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Rayman Ubi Studios


Producer: Ubi Studios
Publisher: Ubisoft
Year: 1995
Keywords: Platform Adventure Single-player Side-scrolling 2D
Compability: MS-DOS, Atari Jaguar, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DSi, iOS, Android

The original Rayman video game was released across multiple platforms in 1995, followed by DOS in 1996. Thanks to its huge popularity it was later adapted to many modern formats, including Android and iOS. Rayman is one of the most influential platform games in history, resulting in a franchise consisting of 45 games across multiple platforms.
In Rayman we follow the recurring protagonist Rayman; a literally limbless cartoon with floating appendages. The character is easily recognizable and famous for his trademark helicopter hair and literally throwable punches. Rayman lives in a colorful and peaceful universe, inhabited by many strange creatures. In the middle of the world stands the Great Protoon; a power cell that creates balance in the universe. Everything is peaceful until one day when the evil and mysterious Mr. Dark steals the power source and kidnaps the small creatures known as the Electoons.
It is now up to Rayman to restore balance to the universe. In the game we follow him through 6 worlds where he needs to find and free all the caged Electoons, gather special powers bestowed by Betilla the Fairy and defeat the bosses. When all the Electoons have been freed, the final challenge awaits at Candy Château; the home of Mr. Dark.

The world of Rayman

The feeling of vastness in Rayman’s world was unlike anything anyone had ever experienced back when the game was released. The 6 unique worlds are centered around inspired and imaginative themes so unlike each other that it makes the game feel much bigger than it actually is. The themes range from the beautiful and magical Dream Forest to the harsh and cold Caves of Skops. And my personal favourite, Band Land; an icy music world with an excellent soundtrack, where the player must use acrobatics tricks and skate through the slippery lands full of evil notes and instruments in order to reach the evil saxophone boss Mr. Sax. The game faces Rayman with the following worlds and bosses:

  • The Dream Forest - Moskito
  • Band Land - Mr. Sax
  • Blue Mountains - Mr. Stone
  • Picture City - Space Mama
  • The Caves of Skops - Mr. Skops
  • Candy Château - Mr. Dark


The game also throws in the odd mini-boss and bonus levels where Rayman has to quickly escape a chasing enemy or rising water level, making the player have to race against the side-scrolling screen. In addition, many of the Electoons in the early levels can not be reached and rescued until Rayman has received a certain special power. This leads to some good old metroidvania-style backtracking where the player continues to discover secrets in previous worlds. The difficulty is progressive, which means that the early levels are a piece of cake, while later bosses such as Space Mama can be more frustrating than modern games such as Dark Souls. If you do not love a challenge, odds are that you will not finish Rayman. (Find out more about odds at https://oddsgurun.com/)

Graphics, sound and gameplay

Back in the mid 90’s when Rayman was released it was one of the most beautiful games anyone had ever seen. The graphics still stand surprisingly strong even today. Nothing less can be said about the soundtrack; unique and magical compositions specially made for each of the 6 different worlds in order to create the perfect atmosphere. The gameplay is flawless as well. The player instantaneously understands how to control Rayman, and every time a new power (such as the ability to run, hang or fly using the helicopter hair) is introduced, Betilla the Fairy tells the player how to use this new ability. One major issue with the game is the difficulty. The game was released without ever being play-tested, which has led to it being renowned for its difficulty even today. It is far from impossible, but a majority of players never complete the game.

Rayman - In conclusion

Rayman is an absolutely fantastic game and an immortal classic. It has inspired countless game developers and spawned a series of 45 games, the original perhaps the best one. The world, characters, powers and bosses are one-of-a-kind, and the sound and visual effects are way ahead of their time. I really want to give the game a full score of 5/5, but because of the tremendous difficulty it makes many players rage-quit towards the end of the adventure. For this reason alone we stop at a rating of 4. If you want a nostalgic and magical platform experience and do not fear a proper challenge, Rayman may be the perfect option for you!
posted by admin // 02-11-2020 // permalink
 
 
Quake - The history and legacy


24 years ago, idSoftware’s to-be multiplayer giant Quake was released. Quake is one of the most important games ever for the first-person shooter genre, online multiplayer deathmatches, and for electronic sports. Real-time 3D rendering made the graphics outstanding and pioneering, and the later QuakeWorld update introduced the QuakeSpy software; laying the groundwork for fair online multiplayer matchmaking. Quake was also one of the first games to popularize downloadable mission packs and optional extra content. Before the year 2000, Quake had sold over 1 million copies worldwide. Today, there are few games who haven’t heard of the series.
The world of online gaming, FPS and electronic sports would not be the same without Quake. We have a lot to thank the series for, but many people fail to realize just how much of an impact it has had. In this article, we are going to take a look at the Quake franchise, its history and legacy.

