@Sunsy Yes, Rare did try to get Nintendo of Europe to publish the original version in European countries but they refused to (which I’d assume the reason being to not to be associated with the “mature” and crass nature and status of the game) so Rare published the game themselves in NA and THQ published PAL versions of the game instead, so you got that right.
The multiplayer did used to be online (and was even the entire selling point of the remake rather than the single-player mode) but it has since then been discontinued and can only be played offline with bots or couch co-op. It’s super unfun with bots only though, which made it sort of frustrating to play. Some people who have experienced the multiplayer back in the day said it was super fun though, and I wish I did experience it too. The Xbox does seem to have different standards than Nintendo at first glance, and I think a guy who worked on the games gave a reason for why the game was more censored than the original, but I sort of forgot the entire reason. If I recall, it had something to do with Microsoft not wanting to offend people like the original did, though at the time I think the only people who were offended by the original were parents. Rare was going to implement a cheat that removed all censor bleeps from the remake, but I believe they didn’t go through with it because I think they feared big stores wouldn’t sell it if they heard f-bombs all over the place. However, if you do complete the single-player mode, it unlocks the “Potty Mouth” option, which leaves swearing uncensored, but it only applies to the multiplayer and doesn’t work for single-player. In the multiplayer, there are actually discernible f-words tossed around alongside a few more stronger swear words too when uncensored swearing is enabled, which did somewhat surprise me and I assumed that it would be like Bad Fur Day with its uncut swearing and how it left the f-word as the only curse word to be censored, but nope, the multiplayer actually let every curse word go uncensored with Potty Mouth!
Although my most wanted NSO titles are Rare’s remaining N64 games, I do think I wouldn’t mind if they put a few of their GBC and even GBA games on there. I never played Pocket Tales and only really heard it was ok, but I wouldn’t mind playing it given I like the Conker games a ton.
Hello, and good evening or good afternoon! Hoping everyone is having a good weekend.
Just played a few online matches in Smash and it was so fun, though my internet was having so many issues at first and I got repeatedly disconnected from matches only a few minutes as they started, which ticked me off a bunch. I had to disconnect my phone and laptop and swapped WiFi networks at least twice. I won two or three matches, which is surprising to me because there are a lot of skilled Smash players online and my mains are pretty spammy and easy to defeat. I lost a few times and did make a few mistakes when playing, but all is well. I can’t tell you how much I missed playing the Switch. Probably gonna draw later and hopefully make something nice. I haven’t used markers in a while, so I’ll use those! Thinking about drawing Banjo.
@Pastellioli hello and good evening to you too, friend.
My weekend so far has been fantastic.
Can’t say I’m all that excited for next week though, every “new year” can be quite stressful work-wise. It doesn’t help that all my efforts to combat my sleep deprivation seem to be in vain so far.
It’s not all doom n gloom, however. As I’ve been trying to play the Neptunia games again and they’re quite fun.
Wifi not cooperating with you can be a pun. Did you try port forwarding?
Like it says in the book, we are blessed… and we are cursed.
@Yousef- Nice to hear you have been having fun gaming!
The WiFi issues went away later, it’s that the network I was on likely had too many devices connected and it kept jumping back and forth so I went to a more stronger WiFi. My internet from a few years ago was worser and it cost me a bunch of matches in Splatoon. I am curious…what is port forwarding? I haven’t heard of it before, and it sort of sounds complicated.
@Pastellioli it is a bit complicated indeed. Port forwarding is when you change the NAT type of your internet either from 1 to 2 or Vice versa. It’s an incredibly rarely needed solution but you do come across it eventually. You see the NAT type by going into the network test option in your settings. That’s how you find out which NAT type it is. You post forward depending if your internet subscription network allows it. Mine doesn’t so I switched to a different network. While the obscurity of this solution may cause panic that you may forget it when you need it in the future, it is no cause for concern. You will likely come across it naturally if it’s documented enough within the community of the game you’re playing. I was playing a F2P 2D fighter called Fantasy Strike and got stuck in the silver ranks and that’s how I found out. When I was playing Dynasty Warriors 3 with my friend from Toronto on ParSec, I couldn’t join his session due to my NAT-type.
Like it says in the book, we are blessed… and we are cursed.
@Yousef- Interesting. I don’t think I’ll use it since I did solve the internet issue with Smash yesterday and it seemed to be something small, but that is nice to know about.
