Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

What NOT to do when spending some of your day walking outside: forget to grab sunscreen.

Me: No problem, I'll just stick to the shade when I can!

...Which I did do for the most part, but apparently that wasn't enough for the left side of my neck and collar. I've had worse burns, but I try to avoid getting them at all since there's a bit of a family history of skin cancer on my mom's side. In fact, she had basal cell carcinoma removed from her nose about a decade ago. I'm at least in the habit of wearing sunglasses, but I've ordered a sun hat with a neck cover for good measure. I'm not the biggest fan of hats, but I'll live.

@Anti-Matter That's a lot of Yo-Kai Watch time! I don't blame you for wanting to play different games for awhile; I'd certainly need a break! XD Though it sounds like you're still enjoying playing through them. That quest for Urashinyan sounds really awesome and vaguely reminds me of the Toiletta side quest in Bony Spirits/Fleshy Souls. I had fun with that one. Hazy Lane indeed sounds much better than the Infinite Tunnel; I didn't bother with the Infinite Tunnel much since it became quite boring and same-y after a little while.

While I still prefer the battle mechanics in Pokemon games (I'm not a fan of the turn wheel in the first two YW games, though I've heard YW3 really changes up the combat system), the Yo-Kai Watch games definitely have more thought put into the sheer extras that are available, the side quests, Yo-Kai variety (even if some of them are palette swaps, but Pokemon does the same with shiny forms), the plot is more enjoyable (at least in the second game; the first YW was too episodic for my liking), and it feels less generic compared to more recent Pokemon entries. I haven't played Sword/Shield yet, so I'll reserve judgement until I play those. Not that the more recent Pokemon games are bad, but they feel more generic compared to some previous games in the series. I'll probably get Brilliant Diamond for nostalgia reasons, but not day one. The Gen 4 and 5 Pokemon games, including remakes during those generations, are my favorites in the entire Pokemon series.

The main reason I didn't get into Skylanders back in the day was how expensive the toys to life concept was. I still have never really jumped into it outside of grabbing a few amiibo. I'm not surprised the prices are going up, but that unfortunately seems to be happening to a lot of decent games out there these days.

@MarioLover92 I probably wouldn't have been aware of the Sega Genesis either had I not had a babysitter at one point who owned one lol. It actually belonged to her older son; it was a gift from his father. I can't say I ever became a pro at any of the games on offer, but I had fun! I think I've listed off what I used to play before, so I'll spare you for now. That was a very odd problem with your Dreamcast. Was it a known issue? If so, there are probably steps to resolve it online...or at least some experimentation.

I'm more familiar with the Peanuts holiday specials, but the comics are decent too. As for Garfield, I got into that via a compilation book left at my grandma's house by a cousin. Your physics professor sounds like an awesome person! That's saying something, considering that I'm not a fan of physics in general. Too much weird math lol. I'm a fan of B&N, though I'd certainly patronize a local bookstore if we still had one close by. Honestly, with all the amenities in Barnes and Noble, I could probably live there if they'd let me spend my nights in the store! XD

Hiya @Anti-Matter!
Off the top of my head:
Trials Rising
Crash Team Racing
Mini Motor Racing X
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2
Meow Motors
Cars 3 Driven To Win

Riptide GP: Renegade, it's a jet ski game. But it didn't keep my interest.
Pumped BMX (gets too hard, didn't like it)

If you have an Xbox, Cars 2 was a driving mission game, I think. ign gave it an 8/10. The review made me want it, but I don't have an Xbox. It's an Xbox 360 game, but it's available for Xbox one, series x.

I also have Coffin Dogers, Hot Shot Racing, Team Sonic Racing, but they didn't hold my interest.

@WoomyNNYes
I have Cars 2 PS3 version. Have reached Level 5 Mission but a lot of missions was pretty tough to get 1st place so i decided to use Free Play mode, start Vs Normal Racing with just 3 CPU in Easy difficulty to exploit easy 100 point to unlock higher Level Mission. The music in Cars 2 was suck and thus i played some Eurobeat songs from my handphone to make it feel like Initial D. 😆

The other racing games in my radar are such as Wave Race Blue Storm Gamecube, Team Sonic Racing PS4, Blaze and the Monster Truck (Nickelodeon).
Was Crash Nitro Kart on PS2 / Gamecube same game as the Remastered version on PS4 / Switch ?
Also, did you play F1 Race Stars ? (PS3 / XBOX 360 / PC)
I still wonder what was the purpose of Career Mode in F1 Race Stars as it seems ALL tracks from 11 different countries (No DLC) were already available from beginning ?
I still haven't played my F1 Race Stars PS3 yet as i need to know the unlockable things from F1 Race Stars. If the unlockables are just only Trophies and trophies (No new tracks or characters or vehicle parts), well i will skip the Career Mode entirely.

