/vx/ - Videogames and Paranormal

We should get a RetroArch Rasberry Pi thread going on.

>>68168
I only worship true Visionaries.

>>68210
Yeah, Me too.

Personally i subscribe to the hollow earth theory.

>>67939
Behold the Earth!

>>67915
Lux should go to brown and then help out with the research scene.

>>67916
Heading into the Equus Kappa-Epsilon system, Prism started to feel worried. The scans revealed that there was nothing at all in the way of life here, and nothing can support it. "Make a note that this is the boring system. Maybe we can head back to Iota and learn about those aliens. Turn this ship around."

As the crew returns to their previous location and start scanning the alien battle debris, major news stories flash nearly simultaneously, the most notable being a pirate rebellion has formed, declaring war on the Holy Empress! "This is horrible!" Shouts the ensign.
"I know… look at all the news coverage they are stealing from-"
"Knock it off Prism! It looks like the pirates are stationed… in.. Equus Kappa-Epsilon"
"That's the one we just came from, isn't it?"
The crew freezes in their tracks as they hear a message alert. "High priority message from the National Exoplanetary Intelligence Gathering and Handling of Space and Aviation" rang out throughout the bridge. Prism quickly answered the transmission.

A stern looking pony appears on the monitor. "What in the name of the Most Holy are you idiots doing? I was hoping that you were captured, or even joining the heretics so I could have something decent to report back to my superiors once in a while, but all I see is a bunch of nerds sitting around watching their computers load and goof off when the security of Equestria is in jeopardy! You were supposed to have scanned the system THOROUGHLY! You just so happen to miss a makeshift space station! Are you trying to get us all killed?"
"We are terribly sorry sir."
"Sorry doesn't even begin to cut it. You all have been slacking. We recently send out a new scientist to help you catch up on some work, those anomalies you keep leaving behind. Turns out the one in Equus Gamma was the fact you didn't scan hard enough. The scanners reflected off a thin, seasonal gas storm, giving you false readings about the planet. It is uninhabitable, but not a gas planet like you reported. Our head scientists say that in the future, any planet that has a solid surface might be turned to a habitable planet. You are getting sloppy!"
"Sorry sir. I-it won't happen again."
"I'll be honest with you Prism Gem, I didn't want to give you a second chance, but we need scientists willing to do this job, and the Empress herself reqPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

>>67919
So, with all of the fighting, and waiting to build more ships to combat the pirate heretics, I was able to make a second science ship to help out with the workload. The new scientist, Swanky, is over in Equus Delta doing the research that takes 4 years or so to finish. Meanwhile, all the stars we have explored have starbases now, which should reduce the pirate raids. I accidently moved Swanky into the next star (yellow) as I tried to get him over to Delta. Nothing was discovered but the name of the star. I will try harder to not let that happen again.

The fleet has been named Solar Fleet #1 for the time being, but I would love to hear what you think it should be named. It now contains 7 corvettes and we have suffered no losses.

The colony has fully developed on the moon and we are now getting resources from them, as well as more population growth. We need to make more colonies, but for now our energy income is not good enough to sustain another one.

Other than all of that craziness, I think we are ready to head back out to your choice of star. Hopefully the adventure will continue to be exciting, but not take up so much time that the update seems to overwhelm with new information.

>>67921
Explore red.

These games are probably my top 3 of all time. I've definitely got more, I will add them later.

Myst (1993)
Probably the comfiest adventure game you will ever play. The world is amazingly immersive for how simple it is. This one is the most well-known of the titles listed here, and the only one whose developers have kept up with the times and tweaked the game to run on newer systems.
https://archive.org/details/Myst_1994_Broderbund
trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UYfMaDnsoY

The 7th Guest (1992)
Great puzzle adventure set in a haunted house. The story is a little hard to piece together but there is a companion novel that is worth reading and fills in a lot of the holes. This game was the first game to use Full Motion Video and helped to initially boost sales of CD ROM drives back when it was an experimental technology.
https://archive.org/details/The_7th_Guest_-_MSDOS_Eng
trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR9HGN1_LBo

The Dark Eye (1995)
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>>67918
Will check out The Dark eye as I haven't played that one.
>also great descriptions, I should have added that in my list in OP

I was mostly an Adventure type player, so I'll add a few more I really liked.
The games listed below can easiest be played using ScummVM https://www.scummvm.org/

