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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.
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[–] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

wasnt there a XCOM knockoff game that deleted your tire C drive if you uninstalled it?

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh my god I both do no don’t want this to be true

[–] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Theres been a couple games that had this issue.

I know Myth 2 had it if you installed it into the wrong directory or something.

There was some not-mainstream MMO that had the issue too at one point.

but I cant remember the name of the xcom knockoff that had it.

and I cant find anything about it cause I keep finding 5000 pages of results about recovering uninstalled games.

[–] twistedcarbon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor was one of them.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 4 points 1 year ago

One big game installed itself as a boot option

Turn PC on

Want to play or open windows?

O_o