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[TheMightyP]

All corporations are bad, actually

 

[Deleted member]

All this stuff about ROMs and such is reminding me of when I was 7 and everyone of my age who I knew had a Nintendo DS with R4 cartridges. They were these things which our parents or uncles would use to basically download new Nintendo DS games from the internet and make them playable on the console, like a pendrive... But only for the NDS.

Yes that's right, the Nintendo childhood of everyone from my age could be summarized with this song:

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Capitalism, society, etc


Take your pick.


It ain't fair, it ain't right, but it's how the world works. Nintendo isn't our friend, they're really not a lot better than a lot of other companies, even if they do have a vice on a lot of our favorite IPs.

I don’t care about truth. Nobody should just lie back and not be upset because “that’s the way it is”. People being upset is the only way things get better. I understand things feeling futile and like it’s not worth the effort and you’ll be happier if you just sit back and tolerate. But you’ed be even happier if you took the risk to make things better. And this is coming from someone who takes medication for anxiety and overthinks everything. “That’s the way it is!”, sure. But we deserve better.

 

[Noipoi]

I don’t care about truth. Nobody should just lie back and not be upset because “that’s the way it is”. People being upset is the only way things get better. I understand things feeling futile and like it’s not worth the effort and you’ll be happier if you just sit back and tolerate. But you’ed be even happier if you took the risk to make things better. And this is coming from someone who takes medication for anxiety and overthinks everything. “That’s the way it is!”, sure. But we deserve better.

I’m too lazy for revolution

 

[Shroob]

I don’t care about truth. Nobody should just lie back and not be upset because “that’s the way it is”. People being upset is the only way things get better. I understand things feeling futile and like it’s not worth the effort and you’ll be happier if you just sit back and tolerate. But you’ed be even happier if you took the risk to make things better. And this is coming from someone who takes medication for anxiety and overthinks everything. “That’s the way it is!”, sure. But we deserve better.

I mean, I'm not arguing against you at al, I agree.


The issue is, do enough people agree? When I see the Mario anni collection was Amazon's most sold game when it launched, that tells me that the average consumer doesn't feel the same way I do. And then I see it on my Switch and realize that I'm part of the problem.

 

[Deleted member]

We all should go back to the days of the Nintendo DS and the R4.

Pirating games and only buying the ones which we end up really liking a lot so we don't have to pay to check on our own if a port is worth the price.

 

[TMNTSSB4]

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I’m too lazy for revolution

go out there and revolt or else you’re rich with nothingness

 

[TheMightyP]

Boycotting is useless in this day and age. It's better to raise awareness in the age of social media rather than to boycott as nothing's really gonna change.

Edit: Oh wait, I sound ****ing stupid

 

[Deleted member]

We lost a part of Mario History:

Walker Boone, voice of Mario in two '90s animated shows, has passed away

Charles Martinet has long been associated as the voice of Mario. However, he’s not the only one to have played the character. Walker Boone voiced the famous plumber in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World, two animated shows that aired during the early ’90s. Sadly, Walker...

nintendoeverything.com

The voice actor from the Super Mario Bros 3 cartoon specifically.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

All corporations are bad, actually

It’s bad. Everyone knows it’s bad. Everyone wishes it wasn’t bad. But trying to fix it could make us hurt so we won’t even try. Even if we could end up being better in the end.

I know that feeling and I’ve spent my life trying to learn how not to be ruled by it. It’s not a valid excuse as far as I’m concerned. For anyone.

 

[Shroob]

It’s bad. Everyone knows it’s bad. Everyone wishes it wasn’t bad. But trying to fix it could make us hurt so we won’t even try. Even if we could end up being better in the end.

I know that feeling and I’ve spent my life trying to learn how not to be ruled by it. It’s not a valid excuse as far as I’m concerned. For anyone.

I mean, all we can do is 'not buy'. There's nothing else that'll work, since complaining about it on an online forum does nothing.


Corporations care about money, not buying directly hurts them. The issue is, how many games have you bought for the Switch/on the Eshop?

 

[SnakeFighter64]

I mean, I'm not arguing against you at al, I agree.


The issue is, do enough people agree? When I see the Mario anni collection was Amazon's most sold game when it launched, that tells me that the average consumer doesn't feel the same way I do. And then I see it on my Switch and realize that I'm part of the problem.

I mean I’m part of the problem too cause I own it. I don’t know how to fix the problem, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try.

Boycotting is useless in this day and age. It's better to raise awareness in the age of social media rather than to boycott as nothing's really gonna change.

Edit: Oh wait, I sound ****ing stupid

You sound stupid but like… your also right. Truth is stupider than fiction. Boycotting it isn’t gonna get us a better NSO. Boycotting is just gonna get us no NSO equivalent at all.

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I’m too lazy for revolution

I understand that feeling. But it’s a feeling you need to fight.

 

[KingBooGengar57]

Let's talk about something more positive, shall we? Corporations are *******

 

[SnakeFighter64]

I mean, all we can do is 'not buy'. There's nothing else that'll work, since complaining about it on an online forum does nothing.


Corporations care about money, not buying directly hurts them. The issue is, how many games have you bought for the Switch/on the Eshop?

I mean, all we can do is 'not buy'. There's nothing else that'll work, since complaining about it on an online forum does nothing.


Corporations care about money, not buying directly hurts them. The issue is, how many games have you bought for the Switch/on the Eshop?

The additional problem is, in the minds of basically every corporate executive, they are infallible. The product didn’t sell, not because it was a bad product, they don’t make bad products! No, the problem is that people just don’t want the product anymore! That’s how they think. So boycotting is just about as useful as complaining on the internet as far as us actually getting what we want.

