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argonautweakend posted...

Dikitain posted...

Same with my TV. The only "button" it has is a little nob on the bottom I can flick to turn the TV on and off, but the rest of it is controlled by a tiny remote that is so small my dog could swallow it in one bite if he wanted to. Hell, despite the fact it is "a smart TV" the remote only has like 6 buttons on it.

vizio?

Samsung
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Kevman510 posted...

These "I'm a grown adult so I don't get presents" comments are really sad. You don't have any family or a girlfriend or anyone that would get you a present?

Both my parents are essentially retired, I am not going to make them spend money they don't need to. As for girlfriend, I would tell her not to anyways and if she insisted I would prefer she just give a charitable donation in my name or something.
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I am a grown ass adult, I don't get Christmas presents anymore. I might buy myself Smash, but I am not really itching for a new game to play right now so probably not until sometime in 2019.
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Same with my TV. The only "button" it has is a little nob on the bottom I can flick to turn the TV on and off, but the rest of it is controlled by a tiny remote that is so small my dog could swallow it in one bite if he wanted to. Hell, despite the fact it is "a smart TV" the remote only has like 6 buttons on it.
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I own pretty much every console from NES to the most modern stuff, and all I have touched in the last year are my PC and Switch.
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Sahuagin posted...

eh... it's just some levels, that's not really anything to get that excited about. as far as I know John Carmack is *way* more the brains behind DOOM than John Romero is. Romero must need money or something.

Carmack made the game engine, Romero was the person who designed the original levels. Even after Romero left ID, Carmack still was responsible for the game engines and needed other people to design the game levels. I mean I am way more of a fan of Carmack over Romero but even I admit that Romero is way more qualified then Carmack to make new DOOM WAD files.

Considering the WAD itself is free and only the physical edition costs money, I doubt it is about money that much and is more of a passion project.
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Well I am hyped as fuck but $166.00? As much as I love Doom I might consider just downloading the WAD instead.
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Viking_Mudcrap posted...

LinkPizza posted...

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LinkPizza posted...

Doesnt he have children? I think you have consummate you marraige, right? Also, I dont write comics, so Im not allowed to stay pure... I think Im required by law to have sex...

Adopted, he wanted someone to inherit his wealth, by staying a virgin and being pure, he decided the best thing would be to leave his wealth to adopted kids who came from nothing.

Can you point out exactly where in the article it talks about him being a virgin? I think I must have missed it.

Third paragraph, where he states how social pressures restrict our personal level of creativity.

As long as Im busy, Im happy, says Lee, former president and chairman of Marvel Comics, reflecting on his storied career during a recent interview with American Profile.

Yep, I stand corrected. Clearly that means that he has never felt the warm embrace of another human being and kept himself pure for all 95 years of his life! </sarcasm>
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A virgin who was married for 70 years and had 2 children.

Right...
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Not a surprise when you consider that Frank's RedHot was the base of the original Buffalo wing sauce, and Buffalo wings and pizza go together like peanut butter and chocolate.
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Rondo of Blood is probably the best "traditional" Castlevania game, and SotN is arguably the best "Metroidvania" Castlevania game, so I would say yes.

Yes, I know Castlevania 4 has better whip and player control, but it is also very linear and with easier difficulty compared to Rondo of Blood. Rondo of Blood is the better game.
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pastyD posted...

I think youre greatly underestimating the physical differences between men and women and just how much of an impact those differences make in sports at the professional level. The most skilled and co-ordinated woman in the world would probably never make quarterback because even if she could spot receivers faster than anybody else and put the ball exactly where she wants to 100% of the time, the passes will be slower (and would constantly be picked off) and her overall range is going to be significantly less than what a male athlete could accomplish, so her team would be limited to shorter passes and plays which not only limits their potential, but makes them predictable as well.
Not to mention that she would probably have a lower bone density than male athletes and would likely face more serious injuries if she were to get hit, as quarterbacks tend to be.
(This is all without the real world implications of normalizing violence against women, which this would unfortunately do, even it is just in a sports setting).

