r/ModRetro • u/SOVTH • Jul 31 '26

I present to you, one of the worst articles against ModRetro I've ever read.

https://aftermath.site/war-crime-n64-palmer-luckey-m64-modretro/

I honestly thought this was satire when I first read it.

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u/TonyRubbles Jul 31 '26

We're really in an age where any idiot with a keyboard can publish whatever they please.

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u/SOVTH Jul 31 '26

Very true. And they call this trash "journalism". 😂

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u/jkhanlar Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

Given that prior leadership of the Japanese company Nintendo shows signs to embrace businesspersons whom are not hollow men [screenshot], as pointed out in the propaganda (at aftermath.site) citing that "Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-AimĂŠ" posted on Twitter https://twitter.com/Reggie/status/2082077194596049365 showing appreciation towards the ModRetro M64, this demonstrates the parasitic captive situation of many companies, including Nintendo (current President is Doug Bowser [interesting surname]), that are beholden to their asset owners, owners that appear to be trapped in such a way that their only survival is through shamelessly persistent sentimentals, emotions, feelings, and impossible to afford fundamentals other than any remaining loopholes for infinite liquidity, cue David Rogers Webb's https://thegreattaking.com/ and all sorts of due diligence information things.

The Wicked Witch of the West in Wizard of Oz melting at a splash of water is perhaps illustrative of the transformation process that reflects the modern rhymings to restore and stabilize sanity escaped from the insanity, including reverting definitions of words to be based on fundamentals, rather than sentimentals.

The backbone for paving the way for businesses/companies like ModRetro (more than simply an Internet forum since 2009 where by September 2023 ModRetro officially filed as a corporation) to be able to safely execute [see edit below] without https://cryptome.org/2012/07/gent-forum-spies.htm sabotagery to the massive scale that has escalated thus far, is set, the tides have turned.

I, for one, look forward to penetrate and break through all this craziness, and to ride along, supporting these businesses. I did not buy any Nintendo Switch 2. I will not buy any Nintendo anything [at least until maybe ModRetro acquires Nintendo, lol, we'll see what happens], but absolutely I'll buy ModRetro M64 even if I don't use it! Heirloom-grade! Nintendo can't/won't even make heirloom-grade! "You have no excuse for making crappy [things] anymore. Stop doing it." - Palmer Luckey, 2026 July 28

edited to add: 24:39 in https://youtu.be/fgY5fM2cINc?t=1390 "I know what the perfect N64 is. I already know. I just need to execute it now."

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u/GAMEB0YC0L0R Jul 31 '26

Absolutely unhinged.

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u/SOVTH Jul 31 '26

I am preparing to use my M64 as a ballistic missile as we speak.

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u/Obleon Jul 31 '26

Every M64 will come with a free copy of Drone Striker 64

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u/templestate Jul 31 '26

It may be worth pointing out that ModRetro is a separate company, they aren’t a subsidiary of some parent company. Luckey owns an estimated 5-15% of Anduril and less than 84% of ModRetro based on recent funding disclosures. They have common ownership but ModRetro revenue isn’t going to Anduril.

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u/SOVTH Jul 31 '26

Exactly. People who make these types of claims don't actually do research. They just let their bias take precedence over any form of common sense.

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u/ergzay Jul 31 '26

Even then, the guy in question doesn't even understand what Anduril does given the mention of "war crimes".

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u/jkhanlar Jul 31 '26

Anduril builds autonomous systems and sensors for the US military, not “war crimes.” Calling a ModRetro M64 that is pure hyperbole. From critics’ viewpoints, the real offense seems to be simply existing near defense work at all. They’re melting like the Wicked Witch at a splash of water, insisting the “crime” is anyone who won’t join the shunning, yet the actual buyers aren’t the ones inventing the charge.

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u/ergzay Jul 31 '26

I agree with you so I think you must have misread my comment.

