Andy_Bogomil

I had to move after university for my career. I didn't like being away from my family and friends as it was a 16 hour drive home and flying was expensive. It wasn't bad though with my wife and I did meet some new people along the way. Also living in central Canada let me see a lot of concerts that I would have missed otherwise. Wasn't all bad. Luckily I was able to get a transfer back after about 7 years living abroad. It took me a while to settle back in and it obviously isn't the same as when I left. I get to see my family all the time now though which is the most important thing for me. I would have stayed after university of I could have found a position. That's my experience. Nothing has to be permanent though... Could always move for a year and test the waters.

Knocked a nice SMB Mattel hangtab off the top shelf and the box protector broke and ripped through the box in the top front right corner. It sucked even though it still displays nice. Ironically I think the box protector amplified the damage done. I also cleaned marker off a few old SNES games that I had. I regret it since they were old rentals from childhood video store which is now closed. Not sure what I was thinking for a few 5 dollar games.

I've gotta give Battletoads and adventure Island a try again as I don't remember them being that insane. I always remember the last level in BT giving me the most trouble but the game is generally a test of trial and error but not randomly tough. Going in blind and beating it in a day does seem very fast. Guy must be monster gamer.

They will likely port every 1st party game given time. Nintendo abandoned the Wii U, delayed BotW for upwards of 2 years, and the Switch will be their console for years to come. The games are complete so I'm sure they have a team dedicated to porting the last few games out. Has Pikmin been ported? I see that going over too or being released with Pikmin 4.

I bet all those games will be re-released (3D World, WW, and TP). The HD Zelda games may be released together before BotW 2 to get that Zelda hype going. 3D world will be released with a character that can't die and has all the best qualities of every character as per Switch Wii U ports.

Regardless, the design goal of Mario Odyssey, as you said, was to explore each inch of the map/zone with little direction and that's not what I was personally looking for. I just felt like a lot of the worlds were void of enemies and hazards and replaced with NPCs and focused on quantity over quality. I get the design choice as it allows short play sessions and they were getting away from the 'episodes' for each world but it didn't pan out for me when all was said and done. It's all good though. We move on to play other games

I completely disagree about Odyssey. There was just no challenge and therefore very little fun for me. They gave us mechanics for 'platforming hell' but gave us 'Mario's first steps' w.r.t difficulty for 99.9% of the game. 120 well defined shines/stars to falling ass backwards over 880 moons! If I want to wonder around and explore a sandbox type area I'd play Zelda.

Another POS celeb using their name to sell crap to people who will buy anything. Sad.

Yup just not my thing. Was never a big fan of Banjo. 100% the first one back in the day and never played it again. At least Banjo had more skill involved for the collectibles compared to Odyssey. I bought the 2nd Banjo one along the way somewhere and will probably never play it (will be sold eventually). I'd rather play the challenge mode in NSMBU than Odyssey all day long.

Odyssey was severely watered down due to the vast number of moons. Most of them involved zero skill and a lot were tedious fetch quests for the sake of it. That game is so frustrating to me as it has superb mechanics, looks great, but suffers so badly on challenge and reward that it isn't even fun. The more I think about the game the more disappointed I am with it. When you 100% SMW and 64 you actually feel like you've accomplished something where Odyssey just felt like a time sink collect-a-thon.

Depends on how much I like the game and how much is involved. Games that included pointless fetch quests that are tedious I will skip even if I really like the game. If it's not too bad and gives you some sweet unlockables I am definitely more likely to 100%. Aren't many games these days worth getting 100% though... they just fill them with really pointless stuff to make the game seem bigger than it is. I remember getting platinum on a number of PS games and feeling zero satisfaction because of how dumb some of the achievements were.

Jj games was great for the casual collector or the impatient person looking for a reasonable price. Both them and lukie had a good thing going when they could get away with charging a premium for convenience. They were also great charging low shipping to international countries. Shipping was $3 to $5 CAD for the longest time which was unheard of buying from the States after the mid 2000s. With shipping going up and casual collecting being replaced with the mini systems and the fad generally dying out I am not surprised. No way they're getting away with 2014 prices anymore.

