Arqade Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, July 30, 2015

Top new questions this week: Why is it needed to hold reset when powering off the NES? Why are these directions required? Do some games actually run instructions that would be interrupted if the player just hits the power button? Note I'm not looking for speculation, but rather a ... nes   asked by schil227 63 votes answered by Nolonar 56 votes What's the point of using a pistol? I have never used a pistol, ever. The damage is too low. I just do not see what the point is in either the original XCOM or the remake. xcom-enemy-unknown xcom-ufo-defense   asked by Jim Thio 17 votes answered by Lawton 62 votes Why am I a penguin when I should be a microwave? As you can see, I am a penguin (see area marked '1' for clarification): However, I am expecting to be a Microwave, since this is Goat Simulator. Areas 2 & 3 clearly show the expected Microwave ... goat-simulator   asked by Alex 15 votes What video game are these ninjas from? As asked by JoshDM on Movies.SE: In the movie Pixels, Josh Gad's character battles several chibi-style ninjas that are assaulting a school bus. I do not recognize what video game these ninjas ... game-identification   asked by TroyAndAbed 13 votes answered by agent86 13 votes I cleared a Crimson chasm, and found something I can't find anything about. What is this? So I beat the Golem and finally decided to buy the Clentaminator to clear the world of most of the more troublesome hallow and Crimson. While clearing the chasms I found this background area that ... terraria   asked by Alexander I. 10 votes answered by Sable Dreamer 6 votes Is there a way to set an "Adventure Mode Boundary" in Minecraft? Is there a way to set an "Adventure Mode Boundary" in Minecraft? I am trying to create this village where players can spawn in, and then set out to explore the world and build and do normal minecraft ... minecraft minecraft-commands minecraft-server   asked by Izzet808 8 votes answered by Basset Hound 5 votes Is there a way to reduce or eliminate the damage taken from rocket jumps? I'm relatively new to Team Fortress 2 and currently play as Soldier, which is new to me. Normally I play Heavy, Medic or Scout. I'm playing Soldier, as I need it for a mission for the Gunmettle ... team-fortress-2 tf2-soldier   asked by Ionic 7 votes answered by Kappei 7 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: What can I do with Dragon Bones and Scales? I've started slaying dragons (like all good Dohvakiin must), and with each beastie I down, I'm getting close to 200 lbs of loot, mostly in the form of Dragon Bones and Scales. These two items are high ... skyrim   asked by Raven Dreamer 122 votes answered by user3389 82 votes How many NPCs are in the Terraria Mobile Version? Does anyone know how many Npcs are in the IOS version? I've already check the wiki, but it only tells me about the Pc version... Is there the same amount of NPCs or what? terraria-mobile   asked by Ryno 1 vote answered by Ender 3 votes Can you answer these? what does the sprout next to item stats mean? After beating the tutorial and trying the first level a few times, I've gathered 3 weapons and 3 armor. One item of each type have a green sprout by the stats, specifically by the LIGHT stat. What ... minute-dungeon   asked by Batophobia 2 votes Do bouncing bullets have multiple chances to proc Close Enough? By bouncing bullets, I mean projectiles from weapons that are (a) eligible to be affected by Close Enough and (b) ricochet not-because of Close Enough. Madhous and Stalker are examples of such ... borderlands-2   asked by NiteCyper 1 vote Why does my Mii Fighter occasionally have the wrong moves? Every once and a while, I'll select my Mii Fighter and all of the moves will be set to what I assume are the "default" moves. This usually means doing an Airborne Assault off the edge instead of ... super-smash-bros-4   asked by ZAD-Man 1 vote

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