Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Tyranexx I’ll reply to your further comments later today but... you only just got a Pro Controller?!

That’s easily the most ergonomic Nintendo controller I’ve ever played in my entire life. Only controllers in my opinion better than the Pro Controller are the DualSense and the DualShock4.

Congratulations on that but it’s been a long time coming. It’s perfect for marathon gaming. The grips are really nice.

@1UP_MARIO Good to hear.

Yes, finally it's gone. April Fools' is over and I didn't get tricked a single time. I got a few people myself though, I managed to deliver a fake message to my peers saying they'd all get deported to Saudi Arabia. It worked... for maybe two people.

I also made a joke about Sebastian Vettel getting fired. I hope that comes true.

@TheJGG I got tricked once, but I actually knew I was being tricked.

@VoidofLight I saw a GameXplain trailer for a fake Captain Toad game. It was... extremely funny, and so dark for a Mario game that it was automatically identified as an April Fools.

@1UP_MARIO Great, thanks for telling me! The one thing I'm concerned about is how the Z button is implemented. I'd prefer L and R as the top shoulder buttons, and Z and a duplicated R button for the bottom shoulder buttons. That would work great for games like F-Zero X.

@Tyranexx I totally missed your pro controller comment, congrats on getting one! While it is admittedly expensive, it's my preferred way to play Switch games on the TV for most games. (For Super Mario Galaxy via 3D All-Stars and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, I prefer using the split joy-cons for easier pointer movement. Thankfully, they haven't started drifting.) It's comfortable to hold, it feels quite premium, and all the buttons feel great.

@TheJGG Amazing. Absolutely amazing. I really love the title, and how it just instantly has the bioshock guy, with some random dude getting impaled.

I've finally finished the first season of Attack on Titan. I think it took me... three weeks on and off. I watched the first episode back in early-mid March, took a break to digest the lore and worldbuilding, and then started methodically slicing my way through. On the days I had free I watched between two to six episodes, so I did a majority of it in chunks. Having said that the first season is relatively long, (though standard for anime at 25 episodes) so I'm glad Season 2 at least isn't as long.

I looked it up and you're right. Revo (or rather, Sound Horizon) did the opening themes. My bad.

But one thing I didn't get wrong was Sawano's style. It's very obvious in the anime itself, and it's frankly addicting.

I'm also have interest with Martial Beat, a Rhythm Aerobic game by Konami that have ever been released in Arcade and also on PS1 as well with its motion controller.
I bet you have never heard or knew this game but i have ever played this game long time ago (around year 2008 - 2009) at small Arcade inside mall.

Pizza. Discuss.

@Anti-Matter - Hey Anti, hope you’re well. I don’t know anything about Beatmania games though. Hope you’re enjoying them.

@Tyranexx - Hope you’re also well. Did you finish BOTW then? I haven’t noticed us playing at the same times lately to know what you’re playing.

@1UP_MARIO - Nice 64 setup man, did you convert it to HDMI?

@bimmy-lee thanks. Yea it’s a advanced RGB by borti4938 which line doubles/triples and has features like de blur scanlines from a onscreen menu. It’s a universal mod works on all consoles. Looks great but not good as rgb in a tube tv but I really needed the space. I wanted to keep the tube tv but I also want to remain married.

@bimmy-lee
I still have to practice a lot of typing skill to play Beatmania IIDX and Pop'n Music games.
My last games purchase was great but i got very difficult to play rhythm games, even We Cheer 1 + 2 Wii are still hard for quick swing movements. Cannot imagine when i will purchase Keyboardmania 1 + 2 PS2 with 24 keys keyboard on May 2021.

@Tyranexx The Tomb Raider games I believe are. At least it'll give our leading lady some tender character moments. It kinda is a reboot and changes some of Lara's backstory but less chest and legs, and more adventuring. As I've demonstrated to some fellow visiters having a PlayStation as a second console to the Switch is, for me at least, a perfect hub to among the highest quality games on the planet. The Persona games, driving games, action games and more, simply can't run on Switch. And having a female Snake-like character's a long time coming. If one does arrive, it would have kept us waiting, huh?

My not getting to the summit was a statement of trial and tribulation. I still came away from the trip immensely satisfied with everything I had done. Living with regrets is not good, so maximising your happiness with these rare opportunities is a must. It would have been nice to see the sun rise from the summit again. But up there the winds were so strong I was sure I was going to get swept into the valley, and dead on arrival. My nose was also extremely runny from the cold too, it was a very unpleasant and gruelling push.

I've always had a remote admiration for mountaineering. My physical fitness, as much as I'd like to say is good, is nowhere near the level that some of these insane climbers have. Living in a city doesn't give you a good look at mountains but when I lived in Paris a while back I remember the Sacré Cœur being situated on a very tall hill. Have you read the book "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer? It's a beautiful and candid account of the 1996 Everest disaster, that's told in shockingly profound detail. I'd recommend that in a heartbeat to anyone interested in mountaineering, non-fiction or adventure. If you're any one of the three, which you are, I'd encourage you to give it a read!

