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Nights744 @nights744.bsky.social · 24d

In case you haven't heard, you can still purchase Tokyo Xtreme Racer/首都高バトル at a reasonable price, and it will be updated to the full version for free in a few hours:
store.steampowered.com/app/2634950/...
Price difference:
$29.99 🔜 $49.99
¥3,960 🔜 ¥6,600
€29.99 🔜 €49.99

Why? No micro transactions😉

Tokyo Xtreme Racer on Steam

"Tokyo Xtreme Racer" is a racing game set in a blocked-off future Tokyo, where players aim to be the fastest by driving their best cars on the highways that weave through the city.

store.steampowered.com

Nights744 @nights744.bsky.social · Aug 19

If you want to try out GPT-5 (mini): From today on you can do so for free on Duck.ai. I saw that it was added today to the selection. #DuckDuckGo

GPT-5 mini was added to Duck.ai today as a selectable AI model.

Nights744 @nights744.bsky.social · Aug 19

THPS 2003+4, when? Or rather THPS 2003+3 ;-)

On a serious note: I was really pondering before the release of #THPS3+4 if they'd localize the game's title for different regions again just like they did with THPS4 which was renamed Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2003 for its NTSC-J release.

Nights744 @nights744.bsky.social · Aug 19

#reTHAWed added THPS3's Los Angeles map recently and I found one feature missing that was in the #THUG2 version: The ability to climb trees. Their intention was to port the #THPS3 version but I think the THUG2 feature of climbing bigger trees and then doing a Natas on them isn't talked enough about.

THUG2 allows the player to climb most bigger trees and palm trees so that the (by then newly introduced) feature of doing a 'Natas Spin', a trick invented by Natas Kaupas, could be done on the tip of the tree.

THUG2 allows the player to climb most bigger trees and palm trees, a feature not talked about very much although it seems to be the only major title in the series with that feature.

THUG2's version of LA feature a very prominent dynamic contrail at the sky. Probably a reference to the LAX airport nearby.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · Aug 17

We are on the cusp of AGI, definitely for real

Google search for "all you can eat buffet near me" with an "ai overview" of the results saying that you can use Google to search "all you can eat buffet near me" to find a buffet.

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Nights744 @nights744.bsky.social · Aug 8

Why exclusively on the store owned by Eggman?

Nights744 @nights744.bsky.social · Aug 3

You might have seen some flock of birds in #NFSMostWanted already as they fly over the streets passing you by but have you seen any birds in NFS Underground 2's Bayview? Turns out the PS2 demo version had them but they must have been removed before retail release.
#NeedforSpeed #NFSUnderground2 #NFS

A flock of birds in the sky in NFS Underground 2

Nights744 @nights744.bsky.social · Aug 1

I've heard about DaVinci Resolve. I'm experimenting with Kdenlive atm. I used to work with Magix Vegas back when it was owned by Sony for YT videos but it crashed so often that sometimes I'd give up after a day being wasted editing and rendering with no result at hand.For short clips ffmpeg rules🙂

Nights744 @nights744.bsky.social · Aug 1

I only use it for single clips by watching my recorded footage on VLC once, noting where I want the clip to start with -ss seconds and then how long it should go with -t seconds. Sometimes I add my own overlay using -filter_complex and what I love the most: -fs where you can limit filesize.

Nights744 @nights744.bsky.social · Jul 29

This is how I render most of my videos nowadays for Bluesky or YouTube. I used to edit and render my videos using expensive software back in the day but for short videos this does suffice. What you see is #FFmpeg rendering in the terminal. Cooler than Movie Maker or Clipchamp, eh? 😉
#Linux #Terminal

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Tatiana Mikhaleva @devops.pink · Jul 9

🎞️ New open-source tool reverses pixelation in video using FFmpeg, GIMP & edge detection - no AI needed.

By analyzing motion across frames, it reconstructs blurred content.

Pixelation isn’t privacy.

🛠️ github.com/KoKuToru/de-...

#ffmpeg #opensource #infosec #osint #linux #technews

GitHub - KoKuToru/de-pixelate_gaV-O6NPWrI: de-pixelate youtube video gaV-O6NPWrI

de-pixelate youtube video gaV-O6NPWrI. Contribute to KoKuToru/de-pixelate_gaV-O6NPWrI development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Nights744 @nights744.bsky.social · Jul 29

Finally we get a #ViceCity DLC after all these years 🥹👨‍🍳
Also one of the best use cases for AI voices if you ask me.
youtu.be/K3IqJysNjII

Leo Teal's Story - PC Release Trailer

YouTube video by Nocturne Team

youtu.be

Nights744 @nights744.bsky.social · Jul 29

I don't want to tell you all of my secrets but one way to have a nice view over Guntama is by trying to glitch under objects like rocks/vegetation or ramming into walls and then resetting your car. The result is similar to the 'Swingset of Death' glitch found in #GTA4.
#JapaneseDriftMaster #JDMGame

Nights744 @nights744.bsky.social · Jul 29

I think dividing the city of Ichikara into two parts was a performance decision. I triggered a glitch that launched me over the city and luckily I took some photos. Here are two screenshots I took. Flying over the north unloads the south and vice versa with the train tracks as a divider 🏙️🚆🏙 #JDMGame

Looking from the south of the train tracks:
Parking lot area is unloaded and you can see the blue water beneath the map. Surroundings are also unloaded or have lower detail north of the train tracks.

Looking from the north of the train tracks:
Parking lot area is loaded here but streets and other objects south of the train tracks are unloaded.

The line in red shows where the game switches from loading the north to the south of the city and vice versa.

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Obsolete Sony @obsoletesony.com · Jun 28

1995 Sony Trinitron KV-9PT50

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Bailey1014 @bailey1014.bsky.social · Jul 26

Oh wow, the monkey room and hippo easter egg area from THPS4 are still in #THPS3+4 Zoo but they're completely unused with no textures on them.

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Nights744 @nights744.bsky.social · Jul 25

The one magazine you cannot get in the full version and it is also the most expensive one of them all (as far as I know) at a price of 6.99 (if it should be US dollars).

I'm sure I'd pay 6.99 whatever the currency if this existed for real :-)
#NeedForSpeed #NFSUnderground2 #PS2

From: Rachel
Subject: Taking a Picture

Congratulations!
Your car will be featured on the cover of the Need for Speed Underground 2 magazine!

Need for Speed Underground 2 magazine
Price 6.99

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Nights744 @nights744.bsky.social · Jul 24

All frames done in game using photo mode with no editing whatsoever. Just put the frames as layers into your fave image editing app and export as .gif 📷🗻🌃
#JDMGame #JapaneseDriftMaster #Nissan #Silvia #JDM