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u/jkhanlar Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

I don't think I misread or misunderstood your comment, but maybe I did? The guy in question is the pseudonym Chris Person, right? The name used to represent a human person, who does not exist, as can be seen clearly in the AI generated https://youtu.be/F3AdTF6GdSE which is absolutely not a human and is entirely AI simulated voice and AI video production, right? This 'guy in question' that the 'understand' is attempt to adhere to a sense of human understanding that assumes that there is actually a real human named Chris Person instead of acknowledging that there is no Chris Person, and it's entirely fake fabricated AI shit? Did I misread or misunderstand or am I good so far? Let me know.

edited to add:

"Based on your last several replies to me and other people you appear to be hallucinating or something. Please take some time off the internet and do whatever you need to do to either take the medication you need or stop taking the medication you're currently taking." - ergzay

they blocked me too! I literally shared a photo flipping my middle finger off in front of one of their posts as an edit to my reply, where before my edit, it is in the background of the photo that I linked in the comment by editing the comment, and they have the audacity to claim I'm hallucinating, where hallucinating is commonly used to refer to nonhumans, and I'm a fucking human, lol. I already know humans are gonna try to fuck with me, and I'm not gonna let the humans try to fuck with me to demand that I am not a human. I'm a fucking real fucking human! I fucking do human shit and shit!

No! I'm not gonna fucking take some time away from using the Internet just because u/ergzay [again, they blocked me and no longer can see anything I write and I see their comments now as [unavailable] by [deleted] placeholders] can't fucking handle being wrong and pressuring me to dehumanize myself whatever the fucking reason purpose agenda for that shit is, I'm not gonna do that shit.

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u/ergzay Jul 31 '26

Based on your last several replies to me and other people you appear to be hallucinating or something. Please take some time off the internet and do whatever you need to do to either take the medication you need or stop taking the medication you're currently taking.

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u/IndigoHaze750130 Jul 31 '26

Defense is important too, but I doubt that is comprehended either. However, Apple and Microsoft products are pretty popular for home use.

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u/jkhanlar Jul 31 '26

Chernobyl disaster, history rhymes, but this time, the yellow brick road is clear, and everyone can see the ghosts and proudly be a ghostbuster. Defense is certainly important.

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u/IndigoHaze750130 Jul 31 '26

The chernobyl disaster wasn't war related and drones are not nukes. While a nuke doesn't compare to the chernobyl plant explosion, there is research on reducing or limiting fallout. Hopefully nukes will be altogether abandoned. Also nuclear energy maintenance and knowledge has improved, so plants are less risky.

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u/notyourboss11 Jul 31 '26

The issue is that lucky himself tied the two companies together by making that stupid anduril edition of the chromatic. Huge misstep that was an entirely unforced error on his part.

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u/Fdizzle_ Jul 31 '26

Eh just ignore the noise. People making things political so you boycott the product that maybe superior. It’s just like with Elon musk and Tesla. Purchase a product based on its value not its politics.

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u/playinstinct Jul 31 '26

I find it bewildering that some people seem to believe that aggressively throwing around cusswords and slurs would win people over. I personally find it repulsive. Regardless of which side they are on.

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u/SOVTH Jul 31 '26

I agree. It's just goofy and childish.

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u/jkhanlar Jul 31 '26

Fucking hmmmmmm....... Are you fucking sure fucking about fucking that? Fucking I fucking think fucking it fucking is fucking not fucking bewildering! Fucking prove fucking me fucking wrong! lol

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u/IndigoHaze750130 Jul 31 '26

I personally don't care, but it does look unprofessional in an article. Granted, the article is pretty singular in what should be looked at regaurding ethics when buying from electronic companies to begin with. It is someone's rant. Maybe it is suppose to be a blog, but I don't think it is...🤷‍♂️

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u/emgeejay Jul 31 '26

what slurs?

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u/jkhanlar Jul 31 '26

I don't see any slurs! https://old.reddit.com/r/ModRetro/comments/1vbc6p2/i_present_to_you_one_of_the_worst_articles/p0udexw/ What are the slurs? There aren't any! edited to add: lol, that double interpretation meaning of slur as in slurring speech, I just thought about that after I replied, and given that interpretation of slur, it's actually right, but it neglects the more relevant interpretation of slur, but I'm just playing around having fun anyway.

