NZCollector

Thanks for making such an entertaining podcast! Makes my day whenever there's a new one to listen to, no matter what mood I'm in it always cheers me up- especially Tyler's Michael Jackson impression a few episodes ago. That will never not be funny. Been listening since Episode 10 when I was 15 in the final days of middle school (actively a year later around late 2016), still listening now at 21 and starting my masters degree in a couple months (as a scale for time). Even after all these years I still eagerly await new episodes. I hope it picks up more traction in the coming year!

Having just finished my uni degree I decided to treat myself with Pokemon Shining Pearl! A couple hours into it and am loving every second of it! Also got a couple Gameboy games in the box (sadly ISS 99 isn't the US version, but I knew that going into buying it- the allure of the US version made me want to get a copy of it to see how it plays)

Funnily enough I added that to my netflix list about an hour ago! Keeping that in mind I'll bump it up the list of films to watch on the 31st

I'm quite surprised nobody's mentioned Psycho here yet. May be a basic pick, but it's such a timeless film I can't help but watch every year. That and the 30s Universal monster movies, something about those has a weird charm to them.

PS2, I got it when I was 6. Or first console that was bought for me specifically was the Wii, I got it for my 8th birthday. I'm 21 now. You're welcome for feeling old

To me yes, but I'd say that's only because I've got into PC games since I got a computer capable of running things like DiRT Rally and Forza really well. I reckon give it two years and there'll be a lot of people excited about this new gen as more games come out that innovate the hardware.

Cheers mate! I can drink in America now!

I tend to largely stick to my favourite game franchises- Mario and Sonic, however since I've got most of them for all the systems I own I've slowly begun branching out to favourite genres. One I've particularly got into the past few years are rally simulation games, and the PS1/2 era has an insane amount of unknown amazing rally games. The Colin McRae and WRC series are my favourites, but I've discovered some amazing obscure games by collecting the genre. Would highly recommend this collecting method to anyone that has a specific interest in a few genres.

Well, this is an entertaining read! Thanks everyone Been gone four days and the thread has doubled in length. Very reminiscent of contentious NintendoAge threads, pulled me right out of inactivity!

Karl Jobst is always super onto it, fantastic video he made.

Bruh...

Playing things I can pick up in small bursts since I've been low on time as of late. Playing through Art of Balance on the Switch (fantastic eshop title, would highly recommend), Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed on Steam, and Sonic Drift 2 (3DS virtual console- people don't like this but after learning how to play it I don't find it that bad).

At least here in New Zealand if you don't have cable the only other real way to watch the olympics as far as I'm aware is on the free streaming service by state-funded network TVNZ. Been amazing watching the Kiwi events, four golds so far which is great.

31 dollars shipping!? Aside from that, fantastic find and great you got a few in working order again! (Just realised this is a pretty big bump, got any others fixed since posting?)

I really enjoyed Sonic Forces. Going into it I didn't expect much because of the scathing reviews, but I found it to be good enough for what it is. I'm probably going to replay it in the next few months or so.

It wouldn't have made any sense no! I was saying something like 'I can't find my way to X restaurant, do you know where it is?' Definitely wasn't swearing at the guy

Somewhat strong Kiwi/New Zealand accent. When I used to go to US for holidays (want to go back so badly), there were more people than I'd like to say that didn't really understand what I was saying at times. The funniest one to me that I didn't recognize until it was pointed out to me a few years back is that I say butter like 'budda'. We just don't really emphasize t's and r's in normal dialect here. The most notable differences would be the way we say 'can't' and 'dance'. When I was in US last someone looked like they were going to get angry when I said 'can't', because they thought it was a different word that isn't really said in public often. No... I do not sound Australian. Not self-promoting my videos (at all), here's what I sound like if anyone's curious: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMn46BWo8CfYpPL2KOsMPjQ

Really regret not getting Mario Kart 64 CIB when it was relatively cheap. I have the cart and manual but the box, especially here in New Zealand sells for exorbitant prices when it pops up so it's not happening. I also find it pretty sad to think that I passed on Pokemon Trading Card Game for GBC CIB a few years ago because "50 bucks is too much for it". If only I knew...

Those are all fantastic films! I'd make retrospectives on them, but the most fun is in featuring films that are forgotten to time. Possibly in the future! I was originally wanting to do a piece on Nosferatu so maybe!

Hey everyone, I've started a YouTube channel focusing on old and obscure media, with my current focus being silent films. The channel, [Citation Needed], is named the way it is to show what impressive feats were made when technology was much more limited and the innovations directors had to make to overcome these limitations. Information about early cinema is often sparse and hard to find, so by discussing it all in one place gaps of information are being filled. If you want to hear an early-20s Kiwi/New Zealander talk about old films with an NZ accent then have a look at my videos! More will be released in time. Thanks. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMn46BWo8CfYpPL2KOsMPjQ

Of all time? Hey Ya! by OutKast. I don't know what it is about the song, but every time I listen to it I'm instantly uplifted and lulled into a really happy mood, which is strange considering the lyrics are anything but happy. Definitely helps that I grew up with the song (it came out a couple weeks before I was three years old (I'm 21 soon, 2003 was indeed 19 years ago)).

Laughs in New Zealand prices. It's always been like this to an extent here! Gotta loooooooooooooove people that are selling Rose Coloured Gaming NES cart display stands for 20 bucks.

This'll show my age but oh well. Entire album got released today and it's fantastic. Couldn't be any further from what everyone else is posting.

Right now in my final year of a Bachelor of Communications degree, and keep the lights on with student tutoring. Working towards getting a teaching diploma next year. Hopefully in 18 months time full time teaching Media, which would be very rewarding.

Nah, but that would be amazing if it was!