The Blackangel

At the moment, I've been forced to drive what I was able to find. I have to have a disability van with a ramp for my power chair. So I'm in a Pontiac right now. But the last Chevy I owned was a 91 S-10. I drove it forever until the transmission finally blew. I couldn't afford to fix it, so I had to junk it. Since then, due to being on disability, I had to drive what I could afford, which usually led me to cars that would die within a year. Typically because the previous owner didn't keep up with required maintenance, like oil changes. When you're broke you can't afford to be choosy. But at least Pontiac is owned by GM. So that's a plus. But if I had the option I would be driving either an Avalanche, Colorado, or a Trailblazer. I love all 3. But probably the Trailblazer though. I'm a bit of a sucker for SUV's.

Ok, I'm in. When the Xbox releases its copy. Uh, also, what is FeelsBadMan? Is it something I missed in the trailer, or something else entirely?

I can't say I'm a fan of the title. It just perpetuates the myth that sharks are bloodthirsty for human flesh, when actually they only bite out of curiosity. They experience things like a toddler, by putting it in their mouth. The only real reason a shark would flat out eat a human is if its food supply was too low and it was starving. It's been well documented that sharks don't like the taste of human. There are only a handful of exceptions like the bull shark and hammerhead that are true maneaters, but their attacks are the most rare. Especially the hammerhead. It's like the hype after Jaws came out. Great movie, but it made everyone who saw it an expert on how the great white shark only wanted to kill humans. But you know what? My ass is full of shit too.

I'm curious. Which one?

Trashtalk can be excusable though if the two are friends. It's been my experience that friends talk shit to each other all the time, but it's mostly all in jest. When that's the situation, I see no problem, personally. I've never been in that situation, because I've literally never had a friend. But I've seen it second hand.

We all like a variety of games. We have our favorites, and we have the ones we absolutely despise. But what is a game that you love that no one would ever see you being a fan of? Everyone here knows that I love the most brutality I can get. The more depraved the better. It’s why I like Hatred so much. But one game that I also enjoy the hell out of is Banjo Kazooie on N64. For those who don’t know, it’s a children’s game, mainly aimed at kids under ten, would be my guess for intended age range. But it’s fun as hell, and the bird (Kazooie) is such a smartass that it adds some humor to the game as well. Who here would ever have expected someone like me to be into a children’s game? Exactly. So what’s a game no one would ever have with you in the same thought?

I'm not an online gamer, but back in the day, I did play at a couple gaming cafe's. People there got really intense with each other in the head to head modes on games. I stayed away from that, as it was a headache that I didn't need. That was more than 20 years ago though. These days, I no longer play any form of online gaming. But I do have some games that are so difficult that it's beyond the unfair stage to the point of cruelty by the designers (they're ROM-hacks) that I can only play them a couple times a year. About a month ago, I finally beat the 3rd dungeon of one that I had been trying to beat for almost a year. It's a Zelda ROM-hack on SNES. When I make a little bit of progress, I shut it off and take a VERY long break from that game. Meaning months and months. Possibly more than a year. Another game that I have that I refuse to play is the DKC trilogy on SNES. I've beaten the first 2 but never even played the third. I only own it because I wanted to complete the trilogy. I don't play it anymore because every time I do I end up going nuclear bitch in roid-rage. It pisses me off so bad, that I just don't even put them in the machine anymore. And haven't for probably more than 10 years. TL/DR I just don't go around things that I know will be toxic for me. If I'm unaware, then I learn from the situation, move on, and try not to make the same screw up again.

Sometimes I wonder if I'm more of a collector than an actual player, when I consider all the games I have that I have never played, or perhaps only played once, regardless of whether I liked it or not. The games I have, I honestly bought with the full intention of playing them. That part is true. I even have games that I've bought 3 and 4 copies of because I kept forgetting that I had the game. That's why every month now I print up a full game list that I keep in my purse so I don't keep buying a game over and over needlessly. But if I'm becoming more of a collector than a player, well then, so be it I guess. I think a big part of that is the status of the gaming world. Everything is getting fancier, and more high tech, and that's just not my thing. Sure the graphics are beautiful to look at, but they just don't appeal to me. And what does is all but forgotten. If you ask a kid today to name one game from Atari, NES, or SNES, they wouldn't have a clue what the hell you were talking about. They would be like "I know those words but that sentence makes no sense." You tell them you had a Nintendo when you were a kid and they'll look at you with a puzzled look and say "Wii?" No. A Nintendo Entertainment System. Heart surgery with a butterknife was a daily occurrence. Asthma attacks were a daily occurrence. Kickboxing was a daily occurrence. They have no clue. Back then, if you apply just a little bit of violence to the machine it often fixed the problem. Now a slight tap and it's like "SHIT! IT BROKE! My Nintendo once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing.

