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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: September 2026 voting topic in ~games
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: September 2026 voting topic in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentLove the energy (and I agree — this is a great list of candidates!), but can you move the comment out of your ballot? Also can you make sure that you match the spelling on Resident Evil (REmake)...Love the energy (and I agree — this is a great list of candidates!), but can you move the comment out of your ballot?
Also can you make sure that you match the spelling on
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: September 2026 voting topic in ~games
kfwyre (edited )Link ParentI started to make a list of my potential votes, saw that my initial list of games totaled 10, and decided that an even split between all of them felt right. No guarantees that I won't edit this...I started to make a list of my potential votes, saw that my initial list of games totaled 10, and decided that an even split between all of them felt right.
No guarantees that I won't edit this over the next four days, of course, but for now I'm feeling good about this.
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: September 2026 voting topic in ~games
kfwyre LinkCrystalis (2) Descent (2) Donkey Kong 64 (2) The Genesis of Treasure (2) The Grue That Binds (2) Ratchet & Clank (2) Sonic the 3D Hedgehog (2) Spooky Mansion Adventures (2) Wizball (2) Ys Origin (2)Crystalis (2)
Descent (2)
Donkey Kong 64 (2)
The Genesis of Treasure (2)
The Grue That Binds (2)
Ratchet & Clank (2)
Sonic the 3D Hedgehog (2)
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: September 2026 voting topic in ~games
kfwyre LinkCGA Announcement: The Voting Topic is now open! We will be selecting the next 6 games/Arcade Specials we play. It will stay open for 4 days (96 hours). See topic instructions for formatting your...CGA Announcement: The Voting Topic is now open! We will be selecting the next 6 games/Arcade Specials we play.
It will stay open for 4 days (96 hours).
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Colossal Game Adventure: September 2026 voting topic
Anyone can participate. CGA does not require membership and is always open to all. Ballot Formatting Ballot entries are NAME (VOTES) e.g. Pong (3) Copy and paste the game titles from the list so...
Anyone can participate. CGA does not require membership and is always open to all.
Ballot Formatting
- Ballot entries are
NAME (VOTES)e.g.Pong (3) - Copy and paste the game titles from the list so they match exactly.
- The ballots will be tallied using this script from u/Spore_Prince.
- Any improper ballots will not be counted (but you will get a polite message from me or someone else asking you to fix them beforehand).
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- All top-level comments must be ballots and ballots only.
- Child comments can be anything -- feel free to talk about why you chose what you did.
Voting Process
- Each person has 20 votes to distribute among games as they see fit.
- Each person can allocate a maximum of 5 points per Single Game/Arcade Special.
- Arcade Specials count as one block (do not vote for each game in them individually).
- Voting closes 4 days (96 hours) from the posting of this topic.
Example Ballot 1 - Valid Ballot
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing (5) Portal 3 (5) Half-Life 3 (3) Team Fortress 3 (2) Night Trap (2) Xexyz (1) Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon (1) Left 4 Dead 3 (1)Uses 20 points total, and no game exceeds 5 points
Example Ballot 2 - Invalid Ballot
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing (10) Protal 3 (7) Wand of Gamelon (5)Uses more than 20 points; games exceed 5 points; titles do not match
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- Of the remaining games, the bottom 50% will be cut from the list.
- The remaining 50% will stay on the list and will enter the next voting round with 30% of their final vote totals.
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Game Rollover Votes Another World 6 Back in a Flash
Bloons Tower Defense
Line Rider
Motherload
QWOP
Stick RPG5 Beneath a Steel Sky 4 Crystalis 10 Descent 5 Donkey Kong 64 0 Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist 8 The Genesis of Treasure
Gunstar Heroes
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure
Dynamite Headdy
Alien Soldier
Light Crusader5 The Grue That Binds
Border Zone
Twisted!
