PSYCHOLUNATIC

Since 1995 100% Skateboarding for love for Fun.

[ⱤɆ₳Ⱡ ฿Ɇ₦ @AtRealBen]

Common Japanese W.

[World Cup Anime @WorldCupAnime]

What Happened in Spain vs Argentina.

[PSYCHOLUNATIC @fitcore95]

@grefusa Pipaaas a mi

[PSYCHOLUNATIC @fitcore95]

@Fini_golosinas Chuchesssss

[exQUIZitely 🕹️ @exQUIZitely]

The last "modern" game I ever played was World of Warcraft, from 2004 to 2010, the end of Wrath of the Lich King.

I know there were MMORPGs before (and after), but when the original World of Warcraft launched in 2004, it felt closer to "perfection" than any game before or since.

Nothing has changed that feeling to this day. What changed was the game itself after the death of Arthas in Wrath of the Lich King.

The original WoW felt so vast, so open, and so alive - it’s hard to put into words. There was no hardcore min-maxing yet (at least not to the same degree as today), no speedruns, no parsing record chasing, no gear score requirements in the early days. If you were really pro, you connected with friends or guildies via Ventrilo.

There was no WeakAuras, no threat meters, no Questie guiding you.

You quickly learned that even the most expensive vendor gear was trash compared to quest rewards.

You had to walk from Elwynn Forest to the Redridge Mountains - and if you dared peek across the river into Duskwood, the spiders there would one-shot you (I’m sure we all did that).

The first time you equipped a green item! The first time you swapped it for a blue! And the envy of seeing someone with purple gear, omg!

Saving up for a mount and the catharsis when you could finally afford one!

The first time you entered the Deadmines, the foolish solo attempt on Hogger only to realize instantly it was a death sentence.

Stepping into Alterac Valley battlegrounds and being in awe of its size.

Wiping on Ragnaros again and again before finally killing him, and the sheer joy of celebrating together with your guild.

The excitement and awe of entering Naxxramas for the first time, struggling to down Patchwerk, the teamwork, the slow progress, seeing Sapphiron dead on the frozen ground and being moments away from Kel’Thuzad… so close!

It truly felt like a massive world - not just in size, but in stories. The announcement of The Burning Crusade and the Dark Portal appearing in the Blasted Lands; you couldn’t wait to walk through it.

Then the ultimate climax when Wrath of the Lich King launched, eventually facing the most badass character in gaming history: Arthas.

World of Warcraft was magic. Until it wasn’t. Just like Blizzard was once the greatest game studio of all - until they weren’t.

Warcraft used to be tough, glorious and epic... now it's pink Disney fluff.

Nothing has recaptured that feeling from 2004 to 2010. I wonder if anything ever will again.

I sometimes watch the trailer of the original WoW. It still hits close to the (gamer) heart…

[akio @akio_1963]

『METAL SLUG』の開発中、魔法使いと呼ばれていた天才プログラマー、ANDY君が作ったドット絵エディター『キャメル』。
それは、まさにドッターたちにとって、夢のようなツールでした。

その名前は、当時ANDY君が好きだったタバコ『Camel』から取ったもの。
ツールのアイコンには、タバコのパッケージに描かれているヒトコブラクダ『オールドジョー』を、ANDY君自らドット絵で描き起こしたものを使っていました。

アイレムで使っていたドット絵エディター『さだやんペイント』には、『海底大戦争』でSUSUMU君が表現していた水中背景の揺らめきのような、ラスタースクロール表現を簡単に作れる機能があったんです。

その機能は『キャメル』にも引き継がれており、『METAL SLUG』でも、砂漠の遠景を陽炎のように揺らす表現などに使っていました。

その機能を使い、さらに一歩踏み込んだ表現として作られたのが、UFOが放つトラクタービーム等のエフェクトです。

トラクタービームの絵は、ビームの形と重なる背景の絵をそのまま使い、その絵のカラーパレットを、発光して見える数種類のカラーに入れ替えながら、さらにラスタースクロールをかけることで、ビームを通して見た背景が揺らいで見えるように表現しているんです。

このエフェクトを作ったのは、ドッターのTOMO君なんですが、UFOと背景の座標を完璧に一致させないと、なんちゃって半透明に見えなくなってしまうので、TOMO君は敵配置担当のmeeher君に、こう念を押しました。

「ビームエフェクトを1から作り直しになってしまうから、UFOと背景の座標は絶対に変更するなよ！」

すると、meeher君は、

「わかった、絶対に変えない」

と言っていたんですが、数日後UFOの位置を変えてしまいます。
meeher君は、TOMO君が、とんでもない手間を掛けてあのエフェクトを作っていたことを理解していなかったようで、めちゃくちゃ怒られていました。

