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NWR Forums Discord / **** you Nintendo!
« on: March 11, 2016, 05:28:24 PM »
Honestly it's 2016 and you still aren't releasing games on Playstation the nerve. :@

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Nintendo Gaming / Virtual Console Dream
« on: February 25, 2016, 11:28:08 AM »
Okay so I got to thinking about Nintendo NX and the new Virtual Console and I was thinking, wouldn't it be cool if they could operate it as a subscription service instead of a store. Or maybe do both kind of like Sony, but smarter.


Anyways after thinking I realized if they could pull it off it would be pretty cool to have a Netflix-like service that you pay say $25 a month for, pricey sure but video games are a pricey hobby as-is so why not. This fee gives you unlimited access to every game on the service, not just from systems and games that are on there either but Nintendo brings in more partners and makes the service a true retro goldmine.

They still can sell titles to those who want to have a digital collection too and with the subscription service subsidizing costs, servers etc, they can offer bigger discounts on games too and maybe attract more sales to get more games.


A perfect service would offer everything they could get but realistically what I would like is the following.

Despite the interest in retro arcade games Wii VC had too few to choose from and even PSN has a decent selection but it's mostly obscure stuff or the super popular stuff that's been done to death, but dozens of titles are still missing. It would be cool if Nintendo could find a way to get at the very least the arcade collections that are on PSN like Capcom, SNK, Midway, etc. I would like to see more eventually but if they just started with the ones that also have Nintendo ties like games that were ported to Nintendo systems, like Street Fighter, Rampage, Contra, and the like.

I would also like to see at least a dozen or more of the top games from other, lesser known systems. I think an assortment of Atari, Colecovision, Intellivision, Turbo Grafix 16, Neo Geo, Sega CD, and Saturn would all be doable. I would like to see a few computer classics too, not just a few Commodore games but also some DOS stuff and Windows and Amiga classics too, especially the stuff PSN has.

If they can get the service where once a game is listed it never expires that would be great but realistically not sure if that will ever happen. Anyways what games would you like to see on a service like this if they could do it, or just what additional games do you think the Virtual Console desperately needs that it is lacking?



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NWR Forums Discord / Cat burger
« on: February 25, 2016, 11:06:11 AM »
If this was a thing would you be willing to give it a try?

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NWR Forums Discord / bored at work...
« on: February 22, 2016, 03:56:08 PM »
Trying to decide take a nap or actually try and accomplish something useful today.

The plus working for a small weekly newspaper is I get the whole office to myself for hours on end. The downside is it gets really boring sitting in this lonely office by myself for hours on end.

The good news is with my cold medicine finally kicking in my sinuses have cleared up but now I just feel like falling asleep.

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NWR Forums Discord / You are wrong and I mean it.
« on: February 21, 2016, 04:17:10 PM »
I have come to the realization that the entire internet has been wrong about everything since day one. I watched Hackers on Netflix and that movie opened my eyes I now see the truth the internet has been deceiving us and lying to us this whole time. Stupid internet what the hell man, what the damn hell.

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NWR Forums Discord / Is Beef vegan?
« on: February 21, 2016, 03:56:22 PM »
If cows eat grass that means beef is made of grass. Does that mean if a vegan eats beef they are eating grass? OR does it mean a veggie burger and beef burger are the same thing?
Food for thought.

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Nintendo Gaming / Could e-reader make a comeback?
« on: February 19, 2016, 01:33:41 PM »
Okay so there are supposedly Amiibo cards now being released. They way I understand it is they work just like regular Amiibo you tap them to the NFC reader on the Wii U or 3DS and it unlocks content in the game. Now this is sort of reminiscent of the old e-reader in some ways. I was thinking is there a possibility for Nintendo to adapt the new Amiibo cards to be more like that where say they make a Pokemon Amiibo game that works just like the old Pokemon e-Reader game? Or is that basically what they are doing with these Amiibo cards or are they just a way to unlock the Amiibo content minus the toys?