My life more or less revolves around my PC and game consoles as well, but I still like to see something other than the same 4 walls closing in, inch by inch, and making every room smaller and smaller every day. Claustrophobia is one of my biggest problems. And being stuck inside is one of the biggest causes of it to kick into high gear.

From the way you guys are talking you would hate the FF8 remaster. With one exception, it's pretty much just enhanced graphics. The exception is the items. The few that you had to get through a PocketStation are now available in the game. Angelo Has to dig them up in a battle, but they're still there. I've gotten more than 10 Ribbons, and close to 10 Friendships. I'm still hoping for a Mogs Amulet, but haven't been that lucky yet. I would have loved to see some addons to the game. Even if it was just extra side quests. But, alas, there was none. I was one of the 4 people in the gaming world that didn't like FF7 to begin with, but if the story has been altered and the characters updated, I may give it another shot. I'll just have to relearn the whole materia thing, seeing as I haven't played it in more than 20 years. Not since I discovered FF8, which is my absolute favorite game, not counting NES games.

I find this an interesting coincidence. The newspaper on campus here is called The Maneater. That's the second odd thing to happen to me today.

Once again I'm on Zelda OoT. I'm sensing a pattern here.

@KBigelow There's something you need to know about gamers. First off, we're an inclusive group. Everyone has different tastes, and we like that. But when you come to us and ask us to do your homework for you, that's not going to go over well. Aside from being gamers, that's not the limit of what we are. Everyone here has other attributes and interests. We would welcome you if you had just came to us as a regular person who enjoys gaming. But we have seen this survey shit time and time again here. I'm not the oldest member here in terms of how long I have been at this forum. I'm also not held in the highest regards. But this shit gets tiresome. Post your questions here as a topic or multiple topics, in the corresponding boards. That would go over much better for you. TL/DR Stop being an ass.

Try standing the system on end so it has a larger area to dispel heat through. A small desk fan works wonders too. At least for me it does.

At least you had the sense to drive Chevy’s.

Interesting name, I must say. Very unique, so you get brownie points for that. Welcome to the VGR forums.

Are they PS2 games? The early releases of the PS3 supported PS2 games, but they caused overheating and the system to crash. So Sony rereleased the PS3 without PS2 capabilities, even though PS2 is still mentioned on the home screen. If you’re running PS2 games, you would be better off getting a PS2 to play them on.

I just mentioned Brexit because I was including the price in Euros. I didn’t know if that made the Euro an invalid monetary system or not. Canada and the US both use the dollar, but the Canadian dollar is only worth about .77 cents US. And it’s not accepted anywhere except In the US with a few exceptions of the biggest border crossings. But those take both USD and CD. I don’t know jack shit about European politics.

A couple that look good to me are Rune 2 and Ashen. Also I have Kingdom Come Deliverance and it's a really sweet game. If I'm getting the price conversion right, the prices are below. Rune 2 - $29.99 / £24.24 / €27.72 Same price for Kingdom Come Deliverance. Ashen - $39.99 / £32.33/ €36.96 I decided to include the Euro as well. I don't know how far the whole Brexit thing has gone, and whether or not that affects the Euro in the UK or not. Assuming it was even accepted there to begin with. But I figured what the hell.

Could you put it towards a Final Fantasy game?

MDK for PS1 finally came in the mail yesterday. I'm looking forward to playing it.

More Switch games today - - - Bouncy Bob (DDL) Ding Dong XL (DDL) Ascendance (DDL) Ascendance is absolutely beautiful. If you need something soothing and relaxing, GET IT. You will not be sorry.

What is your favorite genre or franchise? I can poke around in the Nintendo eStore, and if there's a game available in both, maybe I can give you a few ideas.

I can't say anything for anyone else, but I am definitely not selling mine. I may sell some of the duplicate systems I have, but I'm not selling any of the ones that I have hooked up to play.

When I can spare the money, I’m gonna be getting Untitled Goose Game on Switch. It’s a little goofy, but a lot of the indie games coming out nowadays are. Which is refreshing if you ask me.