Getting shot anywhere you go

So this is what I’ve been doing, but I always end up spending hours configuring the emulators, the shaders, everything… and then not playing that much! That’s why I was talking about the “plug and play” nature of game consoles (even though it’s less true now that you have to create an account and stuff like that).

Simple solution: don’t do that. Are you trying to game with your family, or force them to watch you tinker? I’ve encountered ONE game where I had to adjust a setting in the emulator to make it playable. And occasionally adjust input mapping when it gets wonky or doesn’t handle the way I want, usually N64 emulation because of those pesky C buttons. Never had a problem with Steam games using an Xbox controller or third party controller (8BitDo Ultimate 2C with hall effect sticks and triggers, $30). They are plug and play.

As for PC games, I never have the proper hardware to play in good conditions.

Well, not yet you haven’t. But you’re prepared to drop $700 on a Switch 2? And $100 per game? You can get a laptop or pre-built PC for the same or less that’s capable of playing most games. Some newer games with intense graphics will have high demands for specs, you might have to turn down graphics quality for those, but there are thousands of games that can run on a bare minimum consumer-grade computer.

Again, the “plug and play” nature of game consoles is appealing. A game you buy for a given console is working fine out of the box.

Every one of my Steam games is working fine out of the box. You said you like to tinker, but you also don’t want to tinker. Wouldn’t you prefer to have the option? Besides that, PC gaming is virtually plug and play. Install Steam. Plug in a controller. Plug HDMI into the TV. Same number of steps to connect the Switch 2 to a TV.

I really think you should do more research on PC gaming before writing it off, and especially before giving Nintendo more money.

Sadly I think you’re right

They’re really milking the wrong udder with this one. Give us BB on PC first. I’m not going to pay to see the movie until I’ve played the game, and I’m not going to pay to play the game on console.

1984 and Brave New World

You vote with your wallet. Look at all the cons you listed and think if you really want to support that. Do you want to tell Nintendo that this is ok, and you’ll pay the high price for it?

Have you looked at a Steam deck, or any other alternative like a regular laptop? You can run way more games, including emulating Nintendo games.

Cancelling Spotify will not only save you money, it will help to save music. They’re shafting smaller artists, paying peanuts to the rest, and flooding the platform with AI slop so they don’t have to pay as much to real artists. Fuck Spotify.

Bandcamp and Soundcloud are what I mainly use.

I’ve seen a lot of shower thoughts, but this thought is the showerest

So many frog games with Kero Quest 64 too!

Lol yes. Already on my Wishlist!

Frogs are what peak 3D platformer performance looks like.

Nice taste, similar to mine. I just picked up Sapo 3D. Played Pseudoregalia recently and loved it.

I suggest you take a look at Cavern of Dreams and Frogun.

Didn’t go too overboard since I have a lot of other unplayed games and money is tight. But I picked these up:

• Sapo 3D (3D Platformer)
• ATLYSS (Action RPG)
• Lunacid (Dungeon Crawler)
• Kaze and the Wild Masks (2D Platformer)
• Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (3D Platformer)
• Anodyne (Action Adventure)

Tunic and Death’s Door are both great. DD won’t get as much praise, but it’s absolutely worth it for $5.

I’ve been playing this (on Steam) and enjoying it. Worth playing if you like relaxing open world exploration.

I know a bit. I took music courses all through highshcool. Also did some free self-taught courses when learning guitar which taught me modes. I struggle with identifying chords in a key by ear, but note intervals are pretty easy.

For me theory hasn’t been all that helpful beyond a basic understanding and knowing what others are talking about, and I’ve encountered a lot of people who seem to get hung up on theory details in situations where I would just trust my ears.

Slayer. The first 5 albums are nostalgic and make for great “summer music”.

I could be wrong but my guess is the bottom layer is green leaf lettuce, and the more jagged one looks like arugula.

Oh interesting. I’m in Canada and the price between block vs shredded is about 20% more for shredded. Even when comparing their own “Great Value” store brand it’s like that.

Love this idea. I’m going to steal it.

I bet you could get the cost down by shredding your own cheese from a block.

You’re letting AI do it though?

Ditch that and make your own songs. You let AI create your melody, robbing you of one of the many joys of making music, and arguably the whole point - expressing yourself. You’re just cleaning up the mess it spit out.

Making music isn’t easy. It’s a skill that takes time to develop, often years. Expect to be bad at it for a while, but know that you will improve over time. It’s extremely rewarding. With experience you may be able to make this turd shine, but more likely you won’t need to because you can do better with your own skill starting from scratch.

I’ll ask again, what are you trying to do? Do you want to make your own beats to rap on, or maybe make a soundtrack for an indie game? Think about that and analyze the music that inspires you, learn from it, emulate it, pick up on their techniques. If you can come back with specific questions about music production then people will be happy to help you. This post is like complaining that the easy way out isn’t as easy as you expected.

What exactly are you trying to do?