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Tech, localization, reverse-engineering, retro gaming. Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria. He/him. https://aeongenesis.net

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No promises on this, of course! But if it's possible... man.

10.03.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a bonus, I've actually found a branch that when NOP'd immediately advances the game's animation state machine. Using this knowledge I might actually be able write up some code that will skip/cancel battle sequences at a button press, which would be a *massive* QOL improvement.

10.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Still working on that SRW4 soft-lock. I have a targeted fix for this instance specifically but I'm looking for something more general. There's better news, however...

10.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry about the reply guy :( I appreciate your input! With RE9 out and me not buying it for cashflow related reasons I've been looking at what I *do* have and am considering going back to and playing/replaying.

10.03.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Curious to hear your thoughts on RE4make! I picked it up but really only got through the first act. Scenes where an unlimited amount of enemies would spawn until X condition was satisfied stressed me out more than I was comfortable with and I wasn't enjoying myself, so I stopped.

10.03.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I honestly get eye strain playing vb on 3ds much, but I also don't have the room for a physical unit (be that original or switch) nor the money to obtain one atm

10.03.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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False Skies on Steam Create a party, layer on new classes, and uncover the mystery behind the seeming reappearance of a long-gone city in this classicly-styled RPG.

Less than 100 reviews (but admittedly 92% positive), False Skies is an absolutely excellent GBC-styled JRPG, roughly 50 hours to play through. And only $9. store.steampowered.com/app/1830040/...

10.03.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't give up

09.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At least as far as appearances go.

09.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think anyone believed it. Probably not even the site owners. But it did at least do a little bit to try to push piracy consequences onto the consumers rather than the dealers.

09.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Amalgam still owes me a steak :)

09.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No cherryroms? :) Plasticman tho! I found Chaos World on Plasticman's site.

09.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Cat Burger - Gator Days

Characters

Catrick C. Cattington IV - Catfish - He might be a CEO of a company who is worth millions of dollars but he is just like you!

Stuart - Quokka - A perpetually smiling Sectional Manager. He tackles every problem with motivational corporate speak intended to maximize collaboration and synergies among all employees.

August - Alligator - A soft spoken single father who works in IT. Gustopher's dad.

Transcript

Panel 1

Catrick is filming an ad for a fast food restaurant's new product. He's excited to share it with you. He's wearing and tie so you know he means business but he also has a sweater vest on so you'll know he's friendly. He's also wearing gloves so he doesn't actually have to touch any food. There's a sign in the background that says "HOME SWEET HOME" which everyone hopes will disguise the fact that they're filming this in an empty conference room.

Catrick: I'm taking a break from my busy CEO schedule to show you our new product. Yummy.

Panel 2

Catrick is now sitting in front of a TV that says "CAT BURGER" with the Cat Burger mascot in the middle.

Catrick: I enjoy consuming product while sipping a loss leader and watching content on the subscription service.

Panel 3

Catrick has found himself two more food items from the Cat Burger menu. He's trying his best to keep them from getting too close to his mouth. In one had he has fries and in the other he has "Pistachio Spice" seasonal frozen treat. Does not actually contain pistachio.

Catrick: I like to finish my meal by dipping my added value side in a seasonal item. I do this several times a week.

Panel 4

Stuart is by the camera and giving Catrick feedback. No one has realized that no one has removed the cap from the camera. August from IT was brought in to see why the camera isn't recording anything. He's just standing there in stunned silence. He will not be getting Cat Burger for dinner.

Stuart: GREAT WORK, SIR! Highly relatable.

