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No big post today, but I beat Mario 64 and got all 120 stars! ⭐️
Some comments:
- The 100 coin stars were the WORST part of this whole thing… especially in Tick Tock Clock…
- Shifting Sand Land was the stage that annoyed me the most… it felt very cramped because of the quicksand…
- The Red Coin stage near Tick Tock Clock with the Wing Cap was tough but oddly fun, I had to do it a couple times though cause I kept missing the clouds and running out of Cap time in the air…
- Bowser is REALLY hard to aim when swinging, I usually only picked him up close to the explosives for the fight but that’s not really an option for the final battle… also is it just me or is his model in this game kinda… cute??? Like a Toy Dino
- That ending caught me for a LOOP when Peach started talking, “full spoken sentences??? In my Mario game!” In all seriousness why have they never brought this back? A Mario game with full spoken dialogue would be great! Well… you don’t have to voice EVERYONE… but some characters would be nice…
Overall 9/10
Fun game but when it’s tough it is TOUGH, also turning around is always risky…
So the other day I went on a little trip down the old memory lane, and I remembered a particular show I used to watch all the time as a kid on boomerang back when cable was a thing… a little show called
Oh boy did this show have me by the shirt collar, I couldn’t get enough…
Anyway fast forward to yesterday, and I’m diving into the old memory box, scouring the internet for some info so I could perhaps rewatch it, when low and behold I find out they “rebooted” it in the 90s as this
Now I was fully prepared to experience the classic “show ruined by lazy reboot trend” we’ve seen time and time again. But to my surprise it’s actually quite enjoyable. A shame there’s only 13 episodes, (around 7 mins each). Or at the very least that’s all I’ve managed to find. It’s a lovely retelling of one of my favorite shows…
I do have one… slight comment… it’s nothing really just… a small statement about… episode 4… The Queen Bea episode… why is it so… “charged”?
I’m not complaining but… idk how to process this scene…
Tried to shut a door today, and the knob popped off…
I feel like I’m in a “point & click” or something… the only difference is I put this back and in a “point & click” i would’ve used this to perform open heart surgery on an alien fish in the back of a polka -dotted sports car…
So! I’ve officially beaten every single classic Megaman game! Yep all 1 through 11, every single one… absolutely all of them… the marathon is over… definitely not trying to avoid one… no sir I’ve done em all…
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This one… doesn’t count… does it?
Sorry I haven’t posted much art in a while… I’ve kinda gotten wrapped around it and I’m trying to improve by a certain margin before posting again…
For some reason i have a habit of setting arbitrary limits on myself before i do something… such as reaching a certain skill level in drawing before sharing it or 100% a game before i move on to play something else… But more than that… with art in particular, i feel a deep yearning to improve… to reach some kind of gold standard… I know it’s not healthy but… sometimes i feel like i can only value myself by my skills and accomplishments rather than anything inherent to myself… it feels like i have to EARN any respect from myself or others because it’s not free… and right now I haven’t earned it yet cause nothing I’ve made is good enough yet…
Beat Mega Man 9 Today…
I’ve been stuck fighting this Wily Machine for a couple days now.
But finally the battle is won… that just leaves 10, 11, and “Megaman & Bass” for me to beat!
But man this Wily Machine was a PIECE OF WORK!
It’s up there difficulty wise, although I had no E-tanks and was low on Weapon energy, so it’s not MM7 Final Boss level of difficulty, but it’s somewhere up there… Although tbh I think I had more fun with 7’s Final boss… The weakness was more fun to use…
Every time I look at art it feels like I’m eating it with my eyes. The line art and shading, proportions and color palette, All of it shifts around in my eye as if I was holding it in my mouth…
Tw: goreish (Not too graphic but just in case)
Howdy it’s me, been dealing with a slight illness…
Nothing too bad, but I hate sleeping with a fever. I always end up getting nightmares. Although today the nightmare I got was just plain
Weird
I basically dreamed up a clip compilation of a Saw movie, only instead of being the regular formula it was a road trip, comedy-esque, slapstick fest…
Like Jack*as on wheels… The scenes would always play out with a victim and then the “Saw” guy (played by Ryan Renolds with Deadpool makeup, idk why) And each clip would be a random “torture” moment filmed like a funny bit…
The clips themselves are kind of a blur for me… all except one.
