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site posted:night dive loves the n64 I like to think we're remastering a Dreamcast game. 
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Turin Turambar posted:New Blood stuff Just finished the Gloomwood demo. It is very very promising. It has the snappyness of Dusk and the stealth mechanics seemed honed really nicely. If they can keep up this level design for the whole game they are really onto something.
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Jun 13, 2020 23:15
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Fallom posted:Remaster MDK cowards
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Jun 13, 2020 23:25
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Lemon-Lime posted:Night Dive's next Kex Engine release is Shadow Man, which is certainly a deep cut. wasn't Shadow Man one of those Akklaim games that had an incredibly stupid marketing campaign behind it? I think it was something like "name your child "Shadow Man" and get a free copy"? e: after looking it up, i'm slightly mistaken. It was the sequel that had the dumb marketing campaign, and it was to put ads for the game on gravestones.
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Jun 13, 2020 23:41
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Checking out the In Sound Mind demo. I usually ignore spook-em-ups that aren't done by Frictional, but the trailer advertised it as being by the guys who made Underhell, that survival horror but with FEAR gunplay HL2 mod so I figure I'll give it a look.
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Jun 14, 2020 01:01
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MJBuddy posted:This was supposed to get shown at the PC Gamer show today and they forgot to show the trailer. https://twitter.com/Shrinekeeper_/status/1271940271736074246 https://twitter.com/TafferKing451/status/1271890735088848896 https://twitter.com/DUSKdev/status/1271903868050440194 https://twitter.com/DaveOshry/status/1271948787729043456 Rocket Pan posted:I like to think we're remastering a Dreamcast game.  (By the developers' admission, the PS1 version was a wreck - it was put together very late by the publisher's request, and the team had basically no experience with the system. Apparently it only had like 90-ish sound effects compared to the 600 or so of the other versions!)
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Jun 14, 2020 01:04
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Rocket Pan posted:I like to think we're remastering a Dreamcast game. ngl i didnt even know it had come out for any other system
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Jun 14, 2020 01:12
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The Kins posted:Per a recent Retro Gamer interview with various former devs, Shadowman's lead platform was PC. The Dreamcast version was literally just the PC code shoved into a Dreamcast devkit with PC-centric bits chopped off until it compiled. But you'd probably know more about the code at this point Actually it's worse than that in our case, the PS1 source code was the only thing to remain. Archives of the other versions, including PC and Dreamcast, seemed to have been burned at some point. We've had to disassemble the PC version using the PS1's source code and hoo boy, a wreck was an understatement. It seemed clear they had to cut back so much just to get the game to fit, even without the disassembly we've found all sorts of code commented out and replaced with vastly more basic versions.
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Jun 14, 2020 01:15
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Rocket Pan posted:Actually it's worse than that in our case, the PS1 source code was the only thing to remain. Archives of the other versions, including PC and Dreamcast, seemed to have been burned at some point. We've had to disassemble the PC version using the PS1's source code and hoo boy, a wreck was an understatement. It seemed clear they had to cut back so much just to get the game to fit, even without the disassembly we've found all sorts of code commented out and replaced with vastly more basic versions. What about the PC version on GOG currently? And there was an N64 version, I know I used to have that cart
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Jun 14, 2020 01:21
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Oh, also: In case you missed it, the Switch port of Dusk is finally hauling itself off of those meathooks and venturing out into the cold light of day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u9NqWy5xRQ
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Jun 14, 2020 01:34
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weed cat posted:What about the PC version on GOG currently? And there was an N64 version, I know I used to have that cart The GOG version is the same as the Steam version, as far as our understanding. But we are very sure either way that only the PS1 source code remained. We double checked, we really wanted the PC code.
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Jun 14, 2020 01:39
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I reinstalled the first Ubersoldier. Man, it's not great! I'll try to grab some screenshots. The gameplay is pretty janky but the graphics make it kinda fun. The best part is the atrocious voice acting. As I said earlier, do not install this on Windows 7 and newer, and maybe not even Vista... the StarForce DRM can break a Windows install. Turns out the Linux guys were right. So I'm not advocating  but... if you already own a retail copy like I do...Rocket Pan posted:The GOG version is the same as the Steam version, as far as our understanding. But we are very sure either way that only the PS1 source code remained. We double checked, we really wanted the PC code. Dang!
