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  1. @, Hmm... come to think of it I might actually still have that! But the better question is do I still have a GBA?
  2. Also I didn't include any Donkey Kong Bongo games because... well that would require buying the Bongo controllers. But I actually do really like them despite them being the absolute definition of gimmicky. I particularly like Jungle Beat because you get to beat the crap out of giant apes! And I also didn't include Pokemon Channel because it really is hardly a game. I know I ignored that for Animal Crossing, but seriously you have little to no interaction with the game at all. But still I would pick it up for cheap anyway because it still finds a way to be sorta fun and not aggravating like Hey You Pikachu was.
  3. That also reminds me that I never included any Star Wars Rouge Squadron or Star Fox games. I REALLY like space combat games! Its one of my favorite genres. Though I do remember not being particularly impressed with Rouge Squadron for some reason. And well there are only 2 Star Fox games... and one is Star Fox Adventures which I wish never existed! Star Fox Assault is pretty good if you don't mind the lame land segments.
  4. Hmm... actually I did in fact think on that one. Though my main issue is Shoot Em' Ups are not a genre I particularly like all that much. Mostly because I'm really bad at them! lol I just see all them bullets and I go into sensory overload! So I really don't feel qualified to judge if a Shoot Em' Up is a good one or not because I can hardly play them. Though I do find them fun to watch when someone who doesn't suck is playing. Its really suspenseful! And I have seen people play Ikaruga and was pretty damn entertained so maybe that means its good? I don't know.
  5. @, Actually I thought of it and I do want to get it, but its actually the most recent GameCube game I've played (like only like a month back) so I just didn't feel like adding it in. Still you do make a good point that Custom Robo would be a game that I'd get since it is one of the best games on the console.
  6. Huh funny you should mention that. The Nintendo GameCube was first released in Japan on September 15th, 2001, which also happens to be my 7th birthday! And I believe I got it for either my 8th or 9th Christmas. I specifically remember that it came with Super Mario Sunshine because it was the only one left in the store with that promotion (I think the other ones came with Metroid Prime? Can't say for sure, but I just wanted the Indigo one!). But I also go Mario Party 4 along with it because Mario Party is boss. I guess if needed to add anything to the list I could just scribble down ANY MARIO PARTY because I used to own all of them. Well I obviously like it and its one of my favorite GameCube games because its on my MUST OWN list. My only issue with Kirby Air Ride is that when I look at it now it looks more like something that you'd buy off of Xbox LIVE Arcade or more appropriately WiiWare. I find it kinda silly that this was a full released retail game because its so small. I really do like the game, but it is one of THOSE titles that Nintendo sent out that didn't really seem like a full game. If it were released today it would have been a WiiWare or maybe a 3DS game. (But I wouldn't argue against porting it to these anyway)
  7. Well I'm subbed to both channels so hopefully I won't miss it!
  8. Oh the old DOL-001! How I missed you so! So today I decided to dig up my old Nintendo GameCube (which I've affectionately nicknamed Ol' Dolphin) to see if it still works. My Nintendo Wii has been on the fritz recently and it may be time to put it out to pasture, and no sense replacing it since the Wii U has launched... though I can think of ONE solid reason; backwards compatibility. Though sadly, the start of the Wii U marks the official end of the Nintendo GameCube. I guess to cut costs the Wii U doesn't support GameCube software. So if I were to bury my Nintendo Wii today and replace it with a Wii U (which I'll totally do), then I wouldn't be able to play a GameCube game ever again! BUT WAIT- after a bit of digging, I found that Ol' Dolphin survived the GameStop trade-in purge and was still hiding in my own room all along! And of course how could I ever get rid of this thing, it was pretty much the entire second half of my childhood! After a bit of dusting I found that she runs like brand new! I always new GameCubes were durable little suckers! Though... there is the sad news; I don't own ANY GameCube games anymore! I guess when I decided to bend to the whims of the used game market empire known as GameStop (man I hate them) I must have forgot that I still owned a GameCube because my whole library, GONE! Yes my greed has made me forget and betray my Ol' Dolphin... probably so I could play some lame new shooter everyone was raving about. So I've decided this holiday that I will make it my mission to restore my GameCube library back to its former glory! (or well... as close as possible) Though I'm not simply just going to rebuy all that I had, because I bought some stupid horrible games, but I'm going to collect all the ones that I played and enjoyed, including MANY that I never owned (because mooching on friends was easier). Here's a list of 21 games that I just MUST have for the Nintendo GameCube! --- Luigi's Mansion Of course there's the first one... yep the first