The day of the Tentacle (1993)
The game's plot follows Bernard Bernoulli and his friends Hoagie and Laverne as they attempt to stop the evil Purple Tentacle—a sentient, disembodied tentacle—from taking over the world. The player takes control of the trio and solves puzzles while using time travel to explore different periods of history.
The day of the Tentacle is an sequel to the Maniac Mansion game (The day of the Tentacle has a "computer" in one of the rooms where you can play the original Maniac Mansion).
https://archive.org/details/Day_of_the_Tentacle_1993_Virgin

Beneath a steel sky (1994)
Set in a dystopian future, the player assumes the role of Robert Foster, who was stranded in a wasteland known as "the Gap" as a child and adopted by a group of local Aboriginals, gradually adjusting to his life in the wilderness. After many years, armed security officers arrive, killing the locals and taking Robert back to Union City. He escapes and soon uncovers the corruption which lies at the heart of society.
https://www.scummvm.org/games/#sky
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locus template is defined by association
Emotional control executes defined emotional control
You weren’t supposed to shave then you did now you can’t for a long ass time. Because I remember this statement with subconscious control the only way to tell you back the same time would be if i stored that memory correctly on the locus template. Emotional control is triggered memory but only has access by emotional control.

Fear is generated by creative response and control failure of emotional control. emotional control is projected

Basic control of your locus template and everything in your subconscious memory requires fear control.
After correct emotional projection can the creative self define the creative self. It’s defined such as by only control aspects such as rewards and fear, and not forgotten archetypes because the psyche only accounts for conscious senses.

The only unconscious is repressed and forgotten archetypes

youll thank me later

OPERANT CONTROL OF ARCHETYPAL ASSOCIATION

so i realize i’m going to need to explain some of these words.

it starts at the peripheral subconscious of sensory information including factual & projected senses, and creative(remembered) senses.

basically the sensing part of your body. if theres a stimulus to be sensed, the peripheral subconscious(definitely correlative to DNA) automatically receives it. the subconscious state is interpreted as the full picture of all combined senses.

next, is the association state that receives that subconscious information and interprets it. the associative state generates an emotional(defining) reaction based on the physical state, and the type of information actively being interpreted.

after, the association state generates an emotional reaction.

interpreted as will, knowledge, control, focus, forgetting and remembering, is executed by the locus state and controls memory storage.
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what do i know?
i would say i know everything in my years of experience.
the physical construct of memory is reinforced emotion
something you were gonna think of but couldn’t remember it.
what are you thinking?

the association state control is equivalent to the locus states control of archetypal output including autonomously interpreting associative states’ creativity

stimulus is defined by the subconscious state. said stimulus goes interpreted factually and then associated, the response is interpreted by the locus state defined as creative emotional control and memory.

the associative response is defined as immediate awareness by memory where as memory is defined by true associative control


infinity infinity
fast light switch
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time is a fact
it is interpreted as such
facts come from knowledge interpreted as factual interpretation


projection is defined by impulse
impulse creativity is defined as factual archetypal control of the state interpreting memory
factual interpretation and factual projection
honest projection
defined by the locus
remember emotional creativity from archetypal control
watch
remember
define front from factual projection
honest creativity collides with factual interpretation
the impulse is defined as emotional memory of the state

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWh9l8RSkPk
I don't usually play much vidya with that type of music, but I think I would be remiss if I didn't post the most/second most distinctive track from the most underrated game of the franchise.

For a longer game, Super Lesbian Horse RPG is an awesomely cute pony RPG from Bobby Schroeder. Lawyers forced him to change it into a generic Super Lesbian Animal RPG, but the original pony version is still available online: https://gamejolt.com/games/super-lesbian-horse-rpg/110689/download/build/273337

Equestriabound is a flawless total conversion of Earthbound to MLP. Every character from the show fits the new story perfectly, making this the second greatest pony RPG of all time. Requires an SNES emulator, but the rom itself can be found here: http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1973/

>>518
Stardew Valley is fun the first time around, but every time I've tried setting up a new farm I run out of steam after the first winter since I already minmaxed my win to completion on everything else.

>>67431
Oh man, not enough people talk about this. The remixed chiptunes are great, I've played it multiple times, really comfy to play if you have a cfw 3ds.