I don’t want to start a new thread for this, so I’m just asking here: My Switch’s L button has stopped working. ZL, R and all other buttons still work but L just stopped. I’ve tried various things, and everything’s updated, but it still won’t work. It pushes down so I know that’s not the problem, it just doesn’t think I’m pressing it (in any games or on the home screen). Does anyone know how to fix this?

@MarioLover92 The DreamCast resetting itself was quite a common fault - happened to my original one. IIRC it was pins on the main power board having a poor connection to one of the connectors; I vaguely remember having to slightly bend the pins to ensure a decent connection.

@Anti-Matter Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is better than Team Sonic Racing IMO. The transition from car to boat to plane mid-race is a lot of fun.

@dmcc0
Well, I haven't played those both Sonic Racing games but I think I will get Team Sonic Racing first on PS4 since the game was running on 60 fps. (Switch was 30 fps)

@Anti-Matter I actually played both on PC when I got them as part of a Sonic bundle. Transformed is slightly older. Think it's probably PS3 rather than PS4. It's not available on Switch, although might be on Wii U maybe.

It's a remake of Crash Team Racing for the PS1. It does have all the tracks and battle arenas from Crash Nitro Kart, plus 8 bonus tracks, but the adventure mode in CTR: Nitro-Fueled is the same as it was in the PS1 original. CNK's adventure mode didn't make it in. I highly recommend CTR:NF, by the way - it's one of the best kart racers ever made, right up there with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

@dmcc0 Ah, okay. I did look it up and yeah, it seems to be a common fault. When I do get another Dreamcast and it happens to me again, hopefully I'll be able to fix her up.

@Tyranexx That's cool. I'd say that the Genesis is my favorite non-Nintendo console, alongside the PlayStation 2. Both of them had some truly awesome games. That Dreamcast resetting problem seems to be a common fault, as dmcc0 said. Shifting gears just a notch, my favorite console overall is the SNES, though the Switch is right up there too.

Yeah, I've been more familiar with the Peanuts holiday specials too, those were nice watches. My physics professor was a cool guy, yep - though physics is not quite my area of expertise, lol. Especially with more advanced physics, those courses were really tough for me. I kinda want to drop by B&N for a visit again - hopefully I'll find something nice there.

@BabyYoda71 Ok so the one thing you should try first is to clean it, It might just be some dust and its keeping it from doing its job, If you can, send it back.

@MarioLover92
I still on the fence about CTR: NF but I have no doubt for Team Sonic Racing PS4 version.
I have checked Crash Nitro Kart on PS2 / Gamecube was a completely different racing game from CTR PS1 / PS4.

@Tyranexx It worked out a great for us in the end, even more so because of how much time we’ve spent at home. Nobody’s gotten any kind of side effects even after nine days back home so I’d suspect the second PCR test tomorrow won’t be all that useful in the end. I’m already starting to feel uncomfortable just thinking about the test, so I’ll no doubt complain next time about how badly it went. Hopefully they don’t drop my test this time, because that’s already something I’ve had to put up with.

Unfortunately there was an arbitrary sign in portal, like any respectable establishment really. Usual order; room number, surname and the date of checkout. The airport one was rubbish though, that required you to put in your mobile number, and you’d put in a verification code. Since the country code here’s three digits it didn’t work, so that was the end of that; no messages for the whole day. Made it interesting when coming back though, getting a massive influx at once. But it didn’t help that Cairo Airport is probably the third worst airport I’ve been to as of yet. It’s unfortunately telling that the top three worst airports I’ve been to are all in Africa.

I dare say my attempts at a fantasy story will wilt in comparison to George R.R. Martin. Because for one, it’s not even original! But nonetheless I’m about the opposite as far as progress goes. Read one and a bit books but haven’t watched the show. I should though, because of how faithful it is at first to the source material. Seeing how slowly the books are being written now (as of now ten years since the fifth book released) I hope the series is finished soon. In any case do enjoy the five chapters I have up, it’s going to be interesting covering… the Mechon invasion and all that. My thanks for your interest in it, hopefully you like what you read.