major launch title for the Nintendo GameCube. And really... compared to other consoles, I haven't seen a launch title as big as this one. Yeah Wii Sports and Nintendo Land do a better job at showing what the console can do, but this one is more of an actual game rather than a collection of minigames. It was a neat adventure with gameplay all of its own. Instead of playing Mario, you played Luigi which was kinda nuts! It had a Ghostbusters like theme where you use a vacuum to suck up ghosts. It was a neat title that hasn't gotten a sequel yet, but now finally getting a sequel on the 3DS that I look forward to playing. Currently, I'm unsure exactly where I can find this title aside from the Internet. My go-to store Elite Games doesn't have it in stock unfortunately. --- Pikmin Seen as "the other big launch title" for the GameCube is Pikmin! A fun little game where you control little ant-like creatures to help you explore and survive on a strange yet familiar world! This game is usually seen as one of the biggest titles of the platform, and along with its stellar sequel, are modern Nintendo classics. I feel Pikmin may be one of Nintendo's best games ever. Seriously, its a fun adventure. What do I feel about the sequel? Well in some ways its superior to the original, but in some other ways its lesser. Specifically, I am speaking about the classic 30 day time limit of the original. I love that the time limit adds extra challenge to the game, but it also limits your time to explore the world. Pikmin 2 removed this time limit so you can explore more, collect more, and just more, more, MORE! Its one of those sequels where BIGGER IS BETTER, which actually pays off in this case. ...Also now that I think of it. Pikmin was a huge title released not too long after the GameCube's release, thus being a major selling point of the console. And the Wii U has Pikmin 3 announced to come out some time next year... the Wii U is reminding me a lot of the GameCube in these ways... This is another title I'll have to hunt down. Elite doesn't have it in their shelves. --- Super Smash Bros. Melee Well... this is THE BIG ONE! Its the console's highest selling game and not having it in my library would be a bit of an insult. Its also a ton of fun! Nintendo characters battling it out! Chances are you've either played this one or Brawl... so I don't really need to explain further. What do I think of its sequel? Well I think I'm part of a minority that thinks that Brawl is actually superior to this one and YES I REALLY DON'T MIND TRIPPING! With a few minor character changes, Brawl has everything this game had and more. It also had a rather sub par, but enjoyable story mode, but I think they should focus more on fighting and less on platforming. Oddly enough, I might already have this one! I remember not too long ago that I had this game, but in a Mario Kart: Double Dash case (which means I lost Double Dash). I'll have to look for it, but I may just buy it again anyway. Gotta have that case! --- SSX Tricky IT'S TICKYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! This was one of the games that I played with my friends and I had a blast. I really don't care for sports titles, but this one had that Tony Hawk's Pro Skater kinda feel, where you just don't care. I bet if I played it nowadays I'd probably say it has shit controls... because that's what these games have, but hey its one of my fonder GameCube memories so it goes on the MUST HAVE list. --- Animal Crossing Okay you may disagree with me on this... but this is THE BEST GAME ON THE GAMECUBE! Okay I know, I know it has little in the way of gameplay, I know it has no pace, I know it holds no challenge, and I KNOW its much less a game than some strange life sim... but I just don't CARE! This game gave me a world... a world I title Kuhnsvil (my dad worked in a lumber company named Kuhns) and I played as my character Zidane (pre-headbutt days, more of a reference to the FFIX protagonist). I... or rather, Zidane went through this strange town filled with Animal people and lived a nice life. He payed his mortgage and lived a life of luxury in his mansion. It was a game of just pure immersion and I loved every second of it. Maybe a bit too much... I remember I had an odd crush on one of the Mabel sisters, Whitney the wolf, and even Bob the cat because I admired his courage to go out in public in what I thought to be pink floral dresses. I also enjoyed the game with not only friends, but family too! I remember clearly my one friend invading my town when I was asleep and I woke to discover he chopped down ALL OF MY TREES and claimed he was possessed by George Washington's ghost. And then I remember getting him back when one of his treasure wolf residents, Whitney, moved to my town and he got so pissed! Also my sisters enjoy this game as well, which its near impossible to get them to play anything. Hell even MY MOTHER got into this game! I wasted HOURS upon HOURS in Kuhnsvil and really what more could you ask for in a game... to waste your time because you had nothing but time to waste as a kid. What did I think of the sequels? Ha ha! What sequels? All we got after Animal Crossing were a bunch of ports. Hell, Animal Crossing itself is basically a port of the Japanese N64 game Animal Forest. Though I do like the look of Animal Crossing New Leaf for the 3DS. It actually does look like a full sequel to the GameCube classic, with