Asinine's recent activity
-
Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: September 2026 lobbying topic in ~games
-
Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: September 2026 lobbying topic in ~games
Asinine Link ParentBut did you even know Korobeiniki before Tetris? Also, what does your dishwasher packing look like? Inquiring minds want to know!But did you even know Korobeiniki before Tetris?
Also, what does your dishwasher packing look like?Inquiring minds want to know!
-
Comment on I'm addicted to Slay the Spire and am looking for a new game in ~games
Asinine Link ParentYou'll need to disable cloud storage because it's pretty religious on shutting things down and I've lost a few saves to corruption when it's not disabled, and a script definitely made things...You'll need to disable cloud storage because it's pretty religious on shutting things down and I've lost a few saves to corruption when it's not disabled, and a script definitely made things easier for me.
-
Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: September 2026 lobbying topic in ~games
Asinine (edited )LinkDESCENT I got this game (the full version - had the shareware one and played the heck outta it) for graduation back in 1995 I believe. It was amazing because with two hands on a keyboard, you...DESCENT
I got this game (the full version - had the shareware one and played the heck outta it) for graduation back in 1995 I believe. It was amazing because with two hands on a keyboard, you could control your spacecraft better than any game with a mouse in I've encountered in a fully 3d environment since. (This includes joysticks with extra items. The only thing it lacked was the gradient movement, but honestly the game didn't really need it at all.) Additionally, the whole game was intriguing and almost got a little easy once the controls were fully integrated into my muscle memory. My brother and I put so many hours into this, and still we'll reference it in reminiscing by the resulting "gabbagabbahey" sultry voice cheater.
Edit: also the soundtrack still slaps.
-
Comment on I'm addicted to Slay the Spire and am looking for a new game in ~games
Asinine Link ParentNgl I save scum. It's made the experience way more enjoyable, and it's still a tough grind because of the save game mechanism. There have been a few times where I spent more time...Ngl I save scum. It's made the experience way more enjoyable, and it's still a tough grind because of the save game mechanism. There have been a few times where I spent more time reloading/retrying than actually playing the level. I actually appreciate the game more now that I can enjoy it without constantly being frustrated and angry - so judge me all you want, but games are supposed to be fun.
My previous longest playthrough, I ended up with a roster of mostly level 1-2s and high level dungeons because I couldn't figure how to get the right trinkets or understand the mechanics, because I'd be spending all my money trying to fix the broken heroes and replace the dead ones. -
Comment on I'm addicted to Slay the Spire and am looking for a new game in ~games
Asinine Link ParentI appreciate the feedback, and also the dm. I'll check it out, and thank you!!I appreciate the feedback, and also the dm. I'll check it out, and thank you!!
-
Comment on I'm addicted to Slay the Spire and am looking for a new game in ~games
Asinine LinkI'm curious: I see the card base for StS, but I've been jonesing Darkest Dungeons since I started playing it in '22, and am back on a resurgence now that I am better understanding the mechanics....I'm curious: I see the card base for StS, but I've been jonesing Darkest Dungeons since I
got itstarted playing it in '22, and am back on a resurgence now that I am better understanding the mechanics.
How would you (OP or others) compare the two games? I'd been eying Iratus on the latest sale but didn't get it - it seems the best option for a DD clone. I'm on the fence about card-based games. I'm seriously trying to learn MtG:Commander but it makes me feel stupid. Haven't encountered an online version of card games that did though, and I did kinda get into Hearthstone, but I refused to p2w. -
Comment on Deciding whether (or not) to have a child in ~life
Asinine Link ParentI told my SO I'd be down for children if either 1) he wanted to birth them (ala Junior) or 2) we adopted. Apparently he didn't want them that much. And I would have loved nurturing a kid that...I told my SO I'd be down for children if either 1) he wanted to birth them (ala Junior) or 2) we adopted.
Apparently he didn't want them that much. And I would have loved nurturing a kid that already existed, just I wasn't going to make it myself.
-
Comment on Deciding whether (or not) to have a child in ~life
Asinine Link ParentI know plenty of people who are sure of having children. Whether or not they should is a completely different topic.I know plenty of people who are sure of having children.
