Ah, typo sorry, I was thinking nes when I wrote that, but my fingers must have had their own idea.

I didn’t even realise this was released for the snes! Fond memories of it on the spectrum. Might need to crank up the old emulator when I get the time.

I loved it until I didn't.

Don't remember how far I got, maybe 2/3 of the biomes, then I burned out and got bored. That was a while back, and flattening the land was really glitchy. I'd have an area perfectly flattened and ready to commence building, save it all down, come back next day, and it'd all gone to shit again. I got sick of trying. It became more of a grind just to get back to my last save point than I wanted, and gave up on it.

Did it ever get a full release?

As a kid, I found Gargoyles Quest infuriatingly addictive. I wasn't good enough to do well at it, it annoyed me, but I kept going back for more.

Sounds like you've already answered your own question.

It might die. If it does, it's not a super big deal. You have backups. You don't like creating unnecessary e-waste.

As gets have said, crystal disk info can help detect any existing problems, but it can't predict the future if something happens suddenly. So it can be a good indicator, but don't assume it's 100%.

Excellent, thanks for clearing that up, it makes a lot more sense to me now :]

Oh OK, so when we’re talking about adverts, are we talking about only when using the native smart apps like Netflix or Prime?

Sorry I know this seems like such a dumb question now I’m writing it out, I just feel so out of the loop now.

I generally run everything through my PC onto the TV, it’s basically a glorified media centre, so I’ve never had any need for a smart TV. Problem is its got all sorts of screen burn now though, so I badly need to upgrade. I was planning to spend about 1.5k on a good new one with decent visual quality, low response time for gaming, etc.

We’re looking to get our first TV in years, the current one is about 10-12 years old. We don’t watch normal ‘tv’, everything is streamed through another device.

What kind of adverts can I expect in a modern current-gen TV?