That sounds like some seriously sexist shit that modern feminists use to justify their shitty opinions.

Lower bone density, the fuck? Next you are going to tell me women can't be scientists because they have smaller brains...
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Revelation34 posted...

LinkPizza posted...

Would it, though? I didnt get to read the full article, but it seems like the problem is they think she would have an advantage because of maybe being a trans woman who was a man before. So, because of gender. So, of thats correct and her past/present gender is/was the issue, wouldn't that mean that mixing the genders would actually get rid of the problem... And actually change the situation. Thats what I can gather from the little I was able to read...

Yes. The women wouldn't be playing in the NFL even as a third string. There will always be a male that is stronger due to simple biology. Doesn't mean that those women who would attempt to get in would be weak.

Depends more on the position they are playing then anything else. Yea you are not going to see a lot of women lineman or fullbacks. But receivers, quarterbacks, and kickers? I could see quite a few of them getting in.
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LinkPizza posted...

Revelation34 posted...

Dikitain posted...

I think at this point don't separate sports between men and women period. Just mix them and let the better athletes of the two bubble to the top.

It would be exactly the same situation.

Would it, though? I didnt get to read the full article, but it seems like the problem is they think she would have an advantage because of maybe being a trans woman who was a man before. So, because of gender. So, of thats correct and her past/present gender is/was the issue, wouldn't that mean that mixing the genders would actually get rid of the problem... And actually change the situation. Thats what I can gather from the little I was able to read...

Exactly, just ignore someone's gender and base it off their physical ability. If you want real "inclusion" then making all sports mixed gender makes the most sense.
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I think at this point don't separate sports between men and women period. Just mix them and let the better athletes of the two bubble to the top.
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mooreandrew58 posted...

Dikitain posted...

When I was in school, you had the lunch you could buy for a dollar (choice of 3 meals typically, and a milk of your choice) or if you couldn't afford that you got a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and skim milk. I was eating that through most of first grade, but it ended up making me sick most days so my mom would just pack a lunch. By the time I got to high school though, I would just skip lunch since I was going home in a couple of hours anyways.

That's some BS free lunch kids at my school got the same thing those of us paid got and we paid closer more than a dollar

When I say that's bs I don't mean youre lying just that it's fucked up

This was 30 years ago mind you. Schools tend to be a little better about their lunch programs now (and inflation).

I also think it got raised to $1.25 sometime around 5th or 6th grade, but I wasn't buying lunches by that point.
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When I was in school, you had the lunch you could buy for a dollar (choice of 3 meals typically, and a milk of your choice) or if you couldn't afford that you got a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and skim milk. I was eating that through most of first grade, but it ended up making me sick most days so my mom would just pack a lunch. By the time I got to high school though, I would just skip lunch since I was going home in a couple of hours anyways.
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Yes, which is why I went for construction and manufacturing jobs before I got my college degree. I am a nice enough person but I don't deal with stupid well. Hell, sometimes I want to punch other customers in the face from just being a customer.
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Nah, kind of past my time as I was a teenage when it came out. It looks... odd though.
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Lemmy Killmeister - Pretty much toured with various bands constantly for 50+ years and has millions of stories, would love to just listen to him reminisce for the night (I'll make sure to stock plenty of Jack Daniels).

Al Lowe - Funny guy, and want to hear stories about various things that happened as Sierra in the 80's and 90's.

Ariana Grande - Because I wouldn't mind a chance to be the "Next" ;)
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I looked into a gaming laptop for a while, the increase in price and problems (such as heating issues) wasn't worth the extra mobility in my eyes. I would rather use something like a Switch or just my phone for mobile gaming.
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DPsx7 posted...

Lol, did you even read that crappy 'proof'? It's from 3 years ago.

Which doesn't change the fact that it works.

DPsx7 posted...

I haven't kept up with the hacking/emulation scene so I don't know how far they've gotten. Pretty sure it's not to the point that retro consoles are.

Of course it isn't, but it will get to that point eventually. Still doesn't have much to do with what is being discussed though...
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DPsx7 posted...

