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ArDee

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  1. Or a comeback in general, in any market. Seriously, I have no idea how Atari thinks they have the money to pull off being a serious competitor to Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, all major companies that have spent several years and tens, probably hundreds of millions of dollars developing their products. Atari is 13.3 million EUR in the red as of 2015, and i doubt the situation has improved significantly since. They're essentially in a state of perpetual bankruptcy. Sega would be a more realistic (but still highly unlikely) competitor, they at least know what the hell they're doing (unlike Atari, which went out kicking and screaming with the laughably bad Jaguar) and only left the console market due to low sales digging the company's grave (despite how good the Dreamcast actually was as a console and all the money spent making it, the PlayStation utterly devastated it.) Video games are a billion dollar industry now. That's not something you decide to get back into seemingly on a whim...like what Atari is doing. Just look at their stock price. This is a desperate bid for PR and media attention that their coffers--what little they have--are going to be unable to back up and will doubtlessly fail, and probably take what little remains of Atari down with it.
  2. Alien: Covenant. Was profoundly "meh," pretty predictable plot, and not very interesting. There isn't enough information given to get us invested in the characters' survival; unless you look at the promotional material/teaser trailers, which don't count because that's just tacking on info that they couldn't be bothered to put in the film and most won't read or have seen, me included. There isn't really a convincing sense of tension or urgency at any point, either, which is a huge fail for a horror franchise like Alien.
  3. 7/10 Do you have goosebumps yet?
  4. Like, that's annoying, but it's not enough to make me want to turn down a million bucks lol Restricting monetary accounts too would've made that a much harder decision. You'd be unable to make any international purchases and would have to do every purchase using that money in-person. You'd also have to store all of it in a personal safe because you'd be unable to open a bank account. A million dollars, but you are permanently relocated to Equestria, where all that money is perfectly good on Earth but useless there. Also, you are never allowed to meet the Mane Six or any significant secondary characters (Princesses, Discord, background ponies with speaking roles) because it will disrupt the show's timeline.
  5. Oddly enough I used to listen to the various national anthems of the world years ago, and some of them have stuck with me as personal favorites, really just based on tone and feeling alone rather than lyrics. It's hard to choose a favorite simply because of how many I've heard and liked, so here's a list! In no particular order: Barbados has a nice, cheery, regal sounding one. The Netherlands Antilles also have a nice one. (Or had, at any rate, since their dissolution into separate islands in 2010. Also, I'm sensing a theme here with island nations having really nice national anthems.) Albania. The country may be among the poorest in Europe, but their anthem is undeniably cool. Belgium's "La Brabançonne". Played this one at high volume after Brussels last year. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Still probably one of the prettiest anthems I've heard. Cambodia's "Nokoreach". Also ranks among the prettiest. Fiji. Again, really cheery island nation anthem, but also has that distinct feeling of pride that really gives this anthem emotion and power. The buildup is lovely. It was awesome to see the islanders' reactions when their country's athletes won gold medals at Rio!
  6. Primal Dialga's Theme, full stop. RollerCoaster Tycoon 2's title theme. Pretty much the whole of SimCity 2000's sweet MIDI soundtrack, but especially the moody and melancholy "10003." Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald's ending theme. The Pokemon League daytime exterior music from Diamond/Pearl/Platinum.
  7. 10/10. Damn, that's really good. Totally captured my attention from start to finish. Great vocals, and the mellow instrumental in the middle is captivating.
  8. 10/10. Catchy as heck, man. The best Pokemon remixer I've heard, ever. Seriously, listen to the rest of their stuff too.
  9. The difficulty curve in pretty much any NES or SNES ship shooter. (1941, Gradius, Darius, Zanac, etc.) Level 1 is just the right amount of difficulty but as soon as you hit Level 2, it's like "BULLET HELL RAAAAASDFGHJKL *LOSES 3 LIVES IN AS MANY MINUTES* YOUR TEARS FEED OUR DEVELOPERS, GO READ NINTENDO POWER FOR HINTS AND TRY AGAIN SKRUBLORD."
  10. How about trying to draw my speed-addicted little racer pegasus? :3 I know it isn't in that pic but her CM is a waving checkered flag. I look forward to seeing how she comes out if you decide to draw her.
  11. woah site facelift what the heck

    i leave the site for two weeks and come back and things get all shiny

    1. OLD ACCOUNT

      OLD ACCOUNT

      youll get use to the new late its kinda better actually much faster but looses some features but there still trying to bring some over to the new layout lol.

