The Blackangel

Constantly. I have all his works. He was a genius. His insight and knowledge of the human mind and heart has never been rivaled before ir since. I even named my bearded dragons Edgar and Lenore. In my opinion, he is the greatest writer of all time. Poe is basically a god to me. The only others that would have a chance of coming close are Shakespeare and Homer. I have all of Shakespeare’s works as well, and I have both the iLiad and the Odyssey. I wrote iLiad like that because with the text of the forum, Iliad would be hard as hell to figure out.

Off the top of my head, the only one that comes to mind is the ROM-hack Zelda Goddess Of Wisdom. It was designed to not be beaten.

I'm staying home and keeping my AR-15 handy. The repukeliKlans here are getting fucking nuts, and looking for any excuse to be their natural psychotic selves. If I have to kill, I will.

You have missed every single point I have made, and twisted my words to fit your opinion. This argument has reached a point that is completely pointless. Go feed your Tamagotchi. I'm sure it's hungry.

Ummmm........... Interesting?

Tits don't make the woman. Sure a D cup will open a door quicker than a B cup. But that isn't what matters. Also just because you can see their size, doesn't mean you get to see them. And has anyone ever heard of a Wonderbra? Or a pushup bra? Those tits may be a lot smaller than they appear.

I don't know if this has been done yet, but a good AI in terms of enemy would be not only something that can kill you, but WANTS to kill you. That I think would be giving the AI the ability to think though, which could be the downfall of life and end up like either the Terminator or the Matrix. But maybe I'm overthinking shit.

I know a guy my age that has hated men his entire life. He always went inside to gossip with the women while the guys were outside with the hood up on a car drinking beer. As such he was often labeled some derogatory term for gay, even though he was 110% heterosexual. He never wanted anything to do with anything that had a dick. Even with pets, he almost always wanted females. He and I always got along really well when we saw each other, as we saw things almost identically. Me being a woman, we couldn't see everything 100% identical, but it was close. I haven't seen him in years, but I heard from his cousin that he still hates men. I don't think female PC's started coming out until the SNES/Sega Genesis era. The first memory I have of a female character was Samus. But the first obviously female characters were in Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat. We had Chun Li and Sonya Blade. Female characters became more and more prominent in games over the years, but very slowly. Fighting games typically featured white males. Or some kind of mutant or monster. Until I think Soul Calibur, there were always only one female in a fighting game. I could be wrong on that part though. Mario Kart featured Peach as a character to play. But I don't really count that personally. But now, with most games women are just as prominent as men. Especially games where you can completely customize your character. As for playing female characters, there's nothing wrong with that. Play whatever you want. It's your character. You're not in the game to please other people. For example my girl buys outfits for Arthur in RDR2 that I absolutely hate. She also braids her horses tail. I hate that. But it's her file not mine. So do what you want in regards to the sex. Whether it's limited to gaming, or if a person want's a sex change IRL. You have to make you happy. Everyone else can piss off.

Religion could also play a big role. There are a lot of extremists who think anything other than reading their religious scripture (typically xtians) is evil and unacceptable. That it's a disownable offense. Think things like the Westboro Baptist Church. They lose their shit over things like this, which includes buybull games. They're almost as withdrawn as the Amish. The difference is that the WBC is a bunch of brain dead psychopaths. I remember people handing out little comics that show a kid whose character died in a D&D game committing suicide because of it. In an attempt to show the "reality" of those kind of games.

Happy 212th birthday Poe!

I didn't know about it. It looks great though.

I think a lot of people that aren't very well educated on gaming equate it to being a "nerd" or a "geek" which, from my generation, was a bad thing to be. They picture the pimply faced, white collared shirt, pocket protector, thick glasses, and slacks that were about 4" above their ankles as the average gamer. Now those same "nerds" and "geeks" are the ones making millions by designing these games. Whereas the rest of us are making minimum wage or less, and just scraping by. But no one is willing to admit it. They want the nerds and geeks to be living at home in their mothers basement hosting a weekly D&D tournament and watching Dr. Who and Battlestar Gallactica all day. I mean no offense to any of those. Not my thing, but no offense to anyone who is into it. I played D&D as a teenager, but lost interest. I never got into Dr Who or BG, so I can't form an opinion on them.

Yes, but Sega went under long ago as a gaming console. A last ditch effort with the Dreamcast didn't do them any favors, as it didn't last long. Now they are strictly a game developer. I have the same disc but on my PS3 instead. It shouldn't have been made for the games that were on the Sega Genesis in my opinion. If a company goes under as a console, but remains as a game developer that can skew things a bit. But I still think they should leave their old games to their old consoles. I hate the rebooted Links Awakening on Switch. I only play it when nothing else appeals to me. Granted it's "prettier" but it's not the same game. I heavily prefer it on GameBoy over Switch.

