Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@ogo79 I will try and find a way to make them come alive like in Toy Story or Little Soldiers some day! Then I will send you a live one!

@TheJGG I would love that but I want Thanos to return soon so I can finish his statue of Zeus.
I am kind of worried about that man!

Surprise !
ABBA is back with their new song.

hahaha a live one. I wonder if a nutcase like myself could even handle that. and yeah im thinking were all getting worried about thanos now

Oi! @ThanosReXXX! What's takin' ya?!

Hm, it does seem like its been a month or so since @ThanosReXXX has posted. Hope he's doing okay.

@TheJGG yeah they're hard to find and usually pricey when you do. I found out that a series of Ray Harryhausen vinyl statues is being released and i preordered a handful. I actually havent been buying very many video games because i've been spending my cash on monsters 😅

@Zuljaras how is Zeus coming along?

@Tyranexx Ouch! We had a wooden porch on our old house and that was my first introduction to Carpenter Bees. We never did get rid of them. When we moved to our new house it was Paper Wasps that were welcoming us to the neighborhood. They're pretty imposing, but evidently if you leave colored construction paper out they will use it to build their tiny hives. I've been exaggerating a bit about how much bugs bother me. They dont scare me, but they can be a major nuisance.

@Losermagnet It is frozen in its current state:

I will continue working on him after Thanos returns

Stupid level 6 Minefield from Finding Nemo Gamecube !! 🤬
I keep constanly failed no matter how many times I tried to get into the bubble rings from Bruce the Shark. The ocean current was too strong, too impossible to catch the bubble rings even I have tried so hard to navigate the Dory swimming from analog button !
I knew Movie to games by THQ during early 2000's were really bad in term of gameplay difficulty and control.
Rocket Power & Finding Nemo really made me upset from the "impossible to clear" missions by given terrible controlling and punishment for making a tiny mistake. I think i will neglect those games for being unplayable at certain levels.

Oh, well.
Rant over.
I have to go to sleep.

Edit: About other games, Super Mario Galaxy 2 was not as hard as the first game so far from my gameplay progress. I have reached World 4, a half way through the World 8.

@TheJGG Yeah, it's the game I played most recently. I'll try to flip-flop between that and Blaster Master Zero 3. I have seen certain enemies that do spike damage. Not sure about bosses at this moment, at least. I agree, it's an excellent game.

@BruceCM
It was surreal to see ABBA return after 40 years got hiatus.
Have you watched the video of Don't Shut Me Down ?
It shown behind the scene the process of rendering ABBA singers from elder looking into their 30's age with futuristic outfits.

I heard about it but hadn't got around to looking for the new songs, @Anti-Matter .... So thanks for posting 1 & reminding me!

@MarioLover92 Ayy, we should play some Mario Kart with some peeps on here sometime ! And nice dude, in XC you are totally going into some exciting bits soon.

@MarioLover92 I really wanted that Monado keychain from Xenoblade Chronicles, but I didn't even know about it until it was sold out. Oh well. I'm sure something will come along eventually. At least platinum coins are easy to accumulate. Not so much gold coins since I buy physical 90% of the time.

I don't mind swapping cartridges in my Switch, though it's not something I do too often with some of the games I play lol. I generally stick with something unless I don't like what I'm playing. Unless I'm taking a chance on a game, that's rare these days since I have a pretty good idea of what I'll like. That said, a couple of digital purchases have been of games that I know I wouldn't trade in anyway, so I have less qualms about downloading them.

On my trip: thanks for the well wishes! Out of state wedding next weekend, small weekend trip in a different state the last weekend of this month.

@ogo79 I'll take your word for it! I've heard spam is excellent when fried. I've found plenty of recipes from all over the world. It's more popular than I thought lol.

@Anti-Matter I'm not sure why Star Force wasn't as popular. Maybe the fact they went with an alien angle vs. the whole internet/Net Navi approach? I like the Star Force games too, though I will admit I prefer the plot lines and characters of the Battle Network series. The Mega Man Star Force anime didn't run as long either. In fact, the ending of the second season was rushed; I watched it subbed as the second season never received an English translation. I did like the switch to using battle cards instead of battle chips, but I did miss having more grid movement. The Star Force games only limit you to three squares.

Capcom did take the Pokemon approach from Mega Man Battle Network 3 onward. There were some differences between versions, but it was still mostly the same game at its core. They even went with three versions for the first Mega Man Star Force* and (technically) did the same with the second SF release, but two "versions" were on a cartridge: Zerker X Saurian and Zerker X Ninja. Apparently the electric knight setup was pretty popular. XD Ninja had a wood type, and Saurian was fire. The third Star Force entries were my favorites due to how they used the Noise mechanic.

The combat in Battle Network is a hybrid of an action RPG and a card battler game. You can fire Mega Man's Mega Buster and move around the field, but you can also just the battle chips to give him different attacks, change the field, add buffs or debuffs to your own attacks, or heal yourself. There are rules on what chips you can use when though. The games normally are pretty good at explaining all the mechanics at the beginning.

Believe me, some Pokemon fans want changes to the formula, though to an extent I think some are fine with the core battle mechanics if they're into the competitive scene.

@Losermagnet They're hard to get rid of. My mom read about a paper bag trick where you can hang one up and make them think it's a paper wasp nest. That seemed to work a little, but it didn't fully scare them off. My dad had limited success with sprays too. We had some trouble with paper wasps and mud daubers too. The former earned me some nasty stings on my hand when I still lived at home.

@BruceCM Just did another raid and am wrapping up a few new quests before continuing with the plot. Should be heading to The Great Tree next.

@Tyranexx Darn D: But hey there's always this
This is the Monado's Power! (I want these much)

@Maaryotyme He really gets under your skin doesn't he?

Also I want to follow up on what JGG said.

How is everyone doing on this fine sunday?

@tekoii OMG what is that?

@Snatcher LMAO! It's my Monado. It helps me see into the future xD!

@Snatcher Going to bed. Did an hour of intensive football and another hour of intensive swimming today, so I'm spent.

THIS IS AMAZING :')

Hey @Snatcher, how are the Spelunky runs :3?

@Vortexeo Right!? T^T That blue glow really sells the effect that it is Monado's glow.