The Blackangel

My character's name is Blackangel Daemonicus. If you see me out on the map somewhere getting my ass kicked, feel free to stop by and say hello.

Two games that I have talked about before come to mind immediately for me. Blaster Master and Legacy Of The Wizard, both on NES. Neither have ever been easy, especially Blaster Master. It's a maze of traveling from world to world, backtracking, riddles, and dumb luck all spawned from desperation that would make the Zodiac Killer proud. MC Escher couldn't have drawn up a more confusing map to any of this. The only worlds that follow in order is Area 1 leads to Area 2 which then leads to Area 3. And there are 8 in total. After you complete Area 3, you're going to lose your mind trying to find the entrance to Area 4. Because it's actually hidden all the way back in Area 1. Kids were constantly calling Nintendo's 800 number going "WHAT THE FUCK?!" because no one could figure the damn game out. I have beaten it, but this is one instance that practice doesn't make perfect. The final boss (Plutonium Boss) is next to impossible. With Legacy Of The Wizard, 30 YEARS AND I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND BUT ONE FUCKING CROWN OUT OF FOUR.

I've only been using this avatar for a few years. I honestly don't remember what all I used prior to this one, because I went for a long time not being on any forums for various reasons. I can say with some certainty however, that it was always something at least semi-gothic. Or at the very least, dark themed.

I'm not the most educated on how Xbox and PC work in relation to each other, but I'm curious about whether they can swap things back and forth, or "mix & match" so to say. They're both made and owned by Microsoft, and I know there's at least a few games that are available however you prefer to play. But I'm also curious about other kinds of parallels between the two.

I have several Atari 2600's and play them all the time. Mind your words regarding age carefully. You're talking to a woman here.😈

With the big 3, between me and @Rain Dew we have owned virtually every console. The only ones I can think of that we haven't owned are Virtual Boy, Wii U, and PSVita. Other than those 3, we have every PlayStation, every Nintendo, and every Xbox. And we make sure to always have a working copy of the system in the house. Our viewpoint, is that there may be a game on an old system that was only released during that era that we just loved. Since it's not available on anything new, we keep the old stuff so we can still play and enjoy it. For example, Castlevania SOTN was only available on PS1 (or Saturn but forget that for now). It was playable on the PS2 and PS3, but since then not compatible with any PS systems. It was and still is a phenomenal game. So if you wanted to play it, but had sold off all your previous PlayStation models, you would be screwed. There are other games that are one and done that we both love. The point I'm trying to make, is that it doesn't make sense to me to dump your games when a new one comes out if you enjoyed them. You're only going to miss them in the end and want them back.

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing.

I'm using Rosetta Stone for that myself. It's not an easy thing to do, but I'm getting better at it. How are you learning? any specific programs, or a tutor?

I'm back. I needed that week to clear my head and address some things in my life. There's still a few things needing taken care of, but I'm clear headed enough to come back.

If you hover your mouse pointer over "FORUM" at the top of the page, you will see the option "ONLINE USERS". Click on that and you can see who all is online. If you go to the drop down bar to the right you can easily filter it. I took the screenshots below to show it.

True, it is our job to remind people to get back on topic. That is a part of the job. But it shouldn't have to be. We shouldn't have to tell people to get back on topic. I understand that topics derail easily. But if we have to step in and tell people to get back on topic, then the derailment of discussion has gone much further than it ever should have. If a discussion goes off topic, and you want to continue that discussion, then make a separate thread in the appropriate forum and continue the discussion there. That way the initial thread can get back on topic. I know that @Shagger, @DC, and myself would appreciate that as it would make our jobs easier, as well as make the forum run smoother. And I'm pretty sure the entire forum would appreciate that as well. It would also end a lot of headaches for everyone here.

I'm going to be taking a step back from the internet for a little while. Things are piling up and getting stressful, so I need to take some time to decompress. It shouldn't be too terribly long. But once I get my head in the right place, I will definitely be back. So until I'm back you guys will have to rely on @Shagger and @DC for all your moderation needs.

