That’s goatse, right?
UI Designers need to bring back the childhood trauma aspect of software
I will always remember Eternal Darkness for getting me off the couch to go reset my GameCube cause it appeared frozen. I didn’t get all the way there before realizing the game was fucking with me
I almost fell for it while being at the brink of a nervous meltdown.
It never went away. They just figured out how to make it subtle so it could be active all the time instead of just when the computer wasn’t working properly. Do you really feel like you’re using trauma-free software day-to-day?
Software integrating mandatory online accounts, ai, and other anti consumer tactics:
It never left, they just monetized it.
PS2 was my last console, i still have a silver slim one just gathering dust because emulators exist, but for me that was the golden age of gaming…
I suspect this is some kind of console error? I’ve only owned a SNES before becoming part of the PC master race, so just like the kids of today this early millennial has no idea what he’s looking at exactly.
It’s the PS2 disc error screen, just before the actual disc read error message displays it does this little red animation. This is like the very beginning of that animation
I’m this old
Whoa, video games on a cassette tape??
How many floppy disks is that worth?
Less than 1/20 of a floppy disk. It’s like 60-70 kb per side.
Pretty sick what they could fit on those things, considering. Some truly beautiful art.
Oh hey! The music started, must be about halfway loaded. Guess I’ll go grab a snack.
Relive the horror: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uHLQHjtPLE
