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#91
Retro Gaming and Hardware / Re: Metroid - NES
Last post by BLUEVOODU - March 21, 2026, 01:09:55 PMQuote from: targetrasp on June 30, 2024, 08:21:23 PMSimple... Games like Faxanadu can be completed with a simple map, Metroid gets pretty insane. You've either got a great memory and sense of direction or you really put in some time, either way very admirable.@targetrasp Did you ever make it back and beat this game? lol
Still haven't finished it, I actually forgot to go back to it. I got wrapped up in a big change at work.
@Grindspine - yeah... you definitely had to put time into it to keep some of those corridors straight on the NES version. I didn't have an issue at all with the Super Nintendo or GBA versions. I did get a little lost in the Game Boy Metroid 2 Return of Samus... however, with some time, I figured it out. Part of the problem was dropping the game for many months and coming back to it.
#92
Retro Gaming and Hardware / Re: Region Free N64!!!
Last post by BLUEVOODU - March 21, 2026, 01:07:29 PMGreat post @retro junkie! This might be one of the easiest mods I've seen for making something region free 
... outside of something already being region free.
It has been about 20 years since I've messed with any of this. I have a converter cart of some sort that I used to play the Japanese version Bangai-O for the Nintendo 64. By the way... Bangai-O is an amazing game... might need a topic on this.
At the end of the day... it's just the "nubs" that keep the region from working right? I couldn't remember. The silly things companies did. I never totally understood why they locked regions - outside some of the technical issues that could happen between some of the regions. But US / Japan, AT THE LEAST, doesn't make sense.
... outside of something already being region free.It has been about 20 years since I've messed with any of this. I have a converter cart of some sort that I used to play the Japanese version Bangai-O for the Nintendo 64. By the way... Bangai-O is an amazing game... might need a topic on this.
At the end of the day... it's just the "nubs" that keep the region from working right? I couldn't remember. The silly things companies did. I never totally understood why they locked regions - outside some of the technical issues that could happen between some of the regions. But US / Japan, AT THE LEAST, doesn't make sense.
#93
Nintendo - Switch 2, Switch, 3DS, and Wii-U / Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness o...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - March 21, 2026, 12:53:18 PMPokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is now on Nintendo Online for the Nintendo Switch 2. The Gamecube game player is only on the Nintendo Switch 2 at this time. I didn't really play this for the Gamecube and am not as familiar with this title. I do plan to try it out on Switch Online.
Nintendo.com Announcement Link:
https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ready-orre-not-here-comes-the-next-update-for-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack-members/
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Are you excited for this? Are you planning to play Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness on Nintendo Online? Thoughts, comments, post it up!
Nintendo.com Announcement Link:
https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ready-orre-not-here-comes-the-next-update-for-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack-members/
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Are you excited for this? Are you planning to play Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness on Nintendo Online? Thoughts, comments, post it up!
#94
General Discussion / Re: Official Recent Game Happe...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - March 21, 2026, 12:10:52 PMQuote from: targetrasp on March 13, 2026, 05:41:53 PM@BLUEVOODU Cuphead is for masochists. I dig difficult games, Cuphead is something beyond.This is a great description of Cuphead, @targetrasp. There's probably no better way to explain it. We are trying to platinum trophy the game and are getting somewhat close. I think 1 level left on Expert. Fighting the Devil, the Mermaid lady, the robot and the crow (bird) are the worst on expert LOL
#95
Announcements and FAQs / Re: The Forums Have been Upgra...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - March 21, 2026, 12:09:00 PMSo far the mail queue has not filled again. Hopefully you're receiving the notifications timely now. There should only be a slight bit of time (maybe up to 15 min depending on mail provider) between post and timestamp in email
IF you're getting the messages in spam, please let me know as well. AND mark them as not spam lol.
IF you're getting the messages in spam, please let me know as well. AND mark them as not spam lol.
#96
PC Gaming and Platform / Re: Brotato - Have you played?
Last post by BLUEVOODU - March 21, 2026, 12:06:56 PMQuote from: targetrasp on March 13, 2026, 05:50:03 PMI've been enjoying the game quite a bit. The game play is pretty simple but the massive amounts of weapons, items, and characters make the game. Finding out what synergizes and the God-like scaling when a good build gets completely broken by some RNG keeps me coming back.I agree! We need to play this again soon, @targetrasp. I need to figure out the builds a bit better. We were rolled on one of the games LOL. I had an issue with my build and never seemed to get the items I really needed.
Might need to research the builds a bit more.
#97
PC Gaming and Platform / Re: Battlefield 6
Last post by BLUEVOODU - March 21, 2026, 11:46:15 AMQuote from: targetrasp on March 13, 2026, 05:54:43 PMI'm awful at battlefield and get frustrated with it quickly. I even purchased the Battlefield Edition Xbox one S when it game out and might have played that version once.I understand this frustration @targetrasp ... I really do. There will be games where I do pretty well... then there will be MANY MORE games where I cannot seem to do anything or get anything done (always wrong place and wrong time). I still enjoy the game... it's just really frustrating when you're constantly getting killed and fast.
#98
Announcements and FAQs / Re: The Forums Have been Upgra...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - March 21, 2026, 11:44:42 AMI did not see these messages get stuck in queue... hopefully you received them without a hitch. If you have a chance, please let me know (testing again)
@targetrasp @Mai Valentine @retro junkie @CreepinDeth @mastermario
Thank you for your help in testing.
@targetrasp @Mai Valentine @retro junkie @CreepinDeth @mastermario
Thank you for your help in testing.
#99
Announcements and FAQs / The Forums Have been Upgraded
Last post by BLUEVOODU - March 21, 2026, 11:11:32 AMThe Forums have been upgraded - please let me know if you find any functionality that is not working.
With this... I am testing the emailing feature... there was supposed to be a fix that fixed the delaying emails (a few pinged below to test this feature):
@targetrasp @Mai Valentine @retro junkie @CreepinDeth @mastermario
With this... I am testing the emailing feature... there was supposed to be a fix that fixed the delaying emails (a few pinged below to test this feature):
@targetrasp @Mai Valentine @retro junkie @CreepinDeth @mastermario
#100
Cloud Gaming / Re: Status of Cloud Gaming - 2...
Last post by trkorecky - March 17, 2026, 09:05:27 PMI have experience with Xbox Cloud and Stadia. I played a few minutes of Forza Horizon on Xbox Cloud and was not impressed, latency was terrible even on a controller.
Stadia was great though. I played some Assassin's Creed Odyssey when it was Project Stream, and I shipped a game on it. They really cared about latency and it showed, gaming was actually pretty viable there. It also worked out super well during pandemic development as QA could click a link and play the game instantly. Unfortunately Google was Google, so they shut the service down.
Stadia was great though. I played some Assassin's Creed Odyssey when it was Project Stream, and I shipped a game on it. They really cared about latency and it showed, gaming was actually pretty viable there. It also worked out super well during pandemic development as QA could click a link and play the game instantly. Unfortunately Google was Google, so they shut the service down.