I still really like Ponymon.
Sometimes I think about making a Pokémon plus Ponymon game, but I have no idea how Ponymon types would interact with Pokémon types.

>>33520
Stormcloaks. Imperials are too multicultural.
Btw, I'm going to reinstall this game. What rare/underappreciated mods do you recommend?

>>65802
They are like poos. Pretty much bros.

>>65804
>discounting white humans
the nords will beat the imperium then crush the knife ears
>>67340
poos arent bros,thats sikhs

>>33520
If you're a lore gremlin you'd know that the thalmor are trying to get rid of all worship of Talos to kill him and destroy the world so they can ascend as gods. Even if the Stormcloaks lose long-term after the civil war the chance of Talos worship still being allowed is far greater if they win than if the Empire wins. The Dragonborn is absolutely insane in-lore, and the best possible scenario would be the Dragonborn winning the civil war for the Stormcloaks and then marching onto the main city of the Thalmor.

>>67351
Hindu and Christian poos are bros. India was host to the ancient Aryans.

>>67270
Its a long hallway that runs parallel to the wall. There are several doorways on in either direction (no doors tho), as well as a staircase at the end of the hall.

>>67271
Tracy slowly sneaks down the hall, peaking through the doorways on either side of her as she goes.

The Man stood looking out over the harbor from the penthouse window. Beneath him the carpet had been ripped out and the floor was bare. Behind him there was open space where a wall had stood, and a bar table occupied what was once an open living space, its surface unfurnished. For a year he hadn’t found a buyer for the unit, and so kept it as his own. But he was finally persuaded to sell the unit at a loss, and the new owner wanted extensive changes to the layout. After concluding a meeting at a restaurant, he thought he’d visit the unit at midnight to stare out the panoramic windows one last time.

As he did so, he thought back to a night that ended in that room a little more than a year before. That night had centered on two struggles against two friendly enemies. One, he win against, or so he thought. The other, he would let win. It started with a confrontation. A duel, in whatever way fiour against one could be considered a “duel.” Violent though it may have begun, it swiftly became cordial and countries. It became no less contentious. The battle had shifted from the physical to the mental as he haggled for control of a prize unicorn. After hours of mental chess, they seemed to reach an agreement that left him with the prize.

The victory did not last. It did not even last a single day. He was back to struggling for the prize he thought he had won, trying to get to her the next day, trying to find her the next week, and trying to enamor her the next month. What he was so sure was already in his grasp was in fact only gained after a very long and arduous series of tasks. And even then, he never got to enjoy his victory. In a way, the hard-fought prize remained unclaimed.

This did not bother him. No, his victory did not last, but what does? Everything that is won is eventually lost, and nothing struggled for ever remains. “All glory is fleeting.” What had made that night different, what had made it stand out in his memory after an eventful year, was not the permanency of his triumph, for surely it did not have that. Why that night in particular lingered in his memory more than a year was the sheer thrill of the struggle itself. In the intense back and forth of the negotiation, he found the best focus and expression of his talents and abilities. In trying to figure out what his opponent wanted, in determining what he had to give away, and in trying to persuade the opposing party to make the exchange – he felt alive. He feltPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

>>67874
Out in the far distance, the Man could see a light of a passing ship coming into the harbor, and various other moving lights of vehicles along the shore. These were other people in motion. Their lives were advancing, and so too was his, he figured. He took a sip from the glass of honey sweeten tea he bought at the restaurant earlier, and his mind focused back to the other struggle in that night. The Blue Mare had tried for months then to lay a sort of claim of ownership to him. And for those months he resisted, fearing there was a deeper malevolence. But in that night, he let himself go in the moment. There was something sweet about her. Something… Cute. He liked the affection. He liked to be wanted. And he figured that maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if he would let her have him. Maybe this relationship could be joyous. He acquiesced to her that night, and he was hers.

His expectations for his life after this defeat proved to be as illusory as his “triumph.” The relationship would stress and sour, often turning bad. She must have lost interest in him after a while, as her affection became sparser and he was no longer her “flashy,” nor she “Mrs. Sentry.” He had not seen her at all in six months. He had to wonder if she was still out there. But this too, was alright. Most of the relationships we have with people are fraught with tensions, or are ephemeral, so why should this one be an exception? Whatever else happened before or after, he liked the affection, and he had fun that night. That night, she was cute, and it was a good experience. She was not the first person to enter and leave his life, nor was she the last. Through out the years he had known many people. They had all made their impressions on him, and most of them he would never see again. His relationship with the Blue Mare had been special and enjoyable in its own sort of way, and that night, and so many other occasions with her, good and bad, were among the experiences that made up his life.

