Not quite what you’re describing, but worth mentioning: You might enjoy the Steam Controller for the same reasons you like right-stick-on-top controllers. It uses track pads instead of sticks. They’ve been discontinued for years, though, so I don’t know how tough it will be to find one.

https://shared.fastly.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/353370/ss_d2f5e7325666df6119ff1d42be73bac9594c5b1e.1920x1080.jpg?t=1576276946

Just tried “false && echo wee” in my terminal, then “true && echo wee”. Learn something new every day.

I don’t know if this actually indicates that Nintendo cares. I think this statement only exists so that if someone manages to break their Wii U using Pretendo, Nintendo can’t be held liable because they did tell people not to use it. Not that Pretendo is gonna break anybody’s system (or that I give a hoot if Nintendo doesn’t like it), but companies like to cover their bases.

For some reason I didn’t include this in my original comment, but to install the flatpaks of .NET 6 and mono 6, you’ll need to use the terminal. Here are the commands I used:

flatpak install flathub dotnet6
flatpak install flathub mono6

I had an absolute mess of a time trying to get Unity working on Linux. Even once I got it working, it had an issue where hovering over the Burst menu would cause the whole OS to lock up and I would have to reboot. It wasn’t a good experience. I’ve never used Wine so I don’t know if that would be any better.

When I first got it working, I wrote down the steps I took. I don’t know if this is everything I had to do or if I forgot a step, but it might be a good starting point.

• Install Unity Hub from the Pop!_Shop. I vividly remember not being able to get it to work right any other way.
• Install .NET and Mono via flatpak. I wrote down that it had to be version 6 of both SDKs, don’t remember why.
• Install the flatpak version of Visual Studio Code. You can do this from the Pop!_Shop if you want.
• Get the C# extension for VSC if you don’t have it.
• Once in Unity, go to “Edit/Preferences/External Tools” and check “Generate .csproj files for:”
  • Embedded packages
  • Local packages
  • Registry packages
  • Git packages
  • Built-in packages
• Click “Regenerate project files”
• When you open a script, Unity will tell you to set “Omnisharp: Use Modern Net” to false in VSC’s settings. Do this to get code suggestions.

I hope this helps! Welcome to Linux! If you need clarification on any of this, just ask.

This is crazy. The first time we’ve heard a peep out of Starfy since The Legendary Starfy outside of Smash. And this is the first time these three games were ever released outside of Japan! It makes me wonder if Starfy’s about to make a comeback, but that’s probably just wishful thinking.

Wish they were translated, though. These games have stories, and while you don’t need that to enjoy the level design, a part of the experience is gonna be lost on anyone who can’t read Japanese.

Do you think the Wii U would be powerful enough for native 3DS emulation? It’s a lot to ask of the console but it would be pretty awesome.

Edit: Sorry for the late reply. I don’t check Lemmy that consistently.

Hang on, 3DS too? Is that emulation, a compatibility layer, just streaming from a 3DS, or what?

I find gamepads to be more comfortable than mouse and keyboard, and most modern games are designed such that all of their functions can be performed comfortably on controller. I also tend to play a lot of games that benefit from having an analog stick.

All just preference, of course. Kb/m and gamepads are good at different things.

Very fair. Personally, I think most games made today are designed around gamepads (with the exception of some genres, especially shooters), but even then kb/m does work fine for most games.

That’s a good point. I did say “most games” because some genres are definitely better on kb/m, but I didn’t think about how that’s what most Steam users are probably playing.

I think that article’s headline is incorrect. Valve’s article said that 10% of controller sessions are Steam Decks, not 10% of Steam Input sessions. Here’s Valve’s article: https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/4142827237888316812

So weird that only 15% of Steam sessions are using controllers. I thought everyone had a controller. Most games are just better with a gamepad.

59% of controller sessions are using Xbox controllers. Not surprising, but I wonder how many of those Xbox controllers aren’t actually Xbox controllers. I use an 8BitDo Pro 2, which uses X-Input on PC. Though the majority of my gaming is done on Deck now.

What do people think of the new massive team attack? Does it mess with the balance too much? Is it easy to ignore if it does?

I’ve loved this Booster Course Pass. It’s been so fun being able to look forward to new waves of content for MK8DX. The majority of the new tracks have been very fun to play on. They continued to surprise me by doing a lot more than courses, too. Characters, options, small features, and even balance tweaks!

Sure, it wasn’t all perfect. Sure, all of the tracks are just brought over from Tour and not remixed the same way the base game remixed its retro offerings. Sure, Wave 1 looked like it was made in Roblox. But overall, I think the good far outweighs the bad. This DLC has been awesome. I’m honestly going to miss it. But hey, Wave 6 looks fantastic, so we’re ending the BCP with a bang.