And like I said, no they aren't. PT can no longer be found, transferred, DL'ed, hell there was even a rumor of an update that would disable it. So yes it has happened and can again. If we don't give a firm 'no' it's gonna get worse. Putting it off because you can still find a few delisted things won't fix the coming problem.

1) Yes, it can be found, and downloaded using this technique (which means it was DE-LISTED, not removed):

https://www.polygon.com/2015/12/16/10296546/pt-hideo-kojima-silent-hills-re-download-ps4

2) It can be transferred because it is just files, back them up and hack them to get them to work on another PS4.

3) Again, "rumor".

I think you're looking at the from the wrong angle. Companies have backups so content isn't going to vanish. It's more about preserving our content and accessibility. We don't have the luxury (with modern consoles at least) to backup or transfer files. Retro consoles have been emulated and we have the ability to make new carts/discs.

Anything can be backed-up, it is just files on a computer. Modern consoles very much included. You might have had an argument if you were talking about cartridge games years ago or even early CD games, but literally everything can be ripped, backed-up, and transferred.

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/features/how-to-take-a-backup-of-your-ps4-games-and-data-686575
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-move-your-xbox-one-games-new-xbox-one-s
https://www.imore.com/how-transfer-nintendo-switch-games-microsd-card

PC I shouldn't have to explain, that goes without question.
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zebatov posted...

The OTS perspective offers a more dynamic combat system, yes, but scarce ammo and overwhelming foes ensures this aint no Resi 4-style blastathon.

https://www.videogamer.com/previews/resident-evil-2-is-a-reimagining-of-a-classic-preview

Really hoping we start seeing more actual zombies in the series again.

That was my main complaint about RE4 that even in professional mode you never seemed to run out of ammo, or more accurately you never needed to make a choice to kill a zombie or run away. I liked that Revelations (and 7) brought back the scarce ammo and survival aspects of the game while keeping the more modern controls. Hopefully this continues that trend.
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DPsx7 posted...

Speculation my ass, games have disappeared already. A short list was provided. Just because PT didn't cost anything doesn't mean the same won't happen for paid content. Companies never have our best interests in mind.

And like I said, all those games are still available, people downloaded them and they can still be played to this day. Once they stopped being sold they didn't magically disappear off of someone's hard drive. Hell, if you want to get really technical the games still exist on their respective marketplaces as well, it is just that they are not accessible due to licensing issues. Same thing happens when any digital game is "removed' from a market place, "de-listed" is a more accurate term.

Sure, if you stretch the time frame long enough. I think 100 years is more than sufficient for our purposes and longer than any company will be selling games. Digital is the worst possible choice for content because it's not trivial to simply transfer it like you think.

Given that there are books over 2500 years old that we still want to read today (Sun Tsu's The Art of War for example) I would say that preservation is very important. There are plenty of examples of media such as movies and books that were only stored physically that have now been completely lost to time because their physical media was destroyed. Hell, one of the first video games (Tennis for Two) suffered this fate and now all that exists are recreations of it. Digital is a very important medium for long term preservation and we should embrace it else we erase our history not just in video games, but in all forms of media.

As for triviality, it is all files, they can be copied pretty easily. Cracking them is different, but look at all the games that get their DRM cracked in a matter of days after release. Not that out of the realm of possibility that given enough time you can crack any digital media.
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Zareth posted...

I keep reading this as dickless Xbox.

I prefer my consoles to run eunuchs.

Get it? eunuchs? Unix? eh?

...I'll leave now...
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DPsx7 posted...

First, slow down a sec. I'm sure it has happened and those are real examples. Even if there is a way to retrieve them (maybe not an easy way), it's the fact it CAN happen that I'm concerned about. I'd rather say no to all digital now before I start losing games and it's too late.

No no, we shouldn't have to prepare anything. It's not like we're getting refunds. Carts and discs don't fail if you care for them. That's why they're the superior choice for buying content, especially when it costs the same as or less than digital.