The victim and Ryan “SAW” Renolds are stranded at the side of the road, I guess their car broke down, And their in the middle of a conversation, the contents of which are not important, all of a sudden Ryan just shoots the victim with a staple gun, The victim obviously yells out in pain, and starts to back away. Ryan just gets closer and keeps stapling him, he says “Don’t be such a baby!” And to his credit he’s not just stapling Willy Nilly, the victim has a small gash around their lower stomach which is where he’s stapling… (Im not a doctor but… I don’t think the gash was quite that large to warrant staples but oh well). Anyway the Victim starts running away with Ryan hot on his heels. Ryan catches up, and the two end up in a skirmish, which results in the victim wrenching the staple gun away. Now the boot is on the other foot. Ryan is bent over catching his breath, as the victim slowly approaches him for some payback. Ryan then starts
SPRINTING LIKE A GAZELLE ON THE SAVANNAH
Trying to get away from the victim with the staple gun, at which point I said NAH, and opened a settings menu and just pulled down the slider on Ryan’s speed so the victim could catch up. It’s really funny seeing how he ran cause he was doing a simple “Running” animation but for no reason his character model was bouncing around 6ft up in the air like he was on a pogo stick or something, although he wasn’t ACTUALLY on a pogo stick. Do not miss interpret that, there were no pogo sticks in this dream…
Anyway, the victim catches up and shoots Ryan with staples… Then I woke up…
To be honest, I’ve never actually seen a “SAW” movie, truth be told I kinda hate horror movies… especially overly graphic ones… But for some reason that entire dream was just labeled “SAW” in my brain and the whole time I knew that this was the intended source…
“At first I thought it was a design flaw… the builders adding a 0 by mistake and extending the floor 10 times its intended length… but as I walked towards the toilet I found that it seemed to be getting further and further away… I started walking faster… feet turn to miles but I don’t seem to be getting closer… I’m running now and the end of the bathroom is getting farther and farther out of sight, I’m sprinting at full speed, the dull need to use the restroom is now a burning pain throughout my entire body, it’s so far. How long have I been running? Every step I take sends a wave of fire through my core. It HURTS!!!! The agony continues and builds with each passing step, what was once a simple task has evolved from a bathroom break to begging permission to lay down and die. I’m progressing solely because to stop now would invalidate all the pain I’ve felt since not just entering the hallway but through my entire life…
And suddenly everything peaks and for a fraction of a second the world is still… And then the toilet reappears on the horizon… It’s getting closer again, the pain is starting to numb… my pace is slowing and the deep agony within me is transforming into neutral complacency… Running turns to walking, Miles back to Feet… And then I’m there… the end of the hallway…
I open the toilet lid and unzip my fly…
I don’t feel like peeing…
I'm always shitting in locations like this
My brain is still not adjusted to the idea that it’s the “2020s” like someone will say something so profound like “Megaman 11 came out in 2018” and I’ll think to myself how long ago was that? I could’ve sworn it came out like one or two years ago… and then it’s 6 whole years ago and I just wanna crawl into a small hole and feed off the planets nutrients to build power and generate an invasive hive mind infection for the sole purpose of erasing the idea of years from the minds of the earth…
I hate feeling old…
Sometimes I think about the age old question when it comes to mind readers.
“If two mind readers read each others minds, who’s minds are they reading?”
And looking back, it doesn’t make sense, wouldn’t they just react to each others thoughts as they’re reading? Y’know like there’s the thoughts that you’re reading and then your reaction to those thoughts…
I guess that’s how telepathic communication works.
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🚨 Urgent: Help Hassan’s Family Escape Gaza Before It’s Too Late 🚨
Asalamu Alaikum,
My name is Rozhgar, and I am setting up this fundraiser from the UK for my dear friend Hassan Al-Ustaz and his family of 11, who are trapped in Gaza.
Hassan’s family once lived in a home filled with love and hope in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. But when the war broke out, their world was shattered. Their home built with years of struggle and sacrifice was completely destroyed.
Hassan’s only dream is to live in peace and freedom. But time is running out.
🙏 Please donate and share this campaign with as many people as possible. Your kindness can save a family from unimaginable suffering.
For more updates, follow us on Instagram: 📌 @hasanmohammed434 📌 @rozhy_a
Thank you for your generosity. May God bless you all.
Mascot Horror but not in the way of like: “Oh no! Rosey the Rabbit is murdering people, quick go into her candy factory and find out how humans were being experimented on!” But more like in the sense that of your identity AS a mascot.
