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definitely down for this. Let's bring grebones back to action @Greboth

hahaha shotguns

New class was revealed a few weeks ago. Can't wait to get stuck into this when it comes out. Here's some gameplay for the class too. Loving what this class seems to be bringing in to the game.

I'm resurrecting this again! We can defo get the few teams together i'm sure of it 👊😎 I'm getting @Diddums with me and we already had 2 other teams joined up @Macca89 and @Lurch being one and @LordBaguette and @Misneach_ being the other. @slamminbones let's get you paired up with @Greboth like ol' Grebones time! I'm sure he'll get involved 😎 That means we only need 8 more people to make 4 teams. Let's get your sexy ass names down and see if we can have this Gunfight tourney sometime this century 😅 I'll tag a few that have been playing of late too so they can see this @Luseth @Riley J @IRaMPaGe @JBR-Kiwi @jordie1892 @TheMuggySpud @Stretch616 @Glen11 @Dylanimo16 and anyone else that has MW2019! Comment below if you can or create a team on the tournament!

What's the update @J4MES OX4D - Let us know if you're trying it out and reporting back?

Agree 100%. The current route of emulation, such as the apps on the switch for NES/SNES, or even collections that publishers dish out like Konami has done with Castlevania, Contra or their classic arcade lines have added that little needed feature to make retro gaming a bit more appealing. Saving mid-run or just in general adds so much to the experience. Especially in this day and age when time is limited for some, and it allows you the option to pick-up, play for a few, save and carry on with your day. Granted, save states are available for most emulators, but with something like the switch that has that portability aspect makes it a bit more appealing for most.

Very true. In this country though it was made illegal for strikers to remain on premises, among a host of curbs brought in, mostly by Thatcher. This country used to have a proud tradition union-wise but she effectively killed them in the 80s. Plus non stop media vilification of unions turned a lot of the country against their own best interests. They called it the 'English disease'. Pure propaganda pitting working against working people while the fat cats at the top rake in the profits.

That's amazing dude, well done to her. Cancer is a bitch, I've lost my father to it, an uncle, my mother had it, my wife had it, etc. That being said, I can't support CRUK. I do support other charities like Macmillan but some of the things I've seen first hand from CRUK were absolutely despicable, disgusting and shameful greed. So in honour of your wife's walk I've just chucked £20 at Macmillan, might not be the right charity but I know where the money goes and that it'll go to good use. Good luck to her, I'll be following closely 🙂

Ok, I will then. Well, not this strike in particular but the way that the English strike in general. You know why the Dutch never strike, or when they do it never lasts more than a day or two? Because when they go on strike they still go to work, uniform and all, and just open everything. The Dutch love it, I remember people queuing for Eurostars to all over Europe, trips that could cost 200 euros, for nothing. All the barriers opened up, go wherever you want free of charge for the duration of the strike. That's why the top dogs listen, because strikes cost them an absolute fucktonne of money. Sadly it's the only language those people speak, things like quality of life and human rights mean fuck all to them, but when money is involved they fall over each other to come to resolutions.

So personally I always prefer to play on original consoles and with original games where possible but I am a little more flexible than some people I think as I can appreciate that there are instances where emulation really comes into it's own, just a couple of scenarios where I have benefitted from it - - I am due to go on a caravan holiday, start of July and I plan to take my GPD XD so that I can play some older games without having to lug the original hardware away with me! - English translations, there are a couple of games I always wanted to play but never could because they never got released outside of Japan so there was never an English version. Since the original release however there have been fan made translations which have allowed me to enjoy the games. One of these for me being shining force 3 parts 2 and 3. - The other thought that often comes across is cost, playing and collecting older games is certainly not an affordable hobby these days and it's only going to get more expensive with some games becoming rarer or more sought after. So I can appreciate there will be people who won't ever get the opportunity to appreciate some games without emulation which would seem a shame.

This game has come a very long way and has just received a new update

Mick has been handing every single media organisation and politician their arses this week. I wonder how they'll retaliate. Not going to talk about the strike, as anyone who's against working class people standing up for themselves is a prick as far as I'm concerned 🙂

Watched the whole reveal 10 days ago. Was a decent watch and learned a few extra things along the way. Full video below if you want to watch it. The roadmap of what to come too has been shared within the video above, so i've grabbed a screenshot for ease below: The jury is out still on how 5v5 will work instead of 6v6 for me. The fact they've had to go back and remodel most maps to combat this switch should prove worthwhile. At least we get to try out the beta in a few days to see how all of this is going to work out. The Beta is out 28th June to 5th July. You need to opt in to the Beta here >>> OW2 Beta Link Junker Queen update came out too. Here's a clip I've found that explain her abilities (even though he sounds a little annoying) but the official gameplay trailer gives you a quick snippet to what she's like. What's everyone's thoughts? I'm excited to get back into Overwatch and try and see if it can reignite the fire once had on a game we played so so much of.