I am wondering if the Amiibo card was Nintendo's plan all along and someone turned it into toys when they realized Skylanders and the other one were really popular. Personally I loved the e-Reader and the GBA connectivity, despite them not catching on ideals like that which are unique to Nintendo are one of the reasons I still care about them as a company. Saw what you will about their games or hardware but one thing is true, they ALWAYS find a way to try new ideas, even when everyone else is just chugging along doing the same old thing.

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NWR Forums Discord / Post one word and make a complete sentence game.
« on: February 17, 2016, 06:28:17 PM »
Here are the rules. You are allowed to post ONE word and one word only. The person below you can post ONE word that follows your post and the next person below that and so on. The thread must make a complete sentence, so that means spelling, punctuation, grammar (to some extent) and proper capitalization are mandatory. Example if you go first and are starting a new sentence you must start with a capital letter and since this is an English forum, the subject must come before the verb. If your post, or word, ends the sentence then you must follow your word with proper punctuation. If the sentence is a question, that means your word ends with a question mark, etc.


I will NOT post the first word since I am making the rules I will wait and see who takes me up on this. The game ENDS the first post that breaks one of the rules. Please do not break the rule on purpose Lucario. If you do not wish to play please respect the rest of us enough to stay out of the thread, thank you so very much. Let's all try to have fun and learn some English at the same time.


(if this game has been done before I apologize in advance I don't come to this sub-forum much.)

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NWR Forums Discord / I declare myself the Ninja of the Funhouse
« on: February 12, 2016, 09:31:40 AM »
Just because I can bitches.

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NWR Forums Discord / Is Michael Bay really the worst film maker in history?
« on: February 12, 2016, 09:30:06 AM »
Well of course not but it would be silly to have a forum not talking about how super awesome the man is. I am sure I am not doing this right so...

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General Chat / What do you do on the weekends?
« on: February 08, 2016, 07:38:21 PM »
When you are not playing video games that is.


Let's see mostly what I do is I wake up on Saturday around 8:30 to 9 depending on if I have anything to go to or if I get to sleep in. Then I goto the whatever it is, take pictures, take notes, talk to whoever it is, and then go home. After that I sit and watch Netflix or TV shows I have on DVD until I get motivated to fix me some supper, depending on how late it is could be dinner, could be lunch who knows.

Then I fall asleep playing Minecraft, go to bed wake up Sunday and try to sleep in further. Before I got this particular job, hey I love it I really do nevermind the hours are terrible the pay is lousey the work is super fun, most of the time, so it is a fair trade. What was I saying? Oh right then after I eat something I clean the house, while listening to music or watching some TV, usually some Netflix or something I have on DVD.


So what is everyone else's weekend routine like? Those still young enough to have a life, what's that like? The rest of you probably have families I am guessing, what's that like?
Well I gotta get to some school board meeting thing, pretend to be interested then head home for some left over chili.

Yeah I live in Texas and yeah I put chili in my beans but so what I voted for a Democrat in a previous election, not saying which one, so I am already breaking all the rules of Texas right there. Well not really I do work for the "liberal" media I guess that gives me a free pass to break the rules, well bend them, **** it we write our own rules.

First person who says they sleep in goes on my ignore list. Occasionally I also watch a basketball game but only if Friday night still counts as part of the weekend. Alright talk you all latter blah blah whatever.

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General Gaming / PC gaming, about to die or experience a revival?
« on: February 08, 2016, 07:25:55 PM »
When I say PC I mean just that, Personal Computer, so interpret it how you will. For me I exclude mobile devices, especially phones and tablets. Which is the heart of my question. With the rise of mobile and the console gamers becoming more loyal to their machine is there a chance that dedicated PC gaming will die, for real this time? Things like Steam Machine don't really count as proper PC gaming to me either, I consider that more of a console type gaming situation but I don't know maybe the real question is will gaming on Windows/Mac(ha) and even Lin...I couldn't finish that one. Seriously is PC gaming as a whole on the decline? I hear talk that PC's, desktop and laptop, are being replaced by tablets. I think for the masses this is true but I wonder, will the enthusiasts stop buying dedicated hardware?

