Modern Vintage Gamer: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Did Nintendo really forget to Optimize Super Mario 64 ? | MVG", recommended as a well-researched rebuttal of the idea that Nintendo simply forgot an optimization flag.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2020–2022commentaryRecommended as a well-researched rebuttal of the idea that Nintendo simply forgot an optimization flag.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2022–2023documentaryRecommended as a clear overview of Another World's graphics and programming and what the Amiga could do.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2022explainerHN points to it as coverage of an impressive 3D game port on very limited hardware.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2020–2022explainerUsed as the accessible explanation of PS1 rendering quirks whenever retro 3D graphics or PS1-style renderers come up.
Questions
Which Modern Vintage Gamer video does Hacker News recommend most?
Did Nintendo really forget to Optimize Super Mario 64 ? | MVG: recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users between 2020 and 2022.
Is this every Modern Vintage Gamer video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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