I've created a small knockout tourney for us all to try and see if we can get some of these created and moving for abit of fun alongside playing Pro Clubs with FGFC. First one up is one for the German Bundesliga teams. Random draw, random team selection once all FGer slots are filled. It only requires 8 of us, so get your name down in the comments here or on the Tournament link below and i'll try and help you get your team made for the first one. You can then use the same team to join multiple tourneys after this one. If its successful, we'll make the ones after it for 16 teams! Let's hear who wants to get involved for the giggles.

I've been on holiday this past week, the week before I was actually balloted for strike action, so back to work tomorrow to see if I've got my rise or if I'm going on strike anytime soon🙄😁 oh and I've noticed like with us it's unite. Also unlike Phil from what I read, mostly on social media, people seem more pissed at how it affects them and how much people earn than working class folks sticking up for themselves. One thing to add, at the last vote I voted to accept the deal as it is imo the best deal I've ever been offered but I can see why it's just not there for some.

Sure put me down 🙂

No it isn't. It'll be P2W out the fucking wazoo and have 300 different types of currency for XP boosts and loot boxes. It'll be a cold day in hell when Actiblizzard do something for free 😂

Its......free 😅

I'll take the worst team again

Im down for that 🙂

Blam blam deaded. I love Shotguns too! 🤫

Yeah Blizzard can get fucked. I'd rather burn money than spend it on them.

Give me a tall striker and I'm in!

Sounds like a plan 👌

Yes bud I'm in (fingers crossed i get Bayern 😂)

I'm in

@GazzaGarratt Sounds like an awesome idea and would be hell of a lot of fun. 😎

I'm looking forward to this but I hope they don't bring any of their horrible monetisation model from Immortal into this. Once Activision get a smell for dosh then they wont stop.

I'm gonna hopefully give it a try in the week. Seems decent so far from what I've seen of the community feedback!

Yep, I can definitely agree and understand that view. In fact, I would say the Switch option with the available apps is the one that I would and definitely have a look at from time to time, due to the accessibility and portability of the handheld console. I still love playing Super Tennis on the actual SNES than that though, can't really explain why!! Just feels so good getting that cartridge out 🤣

Some great games late Friday with @Macca89 , @datfroggieguy and @Tadnothad on Warzone. Best games are always when they are unexpected. A 5th, 3rd and then a close 2nd in the early hours of the morning. Froggie was on fire, which was even more incredible with Tom @LordBaguette coming back from the pub to discuss the worlds news with us all! 🤣🤣

Fuck it, have another one. Gets better every minute that goes by in the 7 minute song.

Something closer to all you rock lovers. Mallory Know became one of my favourite bands for a while some years ago. Some top songs and great lyrics.

My awesome other half Kim is walking 100 miles in June in order to raise as much money as possible for Cancer Research. She has already walked 67 miles and raised £230 and I am so proud of her. I know there are so many people that are affected by Cancer, including Kim whose auntie had a Bowel Cancer. If you would like to donate to this very worthy cause the link is below. If you would like to donate in memory of someone Kim is writing the names of those that want this on her Cancer Research t-shirt which she is wearing when doing the walks. Please support her amd this amazing charity if you can, thank you 🙂🙂 https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/kims-walk-100-miles-challenge-giving-page-12

The new Projected album Hypoxia just released today, so i've been giving it a listen. I've been following John Connolly and Vince Hornsby for years with their work in Sevendust. Hearing Johns vocal evolution to what it is now has been really incredible. Banger album. Also, I've always got some Twelve Foot Ninja in my playlist regularly. a fantastic progressive metal/fusion band from Australia that just kicks ass.

I'll add basically what I mentioned in the other thread. Some older games are just so freakin hard you need save points that emulators offer and original carts don't.

