Messages

Dark Rift was an interesting game on the N64 (Nintendo 64).  I think it came out sometime around Mortal Kombat 4... if I'm not mistaken.  Mortal Kombat 4 was a fundamental redesign and included weapons as well.

I had a lot of fun with Dark Rift at the time.  I'm not sure how much I would enjoy it today... or how well it holds up.  As you noted, it was a straight fighter... no fatalities... no craziness like that.  That was ok though... especially with other Fighters such as King of Fighters, Samurai Shodown, Tekken...etc... they didn't have fatailities either. 

I never purchased this game... only rented... but I remember I wanted to purchase it.   Does anyone else remember this title?

[Congratulations. Your purchase qualifies you for a $10 promotional credit which will be delivered to your account 30-35 days after the game is shipped or digitally delivered.]

Bumping this topic up... I noticed Spiderman PS4 and Diablo 3 Switch are not showing the pre-order price.

Update:  I found the following after checkout:

Congratulations. Your purchase qualifies you for a $10 promotional credit which will be delivered to your account 30-35 days after the game is shipped or digitally delivered.

So... that means you do not get it up front anymore.  I Guess that's fine... I wonder if they ran into issues with people returning.   This wouldn't stop people from returning though.  Maybe gaming companies didn't want their retail prices looking lower on Amazon.

lol....I think I posted these somewhere.... I love these commercials.  Some of the best gaming commercials made to date.   I actually remember these airing on TV. 

It would be cool if they brought battletanx back.

LOL... somehow I missed that.  Good strategy - To successfully complete it is the trick.

Updated for new features...etc.  4 player offline 1 console... or I believe online... is pretty cool.

NO!! @targetrasp The bottom was worse than the top.  Come on. lol...

This game was fun ... definitely unique.   I played the 1st one more... but the 2nd one looked better.

It was nice to play a semi-open world game where you just explore.  Some people might think that's boring but it was a nice change of pace to just explore underwater places.

Bumping this thread... someone here has to be interested in Ikaruga shmup on the Switch!

Honestly.... I Cannot wait for this game to come out.  It's a lot of fun... and I Still enjoy making levels.  At some point, we need to make a section for people to upload MarioMaker Levels.  OR... Maybe I need to make a profile section for people to add MarioMaker BookMark links in their profile (for those small icons).


I'd like to see slops, hills, and those round rollers in the hills... you know the big ones from Super Mario World, I believe it was.

yeah... it very much is the same now.  Punch in the face hard at 1st... if you know what I mean.   Though I caught on pretty quickly.

I need to break out FlashBack 25th Anniversary again... maybe in the next couple days.  More progress needs to be made on the game.

I haven't seen or heard anything on this @Jack .  What are the additions?  What is the draw this time around.

Man... some of the originals were rage bait lol.  You know... Smash your friends rage bait that is.

@targetrasp NO!  You cannot succumb to the Adult.  lol... enough adulting... more gaming.  Repeat this  "I don't want to adult anymore."

Honestly... I hear you.  I get it and have been there.  Then I'll break out something like Defense Grid...  or start playing a Lego game that I haven't played in forever.  Not exactly sure why, but clearing the gaming backlog has helped a lot with this.  Classic Gaming has also helped cure the blues.

As far as Amiibos... they don't help at all?   I guess that would count as pay to win if they did lol... in a way.    I seriously want to get into this game... I have a few purchases I want to do 1st.

LOL... good stuff @Boomsickle


I'm starting to wonder which one will win... Top Xenoblade... or Bottom Xenoblade.

How many different characters are there?

lol... sure ... hot chocolate counts as well.   

lol ... you ruin your coffee!  Stop it @mastermario

Gevalia Columbian Blend is good... the  K-cups are pretty good as well.  I didn't realize Gevalia is now a Kraft-Heinz company.   Gevalia Espresso Roast is also very good.  Probably my go-to outside of Espresso Blend 101 or a couple others.  The local coffee shop had a couple Brazilian Coffees that had a buttery Smell to them.  Not Rancid.. but super tasty.  Hard to explain that one.

Get it.  It is a great SC2 expansion and it does share some similarities with the fabled StarCraft Ghost without being first person.

@Grindspine I think I Will do just that.   What are your favorite parts about it?


It's too bad they didn't release StarCraft Ghost.

LOL... @Boomsickle Pre-emptive spoiler warnings.  The search engines stated in Glados Voice - "You do realize I will give you spoilers if you search this, human...."   


BTW... you polled us and both polls are Xenoblade.  LOL... and they both are tied in a vote!  Who's gonna win?! 

Great Review - @retro junkie

Clay Fighter was such an odd game.  I remember then playing Clay Fighter 63 1/3 on the Nintendo 64.  At the time, it was noted as one of the "must have" titles.  It by far wasn't my favorite fighter... at the time, I Was still into Samurai Shodown.  I was into Samurai Shodown hard   

We had a lot of fun with the title... but in the end, I was ok not buying it.   It is surprising the game has not been revisited in all these years.   However, Company's aren't trying new formulas as much anymore.   

