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NWR Forums Discord / Gaming Guilty Pleasures

« on: December 29, 2012, 03:38:24 AM »

I get giddy when I hear Kirby.

but not in a weird way at all...

/drunk

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General Chat / Can anyone here try to give me car advice? Aka wishing for a x-mas miracle..

« on: December 24, 2012, 04:33:40 PM »

I'm sick of google, been on it since Friday trying to figure out whats wrong with my car.

Here's the situation:

Friday morning a friend took my car to get my state's annual inspection done on my behalf while I was working. Although my engine light had been coming on intermittently the last few weeks, it managed to pass BUT it died on him when he was pulling in to my driveway and had to push the car a mere 10 feet to my actual parking spot.

At first glance it appeared the battery had died. The lights on the dash weren't on, remote locks didn't work, the usual. I tried a jump start but the car still wouldn't start so I got it tested and verified it was no good. Buy the new battery and install it but still won't start. Lights are on as they should be and the car will at least crank but it just won't start. After consulting google, I read that perhaps it's the spark plugs as the battery isn't the issue (and my timing belts were replaced less than 6 months ago, alternator and water pump about 1 year ago, if not less). I bought the car used and have long lost the few service receipts the previous owner had kept, lots of regular schedule maintenance, wasn't even high mileage until I became owner - but yeah, I don't recall specifically seeing that spark plugs were ever replaced, and I know damn well they've never been changed while I had owned it, so after more google, plus youtube tutorials, I decided to give it a shot.

After spending a little over an hour outside in the freezing cold while I'm sick with a cold, I was able to replace them but I still can't get the engine to start. At this point I don't know what to do. If by chance something is wrong with the starter/alternator/timing belts, those go way beyond my level of skill to try to do on my own. Whats worse is all the local mechanics are shady pieces of **** that try to take advantage of rubes like me. The only mechanic I trust is about 30 minutes away, so the tow would be expensive and after all this holiday spending.. I don't want to spend that much on the tow as well as the repairs. So I'm reaching out in hopes someone here at NWR might be able to give me an idea of what else I could do.

tldr:

Engine cranks but won't start. Battery and spark plugs are brand new as of this weekend. Alternator, timing belt and water pump are all fairly new as well and installed by a professional mechanic, all new parts as well, nothing refurbished. I mentioned the starter earlier, which I don't think has ever been changed since I've had the car but if it was bad, wouldn't my car not even crank and instead I'd hear a clicking noise as if the battery was dead?

Please NWR, help!!!!!

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General Chat / Kickstarter - The Thread

« on: November 17, 2012, 08:19:18 PM »

I've only recently learned about Kickstarter after hearing it as some sort of buzzword for some time now. I recently came across something that I plan to pledge in (when I have a little extra cash available) but instead of starting a thread specifically for it, I figured I'd make a general thread where everyone can share other Kickstarter projects they'd like to promote. I'll be the first, naturally:

Beautiful Noise

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The definitive documentary about influential 80’s and 90’s guitar bands who harnessed massively loud sounds using a sea of effects pedals and delivered some of the most BEAUTIFUL NOISE ever recorded.
8 years in the making, with over 50 interviews, band members, music icons and tastemakers.

Anyone who knows me is aware music is a big part of my life so once I heard about this project I had to contribute. Again, I haven't as of yet but I will do my best to donate what I can before the deadline and I'm spreading the word to hopefully get this one off the ground. There are currently 27 days to go and very shy of the goal, but we'll see.

What other projects are NWR interested in? Share!

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General Chat / We are the dead... THE PROTOMEN LIVE!

« on: November 10, 2011, 09:53:25 PM »

Saw them last night in NYC, one of the best bands I've seen live yet. If anyone is a fan, you owe it to yourself to see them live. If you aren't a fan, have a listen and get ready to become one.

For your viewing pleasure, here's the majority of their set as recorded by yours truly:

Introduction

Breaking Out Pt. 1 & Pt. 2

Vengeance

Light Up the Night

Hope Rides Alone

The Father of Death

The Hounds

EPILOGUE: Due Vendetta

and a surprise for any Queen fans out there

For those too lazy (or unable to watch) here are some stills of the action:

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Nintendo Gaming / Pet Zombies (3DS)

« on: October 19, 2011, 06:31:58 PM »

Please open your heart.. they like it that way

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NWR Forums Discord / It's beginning to look a lot like slit-wrists (the Halloween 2011 thread)

« on: October 17, 2011, 10:58:51 PM »

Wait, no it isn't. Where is everyone's Halloween cheer! I've already changed my avatar for the occasion, so to quote Eddie Murphy in Coming to America;

**** you, **** you, **** you, and **** you! Whose next?

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NWR Forums Discord / Super Lettuce Cat is so last week. Mock me for being behind the times. fighting thread

« on: August 17, 2011, 07:30:38 PM »

FIGHT

FIGHT!

FIGHT!!

FIGHT!!!

THEN PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARTY
[/size]"Every day I'm suckling"
edit: wtf is up with formatting these days??

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General Chat / Who wants to take some stuff off my hand?