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Jun 14, 2020 01:39
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weed cat posted:What about the PC version on GOG currently? And there was an N64 version, I know I used to have that cart Don't need the source code to just put a game on a storefront with maybe a voodoo wrapper and some small compatibility flags.
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Jun 14, 2020 01:51
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Rocket Pan posted:The GOG version is the same as the Steam version, as far as our understanding. But we are very sure either way that only the PS1 source code remained. We double checked, we really wanted the PC code. Honestly seems to me you'd be better off just starting from scratch rather than use a really poo poo port as your base
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Jun 14, 2020 03:45
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drrockso20 posted:Honestly seems to me you'd be better off just starting from scratch rather than use a really poo poo port as your base I mean, we did. As I explained before we simply just ended up using the PS1 code as a disassembly base for the PC code.
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Jun 14, 2020 04:10
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Super looking forward to ShadowMan, I had the n64 version back in the day and while most of the environments got kinda samey, they did a good job (to a teenager) of making the serial killers background freaky. Going through the New York level was pretty intense back then.
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Jun 14, 2020 04:56
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duke nukem forever turned nine years old three days ago
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Jun 14, 2020 05:15
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For whatever reason I always forget that Shadowman was on PS1 and PC. I just always have it in my head as N64 & DC only.
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Jun 14, 2020 05:22
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kirbysuperstar posted:For whatever reason I always forget that Shadowman was on PS1 and PC. I just always have it in my head as N64 & DC only.
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Jun 14, 2020 05:32
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ETPC posted:duke nukem forever turned nine years old three days ago Doom 3 is approaching sixteen this summer
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Jun 14, 2020 05:32
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Oh my god the Doom reboot turned four last month https://i.imgur.com/waeUxFl.mp4
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Jun 14, 2020 05:35
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The Kins posted:The N64 port was certainly the most heavily promoted, since Acclaim were big on that platform after Turok. And apparently the PS1 port didn't sell as well as the N64 one, which isn't a sentence that's written very often at all. Makes sense. I think my local Civic Video only stocked the N64 port, too.
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Jun 14, 2020 05:42
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ETPC posted:duke nukem forever turned nine years old three days ago The game felt like its own community HD asset upgrade when it was brand new. DNF is hard to interpret as anything but a reconstituted cross-section of FPS gaming from 1997 to 2009; this far out, it’s a museum piece or a coelacanth with dick jokes.
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Jun 14, 2020 05:49
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i paid $120 CDN for the CE on day one
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Jun 14, 2020 05:57
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I got mine for $0 from a disgruntled purchaser on Day 3? 4? I didnt even finish it, the second trip to Titty City destroyed my will to play FPS games for a while
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Jun 14, 2020 06:34
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I payed $3 for DNF and that was $20 too much. Just finished the Gloomwood demo. Absolutely loved it. Glad to see someone aside from ARkane keeping the immersive sim alive.
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Jun 14, 2020 07:10
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Lemon-Lime posted:You forgot the best part, the official site: http://www.thiefswithguns.com/ Okay, which one of you put this site up? The actual site is thiefwithguns.com, the link goes to a text site someone put up telling PCGamer to check their print copy better
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Jun 14, 2020 07:45
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ETPC posted:i paid $120 CDN for the CE on day one I paid about 90€ for mine. It came before it unlocked on Steam and even didn't have to work on launch. 
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Jun 14, 2020 09:48
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Pyrolocutus posted:Super looking forward to ShadowMan, I had the n64 version back in the day and while most of the environments got kinda samey, they did a good job (to a teenager) of making the serial killers background freaky. Going through the New York level was pretty intense back then. It's a fine game but the atmosphere is what makes it. There are images and moments that stick with me to this day, like first entering the asylum through the vents and finding the first orderly beating a pile of gore with his meat hooks, or that one creepy serial killer fight. The reduced resolution of the N64 even improved the atmosphere in that VHS sort of way. I played the PC version shortly after and the cleaner, more readable visuals deflated the tension a bit. Dusk-like visual options is something I'd really like to see in a remaster.
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Jun 14, 2020 12:19
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Deus Ex turns 20 on wednesday. 