I completely lost track of this game... thank you for bringing it back Retro... good topic. 

@mastermario because they are fun and I wanted them.  We've had a lot of fun with those games.  6 MIGHT be better than 5 lol.

Hey Richard... when you see Mastermario, please tell him to come back.

I am evaluating the same software and have been testing it out.   We will see.  There are pros and cons to both.  What's going to matter most is logins with other social services... and tie ins with the 2 new ideas mentioned on the board.  There are drafts and stuff in progress... but it's going to take a bit. 

I don't play the PS4 all that much. That being said I installed a 2TB HDD in mine. That's probably the smallest I think should be in a modern console.

@Polygon You are 100% right.  2TB should be the standard drive... especially for the price.  I'm sure the companies would receive a good discount with the quantity they pull.   However, 2TB 2.5" SATA drives are still somewhat pricey.  Price per GB is only $0.04 for 1 of the drives - 2TB Western Digital Blue 5400RPM.  Not sure how they would perform in a PlayStation 4 though. 

@CreepinDeth I didn't realize they capped it at the Kernel level.  That's interesting - It makes sense to provide a consistent experience.  However, it limits the upside potential for those who want to upgrade... which sucks a bit.

LOL... I started having fun with this game recently.   I picked it up as one of PS Plus's freebies.   I haven't put a lot of time into it... but I started golding all tracks on the 1st path.

I need to post this up in the progress thread too.

It's a decent game.  I doubt I ever would've paid full price for it... but it's definitely a $10-20 game.   It has decent play value... and some of the crashes are just painful.  I love it when you do a jump... think your going to land it perfectly... and then you go face 1st into the platform ahead of you.  I still crack up at that any time.   I see @Strubes and @Aya-Kun on my leader board.   That's a cool feature.   Your times better watch out... I'm going for them 

@Aya-Kun - have you totally dropped off this game?  I need to get back into it and 100% complete it.   I fell off all gaming since May - a lot of life stuff had to be completed.... most of those tasks are complete - just 2 last hurdles to accomplish and then there will be more game time.

@targetrasp what about you?  are you still playing... you and your game ADD lol.

Coffee ... one of the best gamer drinks.   

I go to a local coffee shop here called Old Crown. They have a wonderful variety ... but I'm partial to their Espresso 101 Blend.   I have them cut it for French press and I French press the coffee.   

Lol... I was talking to them about what I do with the French press and they're like "you French press Espresso 101?? How do you sleep?". It's good. It's tasty. It's bold... and I drink it black. This is what I'm drinking this morning.

I searched for a link for the coffee shop.  It appears this is it:
Old Crown Inc Website

This thread is for coffee lovers.  Similar to the "what are you eating right now" thread... what coffee are you drinking right now? 

Post up how you like your coffee, if you put stuff in it or not, and how you make it (brewed normally, French press, Bialatti espresso makers... etc).

This thread is also for you to show off your local coffee shops you love... the blends they make... and please provide links to those coffee shops if they are available.  If you get it from work, star bucks, or your local Kerrigan machine... that's cool too - post it. 


This is the coffee thread. Post it up!

Did you all have a chance to see this console?  It's pretty sick:

This Ultra-Rare Xbox One X Console Looks Amazing, But It's Not Cheap - forbes.com

It's  a Shadow of the Tomb Raider themed Xbox One.. And they did a great job. Super sad face there's only 1.   But it looks awesome and well done.

How much much you might ask... current Ebay bids are at $7,600:
Custom Shadow of the Tomb Raider Xbox One X 1TB Console
- ebay.com

It's cool. It's one-of-a-kind.   And it's yours for biiigggg money.

I like it.  Comments? Thoughts? Post it up!

Did anyone buy these?  I accidentally ran across them the other day and it peaked my interest.   They appear to be 'based off of Starcraft Ghost'.   I still wish they would release Starcraft Ghost -  ah... the vaporware of the mid 2000's lol. 

Here's an older article on the expansions:
StarCraft II's Nova Expansion Is Like The StarCraft: Ghost We Never Got - kotaku.com

Did anyone buy / try the expansion?   If so - what are your thoughts?   Are they worth it?  Post it up!

Both PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch pre-order appears to have been taken off pre-order for now... of course, just before I pre-ordered.  The listings are still on Amazon... but it cannot be pre-ordered for now.  Hopefully we will see this game launch.

LOL.... I'm evaluating what they use too - I think it was their forum at least.  You still have to have an image saved.   Stop trolling - I've used it.

It would be an IT miracle of freak nature to not have to have an image saved in some way... and be able to post it in an online application.

   Not sure what that would be?