The Everest movie is also fantastic, based off another account of the events, with some outstanding cinematography, scoring, and performances. It also has a truly beautiful soundtrack, of which I'll post here. Imagine reaching the top. This plays in the movie when Anatoli Boukreev and Jon Krakauer reach the summit.

Geography's a hit or miss topic for some but I've been decent at it for a while now. All the tests at school were easy, and my memory means things like capitals (except African ones for the Love of God) are not too hard.

Mo-cap's the standard now. But actors doing the voice and mo-cap, while also common, is immense dedication. It brings such a human element to performances that animators alone just can't do. So bringing in Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Léa Seydoux and Tommie Earl Jenkins for mo-cap at least, was a fantastic choice. Strangely Mikkelsen's not the only Dane in the game, Nicolas Winding Refn, the director of Drive, is in it as well (through digital scans, he's voiced by Darren Jacobs). Guillermo del Toro also makes a guest appearance, though he's voiced by the actor for Lefou in Beauty and the Beast, Jesse Corti. Sad story for him, because his wife was killed in a huge train crash while on the way to see him perform on Broadway as Lefou.

I listened to it as a refresher and I don't think that opening with the anthem-like German lyrics will ever get old. Having just finished the first season and having heard this eleven times it's still awesome. Again, my descriptions are pathetic, and I'd love to back them up with swears but I can't. I'm respectful! In any case the two intros are just kickass. I'd also encourage you to check out more episodes. A friend encouraged me to in turn and my discussions are extremely in-depth, even though she's seen it all. I'll have to play catch up.

@Tyranexx Yeah, I was kinda disappointed that I missed out, and it sure was one big-@ss version of Cap's shield. During the day, all kinds of nerds flocked the square to take selfies with it, so I even had to circle around to get to the supermarket for my grocery run. Never in a million years did the thought occur to me that it would be displayed there THAT short. I figured it would at least be there for the weekend, but obviously, the next day taught me differently. Luckily, the square is only a 5 minute walk away from my house, otherwise I wouldn't just have been slightly disappointed...

@TheJGG Well, "risqué" designs of game characters have never stopped me, nor do I care if people walk in. For example: I own practically all the Dead or Alive games, famously (infamously?) known for their rather unnatural "jiggle" factor. I've always just seen them as cool fighting games with anime babes, but not in a seedy way. Of course, there's also the spin-off games which are basically fan service, but even these contain plenty of normal game material, such as a pretty decent casino game and a solid volleyball game.

Anyway, over here, people also aren't too bothered. The Dutch are pretty laid back and down to Earth, when it comes to these kinds of things, so as long as it isn't explicit hentai or anything, practically no one will even blink when they see you playing anything like that. So, if you would then still be bothered/embarrassed, then it's more than likely just you projecting your own shame upon others...

@Zuljaras Woah!
You must have been REALLY angry for it to have affected your grammar that much...

Sorry, couldn't resist.

@TheJGG Errrr.... wut? For a second there, I got flashes of @Tyranexx in a classical Tomb Raider setting. You REALLY need to reconsider your sentence formatting/wording. Remember: things can get lost (or mangled) in translation when you have only text to clarify your erm... "points" to the other NLife members...

Points won for the "Seydouxed" comment, though. This Mad Titan does love play on word jokes...

As for the new Tomb Raider games and their intent: far as I know, they are indeed reboots like @Tyrannex mentioned, so not prequels. Some people may see them as such, but then they would probably also have her need to go see the plastic surgeon in any of the upcoming games, otherwise they'll never be "canon" with the older games...

@1UP_MARIO That's one nifty looking controller. HUMONGOUS receiver, though. I see it also has a memory card slot, so that's probably the reason.

Oh, man. That has got to be one of the best comments, if not THE best comment that I've ever read on here. Thanks SO much for making me smile after a hard, slow day at work, now I'm all set for enjoying my extra long weekend again.

@ThanosReXXX Not cool man I hope they lose big time. HALF of my favorite UK eBay sellers close their shops because of this idiocy. It has been only 3 months. By the end of the year is will be even worse.

@ThanosReXXX TGIF.
Glad it made you smile.
It’s wireless and works great. After making my nes mini and snes mini controllers wireless and waiting for a wireless Nintendo 64 controller forever. Even begging 8bitdo. I’m happy with it.

@Zuljaras Don't take my comment too hard, man. Even though I did notice the mangled grammar, I was mostly just kidding, obviously. The Brits leaving the EU does indeed result in certain unfavorable goings on, and especially for us consumers that sucks, but it is what it is. I guess we'll have to take the good with the bad, the good being items we might possibly not be able to get anywhere else. Now they just come at a slightly elevated price, but it is what it is.

As with all things in life, you win some and you lose some, but it is what we do with those results that defines us. It's done, crossed off the list, none of us can do anything about it, so best thing is to not dwell on it for too long, otherwise it will have too much of a lingering negative effect and too much of that isn't good for anyone.

@1UP_MARIO I simply bought extension cables for my NES and SNES Mini. Didn't want to break the immersion of playing on a "real" classic console, so far as I'm concerned, you simply gotta have controller cords to trip over and to get players tangled into...

@ThanosReXXX I agree lol. I bought the extension cables too. Even tho I don’t connect them on I leave them on the floor so it feels like I’m wired 😉