You are a leading example of the company *insert trademark* in promotions and product, your life is fabricated entirely to suit the company’s needs, not your own. You can only watch as your friends, family and world will expand beyond you, they can change and grow, face challenges with struggle and have flaws. You? You can only *exist*, stay the same with the same quirks and flaws (if you have any at all) for the rest of time. The only thing that changes is how the company presents *you*, not how you present yourself.
so I finally read the Adam and Eve story for myself and I have some SHIT TO SAY.
So I finally read the Adam and Eve story for myself and I have some SHIT TO SAY. I stumbled upon it while researching the Greek creation myth, you can read it for yourself here.
First off, I feel the story of Adam and Eve, aka Genesis 3, is less about the consequences of disobedience and more about challenging authority and the risks that come with it. God told Adam and Eve that they would die if they ate from the Tree of Knowledge, but we know that wasn't necessarily true, showing fear-mongering in order to threaten believers into doing things. The serpent encouraged Eve to eat from the tree anyways, to which she was hesitant.
She was hesitant because the only thing she KNEW was God's word. Eve knew nothing but what God had told her, and she mainly didn't really have a choice in the matter. The serpent was trying to tell her that yes, she DOES have a choice, and she doesn't have to follow God's word all the time. It even said: 'For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.' God was lying to them, and the serpent was only giving her the glory of choice.
So Eve took the serpent's word and ate from the Tree of Knowledge. She even encouraged Adam to eat the fruit as well- on his own coalition and will! Both of them gained knowledge and feeling and the ability to distinguish right from wrong on their own. they grew as people; they no longer needed God to make choices for them, which should be an advancement.
When God saw that they knew more than HE thought they should, he immediately got mad and punished them. and how did God punish Eve, who was the first human in the world to realize her will? He stripped her of her free will, making her a slave to a man and bringing her pain. the serpent, the one who brought upon these lights, was put to death, and Adam, who should've gotten a punishment just as fitting as Eve's, was actually rewarded with the gift of agriculture. It's used to teach me that rebellion is an evil thing but in actuality I've learned how society punishes the ones who know they are corrupt.
I talked with my friend about this, and they also brought up some good points:
"[Eve] was a woman who was sheltered by care and love and when she finally rebelled and decided to think for herself, she was punished for it. Didn't help that she was lied to."
"HE TOLD ADAM 'HEY THAT'S THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL DON'T EAT THE FRUIT' AND HE JUST TOLD EVE 'HEY YOU SEE THAT TREE THERE? YEAH DON'T EAT FROM IT.' DIDN'T TELL HER WHY!!!!" [in all caps because we were getting heated on this topic]
"It's a perfect model of the lack of respect we've had for women since the dawn of creation."
To be honest, I find it quite ironic that the story of Adam and Eve, the third story of the Bible, tells us just how the Roman Catholic Church (and how some churches still) treat the people who saw through their lies and wanted to know more about the world, away from God. And yet they still pass it around as a warning about the pursuit of hidden knowledge when they are the ones hiding this knowledge themselves.
This has been a rant.
Somedays I crave the touch of another in my soul. I need someone to understand all the chaos inside me but at the same time be intrigued by everything as well. I want to lay down my soul bare, like the musical notes on a white sheet of paper. And I hope someone who appreciates the melody comes along and picks me up. And when they start to hum the tune I have kept hidden in my depths for so long, I'll finally feel like I belong somewhere. Even if that somewhere is just the tip of their tongue or the curve of their lips.
btd ocs... i might change cody into a personal oc because i find myself now wanting to keep him out of harms (lawrence) way. i kinda want to just murder the guy in the middle because i hate his design BUT WE'LL ALSO SEE AB THAT...
he's so girl coded
War thoughts
A person in my life was taken hostage some time ago. He was at a family dinner. through exchange he has returned, but it's such an adsurd scenario. I can see the trauma on his face. I can see the looks people give him, how before he was anonymous and how he can never return to that anonymity so many of us take for granted. I can see how I've grown close to him, when before he was just a name, A face in the corridor, a smile at the end of the day, not at me, but at the people who know him.
still thinking about it but a few days ago i found out my friend has absolutely no idea what bandcamp is. what!!!! i admit i still need to make the move over to bandcamp but its just. better!!!!!! like wdym they arent as stingy as spotify and actually provide a usable free user experience.. and they pay their artists??? awesome.
point is i like bandcamp. use bandcamp. yay!
anyways ill get back to normal posts soon lol
i know this isnt what i usually post but what do u guys think is the most edible looking minecraft item?
