Jakob Fel

That’s fair but what I mean is that Sega wasn’t afraid to try new things and attempt to push the boundaries. Nowadays, everyone plays it too safe.

What reversal? It’s still in play. The idea is to use them to force other nations to play fair with us.

This. Aside from the Genesis and its mega success, Sega’s hardware was woefully underused. It’s a shame, too, because they were at the forefront of experimentation back in the day.

The DS 3D was pretty weak, though. Don’t get me wrong, great games like The Force Unleashed and Assassin’s Creed: Altaïr’s Chronicles are amazing games but the 3D in both was almost worse than PS1/Saturn 3D. Loved my NDS but I get why games tended to go for 2D.

As for my opinion on the subject matter, the aforementioned Sega Saturn is my pick. The potential that console had could have delivered truly incredible games and memories but Sega made one too many stupid business decisions.

In keeping with another post where I ended my arguments here, I won’t debate the point any further but guys: this post is how you conduct a discussion like a mature adult. Learn from it.

True. Another part of the problem is that a lot of people don’t find any joy in seeing others happy, even if they don’t really get it. We should start being happier about others finding happiness, especially when that happiness is found in simple and wholesome things.

This is exactly why y’all lost, but that’s the last I’ll be contributing to this thread. As I’ve said, I’m not here for politics.

Bloated? How so?

I’ve been using it (and its predecessor OpenOffice) for the last decade and a half, and I haven’t looked back. It does literally everything I need it to do and then some. One of the best examples of just how good open source software can be.

This is especially true for the aspects of LibreOffice that she’s going to use most.

Well said. A lot of people just don’t get it, which is sad.

Dead broke son of a low middle class family. There’s no privilege here. I’m not here for political debates. Ultimately, I’m here for gaming (particularly of the retro variety), open source software, Linux, that kind of stuff. That being said, I am going to say this much.

Unlike other comments here, I actually do somewhat agree with what you’re saying in the sense that it’s gonna be a little harder because we don’t have those industries here at home. The problem is, if we didn’t take drastic action, we were just gonna continue on the current path. Countless properties, companies, and assets are owned by foreign companies. If we don’t put tariffs on the countries that are already tarriffing us hard, then we would just continue the cycle of economic failure.

Moreover, we’re seeing plenty of foreign countries already caving to these tariffs. Sure, you might see bigger ones like China resisting for a while, but it’s not going to last very long. They don’t have enough economic power to be completely self-sufficient, especially considering the fact that the majority of their wealth has been made on our expense. Without America buying up all the cheap crap that their corporations peddle, their economy will fall apart. What they need to realize is that if they want to be economic partners with our country, they’re going to have to pay their fair share.

Honestly, that whole concept just seems like common sense to me. If another country is going to do business with us, they should have to be conducting fair business and not taking advantage of us at every turn.

At the end of the day, much like a majority of political discourse on the Fediverse, I’m pretty certain it just boils down to a shared hatred of our current president. And honestly, I just find that very sad. It’s one thing to have an objective perspective or to at least try to have an objective perspective. That’s why, of all of these comments, yours is the one I’m replying to. But in general, the main reason I’m not replying to the others (other than the fact that I don’t want to waste time on politics) is that they are already showing their colors and I know for a fact that I could not have a proper adult discussion with them even if I tried.

Gotta love all the triggered rage replies over a simple comment. If I didn’t know I was in the Fediverse before, these replies would remove any doubt.

Well said. It also doesn’t help that for many, the 32X was viewed as being just as effective as buying a Saturn, due to its timing.

Just noticed insane typos in the original comment, wow. Serves me right for using voice-to-text without proofreading.

I feel like console add-ons would have been better for everyone. I like the idea of being able to squeeze more life out of an existing console because it means not everyone has to rush to get the new one. Modular upgrading is one of the bigger reasons I’m a PC gamer.

Something like sixth or seventh generation American. How dare I desire a setup where other nations exploit us less?!

I strongly support the tariffs but if this gets more people to use software that respects their freedom, then hey, that’s even better.

Yeah, a lot of people don’t seem to understand just how valuable our retro game collection can be. A lot of people think it’s just about holding onto the past, but it’s more than that. Not to mention the fact that the games you really loved for the consoles you really loved can hold very deep sentimental value that you shouldn’t be forced to give up.

There are boatloads of things that we don’t have tangible, irrefutable evidence for, yet we believe in. It’s called faith. You have faith in things, you just don’t want to admit it. And just because I have faith in things that you don’t doesn’t mean that I don’t have the right to have that faith.

I’d love to set up emulation on my phone but I don’t have a controller for my phone and I have a Steam Deck for portable emulation. Still, using the actual hardware is ideal, I just wish I knew where my DS and its charger went!