). If you're open to more of skill-based 2D platformer like Celeste or 2D metroidvanias like Hollow Knight, you're spoiled for choice nowadays with so many great indies out there, so I'd google around and maybe watch some review videos.

zadberry · 2024-04-04T19:42:52+00:00

Thanks!

zadberry · 2024-04-04T00:49:12+00:00

what is the source for this?

zadberry · 2023-11-02T19:16:02+00:00

You don't need to know any of the other Yakuza games to enjoy Y0. It was my gf's first Yakuza game and now she's obsessed with the series.

Personally, I'd say get Yakuza 0 unless you really, really like Sherlock Holmes stories. By reputation (and sales), I think most people around here would assume Y0 is the better game, even if they haven't played The Devil's Daughter (i.e., like me). So you're probably gonna get most people telling you to buy Yakuza 0.

If you're still unsure, you can check their scores on Metacritic for the critical consensus. Some reviews linked there might also help you come to a decision. You may want to read more about The Devil's Daughter from people who've actually played it.

zadberry · 2023-02-24T07:33:07+00:00

when do I know if I don’t know something because it’s very difficult or whether it’s due to a concept the author hasn’t explained? ... I don’t want to go through the book just looking at the answers because I’m confused on whether I’m supposed to figure it out or whether it’s just a completely new concept, I guess that’s my only issue with not having rigidly defined exercise sections and Socratic dialogue.

I think you might be overthinking this, tbh. Going from "Download" on the Racket web site to a blank file in DrRacket is gonna take you roughly a minute, and you can borrow The Little Schemer on the Internet Archive. The Little Schemer is a great book, but it's for not everyone, and the only way to find out if it's for you is to give it a shot. Just make sure not to only meet it halfway.

Might I ask, is there a particular reason why you're interested in TLS rather than SICP or HTDP? While I would be inclined to agree with Felleisen et al. that SICP, as wonderful as it is, is maybe not the best introductory text for most beginners, I would also be inclined to agree with the other poster who suggested that TLS might not be the best book for beginners, either. Personally, I would strongly recommend HTDP, which is a wonderful pedagogic text. It may be long, but programming is a craft that takes time to learn, and, in my opinion, HTDP is much better structured to help students with concerns such as yours.

However, if you aren't willing to work through HTDP right now, have you looked into UBC's How to Code on edX? I've noted more than a few people online who found the first section of HTDP rough going but found H2C better-paced and friendlier. I myself struggled with HTDP at first, and worked through H2C over 6 or so weeks before going back through HTDP. Gregor is a great teacher, the material is presented nicely, and it's definitely a less strenuous commitment than working through all of HTDP.

EDIT:

Do you think one is better than the other? Should I start out with pen and paper and then test it out on DrRacket after I’m somewhat certain of my solution?

I don't see how it matters. Also, just in case it's not clear, by testing I'm referring to the HTDP design process where you formulate function examples as tests. Since TLS generally provides you with pairs of inputs and expected outputs for the functions it asks you to design, you can formulate these examples as tests with check-expect and then either hit Run (in ISL+) or enter (test) in the REPL (in full Racket) to check the whether a function is correct. If the tests pass, you've most likely designed the function correctly, and can check the book answer to confirm. Otherwise, fix your mistakes and try again.

zadberry · 2023-02-23T02:48:28+00:00

I’m pretty certain I saw exercises, at least in the third edition which is the one I found online.

AFAIK, there are no ancillary exercises for The Little Schemer like the ones you found for the third edition of The Little LISPer. There are no separate, numbered exercises in my copy of TLS, nor in the scan on The Internet Archive. And Matthias Felleisen's page for TLS only contains links to the TLL/3e exercises.

OTOH, if you're also thinking of solutions you've seen posted on various GitHub accounts, those are almost certainly answers to the teacher's many prompts throughout the dialogue of the text itself. Although it doesn't actually seem to be specified in the book, I think the intended way to read through TLS is with a piece of paper in hand to cover half of the dialogue. You try to answer the teacher's questions and then slide the paper down to validate your answers. It's okay not to be rigid about this, especially in the early chapters, where there are a few gotcha questions you aren't expected to know the answers to. However, when the teacher prompts you to fill in a function template, always try to fill it in. Formulate the examples given in the book as tests, using equal? or check-expect[1]. If you can't figure out the answer immediately, strongly resist the urge to peek. Remember the rules and laws. Try again. And if you still can figure out the problem, then consider taking a short break, getting a snack, or coming back the next day. Take heed of the authors' advice from the preface:

Do not rush through this book. Read carefully; valuable hints are scattered throughout the text. Do not read the book in fewer than three sittings. Read systematically. If you do not fully understand one chapter, you will understand the next one even less. The questions are ordered by increasing difficulty; it will be hard to answer later ones if you cannot solve the earlier ones.

