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T-Square posted:My major problem is shows jumping around streaming services Paramount sold Yellowstone to Peacock before the first episode ever aired.
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Amy Pole Her posted:Wait so all that success went to peacock? Wasn’t it the most watched show in the US during the pandemic? Yep. Paramount wasn't sure about it being a hit so while the show airs on Paramount Network, it streams on Peacock.
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6.6 million viewers to start, most recent premiere had 8.8 million viewers. That’s gotta hurt whoever sold it to peacock.
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Joey Freshwater posted:yeah Plex sounds familiar. I've found a few others that seem to cover anything I'd want to watch. I don't care about downloading anything vs. streaming from the sites. Is there any benefit to downloading a file? Like flixhq.to has pretty much everything I searched for for a few minutes. I assume I'd need a VPN either way but that's easy. If you're able to find the stuff you're looking for free via streaming then nope, no real reason to store the file, but if you're going this route: No Butt Stuff posted:Sonarr/radarr/sabnzbd/usenet to Plex. You're going to have to store them just based on how the infrastructure works.
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CannonFodder posted:I haven't used Usenet in AGES, I wonder how it works these days. Well, the file sharing parts. After I stopped Usenet thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3409898
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GD_American posted:It's hilarious that media giants literally figured out how to defeat piracy as an existential threat, and then forgot within 10 years how they did it They didn't forget, they just wanted their cut of it.
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You are receiving this broadcast as a dream...We are transmitting from the year one nine... nine nine ...You are receiving this broadcast in order t
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The NWSL just got a new broadcasting deal, previously they were pretty exclusive to CBS which worked for me since I already had Paramount Plus for Star Trek, about 90% of the matches were there, the other 10% were CBS Sports Network which I’m absolutely not paying for so I just missed those. That deal was 3 years for $4.5 million, new one is 4 years for $240 million, so I totally get it, go get that bag ladies, it’s great for the sport and for the league, but also next year matches will be split across like 4 different and unrelated streaming services? Absolute bullshit, I used to watch almost every match per year, not happening any more.
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Thaddius the Large posted:The NWSL just got a new broadcasting deal, previously they were pretty exclusive to CBS which worked for me since I already had Paramount Plus for Star Trek, about 90% of the matches were there, the other 10% were CBS Sports Network which I’m absolutely not paying for so I just missed those. That deal was 3 years for $4.5 million, new one is 4 years for $240 million, so I totally get it, go get that bag ladies, it’s great for the sport and for the league, but also next year matches will be split across like 4 different and unrelated streaming services? Absolute bullshit, I used to watch almost every match per year, not happening any more. That seems like a short sighted move. No one but the absolute die hard fans, which are very few for the NWSL, are going to sign up for four different streaming services. That’s a league that needs eyeballs more than a little extra cash, IMO. I get why they’d take the money, but if it kills interest, it’s bad for the league.
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Anyone have any games they find incredibly overhyped? At the expo, we played a game of Mario Party 2 and 3 with my son, and holy crap is that series just bad. I could swear I remember it being more fun twenty years ago. We played the “lite” 20 turn version and it took almost an hour or so to play and I was amazed by how boring it was. Random items, mini games that are button mashing or just pure luck, etc. I enjoyed the time with Braks and my boy but the Mario Party series is just not fun.
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Silly Burrito posted:Anyone have any games they find incredibly overhyped? At the expo, we played a game of Mario Party 2 and 3 with my son, and holy crap is that series just bad. I could swear I remember it being more fun twenty years ago. We played the “lite” 20 turn version and it took almost an hour or so to play and I was amazed by how boring it was. Random items, mini games that are button mashing or just pure luck, etc. I enjoyed the time with Braks and my boy but the Mario Party series is just not fun. Welcome to Mario Party! Also I think Super Metroid controls and sounds like poo poo. I really like the genre on the whole but SM just feels bad to play. Can't understand people who still hold it up in 2023 beyond nostalgia.
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Mario Party is definitely too long, 10 rounds max. I never played the early versions, just the wii ones, and those are the same problem. After four or five rounds, I’m ready to be done with it.
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RE: Fileschat, I was invited to a private torrent tracker and use a VPN, then use Plex to catalog and play everything on my various devices and those of my movie crew friend group. It hasn't completely replaced streaming services (yet), but for what I need it works great.
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C-Euro posted:Welcome to Mario Party! I disagree about the sound, but yeah, the controls haven't aged well. Wall jumping sucks rear end, especially
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For me it's Mortal Kombat and it's not close. The series has always looked awful in motion, I have zero clue how the new games sell as well as they do. Even aside from the awful gameplay it's really nasty gore porn that involved giving the devs PTSD by looking at snuff videos for realism.