Awesome, thanks very much dude 😁

Thats ace pal! I've sent a little contribution for her efforts 😄

I think there are a lot of different reasons here for emulators and against them. A very healthy conversation. I have only used an emulator many years ago to play mega drive games. It was a chance to play games I missed out on when I was young. Some I didn't realise existed and had to play. There were a few classics I wanted to enjoy again like Zombies Ate My Neighbours, Paperboy, Cool Spot, Surf Dog Alien, Animaniacs and Splatterhouse. Some of which I never owned and only played at a random friend's a couple of times. I think they are a somewhat good thing, as mentioned by others some would of never been enjoyed by people. Also the whole money/space/hardware thoughts from Spacedeck makes a lot of sense.

Also to add, while I don't have the room or funds to go physical, I do try to get as close to the real thing where I can. So I have the 8BitDo N30 controller to play NES, GB, GBA, GBC, 8BitDo M30 for GameGear and MegaDrive, Raphnet adapter for use with a real N64 controller which supports rumble packs and memory packs, Mayflash adapter for a real GameCube controller and Bongo drums, PS3 controller for PSOne and PS2. The authentic look is nice to have but I much prefer the button placements of the controllers to be near identical or very close to the original controllers, if they also happen to look the same then it's a huge bonus.

Do I wade in? 😅 Its probably well known here now that I just don't like emulation, but that doesn't mean it has to be anyone else opinion too. I think there's some solid reasons why you would do it, just like all of the above @Luseth @J4MES OX4D and @Spacedeck have mentioned. I think the key difference is you've thought about what and why to do it before just dipping into emulators. I have a thought of a separate article I might start writing up about that touches on exclusivity and potential things connected to this that may impact on the next crash. For me, playing older games isn't about the WOW factor you get when a game initially comes out so we all learn at the same time, as clearly its been out for years. So its the whole experience i'm looking for. For example, @Findmartin came round mine last night and its about selecting a game to play, looking at the game cases and seeing what jumps out at us that could be good fun. Then its about getting the unique controller and wires unwrapped, checking the memory card storage in case we get engrossed and want to save a game. Or if its cartridge its blowing the dust off it, opening the tray and doing the same there. Then game wise getting the original game colours, and sounds. I think more so you can see its about having the console and that experience in one moment. Nothing beats that nostalgia and feeling - and it lasts way longer when you can tangibly feel the game and console in front of you. Where I start to adopt some 'emulator-ish' tendencies is through the last points I make about game colours and sounds. Harold tocuhes on it abit above where we haven't got CRT TVs just lying around (mainly because they have an arse built like optimus prime) so what i've bought a few years ago is a HDMI upscaler. In some ways i had to because my TV can take aerial but the ice and snow mario kart race on the SNES just wouldn't show correctly. With an Upscaler it looks pristine and just like what we used to play as kids. Still using the same unique SNES controllers. Whilst I can joke from time to time, never feel ashamed to use emulators when it seems practical to use them due to how your life is. I'm lucky enough to own many of mine as I grew up so still have them. I wish people would not jump on the bandwagon of making money out of old games as it is pricing me out what I love to do, but i'll carry on where i can obtaining old games that aren't overpriced to enjoy them in my own home with as close as an experience it would've been if I had bought the game when it originally came out.

Lack of storage, cost of games, rare games that would cost an arm and a leg to purchase, size of CRT TVs and bad quality from newer TVs unless using expensive adapters. There's plenty of reasons why one would go down emulation route and I do this for the very reasons I listed. I lack any kind of space to build a collection like I would like, nor do I have that kind of money. While I do emulate, it lets me play games I would never otherwise have played or owned, you can choose between the better frame rates of USA versions (with slight reduction to picture). Certain consoles I would tend to go physical though and I'm still interested in obtaining them, but these will be systems that use discs due to size to store them digitally and they will be consoles where a lot of games wasn't ported to newer systems. So things like GameCube, PS2, PSOne. If I build a collection now, it'll be a selective collection where I'll try something out through emulation before investing in the physical version. None of the money we spend on retro things goes to the companies that made these products anyway.

I think emulation is important for the preservation of such games rather than viewing it as a form of piracy window as some do. It's also such a pity that classic titles are bound to an horrendous amount of red tape or restrictions so people can't enjoy classic games in the future on newer systems like we were all expecting years ago and were told would happen. Most of the games I've emulated are ones I already own so my conscience is clear in that regard. There is also a lot of good PR on some of the emulators and even big YouTube channels like Digital Foundry cover these whilst playing emulated games so it's not quite such a sensitive topic as it once was especially with devices that can this concept portable with ease too.

Sounds like that profile needs updating matey! 🤣 I've sent a new friend request though cos looks like your old Froggie tag has gone!