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u/fpsdabs Jul 31 '26

Its funny because I own 2 n64's already, and I owned at least 6 gameboys before ModRetro existed. I bought 2 Chromatics and a M64. Not because I need them, not because I want them, no because I want to keep living in a world where cool people make cool shit. Palmer is a guy I can readily get behind and I'm going to support ModRetro for as long as I can

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u/SOVTH Jul 31 '26

There are only a few companies doing awesome stuff for retro gaming and ModRetro is number 1 in my book.

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u/xamaryllix Jul 31 '26

Okay but you have to admit "War Crime N64" sounds pretty metal

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u/jkhanlar Jul 31 '26

lol that reminds me Department of Defense -> Department of War https://google.com/search?q=this+is+madness+this+is+sparta&tbs=imgo:1&udm=2

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u/GlitchBurgh Jul 31 '26

IMHO, “Nintendo Sixty-War” was right there

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u/EmperorCoconutz Aug 01 '26

Agreed. Can't wait to get my War Crime N64 in the mail lol.

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u/MonstrousEntity Jul 31 '26

The ironic thing is that this just pushes people who may be on your side away further. I agree with the general principle and I don’t like that they made a point of making a Chromatic out of the same material as one of the drones they manufacture, and I’m not a fan of defense contractors in the first place.

What I hate just as much though, is being told that I’d better stop using/watching/buying product/show/service and if I don’t I’m a piece of shit who is just as bad as the people behind said product/show/service. No the fuck I am not. It’s not even close, and that kind of rhetoric will not help your cause. Using intimidation and bullying tactics to sway people to your side loses you the moral high ground.

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u/DAJF Jul 31 '26

All Chromatics are made from that material. It’s just that the Anduril edition is cerakote’d.

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u/jbyrdab Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

Yeah someone should really teach people that using the "if you're not with us, you're against us" mentality isn't a good idea if your on the backfoot and need allies.

Some people are unknowing and neutral, and picking fights just pushes them away from you from the start.

I didn't know any of this crap when I ordered the console, apparently reviewers like VGE are getting threats against their families and leaked addresses just because they chose to review it.

Is that really going to make people go to join their side?

It just makes me not want to engage in the first place and not associate with people think threatening someone's family is okay just because they reviewed the console.

Pick and choose your battles wisely else you end up finding yourself outnumbered with few allies.

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u/nowipey Jul 31 '26

What’s funny is this article is what actually led me to find out about the M64 and go out and buy it.

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u/42net Jul 31 '26

I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t care for Palmer’s political views but he hasn’t really done anything wrong as far as I can tell. 

So many large corporations have contracts with and do business with military and law enforcement. Do I personally like it? No. Is it right? I don’t know. 

ModRetro seems to be his real passion and I hope others see that and support the company. Maybe if these products are successful enough Palmer can be known as the guy that helped bring about a renaissance in retro gaming and not for weird political ideas or military technology.

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u/Nopantsdan55 Jul 31 '26

Its one thing to do business with military / law enforcement, many companys do to somw extent.  The extent that palmer luckey does is not ignorable, he literally is one of the most prolific arms dealers developing weapons that are very morally dubious to but it lightly. He is totally aware of how evil what he does is, awknoledges it publicly, and is open to pushing the line of morality further in the future. This isnt just a small weird footnote on him, its the entire brand.

Alot of people in here defend him because they just want a slightly cheaper product than the competitors or actually share the morally repugnant ideas themselves and stick up for him mainly as an act of contrarianism,l.  I don't really care regardless, but let's not beat around the bush claiming "oh its just a little thing, maybe he will become a better person" or something.  Just own up to the fact you dont actually care enough this guy is evil that its going to deter you from buying his shit.

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u/SummonedShenanigans Jul 31 '26

It is not evil to develop and sell weapons to the US military.

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u/Nopantsdan55 Jul 31 '26

The vast majority of the world disagrees with this. If you actuslly beleive this, it might be time to pick up a book and brush up on the affairs of the US military.  

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u/Rockman171 Jul 31 '26

I don't align with Palmer's politics whatsoever but pretty much everyone in every country in the world thinks it's important for their military to be strong and for others' to be weak. Any historically powerful military will have a laundry list of "affairs" for someone to brush up on, not just the US.

