Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Anti-Matter Well, there's 555 USA/NTSC titles that were released for the North American market, so there's a LOT of kid-friendly titles in between them. Instead of listing all of those in text alone, I've found you a website that has all of the box covers of all of these games, so you can look for yourself which title might interest you. The second link is an entire list of GameCube games as they are listed here on NintendoLife. You can use the first link for first impressions (and because it has ALL the box covers, and the NintendoLife web page does not), and if you see something you like, simply go to the NintendoLife page and click on the same game, to see some pictures and get some more information about those games.

https://www.listchallenges.com/all-north-american-release-gam...
https://www.nintendolife.com/gamecube/games/browse?sort=title

@Snatcher I'm sure as heck hoping that you're using "dude" in a kind of generic term kinda way, because @Tyranexx definitely isn't a dude...

@Tyranexx Who in the world DOES like fleas? Unless it's animals eating or picking fleas, I suppose the sentiment about them is more or less universal...

Oh, and I completely hear you and sympathize with the whole weight loss thing. I also have the same issues, having a severe sweet tooth. I did practically the same as you, minimizing processed foods, going from solid sugar to liquid substitutes and trying to be a bit more aware of anything else I eat.

Initially, especially leaving out solid sugar (cubes, loose crystal sugar) definitely made the kilos disappear, but after about 16 pounds, it slowly started to level off, and now I'm still overweight. Not too much, but I suppose that to be at my ideal weight for my length and build, I'd still need to lose 10 to 15 kilos in total. Most of it is, obviously, belly fat, because of my eating habits. I also LOVE rice and pasta dishes, as you may know by now, and these certainly aren't helping much. Me taking second servings most of the time probably also doesn't do me a world of good.

My problem is always that I don't want to become fat on the one hand, but on the other, I do want to enjoy my life, and feeling good for me also means enjoying life's pleasures, foods and drinks definitely being among them. Perhaps I could live a couple of years longer chewing on tofu and drinking soy milk, but that's just not for me. That wouldn't be living, that would be suffering, and even though I would live longer, I would most definitely not enjoy my life, like at ALL...

So, we keep struggling, the see-saw continuously going up and down all the time. Perhaps I'll pick up sports again after we're FINALLY rid of all these damn COVID restrictions, if my aging body will by then still have the energy to get started with that again...

WHAT??? I sure hope that you did get your money back...

I also pre-ordered from my local Amazon outlet, but it's not for myself: I've bought both Skyward Sword HD and Unravel 2 for my niece, who recently had her birthday. I myself already have the limited edition on the Wii, so I'm not too bothered with the HD version just yet. Might buy it later on, maybe.

I did pre-order the limited edition Skyward Sword HD JoyCon set, though...

@WoomyNNYes And the purpose?

@ThanosReXXX
Okay, i will check and compare the Gamecube games list between Nintendolife and playasia, maybe there are some titles i missed from playasia.

Btw, some Gamecube games are almost impossible to get due to its insane price or not available on Ebay / playasia so i have to bury my dream to play certain Gamecube games. Even if i can get those games, i still doubt if i will play those games seriously.

@Anti-Matter Yeah, some titles will now go for the most insane prices. That can't be helped, because they're obviously not available anymore. But it also has to do with how many were produced in the first place. Some titles had far bigger print runs than others, so those smaller productions obviously have now become much more expensive.

You should look further than PlayAsia, though. You could check American sites, to see if it's worth having the games sent to you. And I don't mean eBay or anything like that, but simply Amazon, eStarLand and LukieGames. Those are all good, reliable sources for GameCube games, and even with postage an packaging, the prices will probably STILL be lower than from sites like eBay. (edit: for eStarLand and LukieGames, you can select to sort titles by prices going from low to high, so you can more easily view all the cheaper titles)

Oh, by the way: I checked some games on that NintendoLife link I posted earlier, and sadly not all of them actually have info on games, so you'll still have to do some more searching yourself. Or you could use the links above. At least those do have full product pages...