We didn't as said by my original post. But we do now. We got one a couple days ago from a guy selling it on Craigslist. He included 3 games with it. The whole thing cost $600. He got it through prepurchase thinking he would play it, but said his heart was in PC gaming and he just didn't play it. So we jumped on it. The retail for the console itself is $500, but the 3 games on top of that would have easily put the whole combination close to, if not over $700. So we got a hell of a deal.

I would be one of them getting it for nostalgia purposes. besides I need a mouse for my laptop because the damn scratch pad (as I call it) doesn't work anymore. Also I need something that will fit my hands, as they're enormous. Not feminine at all.😢

Over on The Ring Of Fire, Farron covered this a few days ago and it absolutely made me sick. basically what they're doing is legalizing pedophilia. They're giving pedophiles a door to rape children by saying they're going to marry them. Then when the child gets too old to turn them on anymore, they'll file for divorce, and repeat the whole process over again. And in all this, they leave a child so traumatized that the probability of them taking their own life is exponentially higher than it would have been otherwise. Even if their mother tries to hug them they will recoil in terror. I was sexually assaulted in 2016 on a cruise, and I haven't even been able to be touched by even @Rain Dew ever since. I freak out when my doctor tries to listen to my lungs, because my mind tells me he's looking for the opportunity. Sexual violence always fucks the victim up, no matter their age, but especially children.

That one isn't available to me as it's only for Android from what I read about it. I use an iPhone, so I don't have the option of playing it.

That's true for the most part, but occasionally you get one that's just an asshole and will bite. I've had a few. One even bit all the way through my fingernail and out the meat of the tip of my finger. He passed away a few years ago, unfortunately. But 99% of rats are sweet and loving. They love to cuddle, they love kisses, they love to play, and they love to explore. They're also easy to train. A toddler could do it.

Guys, rats are not vermin. They may invade spaces, but they also do a lot of good. For example they're scavengers among other things. They will eat decomposing bodies of dead animals around your property, which can actually make you sick. With venomous snakes (as well as any other snake), feral rats will often attack like a swarm and kill it for food. And snakes, like just about any other reptile, actually do carry diseases like salmonella, which you can get from just handling them. This includes domestic reptiles. Snakes and turtles are the worst about it. The only way a rat "condemns the food" is if they carry a disease. They are often just as healthy and disease free as you or me. They are also often cleaner, as they groom themselves all day. They love baths also. So even a feral rat is good to have around. Feral rats also save lives.

The last thing we want to do is start deleting posts. And we would never do it just because we "don't like" what the poster says. This forum is about facts and opinions. While we moderate the forum, we have neither the right nor the privilege to moderate anyone's opinions. If we start going that route we will end up with a fascist forum ruled with an iron fist. Within a week, there will be no more members here. I don't want to see that, as I'm sure no one else does. We're about the free exchange of ideas. If however we do delete a post, it's because it was in direct defiance of the rules. Or it was overly offensive, or damaging. For example, if someone came here spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories about Covid, we would be on that like a pack of dogs on a 3 legged cat. I'm sure the rest of the forum would too. That person may be instantly banned, if @DC deems it necessary, or be suspended with a heavy warning. We don't want to take any kind of drastic measures like that, but if we have no other choice, we will do it. Also we don't delete posts without a PM to the poster letting them know and telling them why we deleted their post. @Shagger has deleted several of my posts in the past, and he always sent me a PM letting me know and telling me why. I'm not sure how I feel about timers or time limits. It seems like moderation beyond the scope to me. What we want, is for people to think before they post. Reply to the discussion if you feel you can make a meaningful contribution, or maybe don't reply until you feel you can. If I don't think a conversation is at some kind of point that I could contribute to the discussion, I leave it be. If it reaches a point that I feel I could offer something of some value, no matter how small, I'll offer it. For me personally, the vast majority of posts here are things that I can't offer anything that holds any value to the discussion. So I don't bother replying. We only want what's best for this forum. We're not the emperors of this forum. We're just moderators. We're going to fuck up at times. We're going to make bad calls. But we're human, and humans make mistakes. Well, @Shagger is human. I'm a vampire.