Whether or not they should is a completely different topic.
-
Comment on What is your "when I found out about 9/11" story? in ~talk
Asinine LinkI was in California. I had the day before off (worked fast food, typically slept from 4/6am til whenever, but I do remember having gone to bed early). My mom (who annoyed me) had apparently tried...I was in California. I had the day before off (worked fast food, typically slept from 4/6am til whenever, but I do remember having gone to bed early). My mom (who annoyed me) had apparently tried calling a few times when the first plane hit, and since I slept through the calls and answering machine (I may or may not have turned both off?) and her knocking on the door, I woke up around 0730 to her pounding on my apartment bedroom window.
I was finally able to afford a tv since I swapped to an apartment and had a roommate (who was kinda rich [firefighter], compared to me haha), and she told me to turn the tv on. As I did, the news was just breaking that the second tower had fallen. I don't think she stayed long.
I had to work that night, and I'd borrowed the family's 10" b&w tv that had no inputs (so only antenna signal) when I first moved out, because I was seriously poor (couldn't afford a microwave or any furniture except the desk, bed, dresser, and computer I owned. I took a folding chair from my grandma's for the computer). I brought it to work that night and had it replaying the same ol'
(which reminded me of me asking my parents why they kept showing the same stuff in SF when the Loma Prieta hit), and the handful of customers who came in that night stood with us while they waited for their food to go.My sibs and I had planned a trip to fly into Buffalo, NY on 20 Sept to do an epic totally-winged road trip around the east coast. We were able to continue the trip with the first time not being able to have guests walk us to the gate. We were also the only people on the flight there not in first class.
We drove to Boston, through NYC and stopped at Liberty Park since we couldn't get into the city, and Washington DC, seeing three of the four crash sites. The fourth was nearby as we made our way back though State College PA (where we stayed) before heading back out to end the trip on the 25th in Buffalo.Having no issues walking into empty hotels, seeing groups of people on overpasses waving flags and holding banners, seeing snipers on the White House, waiting for a lone jogger to run by to take our picture, because no one else was around at 1100 on a Sunday where normally people are crowded to overlook the Easter Egg hunt lawn... it was eerie. I did not get to experience it, I just got the aftermath.
I finally got to visit NYC two years ago.
It was so distant, but still mind blowing seeing the aftermath. I had online friends who lived in the area, I knew someone who worked in the WTC. He was actually scheduled to be at work after the first plane hit and did not end up inside. It was very much like when the Challenger exploded; I wasn't directly affected, but I still was on very many levels. Definitely on a mindfuck sort of way.
-
Comment on Small talk, ice breakers, lines in ~talk
Asinine Link ParentI totally used to use the "I gotta go now, as my grandmother's on fire" back in the day. Completely forgot about that and now I have to rewatch the whole show.I totally used to use the "I gotta go now, as my grandmother's on fire" back in the day. Completely forgot about that and now I have to rewatch the whole show.
-
Comment on I made a chill minimal 3D golf game that fits in 13 kilobytes - Sunshine Golf Classic in ~creative
Asinine Link ParentI haven't played a golf video game since the 90s (I believe it was Jack Nicklaus 5, because you could make your own courses), but once I got the mechanics down, it makes sense. It does seem I'm...I haven't played a golf video game since the 90s (I believe it was Jack Nicklaus 5, because you could make your own courses), but once I got the mechanics down, it makes sense.
It does seem I'm restricted to clubs that keep things around where I want to hit (I can't use the 1W when it should be a putter?), and I'm that kinda person who's gonna try to figure how to break your game...
I ended up +8, which was sad because I was -2 at hole 9, but alas... I'm getting tired and my reflexes are already crap. It's great though, especially at that size, and it was fun (despite golf not really being my thing)!
Hope you win, though my sample size is pretty low for judging haha.
-
Comment on I made a chill minimal 3D golf game that fits in 13 kilobytes - Sunshine Golf Classic in ~creative
Asinine (edited )LinkWell, this game makes me 100% feel like I'm playing golf, because I 1) have no clue what club I'm supposed to be using, and 2) I apparently can't hit anything more than a few feet... (Okay, the...Well, this game makes me 100% feel like I'm playing golf, because I 1) have no clue what club I'm supposed to be using, and 2) I apparently can't hit anything more than a few feet...
