I get why they're doing this. They don't want to have to deal with people sending them broken systems because they installed some random patch. This is basically to say "you can do what you like but we're not taking responsibility."
@Coalescence Kevtris doesn't even do all the work necessary on cores for game compatibility.
@Guru_Larry I've been seeing nothing but praise for the C64 Ultimate so that's interesting.
@Arcadia_Official I don't know if it's a lack of awareness that's caused the hypocritical behaviour or it's just targeted to people Hookshot doesn't like? ๐ค
@OdysseyPoint "Your position is currently "I like AI and everyone that doesn't is either biased or a troll."
I never said that. Your previous post reads like AI by the way.
"AI use in the creative aspects of game development will continue to be a red flag to indicate cost-cutting and/or lazy work, and you are doing nothing to disprove that."
Genie is out of bottle and you aren't putting it back in. People will continue using it for good and bad regardless of your bias. ๐
@Ancientocean That's helpful if you're completely anti-AI but a lot of people aren't triggered by AI in these situations which is where the frustration people are having with TE is coming from. All this article proves is the developer has done nothing wrong and TE is calling out ANY games that use AI. If it's news worthy by all means Damien should report it, if it has zero issues then drawing attention to it is just calling out the developer for using it.
Maybe join up next time not to complain to others about your anti-AI bias. I don't need that lecture thank you.
@Ancientocean You make out I'm not allowed to have my opinion? You also seem to be singling me out when I'm not the only one here who has issues with the constant AI doom articles because Damien hates AI.
You also just joined an hour ago to complain to me so you can't say I'm the problem here. ๐
@ServbotEXE There are many benefits to AI in entertainment. There are also many dangers. My problem along with others is the constant doom articles about AI being used in games for an agenda.
@HoyeBoye The constant articles about AI being used makes it pretty clear it's an attack on AI plus...Damien hates AI in video games so it's fairly obvious to read between the lines.
@mariteaux Damien really, really, really doesn't like AI at all in video games. I agree, articles like this are almost calling out the games to get hate. It's almost a form of gatekeeping at this point.
"The MiSTer platform is a little long in the tooth these days, so it's hardly surprising that developers are reaching the limit of its potential."
First I'm hearing of that since everyone still goes on about how good it is compared to typical emulation.
100% accuracy would be ideal however making the games run properly is what is ultimately important. It just depends what those inaccuracies are and whether they ruin the gameplay experience or even improve it.
@James-Bond I never really understood if developers care so much on creating cinema why bother animating cutscenes when you can just do FMV? If you're going to make a movie go the entire way like FMV.
I always found his channel overrated. His research is detailed and in-depth but he covers the same topics that have been covered endlessly by everyone else. Norman will put out a video on Super Mario Kart and then everyone will think this is the first time it's been covered. That channel could have done a lot more interesting stuff.
@X68000 The irony of course is Norman started as a sort of early AVGN copy. Laid back, no nonsense with arms folded and slightly arrogant. Then he stopped making videos for a few years and when he came back he became the more natural "well that's just swell" persona he's been since. ๐
@Banjo- Try to widen your search. There are more channels out there covering more variety of topics. I'd hate to think you think this is as informative as retro gaming content gets.
@Sketcz I had no idea about this. I'm somehow not surprised as my comment above shows his audience believe his topics are new only when he's covered them. It's very frustrating. His sources could easily be put into his videos but then creating an ignorance might be unintentionally beneficial to him I guess? ๐ค
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Re: Talking Point: "We, The Consumers, Need To Vote With Our Wallets" - The Moral Dilemma Of Supporting SNK In 2026
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Re: Talking Point: "We, The Consumers, Need To Vote With Our Wallets" - The Moral Dilemma Of Supporting SNK In 2026
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Re: "That Was Crazy" - Retro Panel Gets Interrupted After Bomb Threat
@AnonUser Not from what I've seen. ๐
Re: "That Was Crazy" - Retro Panel Gets Interrupted After Bomb Threat
They just wanted to talk about the fu*king Commodore Amiga...why...๐
Re: RetroAchievements Support Comes To MiSTer FPGA
That's cool. I hope RA supports ZX Spectrum and Amiga eventually.