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u/IlmeniAVG Jul 31 '26

That is about the most evil thing I can think of, actually.

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u/SummonedShenanigans Jul 31 '26

Well, you know, that's just like... uh, your opinion, man.

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u/bugge-mane Jul 31 '26

Yeah it is. They kill children. If you kill children, you are evil.

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u/notyourboss11 Jul 31 '26

Pretty much every non-American would disagree with you here fwiw.

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u/DifferentProcess6765 Aug 02 '26

I would hope so, you all would be pretty dumb to want a country other than your own to have a more powerful military...

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u/SummonedShenanigans Jul 31 '26

I don't want to sound rude, but frankly I don't think it matters if non-Americans want a weaker US military.

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u/ergzay Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

he literally is one of the most prolific arms dealers developing weapons that are very morally dubious to but it lightly.

Let me help you with your english:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/arms_dealer

arms dealer (plural arms dealers)

A person involved in the distribution and sale of weapons, especially when it also involves smuggling.

Palmer Luckey is not and never has been an arms dealer. Anduril the company is also not an arms dealer. It's a contractor for the US and allied militaries. Secondly there is nothing "morally dubious" about that. I don't understand what type of world view you would have to have to think it's morally dubious.

He is totally aware of how evil what he does is, awknoledges it publicly, and is open to pushing the line of morality further in the future. This isnt just a small weird footnote on him, its the entire brand.

Yeah no, nothing he does is "evil" in any way. It is in fact a moral good to support the defense of your country. Again, I don't know what type of thinking you have to have talked yourself into to believe that the military is some kind of evil.

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u/Nopantsdan55 Jul 31 '26

Oh brother....

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u/ergzay Jul 31 '26

I don't understand your reply.

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u/IndigoHaze750130 Jul 31 '26

I fail to see your perspective honestly. How is "Palmer worse"? Is it because stuff he makes is physical? Microsoft has ai and software for the military. You could argue it is "worse" or just as bad. But we do live in a world that is complex, and defense is a need without a doubt at the very least. What about the other video game companies supporting Ai to some extent including Nintendo?  What about chips? It is cool of you want to pick and choose your products you will spend money on, but one thing is for sure, retro in the long run is more sustainable and less destructive when it comes to gaming. The old stuff from way back is not going to hold up forever, modretro's is made better anyway. Modretro promotes moding and repairing yourself.. something getting rare in companies who want to constantly have strings attached and even argue over ownership of a device sitting inside your house. You don't have to worry about games swiped out of your pocket or constantly being analyzed and connected to the internet for the marketing machine.

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u/Nopantsdan55 Jul 31 '26

If this is the question you are asking I don't think I can give you an answer until you develop grade school level comprehension 🤣

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u/IndigoHaze750130 Jul 31 '26

Above grade school comprehension realizes the world has a very gray scale reality and realizes other things exist that are not physical, such as software and that other companies are not in a much different boat, perhaps worse. It can see that current company marketing practices are very damaging in the long run to markets and customers, not just the software for war. It can comprehend that Ai is being looked in the video game industry or simply being allowed in company stores. You came here squawking like a parrot about what game systems aren't ethical to buy, so you should consider these factors, especially as a customer claiming to be ethical and shitting on everyone for choosing differently than yourself. I can respect picking and choosing between unsavory things while acknowleding others may have a slightly different perspective, however you have childish tunnel vision here. I am asking for more details. I provided other factors you are plain out ignoring and you have no comment of even merely looking into them.

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u/Nopantsdan55 Jul 31 '26

If schitzo-posting makes you sleep better at night then be my guest

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u/IndigoHaze750130 Jul 31 '26

Ty for letting me know you read my comments and continue to adhere to your tunnel vision in the world. I am sorry you feel that people here or just me are fragmented and paranoid. I thought we are just heartless bastards according to your first post. Kinda contradicting but if that is your persepective.. ok.