So, grabbed Metroid Zero Mission on Wii U last night since my friend recommended the game. It's kind of cool seeing it be the #1 game on the Wii U eShop. I like it so far.

@MarioLover92 Not really. In Japan, it released as Red and Green, when I say the Japanese version of Red, I meant that. The US and International versions of Red and Blue were based off the Japanese Blue version, we got that Cerulean Cave. Red and Green in Japan used a different layout for the Cerulean Cave and Prima printed that map in their guide instead.

I do find it fascinating the Japanese Red and Green had differences the International Red and Blue didn't have.

I'm really digging Yokai Watch games on 3DS recently.
After finishing the storyline of Yokai Watch 3 Tempura 3DS and keep collecting more Yokai with more than 150+ gameplay hours, i have reached chapter 8 on Yokai Watch 2 Bony Spirits.
The length of storyline between Yokai Watch 1 & 2 with Yokai Watch 3 was really huge different. Yokai Watch 3 was way longer by given two different scenario from Keita and Inaho side during chapter 1 - 5.
At the same time, my interest with Pokemon games become lower like i already forgot i have played Pokemon games before. They are cute, they are famous but i prefer the not so famous things but really have something in my heart.

@ThanosReXXX Oh no, I use dude in a way were its just bud, For me I use dude in a bud sort of way, Sorry If I offended you @Tyranexx .

I'm still slowly 100% Mario odyssey, I might stop TBH, Like I still have to finish okami, and 100% 3d all stars, and I'm taking 30 years on Odyssey.

So Er I saw the article talking about all the metriod prime games getting on the switch, And uh, Wow now he have another rumor going around that I hope, people don't blow out of the water (LOL as if) And TBH, I never did get to play like any of the prime games so, I'm so down!

@ThanosReXXX yeah they sent me another copy free of charge. This time with game included.

It was for a Christmas gift so I’m glad I got the game in time. I also got to keep the empty game case. So it look like I have Assassins Creed 4 on my shelf

@Sunsy Oh okay I see. I do know they were based on the Japanese blue version, just didn't realize they changed the layout for it. I thought it was just bug fixes or something. You made an awesome choice in getting Metroid: Zero Mission, by the way. It's an excellent remake of the original NES game (it improves on the original in pretty much every way) and it's a good place to start for those new to the Metroid series.

Oh and don't get me wrong space jam 2 sucks LOL.

@MarioLover92 Thanks, a friend recommended it, so I decided to get it yesterday. I think between this and Metroid II, I'm going to enjoy both. I played Fusion a very long time ago on an actual GBA, and quite liked it, haven't checked out a Metroid game since.

@Snatcher Thanks! Technically it was small in scale (around 50ish people) for a myriad of reasons, plus the ceremony was at an odd time (4:30 PM on a Monday; weddings around here are normally held on a Saturday afternoon). A main motivator for the day and time was that it had something to do with work schedules; my friend and her husband work 12 hour nights at a factory for 3-4 days a week on average, but they wanted to invite some people from the day shift too. Monday also happened to be a day when a lot of the guests they worked with were off.

As for me, I took the day off anyway since I didn't technically get a 4th of July holiday. At least I got to sleep in Monday morning! XD

By the way, no offense taken at the "Dude" comment, I'm fairly used to it being used in a gender-neutral context.

@MarioLover92 Thanks! It was a good wedding, short and to the point with a meal afterward. I much prefer that approach over the popular "afternoon wedding, all night reception" scenario that often plays out these days. To me it's more practical and involves less stress overall. The wedding was moved up from September to July on relatively short notice, so honestly my friend's sister deserves a lot of the credit since she was in charge of the decorating and some of the planning. I just helped set everything up and tear it down. XD

Sounds like a lot of travel for your uncle's wedding! Fortunately, this one was close by. I don't mind flying outside of the pain in the [censored] that is airport security, but handhelds and books have definitely helped the time pass! Especially if I can't secure a window seat or if I'm unfortunately positioned over the plane's wing....

