Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@WoomyNNYes
I heard a rumour if live action Snow White will be canceled instead of get delayed to March 2025.
I also heard some controversy and tension between Disney and the actress (the main protagonist).
It's sad to see Disney going downhill slowly due to their controversy business decision.
Actually I never like when Disney merged with Marvel franchise as I never like too popular Western superheroes franchise (I think I'm a little bit hipster for certain stuffs) & star Wars stuffs (never ever like stars wars stuffs for whatever reason. It just looks hideous in my opinion). So looking at Disney Infinity 2.0 and 3.0, I only interested by Disney / Pixar stuffs but completely don't like Marvel / star wars stuffs.
Okay, I admitted I have Super Hero Squad on PS3, Justice League Cosmic Chaos on PS5, those games are actually really breaking my gaming rules (still not a fan of those franchise, but at least they have Chibi design) and I bought them on a whim when they were still available from my local online shopping website + I saw a little bit potential from their gameplay.

@CaleBoi25
Literally I have a lot of backlogs to finish with some of the games I bought not because I have strong interest with the gameplay but I like to collect them or I knew the rarity value of the games.

@CaleBoi25 me! Even splat 3 and Minecraft are getting old, and I haven’t bought any new games since late December (Since I’m saving up for a PlayStation).

@WoomyNNYes I have been playing a lot of Suika Game and TTB within Splatoon. Other than those... TotK is fun, but I never want to sink hours into it, Palia is fun but takes forever to load... Man, the more I type the more I realize I like the "mobile games" genre

@CaleBoi25 What about Splatoon 2 and Octo Expansion?

@WoomyNNYes I only have S3... but I would like to get OE eventually!

@MarioVillager92 Thanks for the heads up. I didn't know since everything is practically in the game, so it's kinda like an online shop in a F2P game... without the F2P element because you use coins you earn while playing. Now I wish I had someone to play Splatoon 1 vs. 1 with, just to see what the options are in offline multiplayer.

Alrighty. Thanks for letting me know.

@Tyranexx Interesting, I didn't know Nintendo did that for some reason, just repackage NA games for a few regions, or they even did it with 3DS games too (I looked up a 3DS game, found the little circle that has the same Green, Blue, Grey logo my Princess Peach Showtime case has). Sounds like it's only cosmetic, just the case is different, but still the same game. Will admit, I wonder how my brother even got a copy like this, he was the one who gifted it to me. He'll usually order games from Amazon IIRC, but he always got a US copy. I've ordered games from Amazon before, and never got an import copy before, let alone a US copy in a different region's case.

Different case aside, I'm enjoying my time with it. Between you and @Anti-Matter, I've learned quite a bit about my special copy of Princess Peach Showtime. Here's some pics of the game and case I have, will admit, I notice the lack of an ESRB rating right away, on a plus side, the case looks cleaner without one.

Wow, having one at night must be really more unexpected, though something like that did happen when the one that happened last week happened. I know two people who didn't feel it.

Alrighty, same, I usually keep mine docked unless I want to play away from my room, or the rare time I take it somewhere. I don't go out as much as I use to, so I haven't brought it anywhere. The few times I do go out and play something, I play Sonic 1 on my phone. I can't drive, so I'll usually go somewhere via Lyft (shopping, movies, etc), or go somewhere with my friend. I use Switch for both games and YouTube, even though I have a Roku in my room, I'm logged in on my Switch.

@CaleBoi25 Not really, though I did play some Splatoon last week before the Wii U server shut down (won my final Splatoon turf war!), before that, just Disney Speedstorm and Trolls Remix Rescue. Recently did get Princess Peach Showtime, and currently going through that.

Personally, there are some days when I don't play games, sometimes I play older games too.

@Sunsy
I have some Switch games in Asia region without age rating displayed such as Chocobo Dungeon Every Buddy, FF XII The Zodiac Age, FF X/X-2 (2 games in 1 cartridge), World of Final Fantasy Maxima, etc.
At least the age rating is not USK German with huge square logo on it. It looks hideous and ruining the cover in my opinion. I don't like Australia age rating also for being too restricted for moderate violent games (Teen games) by rated them as "Mature" games with Blue M logo.

Btw, I cannot see your posted pictures.
It said Untitled when I tried to see your posted pictures.
Maybe you can try imgbb for uploading pictures.

@Anti-Matter Didn't know that some games from that region had no age rating. I always use PostImages, and I see it on my phone fine (I'm not logged into my phone, only my PC) so let me try to repost them for you using that site. Just don't want it to be seen as spam since they're the same pictures above, should not need to repost them.

@Sunsy
Interesting.
Sometime the Asia version of Switch games have different region on its sticker.
I have FF XII The Zodiac Age and Chocobo Dungeon Every Buddy Asia version with no age rating label but the cartridge sticker mention JPN and no Japanese texts whatsoever in the cover.
Usually the Asia region have ASI on its sticker and Asia region with no label is not same as MDE region which it still counted as USA region.
I have never get Asia region with no age rating label but the sticker is USA.
Interesting case, I have Lost Sphear Switch version which have USA cover in front but when you open the case, it has another cover Japan version inside and the cartridge sticker mentioned JPN instead of USA.