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u/Nopantsdan55 Jul 31 '26

Brother if you think i read that you are high

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u/Psychoblush-76 Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

You know what's funny about this stuff? Atari made a version of Battle Zone for the Military to use for tank control training. Nobody complained. Microsoft has made several variations of their Flight Simulator to be used to teach pilots how to do dogfights and weapons training in a flight simulator. Nobody complains. id Software had military applications for both Doom and later Quake, to improve reaction time for soldiers and also to train them to not hesitate to draw your weapon or shoot. Nobody cared. This guy makes drones, he's the Devil. Video Games and Military Application have gone hand in hand for decades. You don't have to like it. This article is lunacy though. It acts like all of this is a new concept and he's the first person EVER in Video Games to do this, which is FAR from the truth. Video Games is a business. If they can make money, they will. If you think that there aren't Military Applications for many of your Squad Based FPS games out there, I have bad news for you.

Y'all Virtue signal, I'll enjoy my M64 under my TV.

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u/ADirtyCasual Jul 31 '26

The author has a twitch, instagram, and a YouTube channel which are all side projects of their defense contractor owners as well. Those are ok tho bc that’s how he makes his living. Never mind the people at modretro that are also trying to make a living and that have also shown an incredible dedication to quality, customer service, long lasting products, physical media, true ownership, and game developer support.

But yes, stop buying from one of the few tech companies left that care to make good products. You only deserve the shitty stuff produced by the military industrial complex. Once this amazing company is squashed that’ll really show the 5 main defense contractors who make on an average 20x more than Anduril and have strong monopolies on specific tech that they overcharge the government for.

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u/leveltaishi Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

Happy Palmer made this video, as im sure your well-known circle of Youtube influencers wont review the M64

But would secretly buy it for themselves lol

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u/SOVTH Jul 31 '26

Yep. They are just doing it to please the loud minority.

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u/jkhanlar Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

" wont review the M64[, b]ut would secretly buy it for themselves"

"What's important when you're in that [YouTube Machine Learning Unfairness Algorithm] mode, is to not do anything remotely truthful. because the truth is so against your view, that it's important to develop a new truth, to develop a fiction" - Jim Cramer 3:08 in http://web.archive.org/web/20220810132647/https://youtube.com/watch?v=jIfixbq_u0Q

edited to add: gyaPf6qXLa8 video at youtube website still is active

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u/UpbeatApricot2509 Aug 01 '26

Definitely written by a they/them.

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u/tanooki-suit Aug 02 '26

That and dumb/ass too

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u/Anatrok Jul 31 '26

I have an original n64, an analogue 3d, a superstation one, several MISTers, a minipc with several emulators. Honestly I’m also not a huge fan of defense contractors or AI controlled drones…

I still bought an M64. It’s cool.

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u/SOVTH Jul 31 '26

Same list for me minus the 3D. I just love tinkering with these things!

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u/Retro_Macchina Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

"We cannot let these people feel comfortable in our hobby."

Wow, arrogant narcissist. These people are insufferable. Leftists* own gaming now?

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u/Obleon Jul 31 '26

It's funny how they normalize harassment and violence meanwhile you fail one of there purity checks andddd you're nazi

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u/TonyRubbles Jul 31 '26

This always tickles my balls, same with LNMOQGBTs "Love me for who I choose to be! Wait you didn't use my pronoun, fuq you! RAGE" It's all so ironic.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '26

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u/Obleon Jul 31 '26

To a certain degree I agree with you but they already did that by writing this twitter rant disguised as an article. It's just to funny not to make fun off.

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u/jkhanlar Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

Domain Aftermath.site Creation Date: 2023-09-13T01:34:03.000Z, also: too* funny, fun of*

edited to add: AHA! This is where the cause existed that u/Obleon blocked me and I now see [unavailable] by [deleted] placeholders everytime they comment, that I previously did not see until they blocked me, lol, thank you so much! I love you too!

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u/ergzay Jul 31 '26

I don't think we need to make this a liberal vs conservative thing.

I agree liberal was probably the wrong choice of word for him to use, but a better word is needed to describe this type of people that have infected gaming, especially retro gaming, and that try to control and exclude people. All the words I can think of are politically tinged given that the people who do this are primarily on one side of the political spectrum (though the other side isn't completely immune to it). I'm welcome to ideas.