Of course, when it comes to playing a real sport versus one in a video game, it isn’t always down to choice. I can’t go in and race multimillion-dollar cars, but doing so in a video game is not too bad either. Golf is one that’s influenced by choice for sure since it’s a very accessible sport in of itself. But you have a very good point, and I even agree when it comes to games that don’t involve motorsport. Like football? Go outside and play a game. Same with bowling (for many), tennis and many more. Though sports games are a window into what makes video games so appealing to some people; the fact that you’re able to have these experiences on a console. Funny you mention triggering a chain reaction when hitting a golf ball because that’s exactly what I did one time. Hit my first ball for the final hole, it soared over the banked river, hit a stray stone, bounced off it in the most crazy direction, rebounded against a thin wooden post on a bridge some thirty metres away, before landing in the water. I’m not describing it well but it made me collapse to the grass laughing for a good minute.

What I’d do for that kind of chill now. It’s about sixty degrees too hot at the moment. Despite my rambling about how much I like the cold, I also end up complaining when it arrives. I miss the feeling of a cold winter’s night, huddled up by a fire with two layers on. I was in England as recently as October last year but still; having this kind of brutal weather all year’s eventually gonna get boring. I’ve already gone on record to anyone that’ll listen in the house saying that I’d happily take rainy English weather now. Nonetheless at least there’s wind. But when there isn’t… it hurts. A lot. I do think they’re mandated outside, ora t least everyone around chooses to wear them out, so that’s questionable at best. I’ve seen some cases of acne induced by face masks; it’s not pretty, such is the danger of wearing them too much.

My tactic the other day was to put some chocolate chips into the jar, and microwave it. It was made of glass, so there wasn’t any inherent safety hazard by doing it (unlike that time where I forgot to remove the aluminium foil wrapper off my sandwich a few years ago…) so it was a job well done. It’s very natural though, so not overly sweet either, but the chocolate adds some more flavour to it. Indeed, do give s’mores a go, I haven’t had them in a while but it tasted great as far as I can remember. Lot’s to look forward to during Q4 of the year now.

Keeping a watch chart of MCU films will go a long way. I’ve only looked up the running order once or twice but it’s self explanatory, with timing and such. Funnily I didn’t watch the first two Avengers films, I guess I didn’t like how faithful to the comics everyone looked, and by the time 2015 rolled around everyone had grown enough into their roles to do crazy things aesthetically, like new suits and costumes, bleached or cut hair, growing facial hair… and it feels like a journey. For example, I hated Thor’s costume in the first Avengers’ film (dunno why) but now he looks legitimately badass. I’d say my favourite Avenger is Thor, he has a strong sense of justice, and humour too. Iron Man is a realistic character, who starts out selfish but becomes selfless as he grows into being a hero. Can’t wait for the next Thor film. Hopefully you’ll find your way!

Can’t disagree with any comments there. It’s always good to take a break off gaming now and then, it’s by no means a chore. There’s been times when I think to myself; “Damn I need a new game,” but end up going into my backlog and having a good time that way. As for my MIDI controller, it’s been working nicely. I suck at playing with keys but for things like slower chords it’ll be much better. I’ve been attacking a few different soundtracks myself, I just downloaded the NieR:Automata soundtrack, which has amazing vocals and some hauntingly beautiful songs. Death Stranding’s great for late nights because of the ambient sound. Some Kingdom Hearts here, some Final Fantasy there, and that’s my own playlist now.

Abandoned… is supposedly an indie game developed by a Dutch studio; Blue Box. Reason I say supposedly is because the whole thing is extremely suspicious. Some things feel like coincidences but others feel way too connected. Connected to what though, you may be asking? Connected to Hideo Kojima. People think that this studio is a front for Kojima’s next game; a Silent Hill project. Rumoured of course. First, the studio’s head, a Mr. “Kahraman”, his name translated to Japanese as “Hideo”, meaning hero. They’ve also fed the conspiracy by posting cryptic Tweets saying things like “the game’s actual name starts with an S and ends with an L”. Plus, they made a “realtime trailer” PS5 app, that was supposed to debut a new trailer a week ago, to no avail. It makes me wonder why Sony is letting this happen. Obviously the conspiracy theorists would say that Sony are supporting this because it IS a Kojima game, not an indie game. Either way… it could be, or not, and it wouldn’t matter all that much to me. Hopefully that paints a picture.

