(Mar 5th, 2025, 07:30 PM)Maniakkid25 Wrote:

I have played the series. I also saw the announcement where they said there WASN'T going to be a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, so this just makes them dirty liars. Not surprising, given it's Activizzard, but still, dirty, dirty liars.

(Mar 5th, 2025, 08:04 PM)Mr EliteL Wrote:

Can't remember if I played a demo of a Tony Skater game or not, I can vaguely remember having a go at some skateboard game but that was so so long ago I don't remember which game it could've been. Still, if there was an announcement of no game was going be made, but then it was then hey, gotta give it to the fans that would be after a new Tony Skater game, they got a treat I guess.

Tom's Hardware Wrote:

Atari parts and accessories store Best Electronics stands bravely defiant against the march of time and technology, continuing to serve this increasingly niche retro hardware market 41 years after it was set up. As well as supplying parts, it continues to source and make new parts, provide support, hints, and tips, and claims to have spent $100,000+ in engineering development. In contrast, the iconic and innovative Atari Corp. behind all the firm's home computers, and advanced consoles like the Lynx and Jaguar, went bankrupt in 1996, which is almost 30 years ago.

(Apr 14th, 2025, 02:57 AM)Maniakkid25 Wrote:

So I just found out today that a new Marathon game is coming out, and I don't think I've seen my interest in a game die this quickly without the phrase "Survival Crafting" being involved.

So, a little context. Back before they made their name with Halo, they were already a Mac gaming darling with their game series Marathon. This was before their acquisition by Microsoft, mind. Marathon is an FPS in the vein of Doom, and its a solid game. Not up there with the greats like Doom and Duke Nukem 3D and those sorts of games, but definitely no slouch in the quality department.

Well, turns out Bungie is developing a new Marathon game, and I got excited. "*gasp*" I naively said. "Maybe this is the fabled Marathon remake?" And then I saw two words on the wikipedia page on it, and my excitement immediately turned into ennui.

"Extraction Shooter"

So, not only is the new Marathon game going to be multiplayer only (which, to be fair, Marathon was an early LAN multiplayer game), but it's going to be an Escape From Tarkov clone, where you get dumped on a map and told "hey, get to this point, and try not to die." Sure, Bungie. Hey, don't you already have a hugely successful multiplayer only game named Destiny 2? Is this a Sony mandate? I bet it's a Sony mandate.

(Apr 29th, 2025, 05:03 AM)Maniakkid25 Wrote:

So I just found out that the PS3 has a hidden Debug menu for its PS2 emulation, and that fixed my bad emulation for Devil Summoner in a heartbeat! So, for anyone out there with a PS3 and some PS2 classics that are giving them a terrible time, here's the trick:

Press the PS button to open the PS3 pause menu. Hold L1, R1, Square, and D-pad Left for 10 full seconds, then hit Start (you do not have to keep holding the other buttons when you reach for the start button). This will open a new menu that lets you fiddle with emulation settings so that you can play your games properly.

I'm very pleased I managed to find this. I randomly stumbled on it because I was looking at an old post that linked to the Speedrun.com page for DDS, and they had a page on it! Now, I can play my Megaten games on the PS3 without the emulation being dodgy! YAY!

(Apr 29th, 2025, 09:22 PM)Maniakkid25 Wrote:

It might be available for the rare PS3 that can play PS2 games (they did that for a short while in the PS3's life cycle; those are rare, though, and basically involved putting an entire PS2 inside the PS3), but I know it's available for digital releases. Keep in mind, though, that the PS2 classics on PS3 are NOT compatible with PS4 or PS5; the PS2 games released on those consoles are completely separate releases and are not compatible with each other. It's weird, and stupid, and I hate it, but that's what it is.