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Post by UsualNoise on Jul 25, 2020 20:56:46 GMT -5
I hear you. I got back into playing and recording some more of my music recently since it doesn't involve looking at a screen.
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Post by oldskoolboarder on Jul 28, 2020 21:03:16 GMT -5
I hear you. I got back into playing and recording some more of my music recently since it doesn't involve looking at a screen. Yup. One of my new COVID-19 skills has been learning the ukelele. I tried guitar during my carpe diem time but 6 six strings was a challenge for my inflexible hands. I've also been a little hooked on the Pocket Operators. I got a PO-33 and the Rick and Morty, because of course I did. teenage.engineering/store/po-33/teenage.engineering/store/po-137/I did some music related Kickstarters that I've been waiting patiently for:
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Post by UsualNoise on Jul 28, 2020 23:15:23 GMT -5
That Orba thing looks sweet! Please post a review if / when you get it, I'd love to hear about it.
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Post by oldskoolboarder on Jul 30, 2020 17:09:21 GMT -5
That Orba thing looks sweet! Please post a review if / when you get it, I'd love to hear about it. Will do. Should be arriving in 2 weeks. Not bad considering they got this to ship from China in the middle of a pandemic. Yeah, the size/features really got me when I saw the campaign.
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Post by oldskoolboarder on Aug 1, 2020 11:45:28 GMT -5
Been awhile since I finished a game. Erica on PS4, via PS+. Creepy, interesting take on choose your own adventure FMV style. Used my iPad as the controller, unusual and not precise at all.
I would agree w/ most reviews, 7/10. Acting was good, story could've been better. Short at about 2 hours or so.
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Post by UsualNoise on Sept 10, 2020 22:14:49 GMT -5
Finished my 100% Breath of the Wild run, finally! May give Astral Chain a shot next, not sure yet.
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Post by dschroll on Oct 2, 2020 19:34:52 GMT -5
Since it's been a while since I've been on here (sorry about that), I may have some catching up to do in posting finished games. Some that were completed during my hiatus:
Mario 64 - Super Mario 3D All Stars Donut County Super Bomberman R Mechstermination Force River City Girls
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Post by UsualNoise on Oct 2, 2020 20:59:39 GMT -5
Thanks for the reminder, I forgot to post I completed Super Mario 64 as well (120 stars). Great game, even after all these years.
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Post by dschroll on Oct 12, 2020 22:50:03 GMT -5
Finished a couple more games. The Mummy Demastered Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
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Post by UsualNoise on Oct 20, 2020 16:09:49 GMT -5
Completed Super Mario Sunshine, collected all 120 shines. I believe it was the first time I've done that. I ended up using a guide to find the last handful of blue coins, some are so obscure it would take forever to find them on your own.
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Post by dschroll on Oct 28, 2020 13:42:18 GMT -5
Finished Crash Bandicoot 2 from the N. Sane Trilogy on Switch.
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Post by UsualNoise on Nov 7, 2020 1:19:21 GMT -5
Finished Hang the Kings, a chess-based puzzle game on Switch. It's actually quite a difficult game as the rules are unlike standard chess.
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Post by UsualNoise on Nov 7, 2020 19:40:23 GMT -5
Finished off Super Mario 3D All-Stars today by getting all 242 stars in Mario Galaxy. Still a great game, but I do wish it was a little less repetitive to complete since you have to essentially collect all the stars with both Mario and Luigi. Still an epic game and I hope they release Galaxy 2 as DLC.
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Post by dschroll on Nov 10, 2020 22:26:09 GMT -5
Gunman Clive on Switch
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Post by UsualNoise on Nov 11, 2020 14:01:22 GMT -5
How was that one? I also have it in my backlog (on 3DS) but these days the 3DS is getting a lot less action.
Also just finished Super Mario World yet again. I forgot how hard some of the last levels are (especially if you're going for all 96 exits). Powerups make them reasonable but man, trying them small can be super frustrating.
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Post by oldskoolboarder on Nov 22, 2020 17:08:31 GMT -5
Supported this through Indiegogo, I think. After all my previous jailbreaking, I try to go out of my way to support indie devs. Where is My Body from greenboygames.com/. Played on my OG Gameboy but it was hard to see so played on my reshelled GBA SP. I was bummed there wasn't a save ability then realized why. Not quite a long game. Still, I like the retro feel and was still fun, though short and relatively easy.
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Post by oldskoolboarder on Dec 12, 2020 19:59:40 GMT -5
When the Past Was Around on Steam. Easy paced, point and click.
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Post by dschroll on Dec 20, 2020 22:52:55 GMT -5
Gunman Clive is a solid game, but pretty easy and very short. So you can easily bang it out in a 2-3 hours if you want to cross it off your list. Finished Ori and the Blind Forest on the Switch. Wow what a great game. Very challenging, but in a fair way.
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Post by UsualNoise on Mar 12, 2021 1:07:43 GMT -5
Well, looks like this was never closed out so before I start a new thread here's the final tally for a forgettable 2020 (apologies if I missed anything):
UsualNoise (18) dschroll (15) oldskoolboarder (4)
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UsualNoise (18) Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns (NSW) Horizon Chase Turbo (NSW) Burnout 2: Point of Impact (PS2) Celeste (NSW) Puzzle Quest 2 (NDS) Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) Unlock the King (NSW) Lines X (NSW) BYE-BYE BOXBOY! (3DS) Lines Infinite (NSW) Club Nintendo Picross (3DS) Club Nintendo Picross+ (3DS) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (100% run) (NSW) Super Mario 64 (NSW) Super Mario Sunshine (NSW) Hang the Kings (NSW) Super Mario Galaxy (NSW) Super Mario World (NSW)
dschroll (15) Captain Toad Treasure Tracker (NSW) Ghost Blade (NSW) Blazing Chrome (NSW) Ninja Saviors (NSW) Horizon Chase Turbo (NSW) Super Mario 64 (NSW) Donut County (NSW) Super Bomberman R (NSW) Mechstermination Force (NSW) River City Girls (NSW) The Mummy Demastered (NSW) Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (NSW) Crash Bandicoot 2 (NSW) Gunman Clive (NSW) Ori and the Blind Forest (NSW)
oldskoolboarder (4) Life is Strange 2 Episode 5 Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition Erica (PS4) When the Past Was Around (Steam)
Also, I finished another 'album' worth of songs on my bandcamp page (see signature). If you listen to anything and enjoy it I have free download codes available to distribute.
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