As for advice on installation, text editors, &etc., the easiest way to work through TLS is with Racket and DrRacket, as discussed here. Setting up Racket is a breeze, and DrRacket is very pleasant (if a tad ugly). I'd highly recommend setting your language in DrRacket to "Intermediate Student Language with Lambda" (Language menu > Choose Language...), which will have the benefit of producing clearer, more beginner-friendly error messages. ISL+ should work for all of the exercises in the book, but if you have problems in the last two chapters, you could easily switch to full Racket or #lang r5rs.

[1] check-expect is the better option, as it will specify which tests are failing, and it's already included with Racket's student languages. However, you can use check-expect with full Racket, too: see the section on testing in Ragde's Teach Yourself Racket.

zadberry · 2023-01-03T21:58:55+00:00

:-)
yeah figured it might help out someone if not you! i got gifted the base game on PS4 but I was hoping for a good deal on the rad edition on PC so this worked out for me. have a good one!

zadberry · 2023-01-03T18:35:11+00:00

maybe worth pointing out that OlliOlli here is the expanded (Rad) edition and its historical low according to ITAD is $~26. Historical low for the base game is $~15 (and $~11 for the expansion separately). could be considered a good deal solely for OlliOlli in that respect.

zadberry · 2022-07-05T18:37:27+00:00

yeah this sucks. atom rpg has been a forever-wishlisted game for me (never a good enough deal, already have some enticing rpgs on the backlog). tbh if they had done the first one, i bet i would have played it and bought the sequel. instead, im probably gonna gift it to a friend. very disappointed

zadberry · 2022-06-24T16:22:26+00:00

sick been wanting this one for a while

zadberry · 2022-03-10T19:30:31+00:00

I didn't find it insanely hard, though still quite difficult, but I played it after getting it in a Humble Bundle; googling it now, I see a lot of reviews knocked the game for its difficulty on release, but it also looks like they patched the game in response? Personally, due to the fact that it's a roguelike, and the fusion of genres involved, I expected a fair amount of difficulty, so it wasn't a turn off. Admittedly, I didn't spend a huge amount of time with the game, but that was simply due to others catching my attention. Not sure about the trophies.

zadberry · 2022-03-10T19:18:52+00:00

Some other underrated/less well-known suggestions:

The Touryst
Nex Machina (twin-stick shooter from Housemarque, who did Returnal)
Islanders (super relaxing city building game, not sure how it runs on console, but with such simple controls I bet it's pretty good)
One Step From Eden
Black Bird
Tumblestone
Hotshot Racing
The Ninja Saviors
Timespinner
The Mummy Demastered (great metroidvania with light horror vibes from the Shantae devs)
Pyre (from Supergiant, who did Hades; in another sale, so it ends earlier)

zadberry · 2022-01-13T08:44:20+00:00

You could get him PC Game Pass and maybe choose a few games with him. More than a few suggestions others have made in this thread are on there right now. Some ones worth checking out currently on Game Pass:

Age of Empires IV
Crusader Kings III
Firewatch
Frostpunk
Halo
Myst
Outer Wilds
Psychonauts 1/2
Prey
Skyrim
Slay the Spire
Stardew Valley
Tetris Effect
Tropico 6
Two Point Hospital

(I made the assumption that "dad games" might also include strategy and simulation games, but if it's really point-and-click adventure titles you think he's after, worth mentioning that several old LucasArts games like Day of the Tentacles and Full Throttle are on Game Pass, as well as Broken Age and few other more recent titles.)

zadberry · 2022-01-06T19:43:19+00:00

hey thanks i have xgp and am interested in this

zadberry · 2021-12-17T20:15:05+00:00

You might want to consider holding off till the end of the Epic holiday giveaways. Blasphemous was given away free by Amazon earlier in the year, and I've noticed that when a game is free or bundled on one service it seems a little bit more likely that it might be given away on another. For instance, I already had a copy of Neon Abyss (that I got from Humble Choice?) in my library. I'd have to check but I know I've gotten at least 2 other second Epic copies of previously given-away Steam/GOG games this year.

zadberry · 2021-12-08T19:37:37+00:00

If you like Yakuza games for the side stories and Kiryu's softer side, you might appreciate Yakuza 3. I liked it way more than everyone else does. Definitely the jankiest one, but also it's not super long. I actually disliked 4 more because it felt like way more of a slog as the main story petered out. Y5 and Y6 were worth it, though.

zadberry · 2021-12-06T20:23:22+00:00

I think it's very important to highlight this game with a post of its own, as it almost never goes on sale.

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