There was one mission in GTA 3 where you had to honk your horn outside of someone's apartment and I just had absolutely no idea that there were L3 or R3 buttons on a PS2 controller. Hardstuck for days.
When I was a teen, I had a friend call me on the phone one Friday evening to help him beat a Donkey Kong Country level because he knew I had the Nintendo Player’s Guide.
We spent 30 minutes troubleshooting that shit. One of my best experiences as a child.
I think I might actually still have a hint book buried somewhere for Hugo's house of horrors... I hadn't thought about it in probably decades but your comment just reminded me.
Lol I remember that frustration too, thanks for the flashback. You only had to click it for like a millisecond too it was the shortest honk and the game would progress hah.
That's so funny to me, because I can't imagine playing a GTA game without honking the horn to the beat of the music playing on the radio every time I'm in a car. It's part of the GTA experience for me. (Imagine my joy when I heard that "beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep" song for the first time in GTA V!)
Hell, that reminds me of when I first got a GameCube and was disappointed that the sticks didn't click in like they did on the PS1...
There was a game gear game that had a cheat code which required you pressing 2 buttons simultaneously. 4th grade me didn't know what it meant so I just pressed both buttons is such rapid succession until I inadvertently pressed them at the same time and unlocked the cheat
I hardly see how posting a meme that was already posted there is making Lemmy a copy of Reddit. Do you think that most memes you see here are OC?
Edit: on further thought, even if communities end up with a lot of "copied" posts, why would that be bad? I don't want to go on Reddit to comment on it. I am not even aware it was posted on reddit because I have not opened that domain in years if not by web search. Users are what make communities more than the posts themselves, so if someone wants to share something for any reason, I don't care if it came from reddit. I don't care if it came from 4chan. I am here to engage with the contents of the post, its poster, and the rest of this community. This kind of meta-discussion about what other servers this collection of bytes has been on previously is pointless at best, and empty virtue signaling at worst.
I swear, there are a couple weirdos on lemmy that think content must be original. Either that or it's reddit operation to harass posters and reduce lemmy userbase
Nothing I have said is to the contrary of anything. And if you cannot understand that people are here because they did not like Reddit then you are part of the problem.
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There was one mission in GTA 3 where you had to honk your horn outside of someone's apartment and I just had absolutely no idea that there were L3 or R3 buttons on a PS2 controller. Hardstuck for days.
Remember you had to ask a person when you were stuck in a game? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
When I was a teen, I had a friend call me on the phone one Friday evening to help him beat a Donkey Kong Country level because he knew I had the Nintendo Player’s Guide.
We spent 30 minutes troubleshooting that shit. One of my best experiences as a child.
There was a time where the only way to beat the Water Temple was to ask that one kid in school to come over to your house to do it for you.
I remember buying hint books or calling the developer's tip hotline directly.
I think I might actually still have a hint book buried somewhere for Hugo's house of horrors... I hadn't thought about it in probably decades but your comment just reminded me.
Lol I remember that frustration too, thanks for the flashback. You only had to click it for like a millisecond too it was the shortest honk and the game would progress hah.
That's so funny to me, because I can't imagine playing a GTA game without honking the horn to the beat of the music playing on the radio every time I'm in a car. It's part of the GTA experience for me. (Imagine my joy when I heard that "beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep" song for the first time in GTA V!)
Hell, that reminds me of when I first got a GameCube and was disappointed that the sticks didn't click in like they did on the PS1...
I checked my game manual and saw that the stick was the 3 button. But wiggling it did nothing. I definitely cried a little over that mission.
Wait what? I haven't played playstation for 20 years or so, but didn't it have only 2 buttons at the back labeled L1, L2, R1, R2?
Clicking the analog sticks inwards presses buttons which were labeled as L3 and R3 respectively, but not visibly.
It was/is a common trend to bind sprint in games to L3, which I hate to this day.
That's right. 3s aren't at the back though, they're on top. Looking right at you.
L3 is clicking the left analog stick into the stem like a button, and R3 is clicking the right stick.
Just like the clicking the mouse scroll wheel down which isa button but not many people use that.
There was a game gear game that had a cheat code which required you pressing 2 buttons simultaneously. 4th grade me didn't know what it meant so I just pressed both buttons is such rapid succession until I inadvertently pressed them at the same time and unlocked the cheat
Ah yes, Sly 2 demo on Ratchet and Clank 3.
You only get L3 when you turn 18
21 in the usa
Ape Escape on the PS1 taught me the L3 and R3.
“Use the middle stick to dodge the Joker’s bullet”
i was 28 when i still didnt know it
You spend 100x the effort complaining about others’ posts instead of making your own.
They post more on Lemmy than you do
And? I don’t spend my day berating others for sharing interesting things like they do.
That part is fair criticism, I just don't think it makes a lot of sense for you to criticize them about the amount of content they post.
Why not? They have no right to complain about the contributions of others when they contribute nothing themselves.
They do contribute, though.
Why do you care if I point it out if automated reddit reposters are good for lemmy?
Because it discourages people from participating here if they are just going to be berated by neckbeards.
My neck is smooth like my balls.
And they're both almost as smooth as your brain.
I’ll challenge you to an IQ test any day.
Thank you for your service, the reposts around here are getting ridiculous.
What's your objection specifically? As long as it's not hosted on i.redd.it why would it be a problem?
Because Lemmy doesn’t need to be a copy of Reddit.
I hardly see how posting a meme that was already posted there is making Lemmy a copy of Reddit. Do you think that most memes you see here are OC?
Edit: on further thought, even if communities end up with a lot of "copied" posts, why would that be bad? I don't want to go on Reddit to comment on it. I am not even aware it was posted on reddit because I have not opened that domain in years if not by web search. Users are what make communities more than the posts themselves, so if someone wants to share something for any reason, I don't care if it came from reddit. I don't care if it came from 4chan. I am here to engage with the contents of the post, its poster, and the rest of this community. This kind of meta-discussion about what other servers this collection of bytes has been on previously is pointless at best, and empty virtue signaling at worst.
Then you are being intentionally obtuse.
You are being intentionally contrarian.
I'm listening if you can explain how this specific meme is bringing about enshittification to Lemmy.
I swear, there are a couple weirdos on lemmy that think content must be original. Either that or it's reddit operation to harass posters and reduce lemmy userbase
Do you think that accounts that solely exist to repost new memes verbatim to lemmy help with the health of it?
Nothing I have said is to the contrary of anything. And if you cannot understand that people are here because they did not like Reddit then you are part of the problem.
So create original content. Instead reddit agents are just stirring fake outrage
You mean like you?
It’s a small amount of accounts with semi-automated reposting.
Wth bro. Post original authentic content . All social sites are nothing but reposts
What a lame attempt at trolling no wonder why you copy reddit/facebook/twitter and post them here.