(Okay, the last time I actually tried anything golf that wasn't mini-golf was in the late 90s when I was voluntold to help with a fundraiser for college and after they gave me and my friend a bucket of balls and some drivers and we tried to see who could make the balls curve the most... because they weren't going far straight ahead.)The click thinger is always too early (edit: that was before I realized the mechanics of hitting before it came back) and it took me quite a while to figure how the mechanics work. (For note: you want to "hit" the ball at the right-most level, despite the "trigger" bit at the left end for the most power, and then you want to [I think?] hit the trigger in that little trigger bit, because that's what makes it stay centered... or not.)
Edit: I appreciate the midi music :D
-
Comment on What are your "how on earth did I not learn this sooner" tech moments? in ~tech
Asinine Link ParentAlso programmable into Linux if it isn't natively included.Also programmable into Linux if it isn't natively included.
-
Comment on Ahead of an all-digital future for PlayStation, Sony needs to prove in courts that players know they don't own digitally purchased games in ~games
Asinine Link ParentI used to rip and reburn my DVDs just so I could skip that FBI "warning".I used to rip and reburn my DVDs just so I could skip that FBI "warning".
-
Comment on Build your own video game listicle in ~games
Asinine Link ParentI probably should have done those in reverse, but I'm horrible at judging sale points and social media in general.I probably should have done those in reverse, but I'm horrible at judging sale points and social media in general.
-
Comment on Build your own video game listicle in ~games
Asinine LinkTen Games I Wish I Liked More (but didn't return. All on Steam) Besiege Fallout 3 Horizon: Zero Dawn Postal 2 Cult of the Lamb Braid Spacechem We Who Are About To Die Portal 2 Potion Craft Five...Ten Games I Wish I Liked More (but didn't return. All on Steam)
- Besiege
- Fallout 3
- Horizon: Zero Dawn
- Postal 2
- Cult of the Lamb
- Braid
- Spacechem
- We Who Are About To Die
- Portal 2
- Potion Craft
Five Xbox Games For Which I'd almost Go Back
- Mass Effect (note: I have the LE on Steam)
- Rock Band (1, 2, 3, so many addons)
- Red Dead Redemption
- Fable (the only reason I was okay with an Xbox, as I still abhor Microsoft)
- LEGO games
Three Games For Which I Overused My Hacked PSX (aka, I ripped from a Blockbuster rental)
- Tekken 3
- Crash Bandicoot
- Bushido Blade
-
Comment on Build your own video game listicle in ~games
Asinine Link ParentNow for rules 2 and 3, because I'm quite curious! :DNow for rules 2 and 3, because I'm quite curious! :D
-
Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech
Asinine Link ParentI've recently (okay, back in January) put Arch on my Lenovo Ideapad and it's had no sleep/wake issues. Granted, we're on two opposite ends of the spectrum...I've recently (okay, back in January) put Arch on my Lenovo Ideapad and it's had no sleep/wake issues. Granted, we're on two opposite ends of the spectrum...
-
Comment on According to user voting, these are the world’s shittiest birds in ~enviro
Asinine Link ParentI must disagree. I have to conduct regular sampling of my work site's stormwater outflow to show why we have so much fecal matter being discharged to the local river... because the geese hang...Geese are not shit birds
I must disagree. I have to conduct regular sampling of my work site's stormwater outflow to show why we have so much fecal matter being discharged to the local river... because the geese hang around and shit everywhere. We even pay some guy professionally to come out with his dog and chase them off, which they then jump the fence until he's gone and come back and start shitting again.
As for their personality, that's a different topic... ;)
I always had Freddie Pharkas on my wishlist along with basically every other Sierra game after discovering them on my neighbor's Apple with King's Quest and then all the other games later with magazines...
Ngl though, if I'm going for the point-and-click, I'd opt for Laura Bow's Dagger of Amon Ra. Not only is it still hilarious (and some bits did not age well, or maybe they did?), but I still regularly quote various parts and always look both ways before crossing any street.