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Why do developers treat us like n00bs?

SG - With the sudden surge of gaming into the handheld and casual markets, we are seeing developers make games easier and easier. Dedication is no longer required to complete a video game. We, like the movie and music industries alike, seem to have degressed farther into idiocracy.

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Rifkens4705d ago

I noticed something in these types of articles... Valve is never mentioned in any of them. Must be because they are the only devs who listen to their community, and when they say they are releasing a beta, it is a beta, and not just a promotional demo

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15 Hardest Games for the Super Nintendo

Who doesn't love a good challenge? If everything was easy, there would be no joy in getting it done. In the realm of video games, the late 1980s and 1990s were the perfect era of "get good" gaming with multiple big-named titles that put a player's skills to the test. The Super Nintendo, one of

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Gamingsince19811d 18h ago

Didn't the snes come out in 1990 in Japan

Profchaos1d 17h ago (Edited 1d 17h ago )

Sure did I can only assume the article is talking about old-school games in general

Also the thumbnail used in the article for super Mario bros the lost levels is a screenshots of the Famicom game

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Italy's Crackdown on Counterfeit Retro Consoles Highlights Industry Failures in Game Preservation

In a major crackdown, Italy's financial police have dismantled a ring trafficking counterfeit vintage video game consoles, highlighting a severe issue within the gaming industry. The operation underscores the industry's failure to preserve classic games, driving gamers toward illegal alternatives as legitimate options remain scarce and prohibitively expensive.

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Knightofelemia4d ago

Even if they do crack down all a person needs is an Everdrive and a regular old school machine. Or modify a disc based console that has a dead laser to boot off an SD card. Some of those illegal devices look neat and some of them are just plain crap.

XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

This won't stop it unless you have a great service.

Inverno4d ago

What a stupid thing to be wasting time, money and effort. Aren't these guys literally drowning right now? Maybe y'all should focus more on that instead trying to stop people from playing old games no longer being sold.

Inverno3d ago

Pretty sure I've read and seen parts of Italy experiences/ing pretty bad floodings. Id argue that's more important than trying to prevent the sale of emulation devices.

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Fallout fans mourn loss of loremaster 'The Storyteller' with touching tributes

Fallout content creator The Storyteller has passed away after a year-long battle with cancer, reveals daughter.

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TheNamelessOne6d ago

It's sad to hear. Really enjoyed the guy's stuff.