Also, how is your day going right now? Hoping you are feeling well. I’m feeling too down, sad and upset. Someone just really upset me earlier with how they approached and talked to me and I don’t feel happy at all right now, which really doesn’t help with my self-esteem and overall negativity. Everyone around me is also sometimes angry, negative and too cynical, which influences my mood and how I tend to act. Sometimes they wonder why I am so self-deprecating and negative when they tend to act like that themselves. I’m never hopeful and I feel like my future won’t be bright.
@Pastellioli unfortunately, after I’ve come back to Kuwait I’ve went back to my usual day-to-day life where I don’t do much and try to think of how to pass the time. They always warn you that after college you won’t find a shred of free time but funnily enough it’s been kinda the opposite. I’m much more alive when I’m on the clock working at our hospital or going out in general. I guess I’m an andraline junkie as I love being outgoing and traveling and stuff.
I suppose it’s possible I’ve out-grown some hobbies but that can’t be true because I’m still glued to the screen with pro-wrestling stuff and I still get REALLY into a game when I find the right one for me. Not to mention, I’m always at my happiest whenever I stumble upon a cool niche Japanese game that I’ve never heard of!
But as always it’s not all doom n gloom, today I got to try the tea I bought from my trip to Saudi and it was incredibly tasty.
I’m sorry you feel that way. It can be really tricky maintaining a positive attitude for the future. Nothing lasts forever and it’s important to remember that both in good and bad situations. Hope you feel better soon though.
Like it says in the book, we are blessed… and we are cursed.
@Yousef- Those seem to be pretty fun things. Similarly, I am also sometimes at my happiest when I play games as well. Glad you liked the tea you got on your trip!
I am feeling better now but I just still feel a bit sad because of what was said to me. I’m really happy when I play games (especially ones by Rare) or when I draw, since I just forget about everything and get all lost and caught up in the worlds. One example is Banjo, since the worlds in those games are so silly, fantastical and happy, not to mention the characters are just so charming and they make me happy with how they act, and sometimes I wish I was as positive and cheery like them. Video games really do help with how I feel, especially if it has a happy tone.
But sometimes I do get envious or wish I would be put in a better situation and surroundings like other people in real life who seem to be succeeding more in life than I do. They seem to always be happy, do things right, and have no fear, as well as always being around very happy people and friends, while I’m just so anxious, obsessive and negative and I always seem to do things wrong that always make at least one or two people upset. I feel like my life years ago I was a more happier and open person. Sometimes I feel like my negativity is derived from the attitude some people around me exude, and that my happiness is derived from games and items. I still treasure the people around me and interacting with them, but I just don’t feel happy sometimes with how they act at certain moments.
@Pastellioli unfortunately it’s not that simple. Even people who seem to be in a “better place” usually got a lot of baggage they don’t like sharing. Last night I got incredibly worried over my friend who seemed super quiet lately. Turned out he was incredibly stressed over his coding classes in Uni and it’s been taking a toll on him amongst other things. It opened my eyes to a lot of stuff and made me think maybe things aren’t so bad for me. That’s a perspective I try to maintain and I try not to take anything for granted in life.
Like it says in the book, we are blessed… and we are cursed.
@Yousef- Maybe I do have to think that way, but I do wish that my life would improve more. I feel like I have gone on a downward spiral for about five years now from things that happened that have been extremely damaging to how I act and feel, and I think lockdown from a few years ago also played a role in that. I think life is full of too many negative things that far overpower the positives, and I feel like my life and my attitude was better before this point, but maybe I am taking things for granted and just thinking everyone else is better than me when they could be suffering or having issues deep down. It’s probably social media that also makes me feel that way too. Almost everyone I follow on there always appears to be positive and happy, but there of course could be negative emotions or things they hide deep down to keep an appealing persona online. I rarely see people on there appear very down or actually sharing how they really feel.
But luckily, I am feeling better now, less sad and thinking about what happened earlier less. One of my favorite things to make me happy is going on this site and talking with others! I’m glad I chose to finally engage with this site after following it for a few years as a guest user.
@Pastellioli I’ve felt a similar “downward spiral” ever since I’ve turned 18 7 years ago. I’ve also felt like repeating the same struggle with each repeat feeling like it yielded worse results than the last and I come out being in a somewhat worse state than before. But I’ve learned to try to be more optimistic and resilient and appreciate the little stuff in life.