Again, speculation. Anything CAN happen, I can walk outside and get struck by lightning, have a giant meteor land on my head, be sucked into a giant sink hole under my feet and have a million dogs run up to me and drown me in their piss, but that doesn't mean I am going to fear that happening because the chances of it are so minuscule. Same with a game company just magically deciding that they are going erase any and all copies of a game from existence despite the fact that someone has already bought them.

And yes, carts and discs do fail. It is not going to be 10-20 years from now, but likely in 100 or so years those games are going to rot. Capacitors die, silicon erodes, disks dry up, all that can happen no matter how well you take care of them. Conversely, if I am taking a digital game and transferring it every 10 years or so to the latest and greatest form of backup media and doing so in triplicate, I don't have to worry about that.
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Depends on what you are going to use it for. As far as gaming is concerned it is not that great. Don't expect to play the latest and greatest games on it, unless you are willing to play them on really low settings. Shouldn't have much trouble with older games though.

For a general purpose non-gaming laptop though, it is not a bad price.
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dancer62 posted...

Dikitain posted...

helIy posted...

Dikitain posted...

However, there has NEVER been a case of a game leaving your library other then something that is against the TOS.

pt.

some ninja turtles game

Scott pilgrim

theres others

Pretty sure that the people who downloaded those games still have them in their libraries to this day. Try again.

dancer62 posted...

You didn't read my post. SCEA deactivated and took down the entire PSMobile library for Vita, after selling the games on PSN for several years. Games that I purchased but didn't have room to download, or downloaded games that I didn't "activate" within the time limit, are unplayable.

That is the current horrible example of the ephemeral nature of digital downloads. If Sony/MSXbox/Nintendo decides they aren't profitable, boom... goodbye! With no recourse.

And that is on you because you didn't download them even though they told you months in advance you would need to do that in order to keep them. As with any game (physical or digital) you need to backup your games. Hard drives fail, cartridges fail, disks rot, you need to keep multiple copies of your games. That is why back-ups are legal and will stay legal for as long as media is a thing.

Wrong. Backups don't work. Only the single copy you downloaded and modified with an "activation" code within a limited window will work.

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helIy posted...

Dikitain posted...

However, there has NEVER been a case of a game leaving your library other then something that is against the TOS.

pt.

some ninja turtles game

Scott pilgrim

theres others

Pretty sure that the people who downloaded those games still have them in their libraries to this day. Try again.

dancer62 posted...

You didn't read my post. SCEA deactivated and took down the entire PSMobile library for Vita, after selling the games on PSN for several years. Games that I purchased but didn't have room to download, or downloaded games that I didn't "activate" within the time limit, are unplayable.

That is the current horrible example of the ephemeral nature of digital downloads. If Sony/MSXbox/Nintendo decides they aren't profitable, boom... goodbye! With no recourse.

And that is on you because you didn't download them even though they told you months in advance you would need to do that in order to keep them. As with any game (physical or digital) you need to backup your games. Hard drives fail, cartridges fail, disks rot, you need to keep multiple copies of your games. That is why back-ups are legal and will stay legal for as long as media is a thing.
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dancer62 posted...

Dikitain posted...

dancer62 posted...

Anything that gives a single vendor a monopoly is bad.

If the only way to get games is from XBL/PSN at whatever price they want to charge and whatever availability and restrictions they want? Bad.

Amazon/Ebay/GameStop/BestBuy/pawnshops/mom&pop stores, Good.

It is not really a black and white thing like that.

For example, on Steam you can buy games from their marketplace, but you can also buy them from 3rd parties at varying prices (including Amazon/Ebay/BestBuy/etc.) and then just input the code to have the game added to your library. It has been a pretty common practice for the last decade, even on digital games from PSN and XBox Marketplace.

Half of my Steam library was not even bought on Steam.

Apples vs. Oranges.

It totally is a black and white thing. Think of Sony unexpectedly discontinuing PSMobile and making the (purchased, from PSN) PSM libraries useless. They offered a limited time code to "activate" PSM games, but they can't be transferred, backed up, etc, and any purchased game you bought that you didn't "activate" within the time limit is useless.

