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#91
Nintendo - Switch 2, Switch, 3DS, and Wii-U / DK Challenge journey - collec...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - August 31, 2026, 08:05:25 PMThis ends tonight... However, this is also a really cool concept that I think Nintendo needs to continue to explore. It's also a feature we see on Steam. It's not achievements (yet... Nintendo, you need an achievement system). It is Bonus Cards!
Link: https://my.nintendo.com/news/22938c26f63b8ec8
Description:
Celebrate your DK Challenge journey with a collectible card set inspired by both the colorful world of the Donkey Kong Bananza game and classic Donkey Kong adventures. This physical 39-card set and custom card case is available to eligible participants who complete the entire DK Challenge. No My Nintendo Platinum Points* are required to redeem this reward.
Eligible members who complete the DK Challenge by September 1 at 12:59 a.m. PT will be notified in early October via a My Nintendo news article with instructions on how to claim the reward. This offer is available only to eligible players in the United States.
Card breakdown:
39 cards with individual designs
24 cards featuring challenges in Donkey Kong Bananza
15 cards featuring retro challenges in select Nintendo Classics titles
Now... I think this is cool and digital rewards like this do get people to come back and play games more. However, as you can see, there's also an ability to get a physical card! Now that's cool.
What do you think about this? I'm hoping Nintendo keeps it up and adds to these benefits. Achievement system as well, Nintendo ... ahem.
Thoughts, comments... post it up!
Link: https://my.nintendo.com/news/22938c26f63b8ec8
Description:
Celebrate your DK Challenge journey with a collectible card set inspired by both the colorful world of the Donkey Kong Bananza game and classic Donkey Kong adventures. This physical 39-card set and custom card case is available to eligible participants who complete the entire DK Challenge. No My Nintendo Platinum Points* are required to redeem this reward.
Eligible members who complete the DK Challenge by September 1 at 12:59 a.m. PT will be notified in early October via a My Nintendo news article with instructions on how to claim the reward. This offer is available only to eligible players in the United States.
Card breakdown:
39 cards with individual designs
24 cards featuring challenges in Donkey Kong Bananza
15 cards featuring retro challenges in select Nintendo Classics titles
Now... I think this is cool and digital rewards like this do get people to come back and play games more. However, as you can see, there's also an ability to get a physical card! Now that's cool.
What do you think about this? I'm hoping Nintendo keeps it up and adds to these benefits. Achievement system as well, Nintendo ... ahem.
Thoughts, comments... post it up!
#92
Nintendo - Switch 2, Switch, 3DS, and Wii-U / Re: Super Mario Sunshine Now o...
Last post by targetrasp - August 31, 2026, 08:02:16 PMI remember playing this on the GCN and really enjoying it but never finishing. It may be one I revisit.
#93
General Discussion / Re: Gaming Slang over the year...
Last post by targetrasp - August 31, 2026, 08:00:19 PMBio break - frequently seen typed out on WOW raids, haven't seen for years now (although I've not played an MMO since)
smurf - still seemingly used, but clever nonetheless
frag - kinda died after the doom days
zerg - heard it prior to google explaining everything I didn't understand, I think I asked the chat and got called a noob (also slang but I'm not honoring with a mention)
smurf - still seemingly used, but clever nonetheless
frag - kinda died after the doom days
zerg - heard it prior to google explaining everything I didn't understand, I think I asked the chat and got called a noob (also slang but I'm not honoring with a mention)
#94
PC Gaming and Platform / Re: Star Wars Zero Company
Last post by targetrasp - August 31, 2026, 07:52:54 PMI'm cautiously optimistic.
EA's lost a lot of credit in the gaming community and it's not just coming from gaming trolls looking for clicks. They've acquired and shut down great publishers, monopolized sports games and because they had no competition, they seemingly stopped innovating - leading to stagnant crap and have highly disappointed with the latest iterations of battle front and Mass Effect. I'm sure there's more, this is just the stuff I can rattle off.
I want to see things go well, not sure how a Saudi private equity firm and Trump's son-in-law owing 20 B to JP Morgan will keep EA from more of the microtransactions, unfinished / rushed slop, and corner cutting that have been EA's SOP as of the last IDK decade or so?!
The trailer looks cool, but I'm waiting for the public to weigh in to see if it's worth buying.
EA's lost a lot of credit in the gaming community and it's not just coming from gaming trolls looking for clicks. They've acquired and shut down great publishers, monopolized sports games and because they had no competition, they seemingly stopped innovating - leading to stagnant crap and have highly disappointed with the latest iterations of battle front and Mass Effect. I'm sure there's more, this is just the stuff I can rattle off.
I want to see things go well, not sure how a Saudi private equity firm and Trump's son-in-law owing 20 B to JP Morgan will keep EA from more of the microtransactions, unfinished / rushed slop, and corner cutting that have been EA's SOP as of the last IDK decade or so?!