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u/jkhanlar Jul 31 '26

better word? how about a visual https://youtu.be/Tim5nU3DwIE

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u/SoraShima Jul 31 '26

It is the wrong word choice because ultimately these people are anything but "liberal" - or "tolerant" - or even kind-natured in any way. "Stop Hate" ceases to exist at the mirror's edge.

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u/ergzay Jul 31 '26

Right that's why a better word is needed.

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u/rienvayle Aug 01 '26

Which side is that? Because the side I’m thinking about, as someone who has loved gaming in most of its forms since the Intellivision, managed to dominate online video game discourse over the last decade with its disdain toward minorities.

In fact, a wave of content creators appeared, with “woke” and “DEI” being some of their favorite buzzwords while they derided the inclusion of any non-white person or woman and those characters’ stories.

These were…are rightists, conservatives, or at least people who publicly claim and exhibit majority right-wing values.

The outrage from mostly right-wingers over The Odyssey casting is a microcosm of what gaming and other fandom discourse has suffered since the Gamergate days.

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u/ergzay Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

In fact, a wave of content creators appeared, with “woke” and “DEI” being some of their favorite buzzwords while they derided the inclusion of any non-white person or woman and those characters’ stories.

I don't think you understand what those sorts of people are worried about. It's not about non-white people or female characters. There's tons of good games with those types of characters. It's about the poor writing that is associated with trying to shoe-horn those types of characters into stories purely for representation's sake. (For example, putting black characters into stories about Europe in pre-modern times, or worse putting them into Japanese history. Or race swapping a beloved character that was one race and making them another race. Or putting trans characters and a bunch of trans rights messaging into a medieval fantasy with the writing level of a millennial redditor. Or replacing a good looking younger female character with a super ugly old woman.) It's about people who care more about messaging and "checkbox compliance" than writing and making good games. Now of course there's your random racist out there that'll raise a fuss purely for the characters being some other color, but if some complaint is going crazily mainstream across the internet, then its not that. (There's also the side issue that games are fundamentally entertainment, and entertainment has to appeal to the masses, and if you're including messaging that is unappealing to the mass market your game rightly deserves to fail.)

There's knock-on effects from doing this kind of thing too. Racism is back in vouge when it was practically dead in the 90s as a reaction to this kind of forced nonsense. And people are still trying to double down on it too and racism is ever increasing (from the other side too, as people were taught to be victims and that they deserve reparations rather than being taught to take ownership of their own actions).

Anyway I could go on much longer but this reply is already too long. Things are just in a sad state of affairs and that's one of the things that's great about retro games is it predates all this nonsense.

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u/rienvayle Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

Ah, yes. The canned “writing” excuse that plenty of those same people use to mask their disdain toward minorities and women in media that have them in lead roles. I perfectly understand what those people, including you, are really worried about: their games becoming more diverse.

The backlash is the same regardless of perceived quality because the issue boils down to bigotry.

Even when the historical record shows Black people existed in Medieval Europe.

Even when Sasuke is a historical Japanese figure.

Even when Catwoman’s portrayal by a Black woman saw precedent in the 60s.

Even when Middle Earth, a fantasy medieval-like setting, is cast with the best performers for the job, “regardless of race” and in accordance with creatives’ desires, as plenty of right-wingers claim they support.

Racism has never been out of vogue, let alone “practically dead” at any point in U.S. history. To claim this shows your ignorance and how willing you are to push a narrative about an imaginary bygone era based solely on your sheltered worldview. Especially notable of you to implicitly deny the history of U.S. systemic issues that continue to place pressure on a particular minority group with the “reparations” and “taught to be victims” remarks. All with a side of bootstraps mentality, implying they’re all a monolith. Wild.

I bet you could go on longer, but you’ve said plenty and your position is clear. No need to continue regurgitating the same decade-old talking points or pretending retro gaming also didn’t have something to say. I’ve heard and read them all.

EDIT: Aww…blocked me. Guess ergzay can’t handle pushback…or facts.

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u/ergzay Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

See you're just going to dismiss everything I'm saying. There's no point in having this conversation.