Steam: how many console games are available through Steam? Consoles have proprietary BIOS and only play games for that console with DRM, while computers from different manufacturers will play DOS, Windoze, etc. computer games.

I have 3DS games bought through Humble Bundle, but the code is still for the Nintendo Store, not an independent vendor.I

Imagine a digital future with (for example) SCEA unilaterally deciding what games you can play, for how much, and deactivating games you have bought when THEY decide they are obsolete or no longer profitable to maintain a storefront for.

That has less to do with digital specifically and more to do with consoles in general.

It is understood when you buy a console you are tied to games specifically made for those consoles, just like it is understood when you buy a game for Steam that it only works in Steam (although there are plenty of games you can buy on Steam where that is not the case). The same thing occurs if we have physical or digital games, that wouldn't change anything. Ever hear of the Nintendo Seal of Quality? It is the same thing as PSN or XBL.

Plus games leave a marketplace all the time, that is just the nature of game licencing. However, there has NEVER been a case of a game leaving your library other then something that is against the TOS. When you buy a game, it is yours. Saying that somehow it won't be is just unfounded speculation. Even when Nintendo discontinued the wii shop all the games that someone bought on there were still available and worked fine. If you show me a case where it has happened then I stand corrected, otherwise the conspiracy theories have no basis in reality.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Dikitain posted...

They have been begging me to up the limit to $10K for a while now, and I keep telling them no because I have no reason for it.

It improves your credit score, you can use more without it effecting your credit score, and with a low apr card, it's cheaper than a small personal loan.

My score is already good enough to get a loan for pretty much anything, and I already own a house have enough in savings for my next car (even though mine probably won't need replacement for a very long time) so it doesn't really mean much to me.

Hell, if I can help it I don't plan on getting a loan again for the rest of my life.
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InhumaneRaider posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

InhumaneRaider posted...

'Hol up, one credit card? Who the fuck do ya'll got credit cards with lol

$2000 isn't a high limit.

I mean, I have 5 credit cards, 2 with 1500 and 3 with 400-600 respectively. I've never been able to get a card with more than 1500 for now. That's why it was shocking to me.

I have one card (well technically 2, but the second is a Macy's card so it doesn't really count) and the limit is $5000. They have been begging me to up the limit to $10K for a while now, and I keep telling them no because I have no reason for it. I use that card for pretty much everything and I never owe more then $750 on it at a time.
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LinkPizza posted...

Revelation34 posted...

LinkPizza posted...

I think one of the systems allowed you to buy the extra DLCs and took off a certain amount for anybthat you already had. Unless Im misremmebering it...

I think Steam does that.

I think so, too. That would also make sense. I was thinking steam, but couldnt Be sure...

Steam and GoG both let you do that. It is really nice especially if you are getting a series collection for a huge discount but already have some of the games.
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Yea, my checking account has more then that in it right now.
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LinkPizza posted...

Dikitain posted...

BlackestGarden posted...

I haven't really played a Smash game other than 64 or Melee but I'd assume it's fun.

Something I never understood though--for all the hype newer entries get, they never seem to trump Melee in everyone's eyes. After a few months of playing, people start complaining and revert back to Melee aside from the casual player.

What is it? Blatant nostalgia or is it really that the mechanics were just right in that entry and Nintendo has failed to emulate them or build upon them?

It is really only the super competitive people, us "casuals" or as I like to call it people who play the game because it is fun think every entry just improves on the game.

Plus the only reason I crap on the N64 version is because it is so bare. Only a handful of fighters, almost no game modes, and the only unlockables are 4 clone characters. The mechanics are good, the game is just kind of empty feature-wise.

It was the first one. Though, who was Ness a clone of? I know Luigi was Mario, Jigglypuff was close to Kirby, I guess Falcon was Samus (maybe). But what about Ness?

Yoshi I believe. They weren't exact clones, but they were pretty similar strategy-wise.
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Noop_Noop posted...

Dikitain posted...

