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I enjoyed reading that fair play to the Devs
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/jan/28/broke-our-hearts-boy-with-autism-inspires-relaunch-of-popular-game
IWasACatAllAlong
Why not just play it on steam? Come on, dad.
LadyNetrex
Not surpriced the developer did it. They're great.
Everfearful
We forgive you Sean. Now please make NMS 2 so I can give you more money.
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5NoteHalf
I know I've read this, but what's it from?
Kennisibueno
This is exactly what revived Toontown Online!
MrTruTru
The kid wasn't autistic untill he started playing the game
FrowN33
Makes me want to play no mans sky again just for the support of the dev this is amazing!
nosurrender1
Engoodened.
Moonadon
TheActualFBI
Best fanfic I've heard.
Userlivewire
Wouldn’t the game seem different if they change the visuals and other things? Very nice but it seems like an autistic might not like that.
DonnaNobleInTheLibrary
Depends. They might just have redrawn the assets at much higher resolution.
VodkaReindeer
But what will this teach to the kid? "If you get hooked on cocaine, go to your dealer for more?" smh... /s
malachilenomade
Oh see, it's Hello Games. They're pretty good for stuff like that. Hell, they've been DLCing NMS for FREE since it's release.
Itcanbedone
Amazing!! Well done! And then I scroll about Joe getting dragged into a post office.. Thank God it was a different post...
outsailing772
#6 Bye, bye Spotify. Perhaps protecting exceptional artists and removing the garbage should be the ethical standard.
MattDude
Algher
I just bought the Joe Danger Action Pack. I don't know when I will every play it, but it is my little way of saying thanks to the Devs.
bottlenecked
Spent the $2 to support it. Worth it!
staceyjorgenson31415
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Gelantious
's why all devs should release their games on PC. Preferably on gog. But can always emulate older OS versions themselves otherwise.
IcySarcasm
bigasspervypanda
Knowing what I do about Hello Games now, I feel like a real dick for shitting on No Man's Sky at launch.
Muttons1337
Hear me out, nothing lasts forever. Struggle as you may to have it in your life as long as possible, but also prepare for it's absence.
Fifofu
Exactly. I wish I could emulate my father, or my 20's body and vision.
Lantis02
Emulation begs to differ.
Muttons1337
It can beg all it wants, but it's still getting it's hands on my Cinnamon Toast Crunch
yathatsgood
Dude, its an autistic kid who found joy and the ability to connect with his father through this game. It means the world to him and 1/2
yathatsgood
You just want to tell him, nothing lasts forever?
Muttons1337
If I may expand upon this, I worked with special needs children and adults for 15 years. The amount of times I came across the exact problem
Muttons1337
Of a toy or precious item that was the object of fixation and mental peace for them, was fantastic. I also encouraged the struggle to find-
Muttons1337
Exact replacements of said objects. The problem being though, that not everything is replaceable. We live in a great time where 3D printing-
starlord56
I have spent hours to play games from the 90s and early 2000s. I love them and cannot get into modern games.
neschamp
I just beat Legend of Zelda last weekend. Keep on, man
starlord56
Right on man, I love Legend of Zelda, I learned how to play videogames on the orginal that came out in 1986.
PenelopePepperPants
Currently on yet another a replay of FFV on Snez9x.
starlord56
Right on my Dude keep on playing.
ShadusMacAoidh
As a hobby developer, I would love to know what 'modern games' means to you, and what you find inaccessible about them.
starlord56
I am sure I can give more reasons when I play stuff this is just off the top of my head.
starlord56
In quite a few there is very poor story development, very buggy, in-acessability( in terms of equipment, which I have but most I know can't)
starlord56
so that means no more lan parties with friends, we still play AOE, GC2, SC, Rise of nations. Lack of balance. Lack of support after game
starlord56
release. When its a second game ina series I expect improved gameplay or options like Star trek starfeet command between the first and
starlord56
second games. I am sorry but off the top of my head these directly come to mind. Also advertising the game and it not being that
immunity
"It's sad that games slowly rot and many disappear." Yep, this is why "Games as a Service" is bullshit. Once they pull the server, it's gone
TheBigBadBonerBiter
Nothing turns me off from a game faster than "games as a service". Fuck that.
