ConcealedBlaze
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Save Looking Glass after Thief II. The world needs more Imm Sims.
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If you could go back in time, what would you change?
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anthraticus
Banned
Erase modern AAA as a whole and keep it for the actual enthuasists, like how it was in the 80s/90s/very early 2000s.
Hypereides
Member
Abstain from buying any type of microtransaction/DLC regardless of how benign they might've seemed.
gooner4life_uk
Member
I would buy lots of bitcoin.
Ballthyrm
Member
We got Irrational Games and Arkane Studios out of it though. So I don't agree.
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
I would get few ps3 fats on release and never unbox them.
Some for myself too.
ps3 has proven to be more collectible system and I collect for 360 as this is what I had.
As for "not me", I would punch george brussad in the face when he was sitting on a toilet and eating a burger as the thought "let's switch engine to idtech" came to his mind. Release dnf in 2002 and that's it.
Some for myself too.
ps3 has proven to be more collectible system and I collect for 360 as this is what I had.
As for "not me", I would punch george brussad in the face when he was sitting on a toilet and eating a burger as the thought "let's switch engine to idtech" came to his mind. Release dnf in 2002 and that's it.
vodka-bull
Member
I‘d invest in Bitcoin.
kurisu_1974
is on perm warning for being a low level troll
Nintendo and Sony would have worked together as planned.
2023 sees a new Zelda and Final Fantasy title on the fifth iteration of their console.
2023 sees a new Zelda and Final Fantasy title on the fifth iteration of their console.
MarkMe2525
Member
As much as I loved my Dreamcast, I would have held out and got a PS2. The only thing I really would have been missing was the emergence of the NFL 2K series, which was admittedly awesome.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Didn't sell my 8 and 16 bit games. Not because I'm a collector. But back then I'd dump them for $20 at flea markets and mom and pop video stores. Turns out some of them are worth hundreds. Even shit like Truxton is worth good coin. And Musha I remember selling for $20. Ouch.
ConcealedBlaze
Member
I thought about that but System Shock 2 predates Thief 2 and I’m not actually sure if there were that many Looking Glass people at Arkane.
Holammer
Member
Go back in time to early 1982 and have a chat with Jack Tramiel, tell him the design philosophy for what would become the +4/C16 is a bunch of garbage. Outline the ideal requirements for the next gaming focused hardware . With more playfields, colours & sprite capability. Dual cartridge ports for expandability.
Also give Robert Yannes free reign to work on the final form of the SID chip.
Don't do it Jack! TED will become a piece of shit!
Also give Robert Yannes free reign to work on the final form of the SID chip.
Don't do it Jack! TED will become a piece of shit!
NecrosaroIII
Ask me about my terrible takes on Star Trek characters
I'd go back in time and prevent my parents from meeting.
Efren is G.O.A.T.
Member
On a pure selfish standpoint, I would fire Maxime Beland before he put his dirty hands on Splinter Cell and turn my boy Sam Fisher into a Jason Bourne wannabe.
Witchilich
Member
Lets say you somehow managed to make the Eastern Roman Empire retain Anatolia and there European lands (mostly the lands that Ottomans got first) and prevented the sack of Constantinopole. It was only after the sack of Constantinopole that the Europeans started for looking for alternate sea routes (as Ottomans closed the spice trade) and colonisation began.
The Romans lasted too long, if they lasted until present day they may have become the sick man of Europe like Ottoman. Rome would have to change a lot for a growing complex world. Considering how they heavily relied on mercenaries, a modern Rome would be Russia on steroids except only limited to Greece, Cyprus and Anatolia (after all they did call Moscow the "Third Rome").
There won't be any Russian Revolution and Hitler may have won.
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NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
One of two things:
1) prevent Sega from fucking themselves up, making the Saturn a desirable alternative/complement to the PlayStation,
or
2) make Yamauchi retire much sooner so that Nintendo can have proper third party support.
The goal would be to prevent PlayStation from becoming the absolute ruler of the console market, which is the reason for all of Microsoft’s shenanigans today and Nintendo’s decision to abandon the tech race. If PS had some serious competition 25 years ago, things would be better imo.
1) prevent Sega from fucking themselves up, making the Saturn a desirable alternative/complement to the PlayStation,
or
2) make Yamauchi retire much sooner so that Nintendo can have proper third party support.
The goal would be to prevent PlayStation from becoming the absolute ruler of the console market, which is the reason for all of Microsoft’s shenanigans today and Nintendo’s decision to abandon the tech race. If PS had some serious competition 25 years ago, things would be better imo.
Esppiral
Member
You don't really know what you are asking for, a PS3 with a second cell as a GPU would have provided results more comparable to the PS2 than the Xbox 360.
touchfuzzy
Member
Nintendo buy Rare instead of Microsoft.
Trab-Pu-Kcip
Member
N64 with a CD-rom drive
Gamecube not resemble a toy but a real console.
Driveclub online debacle
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dreamcast expansion to be equal to a Naomi 2 board
Gamecube not resemble a toy but a real console.