Oh, I see. 8BitDo really isn’t known for their analog sticks, unfortunately. Hopefully this one is better.

Has 8BitDo made a stick like this before? I see that they’ve made a controller like the N64’s before, but that’s not the same kind of stick as this. This is like a GameCube controller’s stick, which is really good. It’s true that 8BitDo isn’t really known for their sticks, though, so hopefully they pull through.

That controller has an 8BitDo logo on it. Two-handed N64 controller from 8BitDo soon?

I put the image in paint.net and increased the exposure, the results of which you can see here. Looks like the 8BitDo Ultimate Controller, but with N64 buttons. The analogue stick has an octogonal gate with a circular pattern on the cap, much like the GameCube controller’s left stick. Now I’m wishing that 8BitDo would make a GameCube-like controller with hall effect sticks.

Here are some tips from somebody who made the switch about a year ago. My advice is to take it slow.

I first tried Linux on an old laptop that nobody was using anymore. I messed around with it, did a coding project, tried to see what it was like to get this and that running. It’s good that you tried Linux with a home server first. That means you’re already decently comfortable with it.

I recommend starting with a dual boot setup. Some time later I got a new PC, and I was planning to run Linux on it. It came with Windows 11. I wasn’t comfortable with going full Linux, so I split the 512GB SSD down the middle and gave most of the 2TB hard drive to Linux. This has served me very well. It gave me peace of mind to know that if there was something I really needed that I couldn’t get working on Linux, I could boot into Windows.

After a bit, I defected back to Windows. It ended up being somewhat bad timing. I wanted to play Sonic Frontiers, but it barely worked on Linux. At the time I was also using the game engine Unity, which was what my game design courses were teaching me, and I couldn’t get it working properly on Linux for the life of me. I kept my Linux partition in case I ever wanted to use it for something or even switch back. This is partially why I recommend a dual boot setup. You might be dissatisfied with Linux the first time you try it, and if you end up really wanting to go back to Windows, you’ll be glad that you left yourself an easy way back.

Well, I’m glad I left my Linux partition on there, because I eventually came back and stayed here. I was over Frontiers, and I finally managed to get Unity working, so there I stayed. As I spend more time with Linux, I get more and more comfortable with it. I only ever boot into Windows to play multiplayer games with my friend since I don’t want to waste time troubleshooting a game for an hour during a call if something doesn’t work. Though I suspect that most of what we play would work fine on Linux! I’m starting to feel like I’m getting comfortable enough with Linux that if I wanted to get rid of my dual boot, I could. It helps that Unity destroyed itself so I don’t want to use it anymore anyway. Moral of the story: Don’t feel like you have to fully commit to Linux at first. You can make the transition slowly and do what makes you comfortable, and you’ll get there eventually.

I know this comment is very long, but I want a paragraph to recommend distros. I highly recommend something Debian based for a new user. It’s relatively easy to learn compared to other kinds of distros and more stable. I recommend either Linux Mint or Pop!_OS, both of which are excellent for beginners. They’re both based on Ubuntu, which itself is based on Debian. They’re pretty similar under the hood, so it mostly comes down to which UI you prefer. I believe that Pop!_OS is a little more up-to-date with some packages, but not everyone likes its UI, and its app store is somewhat miserable. I use Pop and I adore it, but it’s not everybody’s cup of tea. If you want to try a few distros before you commit, I recommend trying them on some old device you don’t use anymore, or a virtual machine.

That’s weird. I’m able to select it. I don’t know what could be going on there.

…That sounds kind of amazing. I don’t know how happy F-ZERO fans would be with that, but Smash gave Captain Falcon enough fighting moves that it could kind of work.

The focus should stay on the racing. The mechanics need to be solid, there needs to be enough tracks, the works. The singleplayer would need to primarily be about racing, since it’s rare that a game can be two genres at once and succeed. But the structure can be flexible!

You play as Captain Falcon in a somewhat open world. You can drive around freely in the Blue Falcon. The world is very large, but the Falcon is very fast so it’s fun to explore. There are oodles of races to be had, but you have to drive to them in order to participate. At any point you can hop out of the Blue Falcon and, like, start punching stuff. Captain Falcon runs pretty fast, has his Falcon Punch, has most of his moves from Smash and more. You could also tweak the Blue Falcon’s stats and look as you go. It would still be the racing game that F-ZERO fans want, but it would also attract people who weren’t interested in F-ZERO but like Captain Falcon in Smash and want to play as him rather than his vehicle.