updated graphics and tons of new features. Plus you're the freakin' Mayor now! I can actually find this one at Elite for $6, so its gonna be the first game I grab when I get my controllers! --- Sonic Adventure 2 Battle Actually... I'm kinda undecided about this one because I might just get it for Dreamcast instead, but I probably should own it for GameCube anyway since its probably my most played GameCube title next to Animal Crossing. Mostly for its Chao Garden! I don't know exactly why, but Chao Garden was just somewhere I could escape and take care of these adorable Chao creatures. And... WHY DON'T THEY HAVE THEM IN FUTURE INSTALLMENTS! Seriously, the game itself is pretty shitty. Even I as a kid knew it was rather meh, but still the Chao mode was worth the pain! Also I really want to own Sonic '06 for the Xbox 360... mostly because I want the game that may just be the "Modern Superman 64". I can pick this one up at Elite for a steep $15. They have like 5 copies which is a rather humorous symbol I think. "Gotta Go Fast!" --- Gauntlet: Dark Legacy So... this game might be the best multiplayer experience on the GameCube. I have VERY fond memories going through this with friends. The basic premise of the game? Shoot your weapons at enemies! Which doesn't sound all that great, but it is. I think where this game works is its level design. You go through a bunch of levels fighting bad guys, finding secrets, leveling up, unlocking secret characters, fighting giant bosses. Its a FREAKIN blast! I can find this one at Elite for $10! Hopefully, I'll have four controllers and four friends first. --- Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Yep... the survivor horror that got away... I've never played this game, but boy do I want it! I like survivor horror games, but really the PS2 has a much better selection BUT it is missing Eternal Darkness and boy is it really missing out! Its a Silicon Knights Resident Evil clone... which on paper sounds like THE WORST POSSIBLE THING! But surprisingly this is pretty much the only good game Silicon Knights ever made and its actually better than Resident Evil. I think where Resident Evil gets lost is that it tries to go way too big. I like the first one and its creepy "What a mansion!", but by RE2 you can already see that its trying way too hard to be huge and complicated. Eternal Darkness pretty much stays pretty consistent with its creepy old gods haunting the old mansion motif. The stories of the other playable characters are interesting, it has a well designed spell system, and it doesn't just use cheap jump scares, but it messes with your mind! I may have to do a bit of searching for this one. It seems to be one of those "underrated uncommon classics". --- Super Mario Sunshine Well what can I say... this one is a classic. It THE GameCube Mario title. Its what Super Mario World was to the SNES. Its what Super Mario 64 was to the Nintendo 64. You go around doing Mario platforming while cleaning up the Isle of Delphino (a possible reference to Project Dolphin). Its just a classic and a must have for your GameCube library. I can find it at Elite for $10 which will also be an obvious title to own. --- Timesplitters 2 Probably my favorite FPS of all time! Not even joking! I love this shootfest! I love the HUGE selection of selectable characters that range from cool to just plain weird. I love the different exotic locations and time zones. I loved the varied era'd weapons you could use! I loved the challenges. The different game modes! This is my all time favorite FPS game! I like it better than Halo, better than Call of Duty, better than Unreal Tournament, better than Quake, better than DOOM. Its just my favorite... period! I'm sad to see this game disappear though. It had a sequel on the PS2 which I really don't remember much of. And its been long rumored to have a Timesplitters 4 in the making, but its will likely never happen. They rumored about making an HD rerelease via Xbox LIVE and PSN, but still no luck. I'll hunt this one down though, trust me! --- Metroid Prime Another HUGE must own title! Along with its sequel, Metroid Prime is probably one of the most beloved GameCube games. It took the fast paced puzzle action from the original Metroid and Super Metroid games and flipped it into an FPS! I'll admit, I might be a bit more partial to the 2D version of the Metroid games, but Metroid Prime is still incredible! I can acquire this beauty for $7 at Elite Games. --- The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker Let it be known... I'm not a huge fan of the 3D Zelda titles. Ocarina of Time may just be the most overrated game in existence, but I will admit one thing. Despite me being more of a fan of top down "Classic Zelda", Windwaker is my pick for best Zelda of all time! Honestly, this game shows great quality that it tears past my 2D preference and makes it to the top! Maybe its not as focused as other Zelda titles, but that's the point. I can't get lost in a game that's too focused and to the point. I can get lost in a game where there's a grand adventure! Maybe you think the exploration in the game makes too long and drawn out, but Windwaker does adventure right, its not about the location, its about getting there! And it will be an adventure to find this old gem! --- Soul Calibur II IT HAS FREAKIN LINK! ...FREAKIN' LINK! --- Viewtiful Joe This is another one of those cult