The Quake franchise

The storylines and games of the Quake franchise are scattered and have little to do with each other. They are set in different universes. The first Quake and its mission packs are set in a dark fantasy/sci-fi universe. Quake II, 4 and Enemy Territory are set in a separate universe, following humanity’s war against an alien race. The Arena series, including Champions, are multiplayer focused spinoffs centered around the arena deathmatch modes. Notable releases are:

   • Quake (1996)
   • Quake II (1997)
   • Quake III Arena (1999)
   • Quake 4 (2005)
   • Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (2007)
   • Quake Champions (2017)

In the end of the 90’s, the popularity of Quake as a multiplayer game was massive. This led the developers to start the Arena spinoff franchise, focused on the multiplayer aspect of the games. Several games received both additional mission packs and multiplayer packs to add on to the experience.
Quake was a smash hit when it originally released in 1996. Meanwhile, the Doom franchise had made the multiplayer deathmatch games extremely popular. This led to idSoftware releasing the update QuakeWorld in December 1996. QuakeWorld greatly reduced lag and improved performance in gameplay and game physics. This was the start of a new era of online multiplayer gaming, and QuakeWorld has been called the first ever popular multiplayer first-person shooter by IGN. idSoftware always continued rewarding loyal fans, with releases such as Quake Live; a 2010 free-to-play updated and modern version of Quake III Arena. Since August 2018, Quake Champions has also been free-to-play, further increasing popularity of the game and its multiplayer modes.

Multiplayer and Esports

Since the initial release of Quake, and especially following the QuakeWorld update, the franchise has been one of the most popular multiplayer shooters in history. So popular in fact, that a yearly convention and competition, QuakeCon, has been held annually since the release of the first game. QuakeCon has been called the “Woodstock of gaming”, and has greatly affected and inspired electronic sports. In addition to QuakeCon, the game has also been popular in competitions such as CPL, ESWC and Dreamhack. The popularity also greatly helped the evolution of Esports betting, and gamblers can bet on the outcome of Quake and other Esports to this day (for more information about Swedish sports- and Esports betting, visit svenskabettingsidor.com).

Quake platforms and formats

The original Quake was written for DOS, which meant that it was commonly played on Windows 95. This however meant that it could not run on NT-systems. Shortly after its initial success, a version called WinQuake was released in order to sort out this problem. The game was translated into many different formats, such as VQuake and GLQuake. By the time Quake II was released, popularity had increased so much that it called for a vast platform expansion. Quake II conquered PC, MAC, Amiga, Linux, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and was later even converted to Xbox360. The later releases are available on most modern formats and platforms.

Quake - Final thoughts

The world of Esports would not be what it is today without Quake. Quake helped lay the foundation of what would become crucial parts of FPS, deathmatches and playing games on the internet. The developers describe it pretty accurately when they say that the fast, skill-based arena-competition style deathmatches of the original Quake games helped turn them into modern day legends.
posted by admin // 02-11-2020 // permalink
 
 
Fallout Interplay Productions


Producer: Interplay Productions
Publisher: Interplay Productions
Year: 1997
Keywords: Single-player RPG Future Open-world Turn-based
Compability: MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, OS X

In an alternate future, where the world took a different technological and political course after the second World War, mankind again faces impending doom. This time due to global petroleum shortage. With Alaska remaining the single place on earth still hosting oil, China decides to invade the United States. After the development of a powerful battle armor, the US manages to easily defeat the Chinese invasion, and decides to take the battle to China. In 2077, after years of conflict, a global nuclear war finally breaks out. In a matter of hours, most major cities on the planet are destroyed, society collapses and the world is buried in nuclear fallout. Most of mankind is destroyed, and the ones who survive struggle to settle in the nuclear wasteland that is now the world. Spread throughout the United States, underground fallout shelters known as vaults have sheltered some survivors from the radiation and mutations. 2161, 84 years after the nuclear war, Californian Vault 13 opens, and our protagonist starts exploring the nuclear wastelands.