im gonna be basic but for me its the old baked potato sprite. shit looks so good id devour it so hard.
like, you cannot tell me this wouldnt be the best shit youve ever eaten. shit is a delightful delicacy. shit gonna make you let out an audible "yippee!" from pure jolliness induced by the consumption of this thing.
minecraft pls save me minecraft
holy shit this is so annoying but the amount of times ive met alt girls (particularly punks) that will make their whole schtick being alternative and progressive then turn around and have racist, white boyfriends is insane.
like i genuinely hate calling people posers but holy shit. that is genuine poser activity. call me soft or wtv but i do believe that whoever you are actively dating says a lot about you and your beliefs.
like sorry dude but i find it hard to believe youre actually in the scene when your bf is a borderline racist, you actively make racist jokes, you dont even try to understand the history behind the scene, and the most punk thing you do is repost pictures of punks online. like dude can you and your racist crusty bf gtfo. no one wants you here
like, i get my entire brand is being involved in the punk scene, but outside of this account i dont even call myself a punk, yet somehow im more involved in the subculture than some of these leeches are.
idk this could just sound like elitist bs and if it does ill self reflect on that part but otherwise i genuinely hate performative mfs that claim to be alternative then turn around and act like or date complete assholes. like jokes or not idk if u and ur white bf should be joking about police brutality. maybe gtfo, break up and self reflect before turning around and trying to act like youre some "omg xd dirty rat saurr punk and aesthetic" girl despite never having evolved your political beliefs beyond "yeah queer people are cool".
yes this is targeted leave me alone i needed to rant
therianthropy and furries are punk as hell
i feel like one of the most punk things you can do nowadays is be a furry or therian/some form of alterhuman. theres nothing more punk than defying society as a whole and taking an interest in or straight up identifying as non-human beings.
like fuck yeah! wear your tail and mask! wear your fursuit! shits punk as hell and it does good by creating positive experiences for kids and really anyone that can find joy in these things.
i will never understand the hatred towards them, to be fair i grew up around the furry community and am apart of the alterhuman community but even then im not too involved in either. shits awesome
im an atheist and recently ive started replacing the word "god" in any sentences like "oh my god" with some random science figure.
"my brother in bill nye the science guy what the fuck"
its my favourite passtime.
I have to wait until my payment is approved and reported to steam to play TPOF. Oxxo, daddy, hurry up!!!
Feat. my (angry) sona
Today is children's day here. So I went to a nightclub with some friends and the place was giving free drinks to anyone who was shorter than 5'0"/1.55 m to celebrate the date. From all the group, I was the only one that was asked for her ID (because baby face) but no free drinks (because I'm taller). I think I deserved at least one ಠ_ಠ
"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered." - Nelson Mandela
Hey, hey, people, Greg Owlman here. What? Did you expect someone else? Now, I know that it has been nearly a year since last we saw one another, but I have a valid excuse this time. Stuff happened. That's right, this is my excuse, and I am sticking to it. Sufficient to say is that on the Internet, it's best not to give away too much about yourself. However, posting your opinions, whether they are relevant or not, is another matter entirely. Where was I again? Right, I was just about to tell you about our newest offer. A THREE-IN-ONE COMBO PACKAGE, ALL FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. You heard it right folks, its three ideas for one post. A real doozy and a downright steal considering the economy. Not convinced, let me give you a taste of things that might have been.
"I need more photos of Spider-Man!" ; a classic meme about our favorite Web Crawler, but you want to know what's not a classic or favoured by anyone with taste? The answer is the current run of the Amazing Spider-Man title, which it's best described as the Paul Rabin SI/OC story. Dear lord, I can't even call this a narrative let alone a story. Are we sure it isn't Dan Slott writing under a pseudonym? He is doing another Superior WHO run afterwards? Jeez, not only is there another lame fanfiction in official printing, but we also have to deal with the Superior Spider-Man 3: The Revengeance instead of the Amazing Spider-Man 3 for crying out loud. Anyways, let's clean up this mess shall we? First off, no more Paul. Forget he exists and let's assume everything done following the Spider-Man Beyond didn't happen. Peter Parker has finally beaten those allegations and gotten his doctorate, hallelujah. Let's be honest, Peter is nearly in his late twenties and he doesn't need to deal with academics anymore than the rest of us. He is back working at the Daily Bugle again under Robbie as his go-to guy regarding science since it neatly combines two aspects about Spidey, his past working for the press and his love for science. But, Peter wants something more suited towards research and development. Here comes old Norman Osborn, stalking Peter once more since he wants the two of them to work together and is trying to break the ice regarding the fate of baby May Parker. You know Peter and MJ's newborn who supposedly died, but was actually kidnapped by Norman? Yeah, that May. Anyways, besides these things, Peter is facing his biggest challenge yet, which is being content with his life and beginning to find his happiness. Who is he dating, you might ask? Well, the way I see it, Peter might just deal with a burgeoning polyamorous relationship between him, MJ and Felicia, after all if it worked for the X-Men, it will work for these guys. Also, the way I see it, Peter is doing a lot more team-ups this time around rather than being forced to solo it. I want a proper New Avengers reunion, dang it!