classics that got away type of deal. I never played it and I never heard of it until it was too late. I'll love to hunt this one down and play it! Though yes, it may take some hunting. --- Kirby Air Ride I'll admit... this game is pretty stupid and was NOT worth a full $50 back in the day, but alas sometimes Nintendo would release a small fun game that may just be that, small but fun. But now that years have passed and I can probably pick it up for pocket change it seems like a much better deal! Its just a fun game where you look for and drive around in little flying machines, collect powerups, and do challenges. There's not much to it, but its a blast if you play it with your friends! It'll certainly be a ride looking for this one. Hopefully, it will be at a low price worth the game content. --- F-Zero GX I'll admit... I don't know much about this game. I borrowed it from a friend once and hardly played it. I remember I found it too hard because the cars move too fast, but hey suck it up buttercup! This is F-Zero! High speed action racing with everyone's favorite hero Captain Falcon! The guy with, hands down, the most EPIC PUNCH IN EXISTENCE! Though ironically it doesn't really appear during gameplay, but fuck it! HIGH SPEED FUTURE CARS! I can get this one for like $8 at Elite so I'll be fast to pick this one up. --- Tales of Symphonia Well here we go... "the best RPG on the GameCube" and "one of the best RPGs of all time" Well... I'll say no to that first bit, but this is a REALLY good RPG! And I never owned it and never beat it! Yeah... its one of those borrowed it stories. Still, I need to grab this and its Wii sequel sometime soon. But I do have to find them first. --- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Remember when I said Tales wasn't the best RPG on the console... well it takes a big 2nd place to this gem! Yay Unpopular Opinions! No, but seriously... this game is just perfect. Which is a surprise because I didn't really care for the first Paper Mario. I thought it had nice dialogue, good characters, and a cute personality. It also had a neat new spin on turn-based RPGs that I thought was REALLY good! But Paper Mario lacked a good story. It had a bland stop Bowser story, just upscaled to JRPG level. Then comes Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door and BAM! A HUGE original story with AMAZING CHARACTERS, HILARIOUS and WITTY DIALOGUE, a CHARMING PERSONALITY, BEAUTIFUL WORLDS, and some of the BEST RPG COMBAT I COULD EVER ASK FOR! And maybe that's why I don't like the newer Paper Marios better. SUPER Paper Mario had a great story, good dialogue, but most of the characters were horrid looking and they took out the nifty turn-based combat for sup par Mario platforming. And from what I heard during Sticker Star the developers said that the game doesn't need story, which is the WORST thing I've ever heard for this series. I'm just avoiding Sticker Star on principle now (but mostly because I don't have a 3DS). This was actually, specifically the title I was looking for today and sadly I did not find it. But this one is at the VERY top of my priority list! --- Resident Evil 4 Well here you go. What's highly regarded as the BEST GAMECUBE GAME, which I'd rather replace with "One of the Best" because there are clearly better ones and all caps makes you look like a psycho. Its also joked around as "The Only Good Resident Evil" which I sorta disagree with. Resident Evil 1 was interesting and RE2 was alright at best, but then the series just kept shitting on itself, and then POP Resident Evil 4 somehow becomes a masterpiece. Which is a real shame Resident Evil 5 had to ruin everything by trying WAY too hard to pander to the online co-op players. RE6 is even WORSE to where it hardly even resembles ANYTHING close to the original. But needless to say, I'll be headed after this one soon enough. --- Killer7 Well ladies and gents, the Suda51 cult-classic, Killer7. Words really can't accurately describe this game. Its basically like a Rail-Shooter meets an acid trip. The game is just... weird! SUPER WEIRD! SUDA WEIRD! Seriously... I just gotta have this one... --- Chibi Robo Here's another cult-classic that I missed. This one is usually thrown in that category of weird cute Japanese game that most people miss out on because its just VERY Japanese. You basically play as a small robot who lives in a person's home. You go around doing various activities. I just want more adorable fun games in my life. And I'm in luck! Chibi Robo is available for $22 at Elite Games! --- So yeah there's 21 games that I MUST OWN for the Nintendo GameCube. I doubt I could get all of them this holiday season, but I'm sure I could get most of them for not all that much money. And of course there's more, but this was just a basic outline of what I need. Any sequels or games related to those above, I'd probably also pick up. There are also some that I am really looking for that I just didn't mention because 21 games is a big enough list already! So what do you think about the game selection above? Do you think there are other must have titles that I missed? Do you feel some of the titles mentioned above aren't that great? Leave a comment and let me know.
  9. You know what's odd, I was kinda disappointed when Babs didn't become a permanent CMC member at the end of the episode. I was starting to warm up to the thought of there being four members.