Graphics and sound

Cultural progress seems to have stopped in the Fallout world, trapping the US in a 1950’s looking sort of world and giving it a classic Raygun Gothic appearance. The style is easily recognized and known for combining Art Deco, Streamline Moderne and Googie architecture to create the sort of retro-futuristic style that has become so typically associated with the Fallout franchise. The nuclear wastelands concept adds its own darkly flavored new frontier touch, and while surveying the landscape and hunting mutants, you might just stumble on an old western style saloon where you can play Blackjack and gamble (Read more about Blackjack at Blackjack Sverige). Graphics wise, Fallout if nothing too impressive. It does not look bad, it just does not really compare to many of the FPS games released for MS-DOS at the time. The soundtrack does a great job setting the required atmosphere of the game, but does not leave a particularly lasting impression. The game did not have a particularly impressive budget, and the focus was always with the gameplay.

Gameplay

One of the things that made Fallout so unique at its release was the RPG elements. In fact, many the decisions you make when creating your character will dictate much of your overall Fallout experience. Few other games have had such an important and impactful character creation setup. Besides the obvious attributes such as strength, intelligence and agility, the players will also set their character’s luck, charisma and perception. These choices will change the way you play the game, what items you may or may not find, if other characters are likely to help you and much more. As if this wasn’t enough, Fallout also lets the player select from a wide range of skills such as barter, energy weapons, making traps and even gambling! (For more information about gambling and games of chance in Sweden, visit RouletteSverige) Optional traits also include things such as a fast metabolism, which makes the character heal more and faster, and jinxed, giving you a lucky chance to be missed by enemy critical attacks.
This system makes Fallout incredibly replayable, and every playthrough will differ greatly. In case you haven’t caught on yet: Fallout is massive! When you have created your character, it’s time to explore the wastelands, defeat enemies, complete quests, level up and collect gear and weapons to make life easier. There are often more than one way to complete a quest or task, and doing things the “right” way will grant you additional karma and better rewards. Enemy monsters, mutants and humans are faced in turn-based combat, and the extensive combat system must be experienced first hand to be understood.

The Fallout franchise

The massive success of the unique future RPG concept in Fallout launched the series into a worldwide bestseller, selling tens of millions of copies. Fallout was followed by Fallout 2, Brotherhood of Steel, Fallout 3, New Vegas, Fallout Shelter, Fallout 4 and the later installment Fallout 76, released in 2018.
Fallout is a fantastic game (and series), with incredible RPG elements making it replayable, and each playthrough unique. The world is large and full of characters and items to interact with. Graphics and sound wise, the game does well, but is nothing groundbreaking. Fallout is all about the gameplay, and it does it very well; 4/5.
posted by admin // 02-11-2020 // permalink
 
 
Classic Old-School Games We Keep Coming Back To


There’s something about the magical feeling of nostalgia we get when playing old-school video games. Whether it’s because they remind us of simpler times when the most we had to deal with was trivial things, or simply because they were at the start of our long gaming journey, nothing beats a few hours with a classic on our hands. If you’re feeling like you want to ditch the graphics-intensive games of today and go back to some simple, pure entertainment, then here are a few old school classics you can play instead!

Roulette
While to some it might seem like a strange choice to add Roulette to this list, this casino staple has made its way into the hands of gamers for decades. There have been dozens of versions of roulette made for a slew of consoles over the years, and most of us have given the wheel a few spins simply out of curiosity. Today, roulette and other casino classics can be found in online casinos. These websites host a lot of great games that players can try for free or play for real money. With that in mind, you can play roulette online here and enjoy the game’s simple charm.

Resident Evil
Resident Evil has without a doubt become one of the biggest game franchises in the world. With the many new remakes of old-school Resident Evil games coming our way, many of us are tempted to travel back in time and give the original horror-inducing titles another go! Of course, this is a great idea! While the new versions of the first few games are far better than what any of us had expected, there’s a certain charm to the blocky graphics and weird controls that enhance the terrifying atmosphere these games inherently carry.

