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While developing Raid on Bungeling Bay (1984), Will Wright built a map/level editor for the islands and factories. He discovered he had much more fun creating and tinkering with the maps than actually playing the helicopter shooter. That experience directly inspired him to make Sim City (1989). The map...

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Will Wright's first ever game - and what a banger it was: Raid on Bungeling Bay (1984). The C64 version sold "only" 30k units (piracy being the issue), while the Super Famicon version shipped over a million. That early commercial success gave Wright the financial freedom to hunker down for 5 years and then launch his second masterpiece, Sim City (1989), which will forever be engrained in gaming history of one of the greatest.
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Will Wright's first ever game - and what a banger it was: Raid on Bungeling Bay (1984). The C64 version sold "only" 30k units (piracy being the issue), while the Super Famicon version shipped over a million. That early commercial success gave Wright the financial freedom to hunker down for 5 years and then launch his second masterpiece, Sim City (1989), which will forever be engrained in gaming history of one of the greatest.

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Sim City (Maxis, 1989) was developed by Will Wright and has basically set the standard for "build up and grow something" games. The objective is simple: Create a city, develop residential and industrial areas, build infrastructure, and collect taxes for further city development. I remember playing this on my Amiga and the "save game" option was a bit wonky, so I would start a city and leave the computer on for a week, so I could keep growing my city. Probably not great for my good old Amiga, but certainly a lasting memory that still makes me smile. Needless to say, this game belongs in the Hall of Fame of games. The graphics were ok-ish, the sound was basicaly non-existend, but the idea, the flow of the game and the challenge to grow your city, while keeping crime rates low, pollution acceptable and taxes on a reasonable level - it could easily keep you engaged for hours, days, and weeks.
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Sim City (Maxis, 1989) was developed by Will Wright and has basically set the standard for "build up and grow something" games. The objective is simple: Create a city, develop residential and industrial areas, build infrastructure, and collect taxes for further city development. I remember playing this on my Amiga and the "save game" option was a bit wonky, so I would start a city and leave the computer on for a week, so I could keep growing my city. Probably not great for my good old Amiga, but certainly a lasting memory that still makes me smile. Needless to say, this game belongs in the Hall of Fame of games. The graphics were ok-ish, the sound was basicaly non-existend, but the idea, the flow of the game and the challenge to grow your city, while keeping crime rates low, pollution acceptable and taxes on a reasonable level - it could easily keep you engaged for hours, days, and weeks.