Re: "We Know This Might Feel Restrictive" - Commodore Explains Why It's Locking Down The C64 Ultimate
I get why they're doing this. They don't want to have to deal with people sending them broken systems because they installed some random patch. This is basically to say "you can do what you like but we're not taking responsibility."
@Coalescence Kevtris doesn't even do all the work necessary on cores for game compatibility.
@Guru_Larry I've been seeing nothing but praise for the C64 Ultimate so that's interesting.
Re: Retro-Bit Is Blessing Two More 16-Bit Cult Classics With Physical Re-Releases
While I'm happy for the re-releases it looks so off brand the covers end up looking unappealing. Oh Sega come on... ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Re: Saudi-Funded Metal Slug Reboot Looks To Be Taking The Series Back To Its Pixel Art Roots
The wording to this article title is trying to be controversial.
@SecretSeashell Yeah, they may end up doing this.
Re: "Super Sidekicks 3 Or Ultimate 11?" - Plaion Wants To Know Which Neo Geo Games You'd Like To See Re-Released
Mutation Nation might be a good one to release.
Re: Guide: Where To Pre-Order The Evercade Nexus
Overpriced and unnecessary.
Re: The Neo Geo+ AES Saves You Over $92,000 On The Real Deal
@Arcadia_Official I don't know if it's a lack of awareness that's caused the hypocritical behaviour or it's just targeted to people Hookshot doesn't like? ๐ค
Re: "I Sympathise With The Negative Sentiment" - Technosoft's 'Fantastic Pinball' Gets An AI-Assisted English Translation
@OdysseyPoint "Your position is currently "I like AI and everyone that doesn't is either biased or a troll."
I never said that. Your previous post reads like AI by the way.
"AI use in the creative aspects of game development will continue to be a red flag to indicate cost-cutting and/or lazy work, and you are doing nothing to disprove that."
Genie is out of bottle and you aren't putting it back in. People will continue using it for good and bad regardless of your bias. ๐
Re: "Locked And Loaded" - Polymega Is Adding Support For Two New CD-Based Retro Consoles
Here's hoping it's CD32 and 3DO.
Re: "This Is Devastating News" - Hackers Force Console Preservation Site "Back To Basics"
That explains why when you go there now there's no images.
Re: "A Fan Project Not To Be Missed" - This New Project Reimagines The Classic Tomb Raider Games As A 2.5D Sidescroller
I'd be interested to know how good climbing is in this since it's essentially a Prince of Persia/Flashback style game now. ๐ค
Re: The Neo Geo+ AES Saves You Over $92,000 On The Real Deal
@Arcadia_Official I mean TE shouldn't be talking about this Neo Geo then. ๐
@Sketcz It's the same as the ModRetro. People are acting like hypocrites when they already support companies with shady projects.
Re: "No Emulation, No Compromise, No Comparison" - The $250 Neo Geo+ AES Aims To Be A 1:1 Replica Of SNK's Classic Console
Glad to see this being made. I bet SNK will use this as an opportunity for a lot of game releases.
Re: "I Sympathise With The Negative Sentiment" - Technosoft's 'Fantastic Pinball' Gets An AI-Assisted English Translation
@Ancientocean That's helpful if you're completely anti-AI but a lot of people aren't triggered by AI in these situations which is where the frustration people are having with TE is coming from. All this article proves is the developer has done nothing wrong and TE is calling out ANY games that use AI. If it's news worthy by all means Damien should report it, if it has zero issues then drawing attention to it is just calling out the developer for using it.
Maybe join up next time not to complain to others about your anti-AI bias. I don't need that lecture thank you.
