Just thought this was a neat find

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Sony has stated that the access time will be close to zero, as if you are playing on a cartridge.

LMAO

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I can hear the disc clicking away even now

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That bold faced lie stood out to me, as well!

Honestly, it was arguably blazing fast, for what was accomplished.

I know because I had a lot of time to meditate on how fast it was while I waited at loading screens.

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The video in this article includes a fun look at some of the Playstation’s limitations, and the lengths to which Crash Bandicoot developers had to go in order to overcome them.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/09/war-stories-how-crash-bandicoot-hacked-the-original-playstation/

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Nintendo’s Project Reality

For those wondering, like I was, this was an early hype-laden codename for what would become the N64.

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And, then there’s me, who knew that. Also Gamecube was Dolphin, I used to know Wii and WiiU code names. The switch was the NX.

But if I saw Wii or WiiU codenames again, it would come back to me. I’d be like “Ah, yes, thats right.”

I never knew NES or SNES codenames.

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Wii was Revolution. Can’t remember WiiU

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I knew it! I knew when I saw it, I’d instantly remember it. That’s totally what it was. Virtual Boy had something with 32 in it I think. Is Project 32 a thing? Something with 32.

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Can the controller go diagonal?

Aw, that was such a sweet time in video game history.

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Very unfortunate placement for the 3DO ad

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Ah, babbages, and Software Ect. I remember when video game stores had more competition than just Walmart/Target/Gamestop.

Honestly with how bad Gamestop is doing, it wouldn’t surprise me to see Walmart buy gamestop, and remodel the inside of their stores. So it’s like a store within a store. Kind of like how Walmart has Subway, and Target has Starbucks.

Except Walmart would also OWN the store within a store.

And they could move the freestanding gamestops to always be near Target. I mean I guess you could place them near Best Buy…but thats kind of like kicking an elderly woman with a walker. That is to say, no need to do anything. They’ll die soon enough.

Uhhhh…Best Buy I mean.

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