The GOG library has been building since 2008, when Vista was the current windows version.

Some titles that worked at some point over the last 16 years may have some developed issues on modern hardware, drivers, or operating systems.

This program is at least confirming it works on windows 10/11 and common 2024 hardware

They have a list of titles in the program here:

https://www.gog.com/en/gog-preservation-program

Change logs are on each title’s page.

Franchises and ensemble casts really skew those results. So in the end it basically just comes down to “who was part of one or more large franchises” (primarily marvel), which to me is not that interesting.

True.

If memory serves the harry potter kids were in the top 5 based on those films alone. Then Depp took the crown when the pirates of the caribbean sequels did well. Now its just ranking the MCU group by who has stuck around the longest.

My fist general purpose console was the Sega Master System. It had a flowchart displayed on the top telling you how to use it.

It might not have been pretty in the traditional sense but I loved it.

Looking back on it the chart was somewhat misleading, the console had two built in games that were only accessible if you didn’t insert a cartridge or card (Hang On, and Safari Hunt), and a third that also needed a controller connected and a few buttons held down when you turned the system on (snail maze).

• Unique Selling Points: Unlike other messaging tools, emojam […] offers a “puzzle-solving” element by encouraging kids to decode messages using emojis.

😒

I this is the most effective search I could find:

https://www.google.com/search?q=“Mozilla’s+Firefox+Send”

Not great for a product that is not Mozilla’s Firefox Send!

Apparently, you can install Windows inside DOSBox, but is that really stable and usable for layman? Are there any other approaches?

I think thats where PCem or 86box becomes more helpful.

Wondering if you should watch Beetlejuice today?

Yes.

The Mitchells vs. the Machines was good, but it wasn’t produced for streaming.

For offline software I wouldn’t consider it a problem, but for something that connects to the internet I would want it to have the latest versions of its dependencies.

It looks like the dev has been updating their funding details recently, hopefully they have an update planned.

https://github.com/TachibanaGeneralLaboratories/download-navi/commits/master/

When I give a digital game as present I go to the shop to print out the cover art on photo paper and then put it in a card. It gives them something they can immediately look at, handle, and discuss.

Here are a few I’ve used recently, they are more literal than the cartridge era but they are still artworks in their own right:

10s of MB software with the rest of the disc as CD audio was standard for the time.

Even with those constraints PS had noticeable mid-battle lag as it loaded in animationss.

There is some lemmy.world sure but also:

• lemmy.ml
• sh.itjust.works
• programming.dev
• lemmy.dbzer0.com
• programming.dev
• lemm.ee
• lemmy.kde.social

If a topic suits the philosophy of its lemmy instance its more likely to attract a healthy population. Then when I’m looking for a community on a topic it doesn’t really matter which instance that community is on.

problem is I have no idea which of these communities is “best”

Its a bit basic but so far I’ve just gone with the largest population. Usually I’m just after the most activity and that generally scales with population. It keeps things relatively simple.

This name already means something :/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Animatrix

MicroProse, a Company With a Long History in Gaming

This is understating things! I believe, IP rights aside, the current company has nothing to do with the brands glory days.

Or just use one of the hundreds of guides the AI was trained on.

https://www.wikihow.com/Install-Linux

I enjoyed the green hill zone set.

The others seem a bit pricy!

The fact emulators are faster than the real hardware, can you blame them?

This is a problem Nintendo has had a few times before, choosing weaker hardware makes it much easier for other platforms to match and outpace them.

My first time playing Pokemon was emulating Pokemon Red on PC. For some reason they put it in Australian stores around a month after the US release so emulation was the only way.

Similarly GBA was playable on PC very early in its cycle. DS/3DS was a bit less attractive because of it screen layout and inputs but that kind of quirk aside underpowered handheld hardware is just asking for emulator support.

The bill text is concise and surprisingly readable.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2426#99INT

They will either need “affirmative acknowledgment from the purchaser” of their rights or provide a “clear and conspicuous statement” clarifying the buying a digital good is a licence situation.

They provide this definition:

“Clear and conspicuous” means in a manner that clearly calls attention to the language, such as in larger type than the surrounding text, or in contrasting type, font, or color to the surrounding text of the same size, or set off from the surrounding text of the same size by symbols or other marks.

For “affirmative acknowledgment” my guess is something like PlayStation does currently might become common. Every time I checkout their purchase button is disabled until I tick a checkbox with this statement:

I request immediate access to my purchase and acknowledge that I will not be able to cancel my purchase once I start downloading or streaming the content.

Both of these scenarios should be displayed as part of the checkout flow, not hidden away in the ToS/EULA.