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Underrated feature in games: Fake desktops/PDAs.(sh.itjust.works)

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Bonus points if they are super retro ideas of the future internet like in front mission 3.

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Anestoh@sh.itjust.works
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Can’t get enough of this. I remember really loving the fake DOS mode that Enter the Matrix had. You could unlock cheats for the game or look at little hidden videos and things. It was fairly elaborate for a little gimmick.

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yokonzo@beehaw.org
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Memory unlocked. Though using cheats through that most certainly crash the game, you just didn’t know when it would happen. I remember using infinite ammo with the smoke grenade gun like halfway through before the game finally crapped out

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Randomnisscity@possumpat.io
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Front mission 3 was so good. I was dissapointed the internet wasnt in the other games.

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chalkman@sh.itjust.worksOP
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I love Front Mission 3, the music is so good too

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forkbomb@lemmy.world
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Have you ever played Hypnospace Outlaw? https://youtu.be/Pb4Jul496QE

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chalkman@sh.itjust.worksOP
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I’ve seen someone play a bit of it. It defo fills the vibe. I should play it sometime

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Kwakigra@beehaw.org
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It’s as fun and nostalgic as it looks. Hard recommend.

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awfulsystems@beehaw.org
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nobody believes me because it’s the funny game with the pi pi pi pizza, but hypnospace is my favorite modern example of cyberpunk as a genre. can’t wait for dreamsettler

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frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz
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.hack for the PS2, where the Internet was just an application called “The World” that you launched from a desktop. Damn, need to play that again.

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chalkman@sh.itjust.worksOP
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Yup, I really dig the vibes. Like a wow classic creepy pasta in a way.

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GraceGH@beehaw.org
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I’m still holding out for the remake that won’t ever happen. I really like the ./hack series but the combat in 1-4 is really clunky, even for something that’s pretending to be a tab target MMO. Dual daggers will forever be my favorite character weapon archetype though.

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Cptmurphy616@lemmy.world
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I miss the .hack universe. Surprisingly, one of few anime/JRPGs I ever got into. Sword Art didn’t do it for me. I hope it gets revived at some point.

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bermuda@beehaw.org
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both Hacknet and Uplink (unrealistic but fun hacking games) had this, although Hacknet’s is more modern by nearly 15 years. I think I liked uplink’s more though.

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