The trailer looks cool, but I'm waiting for the public to weigh in to see if it's worth buying.
#95
General Discussion / Gaming Slang over the years
Last post by BLUEVOODU - August 31, 2026, 07:48:46 PMAlright... there has been a ton of sayings and slang over the years. I think my favorite is still pwned... you just don't see or hear that anymore. There have been other very annoying phrases.
Another one I thought was funny that I've only heard a couple times --> Your face has been rebooted, sucka!
What is your favorite? What was dropped off? What were you happy to see go away? Thoughts, comments... post it up!
Another one I thought was funny that I've only heard a couple times --> Your face has been rebooted, sucka!
What is your favorite? What was dropped off? What were you happy to see go away? Thoughts, comments... post it up!
#96
Nintendo - Switch 2, Switch, 3DS, and Wii-U / Super Mario Sunshine Now on Ni...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - August 31, 2026, 07:44:01 PMThis happened about Mid August... I'm a bit behind... August was a busy busy month. Super Mario Sunshine is now on the Nintendo Gamecube on the Nintendo Switch 2 system... if you have the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion membership.
Link: https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/the-next-sun-sational-update-for-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack-members-is-here/
Youtube Trailer:
Description:
Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics
Super Mario Sunshine
Dark days on Isle Delfino!
Mario, Peach, and an entourage of Toads have come to Isle Delfino—a sun-drenched island resort—to relax and unwind. At least, that's the plan. But when they arrive, someone has made a mess of the whole island and the inhabitants say Mario is to blame! The falsely accused Mario has promised to clean up the island (and his reputation) and pursue the real culprit along the way as he recovers the vanished energy source of the island, Shine Sprites. Use the trusty FLUDD on Mario's back to tidy up and launch into water-based action, from spraying enemies to flying through the air with powerful streams of water.
Is anyone excited for this? Have you already played it (and I don't mean on Gamecube lol)
Thoughts, comments, Post it up!
Link: https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/the-next-sun-sational-update-for-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack-members-is-here/
Youtube Trailer:
Description:
Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics
Super Mario Sunshine
Dark days on Isle Delfino!
Mario, Peach, and an entourage of Toads have come to Isle Delfino—a sun-drenched island resort—to relax and unwind. At least, that's the plan. But when they arrive, someone has made a mess of the whole island and the inhabitants say Mario is to blame! The falsely accused Mario has promised to clean up the island (and his reputation) and pursue the real culprit along the way as he recovers the vanished energy source of the island, Shine Sprites. Use the trusty FLUDD on Mario's back to tidy up and launch into water-based action, from spraying enemies to flying through the air with powerful streams of water.
Is anyone excited for this? Have you already played it (and I don't mean on Gamecube lol)
Thoughts, comments, Post it up!
#97
PC Gaming and Platform / Star Wars Zero Company
Last post by BLUEVOODU - August 31, 2026, 07:35:28 PMThis game looks fairly interesting. Star Wars Zero Company is now available. It is a single player game and one that I might look into when on sale:
Description: Command an elite squad through a gritty and authentic story in Star Wars Zero Company™, a single-player turn-based tactics game set in the twilight of the Clone Wars™
Game Site: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/zero-company
Trailer:
The trailer looks quite interesting. I am a fan of certain turn based games. Some Star Wars games have been amazing... others have been hit and miss. Earlier Star Wars games were always amazing to me --> Dark Forces, X-wing, Tie Fighter, The Super Nintendo games... Rogue Squadron and many many others were a big part of my collection.
Are you excited for this game? IF so... what are you looking forward to with Star Wars Zero Company?
Thoughts, comments... post it up!
Description: Command an elite squad through a gritty and authentic story in Star Wars Zero Company™, a single-player turn-based tactics game set in the twilight of the Clone Wars™
Game Site: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/zero-company
Trailer:
The trailer looks quite interesting. I am a fan of certain turn based games. Some Star Wars games have been amazing... others have been hit and miss. Earlier Star Wars games were always amazing to me --> Dark Forces, X-wing, Tie Fighter, The Super Nintendo games... Rogue Squadron and many many others were a big part of my collection.
Are you excited for this game? IF so... what are you looking forward to with Star Wars Zero Company?
Thoughts, comments... post it up!
#98
PC Rigs, Builds, and Peripheral Devices / Re: Getting my hands dirty wit...
