NauticalStu

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by NauticalStu 3mo ago
I grew up in the 80's and have a ton of nostalgia for the Game Boy and NES versions of Tetris. But after getting used to modern variants (TGM, Tetris Effect, Tetris 99, etc.), the old versions feel so clunky and awkward. The controls a
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by NauticalStu 6mo ago
I don't think so, unfortunately. The first few locations in the game are all pretty safe, it's not until you get to the parts around KFC and the church that people start going backwards, from what I remember. But as far as I can t
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by NauticalStu 6mo ago
(Disclaimer: this post applies to the arcade map, the console map is a different beast) The Crazy license ($20k) is an interesting benchmark. In one sense it's the end of the game; there's nothing left to do but chase even higher
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Allbirds, Once Silicon Valley's Favorite Shoe, Sells for $39M(nytimes.com)
5 points by NauticalStu 6mo ago|1 comments
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by NauticalStu 1y ago
Yeah, 1v1 TGM didn't leave a good first impression on me because the items seemed wild and gimmicky, something designed for casual play, not competitive. But I eventually came around, mostly after finding out how the garbage system wor
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by NauticalStu 1y ago
TGM actually has a pretty interesting 1v1 system. I wish it was more popular. Most other Tetris games (all that I've played, at least) throw randomized garbage at the opponent. It scales with the number of lines you clear, but it alway
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by NauticalStu 5y ago
It doesn't, although its randomizer does favor some pieces over others: https://harddrop.com/wiki/Tetris_(Game_Boy)#Randomizer
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by NauticalStu 7y ago
0.001K ought to be enough for anyone.
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by NauticalStu 7y ago
This reminds me of my favorite bug at my first programming job. I worked on a system that processed benefits. We generated a lot of reports, one of which being the overage dependent report, listing all children that were over the age limit
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by NauticalStu 7y ago
Monday morning task: reply to this tab from Friday afternoon, haha. Quite a few puzzle games came out in the late 80's and early 90's, probably hoping to be the next Tetris, but most of them are pretty forgettable. Nothing else ev
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by NauticalStu 7y ago
I love IPAs, but the market is definitely oversaturated with them. And after a while a lot of them just kind of blend together, so over time I've lost interest in trying new ones and mostly just stick to the solid ones I'm familia
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by NauticalStu 7y ago
I wish there were more "medium" themes. I usually find light modes too harsh, but I think that's because the background is often pure white or close to it, as opposed to something softer. I think dark modes look cooler and I
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by NauticalStu 7y ago
Yeah I don't play the lottery, but I could justify buying a single lottery ticket despite understanding how horrific the odds are. Since you'll almost certainly lose, I think the true value is in the fantasy of what you would do w
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by NauticalStu 7y ago
The varied art in the old sets made the game feel "big" to me, like it was this giant bazaar of oddities that I was sifting through and piecing together in a unique way. Nowadays it feels more like assembling parts in a carefully