Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@TheJGG ordered today from Walmart to get that Keychain and socks! Super excited!

I totally didn’t just cry in my bed while watching the last episode of Angel Beats. You can’t prove otherwise 😳

My copy with the steelbook case is arriving today!

@Anti-Matter I'm a disney infinity guy.

yup, exactly what i thought, its also appears to have an influence from these classic childrens books in which i grew up with:

@NintendoByNature Wait, socks?! That’s great, I hope you enjoy the keychain, socks and the game! Same to you @Zuljaras I hope you enjoy the steelbook. I’m ordering mine with that as well.

If it was a new Zelda game I would have bought it as soon as possible. But it’s a game I’ve already played so I can wait a few more days!

@WoomyNNYes Pretty clear you’re our resident bike rider. My dad was also one back in his day, it was a very fun time apparently.

Why a six hour drive though? Does that mean you’re in a place far away from a beach?

I’m not grabbing SS for Switch, but all this talk about it makes me wanna hook up the Wii and waggle like crazy on some Bokoblins. I actually really enjoyed the game, and I’d like to try it with new controls, but I’m good with my original copy. I remember a couple dungeons as some of the best in the series.

@MarioLover92 - Yeah, I was a big renter back in the day as well. I loved trying out all the different games, and it helped make decisions on which games I actually wanted to own; back when I relied on other people for games and got one, maybe two games a year. I bet you’d have a great time with VJ now, it takes a minute to adjust to the fast forward and rewind mechanics, but once you’ve got it; you’re a destruction machine.

@ogo79 - I am absolutely grabbing that Labyrinth maze game, only a matter of when I get it. I’d play it on my own, but I’ll get this to play with the kids, and we’re a couple games deep on what we’re playing together right now. It looks amazi... beautiful. I didn’t read those particular books you posted, but I love the psychedelic water in the second pic, and also grew up reading books in that groovy 70s art style. I’ve been playing classic episodes of Sesame Street for the kids for years, and some of those particularly weird skits have never left my mind.

@Anti-Matter Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door is hardly a rare game. Both over here and online, we can still find plenty of them. Sure, prizes can be pretty steep, but it doesn't make it a rare game. A rare game would be a game that was either only ever released in one region, or which was only available for a limited period of time, such as The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition for the GameCube. Or Pac-Man Vs.

Now THOSE are some REALLY rare games. Or Cubivore, to name but a few...

As for Skylanders: I have Spyro's Adventure and Skylanders Giants for the Wii. All you need to remember is that most of the figures are backwards compatible with the newer games, so figures from Spyro's Adventure can be used in Giants and all games that came after that, so that means also for Swap Force, Trap Team and SuperChargers. The other way around is NOT possible, so you CANNOT use figures from the newer games in the older games, simply because of the fact that these figures did not yet exist in the older games, so as such, they're not compatible.

If I were you, I'd start with Spyro's Adventure. It's a good game, and a good introduction into the series, and then move on to Giants and so forth. Oh, and yes, the portals and figures are universal, so you can use them across different consoles. The only portal that is NOT universal, is the wireless Bluetooth portal, but as long as you just buy portals that have a USB cable, you can't go wrong.

By the way: Giants is also the first game available in HD, so you could for example buy Spyro's Adventure for the Wii and Giants for the PS3 or Xbox 360.

I've made some photos. I only own a couple of figures, but it's enough to form various teams with, and seeing as I only own 2 games anyways, I don't really need any more right now. The third picture is an exclusive figure from the Giants game, the other figures are compatible with both games that I have.

Another heatwave day, so got chores done early. Going to stay in an air conditioned room, watch Sofia the First, and later start Metroid II. Grabbed Metroid II on 3DS this morning, wish me luck, the only Metroid games I've played were Fusion and Prime during their heyday.

@Blooper987 I can't prove it, but let's say I know the Angel Beats experience and know the feeling. That was a great anime.

@ogo79 Oh cool, it looks just like the game too.

@ThanosReXXX
Ah, so the Skylanders figures compatibility working in sequel order. Got it.
About the figures, if i use the figures not exactly from the starter bundle for example i use the figures from Spyro's or Giants for playing in Swap Force, can i finish the Skylanders games with any compatible figures because i'm afraid i will be stuck in journey (cannot continue the storyline) for using some figures that cannot go further due to their ability cannot pass through the obstacles (like you must have figures that can fly or swim to continue the storyline when i only use figures that cannot fly or swim) ?

