Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

I just beat the Phantom Ganon fight in Hyrule Castle in TotK! I've managed to stay spoiler free for over a year, so here's hoping I can do the same to finish out the game!

@Eel thank you. When I first brought it years ago, it wouldnt let me back up. Did you have that problem?

@DannyBoi not really. Perhaps that was the old Switch version before they moved over to Bedrock?

@Eel there is apparently awbug that causes cloud storage problems for bedrock on switch.

That's alright, if anything, I can't stand autocorrect sometimes, even though I'm logged into Nintendo Life on my PC and type there. Thanks, we both did. Alrighty, yeah with me it's the way it feels, I just don't like the feel of a brush on my face, even if it's easy to wash off.

Yeah, the same mom usually gets from the local Chinese resturant. Chinese dumplings is basically some pork, wrapped in dough. It's usually either pan fried or steamed (my mom usually orders steamed). The only rice ball, I've had are ones from a local pizzeria and Italian resturant where I use to live. It was a breaded rice ball with meat in the middle. That's fine, understandable if the weekend gets busy. Never been to the midwest, but I think I've tried a similar pizza from an old resturant where I use to live. I've seen Chicago style before, wouldn't mind trying it.

@Eel Ive also heard that there is a 2GB limit on world sizes, or once a world gets too big. Is this true?

@DannyBoi sorry I don’t really know.

I kind of stopped playing Minecraft on the switch once it became all bloated and slow to navigate the menus.

Hi, added a 4th animation job. Been busy with a lot of things. also to be seen in a Dutch movie (with a real family playing their roles.)

Hello! Gonna come in and say howdy! Gonna get a bigger bar of chocolate today.

@Pastellioli I can like mature humor, but it depends on how it's used. I like some adult cartoons like The Simpsons, Futurama, and Bob's Burgers for example, but I can't stand others like South Park and Family Guy (the cutaways can be funny, the actual episodes not so much). But yes, I do hope Conker's Bad Fur Day comes Switchside eventually.

I do think we may see more of Rare's N64 library at some point. I would have once not considered this very likely until GoldenEye 007 hit NSO. I'd like to see some of their Xbox library too, but my guess is Microsoft has the final say (Not unlikely that they could, but somehow I don't see MS going full free market). It's a shame Rare was snapped up by MS as they once had a great relationship with Nintendo.

I completely get having limited time to pursue hobbies and passions. There are only so many hours in a day. I think it would be cool if you became a professional artist, but that's ultimately up to you. I've used https://postimages.org/ for image sharing and URL embedding. It doesn't require setting up an account, and you can limit how long it sits out on the web. Image embedding here is usually [ img=url_goes_here ] [ /img ] without the gaps. An example is below this paragraph and can be seen if you quote my post. I think I have issues with digital art - and I did give it a fair shake - since it's easier to control my own hands vs. relying on a mouse or touchscreen controls.

Most of the YT videos I watch are related to gaming (Typically a couple RPG YouTubers, once in awhile more general ones that don't annoy me, and some historical or modern fact and general fan accounts like Zeltik and Unseen64), some comedy like Dorkly (though this is hit or miss), old show clips/reruns, some historical stuff, and some of the most random stuff involving nature and animals. YT can be a rabbit hole though; don't ask me how I got onto caving disasters awhile back. I can't really stand most of the most popular YouTubers these days, but I'll do a bit of Scott the Woz now and then.

@Sunsy I looked up Chinese dumplings, and they can (though not always) look like gyoza, which is a Japanese pork dumpling/pot sticker. I have had gyoza and love it. I would certainly try those kinds of rice balls, though I do limit fried food. I make the occasional exception if it's something new or something I really like though. XD I'd recommend visiting different parts of the Midwest sometime if you can manage it. There's a lot more to see and do in "flyover" country beside driving and staring at corn, especially if you like getting out in nature now and then.

@Tyranexx The day Conker possibly comes to NSO is the day I’ll explode! It would be so unbelievable to see it on there. I’ll still probably stick to the Xbox port and remake, but I still want to see it make its way on there. I’d love for them to drop another N64 NSO update next month, but they could be saving that for September. I still do associate Rare’s N64 games with Nintendo more than Xbox.

