Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Alantor28 you can enjoy whatever you like. Don’t let people forcefully change your mind. Just enjoy how it is and ignore the flaws. Never let people over the Internet forcefully change your mind

Yikes, glad I added him to my ignore list.

Same here. While I'm not a huge fan of the details of the NSO service - though my issues are mainly with how save backups with the Switch are handled in general - I'm not gonna ruin it for those that are okay with it. It's ultimately your money and how you want to spend it.

I actually played the NES games for awhile earlier till I chilled out from work. I’ve gotten better at Super Dodge Ball, but I’m awful at Mario Bros.

Yeah. Also, can I ask you about shaneoh? Should I add him to my ignore list as well? Honestly, I think he's like GameOtaku. And did you argue with him in the past and realize he's not worth the effort later?

Mmmkay. I'm enforcing a game buying ban on myself until mid-March. Between caving for a SNES Classic before they disappear and losing my resolve to a sale on Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, my backlog definitely doesn't need to expand for awhile.

I'm determined, but we'll see how long this lasts.

@ThanosReXXX: Awesome! I don't know if I'd enjoy sales myself as I'm not much of a people person half the time, but I'm glad that you could make a career out of some that you enjoy! I'm kind of surprised I was spot on with that observation, actually....

@Blitzenexx Well, maybe you're actually more of a people person than you think you are.
In this case, you were either very lucky, or you're actually a good judge of character. And I wasn't even doing my ACTUAL sales pitch. This was more of a friendly neighbor kinda advice thingy...

And I only recommend what I know and trust. Got my own LG Bluray player/recorder 5 years ago, and it's still going strong, so I've no problems with and feel pretty safe about recommending that brand to anyone else.

@Blitzenexx Do have an estimate on your backlog size? I have about 15 that I either haven’t completed or haven’t started yet.

@ReaderRagfihs Have you read his biography of Mariotehplumber, Rosie Love, yet? It’s amazing.
@Atlantor28 shaneoh can be stubborn at times, but he usually doesn’t argue. Most of his comment are jokes, which kept me at this site years ago.

@ReaderRagfihs Okay, he's not that bad, right? shanoeh I mean.

@ReaderRagfihs I only read the beginning of the final chapter and was impressed. It’s funny but also well developed.

I’ve been meaning to read Rosie Love. That thread was amazing.
I know everyone isn’t a fan of Fortnite, but I finally found a mode I enjoy, Team Rumble. It’s a team first to 100 deal, and you have respawns and keep your weapons and ammo when you die. It makes it a lot more enjoyable. Oh, and there’s a few planes. I’ve gotten good at point blank strafing runs, pulling up and rolling away at the last second. Thanks, Starlink.

@JackEatsSparrows I’ve only heard about it from other people, but didn’t planes completely ruin Fortnite?

@ThanosReXXX: Thanks! To be fair, it's a lot easier for me to interpret the meanings behind basic text. I'm not as great with visual and vocal cues in person; it's even worse with phones as I don't even have those things to go on. At least with text, I can read it over and over again in an attempt to gain some clarity and meaning.

The DVD player that I have is a Sony branded one. It was fairly decent for when I got it, but I'm not sure how well it would hold up with a more modern television; mine isn't old, but I've had it for over four years now.

@GyroZeppeli: That's about where mine is at when you disregard four Switch games that I've collected via sales (No actual Switch yet though) and a Special Edition in one case. I'm not technically counting the games on the SNES Classic right now in that figure.

Those numbers wouldn't seem too nuts if most of those games were something like short platformers (like DKC), but I have quite an attraction to JRPGs. I try to stay away from the really lengthy ones, but I do have a couple of those. I mostly grab short/medium length games, but the problem with JRPGs is that I like exploring and talking to pretty much everyone.... I don't even mind a little mindless level grinding once in awhile, but I do get fed up with it if I feel it's overdone.

I know it's a pretty short pile when compared to many of the backloggeries that I've seen, but I like keeping it somewhat small. I've made some progress as it was easily more than double that size when I first started keeping track back in 2014.

@Blitzenexx This is really the first time I’ve ever had a backlog, since I used to be all physical. But on the Switch, it’s barely possible to resist buying when the discounts are so enticing. Some of these games include Octopath, Broken Age, Ambition of the Slimes, and the whole NSO games collection (I count it as one piece of software), so I’m definitely going to be at this state for a while.

@Blitzenexx Haha, well, I'll do you one better: my 42" Panasonic Viera Full HD Plasma screen is already well over 6 years old, and anything HD still looks pretty spiffy on it. It does begin to show its age, though: light blue smears and splodges appear all over the place, and channel logos in the top corners are pretty much burnt in. But, right now, I simply don't have the spare cash to buy a decent new screen, so it's got to last me a little longer...

As for your specific player still looking good on a newer screen: I can easily confirm that: my father has a far newer TV than me, and he has the same Bluray player and he even still uses his old VCR on it. Obviously, the latter looks pretty bad to me, although some of the less used tapes are still reasonable, but the DVD's played on the Bluray player, look pretty good. And seeing as your own player also upscales to 1080p, I wouldn't worry too much about that.

This is only my third month here and I already have almost 800 posts. I need help .

@GyroZeppeli: I'm still a fan of physical games for the most part, but I understand the appeal and necessity of digital games at times. Octopath is one of my recent acquisitions as well; Target was running the same discount on physical copies of Octopath as well as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Both of those have been on my radar for awhile, but the former won out. It's another lengthy game, but I think the chapters will be fairly well suited to my playstyle.

@ThanosReXXX: Mine is a 40" 1080P Vizio Smart TV. I barely use the "Smart" part of it other than for some YouTube though. I've considered getting Netflix on occasion, but I always find something else to invest my free time in. XD

My parents still use one of those DVD/VCR players last I checked. In fact, I'm pretty sure my mom still tapes her weekday soap opera using the VCR. I've tried explaining the virtues of more modern setups, but in their case....If it's not broke, there's no need to fix it.

My TV felt like a heck of an upgrade compared to what I was used to when I got it. My parents had standard definition sets when I moved out; the largest was 32" IIRC. I'd sometimes like a 4K TV after seeing a few of those in action, but there really isn't anything wrong with my current set.

I have a cheap 32" Atvio tv. I'm not entirely sure if it's full HD, the box doesn't go into specifics, and the models I find online often say 720p. When I play the xbox or switch it says 1080p in the corner though, so I like to believe it is.

It didn't come with smart components, they had one that did for a higher price, but the fire stick and xbox one are more than smart enough for my needs.

I like it because I paid for it by myself. So, it feels fully mine. I like that.

@GyroZeppeli I dunno about the other game modes, but when I play Team Rumble the planes don’t make a significant difference. They’ve only got 100 health themselves.