    2. OLD ACCOUNT

      OLD ACCOUNT

      the new layout*

    3. ArDee

      ArDee

      i've definitely noticed the increase in page load speed already, yeah

  12. Does an on-going livestream count? :-P The IMSA WeatherTech Championship Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup 65th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida! (longest title ever lol) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRxyvKALxnE So much more competitive and entertaining than F1 or NASCAR.
  13. 9/10. Gotta love Huey Lewis.
  14. vroom vroom! new avatar by the awesome littleblackraencloud

    1. Kyoshi Frost Wolf

      Kyoshi Frost Wolf

      That avatar is cute. :o

  15. 4/10 it's alright. not really a fan of hard, grungy rock but I've heard much worse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXIn3SvRcVg&t=28s (skip to 0:28)
  16. There go my storage concerns for the next billion years, lol
  17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht-bfjcKJME the most "GP2" start to a GP2 race, ever. The awkward, deafening silence before everyone in the stands, paddock, and commentary booth simultaneously facepalms is glorious. Gotta love rookies.
  18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSnAllHtG70 I'm terminally addicted to this song.
  19. Roller Coaster Tycoon 1 and 2. Also Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky and Forza Horizon 3...but mostly, RCT. It was literally most of my childhood, so it'll always hold a special place in my heart. It's still the king of managerial sim games, as far as I'm concerned.
  20. Pokemon Moon. Arrived the Friday before Thanksgiving and I just beat the Champion yesterday. I also got a copy of Pokemon Sun that I'll be using for a Wonderlocke once Bank is updated and WT is less thoroughly saturated with Yungooses and Pikipeks.
  21. A few different things, though not all at the same time of course: Pokemon X Wonderlocke: Currently just past the Xerneas capture and Lysandre's final battle. Pokemon Platinum Monotype Challenge - Ghost: Using a 493 romhack called Origin Platinum for this to give me more catching options. Unfortunately even with this hack there are no Ghost-types available until after the first gym so that kinda sucks. Pokemon Omega Ruby, Diamond, HeartGold, White, Black, FireRed, and Emerald: Using all of these to try and complete the Pokedex as much as I can, before Sun and Moon drops and gives me even more work. I'm learning to love Pal Park, Poke Transfer, and Poke Transporter. Currently have 554 out of 718 so I'm well on the way. rFactor: Trying to configure a gamepad for a full-on racing sim is haaard. Still haven't managed to fix the jerky steering inputs which makes driving fast, loose cars, like older Formula One machines, a nigh-impossible chore. Modern cars with traction control, like LMP racecars, are controllable enough, if only just barely.
  22. Been a while since I posted up in here, so may as well refresh things. PSN: RCTAddict. Literally all I play on mulitplayer is Gran Turismo 6 so keep that in mind if you're gonna add me. Let's do some racing! XBL: RCTAddict, same as my PSN. I have Gold infrequently (currently not) so no multiplayer for right now, but if I had it I'd just be playing the Forza games (or PGR 4, if those servers are even still up) pretty much. Steam: ArDee. Again, mostly racing games (rFactor, GRID Autosport, F1 2013, etc), but I also play GTA 5 (R*SC: RCTAddict), Terraria, Starbound, Space Engineers, and 7 Days to Die. 3DS FC: 2852-7783-5434. I only play Pokemon; X, Omega Ruby, Super Mystery Dungeon, and Rumble Blast to be specific. PM me your FC if you do add me so I can add you back, otherwise it doesn't really work. In all cases, would prefer 18+. 16+ is acceptable but I do swear on occasion so if you have "delicate sensibilities" or were raised in a religious household I may not be the best gaming buddy.
  23. Top five, in no particular order: Avicii - Wake Me Up Matchbox Twenty - You Won't Be Mine fun. - Stars Blink-182 - Feeling This Coldplay - Swallowed in the Sea
  24. No, and it never will, because I'm not a PC-obsessed whinge that gets triggered by cartoons.
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