Right now my goals are kind of complicated, but I will say that these are based on the fact that my office is closing and I am getting laid off in the near future (I know my end date, just can't legally divulge it on the internet):

1) Find a job that starts right after my end date, allowing my to collect my full severance and a full paycheck (I.E. Double Dip). This lets me pay off about of 1/3 of my remaining mortgage with the extra paycheck I will be getting, putting me about 5 - 7 years away from paying off my house (which will lead into semi-retirement where I can just take contract work when I need some money to live off of).

2) Barring #1, using my severance as leverage, find a job that is a promotion or decent improvement salary-wise that starts before my severance, but in the long term allows more career growth. This might set those "early retirement" plans back a few years, but also puts me in a better position when I am looking for contract work to get more interesting (and in tern more lucrative) jobs.

3) Assuming #1 or #2 don't work out (highly unlikely given the job market in my city), find a job before my severance runs out and I have to start dipping into savings.

TL/DR version: Use my lay-off as a way to make a ton of money I wouldn't have otherwise if my job was keeping me around.

That sounds like a good plan, but are work and retirement your only goals at the moment? Planning to wait until later to focus on other stuff?

Right now, yea. In my field when you get to a certain age you just get burnt out or end up kind of in a rut where you can't really advance career wise anymore. I just want to get the most out of my advancement before I hit that point. Plus I enjoy the work!

Once I hit retirement, I still feel I will be young enough to do the other cool stuff like travel, family, bucket list, etc. Plus it will be easier to do it with more then just a handful of vacation days to fit it in.
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BlackestGarden posted...

I haven't really played a Smash game other than 64 or Melee but I'd assume it's fun.

Something I never understood though--for all the hype newer entries get, they never seem to trump Melee in everyone's eyes. After a few months of playing, people start complaining and revert back to Melee aside from the casual player.

What is it? Blatant nostalgia or is it really that the mechanics were just right in that entry and Nintendo has failed to emulate them or build upon them?

It is really only the super competitive people, us "casuals" or as I like to call it people who play the game because it is fun think every entry just improves on the game.

Plus the only reason I crap on the N64 version is because it is so bare. Only a handful of fighters, almost no game modes, and the only unlockables are 4 clone characters. The mechanics are good, the game is just kind of empty feature-wise.
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Right now my goals are kind of complicated, but I will say that these are based on the fact that my office is closing and I am getting laid off in the near future (I know my end date, just can't legally divulge it on the internet):

1) Find a job that starts right after my end date, allowing my to collect my full severance and a full paycheck (I.E. Double Dip). This lets me pay off about of 1/3 of my remaining mortgage with the extra paycheck I will be getting, putting me about 5 - 7 years away from paying off my house (which will lead into semi-retirement where I can just take contract work when I need some money to live off of).

2) Barring #1, using my severance as leverage, find a job that is a promotion or decent improvement salary-wise that starts before my severance, but in the long term allows more career growth. This might set those "early retirement" plans back a few years, but also puts me in a better position when I am looking for contract work to get more interesting (and in tern more lucrative) jobs.

3) Assuming #1 or #2 don't work out (highly unlikely given the job market in my city), find a job before my severance runs out and I have to start dipping into savings.

TL/DR version: Use my lay-off as a way to make a ton of money I wouldn't have otherwise if my job was keeping me around.
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REMake is essentially RE1 built from the ground up. Not only the visuals redone, all the voice acting is as well. Plus they modified/added some puzzles and some new gameplay elements to make it almost an entirely new game.

Haven't been following REMake2 that closely, but it is also a rebuild on essentially the RE7 engine, just in third person as opposed to first. Don't know if they are doing any puzzle/gameplay tweaks.

RE3 will probably just be the PSN version on the PS3, but with widescreen support and maybe some smoothing on the pixels to make it look a little better.
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Reminds me of my last year in college, someone was e-mailing everyone's GPA around the department. Except instead of e-mailing it to the Dean, they e-mailed it to ALL of the students. It was quite funny, but yea major fuck up.

This is WAY worse then that though. Like, does somebody not check to make sure they are only sending this information to the people who they should be sending it to?

dedbus posted...