Zork13 Mother 3 11 Ratchet & Clank 0 Resident Evil (REmake) 8 Sonic the 3D Hedgehog
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure 20 Spooky Mansion Adventures
Alone in the Dark
5 Days a Stranger
Maniac Mansion4 StarCraft 0 Tetris 11 Wizball 0 Ys Origin 0 12 votes - Ballot entries are
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Comment on Steam Frame product page is now live in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentMy fingers are crossed for you too. Good luck! If you do end up getting one, please let us know ALL about it. Just because I'm not getting one doesn't mean I can't live vicariously through those...My fingers are crossed for you too. Good luck!
If you do end up getting one, please let us know ALL about it. Just because I'm not getting one doesn't mean I can't live vicariously through those that do. 😆
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Comment on Steam Frame product page is now live in ~games
kfwyre (edited )LinkIt's real! It's FINALLY here! As much as I want one (and let me tell you, I want one real bad), I'm going to hold off. It's probably in the cards for me a few years from now, but not yet. For one,...It's real! It's FINALLY here!
As much as I want one (and let me tell you, I want one real bad), I'm going to hold off. It's probably in the cards for me a few years from now, but not yet.
For one, I've already got a perfectly functioning Index setup.
For two, I generally try to avoid being an early adopter of new tech (let them iron things out first and then I'll hop on board).
For three, it's pricey (though I actually think it's genuinely great for what you get -- I paid about the same amount for my Index only a few years ago. I was expecting the Frame to be MUCH higher).
That said, I think the value proposition for someone who isn't already a VR gamer is quite high here because it also plays non-VR games. I have a pair of XReal AIR glasses that I can plug into my Steam Deck and play games on. It's, like the Steam Frame, basically just a monitor that you put on your face. I wouldn't recommend that model in particular, but the ability to lie in bed, toss the glasses on, and just game is genuinely cool and comfortable. The "isolation" of the glasses can be genuinely relaxing, as it takes me out of the real world more than just playing on my Deck does.
Rough day at work? Don't just zone out when you get home, but literally check out by isolating yourself in a tiny little headset that's your portal to a virtual world! (This, uh, makes it sound less healthy than it actually is).
The Steam Frame gives you that monitor-on-your-face experience (I promise it's better than it sounds) while also being a full-fat VR device too. The fact that it officially supports prescription lens inserts is awesome as well. I have aftermarket ones for my Index, but I consider them an essential component for anyone that wears glasses. Nice to see that they're getting first-party treatment this time around.
I should also qualify that VR is definitely one of those "it clicks for you or it doesn't" kind of things. If you're someone for whom it's got legs, then there is a ton of fun to be had (even with the somewhat stagnant development scene). The Frame is potentially worth it for you. If you tried it out and found it mostly a novelty or gimmick, then this is an easy skip (unless the idea of lying in bed while being able to see nothing but Stardew Valley across your entire field of view sounds like a good time).
One thing I can add that can help take the sting out of its pricetag is to think of it as exercise equipment. I have played hundreds of hours in Beat Saber, Synth Riders, and Pistol Whip, each of which can get my heartrate up on higher difficulties (sidenote: another essential VR purchase = headbands to catch sweat). You can technically do better exercises elsewhere, but no other exercise I've tried has been as fun as VR is.
And the best exercise is one that you enjoy doing and thus want to keep doing. My Quest and Index have paid for themselves in that regard.
Despite my resolve to not get a Steam Frame, there's a little shoulder devil that keeps trying to get me to cave:
- It's only going to go up in price like all tech has been for years now.
- You work hard and deserve to treat yourself once in a while.
- That cord on your Index is REALLY annoying isn't it?
- You could take down those tacky base stations!
I'm going to do my best to ignore him, but he's definitely got my number and is going to be persistent over the next couple of weeks and find increasingly convoluted lines of reasoning. Wish me luck. I'm going to try to "love the one I'm with" and put all that energy into my Index instead of lusting after the new hotness that is the Frame.
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: September 2026 lobbying topic in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentThat’s actually @PetitPrince’s vision for the month! I kept it as Tetris (generic) for accessibility purposes, but my thought was that, if it does get picked, the host and others can use the...That’s actually @PetitPrince’s vision for the month!
I kept it as Tetris (generic) for accessibility purposes, but my thought was that, if it does get picked, the host and others can use the Insert Cartridge topic to recommend specific versions/eras/etc.