Gabrielr
I think of my games as sand paintings. Difficult and complex. When it’s done, you watch as the winds of time slowly blow it away
CyranoDeBurlapSack
Once the game runs out of gaas?
DREAM88RUNNER
RIP Nosgoth
Carnifici
R.I.P. Wildstar
suvasam
Ouch, this one hurt
CutesSkiBirb
It costs a lot to maintain servers.
LadiesInboxMeYourInsecurities
Release source and/or move all servers to player owned/operated
supergreenpasta
Everythings going that way, way of de cloud.
LeSethX
Same as other software, and why I am holding onto Photoshop CS5. But also, I am upset I can't play some of my older games due to age.
Hrafnir13
After the first Titanfall I refuse to play any games as service games. It was great but now I can't play it or even trade it in
elgalileo
But it's the same with physical copies!? Most game of the 90s or even 00s simply won't work on modern hardware.
rbudrick
At least they work on old hardware. Some games you can't play again at all, ever.
Mickp81
That hardware/software can easily be emulated. Allowing most games to work fine.
BryanTenn
See Accursed Farms on YT. Ross Scott has some very good videos about unnecessarily dead games and "games as a service". Imagine growing 1/2
BryanTenn
2/2 up with these game now and then as a parent wanting to show your kids and there way NO WAY to play them in the future. That's reality.
BryanTenn
Ross's Game Dungeon videos are also great.
marthafarquar
Delisted Games has a growing archive of 1,525 games you can't play anymore.
LadiesInboxMeYourInsecurities
Rest in peace Firefall; you glorious clusterfuck.
SirOogaBooga
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Gayforbae
Like, its just a list of things you can't play?
Wikipedo
Ha ha I feel like this is something I could also provide
smallfrie32
It steam ever goes down I’m fucked
SergeiBoobtitsky
There's always the seven seas...
ShinoPuppy
Vavle apparently has an End-Of-Life plan in place where (in theory) all DRMs get disabled on the final update before servers get shut down.
blackfox1122
What are DRMs?
EmporerDragon
Digital Rights Management. Basically, a check to make sure you are a legitimate owner of a game or it won't run otherwise.
blackfox1122
Got it, thank you
Stefnos
archive.org.... click a few places and find looots of old free games ^^... and yes... it's legal
FrogBotherer
Ehhh most of the time abandonware just means the IP owner isn't actively enforcing their rights, that doesn't make it legal.
AThreeFootTallChocolateMooseWithFudgeEyes
it's legal until they enforce their rights
FrogBotherer
No, it's illegal whether or not the owner cares.
smashpro1
I'm fine with it, if there's no legal way that will actually compensate the creators.
ihateimgurffs
You can download games now and run them with steam being offline later.
litro
Gonna bankrupt myself buying enough SSDs/HDDs for all the games...
nemesisx00
GOG
WGG25
the sun will go cold before that happens
Thornaxe
If steam ever collapsed itd promptly be bought up by some entity who’d charge us a monthly fee. Not ideal, but I’d gladly pay for the 1/2
Thornaxe
Convenience that steam provides.
Eikre
You already pay for it, and there is literally no reason for you to announce your willingness to simp even harder to a corporation.
neithermenoryou
If you got the cash you could protect your steam library by getting a big enough external drive, backing up all games to the drive, and then
neithermenoryou
just get some cracks for the games. And if Steam dies there's a decent chance a few people will mod the last released Steam Client to offer
Minaris
R.I.P., Asherons Call. You were my first, my last, my everything. I'll always love you.
HeadJamistan
For me it was star wars galaxies. There's an emu, but it's just not the same.
Thatknifeguy
I’m sad I missed that one. I was too emotionally invested in Everquest to branch out at the time, then it died
Minaris
Great game. Like most, there's an emulator now, but the feeling is dead. The community is gone, and losing everything hurts the experience
Thatknifeguy
The communities made those games what they were. I played a rogue EQ server for a while until it dwindled to the most toxic people
immunity
I almost failed my Freshman year in HS due to Eveerquest. If I could do it all over, I wouldn't change a thing - best times, best people.
Thatknifeguy
Fortunately I wasn't allowed to play on weekdays, despite wanting little else. EQ left deep memories and feelings that I never was able to
Thatknifeguy
get from any game since.
immunity
Do you know about Project1999? They run the original EQ (with Sony's blessing) updated only up until Kunark/Velious. Great oldschool fun!