TheBroodian [none/use name]

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  • I expect that others will add more, but the unfortunate reality is that counterintuitively, games running on proton often run and work better than Linux native builds. I don’t fully understand why, but ironically demanding Linux native builds as they presently exist would be a step backward. To answer your original question: no, this doesn’t make anything Linux dependent on anything Windows. Maybe proton is somewhat dependent upon presently existing things in Windows, but proton is the only thing that would break if Windows somehow radically altered the basics of Windows (but I think that would also break backwards compatibility with older Windows software)


















  • Both have such a huge library of fantastic games. In my opinion, the best libraries overall of any generation of video games. I think they existed during an era of video game development where there the market had not fully digested what a commodity video games could be, so there was space for a lot of experimentation and discovery. Off the top of my head, the SNES has…

    • Donkey Kong Countries 1, 2, and 3
    • Final Fantasies 4, 5, and 6
    • Super Mario World
    • Yoshi’s Island
    • Super Metroid
    • F-Zero
    • Star Fox
    • Mega Man 7
    • Mega Man X, X2, and X3
    • Breath of Fire 1 and 2
    • Rock and Roll Racing
    • Earthbound
    • Secret of Mana (and sequels if in this hypothetical we’re not being region-locked)
    • Secret of Evermore
    • Terranigma
    • Skyblazer
    • Hook
    • Street Fighter 2 (and others)
    • Final Fight 1, 2, and 3
    • Killer Instinct
    • Super Mario RPG
    • Joe and Mac 1 and 2
    • Soul Blazer
    • Chrono Trigger
    • Zelda: A Link to the Past
    • Mario Kart
    • Shadowrun
    • Demon’s Crest
    • Super Ghouls and Ghosts
    • Castlevania Dracula X
    • Super Castlevania 4
    • Mortal Kombats 1, 2, and 3
    • Illusion of Gaia
    • Dragon Quests
    • Star Ocean
    • Lufia
    • Front Mission
    • 7th Saga
    • Ogre Battle
    • Harvest Moon
    • Tales of Phantasia

    … I’ll leave it there, but the list goes on, the SNES has a library that is burgeoning with bangers. The PSX is, too, but I feel hesitant to ruin the comments page with another list.