They at least comped me a game which I got to pick which turned out to be Mass effect Andromeda. Except I never got it. Im not sure if they just forgot or deliberately thought I was better off without it considering how that went down.

"Hey, sorry we took a dump in your mouth. Here is a turd smoothie to wash out the taste. "
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Revelation34 posted...

Dikitain posted...

I used to do that, but then I found getting vegetables at Sam's Club or BJ's (we don't have Costco in my area) is a waste because they always go bad before I can use all of them, and frozen vegetables are nasty. They may cost more per unit, but getting your vegetables at a market tends to be fresher and you can just get what you need. Checking my Wegman's app, they are $3 a pound bulk, so I can buy as much as I need without wasting any. The extra $1 per pound markup is worth it in my eyes.

I absolutely agree with getting your meat from there though, I can get 4 rib-eye for the price of 2 from the market, and I can freeze the leftovers for later.

They're only nasty if you freeze them wrong and even then freezer burn doesn't mean something is bad.

Guess the major companies are freezing them wrong then, because even the Birdseye frozen vegetables are nasty. Feels like I am eating baby food.
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captpackrat posted...

You can get fresh Brussels sprouts cheap at Costco or Sam's Club (like $4 for a 2 pound bag).

I used to do that, but then I found getting vegetables at Sam's Club or BJ's (we don't have Costco in my area) is a waste because they always go bad before I can use all of them, and frozen vegetables are nasty. They may cost more per unit, but getting your vegetables at a market tends to be fresher and you can just get what you need. Checking my Wegman's app, they are $3 a pound bulk, so I can buy as much as I need without wasting any. The extra $1 per pound markup is worth it in my eyes.

I absolutely agree with getting your meat from there though, I can get 4 rib-eye for the price of 2 from the market, and I can freeze the leftovers for later.
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dancer62 posted...

Anything that gives a single vendor a monopoly is bad.

If the only way to get games is from XBL/PSN at whatever price they want to charge and whatever availability and restrictions they want? Bad.

Amazon/Ebay/GameStop/BestBuy/pawnshops/mom&pop stores, Good.

It is not really a black and white thing like that.

For example, on Steam you can buy games from their marketplace, but you can also buy them from 3rd parties at varying prices (including Amazon/Ebay/BestBuy/etc.) and then just input the code to have the game added to your library. It has been a pretty common practice for the last decade, even on digital games from PSN and XBox Marketplace.

Half of my Steam library was not even bought on Steam.
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As long as it has a decently sized hard drive (that is super easy to replace, and can be replaced with 3rd party drives), good cloud back-up, and a guarantee that your library is preserved for all future generations of XBox, then I am all for it.
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Their breakfast is pretty good, their burgers are dry and flavorless though. Chicken isn't bad, but you have to be a complete moron to mess up chicken.
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My first deck was a red/white deck which I really liked. I think if I had to chose now it would probably be Blue/Green, but I haven't played Magic in over 10 years so I don't know what all the good builds are anymore.

AllstarSniper32 posted...

Other

Slivers only decks.

I LOVE my two Sliver decks.

One was based on just having a few super buff monsters that would build up color immunities, and the other was a mass rush deck which every turn would just bring in tons and tons of 1/1 token slivers. I think at one point I was attacking with like 50 1/1 tokens while leaving a few dozen tanks in the back to block other monsters next turn.
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Did you ever play with action figures as a kid? Ever mix up their enemies? The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fight Cobra Commander? The Toxic Crusader fights Skelator? Now imagine that with all the Nintendo characters.

That is why people like Smash Brothers. Plus the N64 version is the worst one anyways, literally any other version is better.
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DPsx7 posted...

Hard? Try terrible. Worst top down shooter I've ever seen

Well that explains why you are terrible at it...

It's not a top down shooter, more of a puzzle/stealth/strategy game. If you go in guns a-blazing it is going to whip your ass 12 ways to Sunday. If you try to plan out your moves and avoid alerting the enemies while trying to kill them systematically then it plays a lot more appropriate. Most times you want to avoid the guns and go for melee weapons.

The game plays more like a fast paced Metal Gear then Smash TV.
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