dixius99

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[–] dixius99 2 points 2 years ago

There's that, and there was a huge wait to get up to the top. It felt like we went from one line, to another to another, probably 6 times in total before we got in the elevator. The kids still liked it though.

[–] dixius99 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I bet most tall towers sway a bit, and are designed to do so. Though from the top, I couldn't feel it swaying.

I doubt a photo would be able to capture the level of sway that happens. The effect I captured in the photo I think is due to the subtle concave angle of the sides, accentuated by the angle of the photo.

[–] dixius99 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Been in early access for a little over 8 years, and it has been fun to see it evolve and grow over that time. They just announced that version 1.0 will release next year!

[–] dixius99 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wasn't there a Dreamcast Ecco release? Not sure if it was any good.

[–] dixius99 4 points 2 years ago

... I did not know that. Good tip!

[–] dixius99 2 points 2 years ago

In Ontario, Canada, 500/500 fibre from Bell. I pay $60/month, though this is a promotional rate for 2 years. I think I will be paying double after the 2 years.

[–] dixius99 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also fun fact: Larry DeMar co-designed and co-programmed this one. I know Larry has a number of pinball credits, though I usually think of him more in relation to his work on Defender and Robotron.

[–] dixius99 22 points 2 years ago

On that note, you can edit titles in Lemmy, which you can't do on Reddit. So that's a pretty great upgrade.

[–] dixius99 4 points 2 years ago

Up until about a month ago, Safari was the browser I used 95% of the time. I like the interface, swiping back to close a tab that was just opened from a link, etc. I don't use a lot of extensions, so I don't really miss them.

For the last month, I've been using Arc, but I may not stay with it.

[–] dixius99 2 points 2 years ago

Back in the Genesis days, I invested in a 6-button controller, but I only had one, which is maybe one reason nobody wanted to play with me! The layout was actually better than the SNES, and the direction pad was really good.

So far, I haven't really experienced any jerks while playing. In Battle Hub, I run in to some people who are just way better than me and I'll get completely destroyed, but I haven't seen any teabagging yet, etc. Sometimes if I'm getting completely decimated, I secretly hope my opponent will let up a bit so I can try some things, but they don't really owe me that.

Ranked is stressful, but as many say, at least in Ranked you are more or less facing off against people in the same skill ballpark. I just went up to Silver for the first time. I know if I go on a losing streak and it looks like I'll get demoted, I'll feel the nerves, but I'll get over it and hopefully come back and go up again.

[–] dixius99 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I've been playing Street Fighter since SFII, and I still get nervous in Ranked. It comes and goes, depending on the opponent, what's on the line, etc., but the only time I don't have any nerves is against the computer.

For me, as hard as this might seem, Street Fighter has always been more of a single-player experience, since there weren't many arcades near me when I was a teenager, and nobody really wanted to play on the Genesis.

[–] dixius99 1 points 2 years ago

Engine Summer by John Crowley. I'm only about 100 pages in, but liking it so far.

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