    1. Spartan

      Spartan

      she is a permanent CMC member.. just shes going to start a branch in manehatten.. and not stay in Ponyville.. since she doesn't live there

  10. Little known amazing fact: The Nintendo GameCube was originally release in Japan on September 15th, 2001 aka My 7th Birthday!

  11. So my old GameCube still works! :D ...But I have no games nor even a controller for it! :(

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    2. Ron Jeremy

      Ron Jeremy

      Be thankful that good Gamecube controllers are more common than good N64 controllers.

       

      And I'm not fluent enough in Gamecube game values to know if that's a good deal or not. D:

    3. Colon Leftbracket

      Colon Leftbracket

      From what I know Chibi Robo is one of those underrated titles that will sell for a bit more because its a bit more uncommon. I never played it, but I'm interested to see what I missed out on.

    4. Ron Jeremy

      Ron Jeremy

      I remember seeing ads for it, but never getting it. Lots of people were probably that way. :P

  12. An odd problem I'm having is that I find myself failing to like Chrono Trigger. I just get so bored of it and I don't know why. And this is coming from a guy who's favorite genre is turn based RPGs!

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    2. Colon Leftbracket

      Colon Leftbracket

      I don't know. Maybe I'll give it another go when I have more time.

      The furthest I ever got is in the Future and when I think about it now that really isn't far at all.

      I mean I've certainly pushed myself through even worse RPGs (I forced my way through FFXIII to realize that it never got good) so maybe I'm just not focusing enough.

    3. Colon Leftbracket

      Colon Leftbracket

      Not to mention I've been dealing with a lot of personal shit, so focusing on an old RPG seems to be a bit of a trivial matter at the moment.

      Like I said, I'll try it again when I have more free time and my personal life is less shit. :P

    4. Crispy

      Crispy

      I've got one for you when your life is less not fun. Give Techmo's Secret of the Stars a try. I've never met anyone who could beat it. Not because it's hard, but because it's so bad.

  13. I haven't played the Wii title yet. For some reason this one is hard for me to find. I checked GameStop, FYE, a lesser (but totally better) local store, and other stores used game sections and can't seem to locate it. Guess I'd have to buy it online somewhere. Oh well. I did play the original GameCube game and loved it. Though like most games I played I never owned it or probably never finished it. Both Symphonia games are high on my priority list for must buy games. As for my opinion on the sequel, well I don't have an official opinion having not played it, but I think it sounds pretty nice. I like that the story is smaller. I don't get the mindsets of some people who think that a sequel has to be bigger than what came before it. When it comes to story, bigger is NOT always better. In fact sometimes smaller can even be better. The only problem I have with it is that its on the Wii and just personally I don't like playing games on the Wii because mine's old and abused by my sisters so it has issues and is probably near exploding if you heard it run! Kinda wish it was on a different platform, but oh well I'll just have to deal with it.
  14. Sometimes I just don't understand people. My friends seem to get every $60 AAA released video game title on release date, and I pretty much have to beg and plead for a $5 indie game.

  15. Hmm... I wonder if my local game store has Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door in stock? I really need to get to replaying that one.

    1. Radiance64

      Radiance64

      Man, I sure wish I could find it, I rented it and got towards the end but never finished it...

