I recently dusted off my PS3 and started playing old favourites and games that were new to me.
When I had my original phat PS3 back in the day, I owned Gran Turismo Prologue HD (Is that the proper name?) and I thought it was ok but didn't catch my attention.
However, in playing GT6, I'm surprised how much fun it is to play and how good it looks. The photo mode I think is especially impressive.
This photo I've called, "Dad on school run shows the professionals how it's done!" 😁
You had to kill enemies and then stab them with a special dagger to extract special sand that filled up an on screen guage.
That guage represented how far back you could rewind the game if you died or did something you wanted to undo.
My favourite part about this is that the entire story of the game is a giant flashback story as told by the prince.
Every time you died, the prince would say something like, "No, no, no, that's not what happened. Let me tell the story again."
Yep! Definitely had those in the house back in the day. I'm pretty sure there were a few even cheaper versions mixed in that were made from coloured paper as well.
In regards to Star Wars, I remember watching the behind the scenes documentary on the Phantom Menace DVD where you get to see them auditioning child actors for the part of Anakin.
Specifically, you watch them screen test the final three kids, one of which is obviously Jake Lloyd.
In my opinion he was second place of the three, I could never understand why George chose him.
I don't think I entirely understood what the hell was going on in Control but I really enjoyed playing it. The way they integrated Alan Wake into the story was brilliant.
Hopefully, this will be just as much fun to play and maybe even understand... 🤣
This reminds me of the old Bioware CGI trailers which were stunning but of course, the finished game could never match them.
I think there are several terms floating around getting mixed up by marketing people. There's only one kind of 4K Blu-ray. If that's what you meant?
The only one that I unsubbed to pretty fast was the 8bit guy. I generally enjoyed his videos and then in one of them, he had a fairly rare IBM PC and for some reason, he sticks a screwdriver into the power supply and blows a component.
But what really turned me off was when footage of him turned up on Reddit, taken by himself, of shopping in a place like Costco with his assault rifle on his back. I think he was taking pleasure in scaring some of the customers too.
(I think I've remembered that correctly)
Anyway, never went back to his channel after that.
EDIT: I found this Reddit page where someone asked what he did. Didn't realise that was 5 years ago now!
Didn't Blu-ray win because it was basically neck and neck with the amount of studios backing HD-DVD vs Blu-ray. I think everyone was waiting to see what the final studio would pick (off the top of my head it was either Fox or Warner Bros).
Sony paid said studio basically a massive multi $m bribe to pick Blu-ray (to help promote their new console, the Playstation 3) which they duly did and that format was declared the winner.
HD-DVD would've been great as the winner as the specifications don't include any form of region protection. But blurays hold more data and therefore allows for better quality encodes.
I love this game so much that I've only completed it three times! 😁
As I imported mine to the UK, I was worried if they would even honour the replacement discs. Thankfully they did.
When they released Back to the Future for the first time on DVD, they got the framing wrong on parts 2 & 3 but only for certain shots.
The most memorable was when Marty had the future jacket on. It beeps with a flashing button at the base of the coat which he presses.
For whatever reason, the shot was framed too high and you can't see the button or him pressing it. Ruins the whole point of the scene.
Evade the law in NO ESCAPE (aka Escape from Absolom) in 4K Dolby Vision for the first time from a NEW restoration, including commentaries, interviews, featurettes, and more.
Revisit one of the most notorious video nasties with DAY OF THE WOMAN, including I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE in 4K HDR, the sequel I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: DEJA VU, and full documentary.
Sweatpants are in with THE DIRTIES from writer, director, and star Matt Johnson (Nirvana the Band the Show), including NEW interviews with the filmmakers and a not-safe-for-school shirt.
Join us for Tomato Day with LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI from the NEW Umbrella restoration, including a stack of NEW interviews with the cast, crew, and Killing Heidi lead Ella Hooper!
Return to the dark corner of the video store for FULL MOON FRIGHT BOX VOLUME 3, four fiendish VHS-fuelled films including Puppet Master 2 & 3, Trancers, and Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity!
Embrace the weirdness with EBONY & IVORY from director Jim Hosking (The Greasy Strangler) including a NEW interview with executive producer Elijah Wood.
Exclusive to the Umbrella webstore for a limited time.
While Dwayne Johnson is shifting focus to more dramatic work with his latest outing, The Smashing Machine, an early film on his resume, when he was making the transition from wrestling to movies, has him playing a stripped-down role in the 2004 remake of Walking Tall. In this Kevin Bray-directed film, The Rock plays a military vet who returns to his hometown and becomes the new sheriff. Blu-ray.com has the details on a new 4K remaster from Kino Lorber set to hit retailers on December 9.
The description reads,
"When it comes to laying down the law with a vengeance, one man can make a difference. Superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (The Rundown, The Smashing Machine) takes no prisoners as he fights for justice and crushes corruption in this bone-cracking, adrenaline-pumping action-adventure inspired by a true story! When decorated military officer Chris Vaughn (Johnson) returns to his hometown in the state of Washington to find work, he finds that the lumber mill has closed and the town's big business is now a crime-ridden casino run by one of his old schoolmates (Neal McDonough, TV's Band of Brothers). Aided by his loyal friend (Johnny Knoxville, TV's Jackass) and armed with a two-by-four, Vaughn decides to take matters into his own hands and clean up the town's corruption in this action-movie lover's feast!"
Special Features:
DISC ONE -- 4K BLU-RAY
DISC TWO -- BLU-RAY
Technical Specs:
I can attest to that, it's my first and only 4K player.
I used to visit the 4K sub-reddit but soon left because people would shit on the PS5 for having no Dolby Vision support.
Personally, it doesn't bother me because my TV doesn't support DV either. I watch 4Ks on a budget! 😁