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Modern Video Games / Re: Unimportant & Seldom/Never Used Console/Gaming Features?

« on: October 16, 2014, 12:10:11 am »

I know that there are a few things, but I can't think of them off the top of my head... I'll think about it a little!

Street Pass is a good one.  I didn't even pull it up until after I had had my 3DS for more than a year, and then it was just to see what the heck it was.

Streetpass is really neat, but you need to live in a very populated area. I've experienced it in 3 different areas: small city where I never got any streetpass except from friends at school, a big city where I get a few streetpass tags at the biggest mall in the city, and a very big city where I get my 10 streepass tags daily. And after all that, I have to say: it's a really cool feature, but it can't be enjoyed by everyone because of population limitations

Yeah streetpass is pretty lame in small towns.  I only have one streetpass tag and it was from my sister's 3DS ha.

Just go to a day one release of a popular 3DS game like Smash or Pokemon.
You'll get a bunch.

using their expensive *GAMING* consoles to create & dress up pretend people & houses to spend even more time talking to even more pretend people & visiting more pretend homes...instead of, you know - popping a game into it & playing it 

They could just buy Animal Crossing and enjoy tons more stuff while doing that 

I never tried an Animal Crossing game...are they fun?

How many are there, what systems are they on, and which one(s) the best?

I personally really enjoy Animal Crossing, but I've found it's the kind of thing people either love or hate. You have to make your own goals and you can do what you want (mostly) whenever you feel like it. The games never really end, so can you just stop playing whenever you decide you're finished with them. I find they're a great way to relax.

These are the Animal Crossing games we've gotten.
Animal Crossing (GameCube) -This is actually an upgraded port of the N64 original, which was exclusive to Japan.
Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo DS) -Enjoyable, but feels pretty outdated now. It's kinda hard to go back to after AC: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) -In my opinion, this one's the best of the series. I'd recommend it.

RIP in peace Nintendo WFC ;-;7

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Hardware and Tech / Re: Best thing to upgrade on a computer?

« on: October 16, 2014, 12:05:53 am »

I have the best luck buying a standard OFFICE/BUSINESS PC (Made to withstand a lot of being on 24/7 etc) and then upgrading it!

RAM, vid card, and power supply. then you're pretty all set.

I did this same sort of thing.

To OP,
I bought an HP Pavilion (making sure the case was easily opened) for ~400 bucks, then just upgraded the power supply and GPU.
Look for one that has 8GB of RAM + a good CPU already, saves trouble.

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Video Game Deals, Sales and Promotions / Re: Pokemon Alpha Sapphire & Omega Ruby Demo [NA]

« on: October 15, 2014, 11:49:55 pm »

>Create an Trainer Club Account before Oct 19
>Get Demo Code @ 21st from Newsletter sent to your email (I'm not sure If its automatic or If you have to OPT for the newsletter)
>Go Nintendo EStore and put in code
>Demo

Source: http://www.siliconera.com/2014/10/14/grab-pokemon-omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire-demo-north-america/

Well, I guess that old Pokemon account I made all those years ago will finally have some use now. 

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Video Game Deals, Sales and Promotions / Re: Payday: The Heist going free on Steam on 10/16/2014

« on: October 14, 2014, 12:33:15 pm »

So do we have to join the steam community, or is it just free once the 18th hits now that they've got 1.5 million?

Eh, I'm pretty sure it's just going free. Joining the group is free too anyway.

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Off Topic / Re: Where did your profile picture come from, and why did you choose it?

« on: October 14, 2014, 01:20:30 am »

Mine's from Lucky☆Star, a pretty good plotless anime.
I chose it because it's already my TF2 and gmod spray.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Best shoot em up games ever?

« on: October 14, 2014, 01:15:37 am »

Jamestown is the best western shump I've played.
Very high production values, great music, graphics, and gameplay.

Otherwise, Touhou (any of them).

Is Touhou any good? I've heard that it has alot of really slow and dense bullet waves compared to some of the other shmups on the market today.

I like it, but that may not reflect the shump community.
Touhou may be slower, but the pattern design makes up for it. Oh, and the music and art design are both pretty good.
...plus it's free, that always helps.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Longest time you spent playing a video game?

« on: October 14, 2014, 01:09:58 am »

One game:
I put around 600 hours into Pokemon Platinum Version.
I completed the Pokedex, had a collection of shiny legendaries, and got the platinum flag on the underground base thingy.
Never beat the darn contests though, I hated those.

In one sitting:
I played Pokemon Emerald Version for 12 hours straight when I was younger.

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Modern Video Games / Re: Obscure, good Wii games

« on: October 14, 2014, 01:05:36 am »

Warioland: Shake it and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom are both great obscure games for the Wii.

I realize Warioland is a Nintendo game, but it's pretty obscure for a Nintendo game.

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Hardware and Tech / Re: Best thing to upgrade on a computer?

« on: October 14, 2014, 12:57:01 am »

PC Games will want a decent NVidia card a possibly more ram.

Don't lump us all in together! Radeon all the way! 

OP: post the make and model of your notebook. Some notebooks have replaceable video but not many. You may be SOL. RAM seems fine, but if you have a 64bit OS you can add more. I would look up the details on your notebook to determine what the memory limit is, before attempting to buy any for it.

Woo Radeon! I love my 7870. Much cheaper than the comparable Nvidia card.

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Off Topic / Re: Anyone been to japan before?

« on: October 14, 2014, 12:54:25 am »

Been to China once before, but never Japan.

I would love to go to the mountains there though, the country is really pretty.

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Off Topic / Re: What Was The Last Movie/Anime You Watched?

« on: October 14, 2014, 12:52:22 am »

Sailor Moon.

The original series, not that Crystal abomination. 

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Video Game Deals, Sales and Promotions / Payday: The Heist going free on Steam on 10/16/2014

« on: October 14, 2014, 12:50:21 am »

Not free yet, but it will be. 

Source:
http://www.overkillsoftware.com/crimefest/

Payday is great, I recommend playing the first if you have the second.

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Classic Video Games / Re: Best shoot em up games ever?

« on: October 14, 2014, 12:45:31 am »

Jamestown is the best western shump I've played.
Very high production values, great music, graphics, and gameplay.

Otherwise, Touhou (any of them).

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Classic Video Games / Re: Games everyone hates but you love?

« on: October 14, 2014, 12:40:35 am »

Chicken Little for GBA.

No joke, it's a pretty fun platformer.