Todd Howard at it again with his newest classic, Skyrim IN SPACE! I am not the first to say that Starfield is average at best, but that has to do mostly with the fact that Bethesda kept under wraps and didn't interact with their audience to receive feedback while they could still change the game. But I am not here to rant about the game, there are plenty of people doing that. Instead, I will present my own vision about what it could have been. First of all, I would restrict the number of systems to only a handful, after all quality trumps quantity every time. Second of all, I would move most of the major settlements to one world. That planet being Proxima Centauri b since apparently Alpha Centauri is a bust and we can't blame the Stranger from Outer Wilds regarding cloaking those worlds. If you are curious about how the maps would look like here are some Reddit threads that had the closest things in mind to my idea, the images belong to their respective creators. Here are the links: https://reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/s/ASsmDhI3du and https://reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/s/bVFWQGzk33 . Personally, I would have liked for all recruitable crew members to have a loyalty mission or even some recurring mini quests other than the stuff we needed to do in order to get them. With that in mind, maybe they could have added more dialogue options for the members of Constellation that don't get to interact with the main character as much. Looking at you, Mateo. Or maybe have the same aforementioned treatment, but sadly, old Toady boy decided that it isn't too cash money to implement. Also, am I the only one not really interested with whatever the Freestar Rangers plotline is doing? Sure, exposing the corruption hidden in plain sight within the Collective is all fine and dandy, but maybe we could have gotten something more exciting like uncovering a conspiracy to create psychic super soldiers and agents of a vague, yet menacing, government agency à la Firefly. Would have been way more fun than playing Space Texas Ranger. Speaking of factions, maybe they could have added some benefits to joining them other than getting a nice apartment at the end, like a monthly salary, the ability to skip contraband searches every once in a while or even discounts at affiliated shops for crying out loud. Honestly, at this point maybe it would be better to play Star Sector rather than give you guys idea about modding an economic simulation in a Bethesda game, thereby letting you play the role of a space merchant à la Salvor Hardin from Asimov's Foundation series. The books, not the TV series.
Star Wars is a long way from home. Honestly, a lot of the stuff that Disney has done is a hit or miss, therefore the expanded material such as books and especially comic books have been carrying the franchise moreso than the movies or the shows. If it were up to me, I would just send the Sequels down the way of the dinosaurs, but sadly they are here to stay in all their uncreative glory. Therefore, I will not waste my time or yours with talking about anything after the Original Trilogy in terms of chronology. Oh, dear readers, what I have mind will take us all over the timeline. Honestly, I like the High Republic era, but they could have just said that the Republic lost contact with the Outer Rim territories after the Great Hyperspace Disaster than saying they haven't even been explored yet. Another thing that I liked is Star Wars Visions, which explores various themes and ideas while using the GFFA as background material without necessarily incorporating the stories into the timeline. Where am I going with this? Well, I have been wondering what if there were stories set throughout the Star Wars galaxy that we just haven't heard about and they are canon? I mean, we have a blank slate spanning thousands of years past and future, where we can incorporate our own stories regarding this galaxy far, far away without worrying about existing material contradicting us and these small chapters in the very large book that we call history could have consequences on the movie era stories or even happen long after these events passed. This is an opportunity, that too few authors online that I have seen have taken since most of them prefer to stick to what we already seen. As such, I duly elected myself to notify you about taking this chance by the jugular and see how far you can stretch the material. Have fun!
Now that I have presented my offer, all I can say that it's good to make a comeback even if no one will take notice of it. Also, I will take this opportunity to mention that my last post regarding Star Trek Discovery and how it could have been improved has done better than expected, therefore it would be great if you would spread the love to those other lonely posts of mine. Enough shilling and let's properly end this new chapter in my little corner of the platform.
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