Re: "I Sympathise With The Negative Sentiment" - Technosoft's 'Fantastic Pinball' Gets An AI-Assisted English Translation
@Ancientocean You make out I'm not allowed to have my opinion? You also seem to be singling me out when I'm not the only one here who has issues with the constant AI doom articles because Damien hates AI.
You also just joined an hour ago to complain to me so you can't say I'm the problem here. ๐
Re: "I Sympathise With The Negative Sentiment" - Technosoft's 'Fantastic Pinball' Gets An AI-Assisted English Translation
@ServbotEXE There are many benefits to AI in entertainment. There are also many dangers. My problem along with others is the constant doom articles about AI being used in games for an agenda.
Re: "I Sympathise With The Negative Sentiment" - Technosoft's 'Fantastic Pinball' Gets An AI-Assisted English Translation
@OdysseyPoint Seriously? This is the worst troll post I've seen in a while. ๐คฃ
Re: "I Sympathise With The Negative Sentiment" - Technosoft's 'Fantastic Pinball' Gets An AI-Assisted English Translation
@HoyeBoye The constant articles about AI being used makes it pretty clear it's an attack on AI plus...Damien hates AI in video games so it's fairly obvious to read between the lines.
Re: "I Sympathise With The Negative Sentiment" - Technosoft's 'Fantastic Pinball' Gets An AI-Assisted English Translation
@mariteaux I 100% agree!
Re: 'Space Moves' Revives A Classic Run-And-Gun Series Which Dates All The Way Back To 1986
That's awesome. A sci-fi setting makes sense as well. ๐
Re: "The Folks In Japan Perceived US Devs As Being Fat Or Spoiled" - How Final Fight Revenge Bloodied An Entire Studio
I'm glad things got better for them. Having seen gameplay from Revenge I'm happy they managed to get something playable out there.
Re: "Almost Completely Re-engineered" - Polymega Gets An Upgrade As 'Remix' Units Complete Mass Production
Makes sense they'd upgrade the tech but I hope existing owners get a discount.
Re: "I Sympathise With The Negative Sentiment" - Technosoft's 'Fantastic Pinball' Gets An AI-Assisted English Translation
@mariteaux Damien really, really, really doesn't like AI at all in video games. I agree, articles like this are almost calling out the games to get hate. It's almost a form of gatekeeping at this point.
Re: SNK's Street Fighter Rival, Fatal Fury, Is Getting Its Own 'Ultimate' History Book
I thought this was already released? ๐ค
Re: "Prepare For The PS2 Fanboy Meltdown" - Here's Resident Evil 4 Running On Dreamcast
Leeeetttttsssss Gooooooooo! ๐
Re: "I Don't Know Who Failed Due Diligence Here" - Sigma Star Saga DX Updated After Violating GBA Emulator's License
@BLAZINOAH Oh I can believe it was the Retron 5. Hyperkin took A LOT of stuff from the community.
Re: Interview: "Ultimately, It Was The Customer Who Spoke Up" - How The Spectrum White Edition Celebrates Sinclair Lore
I wish the Spectrum Next wasn't limited in stock.
Re: Random: The Guy Behind The Disasterous 'SuperSega' Is Back, And He Wants To Sell You A Wooden PC
To be fair it's not electronics trying to be something it's not, it's wood but having said that knowing Martin he'll find some way to mess it up. ๐
Re: 'Warhammer Classics' Brings 7 Beloved PC Titles Back From The Dead
I've never been a fan of RTS games but any FPS games I'll happily buy.
Re: 3DO FPGA Core "Cannot Be Accurate On The MiSTer" Says Creator
"The MiSTer platform is a little long in the tooth these days, so it's hardly surprising that developers are reaching the limit of its potential."
First I'm hearing of that since everyone still goes on about how good it is compared to typical emulation.
100% accuracy would be ideal however making the games run properly is what is ultimately important. It just depends what those inaccuracies are and whether they ruin the gameplay experience or even improve it.