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22,792 views • 9 months ago

Robert De Niro originally wanted to play Max Cherry in Jackie Brown, the role that eventually went to Robert Forster. However, Quentin Tarantino had written the role with Forster in mind and had already promised him the part. Tarantino explains… “I wrote Jackie Brown, and I decided at some point in writing the script that Robert Forster would be terrific as Max Cherry. So, while I’m still writing the script, I bump into Robert Forster - we go to the same coffee shop. ….so I decided I’m gonna give him the part, because I figure, look, this would be a big, big deal part. So if I don’t give him the part, then once I’m done with it and it gets out in the town, then it’s gonna be Gene Hackman and Paul Newman and people like that, and it would be pretty hard to say no to. But if I just give him the part right now, I’ve got the juice to get it through, and now I can’t take it back because I wouldn’t be a man of my word. So to lock myself into that decision, I give it to him before I finish writing it. And then now comes the time to do it. Robert De Niro reads it, and he wants to be in it, but he wants to play Max. And I go, “Well, look, you would be a fantastic Max, but I’ve already given that to Robert Forster, and I’m a man of my word. I can’t take it back.” Now, De Niro is very much a man of his word, so he understands that. He gets that. And he’s just like, “Yeah, yeah. That’s just disappointing. It’s just regretful.” I go, “What?” “Well, just because, you know, you were thinking about him, so you wrote it for him. But if we had had more dinners and hung out a little bit more, then you would have been thinking about me and you would have written it for me. And I understand what happened, but that could have been changed if we had spent more time with each other before this.” And so he kind of gives me the – “just think about it for a couple of days, all right? - and then let’s talk again. Maybe Bob (Robert Foster) could play Louis, the other guy.” So then I actually have Bob read Louis with me, and then read Max. And if that could work, maybe that could work. But no, everything that made him perfect for Max made him wrong for Louis. And so I get on the phone with De Niro — and I go, “Yeah, you know, I explored that. But no, everything about him that makes him perfect for Max makes him wrong to play this ex-convict guy.” And he goes, “Yeah, yeah, I get that. I get that, I get that, I get that. Okay, so tell me about this Louis character.” And I go, “You would consider playing Louis?” “Yeah, it’s a good character. It’s a good movie. I wanna be part of it. It’s a good character. I wanted the other character, but yeah, this is a good character. I’d be happy to play it.” I go, “Well, you didn’t let me know that before.” He goes, “Well, I didn’t wanna let you off the hook. I wanted you on the hook. But now if that ship has sailed, then let’s talk about Louis.” And then it was a done deal.”
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Robert De Niro originally wanted to play Max Cherry in Jackie Brown, the role that eventually went to Robert Forster. However, Quentin Tarantino had written the role with Forster in mind and had already promised him the part. Tarantino explains… “I wrote Jackie Brown, and I decided at some point in writing the script that Robert Forster would be terrific as Max Cherry. So, while I’m still writing the script, I bump into Robert Forster - we go to the same coffee shop. ….so I decided I’m gonna give him the part, because I figure, look, this would be a big, big deal part. So if I don’t give him the part, then once I’m done with it and it gets out in the town, then it’s gonna be Gene Hackman and Paul Newman and people like that, and it would be pretty hard to say no to. But if I just give him the part right now, I’ve got the juice to get it through, and now I can’t take it back because I wouldn’t be a man of my word. So to lock myself into that decision, I give it to him before I finish writing it. And then now comes the time to do it. Robert De Niro reads it, and he wants to be in it, but he wants to play Max. And I go, “Well, look, you would be a fantastic Max, but I’ve already given that to Robert Forster, and I’m a man of my word. I can’t take it back.” Now, De Niro is very much a man of his word, so he understands that. He gets that. And he’s just like, “Yeah, yeah. That’s just disappointing. It’s just regretful.” I go, “What?” “Well, just because, you know, you were thinking about him, so you wrote it for him. But if we had had more dinners and hung out a little bit more, then you would have been thinking about me and you would have written it for me. And I understand what happened, but that could have been changed if we had spent more time with each other before this.” And so he kind of gives me the – “just think about it for a couple of days, all right? - and then let’s talk again. Maybe Bob (Robert Foster) could play Louis, the other guy.” So then I actually have Bob read Louis with me, and then read Max. And if that could work, maybe that could work. But no, everything that made him perfect for Max made him wrong for Louis. And so I get on the phone with De Niro — and I go, “Yeah, you know, I explored that. But no, everything about him that makes him perfect for Max makes him wrong to play this ex-convict guy.” And he goes, “Yeah, yeah, I get that. I get that, I get that, I get that. Okay, so tell me about this Louis character.” And I go, “You would consider playing Louis?” “Yeah, it’s a good character. It’s a good movie. I wanna be part of it. It’s a good character. I wanted the other character, but yeah, this is a good character. I’d be happy to play it.” I go, “Well, you didn’t let me know that before.” He goes, “Well, I didn’t wanna let you off the hook. I wanted you on the hook. But now if that ship has sailed, then let’s talk about Louis.” And then it was a done deal.”

