MurrayL

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[–] MurrayL 23 points 2 months ago (11 children)

On the other hand, r/switchpirates is transparently a community for the express purpose of pirating Nintendo games for their current system. It’s one of the rare cases where I think they probably can make a slam-dunk legal case to shut it down.

[–] MurrayL 23 points 2 months ago

Barely a bug IMO - Valve wanted an invisible wall to block players from being able to skip a small environmental puzzle, but invisible walls are a lazy solution. If the player can find an alternate route to climb up into the pipe, more power to them I say.

[–] MurrayL 6 points 2 months ago

So the full name of the UK is ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’. As the name suggests, it includes Great Britain, Northern Ireland, plus a bunch of smaller islands nearby.

Great Britain is the main island, and contains three countries: England, Scotland, and Wales. They’re all separate countries governed collectively by the UK government, but they also have their own local governments (kind of like how states in the US can have their own laws but must also adhere to federal law).

A Briton is someone from Britain.

I can’t speak confidently to the stuff about Canada & Australia, but hopefully that covers several of your questions!

[–] MurrayL 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes, because the developers working on hair physics were definitely the same people that would have otherwise been working on narrative design.

[–] MurrayL 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

On the other hand, it’s only 26 pages per issue. Tons of space for a deep dive if covering just one game, but only a fraction of a normal magazine, so the value proposition is different.

That said, I do agree - it’s a bold choice. Normally the appeal of a magazine like Retro Gamer is that they cover so many topics per issue that you’re bound to find at least one or two interesting articles. By focusing on just one game, it’s much more likely that you’re alienating a majority of potential readers each time and failing to build a consistent audience.

[–] MurrayL 2 points 3 months ago

Yep, from what I’ve seen the base model is actually great value, especially for an Apple product. But that value disappears very quickly if you want to boost any of the specs, because they still massively overcharge for upgrades.

[–] MurrayL 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Great! It’s a shame the remasters still suck.

I wouldn’t even mind that much, but they removed the actual originals from sale completely, so this crappy cash-grab is the only official way to buy them now.

[–] MurrayL 18 points 3 months ago

‘No, no! I said you should try covering it in RICE!’

[–] MurrayL 10 points 3 months ago

Seems very unlikely this is a rights expiry issue, so I would imagine they’re clearing out to make way for new ports at some point next year.

[–] MurrayL 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Because Windows doesn’t support OS-wide text formatting/manipulation like macOS does.

The system already existed in macOS so it was easy enough to plug writing tools into it, but to do the same in Windows would mean completely rewriting how Windows handles text display and editing (and no doubt causing an avalanche of compatibility issues with old apps).

[–] MurrayL 1 points 3 months ago

Onward isn't licensing every single one of Microsoft's computer peripherals. Some classics, like the Intellimouse or its modern iterations, for example, don't make the Incase reboot list.

That sucks - the Intellimouse Pro from a few years ago was a fantastic mouse.

[–] MurrayL 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Where does it say they want to ban vaping outside schools & hospitals? This is specifically about smoking.

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