I’ve been feeling so much happier ever since I’ve stopped using social media about a year ago. I don’t think I have any of those apps installed. Most of my online interactions are in private messaging boards and with pen-pals.
Like it says in the book, we are blessed… and we are cursed.
@Yousef- I only downloaded Instagram to post drawings on there and was really excited at first, but I just post there inconsistently and it’s hard to feel encouraged when everyone on there is getting attention and posting pictures almost daily, which just really feeds into my low confidence and feelings. I’ve only been using Instagram since February of this year.
I did avoid downloading and using social media for years (mostly because I watched YouTube videos showing moments of users arguing and getting upset over some of the most trivial and dumbest things ever) and I only used web versions of them as a guest user, but I honestly wish I had it stay that way. I go on Instagram and see a few people arguing and always going “womp womp” to others that don’t really do anything at all. I think I maybe should have just stuck to Nintendo Life as my only form of “social media” or way of interacting with others, since it isn’t like social media at all, plus there is an artists thread here where I don’t have to worry about getting noticed or getting likes. The community here being more smaller and moderated helps as well, since it discourages arguing and division between others. At least I didn’t download Twitter/X…that place is an unfun and huge cesspool of negativity and no respect to anyone. Almost no one there respects opinions and they like to stir up trouble for artists and insult them. I remember a story on Twitter where someone used an artist’s artwork as a profile picture without credit and when the artist kindly asked for credit they got called a pretty vulgar and hateful word by the person that used the artwork.
@Pastellioli interestingly enough, private messaging boards and platforms like NL/PU/PS/TI don’t really count as “sociel media” due to multiple factors, including the non-spontaneous. The fact that you need to be emailed a ping goes a long way to into making this a much healthier environment for communication. The instantaneousness of Twitter, TikTok and what have you blends itself into really toxic online spaces.
Like it says in the book, we are blessed… and we are cursed.
@Yousef- yeah I do prefer this site and it’s sister sites for communicating and interaction, and everyone here seems to bring very positive and happy vibes, and they are all silly too I have so much fun talking about the games I finish on Pure Xbox with you and @Banjo- and I really like chatting with people on this thread for random stuff that goes on during my day, not to mention the staff that run the sites are very kind and have really interesting soapboxes and talking points. I do think that sites like these with smaller communities are the more better ones than sites and apps with millions and millions of users. I just prefer Nintendo Life as my main form of communication with people, and I think I should spend less time on social media and mindlessly scrolling and wasting time. I don’t regret my decision making an account on here! What I do sort of regret is making an Instagram account though…
@Pastellioli likewise, friend. I share the exact same sentiments.
Chatting on the Hookshot message boards has been quite healthy for me mentally. Making connections, finding friends, mutuals, acquaintances, etc, participating in group stuff, all dat jazz.
Like it says in the book, we are blessed… and we are cursed.
I am back from my vacation as of very early Friday morning in my native time zone. Didn't want to leave, but I had to return to reality sometime. I loved my time in British Columbia (mostly near and in Vancouver, but my friend and I went to a couple other areas too), but it also isn't a cheap place to be even after converting currency. There are many highlights from my trip; there are many wonderful natural areas in this part of Canada, it's very easy to get around on foot or by bike, and I found an area of Vancouver to help scratch my "Love of Japan" itch for a little while. Some firsts too, most of them pleasant, a couple not so much. The latter mostly relates to early travel woes and a...brief interesting situation with someone who clearly wasn't in their right mind, though this was more experienced by my friend. No harm though.
@Sunsy Ever since I read the Chronicles of Narnia series back in the day, I've always liked the "magical portal through mundane means" concept. Doors, closets, cupboards, wardrobes, etc. Sounds like it was an amazing experience and a faithful recreation of the Trolls world. With my background and interests, that's the sort of large setup where I'd love to know/learn about all the ends and outs that made it all come together. If this was an official Universal event, then it sounds like there was quite the budget involved! Plus, you know with a big name company that it's not too likely the event will be a quick cash-grab.
I didn't often have sleep issues until within the last few years. I think some of it is stress and mental health related, but sleep problems are also increasingly common as we age. I try to minimize external effects as much as possible unless I absolutely need to stay up. I have to be careful with large amounts of caffeine anyway; I don't physically get hyper, but too much sends my brain into overdrive. I drink herbal teas sometimes, normally just straight; I try not to drink my calories (outside of milk with breakfast sometimes), and not adding milk/cream/sugar/etc. is similar to just drinking flavored water. Sounds like a great meal indeed. I didn't make this stuff, but when I get a chance I'd like to share some photos of what I ate on my trip. My friend has an autoimmune disorder and doesn't tolerate lactose well, so we would often pick places that didn't trigger her insides. Thankfully, this doesn't eliminate most Asian food since little dairy is usually involved. We found a really cool Vietnamese/Korean place at one point, as well as an authentic Ramen restaurant that we ate at twice.