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Comment on Nintendo - Customer appreciation sale in ~games
kfwyre LinkAh yes, the headers you expect to see for an official Nintendo sale: In all seriousness, Nintendo is very stingy with sales for its first-party stuff, so this is pretty big.Ah yes, the headers you expect to see for an official Nintendo sale:
All deals
Best sellers
Customer Appreciation Sale
Crash BandicootIn all seriousness, Nintendo is very stingy with sales for its first-party stuff, so this is pretty big.
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: September 2026 lobbying topic in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentFun fact: 5 Days a Stranger was made by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, better known for his web series of video game reviews, Zero Punctuation.Fun fact: 5 Days a Stranger was made by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, better known for his web series of video game reviews, Zero Punctuation.
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
kfwyre (edited )Link ParentAdded a bunch of fonts to KOReader, and I don't want to sound like I'm just following the crowd, but Bookerly and Atkinson Hyperlegible Next are the clear standouts for me. I can't exactly explain...Added a bunch of fonts to KOReader, and I don't want to sound like I'm just following the crowd, but Bookerly and Atkinson Hyperlegible Next are the clear standouts for me.
I can't exactly explain why, but Bookerly just looks really nice. It feels super comfortable to have on the screen. Meanwhile, AHN is super clean and modern looking. Not sure which one will be my "main" font, but I'll have to read a bit with each to see how they hold up over an extended period.
I also found this collection of free fonts for ereaders made by someone who very clearly cares about fonts (which is exactly the kind of person I want curating a collection). I haven't gone through all of them (there's a lot), but I did install them and plan to dabble.
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
kfwyre Link ParentI knew I could cycle between different options on the status bar at the bottom by tapping it, but it wasn't until I saw your screenshot that I realized I could have multiple ones show up at once....I knew I could cycle between different options on the status bar at the bottom by tapping it, but it wasn't until I saw your screenshot that I realized I could have multiple ones show up at once.
Thanks for the unintended tip!
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
kfwyre (edited )Link ParentThe default is admittedly kinda ugly, but I was able to change mine to something I'm happy with. Have you played around with the settings? They can be hard to find. Tap the bottom menu section to...The default is admittedly kinda ugly, but I was able to change mine to something I'm happy with.
Have you played around with the settings? They can be hard to find. Tap the bottom menu section to pull up the text options. From there you'll see sub menus to change margins, font settings, spacing, etc.
For some reason, changing the actual font itself is separate from that in the top menu. Tap at the top of your screen, then go to the tab that looks like a page with lines on it. Underneath that you should see an option to change the font itself to something different.
There are only a few built-in ones, but you can also add your own. The only thing I miss about my old Kindle is Bookerly, so I might add that to mine.
EDIT: Found a reddit survey for preferred fonts. I’m going to try some of these out.
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Comment on Colossal Game Adventure: September 2026 lobbying topic in ~games
kfwyre LinkCGA Announcement: The Lobbying Topic is now open! It will stay up for a short 2 days (48 hours). This is your chance to sway the upcoming vote. Let everyone know the games you think...CGA Announcement: The Lobbying Topic is now open! It will stay up for a short 2 days (48 hours).
This is your chance to sway the upcoming vote. Let everyone know the games you think should/shouldn't be chosen and why.
Also, if I made any mistakes on tallying the rollover votes/boosts, let me know.
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Colossal Game Adventure: September 2026 lobbying topic
This is your chance to try to sway people's votes in the upcoming Voting Topic by endorsing certain titles! Let people know why a certain game is awesome, or how a particular entry is of...
This is your chance to try to sway people's votes in the upcoming Voting Topic by endorsing certain titles!
Let people know why a certain game is awesome, or how a particular entry is of historical value, or why others really need to play this gem of yesteryear.
Parameters:
- The topic will remain open for 2 days (48 hours).
- Lobbying is not limited in any way, so you can endorse/support as many entries as you like.
- Negative lobbying IS allowed (but please make it fun).
- Anyone can participate. CGA does not require membership and is always open to all.
A reminder on the upcoming voting topic
Just so people remember how the Voting Topic will go and can plan accordingly:
- Each person will have 20 votes to distribute among games they see fit.