Gangster Cinema Central

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“Right now we are seeing a buildup for potential ground attacks on Iranian islands and ports—and I hope I am wrong but unfortunately I think that’s the thing that we really need to pay attention to.” Antiwar news editor Dave DeCamp warns the Pentagon is setting the table for a ground invasion into Iran—a move that would likely come with the cost of high U.S. casualties. Watch The Matt Gaetz Show on YouTube TV Today!
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“Right now we are seeing a buildup for potential ground attacks on Iranian islands and ports—and I hope I am wrong but unfortunately I think that’s the thing that we really need to pay attention to.” Antiwar news editor Dave DeCamp warns the Pentagon is setting the table for a ground invasion into Iran—a move that would likely come with the cost of high U.S. casualties. Watch The Matt Gaetz Show on YouTube TV Today!

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25,415 views • 4 months ago

Had to go watch the full quote and this is a slightly more extended clip that just makes me more confused - what exactly would he be frustrated with the organization for? I can understand frustration with some of the fan reactions to the loss but the org?
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Had to go watch the full quote and this is a slightly more extended clip that just makes me more confused - what exactly would he be frustrated with the organization for? I can understand frustration with some of the fan reactions to the loss but the org?

Max

30,537 views • 3 months ago

Sim City 2000 (Maxis, 1993) still stands as the best "build a city" game I have ever played. It looks wonderful, it plays beautifully, it's neither too hard nor too easy, it is quite complex (considering its age) and it has basically an endless replay value. It was hard to stop playing, because you could always build just one more industrial complex, just one more power plant, just one more police station to fight crime... oh and look, now you have some extra funds to build a park! Pretty. Some games are truly timeless, and I feel Sim City 2000 embodies such a game. The designer was Will Wright, who went on to also make "The Sims" and the lesser known "Spore", another 2 games that were quite unique. Among the best selling games between 1993 and 1999, Sim City 2000 ranks at #9, which is remarkable because the 90s featured incredible games! I know that it didn't have the same "wow" factor that the original Sim City had, but in terms of a sequel this was such a massive step forward on so many levels. If Sim City was the seedling, then Sim City 2000 was a fully grown tree!
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Sim City 2000 (Maxis, 1993) still stands as the best "build a city" game I have ever played. It looks wonderful, it plays beautifully, it's neither too hard nor too easy, it is quite complex (considering its age) and it has basically an endless replay value. It was hard to stop playing, because you could always build just one more industrial complex, just one more power plant, just one more police station to fight crime... oh and look, now you have some extra funds to build a park! Pretty. Some games are truly timeless, and I feel Sim City 2000 embodies such a game. The designer was Will Wright, who went on to also make "The Sims" and the lesser known "Spore", another 2 games that were quite unique. Among the best selling games between 1993 and 1999, Sim City 2000 ranks at #9, which is remarkable because the 90s featured incredible games! I know that it didn't have the same "wow" factor that the original Sim City had, but in terms of a sequel this was such a massive step forward on so many levels. If Sim City was the seedling, then Sim City 2000 was a fully grown tree!

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178,959 views • 9 months ago

Since the game takes place in the city, it didn't really make sense for the player to be building old rickety windmills, but I still liked the idea of having something you could build in your gardens that would have some ambient motion, so I came up with these wind turbines.
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Since the game takes place in the city, it didn't really make sense for the player to be building old rickety windmills, but I still liked the idea of having something you could build in your gardens that would have some ambient motion, so I came up with these wind turbines.