Even though the Xbox is my main gaming console alongside the Switch, I do think Rare’s games that came after the MS buyout could have performed better on Nintendo’s consoles, and I think most of Rare’s fanbase are Nintendo users rather than Xbox users. A lot of Rare’s OG Xbox and 360 titles seemed to fit Nintendo more than Xbox, and it sounded like that during the 2000s their games had started to perform less well after they finished releasing N64 games. To me, it only seemed that they started to experience success again with Rare Replay in 2015 and then Sea of Thieves three years later, which is their most successful title and outdid their previous games commercially. Although I am not going to play it, it makes me happy seeing that they started to experience success again after what seemed to be a decade of low sales and mediocre to average reception. From what a lot of news has said, however, Rare apparently is a mess nowadays in terms of its studio management, and its next title doesn’t seem to be releasing anytime soon, given they had to reboot it various times and they actually do not know what direction to take it in.

I can remember watching Dorkly years ago, but I really don’t watch their stuff anymore, but I can remember some stuff, like a video they did where I believe Sonic was in the universe of Pokémon. I will also admit that I don’t keep up with most popular YouTubers, and it’s only Scott the Woz that I sometimes watch. I’ve heard of ones like SomeOrdinaryGamers, but I don’t watch any other game YouTubers. The most iconic and well-known ones like JonTron I also don’t watch. The only video from him I watched was his pretty memed and probably iconic Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts video and I’ll say that even though that video is from a decade ago, the goofy but well-done editing killed me a ton. Though, I think JonTron is somewhat controversial from something he said, but I don’t know about the situation enough, so I’ve only watched a single video from him.

Aside from that, I also like to watch film and show YouTubers like DazzReviews (though he isn’t a super popular one, he has a pretty good following and is well known to me) and I also watch really random memes and clips that show up on my homepage. I’ll watch anything really.

@Sunsy I also had the opportunity to dump my vacation photos from my phone onto my PC this weekend. Here are a few food pics from my vacation. ^_^

Indian Curry

Poke Bowl

Vietnamese Stir Fry w/white rice

Turkey Pot Pie & Salad (Irish Bar & Grill)

Awesome chocolate s'mores coated ice cream cone

Awesome Tonkotsu Ramen restaurant

Japanese street crepes (Harajuku?)

@Pastellioli whatchu doin with that bar of chocolate?
And hello. I hope you are doing great, friend. Been a hot second since we last chatted.
I have a decent bit of nostalgia for jontron.
Dorkly is insufferable. Never liked a single video. Too much shock value.
Dazz? I’m surprised I’ve never heard of him. I know a lot of obscure guys, like The Great Clement.
Surprisingly I disagree on the Xbox vs Nintendo bit. But only on a technical level. The Xbox ports of N64 titles are objectively superior. Tonally however I would agree.

@Tyranexx I’m glad you added “weekend”, if you told me you ate all that in a day, I’d call you Wario’s long lost cousin.

Tons of giant sweets. I really like them.
Indian food is heaven. Very common in Kuwait.
I will likely never eat Tonkatsu ramen (unless there’s a chicken version) since we don’t eat pork. But everything else looks divine. Must be very tasty food.
(Also your message came right after I sent mine, so I only now see it)
Are you enjoying Layton?

@Pastellioli I'd definitely like more Rare titles to come Switchside, though I'm not in the know to ultimately knowing how feasible this would be. It's been some time since I've read up on Rare's history, but I know some of their titles after the MS buyout weren't nearly as well received as they had been on Nintendo platforms. I also know the censored Xbox version of Conker is considered subpar to the N64 version. I think they fell off my own radar until Rare Replay was announced. It wasn't quite enough for me to finally grab an Xbox even though I would have liked a 360 back in the day (broke high school/college student). I've not played Sea of Thieves but know it's a quality title as well.

I don't religiously watch Dorkly. Some of that channel's content used to be really good, but now it's very hit or miss for me. I miss the Pokemon Rusty videos though. Another channel I used to like was CollegeHumor, but they lost a lost of their decent staff and are now under another name completely IIRC. I don't really pay a lot of attention to YT and Twitch controversies, partially because I don't watch a lot of the really popular personalities anyway. I do recall JonTron came under fire, but not the details. I used to watch Markiplier, but something changed about his videos - I think after the death of a good friend - and I didn't really enjoy them anymore. Probably the only YT channel I sometimes watch that's movie-related is CinemaSins.

@Yousef- Dorkly's content used to be a lot better. Now I consider the channel hit or miss. The quality widely varies.