- Each person will be able to allocate a maximum of 5 points per Single Game/Arcade Special.
One the votes have been totaled, here's how the list proceeds:
- The top 6 games will be chosen to be played (or more in the event of a tie).
- The top 50% will advance to the next round. They will start the next round with a base score of 30% of their vote totals.
- The bottom 50% will be removed from the list.
Game List
All nominations and boosts have been added, so this is the final list of games and their vote totals that we will be deciding on.
Game Rollover Votes Another World 6 Arcade Special: Back in a Flash
Bloons Tower Defense
Line Rider
Motherload
QWOP
Stick RPG5 Beneath a Steel Sky 4 Crystalis 10 Descent 5 Donkey Kong 64 0 Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist 8 Arcade Special: The Genesis of Treasure
Gunstar Heroes
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure
Dynamite Headdy
Alien Soldier
Light Crusader5 Arcade Special: The Grue That Binds
Border Zone
Twisted!
Zork13 Mother 3 11 Ratchet & Clank 0 Resident Evil (REmake) 8 Arcade Special: Sonic the 3D Hedgehog
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure 20 Arcade Special: Spooky Mansion Adventures
Alone in the Dark
5 Days a Stranger
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
kfwyre Link ParentThe last time I tried it (admittedly quite a long time ago) it kept any side-loaded books separate. They also were on that device only, and what I really wanted was to be able to seamlessly switch...The last time I tried it (admittedly quite a long time ago) it kept any side-loaded books separate. They also were on that device only, and what I really wanted was to be able to seamlessly switch between devices, as I read frequently via my phone and the web reader as well.
There were also some other issues, like me wanting comics support (especially CBZ files) and a lot of my AZW3 files getting problems when converted (prior to jumping to Kobo I’d amassed a sizable library from Kindle that I brought with me as well).
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
kfwyre (edited )Link ParentIf you're in the Kobo ecosystem and happy with it, then KOReader doesn't really have anything to offer. In fact, unless you've already de-DRMed your library, it won't do anything but add friction....If you're in the Kobo ecosystem and happy with it, then KOReader doesn't really have anything to offer. In fact, unless you've already de-DRMed your library, it won't do anything but add friction.
Personally, I never liked the fact that my DRM-free ebooks from places like Project Gutenberg and Humble Bundle weren't ever going to be integrated in my library the same way as stuff I'd bought through Kobo. I also read on a variety of different devices in different settings, so cloud syncing them was essential for me, but Kobo will only do that for the books they sell.
As such, as my library grew, and I got more and more books from places other than Kobo, I ended up seeking out a platform (the aforementioned BookFusion) that let me upload all of my books and have them live under one roof with equal treatment.
The main downside to doing this was that I couldn't access BookFusion on my Kobo devices directly. KOReader is what lets me do that now. It's "worth it" in the sense that I swapped out the Kobo ecosystem for BookFusion.
So, its utility is really only for people who manage their own library of books.
Ironically, I still buy a lot of books through Kobo, so my workflow now looks like:
Buy book from Kobo > de-DRM it > upload it to BookFusion > download it back to my Kobo through KOReader. Full circle!
Roundabout and complicated? Yes. Worth it because I can do that just as easily for a book I bought as one I got off of Standard Ebooks? Absolutely. The special sauce is having my ENTIRE library under one roof getting all the perks and features, rather than only some of the books.
I should also add that, with any bring-your-own-media setup like KOReader, there's a huge but mostly unspoken understory that the service is usually excellent for people who pirate their media. Something like BookFusion/KOReader will never advertise this, and a lot of the people who do use it that way won't necessarily say that openly, but it's the truth of the matter. I think that's a big thing that makes it "worth it" for a lot of people as well.
I'm not saying this as a wink-wink-nudge-nudge "I'm actually a pirate" endorsement, by the way. In fact, I'm doing this on hard mode by insisting on actually buying books I could more quickly and easily download for free.
