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Cake day: June 19th, 2023

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  • Even with the world settings jacked all the way up it takes a stupid long time to mine just about anything other than stone or dirt, even with a top tier pickaxe and the requisite perks. And I will say exploration is a little iffy too, especially in the desert with all the verticality.

    I broke down and started visiting a multiplayer server where it’s basically just a big store full of everything currently in the game so I could just take what I needed/wanted.







  • It came out when I was a kid, and the humor was a big hit for me.

    I actually replayed the first two games last year on PCSX2, and imo they actually hold up. Maybe some of the humor hasn’t aged particularly well, but none of it is really offensive or anything. It’s basically a village of jungle natives all acting and behaving kinda like modern white people (also voiced by white people, but eh. It was like 2002-2005).

    As far as gameplay, it’s alright. I think the first is better as it has more going on for it. The sequel definitely feels cheaper by comparison. I remember playing the “third” one (*Great Juju Challenge) but that one is basically just a Mario Party knockoff.

    ETA: also the show first aired actual years after the games had even released. I remember thinking it was weird that they waited so long to make it into a show, and that the games’ popularity wasn’t as strong anymore (or perhaps never was).






  • It’s been happening for years, almost decades at this point. In fact, I’d be willing to say that at least 50% of most games ever made were made by someone who used to mod other games for fun.

    Most recently there’s been Black Mesa, which is a fan remake of Half-Life in Half-Life 2’s Source engine.

    There’s also The Forgotten City, which was actually a Skyrim mod first and was so popular the mod makers were approached by Microsoft to make their own game.

    Most Source engine games are actually mods of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Counter-Strike started as a Half-Life mod.