Formerly of Sonic Robo Blast 2 fame (co-founder). ProjectGeeker.Org webmaster. Too big a family and too little free time. youtube.com/@ssntails
Joined February 2014
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I played the invite-only demo last month. I don't get excited for most new games anymore - this happens to be an exception. Best MMX clone I've seen yet. kickstarter.com/projects/and…
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I’ve discovered this about myself, too. Unlike when I was a kid, I can generally stop playing a game partway through, not touch it for months, then finally go back to it. I run into the same problem - “where was I? What are the controls? What quest was I on?” Insightful…
海外ゲームメディアが『ゲーム業界は高齢ゲーマー市場を見落としている』という、まるで我々に宛てたような記事を公開!!
内容的には、現在のゲーム設計は高齢プレイヤー向きではなく、高齢ゲーマーは最初の30分で離脱するのではなく、ゲームを数週間放置すると操作方法やクエストを忘れて戻れなくなる。
それに対し「レトロゲーム」はタイトル自体を知っている上に、ゲームのプレイ時間が短いので高齢ゲーマー向けである…という、老化あるあるもバッチリ指摘されて、耳が痛い。
そのうえで、高齢者が遊びやすいゲーム設計について、業界関係者からさまざまな意見が出ているのが、個人的に興味深いし、正直なところ当方は「歳をとったけど楽しめる新作ゲーム」っていうのが心から遊びたいんですよね。
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I've kinda always had an issue with the modern term "creators". Nothing against YouTubers, and it's really Google's fault the term exists, but oftentimes it's just people making videos of stuff that other people actually *created*.
does "creators" only apply to those who just made video content or can it also include those that actually make things for the communities they are a part of
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This is a really great game. If you haven't had the chance to pick it up yet, now's the time!
To go along with the sequel announcement: for a limited time, the first game is free to grab on Steam! 🎮
✨That's FREE as in F-R-E-E, no strings attached!✨
Claim the game while the offer is available, and keep it forever!
Find the Steam page here:
store.steampowered.com/app/8…
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Hey @vluchitz , maybe this will let you pull off > 25kHz PCM audio? 🤣
あの「メガドライブ」用のゲームデータを、「レコードプレイヤー」でロードする異様な実験が公開され話題に!!
ROMデータを音声信号に変換→レコードにカッティング→再生音をデコードして読み込ませるという異様なチャレンジ!!
しかし夢ある実験なので、流石セガだぜッッ!!
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Just because a machine is old, doesn't mean the emulation has been perfected. Sometimes testing on real hardware is the only way.
Look at how that framerate tanks in the first second or two! It's amazing how far we've come.
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This was the first attempt at "copper" skies, pre-0.1. Most emulators didn't even support them, and ones that did had different results. When tested on hardware, it just didn't work right. A few weeks after 0.1 released, Chilly Willy fixed the bug in his interrupt handler.
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Did you know the Genesis had an analog controller? Well…
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There's a lot of code optimization that could be done in SRB2 to mitigate this. Everything is highly flexible instead of intended for specific actions. While that maximizes modding potential, it requires significantly more processing power.
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fun fact, early versions of srb2 2.2 have an entire scrapped CEZ2 route. i'm fairly certain that this was removed for performance reasons in later patches
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SSNTails retweeted
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My reply to someone considering starting a video game company:
The distribution of possible rewards for starting a video game company are generally not very good today. The market is well served, and gaining a foothold requires strong execution on both business and product issues, along with a substantial amount of luck. Plan to burn through seven figures with a not-great chance of making it back.
If you do go for it, some bits of advice:
Identify your customers clearly before you start. Not just a broad community, but specific people, and imagine them as you make decisions.
Initially, build the smallest, most concise game you can imagine anyone paying for. It will still take much longer than you expect.
Once something exists, hill-climb the value. Hopefully you will have some elements that clearly bring joy to people, which you can magnify. There will inevitably be tons of things that people find confusing, frustrating, or just boring that you will need to fix.
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This was a major influence on me for @SonicTeamJr ‘s art direction. Thank you for such fantastic work!
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スクリーンセーバーのアニメはセガを辞めてフリーランスになってからうけた仕事。
ピクセルアートではなく通常のアニメと同じ手法で紙に動画描いてスキャンしてデジタルで彩色、縮小して減色。
ウインドウズの仕様上、BMPでｔ256色使えるがアルファによるエッジの透明処理が出来ないのが厳しかった。
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Mine probably would have looked something like this.
I like them both. Alice did a very good job being faithful to the source. If I had to pick something to gripe about tho, I will admit I do not like the design choice made with the shoes. But really, lots of my art, especially the sprites, are kinda all over the place on that.
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Because they had to OPEN UP YO’ HEART YEREAAAAUUUHHGHHHHH!!!!!!
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What happened during development for them to decide to change EVERYTHING
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More to come on this soon…
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My new toy -- the XE-1AP, thr world's first analog controller! Compatible with Genesis, and a slew of Japanese computers. Spent several hours fixing it, but now it plays wonderfully! Unlike many you read about, this one in fact returns to center.
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