By that logic, then there is no point or reason for anyone to buy a PS5 or Xbox Series X. They should make all PS5 games compatible with the PS3 and PS4. Same with the Xbox. That statement proves that you don’t know anything about the retro market. Yes it’s predominantly collectors and those playing for nostalgia. But there are many more in the market than that. Also, yes I do service and resell retro games and systems. The market is growing at a steady rate, and the sustainability is higher than new systems because these systems were built to be able to withstand a punch. You do that with a modern system and you have to get a new one. You hard drive is fucked, all your DDL’s are gone, your save data is gone. And god forbid you get a microscopic scratch on a fucking disc. Now you’re putting words in my mouth to make your argument. I said nothing about remakes or reboots. Depends. What was your reasoning? Was it just because the new bun was prettier? Or supposedly “improved”? How do you figure? It’s a hack. The game wasn’t released on Sega. Which nullifies it as authentic. It’s a gamer scripted copy. Nothing more. It’s the same as the hackers that added 200 games to an NES flashback for $75. First off, in no way did I insinuate that people have disposable income. That’s you that’s bringing that up. You can easily buy a NES with 20 games for $150. I know this for a fact because I have done it several times. Who said anything about Little Samson? I never brought anything like that up. I don’t have it because I can’t afford it. I live on disability which is $650 a month. I would have to save every penny and pay no bills for a full year to buy some of these ultra rare games that you have such a hard on for. What would you prefer to own: a perfect condition revolutionary musket, or a copy built last year that works (loads and fires) the same way? I collect skulls. Should I quit collecting real bone skulls, and go for fakes that are made of resin? They look the same, but they’re not.

- Call of Duty style games - sports games with the exception of snowboarding games - driving games - WoW - online games - DKC That’s all I can think of at the moment.

Is anyone exclusive or loyal (however you want to put it) to any brand of item? This is not a gaming question. For example I love Citizen watches. If someone was to give me a $35,000 Rolex, I would sell it, and then buy a $600 citizen. I'd pocket the rest of the cash. For my rats I only feed them Oxbow pellets, aside from the fresh veggies. There's only one place in town that I will buy alcohol. It's all the way on the opposite corner of town. I live in the northeast corner and it's in the southwest corner. And in a town of 120k people when school is OUT and closer to 180k when school is in, that's a bit of a drive. There are 3 major colleges here in town, and more than a dozen smaller colleges. 60k students is a light year. I'd easily put it closer to 200k when school is in full swing and we're not under a fucking pandemic. Back in the late 90's this was voted the second best small town in America for several years in a row. How, I don't know, because this place sucks with all the damn teenyboppers thinking they're badasses. I don't like kids. But I'm getting off topic. So do you have any brand item that you're exclusive to?

Actually, retro consoles are extremely easy to come by. All you have to do is hit either Craigslist, eBay, or a pawn shop. It ruins it for us because we're being pushed out of the market. We want to keep retro gaming alive, but if someone just wants to emulate it then what use is there for us? It's the same as classic cars. People love them. It's obsolete machinery, but there's still people who stick to them. Yet they're out of the market because people have emulated it. The 2005 Mustang looks disturbingly similar to 1968 Mustang, yet it's not one. Visual similarities aren't the real thing. Cheese made with vegetable oil looks the same as cheese made with milk. Looks the same. Isn't the same. Would you prefer a knockoff Xbox made by some company you've never heard of, or do you want your Xbox to come from Microsoft? Microsoft costs more, and this knockoff is GUARANTEED to work. It says so right on the box, so it must be true. I'm not interested in a Chivee Comoro just because it's $10,000 cheaper than a Chevy Camaro.

I asked about Rogue, because at the moment there's a bundle sale on Switch for it and Black Flag for $20. It's 50% off. The sale ends on the 21st, so I'm snatching it up. It also has an expansion pack that's a free download at the moment.

The ticker isn't turning out pretty, but there ain't much I can do about it.

Which one is the Belgian flag design?

I don't think that's a good idea. It would ruin the spirit of the game. There would be no value in playing SMB3 on Xbox because all you're using is an emulator. You're not actually playing the game. It ruins it for those of us who are classic gamers. We are keeping the old systems alive, and emulators are driving people away from an authentic experience. No one would win in this situation, regardless of what direction they're coming from.

What are your thoughts on AC Rogue? Do you know if it's any good?

Ok, I have to ask. WTF is up with pausing every half second during fights?

But of course they won't. When the blind lead the blind, they go nowhere. And when the stupid lead the stupid, they don't want to go anywhere progressive. We won't see any change from the republiKlans. Not in our lifetime anyway. If they want to help not only our country, but the world, they will abandon the republiKlan party.

Seriously? Fucking Seriously???