@TheJGG Thanks, the wedding went pretty smoothly! It was this past Monday, and as I figured I didn't get home until it was somewhat late. I was pretty worn out at that point; I didn't even game that evening.

Thanks as well regarding the lifestyle changes. At my heaviest I probably weighed around 230 lbs. (~16.4 stone), though when I started trying I was closer to 215. I'm now bouncing around the lower 150s (~10.7-10.8 stone), and I'd like to think a bit of that is gained muscle since I've added in a bit of strength training the last few months. I'm not a perfect eater by any means ( ), but I make it a point to keep any sweets and processed foods sitting around at a minimum. I still drink milk, but strictly just a 8 oz. glass for breakfast most mornings. 90% of what I drink is water, and the remaining 10% is usually made up of milk, a bit of black coffee at work, and green tea sometimes sweetened with a bit of honey.

Love the Skyward Sword report, sounds like it's everything I figured it'd be and more. More on that in the longpost later.

@BruceCM I do want to try out the button controls, though I certainly wouldn't mind using the motion controls again. In my opinion, the original game controlled quite well overall; I had few issues in both my regular and Hero Mode playthroughs.

@ThanosReXXX Honestly, at first I wasn't sure what those bugs were as they were larger than the fleas I was typically used to dealing with on our outdoor pets growing up. But I figured it out pretty quickly once I recognized the look of the bites. To the landlord company's credit, they put my aunt and uncle up in a hotel room while they rectified the problem. Still...all that from just a routine steam cleaning (heat and moisture factor into how and when the things hatch) from a canine who shouldn't have been on the premises to begin with....

On the weight loss thing: My genetics certainly don't help as many close and extended family members, particularly on my mother's side, aren't exactly thin. Too, I'm...occasionally susceptible to bored and/or emotional snacking at work, not helped by some free sweets that sometimes appear. Trying to get around this by letting healthier substitutions sit around instead. Unfortunately, my absolute favorite foods are usually of the sort that we're encouraged to moderate. I don't declare any food "off limits" because that only adds to the "some foods are bad" mentality, which a lot of dieticians caution against (from what I've found online). But I do try to keep some of the slightly less healthy choices to "treat" status and don't stock them normally. My sweet tooth doesn't help, and there are some fried foods that are tough to resist too, like crispy French fries. I've successfully made healthier versions of fries and potato wedges, but they aren't the same.

For the most part, my lifestyle changes are working, but some of the killers are family gatherings and other events that involve potlucks or eating out. I very rarely stuff myself and am better (not perfect though) at making choices and figuring out when I'm full, but sometimes it doesn't seem to matter much lol. Part of the problem is, I don't think my body always "registers" that it's full in a timely manner. It depends in part on what I'm eating, but also, I believe, on how hungry I am to begin with.

I might sign up for some sort of fitness class when the world becomes more stable post-COVID, but I do fit speedwalking and some bodyweight exercises into my routine. The latter take up more time than I'd like since more stretching and warmup is involved, but I usually manage to fit it in 2-3 times a week. I've tried graduating from walking to jogging, but that ended pretty quickly when I jarred my problem knee just right on a downhill slope and sidelined myself for a week....

@Tyranexx Even if it was small, good job! Also I'm really glade you aren't offended, bc I use dude alot but I don't mean in as male, So I use it for any gender, So i'm glad I didn't offend you.

@MarioLover92 - The rental days were indeed magical. Unlimited possibility. I remember renting Shadowgate on the NES many times and never getting out of the second room, haha! I grew up in a super small town with nothing to do ever... except for a glorious stretch of time after the NES took off and VCRs and cassettes became household items and a local guy opened a rental store that had a room in the back with a few arcade cabinets, a pool table, and a soda machine. This was my lifeline for human interaction outside of my immediate family. I basically lived there during the summer. Good times playing Yie Ar Kung Fu, Punch Out, and betting sodas on games of pool.

