Carnivius

Carnivius, 3 months ago to Transformers

Finally a #Bayverse figure in Studio Series again. 😮 And still might be the only one for a while so better make the most of it even though it's a core class figure (the smallest class in SS). But hey it's a fun one. Lil weirdo Mohawk. Decent articulation for size including jaw and ankle tilts. Transforms well. Fun to pose. Bike mode is a lil too thick to put a rider on though but that's ok. I like him. 🙂

#transformers #transformersthelastknight #mohawk #actionfigures #studioseries #toys

Carnivius, 3 months ago to random

"Laurence Fox has lost a High Court libel case with two people he called paedophiles on social media.

The actor-turned-politician was sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal.

In an exchange on X about a decision by Sainsbury's to mark Black History Month, Mr Fox referred to the two as "paedophiles".

High Court judge Mrs Justice Collins Rice said Mr Fox's labelling was "harmful, defamatory and baseless"."

Good. Laurence Fox is a gobshite.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68132377

SirTapTap, 4 months ago to random

Gamer Fact: #MLP #FIM has a cameo of the Big Lebowski crew. Dude even has a white russian

#MLPFIM #Thebiglebowski

SirTapTap, 5 months ago to queer

🫡

#GodIsDead #LBPT #Pride

SirTapTap, 5 months ago to random

literally anything negative happens for trump

100000000000 articles: "is this actually GOOD for trump??????"

So tired. So very tired.

Put him in a blender. That'll be THE BEST for his campaign. Biden will regret the day Trump put his entire body in a comically oversized blender and turned it on. The Base will love it.

atomicpoet, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to random

Released in 1994, Wacky Wheels is a kart racer. It is the first game in the Wacky Wheels series.

We don’t need a story for this game. All you need to know is that a bunch of cute animals are competing for the podium. There’s a tiger, an elephant, a shark, and more!

This was a title published by Apogee. I often wonder if this game would have been more well known if they put well-known Apogee characters like Duke Nukem and Commander Keen in this game. Nevertheless, the decision to use animals certainly hit their target demographic.

You see, in 1994, many kids didn’t have a Super Nintendo (SNES). Parents often told their young whippersnappers, “We have a PC that can do everything – go play your games on there.”

And believe me, lots of PC gaming kids envied Super Mario Kart. There was not much like it on PC. Then Wacky Wheels came along.

Is Wacky Wheels as good as Super Mario Kart? Not at all. But for a cheap shareware title with gamepad support – that also had split screen multiplayer – this was a godsend for all those kids who only gamed on PC.

That’s right, not only could you play Wacky Wheels with a keyboard, but you could also hook up a Gravis PC GamePad. Not all PC games did that back then. Even now, Wacky Wheels controls spectacularly with a modern gamepad, and let me tell you, it works like a dream!

The courses are not as varied as Super Mario Kart, but Wacky Wheels makes up for this with many game modes.

You can choose the speed of your karts (or “lawnmowers”, as the game calls them), which drastically changes your winning strategy. If you go for the 12HP karts, you’ll be relying more on your handbrake; with the 6HP karts, lots of power-ups are a requirement.

If you have young kids, there’s a “kid mode” that makes the competitive play more kid-friendly.

Multiplayer is really where Wacky Wheels shined. You had a two-player race as well as a two-player shoot-out. But there was also Comm-Bat play – which allowed you to compete with another player remotely through a LAN. Again, this was available in 1994 – it would be decades before Nintendo would offer such a feature with Super Mario Kart!

Graphically, Wacky Wheels wasn’t as good as its SNES counterpart. The pixels were more chunky, and the frame-rate wasn’t as smooth. But there’s a reason for that. Wacky Wheels was a $5 shareware title that was intended to be played even on a 386 CPU.

It’s the sound department where Wacky Wheels really shines. It’s full of SoundBlaster goodness. And wow! Does the music get my heart pumping when I’m in the midst of a race!

To run Wacky Wheels on modern hardware, you need a 1.8Ghz single core CPU and 512MB of RAM. However, if you want to run this on DOS, you need a 386 CPU, 4MB of RAM, and 6.9MB of space. Wacky Wheels has native compatibility for Windows, Mac, and Linux – although the Steam version doesn’t run on Linux natively. Nevertheless, the Steam version runs well on Linux via Proton. On a Steam Deck, it is fantastic.

Wacky Wheels is a PC exclusive. It has never been released on mobile or console platforms.

There’s no microtransactions, neither is there DLC.

Beavis-Soft developed Wacky Wheels. They made a previous game called Phylox, but this was their last game.

There was some hijinx involved with the development of Wacky Wheels. The eagle-eyed among you might notice this has a resemblance to Skunny Kart. That’s because they share some of the same code. Regardless, Skunny Kart is based on an earlier version of Wacky Wheels – which is why most people prefer Wacky Wheels.

There’s also a modern remake called Wacky Wheels HD. I have not played it, and it’s no longer on Steam – though it is available free on itch.io.

