I think it’s that the actual game itself gets corrupted. So it’s not even that you can’t save, it’s that you can’t play the game.

Like @[email protected] pointed out in this thread tho, there may be ways to save a corrupted game.

Right there with you.

It wasn’t the first time I played, but one of my first replays of LoZ as a teenager, my dad was hanging out and watching. And like, almost every screen he’d go “I think you can burn that bush” or “push that block”, then when it didn’t work held be all “no, well try that one over there”.

At first he got a lot right, over the course of the game less and less. But I was happy for the help, since I didn’t remember any secrets at the time. Definitely a playthrough that sticks with me.

I got the chance to play last night… and sadly no luck on the suggested hearts.

So I did end up checking a guide. Turns out it was… the one northeast of the desert (mirror back out of mire). With all the other stuff to collect and see in/around Misery Mire, I totally forgot this one existed. Oops!

I bet that’s what I missed, the picture of it doesn’t immediately jump back to mind. I’ll look forward to scouring the dungeon again!

Was talking to a young adult relative the other day, and he was telling me about one of the new Call of Duty games.

I haven’t played one lately, so I mentioned something I thought was neat in World at War or Black Ops 1. And he’s like, “Wow, that’s an old one. I don’t think I was even born yet.”

💀

Definitely have nostalgia for a lot of the early games, mainly the ones coming out before PS3 support basically hit parity.

Underrated aspect that I really miss was the old interface. The Windows 8 stuff they updated it to is so inferior to the blades.

Wonder if there’s any homebrew fix to keep the old UI but be able to play all the games?

Another extremely useful one to me is https://www.doesitplay.org/

I’m not OK with games requiring a download. And developers don’t always do a good job of making it clear when they do. Or a handful of games might be nearly unplayable in the version that ships on disc/cart. This website makes a point of testing games unpatched and offline.

It’s not a big deal for everyone, but the site is a crucial resource if you care.

I’m a big fan of https://shmuplations.com/

They translate or host a bunch of first-hand interviews with developers of classic Japanese games. (Not restricted to shmups, despite the name.)

Not sure about current options, but I came across a physical copy some time ago. Wine was able to install it and run it without much fuss. Iirc I didn’t even have to put the disc back in to play.

I didn’t get around to sticking with it though, so there might have been more issues down the line, past the first bit of gameplay.

Question - the scene in the thumbnail, of everyone hanging out around a fire - does (or where does) that show up in the game?

I played through recently and don’t remember coming across it. Not sure if I forgot or missed something obvious.