I've had a pretty fucked up situation like that as well with dreams. One in particular. This started when I was 14. It happens on June 20th every single year. The dream starts out with me looking down a street that turns to my right. Judging by the clothing and building design, it looks like everything is somewhere around the 1700's. After a few seconds, I see a young boy come running around the corner. Through the rest of the dream I'm looking through his eyes. I look over my shoulder and 3 men on horseback in red coats come riding up after me. I start running harder and duck into a cemetery and hide behind one of the tombstones. I'm sitting there catching my breath and listening to them call back and forth to each other trying to find me. Then one rides up and sees me. He yells to his friends that he found me. He dismounts his horse, steps in front of me, draws his pistol, cocks it... And then I wake up. I've tried staying up to avoid the dream, but at 2:30AM I go unconscious and fall asleep for exactly 1 hour. I can't avoid the dream no matter how much I try. I hate it. It always freaks me out. I've tried a million different things to make me stop having the dream but nothing works. Absolutely everything I can think of to stay awake, and none of it helps. I could be standing up drinking coffee with a bunch of No Doze in it, and as soon as it turned 2:30, I would collapse where I stood and have the dream. I know because I tried. So I've given up trying to find ways to avoid it, and decided to just suffer through it every year. It's the only time of the year that I dream.

Oh god, I hate Wind Waker. Not due to the game play, but the graphics. It was so entirely cartooney that it just made me sick. I couldn't even bring myself to play it for more than 10 minutes it was so sickening. If they completely redo the entire game and completely redo the entire graphics scheme, I would definitely be willing to play it. But as it is now, there's no fucking way.

I wasn't sure. I hadn't seen any Rockstar games available on any Nintendo consoles for a long time. Since the N64 actually. So I just assumed they cut ties. They were pissed as hell when SquareEnix released Final Fantasy on PlayStation instead of giving it to Nintendo. Sure later on they got ports of some of those FF games, but they're still butt hurt as hell. But with Rockstar, I just made a general assumption.

To add to what @Shagger said, we have had people sign up and post the same thought on every thread they replied to, and even start their own topics to push that thought. No matter what was said, they would only post that one thought, or would incorporate it into all of their posts somehow. They would make multiple threads pushing it, and never reply to that thread again. Doing such actions not only gets on the nerves of the staff, but pisses off the rest of the forum as well. If you have a thought, feel free to post it. If you have a controversial thought, feel free to post it as well. But ask yourself "Am I ready for any backlash this post may get?" If the answer is "no" or "I don't know" then I would recommend waiting to post it until you feel ready for it. As said, we understand that English is not the first language of many members. We truly do. But it's that first language of the majority of the members. So as said, take your time making posts so that the whole forum can understand what your point is. It's not a race to get it done. Before I post I always take the time to read through what I have written to check for typos and make sure what I'm wanting to say comes through clearly. Sure I miss several, but there's always the edit feature. The staff can edit at any time, but the members have a 10 minute window. If that has lapsed, you can always ask us if it's something big. But if it's just a small typo, we're not going to bother with that. For example if you meant to type colour instead of color we're not going to take the time to edit the post, as we have bigger fish to fry. Either way, the staff has a job to try to keep things running smoothly. It's not always easy, and it's not always pleasant. But sometimes certain actions have to be taken, and occasionally, it's a "last resort" situation. But be assured, we don't do things of any kind of serious nature without lengthy discussion about it first. So use your head, post your opinions, and offer facts when you can. Remember, quality is infinitely more important than quantity.

@Rain Dew has her own FC and houses, so I'm joining up with her once I know what the hell I'm doing. If you're on the same server and world that we're on, that would be awesome to play together. I would have to ask her what world we're in to be sure, but I think we're Crystal and Goblin. But don't hold me to that just yet. She's the educated one about this game.

That's why Nintendo cut all ties with Rockstar, unless one of their racing games is available on Switch. But with GTA and RDR2 being Rockstar games, I would bet that they don't want any connection whatsoever. Even with the massive success of the DKC franchise on the SNES. Not to mention Conker's Bad Fur Day on the N64. But from what I understand, Nintendo is somewhat ashamed that they let CBFD get released for one of their systems.