On Steam, Wacky Wheels has an 89% positive rating based on 77 reviews. Meanwhile, GOG.com gives this a 4.2/5 user rating. Most people love this for nostalgic reasons, as it gives them fond memories of gaming as a child. Detractors feel that it has not held up to the modern era.

Personally, I feel like Wacky Wheels has indeed held up. Sure, it’s not the best kart racer ever – not by a long shot. Yet, the controls are tight, and the competition is still fierce. And just look at it. Wacky Wheels is full of DOS goodness!

Wacky Wheels sells for C$5.49 on Steam. Meanwhile, GOG.com sells it for C$8.19, though it has a -79% discount at C$1.69.

I recommend it – perhaps not for everyone, but definitely for anyone who has a fondness for DOS gaming. There are more beautiful, more technically impressive kart racers out there. But how many of them feature VGA graphics with sweet SoundBlaster tunes? And how many of them allow you to control a cute panda who throws hedgehogs at the competition? If this appeals to you, Wacky Wheels is your ticket!

SirTapTap, 5 months ago to random

So with the hype gone, was #Tearsofthekingom like, actually good? I wouldn't say I HATED it but I absolutely did not enjoy it and stopped a bit after leaving the tutorial area. I do not want to put together stupid gizmos.

SirTapTap, 5 months ago to random

Huh, the new free #GodofWar DLC is basically a roguelike setup. Not what I expected.

Carnivius, 5 months ago to random

The tree God of War Ragnarok Valhalla DLC is now live. 🙂

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Carnivius, 5 months ago to random

Everyone posting these spotify lists of their most played music of 2023 and I didn't even use spotify in 2023...
I'm still 'old school' and play my mp3s from my hard drive rather than streaming. :P

reidrac, 5 months ago to random

GoG tempting me again, even if don't play games 😅

Transistor 80% off. That's like £3 🤔

dosnostalgic, 5 months ago to random

So there's an SDL implementation of the Titus platformer tech that lets you play Blues Brothers and Prehistorik 2 on modern systems with some customization options. Sadly the main repo has been set to archived, and none of the forks ever published any releases.
Maybe a kind person with everything already installed can compile this, most recently updated, fork and provide a binary publicly?
https://github.com/twojstaryzdomu/blues

SirTapTap, 6 months ago to random

I wouldn't say it's amazing 10/10 perfect, but Mario Wonder might be the first new 2D mario (including 3D Land/World for a minute) that feels like they just said "let's make a new mario" and not "let's make (old mario game) but new!!"

Actually Bowser's Fury had a bit of that, though that's full 3D even moreso than 3D World. The "3D" series is weird, they're 3D games but clearly designed from a 2D perspective. Nothing like 64/Odyessy/Sunshine at all.

Carnivius, 6 months ago to retrogaming

Just a cool Super Famicom controller diagram t-shirt I found in a charity shop today. 🙂

#superfamicom #supernintendo #retrogaming #videogames #nintendo

SirTapTap, 6 months ago to random

Oh yeah, since they're out, ignore the bellringers, do not give money to The Salvation Army

Even if they've cleaned up their act (I have no reason to believe they have), it's best to donate to a charity you personally understand and see doing positive work.

I always donate to the EFF or Wikipedia. I understand them, I follow them, I see them using money, I know what the money's for.

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/16/21003560/salvation-army-anti-lgbtq-controversies-donations

SirTapTap, 6 months ago to random

It's still deeply funny to me that with how AI art image generators work you can (and more or less must) put a bunch of shit like "No Mutant Body" "No Deformity" "No Ugly"

and it actually works

SirTapTap, 6 months ago to random

Do you think Eminem looks down on us in disdain knowing that we've become Stan and not Rabbit

Carnivius, 6 months ago to random

Why the heck is Youtube recommending me "Graham Linehan: I lost my comedy career to a mass delusion"?

Nah, Graham you 'lost your career' because you're a hateful, spiteful creep whose own wife and kids left because you just couldn't leave people ALONE.

And why? Simply because your ego couldn't take that an old IT Crowd got called out for transphobia. That's all. To all those Terfs that champion this prick: He doesn't give a crap about 'women's rights'. It's all about his male ego.

SirTapTap, 6 months ago to memes

Jon Arbuckle voice BITCHFIIIIEEEELLLDDD!!!

#shitpost #garfield #memes #funny

SirTapTap, 6 months ago to politics

Every paper in the US should have been posting this headline at least once a month for the last 7 years

These guys hate us. Sick of it

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/opinion/columnists/united-states-right-social-change.html

#politics #uspol #uspolitics

SirTapTap, 6 months ago to Windows11

It's weird to me that Google Play Games on Windows 11 doesn't seem to be an opportunity to sell Play Pass to Windows users.

To me, that'd be the first possible thing. $25 for actual games for a full year, on PC, a mostly new market for most of the games.

There IS a much larger selection now I see, including lots of good older games like Jetpack Joyride, Death Pallette, Green The Planet 2. Mostly F2P focus still though.

#mobilegaming #windows11

SirTapTap, 6 months ago to random

alright finally starting #supermariobroswonder after wrapping up Polished Crystal.

Playable daisy, about time