Arthur 'Mr. Podunkian' Lee

17,791 views • 1 year ago

Desert Strike by Electronic Arts (1992) is a great isometric shoot 'em up, with a killer intro (90s games had the best intros, seriously), and it always felt a a bit of the (very) big brother of Raid on Bungeling Bay from 1984. For those of you old enough to remember, you might see where I am going with this. Across 27 missions, you destroy enemies and rescue hostages, while having to manage fuel, ammo, and armor. You pilot an AH-64 Apache helicopter in a Gulf War scenario, against dictator General Kilbaba and his evil nuclear threat. The game certainly didn't win any prizes for complexity but it had a very high "hell yeah, let's just blow stuff up" factor - which made it great fun and easy to get into.
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Desert Strike by Electronic Arts (1992) is a great isometric shoot 'em up, with a killer intro (90s games had the best intros, seriously), and it always felt a a bit of the (very) big brother of Raid on Bungeling Bay from 1984. For those of you old enough to remember, you might see where I am going with this. Across 27 missions, you destroy enemies and rescue hostages, while having to manage fuel, ammo, and armor. You pilot an AH-64 Apache helicopter in a Gulf War scenario, against dictator General Kilbaba and his evil nuclear threat. The game certainly didn't win any prizes for complexity but it had a very high "hell yeah, let's just blow stuff up" factor - which made it great fun and easy to get into.

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33,407 views • 5 months ago

For those curious about what these Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 models look like in-game, here's a video showing a quick script I wrote that allows me to toggle them on and off. The more I dig into this, the more I find this approach cool as hell
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For those curious about what these Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 models look like in-game, here's a video showing a quick script I wrote that allows me to toggle them on and off. The more I dig into this, the more I find this approach cool as hell

Koenji

57,683 views • 1 year ago

In the late 1970’s, I calculated that we were going to have a global debt default. I was so confident in what that meant for the markets that I went to Congress to share my perspective. I couldn’t have been more wrong. While several countries defaulted on their debt, the impact on markets was the opposite of what I expected. And I lost a lot of money — for me and for my clients. I had to let all of my employees go. But it was the best experience that ever happened to me because it taught me that pain + reflection = progress. And it taught me three lessons that became the foundation of Bridgewater’s success.
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In the late 1970’s, I calculated that we were going to have a global debt default. I was so confident in what that meant for the markets that I went to Congress to share my perspective. I couldn’t have been more wrong. While several countries defaulted on their debt, the impact on markets was the opposite of what I expected. And I lost a lot of money — for me and for my clients. I had to let all of my employees go. But it was the best experience that ever happened to me because it taught me that pain + reflection = progress. And it taught me three lessons that became the foundation of Bridgewater’s success.

Ray Dalio

88,488 views • 10 months ago

Leslie Lamport (Turing Award Winner, Inventor of Paxos & Latex): "I would meet with Dijkstra once a week. When he thought of something, had some idea, he would write it down and send it out to people. He sent the first concurrent garbage collection algorithm. I looked at it, and I realized that I could simplify the algorithm. That seemed to me like a very simple idea, a very obvious idea. And I sent it to him, and then I got the next version of the paper. I discovered he had made me an author, and that had actually impressed Dijkstra. The reason for my success, the reason I wound up getting a Turing Award, was not that I was particularly that smart, but that I had this gift of abstraction, and Dijkstra was smart enough to realize that."
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Leslie Lamport (Turing Award Winner, Inventor of Paxos & Latex): "I would meet with Dijkstra once a week. When he thought of something, had some idea, he would write it down and send it out to people. He sent the first concurrent garbage collection algorithm. I looked at it, and I realized that I could simplify the algorithm. That seemed to me like a very simple idea, a very obvious idea. And I sent it to him, and then I got the next version of the paper. I discovered he had made me an author, and that had actually impressed Dijkstra. The reason for my success, the reason I wound up getting a Turing Award, was not that I was particularly that smart, but that I had this gift of abstraction, and Dijkstra was smart enough to realize that."

Ryan Peterman

172,061 views • 4 months ago

14/20: I want the game to have an easy to use level editor eventually. Last year I worked on this proof of concept that makes levels for the demo. You can try it out now and make some cool puzzles!
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14/20: I want the game to have an easy to use level editor eventually. Last year I worked on this proof of concept that makes levels for the demo. You can try it out now and make some cool puzzles!