@MarioVillager92 First, don't sweat replying to me until you feel like it; I did see your "taking a break" message in the Goodbye/Vacation thread. I completely understand taking occasional breaks (Heck, I just took one while on vacation). I know these moments can be very difficult. Sometimes we don't have a choice but to ride through it all. But remember...You do matter. Because they think they're protecting us, our brains can lie to us. We are not our thoughts.
On DKC1: I first finished it on the Wii U VC lol, thanks to save states. Though I'd only use them between levels. I have fond memories of the Snow Barrel Blast level in Gorilla Glacier. Such beautiful music, plus I like how the level's background and foreground gradually transition to a snowstorm. I think Slipslide Ride (or the rope level) gave me a ton of trouble back in the day, so I rarely made it past that one. I have vague memories of passing that level a time or two, but I'd usually burned through most or all lives by then since the save point was far away. Their SNES was very popular. I had another babysitter when my aunt wasn't doing it for a little while or wasn't always available (can't recall why) who had a Sega Genesis. I recall playing Disney's The Lion King and Aladdin *on it (I was bad at both, but IIRC these are notoriously hard), a Jurassic Park game where a little like a platforming shooter where you could also play a velociraptor, *Paper Boy (Fun, but I was bad at this too), and a racing game that I think might have been OutRun, but I'm really not sure.
Great job as well for finishing TTYD! I did mess around with it a bit more before going on vacation, mostly mopping up the remaining troubles. I found all the Shines and star pieces during my actual playthrough, and I did attempt a new Switch version boss but noped out of that one pretty quickly. XD I didn't take the cartridge with me though. I mostly gamed during travel and downtime, and not every day either. I did find the final boss difficult, but manageable. Though I'll admit I consulted a couple of tips first. She still nearly beat me though.
Well thanks, now I know I'll look up Super Mario Galaxy's music when I go back to work! The OST is phenomenal. I think you and I would at least somewhat get along regarding music. I'm about overdue for a concert, but sadly there's nobody within reasonable driving distance for the next while that I'm interested in (MAAAAYBE Starset, but I wouldn't consider myself a superfan). I had an excellent vacation, though ironically the day you sent that was the only truly stressful day as I'm sure you saw in Discord. Nothing anyone could do as it was all weather related.
I wanna draw but it’s so late for me to do anything like that right now but I’m not sleepy at all. My back hurts bad though and so does my neck, as I always slept on my stomach for years and now the misaligned spine and slightly sore neck pain are coming to me now, so I expect to get somewhat bad sleep. Never sleep on your stomach unless you want to feel almost neverending pain and stiffness like me
Anyway, has anyone been having a good day or good night? I haven’t really done anything. Probably going to sleep in a few more minutes. Just wish I could draw more and was a bit more creative with it. Feels like I’ve never had time to be creative and do what I like, and it feels like my free time has been wasted doing insignificant things. Thinking about games and what I could be drawing right now…
@Pastellioli I wanna see I’m having a boring day but it’s been quite eventful actually, though not always for the better. I’m making some really great Mac n cheese so that part is good, but the bad part is that my day started out really sour when I game on steam had a permanent black screen due to a driver issue that I don’t quite get. Something to do with the video player I suppose and that it uses pre rendered cutscenes, something which tends to break far too many low budget pc ports sadly. I winded up refunding it which left me feeling defeated and with a sour taste in my mouth, but I have hope.
Like it says in the book, we are blessed… and we are cursed.
@Yousef- I love macaroni and cheese a lot! So tasty, me and my family have it a ton during Thanksgiving. My mom sometimes makes a keto version of it using cauliflower as a replacement for the noodles and makes the cheese extra gooey. I love how both versions taste, and keto Mac and cheese tastes best with pieces of ground beef.
Sorry about the game. I almost never have issues with a game that ultimately result in me needing to refund it or delete it. My consoles also don’t really have issues like that either. Are you going to get another game as a replacement for the one that you had to refund? I think that’s what I’d do if I had a game that didn’t work and needed to return.
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