@ogo79 - Iron Mike will remain the scariest person on the planet until he dies. Sometime I’ll post a pic of my Tyson sports card. I don’t think it’s rare even though I’ve never seen another one, but it’s one of my prized possessions. Used to spend the night at my friend’s house for Tyson fights and his pops would buy the pay per view. So fun. I didn’t know Mike was a collector of anything other than pigeons, cool to know. I didn’t know that about Robin Williams either, though I did know he was a big gamer and Nintendo fan. Both those guys had other common interests and habits earlier in their lives as well, haha.

@Tyranexx - Oof, that’s just a horrible experience with the fleas. I would feel itchy for days! It must have been a really bad infestation. It kind of drives me crazy to think there are pet owners out there who will let their friends be devoured by fleas. Awful.

I had a similar experience with ticks once while driving cross country with my dog. I let him off leash at a rest stop to stretch his legs, and he ran around for a little while in a big grass field. About two minutes after we got back on the road, I felt something crawling on my neck, and it was a tick. Then I felt more crawling on my legs and arms. They were everywhere. I looked at my dog and could see them crawling all over him. I pulled over on the shoulder of the highway, took my shirt off, and just ran around whipping myself with it trying to get them off me. Considered lighting myself on fire. It was a nightmare. Still makes my skin crawl to think about it.

As for weight loss, I think you’re smart to make wise food choices instead of the yo yo routine of dieting. Dieting can have its place, but smart food choices is a sustainable practice for the rest of your life, and it helps with overall health on top of losing weight. I’ve mentioned that my wife is in integrative medicine, and she deals with food, diet, and weight loss quite a bit, and we talk about it a lot. The most important thing to remember is that you’re doing this for YOU, for your mental and physical health, and not so you can meet someone’s standards. You’re doing great!

@TheJGG First, I did manage to watch that video from a longpost or two ago that critiqued how Nintendo is essentially neglecting some of their rich library of games. I agree with the general point of the video, but I also agree with a certain resident Mad Titan in that I felt the guy was a bit whiny about the whole thing. To be fair, I wasn't aware of some of the other examples used in comparison to 3D All-Stars as I haven't played them, but in comparison...yeah, it does feel like a pretty lazy release overall.

I'm generally not picky when it comes to meat, or most protein sources to be honest. Though I've never tried tofu; I need to just to say I've had it. As for salt, I'm not against some salted meat, but I'd definitely require a glass of water (or a gallon) nearby to help deal with it lol. Sounds like a really cool place, I'll be sure to try to look up a Brazilian steakhouse next time I'm traveling and there's one nearby.

It feels great to clean up litter, particularly in an area hard-hit by it. There isn't a curbside recycling presence here, so unfortunately a lot of the plastics I use, even the ones that can be recycled, end up in a landfill. There are ways to recycle cardboard, plastic shopping bags, and metal to name a few things, so I certainly contribute to those streams when I can. Another benefit of eating cleaner; I go through less aluminum cans, paper, and other harmful products. I also try to find a use for the few glass containers I buy, after cleaning them, around the house or elsewhere. As for the rubbish on my lawn...I do think a bit of it wafts off the garbage trucks, but some items are deliberately thrown out. One of the negatives of living next to a busy road. The weirdest things I've found were an unopened bottle of Smirnoff Ice (I just dumped it; didn't trust where it had been even if it was sealed) and Disc 2 of an Aerosmith greatest hits CD collection that still worked!

Love, love, LOVE the dog picture! I've probably mentioned it a few hundred times, but I love animals and particularly have a soft spot for a lot of pets, weird ones included. Your dog looks simultaneously adorable and dignified. What's the name of your pup?