Re: Another N64 Launch Title Has Been Decompiled, And It Seems A PC Port Is Already In The Works
N64 games can only look better on PC.
Re: Hopes Of Neo Geo Hardware Revival Triggered By ESRB Rating
@Zeebor15 "Eurojank"? ๐ค
Re: "That Elegance Still Feels Unmatched To Me" - M2 CEO Reveals "Ultimate" Game He'd Love To Work On
I'd be a little more ambitious and port the sequel.
Re: Interview: "You're Always Facing The Risk Of It Coming To An End" - M2 Co., Ltd.'s Naoki Horii On Creating Retro Perfection
@sdelfin Oh that's cool. Atari Games obviously saw the potential.
@KingMike I actually came to like that game via Antstream. Underrated game definitely.
Re: Interview: "You're Always Facing The Risk Of It Coming To An End" - M2 Co., Ltd.'s Naoki Horii On Creating Retro Perfection
I had no idea they ported Gauntlet IV to Mega Drive, that's cool. ๐
Re: Evercade's Next Indie Heroes Collection Announced, With A Shareware Twist
I think I'll just buy it on Steam. Evercade has just been getting weirder by the year.
Re: Move Over, Alex Kidd! Here's Super Mario Bros. On The Sega Master System
@ihaveallthecoins It certainly could. Master System had superior technology.
Re: New 'Hang-On' Patch For The Sega Master System Brings The 8-Bit Racer Closer To The Arcade
Really good work all things considered.
Re: Limited Run Games Announces Widespread Delays, Concedes Delivery Dates Were "Too Aggressive" & "Overly Optimistic"
I really wish they didn't live up to their name. ๐ช
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess Is Getting A Native PC Port
@AndyVGR I think it's still up.
Re: The DNA Of Hideo Kojima, Video Gaming's Greatest Auteur
@James-Bond I never really understood if developers care so much on creating cinema why bother animating cutscenes when you can just do FMV? If you're going to make a movie go the entire way like FMV.
Re: "Pond Versus Bond" - James Bond's IP Owner Opposes Trademark For Cult UK Video Game Character
@Guru_Larry Eon owned James Bond but Danjaq was also involved. I'm guessing since Amazon own Bond Danjaq still are involved in their duties.
Re: "Pond Versus Bond" - James Bond's IP Owner Opposes Trademark For Cult UK Video Game Character
@AtomB D'oh, missed it! Honestly though, I don't see what the problem is. One is a fishy parody.
Re: "I Will Always Cherish That Chapter Of My Life" - A Million Subs Later, One Of Retro Gaming's Most Famous YouTubers Calls It Quits
I always found his channel overrated. His research is detailed and in-depth but he covers the same topics that have been covered endlessly by everyone else. Norman will put out a video on Super Mario Kart and then everyone will think this is the first time it's been covered. That channel could have done a lot more interesting stuff.
@X68000 The irony of course is Norman started as a sort of early AVGN copy. Laid back, no nonsense with arms folded and slightly arrogant. Then he stopped making videos for a few years and when he came back he became the more natural "well that's just swell" persona he's been since. ๐
@Banjo- Try to widen your search. There are more channels out there covering more variety of topics. I'd hate to think you think this is as informative as retro gaming content gets.
@Sketcz I had no idea about this. I'm somehow not surprised as my comment above shows his audience believe his topics are new only when he's covered them. It's very frustrating. His sources could easily be put into his videos but then creating an ignorance might be unintentionally beneficial to him I guess? ๐ค
Re: "Pond Versus Bond" - James Bond's IP Owner Opposes Trademark For Cult UK Video Game Character
Wait...isn't Danjaq the owners of James Bond? ๐ค
Re: One Of The Most Famous Commodore 64 Series Is Set To Get A Sequel, Almost 38 Years Later
Oh cool, they made a sequel! ๐