It's already 17 August 2021 here.
It's a 76th anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day.
I drew a Chibi Indonesian warrior wearing mask and some COVID-19 around him.
MERDEKA !! 🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨

@Anti-Matter Nice work above, with the picture!

I only have Crash Team Racing for the Switch. It's extremely good. I have as many hours in CTR as I do Mario Kart 8.

It took me 1-2 hours to start getting the hang of stringing drift boosts in CTR (doing multiple drift boosts in a row).(you can make a game profile for easy difficulty for learning purposes. Easy mode still unlocks everything, if you prefer that mode for a more casual experience.)
-Some tracks have some VERY hidden short cuts that are necessary to win.
-Speed driving style is like MK8's heavy class. Speed style is best for the fastest times.

@MarioLover92 Yeah it's a pretty simple fix. Happened on my first, which I sold on years ago, but I've since bought another and it's still working fine.

@dmcc0 That's awesome to hear your current Dreamcast is working a-okay. Hopefully I'll find a better one...preferably one that's not the Sega Sports variant. I'm not too big into many sports games, after all. lol

@MarioLover92 The Dreamcast looks awesome in black though, just a pity about that big ugly logo on top.

@WoomyNNYes
Thanks. 😀
About CTR: NF, I still on the fence with that game but i will observe more the gameplay.

@MarioLover92
Eh, sorry if I was not really nice on Nintendo Switch thread.
Sometimes when I got triggered constantly by something I didn't like, i felt disturbed and it made me want to say "Could we stop talking about (the thing I dislike) for a second, please ?"
Sometimes I like to post some upcoming games according from playasia to share more information to peoples here whether they will get interested or not as i always pick the games that caught my attention and hopefully other peoples might get interested too by my choices.
Yeah, I still awkward in socializing with other peoples. 😔

Oh, BTW. What other games did you play currently ?
I rarely to play my Switch games recently as my mood currently changed into between PS3 and Wii after I got Skylanders and Chicken Little Ace in Action.
I still wasn't in the mood to continue my ACNH as i felt my island was already perfect enough. Ironically, I still haven't continue my FF VIII and FF IX on Switch despite i considered both of them were the best Final Fantasy from PS1.
My recent activity was browsing for Gamecube / Wii / Wii U games from Tokopedia as my mood currently on older games and I found another seller displayed hard to get USA Gamecube games such as Mario Kart Double Dash, Megaman Network Transmission, Donkey Konga 2 (surprisingly the game was rated T for a rhythm game ? Lyrics maybe?).
So far still nobody want to consider those games and I have a chance to get them before someone else get first.
BTW, what is the purpose by swapping characters during racing in Mario Kart Double Dash ?

@dmcc0
I was thinking SEGA was like a dude tried too hard to be edgy and extreme cool but oftenly failed miserably to impress a lot of peoples.

I changed my avatar again with my current drawing of Indonesian Warrior wearing mask + COVID-19 around him since in my hometown the pandemic is still serious.
And we will celebrate our Independence Day today on 17 August 2021 by following a virtual flag ceremony from YouTube that will be aired Live at 10 am. All students and teachers in my school will give salute when the flag is being raised slowly to the top of flag pole while our Indonesian anthem song "Indonesia Raya" is being played.

@MarioLover92 Truth be told, my PS2 experience is somewhat limited; the console I had some exposure to belonged to a set of cousins. I wasn't into most of their games (mostly sports and FPS games), but there was a really fun afternoon playing Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City. We used button hacks to summon vehicles and just kept wrecking them lol. I also played and beat their copy of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban over a span of almost two years. To date, my favorite console is the 3DS, though the Switch might dethrone it before long!

I can probably quote most of the Christmas Peanuts special by now! XD I struggled with some of the math portions of physics. It didn't help that I saw no point in learning most of said math unless I was going into engineering or a similar field lol. Too, there was a blip in my schooling where I missed out on some needed algebra. I did math up to a trig/pre-calc level, but I really had to work at it. I've seen a bit of actual calculus, and...woof. There are some areas of science I enjoy, particularly some fields within Earth science and biology, but physics and chemistry are my bottom two. XD