SpoonMan Abrams X

On 11/19/2021 at 6:16 AM, LeatherRebel5150 said:

They gotta be getting ready for a sale or something right? Companies don’t just dump such a huge swath of talent like that so consistently without some radical change coming down the road

There's been 80 just this year, not counting the releases last year where in total it's been over 100!. It's been It's the only conclusion that make sense, especially as they keep citing "Budget Cuts". Otherwise there is absolutely no rhyme or reason to it. I really foresee them announcing Disney or (much more likely) NBC announcing a buyout any time now lol

On 11/19/2021 at 6:34 AM, Bearcat-Doug said:

They released Kross and Hit Row just weeks after moving them to the main roster and Lee had just come back. I think they were still doing those backstage segments with John Morrison up until last week so it does seem odd to release people that were actively being used on TV. 

Yup. Very much the right hand not having any idea what the left is doing. Aleister Black had a bunch of promo packages promoting his return, came back just to kick Big E in the face, then was released like later that week lol.

On 9/28/2021 at 6:51 PM, Bearcat-Doug said:

I obviously approve of this.

Makes it suck even more he got released. Guy had been through a lot this past year.

Speaking of releases, more cuts just got announced. These are all the talent release just this month

My thoughts I think can be quickly summed up like this;

You're not spending time combing your way back through the Dungeon #2 to get the hookshot a second time for Dungeon #5 then again a bit later to get the mirror shield for Dungeon #8. Meanwhile you definitely have to come back to Brinstar many times in Metroid.

You don't really do a whole lot of back tracking in Zelda, with few exceptions. You are required to visit each dungeon once. You go back to nearly every area of a Metroid game a number of times.

Honestly the title of this thread makes me really want a "proper" Metroidvania Zelda title. Closest thing to that is maybe Phantom Hourglass with it's Temple of the Ocean King? Maybe that's why like the game so much lol

22 hours ago, Secret Santa said:

Hope you naughty boys and girls are doing well!  That is very naughty to send them the shits in their present @FireHazard51!  Sorry to @SpoonMan Abrams X and @JordyRamone for not being able to get in!  That is very naughty of you!  Make sure to check in early November next year.  Put it in your calendars.  Set yourself a reminder, whatever you gotta do!

I take exception with this kind of anti-holiday spirit coming from Secret Santa. What if we want to make our own secret santa with blackjack and hookers what say you @JordyRamone@koifish? lol

On 11/16/2021 at 6:34 AM, Sumez said:

I think Startropics has way too much unique stuff going for it to really qualify as a Zelda clone.

3 hours ago, Bearcat-Doug said:

I was going to say StarTropics, but it seemed too unique.

This could be said about any of the games really. I assumed we were talking "Zelda clone" in the sub-genre of action adventure or what have you. Otherwise you start getting into semantic territory of who was copying who first lol. I.E. even with 3DDGH for how it is clearly inspired by Zelda, and has more then enough merit to stand on it's own (and add another tally to series that I'd love to see get some love and a sequel).

7 hours ago, inasuma said:

That would be both fun and exhausting. You have quite the patience. In the MM Battle Network series, just collecting all the chips (also in the hundreds) took forever. It's the only game I can tolerate that kind of grind. haha

It helps I'm not in any rush to do it, lol. Been taking my time and take frequent "breaks" between Pokemon games by playing other games lol

Well balls, I'm sad I completely missed out on this (Been kinda shitty last few weeks/months lol)

On 9/10/2021 at 1:38 PM, inasuma said:

Oh, forgot to mention: pokemon games. I don't care how bad they are in my opinion (*cough*swsh*cough*) must, must beat them, get as many pokemon as possible, raise a team, and catch all the legendaries (including pseudo-legendaries).

On 9/12/2021 at 5:40 PM, CasualCart said:

@inasuma Pokemon is my answer, too. Years ago, I made decent progress in Pokemon Gold [GBC], but I never saw it through to the end.

-CasualCart

I'll third the Pokemon hype train, lol. I've been on a Pokemon kick recently, going back and getting the games I missed out on (Gen 5 6 and 7) and playing through and beating all of them. Eventually to work my way to getting a complete "Living Pokedex" on Pokemon Home.

Re: Piracy, while I support those that are on a budget or just outright broke downloading the nearest (and safest) Emulator and ROMs to play GBA or w/e, I think those defending/suggesting it over OP's question are being narrow minded and disingenuous at best.

Again, Piracy is fine and go for it if you just want the experience of the games, but there is something (at least for me) satisfying about getting and owning those legit copies of games even if they aren't original carts & hardware. Also, again, doesn't really answer OP's question

I'm where the topic of this thread is at, least ~50%. The other half is mostly for Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD, as those are by far my 2 most favorite Zelda games.

I'm onboard with @rdrunner and would pick one up, but not just for GBA and even Zelda, as there are still a few other exclusive games that have merit for reason. If by chance you don't have a Wii also makes a good alternative to that, or at least space saver if you want to bust out some random Wii Sports Bowling or w/e lol

Any love for Startropics? No? Just me? Fine lol

Really though if there was a series that would deserve another chance in the limelight, it is Startropics. Even if the sequel was hot garbage (I don't think it was that bad, certainly many worse NES titles out there).