I never minded the sharp pixel look of vintage stuff on newer TVs but between lag and older light gun games I don't see myself ever getting rid of my CRT. With the new mini systems and modding older ones for HD I can definitely see the appeal of going flat panel only.

The graphics on classic WW hold up pretty good or at least better than TP in my opinion. They both look good on the HD versions but the colors make WW just pop so I'd still give it the benefit... Obviously subjective. Without the fast sail? Hell no. I couldn't even make it through the original WW after trying it multiple times. I have no idea what Nintendo was thinking. I think they were trying to make you feel that isolation of traveling but they took it way too far with the vast distances and insanely slow traveling. Even the HD remix still felt somewhat tedious with the fast sail but it's way better. I really enjoyed the HD versions of both WW and TP even though I only played through them once.

Oh, it's loaded. Another row of CIBs behind the front display. More or less all my NES and SNES stuff with Mario games in the middle. Still easy access to everything though. The TV rests in place on the stand so that was great for transport but the TV was still really heavy and awkward. It's a pretty awesome TV setup though and I've really enjoyed gaming on it the last week. A nice big display for games like rockband too.

Fast sail is a game changer. I think WW has held up better simply because of the graphic style.

Snagged a free CRT the other day from a neighbour who posted it on the community page. An upgrade from 27" to 36" of the exact same model JVC TV I owned which was kinda random (JVC I'Art). Great picture and sound and it handles light gun games very well for a flat screen with only minor geometry skew. Awesome for multiplayer and no lag which is the most important thing for me. Only issue was getting it in the house... just shy of 200lbs! Figured I'd throw in a bit of the collection into the pic too

They're definitely gonna continue with the Wii U ports considering the sale numbers of the Switch. I would be surprised if there wasn't a Switch Pro of some sort released this year. With the sale numbers, simply upgrading the hardware and a few other aspects would be a good idea. Think of how many 3DS consoles there were. I don't see much difference for the Switch and they already have the Lite version. Although I've downloaded a few games I am still waiting for some good Nintendo first party/AAA stuff. Bayo 3, Prime 4, BoTW 2... come on in.

I find it usually takes the first 2 to 3 years to break out of the old decade. Feels like 82-92 and 92-02 etc. Are the decades. I also think getting older blends them together a bit more because typically less changes in your life. 00s to me were definitely dominated by security and 9-11. 2010s has been dominated by social media and smart phone culture.

4. Bland to my ears.

Back when everything smelled like cigs. I still miss the days when I was younger going to the arcade/bowling alley and food-court. Our local mall here has been gentrified and seems to be mostly occupied by rich immigrants now. A lot of the big box stores like Sears, Zellers, The Bay, and Eatons are gone and all the other box stores like Walmart and Bestbuy have been moved to copy and paste industrial parks on the outskirts of town. Now just fashion, make-up and shoe stores. Definitely not what it was 20-30 years ago when people would go just for the sake of going and socializing. Cool photos. I remember when this book came out. I was actually gonna buy a copy and never thought about it again. Too bad

I'd say Bayo 3 if it gets released in 2020. RE3 remake should be pretty sick too since RE2 remake was so good. Final Fantasy VII remake looks absolutely awesome but I don't think I have the patience for RPGs these days.

Pocky and Rocky does this too. I don't know the specifics w.r.t SNES serial #s but it doesn't cooperate with certain SNES consoles.

This is just one more thing to add to his already abysmal record that will essentially have zero consequence. The votes for impeachment were 100% divided between the parties which is safe to assume the senate will follow which is majority Republican. McConnell is already firing back so I don't see when Pelosi is going to be able to submit these articles of impeachment and get her 'fair trial'. It's not gonna happen and Trump will continue on as per usual.

Politics is a farce. This is a joke on both sides. So much wasted resources and it will result in nothing of note. The government just spends its time trying to divide and accomplishes nothing for the people it governs. This will be crushed by the senate and Trump will likely win again in 2020 unless there is a strong voter turnout which I doubt.