Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

I've got some extra money left, and so i decided to buy Earthbound (SNES) on Wii U, along with Super Mario Sluggers, and Dr. Luigi.
I've heard a lot good things on Earthbound on SNES, hopefully i'll get more into it then Earthbound Beginnings.

@blindsquarel PBG? Wouldn't know, but I did find it bittersweet as this series has been going on since I was a kid.

@MarioLover92 I played a lot of Emerald in the mid-2000s, and quite a bit of Fire Red. My brother had Sapphire and Leaf Green. I never had the chance to play Diamond or Pearl, so maybe I'll consider the Switch release at some point. The only Switch one I played was Let's Go Eevee. Thank, I'm having fun with it so far. Have fun with Crystal, I still remember buying Gold on 3DS close to release. It was bought as a download code via GameStop (I wanted to try their digital shop, so I bought this and F-Zero on Wii U), and it gave me a 3DS theme and Celebi for Ultra Sun. I have Ultra Sun too, but it was a cool offer.

Neat, I don't think I've played any of the Disgaea games.

Yeah, almost a decade ago, we had a hurricane, and it knocked out the power. So I played Sonic Advance 3 during the week the power was out. It was handy as I couldn't charge up my DS, 3DS, or GBA SP. In the storm, the family was safe. The shelter for the coastal residents was five minutes from where I lived and I live in-land.

Yeah, our Disney talk put me in a Disney mood recently, so decided to watch that as it's been awhile since seeing it.

@Sunsy
Peanut butter gamer. He is a YouTuber.”

@Zuljaras Nice, I always loved how the Classic NES series used the NES grey on the carts. I have Dr. Mario and Ice Climber.

@Aozz101x Have fun playing those. I really need to get an eShop card soon to buy some games I wanted to get for some time. I actually bought Dr. Luigi last year, I still checked both eShops regularly.

@blindsquarel Oh ok. I guess he's one I don't really watch.

@Sunsy
Yeah, the reason I mentioned him is because he loves Arthur. Pretty weird seeing a video of Skyrim and Arthur next to each other.

The GBA NES series was how I first played the first Legend of Zelda. Love that little grey cartridge. I also have Dr Mario, though I've kept that one sealed.

@blindsquarel Oh ok, big fan of the series then. I use to watch the show as a kid, then again sometime after high school. I had no idea the series was still going on for this long.

@Sunsy You should totally give him a watch.

Speaking about Arthur cartoon series....

I was surprised there was a LGBTQ thing in this episode but I'm totally fine with gay marriage. Love doesn't see gender.

Anyone else going to play FFVI PR tomorrow when it's available....?

@BruceCM
No, thanks.
I prefer FF III and FF IV NDS version with Chibi 3D looking and voiceover for FF IV NDS.
Looked way much better than 2D sprite.

I do still like those 2 a lot.... Unfortunately, it's highly unlikely they'll do more 3D versions of the other ones

@Eel Interesting trivia. I never knew the NES classic games had that kind of anti-piracy measure that other games don't have.

@Snatcher Noted to check out the channel one day. Thinking about it, the name sounds a bit familiar. Might have seen the name in recommended before.

@Sunsy I haven't played any of the Pokemon games on the Switch yet, though I was considering getting Sword with the DLC bundled in. Maybe I'll get that at some point. I definitely want to check out Pokemon Legends: Arceus - I have that on my wish list. I might get Brilliant Diamond sometime as well. I never played Black and White, I heard those are really good. Just curious about F-Zero, was the Wii U VC your first time playing the game? I originally played it on the SNES since my dad had it way back then.

Dang. Sorry to hear about that hurricane. Awesome to hear that you and your family were ok after the storm! That reminds me, I've dealt with floods before, we've had a particularly huge flood a little over a decade ago. My family and I had to stay at a friend's house as a result. I had my 3DS with me at the time, I think it was sometime before Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 came out. Or somewhere in between. They had a PS2 and an Xbox 360 as well. Fortunately, we were all ok in the end of the flood as well! That's great to hear I got you in a Disney mood, at least.

@MarioLover92 Heh, yeah. The main Strip is 4 miles long, though there are ways to navigate it faster than on foot if needed. Though that still involves some walking. The Old Strip is worth checking out too, but it's a fair distance (~3 miles) from the main Strip. Can't say I've been to New York City (or, by extension, the Nintendo Store), but both are on my eventual bucket list! Though I'd rather sell a kidney than drive there from what I've heard. I'd have to rely on public transportation.

