Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Tasuki My Netflix broke.... So Disney+, Tubi, and Prime Video are what I watch. I mainly use Disney+ for the older films (mainly live action right now), so many hidden gems like Gus my favourite Disney film.

@BruceCM If you like Science Fiction 20,000 leagues under the sea is amazing, and Gus or The Computer wore tennis shoes for some lovely cheese.

One thing that does bother me about Disney+ is that you used to be able to buy the old Disney movies digitally, but the minute Disney+ became a concept in their minds, they unceremoniously removed most of them from digital storefronts, so now you can't own digital copies of those movies (unless you bought them when they were available), you've got to watch them through their subscription service.

@Eel Similarly to this, the whole streaming exclusivity in general is something I don't like. Don't get me wrong, I love watching shows and movies on Netflix and Disney+, but if I really really like it, I want to own it on DVD to have it. Fans like myself are more than happy to watch something on streaming, and still buy it on DVD.

I have Trolls: The Beat Goes On, a Netflix exclusive show, and Luca, a Disney+ movie, both on DVD. Not once did having these made me want to quit either streaming service. Also, it's good to have in event shows or movies do get removed, or in Luca's case, watch the movie when I didn't have Disney+ yet.

It's sadly a similar situation to why some people tend to not like digital games.

Bloody hell, I just fought Pix there in Kirby 64 and wow I think they may be one of my new favourite bosses. I actually forgot to get an ability prior to going into it so I had to deal with their unpredictable attack patterns, elevator rise up before properly fighting them and limited space to work with without the crutch I had been using up until this point and good lord did it make it challenging. Couple that with having a really unique design for a Kirby boss (one that really fits into Kirby 64's whole thing of taking the N64's naturally blocky aesthetic and using it to it's advantage) and the ever banging boss theme and they're honestly one of the best bosses I've fought in a Nintendo game period, up there with Bouldergeist, Nightmare from Link's Awakening and Volo/Giratina. Great stuff.

@Sunsy That argument has been going on for years when it comes to Physical vs Digital. My biggest thing is how movies, or shows will jump services. Like you start watching a series on Netflix and then you go to continue it and it's no longer there only to find out its on Hulu but you don't have Hulu so your S.O.L. if you want to finish the series or buy a sub to Hulu.

These streaming services are getting as bad as the cable companies were in the late 90s early 2000's.

@Link-Hero There was one once, "Arr" (pirate sound lol) (like steam)

I do like digital, I still have several classic Disney movies tied to my Apple Account; they are no longer available for purchase, but they remain there for me since I bought them before. What I don't like is when they remove the option of digital "ownership" in favor of only subscriptions.

And yeah I do have several DVDs too. The most recent one I bought was Robots.

@Link-Hero "Pirating" lol

Digital stores (amazon/eshop/film rentals) make my anxiety go to an 8/10. More than if I go to a irl store, because at least I can see the product there. Right now I'm at a 8/10 because I don't know if I should get Ring-Fit Adventure on sale for $75.00 Canadian, but I really want to save for a trip, and go to an "antique store/or maybe a record shop" (don't know yet).

I'm only writing this to calm down, I feel okay now.

A trip to the US btw, so I'm having to save more because I live in Canada

@Link-Hero I like it as background noise. As usual with me and the movies I like. It was a strange case though, for the longest while it was impossible to buy digitally or stream in any service, so that's why I went out of my way to purchase a dvd copy of it. I think it's now in Disney+.

My dad had a DVD/Blu-Ray hoarding phase several years ago, so I have easy access to most of the Disney classics that way. I just visit the closet full of random dvds and pick a few movies for my own mini hoard every now and then. Like thrift shopping at home!

(of course, he didn't have Robots!)

@Tasuki Agreed, I remember having to rush to finish A Certain Scientific Railgun years ago since it was leaving Crunchyroll at the time. Really annoying when they don't say what shows are leaving.

Then you have shows split between two services. I watch cartoons, so when a friend and I watched My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic last year, Netflix had eight seasons, Hulu had the last one. Never knew why the final season wasn't added to Netflix until I got Hulu.

@Eel This is kind of where I stand. I don't mind a subscription to watch shows and movies, but I don't want it to be a replacement for buying shows and movies. If I like a show or movie, I'll always buy it.

@Link-Hero Robots as in that animated movie right? If so I’m not sure how to feel about it as well, it’s not bad actually, just, feeling wise? I have no idea lol, haven’t seen it in a bit.

@Link-Hero _{psst do you know where one can find all seasons of Top Gear.........}

I like to watch this educational cartoon series from YouTube, Wild Kratts
The main characters are Martin Kratts and Chris Kratts. They are siblings both in cartoon and real life.

Here is one episode of Wild Kratts that explaining about Komodo, a giant reptile that only live in Indonesia 🇮🇩, my country.

@Sunsy Oh that's cool you got it with the soundtrack. I remember getting the Smash 4 soundtrack when I registered both Smash 3DS and Smash Wii U on Club Nintendo. It's a 2-disc soundtrack and it's pretty good, but my only problem with it is that all the music only goes on for one loop.

I do like having my favorite movies in physical format too. Most of the DVDs/blu-rays in our home are of my mom's favorite movies, but I do have some of my own too, like the Back to the Future 3-movie DVD set and a few Miyazaki movies. We have some Disney movies on blu-ray as well. Really glad I got Beauty and the Beast on blu-ray while it was around.

@Link-Hero I was joking, I'd ask Reddit anyway on where to find "stuff"...

@MarioLover92 @Eel, sounds like the two were similar. I was hoping they'd release it on one of the museum collections but doesn't look like it with the Ms. Pac-Man thing.......ah well.

BTW, if anyone here is in the Ottawa, Canada vicinity, hope y'all are safe. I was on my way home when that storm hit and it was the most terrifying drive of my life. I have never seen so many transformers explode in sequence and erupt in blue flames like that.......I could barely see through the wind and rain, branches were flying around and hitting my truck and trees were falling onto the highway in my rear view. I got home to two motorcyclists trying to take shelter next to my driveway.....I grabbed my 3 year old from the backseat and yelled "GET IN MY HOUSE!"......15 ft to the door and she and I were fully drenched. Insane!

@cordova94 What's going on in Ottawa?

@cordova94 interestingly a lot of the music in the game (so far) is remixed from Ms Pac-Man!

I suppose that makes it worse in this case…

Also, stay safe!