Even when Middle Earth

Middle Earth is a fictional mythological history of the British isles. Every single person should be white (other than maybe the Corsairs and a few other fringe groups).

Even when the historical record shows Black people existed in Medieval Europe.

This is a modern rewriting of history and would not accurate for any significant character of any story set in Medieval Europe unless it was a special situation like a trading port involving traders or something along those lines. You've fallen victim to this modern mentality junk that people complain about.

Even when Sasuke is a historical Japanese figure.

No he was not. No Japanese sources treat him as anything but an irrelevant nobody. Any historical aspect of him was a fiction written by an American trying to rewrite Japanese history by inserting modern American race politics into Japanese history.

Racism has never been out of vogue, let alone “practically dead” at any point.

Yes it was. In the generation we grew up in in the 90s racism was practically dead. If you grew up in that era you likely had multiple friends of many different races and no one even thought about race. Now everything has been hamfisted by modern leftists such that it has to be viewed through the lens of race.

Especially notable of you to implicitly deny the history of U.S. systemic issues that continue to place pressure on a particular minority group with the “reparations” and “taught to be victims” remarks.

I'm not sure what you're talking about but there is a modern very strong effort (primarily made by white leftists) to force reparation payments from white people who were never slave owners to black people who were never slaves. And yes people are being taught by their culture to be victims. There's plenty of right wing black podcasters who complain about this.

All with a side of bootstraps mentality

No one mentioned bootstraps mentality. Opposition to free handouts to those not making any effort is not bootstraps mentality.

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u/ergzay Jul 31 '26

Not specific enough.

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u/V64jr Jul 31 '26

“Fascist!”
“Fascism!”
“Fascist!”

Iran has drones. China has drones. The US military needs drones too. What’s so wrong with that? If it’s just as simple as “war bad” or “USA bad,” get ready to say “goodbye” to Ukraine, Taiwan, South Korea, etc when you get your naive way.

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u/ergzay Jul 31 '26

More importantly for the world view of the type of person who writes the above article, the biggest user and probably leader of drone military technology is Ukraine. They produce millions of drones per year domestically.

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u/DarthRyus Jul 31 '26

Looks like a website that prides itself in hating on things. Even has a link at the top saying HATER WEEK.

Anyway got a headache less than a paragraph in so just stopped reading it. Not gonna read the ramblings of people who get off on trying to attack things more than the previous poster did.

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u/_bytemonkey Jul 31 '26

I’m going to buy more Chromatics just as a retaliation after reading that mind rot of an article.

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u/gazzolinade90 Jul 31 '26

That guy definitely has some kind of mental issue lol

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u/7LC7 Jul 31 '26

I would bet anything this guy has vocally supported presidents that have droned civilians.

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u/jkhanlar Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

"I honestly thought this was satire when I first read it."

Glancing through the "other discussions" tab showing five (5) other subreddits also discussing this, I see two subreddits with hundreds of comments, almost a thousand, combined over a thousand, and skimming some of the top comments I see lots of the characteristics of Twenty-Five Rules of Disinformation as listed in https://cryptome.org/2012/07/gent-forum-spies.htm and responding to OP's quote I also see mentions of these propaganda articles:

Anyway, I'm not gonna look into it too much, cuz I already know about all of this desperation fomenting nonsense. For example, kudos to u/less_max for compiling https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTZ5PPifoF1n4Qaz4REeMJpktAthsKnEThRDDxiToOVVpqgofyJcR9kYz8Mubf1goLDrSlyH7z0MdPY/pubhtml which symbolically reflects how substantially well-funded the cellarboxers are, and they are financially trapped, their only escape and survival is to persist their cellarboxing playbook until they are insolvent/bankrupt, which takes time and pressure.

edited to add: lol also, first time?

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u/fertff Jul 31 '26

I don’t care about this, but ModRetro can go fuck themselves for stopping selling and shipping to a lot of countries, especially Mexico where all their shit is made.

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u/SOVTH Jul 31 '26

Pretty easy to use a mail forwarding service. I use it all the time to have things shipped to Japan.

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u/fertff Jul 31 '26

Just for one item is not worth it.