Cat Burger - Gator Days Characters Catrick C. Cattington IV - Catfish - He might be a CEO of a company who is worth millions of dollars but he is just like you! Stuart - Quokka - A perpetually smiling Sectional Manager. He tackles every problem with motivational corporate speak intended to maximize collaboration and synergies among all employees. August - Alligator - A soft spoken single father who works in IT. Gustopher's dad. Transcript Panel 1 Catrick is filming an ad for a fast food restaurant's new product. He's excited to share it with you. He's wearing and tie so you know he means business but he also has a sweater vest on so you'll know he's friendly. He's also wearing gloves so he doesn't actually have to touch any food. There's a sign in the background that says "HOME SWEET HOME" which everyone hopes will disguise the fact that they're filming this in an empty conference room. Catrick: I'm taking a break from my busy CEO schedule to show you our new product. Yummy. Panel 2 Catrick is now sitting in front of a TV that says "CAT BURGER" with the Cat Burger mascot in the middle. Catrick: I enjoy consuming product while sipping a loss leader and watching content on the subscription service. Panel 3 Catrick has found himself two more food items from the Cat Burger menu. He's trying his best to keep them from getting too close to his mouth. In one had he has fries and in the other he has "Pistachio Spice" seasonal frozen treat. Does not actually contain pistachio. Catrick: I like to finish my meal by dipping my added value side in a seasonal item. I do this several times a week. Panel 4 Stuart is by the camera and giving Catrick feedback. No one has realized that no one has removed the cap from the camera. August from IT was brought in to see why the camera isn't recording anything. He's just standing there in stunned silence. He will not be getting Cat Burger for dinner. Stuart: GREAT WORK, SIR! Highly relatable.

Cat Burger - Gator Days

09.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 2671 πŸ” 423 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 4

The Video Game Industry (2026)

09.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not sure about the friction piece; in my mind the possibility of being stuck with a potential lemon for a weekend would make it *harder* to choose, not easier. But I do think there's something to the "just a few minutes more" argument.

09.03.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think this is it. My collection mirrors this -- a lot of it is familiar and fun, but as much or more is new *to me.* And I still get a kick out of surprising games I haven't played before -- just the other day it was Serpent on GB, which I randomly pulled off the shelf and had a blast with.

09.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This wasn't necessarily the case for me. I actually lived within a ~15-20min walk of multiple locally-owned stores that predated Blockbuster.

09.03.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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House of Necrosis on Steam A turn-based horror RPG with retro 32-bit 3D graphics. Survive the horrors of the mansion that changes every time you enter.

store.steampowered.com/app/2005870/...

09.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Gun Hazard screenshot. 16-bit mecha side scroller. Albert says, "All right! 2000 dollars!"

Gun Hazard screenshot. 16-bit mecha side scroller. Albert says, "All right! 2000 dollars!"

Today, we blew up robots and got *paid*! Thanks to everyone who joined us for Gun Hazard! #RetroGaming #MechaGameMarch

08.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nowadays I have a small library of cartridges similar to a rental wall. Why do I have decision paralysis on what to play now, when I didn't have nearly as a hard a time picking then? Granted it's *my* curated list vs what the shop had, but I still had a lot of options on any given visit.

09.03.2026 04:49 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Had a thought. When I was a kid, we had game rentals for NES, SNES, PS1, etc. We'd go to a place (Blockbuster eventually, but other places too), pick a game, then play it for a few days before returning it. Usually there was a stand or a wall or something with a bunch of game boxes to pick from.

09.03.2026 04:47 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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happy international women's day

08.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 4121 πŸ” 1355 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 6

That's definitely possible!

08.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What, no inclusion of the waterfall cave area exclusive to this version's stage 1?

08.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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did u know new sata ssds are mostly empty inside but just the right size for a custom enclosure

11.02.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 857 πŸ” 279 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 7
Startropics NES cartridge and manual, with the letter still attached to the manual. The previous owner took some notes on the back of the letter.

Startropics NES cartridge and manual, with the letter still attached to the manual. The previous owner took some notes on the back of the letter.

Startropics NES cartridge with the unfolded letter from Uncle Steve.

Startropics NES cartridge with the unfolded letter from Uncle Steve.

Pulled Startropics for #RandomGameSaturday this week! Even have the letter from Uncle Steve still attached to the manual.

08.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

07.03.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 21810 πŸ” 6562 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 161
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Shrek has been modded into β€˜Resident Evil Requiem’ πŸ§Ÿβ€β™‚οΈ

07.03.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 1944 πŸ” 473 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 73

Those were the days.

07.03.2026 05:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Oooooh! The original got its hooks into me *immediately*; its opening tutorial section feels cyberpunk in a way that every other cyberpunk styled game I've ever played dreams of.

07.03.2026 04:17 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0