Think about it like this. Back in the 80's and early 90's "PC" literally meant IBM PC, computer was a generic term because well there were just too many to chose from but computing was a very niche hobby that mostly appealed to professionals, hobbyists, and gamers. In the late 90's until now PC has become a little easier to define, basically all non-Windows PC's disappeared from the market with Mac being the only odd exception and even those are not the same as Apple's back in those old days.

Anyways then in the 90's to 2000's computers became multimedia machines, powerful super computers that did the internet, DVD's, music, streaming, gaming, poker, porn, publications, publishing, desktop productivity, web design, etc. Then computer became mainstream but it also didn't. Tablets are technically computers but not in the traditional sense. But most people aren't even buying tablets for their needs, they get a smart phone and a smart TV and that handles their media side, then if they need to do work they get a tablet but only those in dedicated fields that rely on powerful machines use traditional PC's anymore.


If we consider the media consumers who used multimedia computers have switched to media devices and smart devices, Roku, Playstation, Smart TV, etc, then we can remove them from the PC market. Then we remove the "family budget" types who use their computers for doing their taxes and little else. Many of them have switched to tablets or laptops and laptops are shrinking in terms of capabilities for gaming.

Then we have the Productivity people. I am not sure if you can get a real inDesign, Photoshop, or any of those programs, or apps if you will, on a tablet but I do know you can do web design on a tablet, you can do photo editing, you can do video editing, so for the non-professional there is no longer a need to have a dedicated computer either. The pros are either going to stick to the hardware or find professional tools on a tablet.


So that leaves the office workers, dedicated gamers, and enthusiasts. Office, Cloud computing, Open office, things of that sort, are available on mobile machines now too so that market is shrinking. All that is left is the enthusiasts who still do everything on a PC because an all-in-one machine appeals more than having multiple devices, but even many of them/us, are also getting these devices for convenience sake and doing less and less on our dedicated computers.

All that leaves are the gamers, and they know have Steam Machines, Xbox, Playstation, and well not Wii U because honestly the games PC gamers buy just are not on Wii U stop lying no they are not, not really. Okay some of the steam and mobile stuff, I said stop it Wii U is not an option, quit. Fine throw Wii U in there for good measure. With all these choices the PC gamer no longer needs a dedicated Windows or mac (sorry trying not to laugh) machine to play their PC video games on. Sure there are always going to be those nuts who think a keyboard is better than a proper controller or the rest of us who use our controller ON our PC because that actually makes real sense.


*crickets* 


Well I thought it was an interesting discussion... Fine be that way.


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General Gaming / Are you more of a gamer or a collector?
« on: February 08, 2016, 07:09:51 PM »
I started out as a big time gamer, playing everything I could get my hands on. Then I turned into a massive collector trying to own everything I could get my hands on. Recently I have thinned things down a lot and try to focus more exclusively just on the games I think I will enjoy and not buy games just to own them.

There are some times where I think maybe if I had more space, money, time, etc, then I would get back into collecting. Sometimes I wish I would just sell everything off and only buy one game at a time, play that game, beat it and then buy the next game. I tried doing this before but I couldn't decide where to start.

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Nintendo Gaming / Future Nintendo consoles...
« on: February 05, 2016, 12:15:54 AM »
Okay looking past whatever NX turns out to be, something that was said in the other thread got me to thinking. If Nintendo could bring back Entertainment System as part of the name for the main console, is there still a slim chance they could bring back the Game Boy name for the hand held version? Or what if they flip it, they call the handheld NeXtDS and the console New Game Boy?