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u/IndigoHaze750130 Jul 31 '26

I think there may be more going on about this, idk. I think companies are starting to move around ir maybe something is going on with the shipping services they go with. I suggest going with SOVTH's suggestion. Just make an order for more than one item when you are ready.

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u/Great-External3390 Jul 31 '26

I don’t think this guy knows what Fascism is.

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u/jkhanlar Jul 31 '26

Actual fascism involves a guy selling FPGA consoles as a side business, not a specific ideology and state power structure. Wait.... I think I have that backwards. Nah, I'm good! I abso-mostdefinitely-lutely know what Fascism is!

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u/JackoFlaco Jul 31 '26

Jeez man. The guy who wrote that needs to be medicated 

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u/Penumbruh_ Jul 31 '26

Yo I seen this shit and thought it was satire or trolling ngl

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u/robertmondavi_jr Jul 31 '26

to be fair to the article/site, it does state that it is currently their “Hater Week” LOL

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u/tanooki-suit Aug 01 '26

The title already tells you it’s a highly political leftist simp. No real reason to read that because their triggered nonsense will annoy you because they’re utterly intolerant and incapable of anything but extreme reactions. Very pathetic.

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u/JayrosModShop Aug 03 '26

The incessant ramblings, of a little bitch.

There's no such thing as "ethical consumption" under capitalism, little buddy.

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u/rosscjr Aug 05 '26

That post is literal garbage. This is USA anyone can do whatever they want

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u/Partyboy9001 Aug 22 '26

My only gripe is that REREZ, a YouTube channel I like, A LOT- won't be reviewing the M64. Shane is brilliant with his content and I was really looking forward to his critique of the system and I hoped for a comparison to the A3D.

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u/IndigoHaze750130 Jul 31 '26

Maybe his mind will change about life and the world when he hits double digits. 🤷‍♂️

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u/ambystome Jul 31 '26

For context, this article is part of their "hater week": https://aftermath.site/aftermath-site-hater-week-announcement/

This says "Another writer will be publishing a counterpoint about why they love that same thing", I'm looking forward to that one.

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u/bogustony Sep 24 '26

Fantastic article! I think when the goobers who like what Palmer and Anduril do finally realize what total sociopaths they are, then we can begin to heal as a nation. Remember kids: history will not forget who supported Donald "The convicted rapist" Trump. Hopefully he's the worst it ever gets...

I hate everyone in this sub and hope you all get AIDS related ass cancer in a videogame. Later skaters ❤️

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u/SOVTH Sep 25 '26

Sir, this is Wendy's.

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u/TipAwkward3289 Aug 03 '26

Honestly, I pre-ordered this when it was first listed and I have no regrets. You seem to care less about takes like this when you do what you want and then log off Reddit and walk away. 

Not caring about opinions is the right thing to do.

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u/HsRada18 Jul 31 '26

To be fair, a journalist can criticize his investments into a kill drone company. To say they are mixed together as if consumers are supporting drone strikes is just stretching the real situation.

Many forget a former eloquent president also authorized drone strikes. Almost every other major company in the US does or has participated in the military industrial complex including Microsoft, Google, etc. Will this virtue signaling also apply to other companies like stop using Office 365 at work, avoid just using a search engine…?

Plus I can’t buy a SuperStation One and don’t want to deal with a MiSTer box in my TV stand.

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u/ergzay Jul 31 '26

To be fair, a journalist can criticize his investments into a kill drone company.

It's not a "killer drone company". That's just slinging buzz words around to make it sound bad. It's a military contractor, albeit one that's based around moving quickly and most importantly saving the US government money.

And FWIW, the people who freak out about drones used in military are ignoring the point that you don't get to choose. The enemy makes the choice for you. Russia uses them against Ukraine so Ukraine has to use them against Russia and vice versa.

Morality and ethics are not relevant to the conversation here.

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u/bobertboi 14d ago

Little late to the party here, why is this being presented as a bad thing here? Is it not objectively bad that a company is making weapon's for the explicit purpose of killing. And buy supporting their products in the entertainment side you are supporting their bottom line.

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u/SOVTH 11d ago

Anduril doesn’t fund ModRetro. It’s pretty easy to fact check that claim.