#pspvita

[ideahat-universe]

I'm thankful for Pizza.

Hey, it's thanksgiving so lets give thanks for a variety of things.

It was honestly a pretty good year for me. Especially when it came to gaming.

Pizza Tower came out after years of waiting. I honestly would have released it shortly after the SAGE 19 demo given that the version was so well approved and already had a fanbase and a mod base for it.

But that didn't happen. Mcpig worked on more of the game, adding a bunch of stuff and removing just as many things.

There are plenty of videos about what ended up on the cutting room floor but my favorite thing is the Mansion because it was such an ambitious level that almost always had some kind of lore for its backbone only to get dropped because it was too large or too slow of a level.

Other stuff like having a two player mode with distinctly different characters to play as looked like a nice idea but in reality was just bloat.

In the end it all became mods and with a fully fledged game to cut their teeth on, modders would go absolutely bonkers with what they add and change. From making Pepperman actually functional to bringing back multiple versions of all the dropped levels the game is basically a huge success and has a really devoted mostly sane fanbase.

Emulation is here to stay

The Steam deck is a very successful device and with good reason. It's well made and easy to modify. The Steam Machine didn't work because there was no logical way into the PC market in a way that wasn't redundant.

Handhelds however were a different story. While the Switch and the 3DS dominated for years a secret project was being worked on. Handheld devices that can play multiple games from different franchises. Different developers. It wasn't streaming. It was emulation.

Emulation devices were more than just a knockoff device that Rerez would end up playing where almost all the games were bootlegs of bootlegs.

Real attempts at making real devices that could play real games using the various open source software that was available to them were being worked on.

This took many years. The PSP line actually held the title of being a really high quality emulation device but after the last couple of years true successors have been found.

The Steam deck, even with its massive potential as a device that can play thousands of games sold on the Valve store has the capabilities to easily play several generations of games flawlessly through emulation.

But it's very expensive. Which created a market of people who wanted a Steam Deck but couldn't afford one. So since the release of the release of the Steam Deck the emulation handheld scene exploded with a much sharper level of quality.

Emulation handhelds went from being Meh to Good overnight and with a massive amount of variety, portability, custom firmware, the ability to run Linux, Windows, or Android (depending on the device) and a community that easily maps out what does and doesn't work well on these devices.

Hell, half of these emulation devices already come with thousands of actual, working games on them. I bought a emulation device a couple months ago and it had Cave Story and Shovel Knight as well as several other playable stand alone titles.

There was also the option to mod a 3DS into an emulation device but if you wanted to play non Nintendo releases you were quickly entering scuffed territory (same with the PSPvita when playing Nintendo games).

If you wanted a really well rounded experience, it is more than 200 dollars but an Ayn Odin or upward would get you an impressive range of play ability.

You really are spoiled for choice these days when it comes to games which brings me to my next point.

The game industry is not video-games

I keep getting told that gaming is actually in a bad spot right now. Lots of layoffs, some truly terrible releases, and the ones that do find financial success are complete parasites sucking the blood out of willing whales.

Oh, and what was it? 90% of games being lost?

That last one sounds really bad on paper until you realize that all of human history is like that. Can you even imagine all the stories that were lost to time because the average man couldn't read or write or how certain experimental attempts at music were forgotten because they were before the age of music recording, made by a person whose work was too far ahead of its time?

Hell, a centuries' worth of film is lost because the owner of the property threw it away or it was destroyed in a fire or the original copy naturally degraded over time and there were no other copies of it or even worse, the original was edited meaning that the original master copy was effectively erased.

I get it. We shouldn't have games become unplayable due to bullshit DRM or the game needing a remote server to run or it being tied down to very specifically designed hardware and firmware but to act like gaming is going extinct is hyperbolic.

The reality is that for most people, a life time's worth of video games is already at your fingertips.

It's just a fact, you have way more games than you do time on earth to play them all and any game that becomes lost to the sands of time can probably be recreated as long as you aren't a stickler for copyright.

It's never been easier to play older games and it's never been easier to make a game simply running on the inspiration of a dead or mishandled franchise.

All the stuff about the layoffs and big game studios feeling the squeeze?

THAT'S GOOD.

The reality is that gaming as an art is doing just fine. If you make a really nice game that comes from the heart, even if when it's technically just okay. You can find some kind of success out of making it and people will have fun playing it. No triple A publisher would green light a Visual Novel like Slay the Princess even though Slay the Princess is probably the greatest Renpy visual novel game that has ever been made (which was tough competition seeing as it had to beat Doki Doki and Snoot game) and will have a profit margin which is more than I can say about Gollum.

Aside from whales who vary between being addicts and people with good jobs but no one in their life to dump money into (you can decide for yourself which one is sadder, having a crippling addiction or having nothing in your life other than Genshin Impact), the real thing keeping Triple A gaming afloat was investors.

As someone who is knee deep in the investment field, infinite growth is a real delusion pressed upon by stock holders. If you do the same as last year people want to sell the shares and buy something with moon potential. Sure literally every world renown investor whose word is so valuable stadiums get packed just to hear what they have to say in 0.5 speed (those old men take their time to deliver a speech) will tell you to find something that is stable enough while also offering value in the form of good dividends. From Warren Buffet to the Motley Fool they'll tell you to buy and hold for decades.