Maybe I'm finally starting to get old ( ), but most mainstream music sounds same-y, with a simple beat. I can tolerate bits and pieces with it, but....Well, the lyrical songs I do like are off the beaten path a bit. Less mainstream rock/metal and more down alternative lines, with some metalcore thrown in. Usually the lyrical songs that I gravitate to most tend to reflect some feelings or experiences I've had or dealt with in my life. I credit Linkin Park, Evanescence, Three Doors Down, and Three Days Grace as all influencing my early musical tastes once I started paying attention. Nickelback as well to a lesser extent, but only their early stuff; they became more generic as time went on, and they were WAY overplayed on the radio stations around here. XD As for Daft Punk, I've heard of the group and knew of their retirement, but I confess I've never dug too much into their material. I'm familiar with Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger thanks to two things: the song being remixed with Stronger by Kanye West, and my manager linking a REALLY cool version of it from the YouTube channel The Floppotron:

Funnily enough, I didn't think I was much into electronic music until recently, but some of my gaming tastes along with some Spotify recommendations I've REALLY liked are convincing me otherwise. I thank you for linking the song, I believe I'll finally get off the fence and dig more into Daft Punk! For the most part, I'd say Xenoblade 1 also comes close to encapsulating all my musical tastes into one package.

My RL schedule aside lately, I just have less time I want to waste, as well as patience, on the more volatile comment sections. I'm better about spotting which ones might start a fire these days, though sometimes I miss the signs if I do manage to comment early enough. I'll also admit to this: if I see a notification under most articles here (barring the weekend "What Games Are You Playing?" articles as those usually stay pretty tame), even if I haven't read the reply in question yet, my figurative dander rises a little. I'm trying to clamp down on this reaction and go in with an open mind, and most of the time the comment is benign. But the fact I even have the very feeling is based off of previous experiences. I think the current Switch will also stick around for several years yet; it's still doing VERY well, and its hybrid nature helps fill niches that weren't easily accounted for previously. Plus, as with any good gaming platform I've owned, I'll still be picking up games for it for some time yet. XD

I really wish steelbooks were more commonplace on this side of the pond, and I had high hopes when the Metroid Dread SE was announced with one....But like any decent albeit limited thing these days, it was snapped up by mostly scalpers and the few lucky ones in moments. I could always import - thank goodness the Switch is region-free - but the costs aren't always worth it. It wouldn't surprise me if there's another Nintendo Direct soon; September seems to be a popular time for them! Though I think E3 did take care of many of Nintendo's releases for the rest of the year. I do welcome any incoming news drops! As for Ys VIII, I'm certainly enjoying the game, though I haven't been able to play as much over the last few days as I would've liked. I fit in about an hour last night and hope to play after showering later. Still mostly exploring and recruiting castaways, though I'm starting to run into some very interesting enemies! The plot started off with a bang but is in a bit of a lull right now; I'm sticking with it, not only because I'm still having fun, but I've also read, sans spoilers thankfully, that the story really picks up later on.

I'm not habitually a hat person, but I do like the design of that cap! I try to stick with designs a little outside the box as well if possible. Easier said than done sometimes, but we do have the internet!

There are indeed many English words that show up in German, though some are false cognates. For example, the word "gift" in German actually means poison. And then there are some words that linguistically sound similar in English and German, but are spelled differently. I know there are likewise some similarities between German and Dutch, at least from word comparisons I've seen between the two. Verbally, the two sound very different to me, though I admittedly haven't heard the latter spoken much. French...is a hard language for me. Mostly because the words are often not pronounced anywhere near like they're spelled. I still have embarrassing flashbacks to a spelling list in middle school....I first pronounced "cologne" as "co-log-nay". It's difficult for me to pull off other accents well, at least long-term. I used to try to do a London accent, but eventually it would meld into Cockney, and then Australian....

