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  1. From the desk of "IYKYK":

    I just lost the game.

  2. That’s a blow to emulation across the board. Gonna be an interesting couple of months coming up. 
     

    https://www.shacknews.com/article/138989/yuzu-tropic-haze-nintendo-2-million-settlement-copyright

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    2. Jess Ragan

      Jess Ragan

      I hate living in interesting times. Can we have a few boring years now?

    3. carlsson

      carlsson

      If the intent is not piracy, what purpose does a Switch emulator have? Is it meant as a development environment for those where Nintendo doesn't offer one? To play freely downloadable games, if such exist? I agree it is comparing apples and oranges that shutting down a Switch emulator is a blow to the entire emulation experience.

    4. x=usr(1536)

      x=usr(1536)

      Had to read through this a couple of times to really grok it, but the following seems particularly relevant:

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      Yuzu executes code that decrypts Nintendo Switch video games (including component files) immediately before and during runtime using unauthorized copies of Nintendo Switch cryptographic keys. 

      This makes it sound as though the real issue at stake was Yuzu's use of Nintendo's keys.  That was what allowed Nintendo to go after Tropic Haze; emulation itself is still in a safe spot by all appearances.

       

      Having said that, it was pretty dumb of them to lift the keys wholesale and include them in their emulator.  Granted, clean-room reverse-engineering of crypto keys to produce ones that don't infringe on someone else's IP isn't a realistic proposition.  But when they hit that point, the giant red flags should've been obvious.  Maybe they were and they ploughed on regardless; maybe they weren't and they were victims of their own ignorance.  Either way, the outcome is what it is.

       

      It's unfortunate that this is the situation Tropic Haze has ended up in, but when Compaq figured this out over 40 years ago they really don't have much of an excuse.  Yuzu was quite a technological accomplishment, to be sure, and full credit to them for the work that they did.

  3. I just spent 2 hours looking at all my status updates. All 14 pages. I don't know why. It was interesting though. :)

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      @bent_pin Thanks brother!

       

      I may have happened upon that in the past,  but forgot as of late...

       

      Talking a bit of the old smack  (haha)...

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    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I'll have to hit a "milk bar" and then visit AtariAge...

  4. I always forget how much I enjoy "The Golden Girls". A great guilty pleasure show. Don't tell anyone. :)

    1. bent_pin

      bent_pin

      Knock Knock

    2. thanatos

      thanatos

      The show is cursed.  Every one of the major characters has died!

    3. bent_pin
  5. When you're woken up by the fireworks in your neighborhood so you know the ball dropped. Even if you didn't want to know. >.<

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      For some reason,  I heard the fireworks here about 10 minutes before.  That was probably just when one party decided to do theirs or something.

    1. Razzie.P

      Razzie.P

      Well that's a bummer.  Although I was really only familiar with Zero Punctuation and not really "the site" as a whole.

    2. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      Am I the only one who remembers them for helping produce Matt Mercer's There Will Be Brawl? (That series started good, but started to tap out near the end.)

    3. Jess Ragan

      Jess Ragan

      They don't HAVE a site without Yahtzee. It'll be amusing to see them try to replace Croshaw, though.

  6. AtariAge Secret Santa 2023. We have joy! We have fun! We have seasons in the … snow … well  ANYWAY!! Join us for some merriment! :) 

     

    1. bent_pin
    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Hehaaa!  Bent_Pin...You are a card!

  7. C'mon get in here and have fun with us!

     

    1. bent_pin
    2. Atarian7

      Atarian7

      I liked the Mr. Robinson on SNL when he said: "I can tear the head off this doll and put a head of cabbage on it and sell it to stupid little kids for $50."

    3. bent_pin

      bent_pin

      @Atarian7 Hey Robinson! Did you sell my stupid kid a doll with cabbage for a head!

       

      Eddie Murphy Nbc GIF by Saturday Night Live

  8. AtariAge Secret Santa 2023 is live! Come check it out in Events!! 🎅

    1. bent_pin
    2. CyranoJ

      CyranoJ

      That's way too far to scroll.

    3. bent_pin

      bent_pin

      @CyranoJ

      Here you go, little present

       

  9. On a whim we went to Northern Thrift today. I found an Acer AIO 9th Gen for $224. Then found out it was 1/2 price today (orange tags). It still has all the warehouse peel film on it! I’m happy to say the least. 😊

  10. I just spent the last 2 hours reading my old website via the Wayback Machine. Wow the nostalgia is strong today.

    1. dudeguy

      dudeguy

      I used to make DBZ fan sites using Homestead.

  11. Chik-chik.... chika chikaaaaah!

    1. x=usr(1536)

      x=usr(1536)

      Mmmm bawmp-bawmp.

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Ohhhhhh    Yeeeeeaaaaaahhh!