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Comment on CGA-2026-09 🕹️🙎♂️🛹 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 in ~games
kfwyre (edited )Link ParentThis is poetry. Also, genuinely: tricks are actually hard to do at the beginning of the game because your character's stats for them aren't great (no matter who you choose). I'm a THPS veteran and...The manual tells me that some buttons do ollies and others do nollies but I feel all I manage are rollies, hollies and follies. Oh gollies.
This is poetry.
Also, genuinely: tricks are actually hard to do at the beginning of the game because your character's stats for them aren't great (no matter who you choose).
I'm a THPS veteran and tried to muscle-memory a bunch of complicated stuff right off the bat at the beginning, only to have it completely fail because my character simply wasn't built for the big stuff yet.
So, don't feel bad! You're experiencing the game as intended.
Completely unsolicited advice
IF AND ONLY IF you're looking for tips:
The easiest way to get big scores early on is vert tricks/grabs -- that is, circle + direction while you're in the air. Pop in the halfpipe in The Hangar and just go back and forth up the sides, trying to get the feel for starting/stopping a vert trick while you're in the air.
Once you're comfortable with that, you try spinning with the shoulder buttons. Get a feel for doing a 180, 360, 540 (your beginning stats probably won't let you get a 720).
Once that feels good, try combining the two: spinning while doing a vert trick. This gives you more score, but it's also harder to land -- especially for tricks that twist/move the board, as it won't necessarily be clear if you've under/over-rotated. Eventually you'll get a "feel" for how to land the different tricks, but that takes a decent amount of repetition. It wasn't until I was late-game in my most recent playthrough that I felt that I could really nail most landings without thinking about them.
Anyway, following that, if you're feeling spicy, you can add a street trick beforehand. That is, launch into the air, hit square+direction, followed by circle+direction. Your character will do something like a kickflip, followed by the grab.
Feeling even spicier? Street trick + vert trick WHILE spinning. Now you're starting to look at some tasty big score combos.
The final piece of this strategy (and this part is certainly not necessary but can help get you to those Sick Score threshholds) is adding a Boneless beforehand -- that is, double tapping up before you release X to jump when going up the side of the halfpipe. A successful Boneless gives you more height, as well as an additional trick for the combo, which increases both your points and multiplier.
So, an ideal big point vert trick looks like: Boneless > Spinning Street Trick > Spinning Vert Trick
(Well, a truly ideal one also includes a gap, but I'll spare you the details on that since I'm already at the point where I'm doing WAY too much and basically writing an entire GameFAQs guide despite not being asked for any of it in the first place).
Anyway, as you complete objectives and get money, put the points into these stats: Air, Hang Time, Speed, Spin, Landing. Once those get up a bit more, you'll have more room to breathe while you're in the air and it'll be a lot easier to execute and successfully land higher point tricks. Also worth noting that, if you're going this route, it's best you choose a Vert skater (e.g. Tony Hawk) and not an All-Around (e.g. Bob Burnquist) or Street (e.g. Kareem Campbell) one.
Anyway, learning how to do solid vert tricks will get you through a LOT of the game with nary a manual nor nollie in sight. Chaining street tricks and grinds with manuals is genuinely a ton of fun, but it's way easier to mess up and way harder to get right. Nearly every level has a half-pipe like spot where you can just do vert tricks back and forth and rack up a pretty sizable score for it.
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Comment on I'm addicted to Slay the Spire and am looking for a new game in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentSeconding this. Cobalt Core is excellent, and it features enough familiar mechanics to scratch the StS itch while having its own unique identity and spin on things that makes it feel fresh.Seconding this. Cobalt Core is excellent, and it features enough familiar mechanics to scratch the StS itch while having its own unique identity and spin on things that makes it feel fresh.
My husband is also a Chao Garden aficionado such that he’ll play the Sonic Adventure games not because he likes the speed or platforming but because he likes raising chaos so much. As in, he thinks the actual levels of the game are obstacles to overcome so that he can get back to tending to his little creatures.
There have been a couple recent indie devs who’ve announced chao-likes, but the only one that’s actually released (that I know of) is Bobo Bay. Neither he nor I have played it, but it seems to have gotten a good reception. Might we worth looking into if you’re hankering for a new chao experience.