Funny situation, I have Kung Fu Rider PS3 Asia version which all the text still in English but the dubbing is in Cantonese language.
The USA version is in English dubbing.
The Cantonese dubbing sounds funny and awkward like I watched Hong Kong movies and the game itself literally set in a place like Hong Kong with mafia gangster as your enemies. 🤭

Had a few gos yesterday while I recovered from my hiking heatstroke, especially Mario U, Mario 3D World and Mario RPG… U and 3D World are so familiar to me by this point that I could play them in my sleep but they’re comfort blankets, I love playing them, especially 3D World, it looks and runs beautifully on the Switch. More mixed on Mario RPG for now but I’ll eventually get through more of it to form concrete opinions.

By the time we convene next ill be back in the UK so timing’ll be far more palatable, internet’s also gonna enjoy a good facelift. Excited for whatever comes next, and with the Switch’s versatile library it’s not just MK8 that’s on the cards. I’ll admit I was a little nervous before joining this time but it’s good to know you two share my enthusiasm for this new depth of gaming through VC.

Oh and @MarioVillager92… play both Persona 5 and Dragon Quest 11, you won’t regret it at all. Both are easily in my top 5 games of all time.

Been feeling a bit sad lately... had a couple rough days as well. I hope things get better soon. I'd love to have folks cheer me up.

@Tyranexx Oh all right, that might be it then. Toying around with your Discord sound settings might just be the key. If it helps, I've only used my phone and the Discord app, and my phone case has a kickstand so I can have my phone stand.

Good thing I'm not the only one who struggles with low self-esteem... it gets me sometimes. High school was a little better for me as well, but was still a bit tough. Middle school was just brutal on me... thank goodness those days are over. That's awesome to see you're working on self-love, I'm doing that as well... it's partially why I now have that saying in my signature. Yeah everyone has their bad days and I'm doing my best to deal with them. You're right... we do gotta keep at it! I could use a good cheer-up though... been feeling kind of sad lately.

Gotcha, that's understandable. Actually, I did like a few of Sony's exclusives back in the PS2 days. Namely Jak and Daxter, and Ratchet and Clank. Not gonna lie, the PS2 is my favorite Sony console to this day. I've said this before on Nintendo Life, but I just don't like the newer PlayStation exclusives because of how movie-ish they tend to be. It's why I didn't get a PS4 or a PS5. Yeah, I'm like that with RPGs as well.

Ah gotcha, Ys does sound and look like something I'd like. Me too, I'm glad I got to get as much out of the original Splatoon as I did before the online went bye-bye. Oh gotcha, you're not a fan of the GamePad huh? That would be cool, I'm sure you'll enjoy DQXIS quite a bit. In terms of my gaming preferences, I like pretty much anything action-oriented, especially platformers and adventure games. I like playing racing games sometimes as well. That's cool, I remember you had your Zelda Game & Watch when you went to Germany... that Zelda G&W does have the original Link's Awakening.

@Sunsy Yeah anytime. I actually tried out the 1v1 mode with my cousin years ago. I recall it was all right, though it is quite a lot different from the regular Turf Wars. Since you're shooting balloons instead of covering the most turf.

Nice, sounds like you had a great birthday! Glad you got Peach Showtime... even if the box is a bit different, lol. That's cool your mom gave you a Strawberry Shortcake shirt as well. That would be cool, I'd love to play that sometime. I did play Mario Kart Arcade GP, but only the first one. Not any of the later ones.

Thanks, they've been getting better, no damage at all. Though... I've been feeling kind of sad lately. Just personal, and I had a rough couple of days. I'd love a good cheer-up.

I've mainly used the GamePad when I play the Wii U, though I have used the Wii remote and nunchuk when playing Pikmin 3, while using the GamePad as a map. Gotcha, that's cool though. Kinda wish I at least tried out the online for Sonic Rush Adventure, though.

Oh that's cool, so PSO version 2 had a story mode of some kind? That Radica plug and play Genesis was pretty neat for sure, the games ran and sounded pretty good, though I recall that Sonic's jump sound didn't play for whatever reason. Never had any of the AtGames Genesis systems, though I have seen YouTube videos of it. Yeah... the sound on those things are awful. The music and all the sound effects are all in a lower pitch, it's really jarring to me.

That's a good point you brought up, yeah at least there's no time limit for grinding in RPGs, lol. Can you imagine how much more stressful that would be if that was the case?

@jedgamesguy All righty, I do intend to play more of those two games when I get a chance. Just gotta break out of my Splatoon 3 phase.

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I wish I were a kid again. Then I wouldn't have to suffer with anxiety over having to miss episodes of Pokémon while I was at school, thanks to streaming services today. Stupid VCR auto-record setup...

@MarioVillager92 Hey buddy! im so sorry u have been feeling down lately! I have been feeling... well not really great either. But we can get through this!💪🏼
praying for u ma boi 🙂

@card-crunch78
thats prolly the most relatable thing iv heard today 😢

@ThatZeldaNerd Thank you for your kind words once again. Sorry to hear you're not doing so hot either... best wishes to you as well!

@ThatZeldaNerd Yeah, most people want to be a kid to enjoy stuff from the past, but if we're being serious, the convenience of today's tech (aside from social media) makes me jealous of the younger generation. Like come on, where was Netflix and Disney+ 20 years ago?!

I guess I can't bellyache too much, it's not like I'm in a nursing home with super weak and painful limbs on life support. I'm still in the prime of my life after all.

@CaleBoi25 can I pet the cat?

@Kermit1doesmath ᓚᘏᗢ Here you go!