Bloody Roar
Here’s a game that a lot of you might not be familiar with. While we originally wanted to go with Tekken for this list, we decided to honor a less popular fighting game instead. This gem gained some traction back in the day but ultimately wasn’t too successful outside of Japan. Like most of the incredible fighting games through the years, Bloody Roar included special moves, great combos, and intense gameplay. What truly set the game apart though was the beast transformations that every character could activate to boost their power and show off a new set of moves!

Pokémon
It was never a question whether the old Pokémon games would make it on this list. The legendary franchise might have spawned the sensation that is Pokémon GO and the mega-popular anime series, but most of us were introduced to it through the classic Nintendo games that first came out decades ago! It might be a little hard for us to get out hands on a Nintendo Gameboy or a Nintendo DS these days, but luckily, emulators have us covered! You can download these incredibly helpful apps on your PC or mobile and run old-school games like the Pokémon games without a problem.
posted by admin // 11-11-2020 // permalink
 
 
With Accounts in Decline, Facebook’s Focus is Scattering

With Accounts in Decline, Facebook’s Focus is Scattering

Facebook’s number of daily and monthly active users has declined in the second quarter, the company announced.

While infinite growth is the MO of most, if not all, businesses, Facebook having 2.7 billion users – roughly a third of the whole global population – means they must be reaching the limit of who can become a member, if they account for those who can access the platform and the fact they can’t expect all possible members to become members.



Stagnation is still an issue, which is why daily and monthly active user figures receive scrutiny. However, despite the sense that penetration is ebbing, Facebook continue to innovate and diversify their platform.

Facebook Gaming

What is getting considerable promotion and focus is Facebook Gaming. There is the streaming branch of Facebook Gaming, and there is the technical branch of Facebook Gaming.

The Streaming Branch

The streaming side of things is trying to be built to compete with likes of YouTube, Twitch, and Mixer. What they’ve recently announced, which is huge news for streamers, is that Facebook will no longer charge fees on subscription prices: streamers will get one-hundred percent of the revenue.
Additionally, having the streaming platform within the existing, main social media platform enables a convenient flow of traffic. They’ve already attracted popular streamers like Nepenthez, Disguised Toast, KingRichard, and Corinna Kopf, all signing exclusive contracts with the site.
Cloud-based gaming is its other prospect. What it offers is vastly different to the cloud-based platforms Google and Amazon have. Facebook want cloud-based gaming to revolve around free-to-play games, in a similar vein to the platform’s classic Farmville, which was based on simulation games like Zoo Tycoon and Dinopark Tycoon.
Facebook faces steep competition. The online gaming landscape is busy with giants of the industry, and they need to contend with the online casinos offering free spins to new members, as well as long-established fan-favourites such as World of Warcraft, League of Legends and the Triple-A PC gaming titles.

A seamless transition between gaming and social media is the ideal. It hopes cloud-based gaming will mean they can create and make available more complex games than they have been previously able to.

The Technical Branch
The technical side of things has two points of focus: cloud-based gaming and VR. Both of these are popular research technology in the wider gaming industry as of right now.
Facebook’s Oculus brand is already a household name in the VR world. Having released and discontinued a few VR products – Oculus Go, Rift, and Rift S – Oculus’s Quest 2 is it’s most recent release (September 2020) and pursuit. The original Quest got a lot of people excited for VR, as it wasn’t required to be tethered to a PC. It was standalone, and, because of this, it didn’t have much competition in the market. That is still true with the Quest 2. The new model is slimmer and lighter, has a higher resolution, and its base model is $100 cheaper than its predecessor. Reviews indicate it improves on the first Quest in a lot of ways. It has access to all the popular VR games, while you can also view VR-enabled videos on YouTube and other media too. It is immersive.

Facebook’s Approach to Research
Facebook have a lot of research interests, in some cases pursued through acquisitions like other major technology companies like Google. For instance, Novi, a regulated finance company, are researching cryptocurrency and blockchain for Facebook’s Libra payment system, which is the tech giant’s own cryptocurrency.

Of course, there are in-house research projects also. Some have obvious benefits for their social media platform. Natural Language Processing & Speech is one of those. The research seeks, through “deep learning/neural networks, natural language processing, language identification, text normalization, word sense disambiguation, and machine learning,” they hope to build robust translation solutions, which would help people talk and connect independent, to an extent, of their native or chosen language.

