The Gaming Thread

[ArcadiaGP]

Nintendo Switch Lite Announced, Launches September 20

[video=youtube;jZOPC6J4fAA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZOPC6J4fAA[/video]

 

[Hoosierdood]

Jagex Gaming recently sold to a California based private equity firm for $530M. Jagex developed Runescape and was sold to a Chinese holding company in 2016 for $300M.

https://massivelyop.com/2019/07/08/...has-been-sold-again-this-time-valued-at-350m/

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Blunty does a good job summarizing the differences between the Switch Lite and the Switch, and who the market for it is

[video=youtube_share;nO58s9zDR6Y]https://youtu.be/nO58s9zDR6Y[/video]

 

[ArcadiaGP]

On a personal level, can't report much new in my gaming world... still hammering away at FFXIV.

So let Scott the Woz talk to you about Cancelled Games!

[video=youtube_share;Hc56wH76M_k]https://youtu.be/Hc56wH76M_k[/video]

 

[DoggyDaddy]

16 year old wins 3 million bucks playing Fornite at Arthur Ashe stadium...

https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/29/fortnite-world-cup-bugha-prize-money-esports/

 

[Kutnupe14]

Nintendo Switch Lite Announced, Launches September 20

[video=youtube;jZOPC6J4fAA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZOPC6J4fAA[/video]

Nintendo is going to make a mint on that.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Honestly, I wouldn't know as much as I do about WW2 without gaming.

Games got me interested in the WW2 era, and I learned a ton about it. Probably even the thing that got me interested in firearms... which made me into the Libertarian/Conservative that I am today.

Gaming = Conservative!

[video=youtube_share;t_kfcYRdIQw]https://youtu.be/t_kfcYRdIQw[/video]

 

[jamil]

Depends how you define “conservative”.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

[video=youtube;VTs8JfXTfsk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTs8JfXTfsk[/video]

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Today is the 20th anniversary of the US release of the Sega Dreamcast, 9/9/99

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Put together an Arcade1Up cabinet today. Dog for scale.

Definitely need a riser for it.

Debating between a RetroPi or a Pandora's Box mod kit.

 

[SarahG]

Picked up Link's Awakening for Switch today. For anyone who played the original game or for those who missed out, I think it's worth a play. I'm already loving the reimagined art style.

 

[Nevermore]

Honestly, I wouldn't know as much as I do about WW2 without gaming.

Games got me interested in the WW2 era, and I learned a ton about it. Probably even the thing that got me interested in firearms... which made me into the Libertarian/Conservative that I am today.

Gaming = Conservative!


[video=youtube_share;t_kfcYRdIQw]https://youtu.be/t_kfcYRdIQw[/video]

I've learned far, FAR more about European history from Europa Universalis that I ever did in all my schooling combined. You'll never laugh at france again when you see yet another 100k stack of troops rolling across the border...

 

[jamil]

KOTAR taught me a lot about the history of the old Republic and Darth Revan.

 

[AjKilgore]

I'm a massive RPG Fan but i also love story driven games. Games i've finished in 2019

God of war
Days Gone
Hack GU (rough remaster of old ps2 RPG)
Ni No Kuni 2
Yakuza Kiwamii
Newest COD (Kinda hate it)
and Various small indy games. Been busy as of 2019 so haven't really played a ton

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Settled on a Raspberry Pi 4 (4GB) for the brains behind my arcade build. Starting to get excited! Should be pretty cool to have my own arcade cabinet, nostalgic.

I got the Arcade1Up riser, so now it's at a much better height. Still need to get a nice stool.

Looking at a bunch of mod ideas that other people have done, lighting and whatnot... getting some ideas. Probably pick out some Happ buttons and a Sanwa stick to replace the stock ones, need to look into a step bit for drilling certain sized holes for extra buttons.

Might put a coin door on it for aesthetics.

 

[Hatin Since 87]

I’ve been hooked on red dead redemption 2 for quite a while now. I got bored with it but the recent update finally gave me something to do again.

 

[cbhausen]

Settled on a Raspberry Pi 4 (4GB) for the brains behind my arcade build. Starting to get excited! Should be pretty cool to have my own arcade cabinet, nostalgic.

I got the Arcade1Up riser, so now it's at a much better height. Still need to get a nice stool.

Looking at a bunch of mod ideas that other people have done, lighting and whatnot... getting some ideas. Probably pick out some Happ buttons and a Sanwa stick to replace the stock ones, need to look into a step bit for drilling certain sized holes for extra buttons.

Might put a coin door on it for aesthetics.

Is MAME still a thing? I know a friend with thousands of ROMs.

 

[Jludo]

Honestly, I wouldn't know as much as I do about WW2 without gaming.

Games got me interested in the WW2 era, and I learned a ton about it. Probably even the thing that got me interested in firearms... which made me into the Libertarian/Conservative that I am today.

Gaming = Conservative!

[video=youtube_share;t_kfcYRdIQw]https://youtu.be/t_kfcYRdIQw[/video]

I was big into WWII when I was younger but the only games I played were COD2 and medal of honor which I dont think had much contribution. The turn based strategy games like the total war franchise, though, taught me a lot of history and geography I wouldn't otherwise know.

 

[KLB]

When I was a yute, I played board war games and did a lot about history. War of the Roses, Napoleonic Wars, WWII, Civil War. Avalon Hill and SPI had a bunch of games back then.