What really struck me was watching some of the clips on Youtube and seeing how obvious, in hindsight, his shady behaviour was/is. In particular, in the video where he is approached after another supposed 'achievement', he physically moves in front of the cabinet in order to block the person holding the camera. There are other videos too, and he just comes across like a bloke trying to flog fake Rolex watches or snake oil.
It's been good to see that the vast majority in the DK scene have moved to support those who have put this detailed and solid evidence together, and who have chosen to stick their necks out in order to uphold fair play and honesty. Tellingly, at the time of writing this, Billy Mitchell has remained spookily silent. He's apparently going to do a live video tomorrow. I'm guessing that right now he's squirrelled away in a darkened room with his MAME emulator, some MAME mods and, for the sake of 'authenticity', a video recorder and a pile of VHS/Betamax tapes.
When Knight Lore, the game Lumo pays tribute to, came out in 1984, it was so exciting and ahead of its time. Even the lovely, big cardboard box the game came in smacked of quality. Graphically, nothing came close to it (at least on my humble ZX Spectrum) and it felt thrilling to be able to wander around in a (pseudo) 3D space. I've got Lumo on my PC, and it pays wonderful homage to both Knight Lore and its spiritual successor, Head over Heels. Must get this now it is on Switch.
@Hikingguy It's funny you should say that, 'cos I was only talking to my partner last night about the whole Blockbuster thing; having to schlep down to a Blockbuster at 9:45 at night to get a film, or, latterly, a video game, and how lazy we'd become since being able to get all of these on tap without moving an inch from the sofa!
@Hikingguy You make good points in your comment. I totally agree that pestering developers is unnecessary. I might have been over-analysing it from the perspective of an "older" gamer a bit, perhaps.
@daggdroppen I can kind of see why it's noteworthy. But, then again, I'm from an older generation of gamers (42), for whom artwork on physical media (like cartridge and disc boxes) really mattered and were an important part of the experience in buying a game. I guess in those days (I started gaming as a nine year old back in 1984) additional art, such as that on boxes and the manuals within, played such a big part in not only serving to attract a purchase, but feed in to the imagination that was required to get over the somewhat rudimentary graphics.
I downloaded this a few days ago, and really looking forward to getting time to play it. I hated the logo too, and it looked particularly horrid on a tv screen and bad enough on a small Switch screen.
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Re: Billy Mitchell's Donkey Kong High Scores Come Under Doubt Amid Accusations Of Monkey Business
What really struck me was watching some of the clips on Youtube and seeing how obvious, in hindsight, his shady behaviour was/is. In particular, in the video where he is approached after another supposed 'achievement', he physically moves in front of the cabinet in order to block the person holding the camera. There are other videos too, and he just comes across like a bloke trying to flog fake Rolex watches or snake oil.
It's been good to see that the vast majority in the DK scene have moved to support those who have put this detailed and solid evidence together, and who have chosen to stick their necks out in order to uphold fair play and honesty. Tellingly, at the time of writing this, Billy Mitchell has remained spookily silent. He's apparently going to do a live video tomorrow. I'm guessing that right now he's squirrelled away in a darkened room with his MAME emulator, some MAME mods and, for the sake of 'authenticity', a video recorder and a pile of VHS/Betamax tapes.
Re: Review: Lumo (Switch)
When Knight Lore, the game Lumo pays tribute to, came out in 1984, it was so exciting and ahead of its time. Even the lovely, big cardboard box the game came in smacked of quality. Graphically, nothing came close to it (at least on my humble ZX Spectrum) and it felt thrilling to be able to wander around in a (pseudo) 3D space. I've got Lumo on my PC, and it pays wonderful homage to both Knight Lore and its spiritual successor, Head over Heels. Must get this now it is on Switch.
Re: SteamWorld Dig 2 Gets a Hot New HOME Screen Icon
@TommyRabbit But what about the people complaining about the people complaining about the people complaining about a game icon Tommy?
Re: SteamWorld Dig 2 Gets a Hot New HOME Screen Icon
@Hikingguy It's funny you should say that, 'cos I was only talking to my partner last night about the whole Blockbuster thing; having to schlep down to a Blockbuster at 9:45 at night to get a film, or, latterly, a video game, and how lazy we'd become since being able to get all of these on tap without moving an inch from the sofa!
Re: SteamWorld Dig 2 Gets a Hot New HOME Screen Icon
@Hikingguy You make good points in your comment. I totally agree that pestering developers is unnecessary. I might have been over-analysing it from the perspective of an "older" gamer a bit, perhaps.
Re: SteamWorld Dig 2 Gets a Hot New HOME Screen Icon
@daggdroppen I can kind of see why it's noteworthy. But, then again, I'm from an older generation of gamers (42), for whom artwork on physical media (like cartridge and disc boxes) really mattered and were an important part of the experience in buying a game. I guess in those days (I started gaming as a nine year old back in 1984) additional art, such as that on boxes and the manuals within, played such a big part in not only serving to attract a purchase, but feed in to the imagination that was required to get over the somewhat rudimentary graphics.
Re: SteamWorld Dig 2 Gets a Hot New HOME Screen Icon
I downloaded this a few days ago, and really looking forward to getting time to play it. I hated the logo too, and it looked particularly horrid on a tv screen and bad enough on a small Switch screen.