Mass Deduction (née scrapking)'s discussions

So relieved that neither Babylon 5 seasons 1 nor 5 made this list. B5 season 1, when I rewatched it recently, was actually far better than I remembered, and season 5 was a step down from 2-4, but also had its strengths. Read more

We've had GTAs that seemed steeped in the '80s, '90s, and 2000s. Where's the '70s GTA riffing on '70s blacksloitation films? That has an *insane* amount of promise. Read more

You make some really interesting points, actually. Thanks for that. I had an Intellivision so my experience was a lot better than the Atari 2600 crowd, so didn't have the same frame of reference. Read more

There have been several attempts (most decades later) to bring back Pitfall! or Pitfall Harry in some form. Most didn't seem to be that successful. Read more

"It couldn't have been approved with the PMC's say-so," Read more

I'm a straight male and would not be offended to see more detail, such as you describe, in a game. But is the solution to hyper-sexualise both genders, effectively exploiting them equally, as opposed to sexualising each of them less? Read more

This is one of the most interesting articles (for me) that I've read on Kotaku in years. There are literally hundreds of articles here with simple video game news for each one article like this, so it doesn't significantly affect the signal to noise ratio. Read more

Several years ago the more discerning of my female friends began to deride Brad Pitt as looking like "an old smoker". Read more

You're doing it wrong. You're not allowed to have fun with Kinect. :P Read more

Actually, on the Xbox you do (well, except for Xbox Live Indie Games). XBLA games must have a publisher, though Microsoft in some cases agrees to act at the publisher for aspiring XBLA titles. Developers can't self-publish on XBLA. Read more

I struggle with income taxes vs. consumption taxes. Income taxes are best from a social justice point of view, as the poorest tend to spend 100% of their income and therefore pay a higher proportion of consumption taxes. But as an environmentalist, I prefer consumption taxes as they have a strong role in… Read more

Thanks for that analysis, I'm a former income tax professional in Canada and found it to be a very interesting read. Read more

I get a kick out of signs that say "Put Litter In Its Place." Read more

But that's the problem. If all people do is use emulators, then the business model for the Xperia Play isn't so hot. Read more

SoundBlaster was AdLib compatible, wasn't it? That was part of why it succeeded, if memory serves. Read more

That was my thought. Just had someone actually knock on wood yesterday. Read more

Interesting about MassEffectSaves, that does bolster your PC suggestion. Fair enough. :) Read more

I'm curious if you, you know, even read the article. Mike Fahey isn't even the author of the comment you're replying to, and the PC solution you suggest does not address the commenter's point. Read more

Re-read the article, he expresses in detail why he's tied to the 360 version of Mass Effect. Read more

He can't import his save file to the PS3 or Windows versions though. Re-read the article if you didn't pick up on that the first time. He's strongly attached to his save file (which he's already run through the first two Mass Effects) and doesn't want to lose it, or the potential significance of the decisions he's… Read more