Laboratory of Mathematics and Writing

Denshattack! There's a YouTuber that goes by the name DreamcastEnjoyer. He coined the phrase "big Dreamcast energy" to describe games that are clearly inspired by the type of games that can be found on Sega's final console. I feel confident in categorizing Denshattack! as a game with big Dreamcast energy. There is no question that it would have been perfectly in place among that console's library of games. It definitely has the arcade feel where the game is easy to learn, but once it sinks its hooks into you, you'll spend many hours trying to truly master it. I myself spent such time mastering Denshattack!'s tracks and had an absolute blast. Xtreme Train Racing You play as Emi. She makes her living as delivery driver. Except, she doesn't drive a car or a truck or a bicycle. She drives a train. She lives in a fictional Japan where a climate catastrophe has affected ecosystems and people general...

A Conversation Concerning With an AI Sony's Termination of Physical Games I decided to have a conversation concerning Sony's announcement. On July 1st, 2026, Sony announced that they will be terminating support and production for physical video games by January of 2028. Now, I've been a PC gamer since 2013. I even mention to the AI that one of my motivations to do so is that consoles where slowly but surely morphing into underpowered PCs. I did learn a few things. For instance, it is true that the vast majority of revenue is via digital sales. Keyword: revenue. Some of this digital revenue includes DLC, microtransactions,and subscriptions. So, it's not quite a one-to-one comparison versus purchasing a single game disc. Another thing I mentioned towards the end is that some games arrived digitally but never physically. These games are also included in the figures; further distorting the comparison. It's likely that digital games are still ...