      *cries*

    2. Colon Leftbracket

      Colon Leftbracket

      Like MANY great games on the GameCube I borrowed it for a weekend. Unlike most good GameCube games, I actually beat this one before having to give it back! :P

      But yeah I'd kinda like to own these games that I borrowed. Especially this one since its probably one of the best RPGs I've played.

  16. To no offense to the artist, but I find the new banner a bit disappointing, but I guess I have no room to complain since I didn't go out of my way to make one myself.

    1. MatrixChicken

      MatrixChicken

      Yeah... I guess I sorta agree with you. xD I probably should have gone with a darker theme. But I wanted to make something quickly, and I didn't see many vectors of evil Trixie, so...

       

      Oh, look at me, I'm rambling again. xD

  17. I wonder if I will like the new The Hobbit film better than the old animated film?

    1. Radiance64

      Radiance64

      Does anyone even remember it? I remember seeing it at a rental store all the time but I never watched myself.

      I wonder if it will be as good as the game(which I remember being pretty good, I doubt anyone else remembers it though), or you know, the book.

    2. Colon Leftbracket

      Colon Leftbracket

      My brother bought it when I was really young and I remember liking it a lot.

      Then I watched the newer LOTR films which were awesome as well.

      But something about the new Hobbit films sound a bit lame. 3 movies for one book?

      Sounds a little dragged out to me, but we'll see.

  18. YAY! LA Game Space has officially been funded! :D

    1. Killian Jones

      Killian Jones

      yaya, my name is ending up in on their wall

    2. Colon Leftbracket

      Colon Leftbracket

      Wish I had a bit more to donate, but I can barely gather enough cash to get the games bundle!

      Still though I'm glad to help out on this project and I'll be really happy to see the place when it finally opens its doors! :)

  19. Apparently there was a Kickstarter that was as little as $28 short of its goal! That HAS to be painful! :(

  20. Or there was this show! I was going to mention this because its one of my favorite shows Cartoon Network ever had! But I was focusing more on actual revivals of shows that I feel deserve it and not just re-airing. Not sure if there is too much of a demand for more episodes, but show creators, Jody Schaeffer and George Krstic, aren't up to much else so they could return if Cartoon Network would take them. But I left it out because I'm guessing there's a really low demand aside from some fans like you and I alike!
  21. Hmm... I see little point in rebooting television shows because trying to live in your nostalgic past is something I just never understood all that well. Most the people involved with whatever old show you loved probably moved onto bigger and better things and perhaps you just never knew about it. Like how so many people are hoping on these lame Powerpuff Girls reboot rumors. I don't get why people desperately kling onto a show like that and wish to reboot it if the makers moved on and the show ran its course. Lauren Faust and Craig McCracken moved on to make Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, which is a much loved show. Faust went on to make My Little Pony Friendship is Magic which is one of the few reboots I've seen to be somewhat necessary. And now Faust and McCracken are joining forces once more to make Wander Over Yonder! --- But still that doesn't answer your question. If I had to pick a show that didn't quite live on as long as it should have and the main creators haven't really moved on to anything substantially better. Tough one... Well I'd mostly look at a few cartoons that I feel went down a tad too early. Chowder is one that many people believe died before its prime since it was just getting good so I'd really go for that one since it only finally grew on me as soon as it went down. The only issue with that is that the series creator C.H. Greenblatt is apparently making some new show called Bad Seeds, but there is no real explanation of this show so I'm not so sure. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack is another show in the same boat as Chowder. I only really got into it right before it went down and its a real shame since it took part in this big comeback of Cartoon Network I've been seeing lately. Thurop Van Orman is currently producing Adventure Time though which is a show I'd rather not interfere with since its pretty much the best new age cartoon! haha Invader Zim is a good candidate for a reboot seeing that the show was canceled in the middle of its 2nd Season pretty abruptly which has really ticked off fans ever since. I feel its a show that was just starting to finally develop before they killed it. It also has a pretty large fanbase for such a small show that is very interested in reviving it either through fans animating unfinished episodes or campaigning to bring it back to Nickelodeon. With such a large fanbase wanting the show back that ended pretty prematurely, I say Invader Zim is VERY MUCH deserving of a comeback! So I guess Invader Zim is my choice.
  22. Meh my review of the new episode is up... I liked the episode, but my review of it wasn't well written due to me being too tired to care! :P