I'm kind of on the fence about it. I'd probably like the button controls, but I'm not sure I'd want to pay full price for it, especially since the game didn't leave a good first impression on me back on the Wii. Maybe when it goes on sale or something.

@bimmy-lee Yeah that was good times, we would either go to Hollywood Video or that mom-and-pop rental store and me and my brother would look at games we could check out, while our parents were looking for movies. I remember renting Sonic Adventure 2 Battle for the first time, which was quite literally the first Sonic game that wasn't on a Sega console. So that was exciting. I also remember renting Mario Party 5 back in the day - that was actually the first Mario Party game I've played. Yeah, kind of surprising I didn't start with any of the N64 games. lol

@Sunsy Yeah, we've had our fair share of heat waves recently as well. Thank goodness for air conditioners. Best of luck on Metroid II - I didn't get too far in it but I have beaten the remake of it.

@Anti-Matter Well, you won't get entirely stuck, but it is always good to have a wide range/mix of capabilities, so fire, water, rock and so on. That's why I have six different figures for Spyro's Adventure, because all of their capabilities are different and complimentary.

And of course, I'd always have a Spyro figure, seeing as he is the main hero in the story, so there could be no story without him. The only figure I don't have, which I also could have used, is his girlfriend, another dragon.

So, if the question is if you can complete the game only using figures that are your personal preference or favorites, then the answer would be "for the most part". You WILL need main figures to be able to finish the main quest, and for the side quests, you'll need various other figures. For example: there could be a level full of water, in which case you will obviously need a water creature.

Sometimes, the side quests are just for points/bonuses, but other times, they can also offer up special items, which you might want to collect.

But no fear, each element type has a LOT of different characters, almost like Pokémon, so normally speaking, there should always be at least one character that you will like. Just take a look at those photos I made: there's two different water type characters in them.

Personally I like both, but if for example, you don't like the shark or the gargoyle, then you can just pick the other one. And of course there's more water type characters as well.

BUT: do keep in mind that some are more versatile than others, and can become more powerful than others, or they have specific skills, besides their type, that can also benefit you in other levels.

@MarioLover92 Thanks, I like it so far. Got a couple of Samus' upgrades. Oddly this feels nostalgic, even though I never played it. Maybe that's because I remember seeing the game quite a bit in the Super Game Boy guide the accessory included.

@ThanosReXXX Man do you remember when toys to life games were the S*** But none of them lasted, all but skylanders, All the other ended early bc of money issues.

@MarioLover92 yup 😁 bioluminescent animals are the best. I tend to avoid the outdoors during summer but i cant help going out when stuff like that happens. We had a 17 year cicada come through our state about a month ago and i had to see them too. They were EVERYWHERE.

@Sunsy That sounds absolutely lovely. I mentioned above I'm not really a summer type-person (fall and winter for me please) but there is something about moments like those that are more enjoyable during the summer.

@Snatcher Yeah, I do. I was a VERY late adopter of Skylanders, and was actually also looking into Disney Infinity, mainly for the Star Wars story line, but since they dropped it, I decided against buying any sets for that, seeing as I don't like incomplete games or unsupported platforms. That's also my main gripe with digital-only: you never know how long servers will be supported for, and with my excellent collecting and care taking skills, I'll still have all of my physical games LONG after any current gen server will be disconnected, and your digital game on your console's internal storage becomes a completely useless bunch of one's and zero's...

@Anti-Matter P.S. The base of the characters tells you what their type is. In the first picture, the types are (from left to right) water, magic, tech. In the second picture it's cloud, ghost/death and also water and in the last picture, it's Earth Elemental. Just take care that you have at least one character of each type, and you'll be able to finish both the main game and all of the side quests.

@Sunsy That's cool, I used to read that quite a bit as a kid. I think that was when I first learned about Game Boy games - we didn't have the original Game Boy back then, but we definitely had the Super Game Boy accessory. It's quite nostalgic to see all those screenshots and everything! We used to have a lot of player's guides back in the day too. One of which being Mario Mania, which covered Super Mario World.

@Anti-Matter Sorry to hear you couldn't get TTYD. Really wish Nintendo would remake it for the Switch or something. More people deserve a chance to play this masterpiece.

@ThanosReXXX True, true, But The lego one looked like it was going to last a full life, but it didn't sadly.

Aw yeah Amazon Mexico opened preorders for the Zelda Game and Watch. Instant preorder from me.