If the rumors of NX being a shared platform but not a single device are correct, where does that leave Nintendo going into the following generation? Is there ever a scenario where they could realistically release a true, dedicated gaming Tablet that could surpass lesser known tablets like Kindle and the like and find a niche in the market or a scenario where they could realistically topple even Apple?

Apple tried to get into the video game market but they have no understanding of that market at all and continue to make major misteps every chance. But Nintendo does fully understand the gaming on the go crowd and they could bring the right apps, right games, and right features to their OS that does attract enough both casual gamers, dedicated gamers, and even the "typical" tablet users who do want some productivity apps but also like the multimedia stuff too. Talking about the space being too crowded isn't a fair argument for why it couldn't be done, if they did it right, considering they launched the NES into  the wake of the second most crowded video game market followed by the N64 coming at the tail end of the most crowded time in gaming history. There is always room for a newer, better, product to come along and wipe out the competition and start things over, if there was ever a time for Nintendo to do that it is now.


So what if they are contemplating going away from the living room only machine and seeking a gaming on the go but internet connected culture crowd that also happens to be very similar to that blue ocean they found on the Wii?

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General Gaming / Is PS3 Sony's worst game console ever?
« on: February 04, 2016, 11:38:00 PM »
In the interest of being fair I figured I would start a similar discussion as Wii U (since I place it in PS3 generation NOT current) I would ask about the consoles that most closely resembles the Wii U in many ways.


I can honestly say that the PS3 is my least favorite of the Playstation consoles but I do find myself enjoying it more and more. One thing that I was turned off by originally, and for a very, very, very long time was how insanely over priced it was for how long it was insanely over priced. In a way it reminds me of the still criminally over priced Wii U.

I also noticed that the software library wasn't doing it for me for the longest time. I did find myself coming around partially with some of the HD remasters and HD collections but it also took Super Street Fighter IV to really push me into wanting one.

I also see some parallels with Wii U in that Sony bundled and forced an unnecessary feature onto the world that drove the cost up and did very little to actually improve gameplay for a very long time, that is Blu Ray drive. Realizing this, and how long the previous generation lasted makes me wonder if there is some logic to the Nintendo strategy of doubling down on Wii U now and trying to give it a second life by really proving the Game Pad concept and perhaps NX really is just, and only just, a handheld and the Wii U successor won't show up until two more years?

Staying on topic of PS3, I didn't find myself buying one until mere months before the PS4 launched and honestly while it has given me plenty of entertainment, I get the feeling that much of that is a mix of it being the anti-Wii and also really focusing on retro, something else the Wii U does rely heavily on. I think that is why I fell in love with PS4 early one, I just got the impression that with everyone falling in line it was going to be easier to find all the games I wanted. So far it has been pretty good to me. But I am starting to really go back and try to rediscover more PS3 games. I just wish they had done better at keeping the backwards compatibility and found other ways to cut costs in the early days.


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General Chat / Dave Mirra died!?
« on: February 04, 2016, 11:22:43 PM »
 :Q


BMX legend apparently committed suicide. What the hell is the world coming to. God damn why do I suddenly sound like a grandpa.

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Nintendo Gaming / Is Wii U Nintendo's worst home console ever?
« on: January 27, 2016, 08:03:23 PM »
If we don't count the Virtual Boy does anyone thing that Wii U is actually Nintendo's worst console ever made? I remember back when GameCube was out I thought it was a contender for their best console ever, even beating out the beloved NES. I still think I would rank the Super NES as their greatest console but now I am torn about Wii U.

I think as a concept I like the Wii U and wish they could have done more with it. I also think that it does have quite a few really fun games. One of the biggest problems is most of the games are typical Nintendo but it seems like the games that were released are shining examples of their respective franchises. Also for the first time getting a Zelda game that focuses on action that isn't just some strange, pointless minigame being used to sell a useless piece of plastic was also very nice. (The fact they pulled that bullshit on us two generations in a row should have had people skeptical of Hyrule Warriors right up front) Oh wait I forgot about Amiibo... damn so close.