Last post by retro junkie - August 31, 2026, 12:47:52 PM@BLUEVOODU
The problem I had using the Opencore-Patcher on the late 2012 Mac mini was it was a bit wonky. Lets admit it, I was running an operating system on hardware that it was not meant to run on by using an emulation layer. There was some flukes here and there that I had encountered. The biggest irritation was the blu-tooth issues that continued being a problem. My Mac wireless keyboard and touch pad could not be used. I had depended on those two items for as long as I have owned a Mac mini. With the SSD dying on me I couldn't resist the desire to return to something native running on this mini. I originally had the intent of loading a Linux OS on this mini. But for now I just want to enjoy Catalina for a while. I had to search archives for a Libre Office that would work on Catalina. I had to jump through a few hoops just to get Catalina to install on the mini. There was an error in the install that I had to search out to find the workaround. You have to not fill out some info in order to get past the "I agree" screen. I installed the Fox browser to get pages on the net to fully load. Works great. It was fun digging in and working on something like this and getting it fully working. I felt like I really accomplished something. Is it secure? I would say probably not. Not going to be putting anything on it that it would matter. But it is going to be fun just playing with it for a year, maybe?
It had an update when I hooked it up to the net. There was a 2026 update that fixed "Messages" so that it would operate beyond January 2027. This was to accommodate the large amount of people still using Catalina. Catalina was the last OS that was produced for the much older hardware, like my Macbook Pro 2012 supposedly could run natively without issues. You either had to invest in a newer Mac or wait for the M2 line of chips. Really I figured it was a waste of money to invest in anything than would not be able to run the newest OS that would be obsolete when the newer M chips came out.
My ASUS is being used for my household business transactions. My banking, purchasing, etc is done on that laptop. Any word processing I do is on the ASUS Chromebook. Facebook, forum stuff is done on this Chromebook. Small minimal tasks are performed without any problem. And this is where the Chromebook shines. I will continue getting updates on it until June 2031. Even though it may seem a long time off, it really isn't. Five years will blow by in no time. Any heavy duty stuff like any photo editing is accomplished on something that has muscles. Anything other than a Chromebook has muscles. LOL
The problem I had using the Opencore-Patcher on the late 2012 Mac mini was it was a bit wonky. Lets admit it, I was running an operating system on hardware that it was not meant to run on by using an emulation layer. There was some flukes here and there that I had encountered. The biggest irritation was the blu-tooth issues that continued being a problem. My Mac wireless keyboard and touch pad could not be used. I had depended on those two items for as long as I have owned a Mac mini. With the SSD dying on me I couldn't resist the desire to return to something native running on this mini. I originally had the intent of loading a Linux OS on this mini. But for now I just want to enjoy Catalina for a while. I had to search archives for a Libre Office that would work on Catalina. I had to jump through a few hoops just to get Catalina to install on the mini. There was an error in the install that I had to search out to find the workaround. You have to not fill out some info in order to get past the "I agree" screen. I installed the Fox browser to get pages on the net to fully load. Works great. It was fun digging in and working on something like this and getting it fully working. I felt like I really accomplished something. Is it secure? I would say probably not. Not going to be putting anything on it that it would matter. But it is going to be fun just playing with it for a year, maybe?
It had an update when I hooked it up to the net. There was a 2026 update that fixed "Messages" so that it would operate beyond January 2027. This was to accommodate the large amount of people still using Catalina. Catalina was the last OS that was produced for the much older hardware, like my Macbook Pro 2012 supposedly could run natively without issues. You either had to invest in a newer Mac or wait for the M2 line of chips. Really I figured it was a waste of money to invest in anything than would not be able to run the newest OS that would be obsolete when the newer M chips came out.
My ASUS is being used for my household business transactions. My banking, purchasing, etc is done on that laptop. Any word processing I do is on the ASUS Chromebook. Facebook, forum stuff is done on this Chromebook. Small minimal tasks are performed without any problem. And this is where the Chromebook shines. I will continue getting updates on it until June 2031. Even though it may seem a long time off, it really isn't. Five years will blow by in no time. Any heavy duty stuff like any photo editing is accomplished on something that has muscles. Anything other than a Chromebook has muscles. LOL
#99
PC Rigs, Builds, and Peripheral Devices / Re: Getting my hands dirty wit...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - August 31, 2026, 10:28:44 AM@retro junkie so you went back to the older OS? I'm on Sequoia on my MacBook Pro... it is a 2024 MacBook Pro. I don't think I've tried Catalina. Looking it up, it looks like it might be a 32 bit OS?
You might need a post on your ASUS as well! I need to post up on my ASUS ROG.
@SpartanEvolved has done a lot of ROG activities lately.. and I believe @Grindspine as well.
You might need a post on your ASUS as well!
I need to post up on my ASUS ROG. @SpartanEvolved has done a lot of ROG activities lately.. and I believe @Grindspine as well.
#100
PC Gaming and Platform / Re: Looking to Create an Autom...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - August 28, 2026, 10:06:09 AMQuote from: targetrasp on June 30, 2026, 06:47:04 PMI would be fodder in Doom multiplayer but it sounds like a blastI started and life became busy again. I have it about 75% of the way there though... and plan to try to finish it. We should get sessions going once done.