The GBA SP was surprisingly still functional; I was sure I'd permanently killed it. My heart stopped lol. My OG DS also suffered a drop (think I've told this story before, so I'll be brief), but that was due to me playing it in the van and my mom had to slam on the breaks suddenly to keep from rear-ending an idiot who cut right in front of her. The display became increasingly hosed over time, and I eventually traded it in to GS. I've dropped a phone or two, though thankfully the cases always have done their job so far!

Yuck. Reminds me of a high school trip I went on that involved flying; we had to leave the school at midnight to catch an early morning flight in a city over two hours away. I did NOT sleep much that day. Still trying to get over my jet lag though lol.

@Sunsy I've always had much more fun assembling them than playing with them. Though I will admit it was fun to see what I could come up with using a container of loose bricks! Regarding anti-piracy measures; there are some genuinely epic ones out there, though there are plenty of fake videos sprinkled in with the real ones. My favorites are the measures taken in Game Dev Tycoon, Earthbound, and Serious Sam 3.

@TheJGG I appreciate you tagging me for your Mechonis Field cover! I'll admit the very beginning didn't really grab me, but 32 seconds onward was very pleasing to my ears. It definitely has a different feel to it from the original tune and the DE version. An epic, almost retro feel I think. Which is sorta fitting where the original game is concerned; how has it been so long since it first released?!

Tagging @TheJGG, @BruceCM, @Vortexeo, @Snatcher, and @tekoii for a bumper (albeit very condensed in terms of plot content) XC2 update. There's more than one session involved, one of which was before my trip....I just didn't get to posting an update before leaving. XD

• Turns out I wasn't far from fighting Jin when I last left off. That was a fun battle, took me a couple tries but he went down. He and Rex exchanged some very interesting words during this bit.
• Akhos and Patroka to Jin's rescue!....Or they would have been if 1. Jin hadn't told them to stand down and 2. Amalthus rudely interrupted the proceedings. Where did Uber Amalthus come from?! Tsk tsk, too many Core Crystals.
• As an aside, it was neat to see a bit of detail looking into Akhos and Patroka's "sibling" relationship. Though it never fully explained why they decided to become Flesh Eaters.
• Amalthus was seriously tough. My group was a bit underleveled (ranging from 64-67), but dang; I spent almost 3 hours, with one short break, trying to down this guy. Every time I'd try to build up Blade combos and then activate Pneuma, he'd either down a member of my group or do whatever that Blade lock attack is. And when I'd get him down to a certain spot in his health...he'd heal himself! I almost had him down a couple times when that happened. I probably went through most of the American Slang dictionary on this one.
• I will admit the [spoiler]cutscene regarding Amalthus's death was bittersweet; this guy was honestly convinced he was doing the Architect's will. However, Jin's death was way more touching. Poor guy.... End Chapter 9.
• Rex and Co. made it to Elysium. Unsurprisingly, it's a wasteland that was also once inhabited by humans. Such a forlorn bell toll that gave me Majora's Mask vibes....Then our group made it to the temple/church, where much mind melting (and battling) occurred. Turns out this was used by the Architect to show them what lies deep in their hearts.
• WAITWAITWAIT, this is the same universe that the original Klaus and Galea started in!? I knew via some subtle spoilers there was a link between this game and the first, but not the details. For it to be this pronounced....Interesting that this gives more background into Klaus's original intentions. This universe's Klaus tried to atone for his actions by creating the Blade/Titan life cycle. As I've began to suspect via subtle hints, the Cores of Blades are forever learning and gathering information; that kind of makes them all very advanced machines/AI in a sense? Good conversation with the guy; good thing cutscenes can be viewed repeatedly!
• More beating up of some large Artifices and some quest cleanup before I approach what I think is the end of the game.

Getting there, @Tyranexx .... Glad you're still enjoying it!

I wish there existed something that would get rid of your hunger feeling.
Would be much easier to lose weight if you had no desire to eat anything.

I know of an ancient traditional way to stop the hunger feeling:

Eating

@TommyTendo I have to have snacks. I can't only eat at meal time.

I think skipping breakfast seems to lead to being overly hungry later in the day. So, I always try to eat something soon after getting up.