He stood there in silence, then made a toast “to absent friends,” taking a long drink of the tea and finishing it. He turned around and looked at the deconstructed apartment where that night had ended on a joyous note. He had built this place and lived there in part, but now it was unrecognizable. All furnishings had been stripped away and even the basic layout changed. He placed his glass on thPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

>>67436
They knew how to make handhelds back then. Hours of fun was had.

if you're into this shit you better buy some drives and start archiving roms. because the online resources are getting killed by corporations. fuck corporations man

>>65800
I'd play the shit outta that.

>>64500
A fully realized dark pony rpg with branching paths, lots of death and gore and a lot of endearing characters to kill off.

>>66636
why

>>64500
My lifelong dream is an open source sandbox of independent pony bots you can mess with. I have made detailed plans of how one could work, but I have failed at coding forever so someone would have to help with getting the basics in place.

The game would be based mostly around the pony AI, making them seek food and shelter on their own and so on. Starting the AI from simple things like just picking food and building a basic shelter would make it faster to get the first basic release done, and also ensure that they had methods to keep living even if the late game houses and food markets got destroyed. As the basic survival needs got fulfilled, the ponies would start improving their settlement further, building proper housing and workplaces, making proper plans for freetime and so on.

As for what the player would do, once the sandbox ran indepently they could mess with it however they please. Spawn monsters, drop meteors on them or order them around to do what you want. Posess a pony and play around in person, living a normal life pony or going on a rampage. An independently functioning town of NPC:s would be a great base for many kinds of games from Sims to Assassins Creed.

Keeping the project open source would keep the lawyers off its back, and developing it in arcs like Dwarf Fortress would help split the seemingly massive project into small chunks, each release adding a new function to the game. First release would be just about making the ponies move, eat and sleep, second would be adding framework for professions and construction, third would be items, interiors and ownership, fourth about desires and socializing and so on.

This is the game I'd want more than anything, but like I said, I can't code. I can write up design documentation just fine, but I definitely can't make this game without help.

>>67434
Okay, now THAT is an awesome idea for a game.

Does anyone have any other Easter Eggs from the show/comics that suggest the existence of ancient Hoo-mans?

>>560
I actually think the ponies' world, which has gained the fandom name Equus, is flat. It would fit with how Hellenic science at the time viewed the earth as flat and that the sun revolved around it (Celestia moving the sun.)

>>2933
I could've sworn there was some song that had the phrase "the world is round" in it..
I don't dislike this proposition though.

>>2935
Then again, it was said by Chancellor Puddinghead so I don't know how true that is.

I like how the horse is hiding behind a tree.

>>67397
can i join the KKK in it? if not the game is fucking garbage.

>>67397
No, but it does look fun, even if it's a bit tedious at times and I know (((who))) is the publisher behind it.

>>67397
>console exclusive
lol gey

>>67397
i just finished the tutorial, its pretty good so far aside from the diversity, there is a Jew,a Mexican and a mongrel Indian/negro.

>In the 1970s, Vera Rubin uncovered a discrepancy between observed galactic rotation speed and that predicted by the visible mass of stars and gas. Today, the galaxy rotation problem is thought to be explained by the presence of large quantities of unseen dark matter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy#Modern_research

Is anti-matter the explanation for dark matter/energy, cosmological constant? Can anti-matter captured be anti-gravity?

>A significant discrepancy exists between the experimental curves observed, and a curve derived from theory. The theory of dark matter is currently postulated to account for the variance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_rotation_curve

>Galaxy clusters are the lights that trace out the contours of cosmic structure. But they’re only the tip of the proverbial iceberg: dark matter forms the cosmic web’s skeleton. Clusters sit in big halos of dark matter, and the more massive the cluster, the more dark matter is there. We know there’s something like ten times more matter than what we see in these clusters because, if there weren’t, the galaxies zooming around a cluster would be able to escape — the cluster would fly apart.
https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/dark-matter-makes-galaxy-clusters-clump-0502201623/