But uhh, people want their generational wealth now and if you have enough of those psychos in the boardroom when you decide the direction of your video game company you're going to get into some shit and into some shit a lot of them did.

But now investors are feeling the pinch so it's harder to press your thumb on the CEO when you have to sell off some assets just to make sure you don't end up in a bad spot.

But don't feel too bad for those big suits. They got used to gamblers throwing money at them so when money started drying out they cut talent rather than their paychecks which tells you what they really value in a company (I mean is it a surprise? When you've never worked in the industry you're a Chief Executive Officer in, you don't even think about if something is or isn't replaceable).

So you should be prepared for a crash, a lot of stuff is going to fall over if they don't figure out a restructure that doesn't accounts for priced in growth.

But um, like I said. There are thousands of playable complete, and easily modded games out there for you to play. You don't need to play a new game every year. arguably if you've never played it, heard of it, or know anything about it, that game IS NEW. For you.

So go play it. And if the game you want to play absolutely doesn't exist then ya know what.

#video games #fandom #pizza tower #emulation #steam games

[littlerokketboi]

Sometimes you need 2 👾

#playstation #psp #pspvita

[yesterdaygaming]

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[sata-cable]

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[therealretrobeard]

#virtueslastreward is a #visualnovel for the amazing #nintendo3ds console. It is part of the #zeroescape series. This #3ds gem was developed by #chunsoft . It was published in Japan by Chunsoft, North America by #aksys , and in the European Union by #risingstargames . This classic #Nintendo #2ds game was released worldwide in 2012. It also came to #pspvita in 2012. The mighty #ps4 got a port in 2017. Oddly enough #microsoftwindows also received a port in 2017. This game to me is a true #hiddengem for the #3dsxl #new3ds #new3dsxl #new2dsxl systems. The story has #sigma being abducted and waking up with 8 other people in a strange location. They are set to complete tasks in what's called the #nonarygame . These tasks have life or death consequences not so different to certain horror films. The game has great puzzles, nice anime graphics, good sound and does credit to it's predecessors in the series that blessed the #nds platform. I highly recommend this game! Please check out my Youtube channel! I stream Monday to Friday and also on Sunday at 5pm GMT UK time. I do videos also! The link to my channel is in my bio. Please check out my gaming partner @the_legend_of_isa Please check out the awesome tagged accounts! https://www.instagram.com/p/CT_v5AkIA6i/?utm_medium=tumblr

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[nofuses]

Playing the first game to the Trails of Cold Steel series. Enjoy!

#rpg #old games #psp #pspvita #ps4 #ps4 game #playstation #playlist #anime #anime girl #animeboy #youtube #rean schwarzer #psp game #video games #games #battle #gamergirl #year: 2013 #2013 #nihon falcom

[dantstime]

Domingo de clásicos #DarkStalkers #PSPvita https://www.instagram.com/p/CVbKyUHJVHayUpj9QROemoX0JZXLFoVYxvoimo0/?utm_medium=tumblr

#darkstalkers #pspvita

[purogeekcr]

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[osinimendoza]

Aquí osini en sección fotográfica.🐻 #osini #osinimendoza #perrini #perriniGarcía #teddybear #plushies #plushiesofinstagram #plushielife #gamer #miniarcade #retrogaming #atgames #pspvita #tectoy #retromini #sony #genesisportable https://www.instagram.com/p/B6YSNNjpRSL/?igshid=10xys2ks2pn6j

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[akibey]

Again... Bye bye summer, It's sad, but we need the routine again... I think xD #anime #manga #otaku #cosplay #cosplayer #summer #cosplaylife #cosplayworld #worldcosplay #aoi #aoiasahina #aoiasahinacosplay #danganronpacosplay #danganronpa #game #pspvita #pspgame #model #photoshoot #pool #sport https://www.instagram.com/p/B2L5d0votKC/?igshid=1rrjgsnfwhqgo

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[180wwwc1c25-blog]

Im gunpla news found this rare beauty and came in today. For thr Vita. Man this is a good day o yeah. And for the vita must say like the system o yeah. #gunpla #gundambreaker3 #vita #Friday #building #videogames #yeah #happy #pspvita #gamer #geekmode #gundam #gundamforlife #mecha #gunplagame https://www.instagram.com/p/B0GU2iPBGDK/?igshid=1xtznaejrxbrc

#gunpla #gundambreaker3 #vita #friday #building #videogames #yeah #happy #pspvita #gamer #geekmode #gundam #gundamforlife #mecha #gunplagame

[ericksonbpenilla-blog-blog]

The dark knight #pspvita #darkknightblackgate (at Koga, Ibaraki) https://www.instagram.com/p/By7NW4CHZ4O/?igshid=1qtuwjkwezts8

#pspvita #darkknightblackgate

[gokkoart-blog]

#psp #pspvita #psvita #game #videogame #green #white #colors #pastel #astronaut #space #clouds #landscape #japanese #startgame #title screen #draw #illustration #screen title #vita #sony #plants #plant #gokko #concept

[dacmaniac]

One of the all time best #videogames ever! 👌🏻 #symphonyofthenight #castlvania #konami #psp #pspvita #playstation https://www.instagram.com/p/BnlvdhUHJkw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6ndzvi6k9pqv

#videogames #symphonyofthenight #castlvania #konami #psp #pspvita #playstation

[comiiical]

I want a pspvita now that theres no way to find one.

#borriquito como tú tururú ( ooc )