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Quoting: throgh... protected firmware on NVidia-cards.

You're free to stick to your principles, but all major CPU and GPU vendors run proprietary firmware/microcode in their hardware, not just Nvidia. Your choice of drivers makes no difference either.

Sorry, but you either misread or are mistaken.

I'm not so sure. I just think that for most of us protected firmware isn't much more of a problem than proprietary firmware blobs in general. As long as they provide working drivers, from a purely non-ideological standpoint it's all good.

Quoting: boltronicsSo if using free software drivers is important to you, Nvidia is a really bad choice, and will always be a bad choice as long as they keep the requirement for signed drivers. Don't give them your support.

I still think this is just about picking what you consider acceptable in your system. You draw the line at that particular detail, others think anything short of of fully open hardware is evil. Nvidia is probably slightly worse than the competition if you feel strongly about these issues though, that I'll agree with.

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Yes, I've been around long enough to know quite a lot about the technology. I have to say the "CRT for retro gaming" video is far from scientific (comparing a run-of-the-mill, old TN LCD monitor to a CRT and bitching about colour separation, duh). Even Pittman admits his work is all about his preference for the retro aesthetic, not about making low-res games look objectively better. We're not talking about emulated oldies here, but a brand new game with low resolution graphics.

Modern pixel games aren't automatically "retro", and there's no reason to assume they were designed to look good or tested on an old CRT. Most likely the graphics were created using--and intended to be viewed on--modern LCD screens. If you miss the "good" old days of 16 bit consoles or something, sure go nuts with your blurry filters, but I for one always disable them if possible.

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Quoting: throgh... protected firmware on NVidia-cards.

You're free to stick to your principles, but all major CPU and GPU vendors run proprietary firmware/microcode in their hardware, not just Nvidia. Your choice of drivers makes no difference either.

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Quoting: nllaIt's just that pixels were always meant to be accompanied by scanlines. They were designed with CRTs in mind, which are a perfect complement to them. Scanlines were the things that turned ugly, low-res blocks into beautiful works of art. (As well as chiptunes, off course.)

Pixels weren't designed with anything in mind. The hardware had low resolution, which meant visible pixels. Same goes with scanlines. They're an ugly (IMHO) artifact of an inferior display technology, and I don't get the nostalgia. I love me some pretty pixel art, but I don't see what blurring and distortion adds to the experience.

EDIT: These are my purely subjective opinions, not trying to put down anyone's personal feelings on the subject.

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Quoting: Comandante oardoHow do you run Wolfenstein: The New Order and Wolfenstein: The Old Blood under WINe? :huh:

Install the game under wine and run? New Order's Steam version has platinum rating in appdb, should be pretty straightforward.

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Quoting: ShmerlInspired by Broforce?

I haven't played Broforce, but I imagine the humour and style might be similar. Gameplay mechanics seem different though, unless Broforce has time manipulation as a central gimmick as well.

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Quoting: nllaGimme scanlines and I'm sold.

...Why?

Seriously, I've always found those effects pointless.

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I found the game well made but the action is a bit too hectic for me. I played it for a bit over an hour before giving up. No regrets though as I got it in the recent Humble Indie Bundle. The Hexcells collection alone was worth the price.

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The trailer does look promising. Do keep us posted. :)

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Welcome to GOL, Na'tosha, and thanks for being awesome. :)

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