Innovation for the social media platform is a hybrid of maintenance and enhancing; it’s not just a new lick of paint. Whether or not they succeed depends on how well they truly know their users, and how adept they are at bringing those all-important sign up numbers back up.
posted by admin // 25-11-2020 // permalink
 
 
How to Earn Money Playing Online Casino
Anytime you play at a casino, while you are having fun, the real goal is to earn as much money as you can. If you are going out to a brick and mortar casino you might have the goal of just having a fun night with your buddies, but still, who doesn’t want to win some money? And, when you take your gaming to an online casino, you lose much of the social element, making that big money much more important!
Don’t be afraid to walk away no matter the run you are on. Many machines are run by random number generators, so you do not have better odds of winning if you play a while, no matter if you are on a winning streak or a losing streak. Making the most of the bonuses most online casinos offer is the easiest way to win money when you are playing online. From welcome bonuses to loyalty bonuses, there are a lot of different ways you can earn free bonus money that you can put to good use to win more money.
Take it seriously
The number one rule with online casinos is to take them seriously. You are playing for real money; don’t forget that just because you didn’t travel and plan for a night out at the casino. You can get in more trouble online in the same time it took you to take an Uber to a casino. Be careful and go slow since you are indeed playing for real money.
This doesn’t mean you can’t have fun, just watch your bets and don’t throw all your money down on the first wager you make. Every online casino is a little different than the rest. What games do they offer? Do they require high minimum wagers?
Pick your games too. If you like to play poker, play poker. But, until you get a feel for the game maybe stay on the lower side of how much money you wager. It is best to start small and work your way up than risk losing it all before you even settled into play.

Don’t Chase the Big Win
Yes, arguably the most important thing to know about winning big at online casinos is to not force it to happen. Random number generators are designed to randomize the odds at online casinos. For example, if you have been playing slots for hours, you have just as much chance at winning on your next spin as you do with your first spin. For this reason, it is always good to walk away after you are on a losing streak, as there is no incentive since persistence does not pay off in this case.
In fact, some online casinos use the random number generators for more than just slot machines. If you are playing blackjack, the number generator might be set up to skew in favor of the house, making you actually have worse odds than if everything was completely randomized.
Don’t forget that this applies to winning streaks too. If you hit big on an online slot machine a few times in a row, don’t think you have a good chance of doing that again. The odds are not in your favor. Give up on the idea of the grandma sitting down at the slot machine in casino and hitting it big because she sat there for 12 hours and the machine was due for a jackpot. It’s vital to remember that you have just as much of a chance to win on your first spin as if you played the machine all day long – or all week, for that matter.

Casino Bonuses give you Money
Aside from not giving away your money and protecting it by not chasing big jackpots, the easiest way to maximize money at an online casino is to take advantage of all of the free bonuses you have available, and each type of bonus offers different rewards.
Welcome bonuses should never be ignored. In fact, it is safe to say that you should never sign up and play at an online casino unless you receive a welcome bonus. These bonuses might be simple like a couple of free spins or they might even give you real money in your account to use as you choose. The point is you should get something for registering with an online casino for the first time.
Think of deposit matches like a sale. Yes, you will have to deposit your own money but in many cases, casinos will match your deposits making it essentially like a 50% off sale at your favorite store. Your money will stretch and last longer than if you did not have the match.
Loyalty bonuses are something many casinos do as a way to reward you for your loyalty. As you spend more money, all is not lost even if you lose big. You will gain VIP status with that casino and they will end up giving you some of your money back just as a thank you for being a customer.
Remember when Skill matters and when it’s all Luck
Even poker has some luck to it. Do not get a big ego thinking your poker skills should win you the World Series of Poker. Even if that’s the case, you still can’t win if you aren’t dealt a good hand of cards. Be smart and check your ego at the door.
Slot machines never require skill, no matter what you do you cannot increase your odds. If you want to play because you are talented, stick to card games. Blackjack is another good option if you want to feel like you have an outcome on the game, just remember that even that game also involves the luck of the draw. Sometimes there is just nothing you can do to win more.
Above all, take your time and don’t make any rash decisions. Don’t mix alcohol in while you are playing as you want to keep a cool, clear head.
posted by admin // 30-11-2020 // permalink
 
 
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