Poke ALL Toads

11,402 views • 5 months ago

I wrote some new code to drive X-Plane directly rather than using the internal FDR playback, this lets me add in the Helicopter. Given the lack of precise data on the helicopter's route I made a rough estimate on speed and altitude. And you can see it's hidden against city lights for a long time. Be aware that the cockpit model is likely to be different and there's no data being sent to the gauges.
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I wrote some new code to drive X-Plane directly rather than using the internal FDR playback, this lets me add in the Helicopter. Given the lack of precise data on the helicopter's route I made a rough estimate on speed and altitude. And you can see it's hidden against city lights for a long time. Be aware that the cockpit model is likely to be different and there's no data being sent to the gauges.

Scott Manley

144,051 views • 1 year ago

"Elon Musk's advice to younger self: Enjoy the moment a little bit more ---- “I think there's some merit to just also not being necessarily too intense and enjoying the moment a bit more. It's like when we were developing the Falcon 1 rocket on the Kwajalein Atoll, and we had this beautiful little island that we were developing the rocket on. And not once during that entire time did I even have a drink on the beach. I'm like, well, I should have had a drink on the beach. That would have been fine."
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"Elon Musk's advice to younger self: Enjoy the moment a little bit more ---- “I think there's some merit to just also not being necessarily too intense and enjoying the moment a bit more. It's like when we were developing the Falcon 1 rocket on the Kwajalein Atoll, and we had this beautiful little island that we were developing the rocket on. And not once during that entire time did I even have a drink on the beach. I'm like, well, I should have had a drink on the beach. That would have been fine."

Beanie👾

51,643 views • 6 months ago

Rainbow Islands (Taito, 1987) originally developed for arcades and later ported to a gazillion systems. How many colours would you you like? -- YES! Following the events of Bubble Bobble, Bubby and Bobby set out to defeat the "Dark Shadow" and rescue the Rainbow Islands. Everythinhg about this game is adorable, the over the top and super vibrant colours, the ever so cute soundtrack, the fact that you "kill" enemies with a rainbow (aww...), the brilliant gameplay, and the sheer joy to pick up all the bonuses and drops for extra points. The Amiga and Atari ST version were done by Graftgold (Andrew Braybrook) in perfect fashion. In all the magazines that I read and that you can still look up today, Rainbow Islands consistently gets a 90%+ score, excellent reviews and quotes like "highly addictive" and "one of the best games ever made". I couldn't agree more.
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Rainbow Islands (Taito, 1987) originally developed for arcades and later ported to a gazillion systems. How many colours would you you like? -- YES! Following the events of Bubble Bobble, Bubby and Bobby set out to defeat the "Dark Shadow" and rescue the Rainbow Islands. Everythinhg about this game is adorable, the over the top and super vibrant colours, the ever so cute soundtrack, the fact that you "kill" enemies with a rainbow (aww...), the brilliant gameplay, and the sheer joy to pick up all the bonuses and drops for extra points. The Amiga and Atari ST version were done by Graftgold (Andrew Braybrook) in perfect fashion. In all the magazines that I read and that you can still look up today, Rainbow Islands consistently gets a 90%+ score, excellent reviews and quotes like "highly addictive" and "one of the best games ever made". I couldn't agree more.

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57,509 views • 8 months ago

KAT: "It seemed like they were struggling. I wanted to get the game going. I already had a hot hand. I didn't say anything to Andre...but I did say something to Maxey...he walked up to me and I was like I went to Kentucky longer than you so I have a little more experience with the geometry and all that, getting the ball off of that. Shoutout to Cal and the amazing teachers we had at Kentucky. Taught me well"
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KAT: "It seemed like they were struggling. I wanted to get the game going. I already had a hot hand. I didn't say anything to Andre...but I did say something to Maxey...he walked up to me and I was like I went to Kentucky longer than you so I have a little more experience with the geometry and all that, getting the ball off of that. Shoutout to Cal and the amazing teachers we had at Kentucky. Taught me well"

Oh No He Didn't

117,537 views • 3 months ago