Useless Thread MDCCCIX - Tales of Arise appreciation thread

[Sega Dreamcast]

Sadly you go to the arcade now and they don't have games like that

most of the games are just carnival games like the basketball game where you shoot at the hoop or DDR

Or the claw games

Went to Dave and Buster's a few weeks ago.

Lots of games based on mobile games. Angry Birds, Pop the Lock, Fruit Ninja, etc.

Lots of games based on already existing video games or movies. Terminator, Halo, Tomb Raider, Minecraft, Mario Kart, Luigi's Mansion, Pac Man, Space Invaders, etc.

 

[John Price]

Went to Dave and Buster's a few weeks ago.

Lots of games based on mobile games. Angry Birds, Pop the Lock, Fruit Ninja, etc.

Lots of games based on already existing video games or movies. Terminator, Halo, Tomb Raider, Minecraft, Mario Kart, Luigi's Mansion, Pac Man, Space Invaders, etc.

The mario kart one is pretty fun. At my arcade I finished first in my only race and then it said enter more money. It's like I didn't lose, why do you want more money?

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

The mario kart one is pretty fun. At my arcade I finished first in my only race and then it said enter more money. It's like I didn't lose, why do you want more money?

Yeah, it was fun but too short of a race, especially when everyone is used to playing 4 race GPs on the regular Mario Kart games.

I liked the part where you can team up with someone to become a tank and have one person driving and one person shooting. We were already in first place, so we're just shooting backwards, lol

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

They also had the gimmicky basketball game where the hoop is extra springy and the balls are underinflated, so just about every shot that isn't a swish bounces away wildly.

They even had Connect 4 Basketball, which is a lot more palatable than just regular ass Connect 4, which they also had

 

[Oogie Boogie]

 

[TheGreenTBer]

The original on NES for TMNT was one of the hardest games of all time

Nobody has ever beaten that game

TMNT on the NES has a ridiculously uneven difficulty curve. Area 1 is a joke. Area 2 is harder than it should be, and catches everyone by surprise. Areass 3 and 4 are moderate difficulty, and Areas 5 and 6 are absolutely f***ing ludicrous.

It's nowhere near Battletoads on the NES difficulty scale but it's still way harder than it should be.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

It's kind of pathetic but I have beaten that without a death or power-ups. We had that in the house as kids. The first game was way harder.

 

[LarryFisherman]

@John Price you like the new digs?

I have like 10 sets coming over the next 10-12 months, so we'll get some regular updates once GMK starts production on some of the groupbuy's i've joined.

 

[John Price]

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

I should read or do a crossword.

Something other than just playing around on my computer

 

[Oogie Boogie]

I should read or do a crossword.

Something other than just playing around on my computer

Get into reading.

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

Have been reading this every so often:

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

I always go long periods without reading, making it that much harder to continue where I left off.

There's at least a handful of books on my kindle that I got partway through then stopped

 

[Tarantula]

Get into reading.

Nothing like a hour of reading arrest warrants before going to sleep. Dummies in Northern Ontario have spelled my name wrong, small wonder I'm enjoying homemade pizza today.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

I feel like shit. Wonder what it could be???

Or maybe I can just stay home and drink water and lie down all day.

Food poisoning

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Nothing like a hour of reading arrest warrants before going to sleep. Dummies in Northern Ontario have spelled my name wrong, small wonder I'm enjoying homemade pizza today.

As someone who lived in Northern Ontario for 20+ years…I can confirm.

 

[John Price]

Books are for nerds

 

[Oogie Boogie]

Books are for nerds

Perfect for you then!

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

Perfect for you then!

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

Now that I have all this vCash, I'm afraid of losing it all and going back to jack shit.

Want to bet on the game tonight, but it feels like it could be a toss up.

Eagles at 175/100 is tempting. Over 52 points is also tempting.

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

Throwing 6 zeroes on the over and a little bit on the Eagles so I can have a round number

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

Stat on an article I just read:

8 primetime games have been played so far with only one game not beating the over.

It was a Thursday night game with the Texans starting their 3rd string QB against the Panthers, who lost Christian McCaffrey partway through the game.

 

[Tarantula]

As someone who lived in Northern Ontario for 20+ years…I can confirm.

I told one copper up north when questioning me that he must be thinking of my twin brother...

Only child...

 

[Takuto Maruki]

I should probably whittle down my book backlog.

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

After doing nothing of note for 2 hours, I can't start reading now because football starts in an hour and a half.

Why do I do this to myself