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Jun 14, 2020 15:33
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Time, what is time? (Blind Guardian song folks) I'd just like to say it, once more for old time's sake: Always bet on Duke.
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Jun 15, 2020 05:11
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https://twitter.com/MickeyWilsonSFX/status/1272310718361153547
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Jun 15, 2020 11:13
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Guess who's back https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/duke-nukem-gearbox-software-sues-3d-realms/ quote:Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox, told Digital Trends his studio was forced to file the action after 3D Realms denied Prince’s claims and rejected an indemnification request that would absolve Gearbox of all financial responsibility of the claims. He added that while he believes Prince’s claim to be valid, a court needs to be the final arbiter of that claim. So it's nothing to do with Gearbox, but they want the money if Prince wins? also lmao at that quote
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Jun 15, 2020 16:42
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Heavy Metal posted:Time, what is time? (Blind Guardian song folks) Psst, betcha a dollar Duke can't make it five minutes without saying some sexist grandpa poo poo
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Jun 15, 2020 16:54
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Convex posted:Guess who's back Bobby Prince is suing Gearbox for publishing a game with his music in it for which the license was not transferred appropriately from 3D Realms, so Gearbox is suing 3D Realms over not disclosing that fact during the IP acquisition to cover their asses and minimize financial impact. It's buried in legalese but it all makes sense, and despite Pitchford being a shitlord it looks like 3DR screwed up several times over so Gearbox want guarantees that there are no more ticking timebombs in their assets going forward.
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Jun 15, 2020 17:55
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Look, I'd be over Shadow Man remastered in a second, but important question: Will the controls be any better on controller? Because they might as well not have been an option in the current Steam release.
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Jun 15, 2020 23:39
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Grimthwacker posted:Look, I'd be over Shadow Man remastered in a second, but important question: Will the controls be any better on controller? Because they might as well not have been an option in the current Steam release.
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Jun 16, 2020 03:12
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On the Duke legal stuff, well, it's pretty standard stuff. I hope Bobby gets the money, and at least Lee Jackson got hired again for that World Tour a few years back. Randy is a nutter as they say. And Lee Jackson wrote the theme song, so that can't be taken off the table at least.Chunderbucket posted:Psst, betcha a dollar Duke can't make it five minutes without saying some sexist grandpa poo poo If you've read every page of this thread, as every good gamer should, you'd know it's been discussed at length many times. Isn't it boring to troll on some poor old video game character? ALWAYS bet on Duke. I've considered all the options, I have morals, I give a drat, and I have deduced that Duke is a drat fine character. It's 24/7 bet on Duke, and if you don't like it, well that's your right and privilege as a citizen. But I do bet on Duke. And you can paypal me that dollar, since Duke has only said one or two jokes that landed very poorly (and a lot of them were written by women in DNF - which means they don't count as sexist quite possibly via the Geneva convention). And yes we know about that one bad joke in DNF about the alien impregnation, it was bad, I agree. I like how oddly enough Duke, to me, has aged very well. I love Bill & Ted (can't wait for 3), and of course people do bring up how they used to say the F-word. Since it was thrown about more in those days etc. Duke never said it though, and in general he didn't really even go homophobic etc, nor racist (compare to many action heroes of 80s movies etc). And for women, he was always just horny, he wasn't sexist. He didn't say anything hateful, he was just into what he was into, and happened to run into a lot of strippers and hookers! So, you're gonna have to file your dollar under the "Duke has demonstrably gone well over 5 minutes" without saying something sexist clause. We can't have hedonistic horny ego protagonists, what kind of word of fiction would that be. Let there be one of those once in a while, and a serial killer with a heart of gold, and a noble werewolf detective (addicted to heroin), let's do it all. Don't act like I'm a maniac here, if you do I'll make a post over 5 times longer in honor of Duke Nukem 5 which will happen one day. DUKE. Just feels good to say.
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New Blood single-handedly reviving Stephan Weyte's career.
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Heavy Metal posted:On the Duke legal stuff, well, it's pretty standard stuff. I hope Bobby gets the money, and at least Lee Jackson got hired again for that World Tour a few years back. Randy is a nutter as they say. And Lee Jackson wrote the theme song, so that can't be taken off the table at least. Dukes rock.
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