This is why code should be written to be library-agnostic. Or, rather, libraries should be written to a particular open source interface standard to make library agnosticism easier.

If server code is released such that people can run private servers after the official servers are shut down, then legally the people running the servers should be the ones liable for illegal activity that happens on them.

I could imagine third-party companies springing up whose entire business model is JUST providing unofficial servers for discontinued games and moderating them. Maybe a subscription service that provides access to servers for several different online service games.

Of course, it would be more likely that it would be just a player who hosts a server for themselves and their friends and doesn’t attempt to be profitable. That would be fine too.

Dumbasses needed to see him do it live rather than google the existing data on how disastrous his last term was. Last time he was in office, they were listening to Baby Shark. “It happened 5 years ago so that’s ancient history. I’ve got better things to do, like doomscrolling Tiktok for 8 hours”

No conditioning required. The Bystander Effect has always been baked into human instincts.

They’re both great. One is a sequel to the other. Get BotW.

So the ingredients are peas, onions, oil, orange cubes, yellow cubes, yellow flakes, brown seeds…

Europa Universalis IV 90% off. Alan Wake 90% off. Prince of Persia series 80% off. Devil May Cry 1-4 67% off. Various Hitman games 90% off - the original is going for 79 cents. I could go on but I dunno what you’d be into. They have more recent games too, like Baldur’s Gate 3 20% off.

Anyway, mostly they’re the same discounts as on Steam at the moment so I dunno if it counts as “of note”. I just mention it because if you buy with GOG you get the game DRM-free, plus some people prefer to spend their money with the EU (as opposed to the USA) these days for obvious reasons.

Note: GOG is also having a sale

SNES:

• Harvest Moon - this can lead into allowing the kid to plant something IRL and having them water it regularly, allowing them to “be a real farmer”. Incidentally this is also a great way to get a child to eat vegetables, as a child who refuses to even consider eating a vegetable will change their mind when they grew it themselves

• Super Mario Kart

Mega Drive:

• Dr Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine - simple puzzle game with humorous characters from the old cartoon

Every time somebody tries to bring up the “America is just as bad as Russia” argument, I like to look at and compare South Korea vs North Korea and West Germany vs East Germany. We basically have proof that America isn’t trying to conquer the world. It practices catch and release.

America’s done lots of horrible things but Russia seems to ONLY do horrible things. America helped Japan rebuild and then gave it its freedom again. Russia still refuses to let go of Southern Chishima. America is not as bad as Russia.

Having said all that, I would prefer if NEITHER of them were global hegemon.

All four games are available for cheap on GOG, though, and with GOG once you own them you own them forever. I suppose online play is appealing, but judging by the SF 30th Anniversary Collection, the lobbies aren’t likely to be very active.

Oh, and let’s not forget:

A lot of those, I wouldn’t consider PC mascots as their games are on console too. They’d be more like multiplatform mascots. Doom was on the SNES for example. But there are some games that just aren’t the same unless you’re playing on PC.

Every land is stolen. The problem is that they’re in the middle of committing genocide.

Of all Mel Brooks comedies, I think Men in Tights is the only one that stands up to repeat viewings.

Regardless of how expensive the show was, that money was well-spent as it’s reinvigorated the flagging fan interest in the entire franchise. People would be excited to see more political thriller/spy procedural stuff set in the Galaxy Far Far Away now. I was already fascinated by the Doctor Pershing stuff in The Mandalorian; if they started building on that angle and did a “Kleya as an aging George Smiley-type working with Chancellor Mothma, General Syndulla and Senator Organa in trying to counter the rise of the First Order during the Galactic Cold War era” I would be front row centre for that and I suspect I wouldn’t be the only one. Andor has made the politics of Star Wars exciting again, and I wanna see more Senate oversight committees with Leia going up against Senator Xiono et al. Though unfortunately a recast would be necessary…

Things that went wrong with The Acolyte:

• It spoiled its “mystery” in its first episode but then continued to act like we, the audience, were in the dark about it

• A lot of the conflict came from characters holding the Idiot Ball for no reason and never communicating

• It killed off all the most interesting characters that it had spent the entire season fleshing out, and then asked us to tune in next season to follow the continuing adventures of the characters it hadn’t managed to make us care about (and Qimir who’s cool but not cool enough to carry a show on his own)

For purely nostalgic reasons I have difficulty agreeing but honestly yeah. Some of the best puzzles I’ve ever had the pleasure of solving.

First party titles are basically the only reason to buy ANY Nintendo console. However there are alternatives. For example if you don’t have a Nintendo console but want to (legally) play a 3D Zelda game, just play one of the Batman Arkham games as it’s basically the same core gameplay loop. For a 2D Zelda game play Tunic.

“Wide assortment” would be my guess.