The Blackangel

It varies. Sometimes I go for the easiest setting for my very first playthrough so that I can get the mechanics down, and know how the game flows. After that I either play on normal, or hard. The only game off the top of my head that I play that has a difficulty setting is Hatred though. And the difficulty setting on it just determines how thick the cops are for the most part.

You could go into the system settings and try a factory reset. Then recreate your profile with a second email if you use one. Or tinker with your profile settings and see if there's anything in there that you missed that would allow you to change it.

What's self esteem? I know the definition of the term but nothing more than that.

No. Fuck them. Fuck their entitled attitude. Never tolerate that kind of bullshit.

If they would add Bluetooth capability, I would jump at the new Switch. But until they do that, I'm sticking with my Lite. Trying to find earbuds with a cord is almost impossible around here, and I can't afford to buy new ones. The only ones I could afford are pure junk and quit working after a couple uses. The same goes for headphones. So it's no sound for me.

We hit the member count. At the time I'm writing this there are 12,005 registered members. We're at 69.3k posts, so there's still a way to go on that one. But I'm working on it!

Very well said.

You're probably right on that one. There's only so much the mind can handle, and too much can make it shut down. Now, that's not to say that we should quit trying to learn. Intentionally doing that means that the individual is truly stupid, no matter what their IQ is or what level of education they have reached, such as a masters or PhD. Personally, I know a little about a lot, and a lot about a little. But I know everything about absolutely nothing. And I know nothing about almost everything. I'm fine with that. Why, you ask? Because it leaves me with more options than I can count for things to learn about. And learning on my own terms is how I learn best. I love knowledge, and desire more about several topics. Many of which I will never achieve. But that doesn't mean I will stop trying to learn them.

Being that it was an NES game, it's about 35 years too late.

A lot of it just came up in the last 4 years with all the tariffs and sanctions placed on China by Adolf. Not all of it, as we have never really been the best of friends, but a huge amount of it is due to him.

I couldn't give it anything higher than that. Actually, to be honest, I don't even think I would go that high.

Every day the indications of the coming civil war become more and more obvious. It's time to pick sides. Whether you're the political type or not. Ask yourself, DO YOU CARE ABOUT DEMOCRACY? Your answer to that question will tell the world which side you're on. The sad thing is that it's starting to look like the majority will say NO. At least however, we have the US military on our side since there's a Democrat in the White House. We have that on our side, and the soldiers have no choice but to do what Biden tells them to do. The commandant of the USMC has no choice but to do what Biden says. And trust me, the guy is an entitled asshole.

It's fun, but I wouldn't call it a masterpiece.

I have to disagree there. The internet will never close down. Things may slow down in the eyes of some people who only use a small portion of it, but the internet is growing and moving faster than ever. It will never slow down or stop growing. It is a permanent fixture in human life, and will be here even after we go extinct, until all power is consumed and the electrical grid shuts down. There is no slowing or stopping the internet.

Oddly enough, with my hatred of tetris, I actually enjoy Dr. Mario a lot. I guess because it's different just enough. I still play it when I hook up my NES. Right now I have my SNES hooked up, but I'm planning to swap it out pretty quick. Either NES or N64. Haven't decided which yet.

Kaepora Gaebora, or Micah Bell. I'll gladly erase either of them from gaming history.

Me. I can't stand the game.

I can't say for any region other than my own (NTSC) but the adapter wasn't released here in the states. We had the same cable for the N64 that we had for the SNES. They were identical. And the SNES also had the option of hooking up with the same cord the NES used. The only difference was power cords. And considering the size of gaming interest and the varying styles of game play in the North American market, we had no issue getting any of the games that were released anywhere else in the world. To be honest, as kids, none of us even understood the region codes or what they were for. We just wanted our damn games to work for once without having to perform brain surgery on them.

What gaming era are you looking for? I can guide you for a lot of old stuff (N64 back) but not much for the current era of gaming, as I haven't seen much of anything that I would consider "kid friendly".

I get it often. Typically it's a lyric or two, and I can't for the life of me figure out what song the lyric is from. But often I'll be doing something and a song will start playing in my head and won't leave no matter what I do. There was a day a couple weeks ago that I had to watch a 5 minute YouTube video more than 20 times, because the god damn song wouldn't shut the fuck up and kept me so distracted that I never could see the god damn video.

I have never once in my life cared about the Olympics except for wanting everyone to get the fuck over it and get back to regular TV. But since I don't really watch any kind of TV anymore, it doesn't matter to me in the slightest. I watch YouTube, DVD's, and some streaming services. That's. It.

I sit down in the front room and turn to the hockey channels. I haven't gone to a game in years, and it's been even longer since I've watched one at a sports bar.

Is their mascot a big picture of Sawney Bean?

That is one of the most narcissistic statements I have ever read.