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Shinji2015 posted:I disagree about the sound, but yeah, the controls haven't aged well. Wall jumping sucks rear end, especially It always amazes me how flawlessly and consistently SM speed runners can wall jump. I almost gave up on the game where you have to do it to get out of a pit. Kept eating my input or something and just fell back down over and over again.
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Shinji2015 posted:I disagree about the sound, but yeah, the controls haven't aged well. Wall jumping sucks rear end, especially
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I had an ex-girlfriend that wanted to play Mario Party 4 all the time but she always wanted me to win, and well, after having to play and basically sandbag I've come to hate that series.
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Shinji2015 posted:I disagree about the sound, but yeah, the controls haven't aged well. Wall jumping sucks rear end, especially Taste in music is subjective but I never understood why they made everything sound so muffled. It felt like I had towels over the speakers when I played it, especially compared to its contemporaries on the system.
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C-Euro posted:Taste in music is subjective but I never understood why they made everything sound so muffled. It felt like I had towels over the speakers when I played it, especially compared to its contemporaries on the system. The DKC games had similar compression problems as well, I think a couple of youtube channels went out of their way to recreate the tracks with the original synthesizers and they sound so, so much clearer.
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C-Euro posted:Welcome to Mario Party! SM slander will not be tolerated! I never played it until I was in my late 20s (so I don't have any nostalgic attention to it from my childhood), and I thought it help up super well for being something 30 years old. I'm a massive mark for metroidvanias though, so I guess my opinion could be taken with a grain of salt.
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Manoueverable posted:The DKC games had similar compression problems as well, I think a couple of youtube channels went out of their way to recreate the tracks with the original synthesizers and they sound so, so much clearer. Other than wall-jumping being completely awful and Samus feeling a bit floaty, I think Super Metroid holds up extremely well.
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My preteen self got stuck in the eticoons room that forces you to learn the wall jump in Super Metroid and God dammit, I was gonna get that missile pack. Once I learned that, rest of the game is great. It wasn't till recently that I learned stuff like the mockball trick.
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I’m a sucker for all things Super Metroid and Metroidvanias as well. There’s about 4-5 romhacks that are praised through the roof that I really need to start and complete. And to play Metroid Dread too.
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Manoueverable posted:For me it's Mortal Kombat and it's not close. The series has always looked awful in motion, I have zero clue how the new games sell as well as they do. Even aside from the awful gameplay it's really nasty gore porn that involved giving the devs PTSD by looking at snuff videos for realism. I don't mind the combat in modern MK; haven't been able to try MK1 yet, but I had enough fun with MKX/MK11. It's extremely mid compared to other fighting games, though. Ed Boon is very committed to the animation style, and I don't know why. He says it's photo-realistic, but cmon man no it's not
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I have never played a Metroid game. I feel like I should have, I just never bought one.
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Silly Burrito posted:I’m a sucker for all things Super Metroid and Metroidvanias as well. There’s about 4-5 romhacks that are praised through the roof that I really need to start and complete. You ever do the LttP / Super Metroid randomizers? They're my favorite thing to do.
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Metroid Dread gave me anxiety which I guess is what it was going for
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seiferguy posted:You ever do the LttP / Super Metroid randomizers? They're my favorite thing to do. No, but I’ve heard they’re fun if you know the base games like the back of your hand. I’ve probably beaten Super Metroid 3-4 times, so I may not qualify for that. 😁
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I went to see Killers of the Flower Moon today and it was pretty amazing. Between that a recent watch of Wind River and the Palestinian genocide I’ve been feeling intense depressive feelings about oppressed peoples though.
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Joey Freshwater posted:Metroid Dread gave me anxiety which I guess is what it was going for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ7C1ir2eWE
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Silly Burrito posted:No, but I’ve heard they’re fun if you know the base games like the back of your hand. I’ve probably beaten Super Metroid 3-4 times, so I may not qualify for that. 😁 The randomizer website has a spoiler page you can click to if you ever get stuck, which works a heck of a lot better than trying to figure out where you need to go next if you're stuck too. Give it a shot!
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LeeMajors posted:I went to see Killers of the Flower Moon today and it was pretty amazing. You should watch Dark Winds.
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Air Skwirl posted:You should watch Dark Winds. Noted. Steaming anywhere?
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LeeMajors posted:Noted. Steaming anywhere? First season was on Max, it's an AMC show I believe, so both seasons should be on that.
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