Typically, I do peanut butter and a fruit spread on toast. I've found thicker applesauce works pretty well as a topper too, though use too much and it tries to get everywhere. I'm fine with a bit of butter and fruit spread, or even peanut butter and honey. Bread itself is so versatile, it can go with about anything in the right environment. Looking forward to a picture or two of those pancakes! I almost never eat past suppertime and try to avoid large evening meals if possible; I sleep horribly since my stomach is still in digestion mode. Hopefully your gastric attacks have ceased!

@Snatcher Hah, again, "dude" doesn't bother me. You aren't the first I've come across who uses it in a gender-neutral way. As for the wedding, it was indeed small, but it turned out to be a really good day even if the weather was wet and weepy that morning/early afternoon. By late afternoon, the sun was out.

@bimmy-lee The irony is I believe the carpets were steam cleaned, at least in part, because of the dog. It was meant as a courtesy, but if you know how flea eggs can be activated...yeah, that was a disaster. I don't believe the agency was aware the poor thing even had fleas. This was out in Oklahoma, and I've heard sand fleas (or what they call sand fleas) can be pretty potent out there. It had been a couple weeks since anyone had been in that place, so the leaping little vampires were starving. One shouldn't have to deal with reflexively itching their legs out of paranoia on and off for the next year.

Yuck, ticks! Another bug nobody wants on their person. I had a habit of going through leaves and weeds when I was a young kid on our property, just exploring. I definitely picked up a few of the critters over time. It's bad enough finding them crawling on you, but to have them removed when they're attached...is worse. The worst ones are arguably the ones attached to your scalp. Freaky thing is the things don't even jump, they just hitch a ride. I'll take their spider cousins any day over them. I tolerate most creatures, but those? Nope. Still surprised I never contracted Lyme Disease....

On the weight loss: Thanks! There are multiple reasons why I started down this path, but physical and mental health certainly figure into a lot of it. I made the choice in early 2017; I was going through some rough times then, mainly job-related with everything topsy-turvy and out of my control at times. I realized what I put into my body was something I could control. Add in physical health problems with some family members that in part were weight-related, not to mention some early pre-hypertension signs in your truly, and those situations served as more motivation. I did a lot of research and eased into it all gradually. Diets can have their time in place, but most simply aren't sustainable in the long-term. Plus, most named diets are, usually, just trying to sell you something.

THIS. This is very similar to my own mantra and is what I use to re-align when some of the eternal noise starts creeping in. I'm not in this to look like a bulimic supermodel, I'm in this to feel awesome and to be as healthy as I can be!

@Tyranexx TBH It sounds Like the wedding had a really pleasing setting.

mike tyson doesnt intimidate me, but that has a lot to do with having friends that were like him tbh.
id like to hang out with him really.
but check this out:


hey mike, anytime you want a real fight come holler at me son, yer not the only one who has his own action figure.
i have no ears to bite off, so youll have to find another strategy!

the champ is here

@Sunsy Nice, seems like the 2D Metroid games are your jam then. I've been playing Super Metroid on my Switch - I finished it (wasn't my first time beating it though) and now I'm going for 100% completion since I like it so much. lol

@Tyranexx Lucky you, then! That was actually the first time I've been on a plane, so I was pretty nervous about that, lol. The wedding I've been to was pretty much unlike the one you've been to, ceremony during daytime, and reception through nighttime. So it lasted quite a while. I did have to get up super early the next day, so I could get ready for the flight back home...which is not really my favorite time to wake up to be honest, lol. Other than that it was a fun vacation. It took place in California and there was an awesome beach right next to the house we stayed at.

@bimmy-lee Oh that's cool. I wasn't around during the NES's heyday, but we did have one later on (when the GameCube and GBA were brand new) which was how I got to play it. I got surprisingly decent at pool, there was this nice hotel me and my cousins stayed at, and that had a pool table. My college campus had one as well.

@Vortexeo Well I finally finished it! I think I did an alright job...