Miscellaneous Links from 2013

[metroid composite]

I've linked this before, but apparently the old megaupload expired or whatever, so making a new link.

https://mega.co.nz/#!Ao1RnSbR!cZI8Gw_LUzAYy9DQu02sVQhk-L9AFEVYHjNLvJtSPc0

Orig. SO & GI.ppt

Pretty good collection of statistics on a number of LGBT studies--links between embryonic development and LGBT, etc.

[NotMiki]

Porting to and from PS2 is pretty simple so why WOULDN'T you go cross-platform?

PS2 won, then, because it had the best controller.  Right?

[Anthony Edward Stark]

Porting to and from PS2 is pretty simple so why WOULDN'T you go cross-platform?

PS2 won, then, because it had the best controller.  Right?

It was a bad generation for controllers in general. The prominent placement of the D-Pad on the dual shock is a shitty relic but they keep doing it.

[NotMiki]

Really?  I find the placement of the analog sticks to be ideal, given that they stick out, so I don't see much point in relegating the D-Pad even though it doesn't get a ton of use.

[Anthony Edward Stark]

Having an asymmetrical position for your default controller grip is just bad design.  The 360 and Dreamcast controllers, for instance, are better because the things you spend the most time with (the left analog stick and the face buttons) are in the same place.  And how often do you even use the D-pad?  There's no rational reason for it to be in such a prominent spot while you jam the left analog stick (usually THE most important button) in such an awkward place.

[Dark Holy Elf]

In general I agree with you re the assymetry; I hated the N64 controller and that was a big part of why. That said, I myself do use the D-pad in lots of games (obviously anything with a menu, but I also significantly prefer it for fighting games, for instance... YMMV), and I think the PS2 left analog isn't in a terribly awkward position... I have to move my left thumb less than one inch from the symmetric position. Notably this means I can easily switch between D-pad and left analog, too.

By comparison, the GameCube controller not only has the D-pad in a worse (less symmetrical) position than the the PS2 left analog, but the D-pad itself actually kinda sucks.

I don't really remember the XBox (original) controller beyond that it was too large. 360 controller is cool, though.

[Anthony Edward Stark]

The original XBox controller was basically a DC controller that had put on some weight. Also instead of a VMU it had a big green circle in the middle to remind you what system you were playing

[metroid composite]

By comparison, the GameCube controller not only has the D-pad in a worse (less symmetrical) position than the the PS2 left analog, but the D-pad itself actually kinda sucks.

Mmm, yeah, Gamecube d-pad is awful.  I do actually prefer Gamecube to PS2 for games that just use the analog stick, though.  But I'll agree the PS2 analog stick isn't that bad, whereas the Gamecube D-pad IS that bad.

[metroid composite]

In other news BoXeR and YellOw in a skit on the Korean SNL.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pBCKHmS2t0

[Lance]

http://blackfridaydeathcount.com/

[Shale]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sztWWoEcVQ

So Borderlands Adventure Game is happening. That's a thing.

[metroid composite]

http://www.greenheartgames.com/2013/04/29/what-happens-when-pirates-play-a-game-development-simulator-and-then-go-bankrupt-because-of-piracy/

Ok, this is a pretty funny way of dealing with piracy.

94% is still pretty shocking, though.  Especially since I'm sure the non-pirate executable was shared at least a little as well.

[AndrewRogue]

That article never ceases to amuse me.

[metroid composite]

http://business.time.com/2013/12/10/pantene-powerfully-breaks-down-every-sexist-workplace-stereotype-in-one-ad/

Pretty good ad about business stereotypes of women.

[Cotigo]

http://i.imgur.com/31R6s3d.jpg

Today I found out that Grefter, RICHARD, Shaggy!Andy, ManJaw!Super, Meeple-and-I-Had-a-Kid, EmoHair!Xeroma, and Fat!Alex were all members of the Duke Nukem 3D development team.

You're welcome.

See you in another 3 months.

[Meeplelard]

...well, I can't say that's an inaccurate description...

[Anthony Edward Stark]

Is that Erik Estrada?

[metroid composite]

I played in a female SC2 tournament, and all of my matches got casted in English, by one of the more talented casters in the scene!

http://www.twitch.tv/zombiegrub/b/487352263

Won my first round match, and then faced Maddelisk (second best female player in the world) round 2 and lost (unsurprisingly).

[The Duck]

I just ran into this randomly but the guy who did the initial menu patch for Brigandine GE seems to have picked interest back up in it and has been posting in a thread about continuing the translation as recently as this month.

http://www.swordofmoonlight.com/bbs/index.php?topic=684.0

Here's the old patch, which I haven't used since I know the menus inside and out.

http://www.romhacking.net/translations/1836/

[superaielman]

I've used the disk 1 patch for the multiplayer mode. It gets the job done.

[Captain K.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72RqpItxd8M

HACKING TOO MUCH TIME!!!