 

[Noipoi]

The XY credits song is one of the most beautiful songs in Pokémon IMO

 

[KingBooGengar57]

I think Nintendo finally managed to fix Joycon drift by adding a little bit of foam to the end of a joycon, therefore, preventing it from drifting. Is that right? It only happened this year, so I'm not sure.

EDIT: Yeah, it's real, but not exactly a permanent fix, they only started implementing this a few months ago.

 

[PLATINUM7]

Boycotting is useless in this day and age. It's better to raise awareness in the age of social media rather than to boycott as nothing's really gonna change.

Edit: Oh wait, I sound ****ing stupid

That edit made my day.

 

[KingBooGengar57]

The dungeons in FFII are probably the worst in the whole FF franchise. These are "before FFV" dungeons, so there's no fun puzzle solving in them, which sucks.
EDIT: Also, too many random encounters makes them drag on.

 

[MooMew64]

At the end of the day, they're gonna go to where the money is.

The general consumer does not care about 99% of the things the more hardcore enthusiast groups like us do. What's completely unacceptable to us is 9 times outta 10 not even something on their radar. This is not a bad thing, just a key difference. People have different priorities.

And then we end up buying the game anyways because at the end of the day, we still want it deep down. Yeah, we'll make a snarky post on social media, maybe get a hashtag or two going, but at the end of the day, 'tis nothing more than voices on the wind.

Does this mean I like how Nintendo does things? Heavens no. I wish things were done differently. But I also want to play Mario 64 on my Switch whenever I'm not in the mood to play Render96 on my PC, so

Buy a game if it looks fun and worth it to you. That's all I can really offer.

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

I know where talking corporate stuff, but I’m gonna pop off for a moment. One of my voice over pals who’s done voice work for my channel got cast for their first national commercial. They did some voice work for Hulu!

 

[Noipoi]

I know where talking corporate stuff, but I’m gonna pop off for a moment. One of my voice over pals who’s done voice work for my channel got cast for their first national commercial. They did some voice work for Hulu!

Ayyy congrats on baked friend of Nathaniel.

And soon bro, that’s gonna be you.

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

Ayyy congrats on baked friend of Nathaniel.

And soon bro, that’s gonna be you.

I actually have done voice over for one commercial. When I was about 5-6 years old, I recorded a radio ad for a waterpark, though it was kinda one of those “Let’s get a random kid off the street to record this” situations. I am looking into applying for that agency, though.

Also I have still never listened to that radio ad.

 

[Pokelego999]

I actually have done voice over for one commercial. When I was about 5-6 years old, I recorded a radio ad for a waterpark, though it was kinda one of those “Let’s get a random kid off the street to record this” situations. I am looking into applying for that agency, though.

Also I have still never listened to that radio ad.

We'll find it, don't worry.

 

[Noipoi]

I actually have done voice over for one commercial. When I was about 5-6 years old, I recorded a radio ad for a waterpark, though it was kinda one of those “Let’s get a random kid off the street to record this” situations. I am looking into applying for that agency, though.

Also I have still never listened to that radio ad.

I knew you were destined for greatness

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

I knew you were destined for greatness

Bottom text for the mods.

 

[Noipoi]

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There is no debate.

You are rad.

 

[Pokelego999]

Greetings Smashboard dot company

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Let’s hope Nintendo eventually gets it in their heads to actually do a proper Mario 3D All-Stars Pack. Though they’ed have to come up with a new name.

IMO, every Mario game should get the N. Sane Treatment and get ported to Switch.

 

[Deleted member]

Gonna go to sleep.

 

[Noipoi]

Oh sure, when Santa watches children all year and breaks into their house to eat their food it’s cute.

But when I do it I’m a “freak”

 

[TMNTSSB4]

Gonna go to sleep.

no sleeping unless you have John Cena in all ya dreams

 

[Pokelego999]

Oh sure, when Santa watches children all year and breaks into their house to eat their food it’s cute.

But when I do it I’m a “freak”

Smh people these days.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Mario 64 is a game of middling highs and catastrophic lows.

 

[Noipoi]

Mario 64 is a game of middling highs and catastrophic lows.

Wait till you get to the infamous levels of Sunshine

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Wait till you get to the infamous levels of Sunshine

Not looking forward to it. But imma get my money’s worth and 100% it.

 

[Noipoi]

Not looking forward to it. But imma get my money’s worth and 100% it.

The only one I 100% was Galaxy.

Not to say the others were bad, I had my fun. But there were just some levels I didn’t feel like doing.

 

[Lamperouge]

Mario 64 is a lot of fun once you grow accustomed to the somewhat clunky controls and camera. Only the last couple of worlds and a few 100 coin stars like the one for Hazy Maze Cave and Shifting Sand Land gave me trouble when going for 100%.

I didn't even bother getting everything in Sunshine because of those damn blue coins, and Galaxy is pretty easy to complete.

 

[MooMew64]

I adore Mario 64 to pieces but yes, it has aged. All things do.

Does that make it bad? IMO, no, it just means it's a product of its time.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

The only one I 100% was Galaxy.

Not to say the others were bad, I had my fun. But there were just some levels I didn’t feel like doing.

But you see, i’ve never played it before. So I kind of have to. To prove myself as a capital g gamer.

I just gave myself dysphoria saying that. Wow.

 

[Noipoi]

Actually 3D All Stars is **** because they got rid of so long gay Bowser