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#41

Nintendo - Switch 2, Switch, 3DS, and Wii-U / Re: Switch 2 - Annoyance - Gam...

Last post by CreepinDeth - July 04, 2025, 01:13:57 AM

Nintendo is anti consumer and gamers really need to boycott them. That plus the USB C encryption and bricking consoles remotely...

Unfortunately they won't. Gamers are notorious for caving in. Now, for the record, I do have one. I would prefer I didn't but it is what it is.

As for Game Key Cards, in general the only difference in terms of functionality, it's not much different than a cart that has all of the data on the ROM. You need the cart to play the game. There's no going around that whether it's a key card or full card. If you lose or sell either one, you won't be able to play it anymore. It's virtually the same.

Now, that still doesn't excuse the practice. It's a waste of plastic first off. If the data is going to be entirely dependent on servers, then don't put out a "physical" version. Second, it's a waste of storage space. The cart having all of the data means I don't have to eat up my internal SSD or one of those new Micro SD Express cards that are a lot more expensive than regular Micro SD cards (which wears down eventually based on the amount of writes you put on it.) If I'm already paying $70 or $80 for a game, give me all of the friggin data.

#42

General Discussion / Re: Trying out a New Theme

Last post by CreepinDeth - July 04, 2025, 12:55:40 AM

Not bad, I think. Some of the headers and whatnot seem to dominate the space though. Like for example above where the Home/Search/Calendar/Members buttons are. They seem a little big.

#43

General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday Targetrasp!...

Last post by targetrasp - July 04, 2025, 12:07:15 AM

thanks guys!

Its been so long I cant remember what games I got!

#44

General Discussion / Re: Games, Consoles, and Updat...

Last post by retro junkie - July 03, 2025, 11:38:20 PM

@retro junkie  -
BTW - My original DS did play online... I played Tetris online with it... and it was a lot of fun.

The "original DS" did not have any feature that would enable it to be connected to the internet. Neither did the DS Lite. The DSi was the first model that featured internet access. Now they did have the ability to connect with another DS in the same area for gameplay, or using the picochat.

I know for sure that it is not the console, per say, that is the problem. And that is because the same issue manifests itself on all four 3DS, one of them is a 2DS. And that is a big assumption on my part.

The pins on the game looks good, no corrosion. I have tried cleaning in case there is something that I cannot see. I do want to purchase another copy. I will try that route to see if I find the same issue. Knowing that some games as they are released can have fixes, like the first batch can have bugs, and the next batch would have a fix in the game. I have read that some 3DS games have an issue with some of the flash memory deteriorating which effects the game.

#45

General Discussion / Re: Games, Consoles, and Updat...

Last post by BLUEVOODU - July 03, 2025, 02:31:29 PM

@retro junkie  - I have a few thoughts.  How are the contacts on the system?  Could it be a corrosion issue or something else with the physical cart? Maybe it's a physical damage of some sort.

Outside that, I'm not sure it would be an update issue.  I guess it could be, but the only way to know is to try to update your 3DS and to see if it works.

What are you thinking of for 1st steps?  If it's a cheap game, you might be able to buy a 2nd one in and see if there is an issue with that one as well.  That would or should fail if it was an update scenario (though not 100% fallible).

BTW - My original DS did play online... I played Tetris online with it... and it was a lot of fun.

#46

A Winner Is You / Sniper Elite 4 PS4 - 100% Comp...

Last post by BLUEVOODU - July 03, 2025, 11:34:40 AM

Whew... Sniper Elite 4 took a long time.  @targetrasp and I chipped away at it for... 6 or 7 years, I Think.  This game has several trophies that 0.1-0.3% of people have accomplished.  It took replay after replay... grind after grind, but we both finally 100% platinum trophied the game a short time ago.

Sniper Elite 4 was made really well... with many well executed mechanics.  There were some buggy and frustrating aspects, however, it played really well.

For me, this was one of those impossible to platinum games due to the time investment.  However, it is 100% done and complete!   Woot woot 

I believe this game is platinum trophy number 16 for me.   

#47

Nintendo - Switch 2, Switch, 3DS, and Wii-U / Re: Switch 2 - Annoyance - Gam...

Last post by SpartanEvolved - July 03, 2025, 10:54:20 AM

Nintendo is anti consumer and gamers really need to boycott them. That plus the USB C encryption and bricking consoles remotely...

#48

General Discussion / Re: You are now able to use th...

Last post by BLUEVOODU - July 02, 2025, 09:13:22 PM

How do you pay with your palm?

@retro junkie  --> LATE REPLY!!  But... this is how it's done:
https://amazonone.aws.com

Not sure how widely adopted this service REALLY is... but it looks like it is a thing

#49

General Discussion / Forums upgraded - 07/02/25

Last post by BLUEVOODU - July 02, 2025, 09:05:08 PM

Outside the new theme, I upgraded the forums to a new version! If you run into any issues, please let me know so I may fix.  I appreciate your help!

[UPDATE]

#50

General Discussion / Trying out a New Theme

Last post by BLUEVOODU - July 02, 2025, 09:02:29 PM

For the next 4-7 days... or unless it gets annoying.  It has light and dark features (top left by CHICKEN DINNER GAMING COMMUNITY). 

Please let me know what you think.  I DO notice the smiley set doesn't look totally right as you can see the white around the images.  I probably will revert to the procurve theme again until I find something "right."

Thoughts? Comments? Post it up!

UPDATE - added sidebar