Meme transcription: A table comparing the steps to start a game ‘then’ vs. ‘now’.

Content of the “Then” column:

  • Double-click GAME.exe
  • Play game

Content of the “Now” column:

  • Launch Steam
  • Steam updates

  • Steam opens

  • Close Steam’s ad window
  • Select Game
  • Game launcher starts

  • Game launcher launches Game launcher updater

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Ok
  • Would you like to sign up for our newsletter?

  • No
  • Our EULAs have changed. Please review them before continuing

  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes, sell my soul
  • Start game
  • Skip vendor intro
  • Skip vendor intro #2
  • Skip vendor intro #3
  • Sit through nVidia The way it’s meant to be played
  • Skip opening cutscene
  • Main menu opens

  • Would you like to connect your Steam account to account?

  • No
  • Press play.
  • Play game.
    • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      “What’s the seventh word on the fourteenth page of the manual?”

      *Has lost the manual*

      *Can’t play game ever again*

      • GreenMario@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        Had a hand written cheat sheet for X-wing which used 3 symbols per page for its copy protection.

    • Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com
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      1 year ago

      Load game for 12 minutes

      Select IRQ for sound: 7

      MEEEP

      Select IRQ for sound:

      Game starts

      No controller does absolutely nothing at all, keyboard included.

      Helicopter flies over the tutorialish level getting flak

      Almost dead starts level “1”

      Gets shot down quickly.

      Load game for 12 minutes