Nope, those were over a period of about a week. My friend and I walked and biked a lot of places or took public transportation - easy to do where we were - so I actually didn't put on any vacation weight lol. Indian food isn't common where I live, so it was neat to try some. As for the Tonkotsu ramen, that particular restaurant also had an extensive vegan menu for those who don't eat meat or must watch certain kinds. My friend ordered off it - she has IBS and goes with vegan options half the time since they're not likely to have butter and some oils that bother her - and liked her dishes too.

I'm enjoying Layton's Mystery Journey and intend to finish the game. I like how the story is in vignettes and isn't a huge all-encompassing plot. The puzzles are a mixed bag compared to previous entries though.

@Yousef- Greetings again! It has been a while since we have talked.

I’m just gonna simply eat it! I did buy one yesterday, but it was gone super fast, so I’m gonna just buy a bigger one and share it. I’ve been wanting sugar a bit recently, but I think the last time I did have a sweet drink I got so sick, so I’m not going to overdo the sugar. I love sugar but I get so sick when I have a ton of it. Whenever I eat a full cup of ice cream, there is a 50/50 chance my stomach will not hurt or will hurt, so I only really eat it in small portions.

I also wouldn’t call myself a Dorkly fan or longtime viewer of them. I can agree that their videos seemed so full of shock value the last time I saw their videos maybe a decade ago. I don’t think I ever laughed at a video they made despite coming across their videos before. I never watch videos that focus on excessive shock value, they don’t interest me and can come off as disgusting, especially when it’s done just because and not for an actual reason.

I really think DazzReviews is funny. He’s British, so he has a bit of sardonic humor tossed in. I really like watching his videos on bad movies and shows. I recently watched a video he did on Megamind Rules!, which is this show they made for the film Megamind and a lot of people did not like the show. However, I will say that it has a great theme song!

I do also think that the Xbox ports of the N64 games are better. I maybe should have said that the tones and aesthetics of some of their games seemed more suitable for a Nintendo console than an Xbox console, but the Xbox games do perform better.

I got a new Tamagotchi Uni (it had a good discount for prime day!) and I’m just astonished by how small it is compared to my previous color model (Tamagotchi Pix).

It’s hard to tell on the picture, but the Pix is also about two and a half times thicker.

@Tyranexx That is true, a lot of people say that after Conker on the N64, their games were less well received, performed decently but nowhere near impressive as some of their N64 games, and got more mediocre or average reception. I also think a majority of their old staff leaving had something to do with it as well. People say it’s moreso Microsoft who ruined them, but the staff say that isn’t the case.

The Conker remake is considered the more subpar and worse version than the original and the censoring is why a lot of people refuse to play it or dislike it heavily, though if you do find out about the game development of the remake and discover that it was originally supposed to be fully uncensored and uncut (plus the game was apparently advertised like that) then the criticisms do become more understandable. I did not mind it a lot (also since I had the N64 version) and I think the remake is better than the original with its gameplay and controls, plus the graphics are pretty dang impressive for an original Xbox game, but if you are looking for a raunchy experience that is more charming, doesn’t censor mild swears almost every single time and treats them like the f-word, and doesn’t stray away from its original vision, you are better off playing Bad Fur Day and not the remake. Even though I like the remake a ton, I thought the censoring with the language was silly, and I didn’t really like the more grittier feel they were going for, plus the cartoony art style and charm is wiped from it.

@Eel huh. I wasn’t expecting it to be so tiny. Looks quite crisp too.
@Tyranexx
I’m glad you got to try it. Everyone should eat it at least once in their lives. I do like LMJ’s plot, but agree the puzzles are, admittedly, a little… ungood.
@Pastellioli
Hope it was a tasty chocolate if you had to get it again. Sugar is admittedly my drug but surprisingly I’ve never been a big fan of chocolate bars and potato chips, just not my thing. In Kuwait, baked goods are more common and eaten more frequently. Lots of baked products are produced locally and as such are really cheap compared to those “American sweets” that I’m somewhat iffy on. I’ve grown to dislike artificial flavors because of my background but do not make the mistake thinking I’m some health-freak, definitely the last thing on my mind if you knew my diet and what I love to eat.

@Yousef- I’m not 100% sure but I think the screens might be identical. However it does look bigger and sharper thanks to the fact the device itself is so much smaller.