Driveclub online debacle
EDIT:
dreamcast expansion to be equal to a Naomi 2 board
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The Stig
Member
was it ever alive to begin with?
Icymanipulator
Member
But, if I went back I’d have future knowledge. As well as an above average knowledge of the geography of the entire world.
There’s far more than steam power and the Industrial Revolution I would try to start.
Of course I’d have to convince them to get rid of slavery, which I imagine would be difficult, but once machines started doing more tasks I think those things would naturally take place. Of course this is all speculation, who knows what even minute changes in history would ripple out and become.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
In general, needing 2 incomes to even come close to what our parents could achieve with 1 income.
In gaming, take away storage, no more patching or fixing games later. Make sure they work and are polished Day 1.
In gaming, take away storage, no more patching or fixing games later. Make sure they work and are polished Day 1.
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Witchilich
Member
AJUMP23
Gold Member
Keep Amy Henig at Naughty Dog.
cinnamonandgravy
Member
force the n64 to use discs.
Happosai
Hold onto your panties
I'd assume project manager lead with SNK to work on a more affordable to produce, market and purchase NeoGeo cart version.
The commercial console was selling those VHS sized carts for a reason and also added to their expense in the U.S. market. They're the very same you'd find if you were to gut an SNK arcade console.
You were buying a miniature version of the arcade motherboard as a console for $650.
Therefore, there was no way to compete with the other larger platform because the thought of maybe waiting a few years later and releasing these in say...1999 or 2000 would have been better. I would have focused on promoting the arcade consoles at an affordable price and once the hardware was cheaper; then figure out how to produce an affordable home console. You'd still want to match the arcades in performance which was why they didn't simply port the games to deflate pricing. However, I feel had the timing been right and a little nostalgia sets in (let's say around the time arcade consoles start phasing out); then launch a few unit with test audiences before mass producing anything.
If not...screw that. We'll work with Sega to skip Saturn, have a silent pause during 5th gen and then bring Dreamcast in full force in early 2000. Of course, it's my past and success isn't guaranteed.
The commercial console was selling those VHS sized carts for a reason and also added to their expense in the U.S. market. They're the very same you'd find if you were to gut an SNK arcade console.
You were buying a miniature version of the arcade motherboard as a console for $650.
Therefore, there was no way to compete with the other larger platform because the thought of maybe waiting a few years later and releasing these in say...1999 or 2000 would have been better. I would have focused on promoting the arcade consoles at an affordable price and once the hardware was cheaper; then figure out how to produce an affordable home console. You'd still want to match the arcades in performance which was why they didn't simply port the games to deflate pricing. However, I feel had the timing been right and a little nostalgia sets in (let's say around the time arcade consoles start phasing out); then launch a few unit with test audiences before mass producing anything.
If not...screw that. We'll work with Sega to skip Saturn, have a silent pause during 5th gen and then bring Dreamcast in full force in early 2000. Of course, it's my past and success isn't guaranteed.
cireza
Member
Couldn't agree more. They shaped the video-game landscape way too much for my taste.
AREYOUOKAY?
Member
I wanna try something interesting. Have Sega not do the Megadrive, but instead start with the Sega CD as a standalone in 1989 or 1990. It’s not too unrealistic with the Turbo CD coming out in Dec 1988 plus the entry fee would be maybe be a bit less since it’s no longer an add-on. I’d say around $300 at the start to put an halt to whatever NEC is doing with their $400 add-on and a big price drop with Sonic The Hedgehog as soon as Nintendo releases the Super. The key would be having much better games instead of FMV garbage. So long as nobody has to pay an extra $150-$200 for a Genesis console also things should go a bit better.
I wonder if Nintendo would respond with a disc console much sooner depending on the success of this gamble idea. In the end the results of this may not be much different from the Genesis vs. SNES but I’m okay with that so long as Sega isn’t in the red and can continue to stay evenly matched with whatever Nintendo does.
Maybe the Atari Jaguar could fix its failure also by starting with disc as well but I doubt it.
I wonder if Nintendo would respond with a disc console much sooner depending on the success of this gamble idea. In the end the results of this may not be much different from the Genesis vs. SNES but I’m okay with that so long as Sega isn’t in the red and can continue to stay evenly matched with whatever Nintendo does.
Maybe the Atari Jaguar could fix its failure also by starting with disc as well but I doubt it.
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existensmaximum
Member
Making the Saturn, N64 and Playstation powerful, full 2D consoles instead of opting for 3D polygon stuff.
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Perrott
Gold Member
I'm referring to a pattent that suggested plans for a seperate chip that would have gone alongside the Cell, performing GPU-related tasks. Not another regular Cell operating as a graphics unit.
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AREYOUOKAY?
Member
Unless they manage to convince Square to make a fancy 2D FF7 that ain't gonna work. However a new 2D Sonic sure would have convinced some to buy the console.
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I'd make sure Fortnite failed miserably.
