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Has anyone played the "pixel remaster" on Steam and have an opinion on it? I never played it on the first go around, and my PS1 is long dead/I'm not much into emulation. So I've no nostalgia that will be hurt by any changes. Steam reviews are generally positive, but conflicting as always (either there are no bugs or terrible bugs, lol).

I get the middle pieces for whatever, then one end piece for each dog for being good doggos.

No arcades in my town. A local pizza place had a couple of machines, but on the rare occasion we went we didn't get to play. We were "restaurants are for eating not playing."

Didn't hang out at the nearest mall (40 minute drive, lol) until I was in the 12-13 age range and by then I was babysitting and that was my spending money. And by then I was in my girly phase and we were buying jewelry at Claire's, cheap clothes etc., rather than playing games and such. Come to think of it, I think I was in my late 20s before I ever even went into an arcade.

Casual farm sims (like the old Harvest Moons/Story of Seasons, Stardew Valley, a dozen other variants) so it for me. They give me a list of generally easy things to do, I can finish a list, make progress, and there are generally cheery NPCs that like "me". Yay me!

I don't use butter on any sandwich other than grilled cheese. But I do put mayo/aioli/guac/hummus/whatever sloppy/wet thing is going on a given sandwich on both pieces of bread, if that counts?

I love PC and one console per generation gaming. Though I flip what a lot PC peeps do - I have a low mid-tier (at best) gaming PC that I use to catch up on old (2-3+ years old) games cheap on Steam/Epic sales. And I pick a console for exclusives (or timed exclusives) that I want to play within 12 months of release. Last time it was PS4 for things like (then exclusive) Yakuza games, FFXV, Horizon Zero Dawn, etc. I only get through a few new games a year, so this saves me $$ in the long run. And I get to have a guilt-inducing-though-not-wallet-crushing backlog of still excellent games that run fine on a middling PC.

Like a lot of other people, I have pretty much the same thing. I don't like many multiplayer games, but I do occasionally play some rounds of the few I like. I break out into nervous sweats every time, lol. To a degree where it's real gross, tbh. Over the years I've learned to just laugh at myself (in a kind way, not a critical way!) over it. But really, I pretty much decided I am not obligated to play multiplayer and so I only do so when I am really in the mind space to want to. Even if my body seems to disagree 5 minutes in.

So really, unless you really want to play multiplayer I wouldn't force it. Games are supposed to be fun! (I think?) But, if the real problem is you want to play them, but trying flips a bad switch in your brain, that might be something to work your mental care provider with. When I was seeing a therapist, she gave me a lot of practices/techniques to help with various specific issues I was having. And helped me understand and process the underlying cause of why some situations were bad triggers for me. Or maybe even though your meds are working pretty well, maybe a different one, or an additional one would be even better. Good luck, and have fun.

Interesting! My only experience with Boards is with mid-small town non-profits, where the experience is the opposite. High prestige, but unpaid. Not only that that, Board members were actually expected to be big donors (again, non profits) and/or put a lot of work into fundraisers, meet & greets, etc.

I wonder if at heart it's not a case of "never enough" - never enough work, accomplishments, and cash.

In any case, and regardless of any one person's contribution, I kinda hope against hope it works out for Gamestop. Both independent game stores in the small (35k) town I work in closed over a year ago, so Gamestop is the only physical location left. I like online shopping as much as anyone, but nostalgia - if not logic, would prefer a physical store exist.

Re: the schools - at least in my state in the US (North Carolina) the schools are still open as well. The main point administrators have made is that a lot of childcare here is provided by grandparents. And the elderly are more at risk at this time than little kids, so that sending germ infested kids (kids are ok, but they do lack a certain sense of hygiene) to grandmas might not be a good idea . Also, relatively few cases here, so that is another main point.

This is just me whining, as others have it much worse; but dang people stop with the panic buying of paper products. Just over 30 cases diagnosed in NC, all trackable to recent travelers, their partners, etc. None anywhere near me. And I'm all for cancelling activities, limiting public outings, working from home, etc. to keep it that way. But I noticed I was down to less than 2 rolls of tp on Saturday and went to the grocery store - the only paper products left were tiny, over-priced rolls of organic paper towels, and a few packages of napkins. Nothing at CVS, Target, Walmart. Sigh. So I guess I'm going to the store everyday until they re-stock. Man, I just want a 4 pack, that'll last me a month. And this is the same town where the bars and restaurants are still packed every night...

On the up side, plenty of food and 99% of other stuff. I didn't check the sanitizers as my mom panic bought last week and "gifted" me with more than I can use in a year...

My sympathies to people who are actually affected by this situation.