The Blackangel

I don't plan, I improvise. If I decide to do something it's entirely in the moment. i don't plan to do something 5 minutes from now, because I could be dead 3 minutes from now. So like I said, I don't plan. I improvise.

If you could literally remove one thing from existence, what would it be and why?

It's an attractive game. My only complaint is that I wish the camera was closer to the characters.

I played the classics. Pacman, Pitfall, Space Invaders, Asteroids, etc. I also played some more modern games when I was a bit older and all the good ones were gone. I played Silent Scope, Soul Calibur 2, and Dance Maniax. It's similar to DDR, but you use your hands instead of your feet. The Soul Calibur 2 machine that I played was on the Mizzou campus, so it got a LOT of attention. It ranked the top 100 players. I was ranked at 6th place. But that was almost 20 years ago, and I don't even know if the machine is still there. Probably not, since there have been so many sequels since then. But me and Kilik were virtually unstoppable.

Blaster Master. The mix of fantasy and sci-fi is just awesome.

Out of the ones in my library, there are several. Marble Madness (NES) - The marbles are damn near impossible to control. And the last level, if you're even able to make it there, is so hard it's almost unbeatable. And the fact that there's a timer just ups the insane difficulty. Solar Jetman (NES) - Literally impossible to control that god damn ship. 'Nuff said. Zelda Oracle Games (Game Boy) - I get stuck so easily in these games in spots that I just can't figure out where to go to get out of that area so I can go to other parts of the world map, that I have to putt out the guide. I'm absolutely horrible at the games. South Park The Fractured Butthole (Multiple) - This game is just a bitch. For me it's hard as hell. Not sure why, but I have immense difficulty on this one. DKC (SNES) - This one enrages me to no end. I've beaten the first 2, but never even played the third one, just because of how pissed I get. The only reason I have it is to complete the trilogy. Darkstone (PS1) - This one is just a "Huh?" game. Nothing makes sense, and there seems to be no actual goal. I've played it quite a bit, and found nothing. So either I suck, or I just don't know what the hell I'm doing. I used to be really good at fighting games, but I haven't played any in years despite the fact that I have quite a few. I think I'm just rusty as hell. I'm leaving out ROM-hacks because that's too easy to talk about.

I just did a major run to Walmart today. I’m gonna be trying to put shit away all weekend.

The Core is a good one. I haven’t watched it in a while, but always enjoyed it when I did.

It’s par for the course these days, but not too terribly long ago, it was unheard of for there to be any kind of vulgarities in a video game. People were freaking out over blood in Mortal Kombat. The first time I ever heard, or maybe more appropriately READ, a video game cuss was in FF8. Mostly it was Zell. He had a bit more of a mouth than anyone else, but there were also messages from the game. Like when you fight Wedge and Biggs at the prison, it often pops up a message that says ”Wedge is pissed.” I’m not joking. That’s literally what it says. So what was the first time you heard a game cuss?

I stand mine up on end so they have a larger area to dispel heat. That has helped immensely.

I don’t think those who are subscribed to PS Plus will be let down. Nintendo is kicking ass on their end, so PlayStation will want to keep up with them.

Maybe it’s because I’ve only been awake for about 20 minutes, but I’m not fully following your question. If I have it wrong tell me, but the only old school Nintendo game I can think of that ported to Switch is Links Awakening. I play on my Switch a lot, but no more than I play on my NES, SNES, and N64.

I haven’t played it, but I’ve heard a lot of people say that it gets extremely boring really quick.

Lake Hylia in Zelda. Specifically the version from Ocarina. The tranquility of the lake is just calming to me. There have been several times in real life that I’ve started up the game just to take Link there and just leave him alone so I can look at the water. Since I can’t do that IRL anymore, it’s a nice release for me in game.

I never would have expected a statement like that from a developer, but at least they're honest. That garners a lot of respect from me. Simply due to the honesty, I'm going to look into more indie games than usual. My tastes typically run on a fairly narrow stream, but have been getting out there more here lately. How about a recommendation? Games and developers both to check out.

The only good thing I can see from the delay is right in what he said. "The good news is, we're nearly done with development of The Last Of Us Part II. We are in the midst of fixing our final bugs." Every game, despite honest efforts of honest developers has bugs when it hits the shelves that they didn't catch before it was released. So this delay can give them time to weed out bugs that they missed and give the initial release a better game. I'm not trying to shit on anyone. No one is perfect. But, in my eyes, more time to develop equals better results on the finished product.

I'm a classic gamer, and as such, virtually everything I play is a cartridge. So I tend to buy more from eBay than anything. I also shop on the Nintendo eShop quite a bit from my Switch. I think the most I've spent on a single game there was $2.99 or so. Some of the games I've gotten are masterpieces. Some were ok. Others weren't anything special. My favorite so far is Goblin Sword. I have been playing the hell out of it. If you're a fan of old Sega Genesis style graphics then you would love this one. Also there was a game I bought the other day that literally was selling for only one penny. 1 cent. It looked good, and at a single penny whether I liked it or not I wasn't losing a damn thing.

I'm gonna slap myself for this one but.... DRM? I'm not good at acronyms much past "LOL".

GOG?

Well, it's time. I hate to do it, so I just want to say one last thing to everyone here before I leave the forum... APRIL FOOLS!!!!

That pyramid headed prick is a little creepy, I'll admit.

Ok I have a question for the die hard Skyrim nuts here. When ES6 comes out, are you going to move on and drop Skyrim, or will you continue playing Skyrim as well as ES6?

Something that would be a great undertaking, I don't care who does it, would be some true sequels. Like say a true sequel to Zelda OoT. Ganon breaks out of his confinement and returns to the same Hyrule, the same map, the same characters, all identical, but with some new additions. A final Fantasy 8-2 would be an awesome game. Some of you current gamers would probably like something like a Skyrim 2. Just get some actual true sequels to some games. I know I bitch about sequels a lot, but those aren't picking up right where the previous story left off. the only true sequel I can think of off the top of my head is Final Fantasy X and X2. Everything else, is changes 1000 fold.

To get your fingers used to the motions, I would suggest either Street Fighter 2 or Mortal Kombat. Like the originals on SNES and Sega. Those will get you going. Then once your fingers are familiar with how to move, you could move up to more advanced games like Soul Calibur.

Shawshank Redemption 50/10