If nothing else would be a good platform for them to do experimental "Zelda" games without the risk of tarnishing the "Zelda brand". Then if that shit works they can implement it into Zelda proper. Idk lol. Just seems like there is a lot more they could do with it imho.

Glad to see Isaac, 3D Dot Game Heroes and Okami (RIP Clover Studios) getting love

I love this stuff. I think the videos are still pretty good even if I think some of his theories he goes a bit cloud cuckoo over lol. If nothing else the vastly increased production quality of the videos makes it worth it (I've been following MatPat since he started and was just a featured highlight on ScrewAttack and cooperating with Pat the NES Punk posting on his site lol)

On 10/7/2021 at 11:18 PM, CMR said:

If you've ever seen the youtube channel Game Theory, you know what this is about, although that show has kind of gotten phoned in lately.  The MegaMan thread also kind of inspired me to put this up, though I've had this thread idea for a while.  So does anybody have any of their own "Game Theories" that nobody ever talks about?

 

I'll start with mine.  In Final Fantasy 7 you go to the temple of the ancients to get the black materia that can cast meteor.  Inside you see a mural that seems to depict people using the materia on another group of people.  It's interesting to note that the materia in the mural is green.  Materia is crystalized mako, and from what i've understood contain the memories of the planet.  So, in short, the meteor summoning materia is a memory of a meteor hitting the planet, or at least the knowledge of the event.  The reason it became black was because it was used to kill countless people in the past.  I'm guessing it was the ancients that used it since it's called the temple of the ancients, and maybe this is also when the Cetra split into two groups, but I'm really just guessing at this.  Anyway, this isn't even my theory.

My real theory is that the meteor that was summoned in this event was also the one that created the northern crater.  If it was then it's also the meteor that Jenova happened to be flying around the universe on.  So, in short, if it was the ancients who used meteor to kill their enemies, then it's kind of ironic that they also inadvertently brought the alien Jenova to the planet as well.

 

I've got another one, but I'll wait till some other people post before I put it up.

I'll buy this, makes a lot of sense and provides a good explanation for a lot of things. I'll accept this as my head canon.

On 10/7/2021 at 11:45 PM, Reed Rothchild said:

Mario is a paranoid schizophrenic.  Too many hallucinogenics, too much stress from the job working shitty bathrooms, too many Bronx goombahs always busting his balls.

Some say he's still out there.  Still carrying that hammer... still looking for his Peach.

 

This reminds me of an old Mario fanfic I stumbled upon back in HS, some random forums or geocities site, idr now. But basically Mario turned into a alcoholic Stalin like dictator of the Mushroom Kingdom after defeating Bowser and Peach committing suicide so no he just goes around drunkenly wumping goombas and such from time to time... it really stuck with me for some reason lol

On 10/9/2021 at 4:43 PM, GPX said:

Bowser just wants to be friends with the Princess. Meanwhile, Mario being the sadistic person that he is, feels the need to do more than just spank Bowser. Mario would regularly beat up all of Bowser’s family members, thrash his entire castle and kingdom, and steal all the shiny stars, costumes and mushrooms.

Mario doesn’t want anyone touching his girl.

MatPat definitely did a theory on this ages ago lol

On 10/11/2021 at 9:51 PM, CMR said:

You know those pillars you see scattered around Zelda Breath Of The Wild, the tall ones you can sometimes find treasure chests on top of?  I have a theory about those too.  I think they originally held up the surface of Hyrule.  If you think about it, there has been a lot of dungeons created beneath Hyrule across all the games.  Eventually, over the span of multiple games, they could become a vast underground network.  After thousands of years I think those dungeons began to collapse causing the surface of Hyrule to sink also.  You can see more evidence of this "collapse" In the Hebra mountain region near the Rok Uwog shrine and the Hateno region near the Kam Urog shrine.  If you go to the ege of Hyrule and look at the surrounding lands they are also much higher than Hyrule, suggesting that all of Hyrule has sunk over time.

I feel like the Forgotten Temple all but confirms this, especially with it's strong ties to Skyward Sword.

On 10/12/2021 at 4:31 PM, DoctorEncore said:

I believe Braid is the story of Oppenheimer or some other scientist who worked on the Manhattan Project. It's heavy on the symbolism/allegory, but I think that's what they were going for.

Hasn't it been confirmed via Word of God that the entirety of the game is-

if not then it is highly ascended fan theory lol

On 10/12/2021 at 11:24 PM, CMR said:

I have some theories about BOTW's map too.  It does kind of mess up my previous theory though.  Anyway, I think the hyrule of the original Zelda, ALTTP, and possibly wind waker were all contained in the Gerudo Desert area of BOTW's map.  I also think BOTW's map was based off Zelda 2's map.

