Post by @cwebber@social.coop

Christine Lemmer-Webber

@cwebber@social.coop 2 hr. ago

I can't believe they ruined the legacy of the high quality, beloved video game, James Pond

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Alonealastalovedalongthe

@Alonealastalovedalongthe@toot.cafe 12 min. ago

@cwebber Don't try the American version called "Tim Pool", it is so much dumber I can't even begin to describe.

João Santos

@jmcs@social.jsantos.eu 2 hr. ago

@cwebber now that's a name I've not heard in a LONG time.

Christine Lemmer-Webber

@cwebber@social.coop 2 hr. ago

(I have never played James Pond but it kinda looked bad and everyone I ever asked about it kinda shrugged)

Swift

@swift@merveilles.town 1 hr. ago

@cwebber I played through most of the... Second one? Because it was in the bargain bin. It was fine, mildly frustrating. I have a little bit of fondness, but understand why it was never really popular.

Christine Lemmer-Webber

@cwebber@social.coop 40 min. ago

@swift You're strongly lining up with my description above lol

Florian 'floe' Echtler

@floe@hci.social 2 hr. ago

@cwebber I vaguely remember playing it for 5 minutes on a demo unit (Megadrive, probably?) in a department store. Apparently didn't leave a big impression (Earthworm Jim was way cooler IIRC) 🤷

Florian 'floe' Echtler

@floe@hci.social 2 hr. ago

@cwebber But what happened, slop remake?

datatrash

@datatrash@mastodon.social 2 hr. ago

@floe

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/james-pond-new-trailer-has-ai-alarm-bells-ringing-comments-turned-off/

@cwebber

GameSpot

James Pond's New Trailer Has AI Alarm Bells Ringing, But Dev Says Otherwise

The new James Pond trailer is raising some eyebrows.

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