Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

Did anyone try helping this guy figure out what NES game he's thinking of? Doesn't appear to be Ninja Gaiden, or Blue Shadow.
https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/retro/looking_for_one_rea...

@ThanosReXXX You've played more Island Saver? If yes, they I need to boot it back up. I've just been distracted with other stuff. What's the second area like?

Think I missed the rock bands part, @ThanosReXXX .... Pop a video or something here?

@WoomyNNYes No, not more than I already have. I just said that I was plugging the game to others.

On a side note: I don't know all that much about NES games, really, seeing as I never owned one. My first Nintendo console was an N64. I've only now completed the collection, to some extent, by collecting the NES & SNES Minis. But I'll take a look at that post and see what I'm able to come up with...

@BruceCM I pointed out one song of one of my favorite Dutch bands to @Tyranexx on this page, and when it got her seal of approval, I gave her the rest of my playlist of that particular band here, so have at it.

@WoomyNNYes that's a tough one. Not sure what else is out there that it could be

@Heavyarms55 @roy130390
Ooh..
So, ACNH Moving Out mechanism is completely different with ACNL.
No longer random moving out by them self.
Thanks for the clarification. 😀

Did a two day deep clean on the place over the weekend, and we’ve used last week and this week to get both vehicles to the shop for some overdue repairs and maintenance. It feels good to be somewhat productive and proactive after months of purely reactive behavior.

@ThanosReXXX - I still haven’t fired up my Switch since I downloaded IS. I’ll check it out so I understand the basics, and then let the kids have a go at it. They’re ready for it. They got 2D movement down playing SFII. My daughter mastered 3D movement with UGG, and my son is coming along. She’s ready to maneuver in 3D space while doing stuff and reacting to light action.

I’ve been trying to use the bell system in AC to teach them about the value of money, but it hasn’t worked out at all. My daughter likes to spend around 10k bells a day on dresses, household items, and knick knacks to give away while contributing 0% of her play time towards earning bells. It’s not a very sustainable strategy.

@Tyranexx - I’m glad sudden onset sleeping hasn’t gotten to your gaming yet. I just picked up a book I’ve been meaning to read for years, so hopefully that excitement will be enough to keep me awake and turning pages.

@bimmy-lee Well, there's little to worry about with Island Saver, because seeing as it is specifically tailored to children, it's rather forgiving. There's no dying, and if for example you jump from a rock into the water, then the game just resets your position to the rock you just jumped off or fell off from, and so on.

Because of my somewhat competitive nature, I haven't tried to lose on purpose, but I do believe that all that happens is you losing money, and the islands getting dirtier. (it's also about environmental pollution, so you're constantly cleaning up areas where tons of plastic bottles have either washed up on shore or are spread across the area your in. A task for which you get some money in return as well)

@NintendoByNature I was referring to myself actually (Was pretty tired then lol), but I'll accept "bag of sand".

@ThanosReXXX Meant to give another listen to Kensington earlier, but I got sidetracked between another group (Theocracy) and then got buried trying to help another co-worker figure something out. It's been a crazy Monday lol.

Thanks for the links on graffiti! I hope to check them out in a little while.

Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks the site has low-key become Animal Crossing Life. XD I don't mind some chatter about the game, but the constant "Hey, someone did this!", while fine, is starting to get a bit old. Plus, part of me knows I'd never have the time or patience to churn out similar creations....

@bimmy-lee No sudden onset sleeping, though I think the lighting, depending on the game, helps affect my tiredness level before I call it a night sometimes. Granted, that's also dependent on other factors as well as bright light affecting Circadian rhythm.

I have both City Folk and New Leaf but haven't played them tbh.

@ThanosReXXX
suzy lu...the worst thing to happen to the internet

@Tyranexx Well, like I said: no rush. That goes for the music as well as the graffiti links. There's plenty of stuff to browse through there, so I wouldn't even expect you to just digest all of that in one evening or so.

And likewise: glad I'm not the only one who's suffering from an Animal Crossing overkill. Then again: the same was probably happening back in the BotW days, and with Pokémon Sw/Sh and just about any other highly popular game, but I might have pushed those happenings from my mind, for whatever reason...

On a side note: but I will get the game some time near the end of the month, and my island will be glorious. That is, either stunning, or gloriously bad...

@ogo79 Sorry, man. Didn't ling... erm, I mean ring a bell. Now you made me look it up, and now you've wasted my time. Thanks ever so f-ing much...

I do have to mention that I definitely don't mind the odd Scottish redhead, though. Albeit not a freak like that one...

I'm so mad at myself right now. I knew I had to go into work today, I'm perpetually thirsty, so I set my water bottle out last night right on the counter where it is physically impossible not to see it if I want to leave my apartment.

And I still freaking forgot it. DX

@ThanosReXXX hahaha

@ogo79 Laugh while you can, mortal...

My kids were playing SFII yesterday and entered the rare fourth round of a best of three match after splitting the first two and ending round three with a double KO. Watching young kids play fighting games is incredibly trying. There can be whole rounds of just spamming weak kicks from opposite sides of the screen while they wait for the other person to fall into their “trap”. In those moments, it feels like E. Honda is inside my skull giving my brain the thousand hand slap.