あの頃のTOMO君はスケジュール度外視で、納得がいくまで時間を使ってしまうドッターだったので、通常の担当作業に組み込むのは難しかったんです。

そこで、後輩たちの絵の手直しや、クオリティアップに繋がる作業を、やりたいようにやらせていました。

手が遅くても良い仕事をするクリエイターには充分な時間を与え、作品全体のクオリティアップに努めてもらう。
そういう贅沢な人員配置も、メタスラの拘りの一つかもしれません。

あの半透明に見えるエフェクトは、そうやって時間を気にせず動ける存在と、『キャメル』があったからこそ生まれた表現なんでしょうね。

#METALSLUG #PixelArt #retrogaming

[𝕾𝖎𝖗 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 @eagleseyeinc]

pay solid attention;

an average millionaire is 40 not 23
an average billionaire is 55 not 35
the average age to buy a house is 35 not 25
most men hit their peak confidence at 32 not in their 20s
it takes the average person 66 days to build a habit not 7
the average ceo is 57 not 30
most people meet their life partner after 27 not 18
the average successful business takes 5-7 years not 6 months
most people don’t know what they want until they’re 30 not at graduation

stop letting social media brainwash you. you are not behind, you’re on your own track. live it ❤️

[Tendencias @TTendenciaX]

"Gato Trepador":
Por este gatito que se trepó sobre su dueño para meterse dentro del bolsillo.

[Karun Pal @karunpal]

Intelligent people struggle with addiction. Their minds need more. They have obsessions nobody around them shares. Philosophy. Astronomy. Dostoevsky. Jazz. Quantum physics. Things they know deeply. Things they've gone so deep into that anything else feel like small talk. And small talk feels like suffocation. So... they drink. Work until 2 am. Doomscroll until they're numb. Because there is a gap. A gap between who you are and the conversations available to you. And it's one of the loneliest places a person can live.

[Patrix @CallaquenoveoYT]

Con España solo nos metemos los españoles.

[Imperio Estoico. @ImperioEstoico]

Una gata callejera parió en un maizal. El granjero que la vio construyó un pequeño refugio con tallos de maíz y cuidó regularmente de ella y de sus gatitos.

Un día, al volver al campo, se encontró con algo inesperado: un perrito diminuto se había unido a la familia de la gata. La gata no lo separaba de sus gatitos y lo cuidaba con mucho cariño.

Más tarde se enteró de que la madre del cachorro había muerto cerca de allí y que la gata había acogido al huérfano como si fuera suyo.
Un momento verdaderamente conmovedor, que muestra con sencillez cómo el amor puede convertir incluso a especies diferentes en una familia...🐶❤️🐱

[Heretics Abby 🎀⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ @abbyiimu]

🚨SORTEO🚨

Sorteo Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World para todos los que os estáis volviendo locos viendo como los demás juegan 😌

Solo tenéis que‼️:
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✅ Seguir a @ChollometroPro

¡Doy el ganador en 1 semana! (solo España🇪🇸)

Mucha suerte 💋

[Chollometro @chollometro]

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Vamos dale ❤️ a tope! Lunes decimos ganador
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[ⱤɆ₳Ⱡ ฿Ɇ₦ @AtRealBen]

Do it 😭👌🏻⚡️

[Jordi Maquiavello @JMaquiavello]

Queda un solo día para el juicio

Mandad todo vuestro apoyo a @LaFilmoMaldita y seguid compartiéndolo

Ni un solo periodista le ha contactado a pesar del ruido que ha habido en redes y lo ridículamente injusto que es este caso.

Solo podemos moverlo nosotros, solidaridad ✊🏻

[No Context Tobey Maguire @OocTobeyM]

In Spider-Man 3, there's a deleted scene where Sandman transforms himself into a sand castle so his daughter can play with him without knowing it's him

She hugs the castle. Then her mom calls her away

She turns back and the castle is gone

Sony cut it..

[Genki✨ @Genki_JPN]

Hideo Kojima says he likes to put elements of the films, music, novels and art that he loves into his games to introduce players to new areas of culture!

“I intentionally scatter elements of the films, music, novels, and art that I love throughout my work.”

“Take the band Low Roar from the previous game, for instance. When someone hears a song in the game and feels, ‘Oh, I like this,’ I want that spark to lead them to discover the band, to explore Icelandic music more deeply, or even to seek out related films.

I believe that is the role entertainment is meant to play. Games have a tendency to remain closed systems that exist only within themselves, but I want players to step outside of that.”

https://t.co/GIJtpEabfQ

[PSYCHOLUNATIC @fitcore95]

@AGONbyAOC I’d love to get one please! 🙏🏻❤️‍🔥

[Chollometro @chollometro]

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Dale todo el ❤️ que lleves dentro
Viernes decimos ganador

[PSYCHOLUNATIC @fitcore95]

@ingridgavalda No creo… viene con su nueva banda ahora dentro de poco 😅