  23. Alright so I'm pretty late with this one. I slept for like 14 hours all day yesterday and forgot that the episode was even yesterday, so it took me a while to get around to watching it. Now on to the episode... I rather liked it. I like the idea of returning villains since MLPFiM has a pretty neat cast of villains, and Trixie is one of the show's first smaller antagonists and one of the most popular. I guess since the episode is like a sequel I'd have to share what I thought on the first one. I rather liked it. Since I originally watched the whole series in order like a good little curious young adult male Pony watcher, the Trixie episode was one of the earlier episodes that I ever saw, and at the time it came up it was my favorite... and then it was quickly replaced by a few others, but it may still range somewhere in my top 10 favorite episodes (which maybe I'll make a nice list for you guys once Season 3's over). I do like Trixie as a "villain". She wasn't necessarily evil, but just a self-centered, egotistical showoff, and I really like that about her. She plays a rival foil to Twilight Sparkle, kinda like Blue/Green/Gary of Pokemon Generation 1... but less lame. She does have some magical talent and I'm sure that wherever she came from, maybe she was quite renown for her magic prowess, but obviously this all went to her head as she set off to show off to the world her magical abilities, even if she has to lie to prove herself! Also the episode had a neat astronomy reference in the Ursa Minor and Ursa Major and they are actually among my favorite creature designs of the show! ...now what did I think about "Magic Duel"? Well... I have mixed opinions... So far it may be my favorite episode of Season 3 since it has a villain that I like and further goes into her character. It also has TONS of magic which is something that I really love from the series. ...but the plot could have been handled a bit better. I do like the beginning where Trixie is shown quite desperate to get payback and she resorts to some pretty extreme measures! When she comes back she shows some huge magical ability to even a scary extent! Of course this couldn't have just come from hard work and determination, but instead, without spoiling much, she cheats to amplify her power. The way that she does so shows her desperation for power... but it does come off as a tad bit generic... but in the end it really doesn't effect the episode too much. My main issue with the plot is after the duel. Until the final showdown at the end, the plot really doesn't do much. Twilight has to find a way to defeat Trixie, but the way she goes about finding it is kinda boring in my opinion. I thought maybe she'd find some ancient temple to learn about what gave Trixie these powers, or maybe search out some wise sages, but instead she goes to a character whom really doesn't make much sense since, once again not spoil too much, she isn't a unicorn. The rest of the Mane Six also have to escape to help Twilight, which is done also in a boring way in my opinion. The whole 2nd Act is just kinda lame and is a real downer on the episode. Of course there has to be a final showdown and the way this was pulled out was pretty dang clever! I was pretty confused about what was going on, but once they reveal how they pulled it off I was amazed. It actually has a bit of a taste of irony in it too, seeing this whole theme of fraudulism in the Trixie episodes. I think people will really get a kick out of the ending. I also like Trixie's character at the end. The episode, despite having a less than stellar middle section, has a great payoff at the end. In conclusion, I'd say this was a pretty good episode. It is not a perfect episode by any means, and I think I prefer the first Trixie episode better. Still though I'm sure fans of the series won't be disappointed of Trixie's return. I see this as probably one of the better Season 3 episodes and one many fans will learn to love. ...now next week I get a check off of my wish list! Scootaloo gets and episode!
  24. @, hmm... kinda reminds me of Spore... But yeah its kinda a mix of tons of things, which is not always such a bad way to go about designing a game. I mean look at Binding of Isaac (which I also mention as an inspiration for its challenge and replayability) . It's pretty much a perfect mix of Bullet Hell Shootem Ups and top down Legend of Zelda. I guess I could kinda save this idea somewhere if I ever decide to get into game design. My interest is obviously there, but its just not something I have the free time for and I'm not entirely sure if its something I should focus on as a career. So sometimes I just come up with near concepts for fun (I also do the same thing for bad sitcom ideas and really lame band names). Oh and btw here's the pitch video for that Autonomous game I mentioned I accidentally ripped the setting from. But as you can see they have quite a different focus than I do!
  25. This guy leading the Black Lake dev team in Amnesia Fortnight: "So I brought some books and movies to help for inspiration to make the monsters and world of this game. I've got your Ghibli animations like Monoke and Spirited Away for creatures and some H.P. Lovecraft stories as well." Wow I'm loving these guys!

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