Three games I always go back to are Tony Hawk's Skateboarding, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and Tony Hawk's Underground. (Notice a pattern? ) I loved those games as a child, and nothing has changed!
I also go back to Robot Arena 2, Simcity 4 and The Sims 3 a lot! They aren't games that you can complete really, just games to casually play, and they're so much fun!
I've been going down a rabbit hole, I suppose you could call it, of games that have creative anti-piracy measures, how they can detect piracy, and what they do when it does.
Things like Mega Drive and SNES games trying to save memory to addresses that the original carts don't have, but copies are very likely to.
And like how GTA IV gives you a permanent drunk camera, and Batman Arkham Asylum not letting you glide.
I think my favourite, though, is Puggsy on the Mega Drive.
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What anti-piracy measures do you guys know about and what are your favourites?
I'm personally a bit purist when it comes to this, and a bit passionate. I feel like you're not getting the full experience if you emulate or using a modded console.
It's like how they say VHS tapes are best viewed on a 4:3 CRT TV. It's not just a nostalgia thing (Though that does play a role), tapes were made to be viewed on those TVs.
It's a lot like how older games were made to be 4:3, and 360i, or on a cartridge/disc.
I also feel like having everything there on a menu instead of needing to pull out a physical game dilutes the sentimental value, and makes them feel more disposable. I can imagine I'd get choice paralysis from that.
That said, I can totally understand those who go down the emulation route in a practical sense, as original hardware and games are getting more and more expensive. I also emulate if I can't use a physical game/hardware.
Oh man! What I wouldn't give to experience an electronics shop from the 90s!
Not just the wide range of tech at the time, but the general aesthetic of shops at the time, and the promotional stuff. It felt like things had way more personality at the time.
That's really cool! Have you ever thought about putting up pics of your homemade collection on your website?
Well, I haven't made any artwork or anything for them. I just recorded songs, wrote a title on the default slips and stickers, and called it a day. ^^"
I guess if people want to see those anyway, I could upload some photos.
For me it boils down to dislike of advertising and a desire for physical and offline media. I haven't made the switch to a flip phone yet but I'm considering going for one next because of how much advertising smart phones throw at you, and I want to get an MP3 player to couple it for when I go out.
I also love collection retro video games and tend to pirate because I disagree with how expensive the market is. There's also a case of my old 3DS which is fully disconnected and the only updates I got were from games I had, vs. my Switch which shows me the Nintendo news feed every time I turn it on. I'm getting more into collecting CDs, DVD, and VHS tapes too because I just like having physical media and the bonus features are something I love.
For the nostalgic revival I think a lot of that might have to do more with self expression. People are drawn to scene and emo again because of the venue for self expression that has been dulled down in more recent years, and I've noticed many of us seem to enjoy old web because of how we can use it as a creative outlet and many of the key points people make when we talk about why we do old-internet revival is self-expression.
That actually reminds me. I make mixtapes of internet-only songs I enjoy, so I can listen to them without needing the internet, and have been doing the same with Youtube videos to VHS. Although I don't watch the latter as often as I'd thought, but it's cool that the option is there! To an ever lesser extent, I also burn digital-only games onto disc and make custom covers and CD art for them.
I've noticed that it's changed my reaction to a song being digital only from "I refuse to even listen to it unless it's on a CD or record" to "Ah well, time to record it on cassette!".
In other words, it makes me feel like I'm taking matters into their own hands, which is kinda cool.
I think it has been a subculture for some time. As much as I'd love to say it's anti-capitalist, companies and scalpers are taking advantage of us with the latter making us pay much more for things that use to cost us pennies and the former making half-baked nostalgia catering films and games for a quick buck.
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