Well the games are fun anyways, even if they are short and lately do rely on shoving useless plastic accessories down our throats. (after reading about what has been deleted from Fire Emblem there are worse things they could be trying to cram down our throats.)

But does it really deserve to be hated as the worst Nintendo home console of all time? I know when Game Cube was knew there were people who felt it was premature to lump it in the running for greatest, to me I still think it beats even N64, but I never even considered if Wii would be one of the greatest or one of the worst, I think for me it is a tie between Wii and n64, they both fall short on potential but they have a few amazing gems that really stand out. With Wii U sure it gets compared to N64 a lot but I think it also should be compared to Game Cube too, it did try new things, it did try to improve upon the mistakes of the previous generation (something Wii didn't even bother acknowledging) and now it has giving us probably the greatest 3D Mario game ever, the best Mario Spin-off featuring a non-Mario game ever (Captain Toad), one of the greatest, if not the greatest Zelda Spin off ever, and one of the best DKC games since the original. Not to mention Super Mario Maker, Splatoon, and oh yeah those cool NES Remix games and good old Dr. Luigi.

I know it still has some life left in it, it's in a coma but Zelda could wake it up. If not for Virtual Console I would drop Wii just below N64 but that alone has it tied. N64 sticks around because Super Mario 64 is probably one of the top 20 greatest video games of all time. And now only the second best 3D Mario game ever.

If they do release a pretty good Paper Mario then Wii U could rise into a real contender, but should it be considered the worst console? I think it beats Wii but just barely (and mostly because frankly it is a Wii)


What does the rest of the Nintendo fans in the world think?

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General Gaming / What is the most obscure, retro console you own?
« on: November 16, 2015, 02:28:13 PM »
Or have ever owned?

I think I have two really obscure retro consoles most people either don't have, or never heard of.
The infamous CD-i which I got for well curiosity mostly because the lame emulator is not free and if I have to pay to play the games I am playing them on the real hardware, or something like VC where it's legal all the way around.

The other one is a Sears Super Pong Game that I have had for ages. Pong is a little before my time but we did have an Atari 2600 growimg up so I was exposed to all that weird stuff early on.

I used to have a Panasonic 3DO but that thing was really a nightmare to find good games on.

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General Gaming / mobile gaming?
« on: November 12, 2015, 11:28:38 AM »
I see there is a forum for Nintendo handheld gaming, and General gaming, but didn't see one for mobile gaming. Is there a thread or sub forum for that or is this the place? I know there are gaming snobs who look down on mobile gaming but it has its place I think.


I would like to start a thread for people to discover good mobile games, I have an iPhone 3GS that I recently disconnected from service and will be turning into an iPod touch so to speak and would love to use it for gaming. I also have a Lumia 435 that has Windwos 8.1 (should get 10 soon as its available) and am interested in mobile games for either platform.

If anyone has suggestions, recommendations, games to avoid, things of that sort, would be most helpful.

Currently I have 1 game on iPhone, its Sonic 4 episode 1 and I had a few games on my ipad before the school took it away from me, but I honestly never considered mobile gaming until I realized I now had a spare device I could use.

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General Chat / Cell phone discussion
« on: November 09, 2015, 04:33:13 PM »
I didn't see a topic so thought I would start a new one. I just picked up a Windows Phone, finally got away from Apple, took me a while. Anyways I was wondering if anyone else uses this and if so are you looking forward to Windows 10 Mobile?

Also does anyone use their phone for gaming? I would be curious if there are any games worth getting on WP?

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Nintendo Gaming / List of OffTV play games for Wii U?
« on: October 29, 2015, 02:21:56 PM »
Does anyone know of a good list that shows all the Wii U games that fully support OffTV play? Also is there a chance NX will keep this feature?

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