@ThanosReXXX - I noticed it had a bit of a Planeteer theme to it, cleaning up trash and litter. My kids will love it, they’re hyper aware of that kind of thing. I’ve told them that litter comes from careless hillbillies, so when they see it; they let me know that hillbillies have been in the area. I have a litter pick up stick, and we sometime gather up a bucket full of trash from the park and throw it away. They’ll love cleaning up and “saving” and island.

@Tyranexx - Lighting is critical while gaming. I like some, but not too much. I don’t like to sit in the dark unless I’m watching a movie, but I also don’t want a fully lit room. I have it just right in the spots where I play my Switch.

@Heavyarms55 - I finally joined you in the “buttons that aren’t actual, physical buttons” future. There’s a fan I’ve been buying for years at Costco in an attempt to have one in every room that needs one (a Vornado), and they just revised the model to have touch buttons. Everything else about the revision is an improvement, but the touch controls are awful. I accidentally turn it on every time I pick it up, and I can’t use it in the dark because there’s no physical buttons to feel around for. It also leaves me with an inexplicable feeling that they’re definitely going to break prematurely or stop working properly.

@bimmy-lee
Oh, your kids have tried SF II?
I wonder what is your kids' reaction if they watch this video. 🤭

@bimmy-lee Haha, I'm totally seeing that picture you laid out for us: daddy bimmy sitting uncomfortably on the tip of his chair, elbows on his knees, head in hands, peeking through his fingers to see when the hurting will FINALLY stop...

Island Saver definitely sounds like a perfect match for your kids' taste, then. I'll be anxiously awaiting the first reviews.

As for lighting: definitely agreed that it matters when gaming or watching movies, but in my mind, that's pretty much a given. A fully lit cinema isn't much fun after all...
(and has zero atmosphere to it)

All kidding aside, though: personally, I really like/prefer directional lighting, which in my case is spotlights and a standing lamp with a bowl/hood that's oriented upwards, lit by a halogen light. And all my spotlight bulbs are warm, dark yellow and/or orangey light, so no bright white lights except for in my kitchen and bathroom.

Sometimes, in the summer time, when it gets a bit darker, I also like to light candles and waxine cups all around my living room, which gives off more than enough light to get close to the cinema vibe, when watching TV or a movie. I don't really use it for gaming, though.

@Anti-Matter I don't think we should bother little children's minds with weird stuff like cross-dressing men and all that, even if it's supposed to be for comedy only. They'll learn soon enough about this crazy world we live in, but better to let them do that in their own tempo, so no need to rush that process with these kind of things.

Keeping an appointment in a few, then I'll be executing a Walmart run after avoiding the place for over two months. I tried to arrange shipping all the things I need to my house, but they won't deliver some of the items. Looks like I'll need to break out the tricked-up shopping cart rig and PVC jousting rod.

@ThanosReXXX I did manage to browse through some of the urban/graffiti art yesterday evening for a little while. Definitely some great pieces there! My favorite one was a large piece (In Cairo I think) that incorporates multiple buildings.

The BotW oversaturation likewise drove me crazy for awhile, though that was partially out of fear of spoilers. Whereas with Animal Crossing, most of the "cool" stuff has been from sheer creativity and hacks. Not sure when or if I'll be picking up the latter. I'm sure I'd enjoy it, but when one is late to the Switch party and has so many other games they want to play....

@bimmy-lee I learned long ago that too little light was hard on the eyes for very long periods of time. Whereas too much light has the same effect. I've found a happy balance for my living room; I keep one lamp on that's nearby while I happily game away.

@Tyranexx Well, I'm only slightly earlier with getting a Switch than you, so I'm also late to the party as such, but I'm still getting it regardless. This is one of these games that I'll buy without thinking about any backlog, simply because it's a must-own title for me, because it BELONGS to the console. I have several of these kinds of titles for each and every one of my consoles and handhelds.

To turn it into an analogy, so it'll perhaps make a bit more sense, if it doesn't make sense to you already: to me, not buying certain games for certain systems, is like going to Paris and not seeing the Eiffel Tower, or something like that. Got an Xbox? Then I must have Halo, Forza, Gears of War and any other kind of exclusive title. Got a Switch? Then I'll need Mario titles, Zelda and so on. And definitely also Animal Crossing. I wouldn't want to be missing out or holding myself back just because I may not be able to play it straight away.

I would REALLY regret not being able to get it anymore, somewhere down the line, because I decided not to buy it (yet).

Concerning the graffiti: I'll have to take a peek myself then, because I haven't really done much of that yet. I only looked them up for you, but haven't browsed through the pages myself.

@ThanosReXXX On the graffiti: I had some problems browsing graffiti.com oddly enough - it kept throwing proxy errors - but many of the other sites functioned without issue. Figured I'd warn you.

On Animal Crossing: I'll likely end up getting it eventually, it's more of a budgeting + backlog thing. The good news is I've picked up most of the Switch retail games that I want that came out before mid-2019. The problem now is that there were so many releases in the back half of last year that I still want. XD That's not to say that I always pick things up in release order, but evergreen titles take slight priority since there's a concern the less popular titles will permanently sneak off of the shelves.

Also, I don't think I'm QUITE ready to get sucked down the AC Tom Nook debt hole just yet.

I do understand your console analogy and think it makes sense; why wouldn't anyone want console exclusives, at least the ones that interest them? Heck, exclusives are a big part in what dictates what consoles I buy and prioritize. If I had time for another console, I'd certainly pick up a PS4 for some of its wonderful exclusives. I don't go for ALL exclusives though - just the ones that genuinely interest me.