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Re: Random: More Retro Mario Figurines Live To Fight Another Day Thanks To 3D Scanning

Poodlestargenerica

I saw the Game boy cover, and I saw the caption quickly, and I thought this was about super Mario Land 2. I'm disappointed there's no space Mario figure.

@Pillowpants The trick is to never beat the game then you don't know. I didn't know it was supposed to be until now, because of the kid I just played the first level, and then died in the second one. I doubt that's canon though, given that it added turnips, shyguys, and other things into the lexicon.

Re: Community: Did We Miss A Switch Game You Love? Send Us Your Recommendations

Poodlestargenerica

If this page proves one thing, it's that it's very easy to say things on the internet, when no one really knows who you are, and you can't see the person on the other side. I tend to judge JK Rowling find my messages in her work, rather than by the stupid stuff she says on Twitter. Incidentally that goes for everybody on the internet just about, people have very much lost touch with the real world, myself included some of the times.

I always really enjoy these articles though, because it's really hard to sift through all the junk these days on the eShop.

Re: 'Ultimate' Zelda Switch Lite Comes With OLED Screen And Hall Effect Joysticks

Poodlestargenerica

@Savage_Joe I didn't say the switch lite couldn't do something that the switch can. I just said that Nintendo doesn't allow you to duplicate save files.

@Eel For some games sure, but it's extremely limited functionality, also I don't really want my saves tied to a subscription service. They should just let you duplicate your files onto another system whenever you want, but as it stands you can only move, not copy.

Re: Tony Hawk Confirms That The Video Game Series Has "A Future"

Poodlestargenerica

@Hee-ho-master That's mind blowing to me, if they had had skateboarding in the Olympics back when he was his peak, he'd probably be considered one of the greatest athletes of all time with many gold medals to his name. Rodney Mullen is still probably the greatest skateboarder, and he's real too!

Jason Lee was generated by AI though.

Re: Best Nintendo Switch 2D Platformers

Poodlestargenerica

@Geit_de I am mediocre at video games, and have no issues playing any of the 3D Mario's. I would actually say that since galaxy they've basically been too easy. I think it's fine if someone doesn't want to play them, but calling them too hard is pretty wild. You're probably doing yourself a disservice by not playing Mario Wonder, and most of the levels are basically a breeze.

Re: Review: Rugrats: Adventures In Gameland (Switch) - Captures The Show's Spirit With Affectionate 8-Bit Homage

Poodlestargenerica

@Uncle_Franklin Well I think there's like a new version that's currently on? But this is clearly marketed towards people who grow'd up (sorry) in the 90's. Despite watching it a lot and seeing both films and theaters, I always found Rugrats actually fairly tedious, and as I've gotten older, I've come to view it as one of the worst animated shows of all time, largely because of it's terrible voice cast which pervaded all of television. In recent years though people have edited just the adult stories together, and I think a lot of people enjoy those more, and I can see the appeal in a lot of ways.

Re: Review: Shogun Showdown (Switch) - A Turn-Based Roguelike Masterclass

Poodlestargenerica

@-wc- I think this is a fair question to ask. I think it all has to do with how challenges are set up and how dopamine is distributed into your brain, and for what accomplishments. Balatro is a good game, and is also the most addictive game I've ever played, but it is far from the best game ever played. I think to most people's minds there isn't a distinction between these things, and in the short attention span world we inhabit, it actually is important to draw that distinction. There's random distribution, so you get that little jolt of getting the thing you were looking for, or getting something new and exciting. It automates everything for you, just enough so that you do enough work to feel good about it, but don't have to do so much work that it feels like work. It's really easy to start over, and it's so immersive that you really feel invested in what you're doing. I imagine this game is built along similar lines to balatro.