  12. I just found Patrick Stewart’s a Christmas Carol on my DVR. I was really excited to record it but I never watched it. I really wanted to like it because I love Patrick Stewart. Not just Star Trek, but Patrick Stewart is a very accomplished actor. So today after work I watched it. It was the worst piece of garbage I’ve ever seen. Everything felt forced it was poorly directed. And the acting was abysmal. I was disappointed to say the least.

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    2. ClassicGMR

      ClassicGMR

      I’m that jackass that loves Christmas year round. Will sing carols while swimming in July. @GoldLeader So I can honestly say it’s not because it’s “out of season”. I’m happy you enjoyed it @Lord Mushroom I really am. I really, really wanted to be right there with you. ☹️

    3. Zoyous

      Zoyous

      Is that the one where he somehow uses his mental powers to undress women?

    4. Lord Mushroom

      Lord Mushroom

      No, that one hasn´t been made yet, @Zoyous. But we can hope and pray that it will be made soon. :)

  13. I binged the entire S3 of Picard last night. Loved it. I have missed the TNG cast more than I realized. 😊

  14. Wow. I have been looking for a late 90's/early 00's PC case to build a modern PC into. Yeah... not going to happen. Apparently this is a thing and it's suddenly expensive to do this. "Sleeper Build". Had no idea.

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    2. Cobra Strike Down

      Cobra Strike Down

      If you mean you're not doing it because of price, I have a early 2000s case I dont need anymore. Let me know.

    3. ClassicGMR

      ClassicGMR

      @Cobra Strike Down Yes that's exactly the problem. Cost prohibitive.

      @Keatah I enjoy builds. Because of the repairs and upgrades I do on the side I have a lot of Frankenparts that make pretty decent PCs when I'm done. Just gave my daughter-in-law an 8th gen i5 setup that was a massive upgrade over the 1st Gen i7 she was running. Cost me $25 for a 1TB data drive. Everything else was here already.

    4. eightbit

      eightbit

      Look locally (FB Marketplace) for old PC's. Use keywords like "Pentium" and the like. You'll find stuff. That's how I found one of the beige boxes I built my P2 into. I think it was $10 and it wasn't even a year ago IIRC.

       

      EBay is a completely different story and I would vote against that route.

  15. Advance Wars finally gets a release date and I am excited. :)

    1. NE146

      NE146

      Ridiculous it was even delayed.

  16. Here's some more cowbell... As requested.

    1. Creamhoven

      Creamhoven

      Thank you for the cowbell.

  17. Damn it! I'm a doctor not a classic gamer! 😉

  18. I have 5-7 Steam keys to give away over the next few days (depending on what my son claims first). Stay tuned!

  19. Sorry Nintendo Switch. My Steam Deck needs that SD card more than you do...

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      You don't have gobs of SD cards laying around?  I'm not mad...I'm,   I'm disappointed ;)    (LOL)

    2. ClassicGMR

      ClassicGMR

      To your point I have about 8 unused cards just on my desk but the Switch had the only 256GB A2 in the house! 🤣

       

      The rest are 32gb-128gb and not all of those have good sped ratings (RetroPi castoffs). If I need one the Switch will get one of those.

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Oh,   OK Then,...  I am no longer disappointed :)

  20. I swear the 49'ers are cursed.

    1. joeatari1

      joeatari1

      This year for sure.  My sympathies, but GO BIRDS!

  21. Just watched s21:e11 of Family Guy - "Love Story Guy". After seeing all 11 episodes in this season I am convinced Family Guy needs to be cancelled/retired.

    1. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      It, The Simpsons, and South Park should have ended years ago.

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      N E V E R ! !@  ! ! !

       

       

      (haha...Just don't watch'em if ya don't like'em :)

    3. LS650

      LS650

      Simpsons should have been put out to pasture 20 years ago.

  22. I just completed for the 2nd time Persona 4 Golden. First time was on Vita 10-ish years ago. This time on the Steam Deck. Got the proper ending this time with both bonus dungeons. I love that game.

    1. Rick Dangerous

      Rick Dangerous

      I need to check it out on Steam deck.  Do have a Vita but at this point may as well do it on deck. 

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I wonder if Persona 4 is any good on PS2?

    3. ClassicGMR

      ClassicGMR

      I have heard P4 is harder than P4G with all the quality of life improvements and what not. I’ve never personally tried P4 since I already played Golden. Both versions have a huge following though. 

  23. HP 2760p - 2nd Gen i7. Took almost 5 minutes to boot up and be actually usable (responsive) with a 7200 RPM drive. I swapped in an SSD and the computer responds well not 30 seconds after bootup. Never ceases to amaze me how easy and effective an upgrade an SSD is.

  24. Status update sidebar?

    *insert Robin Williams* WHAT YEAR IS IT??

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