> When frozen, enemies become platforms, which is a neat way to explore out-of-reach space, but it feels like it’s hardly ever necessary.

> Nuclear bombs, only instead of plutonium, it’s a kitty.

If you’re primarily interested in a handheld gaming system, you can get a used Vita off eBay and hack it for basically the same set of functionality (plus the ability to play Vita, PS1, and PSP games) for under $150.

Not 100%. Japan also has fairly small living spaces, making handheld systems more attractive than entertainment center consoles, plus Nintendo’s marketing is top-notch.  And, despite the pervasiveness of public transportation, trains are often so crowded that you don’t have room to pull out a handheld system anyway.

What’s funny is that the reputation for JRPG PC ports being poorly done is mostly due to Square’s jobs on all of the aforementioned games.  Most non-Square ports I’ve played have been fine, some are even the best versions of the games (see all of XSEED’s PC ports of Falcom games).

Internal server code like this is often very poorly documented and maintained, and it may require very specific hardware and specialized knowledge in order to get a server running at all. Documenting and polishing up software to make it suitable for a publish release is expensive and time-consuming, and a company…

Could you fill the rest of us in on what you’re referring to?

And, this is totally anecdotal, but I know people with cartridge readers and have dumped all of their own cartridges. I have used PS1/PS2 emulators quit a bit, but exclusively on discs that I own.  I know that ROM piracy is rampant, but I think there’s more legal emulation going on than some people want to believe.

> “But they didn’t.”

I’m here as the obligatory Linux user who hasn’t touched Windows in a decade and is shocked that many of these things even *exist*.

Oh yeah, it absolutely is.  The artist behind it is known for drawing girls in tights.  This is only surprising because people aren’t used to getting non-hentai that is overtly aimed at a specific fetish.

You’ve never had to get anything mass-produced, have you?  The USA is not the right place to do that.

“Elite” doesn’t mean “not free.”  Aside from the fact that they sold a limited number of tickets to their “after party”...

As somebody who cosplays, admires other cosplays, and goes to over half a dozen conventions per year, it’s hard to describe why this strikes me as being incredibly pretentious and seriously rubs me the wrong way.

> You mean you want gamers who pay $60 of their hard-earned cash for a broken AAA title to be nice and friendly with the fucks who ripped them off?

The takeaway from this should be that harsh legal punishments and cultural attitudes are not actually correlated with each other.  Simply making it illegal does not decrease drug usage at all.

> Wanna know what is a great way to reduce addiction? Making it illegal/ostracizing it so less people start in the first place.

I wish that people who don’t like roguelikes would stop wishing that roguelikes didn’t exist, so that’s fair.

It was fun, but after completing about 60 shrines and the divine beasts, I decided I had had enough of it. I don’t ever feel the need to go back to it.

I’d guess because that’s what they have and they didn’t feel like buying the remake.  Why does it matter?