The Last Ridge Racer • Hacker News Board

Re: The Last Ridge Racer

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Post by rasz » Tue, Nov 22, 2022, 12:54 AM UTC

videotopia wrote: post #7

lmm wrote: post #4

> Don’t expect to see this in MAME any time soon. For now this is proprietory emulation that will eventually be made public when the time is right. What's the betting that this emulation code will instead rot in the digital equivalent of a garage somewhere?

Incorrect sir. The whole point of wanting to save this machine, and emulate the code is so that it will 100% be made public. As the article states, this will happen when the time is right.

Like the first guy?

What you have to know about gaming collectors is they are all insane. Some more than others. In this story you have at least 3 people with some problems. Greed, allure of exclusivity, compulsive hoarding, scamming, predatory speculation, its all there.

Re: The Last Ridge Racer

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Post by ctippett » Tue, Nov 22, 2022, 1:08 AM UTC

m463 wrote: post #2

I just remember the ps1 version. It was quite a feat to get the black car :)

My memories of this are also from playing it on the original PlayStation. When I saw the article headline I immediately heard the "Ridge Raaacer" voice in my head, it's been 20 years and I still remember it clearly.

Re: The Last Ridge Racer

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Post by sharkweek » Tue, Nov 22, 2022, 1:37 AM UTC

ctippett wrote: post #12

m463 wrote: post #2

I just remember the ps1 version. It was quite a feat to get the black car :)

My memories of this are also from playing it on the original PlayStation. When I saw the article headline I immediately heard the "Ridge Raaacer" voice in my head, it's been 20 years and I still remember it clearly.

Oh wow what a flood of memories from a PlayStation announcement.

Strike the weak spot for MASSIVE DAMAGE

Re: The Last Ridge Racer

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Post by User23 » Tue, Nov 22, 2022, 2:13 AM UTC

m463 wrote: post #2

I just remember the ps1 version. It was quite a feat to get the black car :)

I see we’ve crossed the PlayStation nostalgia event horizon, just as we crossed the NES and SNES ones before.

Re: The Last Ridge Racer

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Post by dankwizard » Tue, Nov 22, 2022, 2:31 AM UTC

I love using the left 40% of my display to show an image of a car while the actual blog post now requires more scrolling and looks 'meatier'.

Awful UX.

Re: The Last Ridge Racer

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Post by djmips » Tue, Nov 22, 2022, 4:21 AM UTC

dankwizard wrote: post #15

I love using the left 40% of my display to show an image of a car while the actual blog post now requires more scrolling and looks 'meatier'. Awful UX.

It also seems to do some shenanigans that show a history of 4 of the same page (I think) and require hitting back 4 times to get back to HN

Re: The Last Ridge Racer

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Post by djmips » Tue, Nov 22, 2022, 4:22 AM UTC

User23 wrote: post #14

m463 wrote: post #2

I just remember the ps1 version. It was quite a feat to get the black car :)

I see we’ve crossed the PlayStation nostalgia event horizon, just as we crossed the NES and SNES ones before.

And the 2600 before that.

Re: The Last Ridge Racer

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Post by User23 » Tue, Nov 22, 2022, 4:31 AM UTC

djmips wrote: post #17

User23 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I see we’ve crossed the PlayStation nostalgia event horizon, just as we crossed the NES and SNES ones before.

And the 2600 before that.

Yeah that’s at the edge of my memory. I recall a really cool space game that had planet landings too. To pick up fuel tanks.

Re: The Last Ridge Racer

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Post by boomboomsubban » Tue, Nov 22, 2022, 6:07 AM UTC

User23 wrote: post #14

m463 wrote: post #2

I just remember the ps1 version. It was quite a feat to get the black car :)

I see we’ve crossed the PlayStation nostalgia event horizon, just as we crossed the NES and SNES ones before.

That horizon passed a while ago. PS2 nostalgia is definitely a thing, and the Xbox 360 turned 17 today meaning kids that grew up with that are adults.

Re: The Last Ridge Racer

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Post by JohnBooty » Tue, Nov 22, 2022, 6:22 AM UTC

videotopia wrote: post #7

lmm wrote: post #4

> Don’t expect to see this in MAME any time soon. For now this is proprietory emulation that will eventually be made public when the time is right. What's the betting that this emulation code will instead rot in the digital equivalent of a garage somewhere?

Incorrect sir. The whole point of wanting to save this machine, and emulate the code is so that it will 100% be made public. As the article states, this will happen when the time is right.

But what is the downside to sharing the code in an incomplete state, in case the folks working on emulation cease their work? The world is full of projects that never get "finished."

That's an honest question, not a rhetorical one.