I know it's been heavily theorized that Zelda 1 & Zelda 2's map are two parts of the same map? Zelda 1 being the north part and Adventure of Link being the south. Though that loses a bit of steam with the fact then there would be two Death Mountains... but even then going back as far as Link to the Past every Hyrule map has generally been pretty concurrent (with a bit of perspective adjustments) as far as lay out, with only minor-ish discrepancies in regards to things like Kakariko Village. At the least since Ocarina of Time Nintendo has definitely been keeping notes and maintaining some measure of QA on this lol

I love this game. Arguably my most favorite (2D/Sidescrolling) Metroid now (I do still have a fondness in my heart for Prime 2 Echoes )

The gameplay feels so crisp and smooth, if not a bit too slippery at first. It took me a bit to get get used to the timing, especially when pulling off counters and things, as instead of the neat run > counter > shoot fluid gameplay, I'd usually end up running headlong into the enemy then almost certainly getting knocked off the platform lol

It was in danger of almost being too excessive in, well, everything. You arguably didn't need the number of missiles they give you (with bosses especially being pretty generous to resupply you mid-fight), let alone having as many upgrades to collect and most of them being only +2.

Also, as cool as the run & counter stuff was combined with the new Aeion abilities, it's almost a bit much for me to keep track of. It's a bit tough especially if you hadn't played it in a couple days then try to pick it back up (which happened to me a bit as I only got to play it a couple hours every other day, so it took me over a week to get through it). I definitely forgot how to play it for a little bit and would get my butt kicked lol. I eventually got back on the horse though and it was fine.

Maybe the best release this year? Solid A rating, 9/10 game. If you like and metroivanias at all it is worth picking up.

I got a OLED switch even though I've only had my "old" Switch for about a year and a half (will probably end up giving my old one to my Sister lol)

I like it a lot, feels a lot more solid then the old original? Might just because it's heavier with the bigger OLED in it lol

I do like the brighter screen and better battery life. Also those White joycons and white base just look crisp and clean lol

I didn't preorder it but got it at my place of work, which was last White OLED, still had 2 R&B ones (which have long since sold out)

On 7/6/2021 at 12:11 PM, ZeldaFreak said:

That's the thing, it seems like this is aimed at people who don't already have a Switch. Which, OK, that's completely fine... but I feel like the vast majority of people who want or would ever want a Switch already have one, which makes this super incremental upgrade a bit confusing to me. You'd think they'd want to tap in to the market of already existing Switch owners who are itching for more, but then again I don't run a however many billion dollar company so what do I know.

Honestly, the number of people who don't have a Switch and are still buying them is quite numerous. Even before the OLED original Switches sold out pretty regularly around me. Usually most big box stores had the odd Switch Lite on hand but even those usually got bought out. Still the same now. May be more indicative of the supply & demand of the pandemic but it's impressive none the less.

Also re: "Switch Pro" aka 4k support, I'd heard/read some where that options to upgrade exist within the OLEDs at least? Maybe I'm misremembering but to possibility of them in the future doesn't seem so far fetched.

My best bud is all about this. I think it's neat, may pick one up eventually, but with how hard it is to preorder anything anymore cause Scalpers are among the worst of humanity and I do know how much I'd use it. Still looks really solid.

I heard whispers of Mario Party Superstars, and I am in!

Anyone interested Deltarune Chapter 2 has dropped

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1671210/DELTARUNE/

https://tobyfox.itch.io/deltarune

Next/Last 3 Chapters are apparently all coming at once as a full game release. Undertale is a fun game even if the fandom can be a bit overbearing.

As good as his games are Toby Fox is arguably an even better composer. Either way cool to see progress.

4 hours ago, FireHazard51 said:

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Happy Birthday @SpoonMan Abrams X, hope it was a wonderful one.

 

lol ty sir

16 hours ago, drxandy said:

Happy birthday @SpoonMan Abrams X!! Have a great day!

 

Thank you! Also epic gif lol

14 hours ago, spacepup said:

Have a good one @SpoonMan Abrams X !  Happy happy b-day to ya!

Thank you! Peanuts

7 hours ago, Jeevan said:

Happy early Birthday @SpoonMan Abrams X !!

Thanks lol. Also quality gif

On 8/18/2021 at 5:27 PM, DarkTone said:

Anyone changed theirs?

On 2/8/2020 at 10:37 PM, SpoonMan Abrams X said:

Brought it up in a different thread (Top ten RPGs iirc) but;

Super Mario RPG

I love this game. I can play it anytime 100%. I will never get tired of it.
I love the Paper Mario games, but I would love a proper sequel completely in the style and gameplay of SMRPG more then anything. Maybe someday...

It would probably take that sequel to really have a chance lol

7/10

I do dig this movie even though it's really dumb, but in the best of ways lol

Arguably the greatest Superhero movie before the recent generation.

Personally I like Batman Returns a little bit more but this is still a great watch

8/10

6/10

there's a few really great songs, like Even Flow, World Wide Suicide or Jeremy, but most of the rest I don't care for.

Eddie Vedder has also gotten terribly incoherent with his vocals in recent years. Superblood Wolfmoon is borderline unlistenable.

STP is pretty top notch, but there are a number of other bands/songs I'd go out of my way to listen to first

8/10

An alright movie, but Star Wars is so much better outside of the trilogies.

6/10 would have to say both Return of the Jedi and Empire Strikes Back are better.