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Comment on White House website debuts five retro arcade video games that promote US President Donald Trump’s agenda in ~games
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Comment on CGA-2026-08 🗡️🛡️❤️🔺 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in ~games
datavoid Link ParentInteresting! Does that mean the correct way to play is Save and Continue + hard reset?Interesting!
Does that mean the correct way to play is Save and Continue + hard reset?
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Comment on CGA-2026-08 🗡️🛡️❤️🔺 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in ~games
datavoid (edited )LinkAfter many months of failing to participate in CGA, I finally managed to join in on this one (mostly due to the fact that I knew that it wouldn't be a very big time investment). My first gaming...After many months of failing to participate in CGA, I finally managed to join in on this one (mostly due to the fact that I knew that it wouldn't be a very big time investment). My first gaming memory was watching my Dad kill Ganon when I was like 4 years old. He gave me his Super Nintendo a few years later, and Zelda quickly became my favourite game (Super Mario World gets an honorable mention... also Super Metroid, but I didn't play that until like 2015). I beat Link to the Past on the SNES a few times, and then when I was a bit older I got a GameBoy Advance SP (Silver) and beat the game several times there.
Like others here, I played using the zelda3 remake. I messed around with several shaders throughout the game, and ended up deciding to use Tanuki Mario as my main character. I last played this game around 8 years ago on Switch, and probably in 2014 or 2015 on 3DS. Everything still stands up in my mind gameplay wise - the only thing that has soured for me slightly since last time was the soundtrack, mostly due to Chrono Trigger's violent climb to the top of my best video game music list last year.
My goal going into the game was to beat it without dying, but it would seem that I misremember how fairies worked. I didn't ever get a game over screen, but to my horror at the end of the game I was informed that I had died 8 times!? I could have sworn fairy-assisted deaths didn't count. Maybe that was just a GBA thing.
Deaths aside, I am still giving this game at least a 9/10, and wouldn't consider anyone's gaming education complete without it.
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Comment on Who likes GTA? in ~games
datavoid Link ParentYou should definitely play GTA4 some day! I'd rank it very close to 5 in terms of gameplay, with a bit worse graphics but possibly higher realism. The story is definitely darker however, if you're...You should definitely play GTA4 some day! I'd rank it very close to 5 in terms of gameplay, with a bit worse graphics but possibly higher realism. The story is definitely darker however, if you're not into that.
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Comment on We surveyed 6,000 Americans. Here is the winning message for Democrats - Opinion, Dustin Guastella and Erica Etelson in ~society
datavoid LinkI'm not American, but I assume democratic voters might not be big on the whole "forced support of genocide" thing.I'm not American, but I assume democratic voters might not be big on the whole "forced support of genocide" thing.
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
datavoid LinkI have never won a game of Settlers of Catan, and therefore I hate it. I think I started playing like 10 years too late... Also the people I've played with had no remorse.I have never won a game of Settlers of Catan, and therefore I hate it. I think I started playing like 10 years too late... Also the people I've played with had no remorse.
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Comment on What game are you terrible at? in ~games
datavoid Link ParentFind your block button, and mash mash mash mash mash. Seriously though, that was the hardest game I've ever beaten. The final boss was absolutely brutal. Even the first castle boss was rough, and...Find your block button, and mash mash mash mash mash.
Seriously though, that was the hardest game I've ever beaten. The final boss was absolutely brutal. Even the first castle boss was rough, and that was only like half way through the game.
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Comment on Choosing a printer in ~tech
datavoid Link ParentI've had my Brother for 13 years, it was a low end model. I'm still really impressed by it.I've had my Brother for 13 years, it was a low end model. I'm still really impressed by it.
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Comment on CGA-2026-08 🗡️🛡️❤️🔺 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in ~games
datavoid (edited )Link ParentI cant decide which character to be, this is amazing. I have beat this game like 10 times before, this will make it interesting! By the way, is there any chance you could share you zelda3.ini...I cant decide which character to be, this is amazing. I have beat this game like 10 times before, this will make it interesting!
By the way, is there any chance you could share you zelda3.ini file? Specially I am having issues figuring out extend_y due to vague instructions... also the config has no stretch parameter.
Thank you!
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Comment on Would you eat "Casu Marzu," Sardinia's famous maggot infested cheese? in ~food
datavoid Link ParentIf you thought that was good, wait until you try the virgin boy egg!If you thought that was good, wait until you try the virgin boy egg!
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Comment on CGA-2026-08 🗡️🛡️❤️🔺 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in ~games
datavoid Link ParentDo you know if there are any good shaders for this? Also, where do I sign up for 21:9 support?Do you know if there are any good shaders for this? Also, where do I sign up for 21:9 support?
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Comment on Critics slam Tim Hortons Harry Potter promotion as un-Canadian, anti-trans in ~food
datavoid Link ParentIced caps are alright in a sugary way. All their food is awful though, and their coffee isn't good. Honestly what made me stop going there altogether was their lids though, every single time I've...Iced caps are alright in a sugary way. All their food is awful though, and their coffee isn't good.
Honestly what made me stop going there altogether was their lids though, every single time I've gone through their drive through for a coffee, it leaks everywhere by the time I get where I'm going.
Side note, Harry Potter politics aside - who the hell is ordering hufflepuff donuts?
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Comment on Watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes in ~enviro
datavoid Link ParentThat's like saying people eat shit for no point, the point is in the love of the gameThat's like saying people eat shit for no point, the point is in the love of the game
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Comment on The Odyssey - discussion thread in ~movies
datavoid Link ParentI wouldn't be unhappy in Zendaya stopped showing up in everything as well. This movie is possibly the most egregious use of star power and advertising I have ever seen, and in my opinion the...I wouldn't be unhappy in Zendaya stopped showing up in everything as well. This movie is possibly the most egregious use of star power and advertising I have ever seen, and in my opinion the casting director should be exiled.
That being said, a few people definitely did well - I'd said Pattinson did the best job overall, there was some applause in the theatre when he died.
It would also be nice if for once they would make all the actors pretend to Greek, rather than have the British actors pretend to be American.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
datavoid LinkSatisfactory. I didn't know they made things more addictive than Factorio, but here we are.Satisfactory. I didn't know they made things more addictive than Factorio, but here we are.
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Comment on Introductions | July 2026 in ~talk
datavoid Link ParentWere this site not text based, this is where I'd put an image of Ned Flanders greeting you.Were this site not text based, this is where I'd put an image of Ned Flanders greeting you.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
datavoid Link ParentI will definitely have to stop by and check it out soon... To be completely honest, I was really excited to play Minecraft again when the server last came back online, but after like two days of...I will definitely have to stop by and check it out soon...
To be completely honest, I was really excited to play Minecraft again when the server last came back online, but after like two days of seeing other people's builds I started feeling like an absolute moron and lost my desire to play. It's like I'm not even playing the same game as everyone else, and it doesn't make me feel particularly good.
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Comment on Introductions | July 2026 in ~talk
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Comment on Introductions | July 2026 in ~talk
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Comment on Introductions | July 2026 in ~talk
Who is this even pretending to be for? It's clearly just there to get a reaction.
I don't want to live on the same planet as these people.