« on: August 07, 2011, 03:56:45 PM »

The following is a list of games I no longer have space or use for. I don't mind just sending these out to you free, maybe some compensation for shipping would be nice depending on how much it comes out to. I really just need to get rid of a ton of stuff, and so far other means haven't worked and I refuse to just throw these away.

If you'll put these games in use, or simply appreciate them as collectors items, they're yours. Just leave a message here or shoot me a PM.

Currently the list is only old games, but I may add a few things later on, like figures or other nerd memorabilia I've collected over the years.

NES

T&C Surf Designs
~~Wild Gunman~~
The Legend of Cage
Rampage
Ice Hockey
Wheel Of Fortune: Family Edition
Urban Champion
The Adventures of Bayou Billy
R.B.I. Baseball*
Pro Wrestling
Wolverine
RoboWarrior
Galaga
Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival
Little Nemo: Dream Master
~~Mega Man 5~~
Talespin
Track & Feild II
~~Blaster Master~~
Dragon Warrior
~~Mega Man 6~~

*Looks like one of those unofficial cartridges, I never actually played this I obtained this later in life when someone gave me their old games.

SNES

MegaMan Soccer**
~~Super Mario All Stars~~
Ceasars Palace
Doom
Scooby Doo Mystery
Super Mario Kart
Super Tennis
Donkey Kong Country**

**I believe I have two copies. With DKC, I may be willing to part with at least one copy, if more than one of you wants it though, its yours.

N64

~~Donkey Kong 64~~
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1
WWF No Mercy
WWF Attitude
South Park
~~Winback~~
~~Resident Evil 2~~
Conkers Bad Fur Day
Excitebike 64***
Bomberman 64***

*** I actually really liked these game, and while my joysticks are garbage I feel like I should keep a few key games out of my entire N64 collection other than the classics (Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Mario/Kart 64, LoZ,) so these two I would only get rid of if it seemed someone really REALLY wanted it.

WARNING: I have not hooked up any of these systems to test these games are still working, hence why I'm willing to give them away free of charge. Most of the games on this list are games I obtained second hand only a few years ago. If you're willing to reimburse me for shipping, I'll gladly send you the game and let you test it out; if it doesn't work I obviously won't ask you to pay for the shipping.

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Reader Reviews / Mother (Earthbound 0 - NES)

« on: March 21, 2011, 03:33:19 PM »

Finally, after many years of curiosity, I've been able to play and complete the original game in the Mother series - known as "Earthbound 0" outside of Japan.

Where to start.. First, I'm a huge Earthbound fan, have been since probably '97 or so when I first played it. I've never been a huge fan of RPG's but Earthbound is so quirky that it was easy for me to get drawn into it's world and leave an emotional connection that'll stand the test of time. It really is one of those games you can play forever and not get old. With that said, I knew Mother/EB0 might not live up to the expectations that I held for it.

I'm glad I went in with a realistic outlook, not to say this game was bad but clearly it's sequel, Mother 2/Earthbound, is the ultimate realization of the original idea. I had some background knowledge of the games plot and some of the characters, and long before ever playing it I had the idea that Mother 2 was was almost a remake than a sequel and that idea stayed with me only until, say, the middle of the game. Right off the bat, there were a lot of similarities between the two games, and it was actually a good thing in my eyes! It wasn't long before the similarities (other than gameplay/mechanics) ended, and I played it for what it was, now how alike it was to a game I treasure.

Unfortunately, the whole experience wasn't as positive as my initial impressions. Part of the fun in Earthbound was talking to the many NPC's and hearing the quirky things they had to say. They weren't all fun and games though, talking to people was a good way to progress; finding out hints to lead you to the next goal or even just embarking on a random sidequest. This dynamic was somewhat lacking in Mother. In the first town you arrive at, there's a similar moment where you're asked by the mayor of the town to help him out with a crisis that the townsfolk are all talking about, but for the rest of the game, there really aren't too many instances of the NPC's giving you even slight hints on where you need to go next. In fact, I can only recall one other particular instant of someone telling you outright where you should go next, and even then - this moment may or may not have come if you the player didn't trigger a certain event. I understand it may of been a hardware issue, but the lack of dialog (informative or quirky) was a big disappointment. Not only did the game feel vague as you aimlessly wondered, but when you arrived anywhere with people, you couldn't at least enjoy what they had to say (well, far and very few between).

What I did like, and wasn't included in the sequel, was the way certain NPC's could pass on a certain status ailment to you. At one point in the game I was wondering around and the screen began to blink. I thought to myself "wait, I know what this means" and checked my characters status; the main character, Ninten, had caught a cold. I had no idea how it happened as no enemies affected my status in battle. It was only until I spoke to an NPC with a dead giveaway that s/he was sick and made me pull up the menu in order to verify I had in fact been passed a cold. While having a cold out-side of battle sucks, it's nice touches like that that make you feel connected to the games world and something I'm surprised didn't make it to the sequel.

Another gripe about the game feeling pretty empty is that the "check" action was basically useless. Again, part of the fun in Earthbound was exploring everything and hitting "check" to hopefully find something new, even if just silly text (like the magazine you can find in a particular house in the first town of the game). Outside an occasional road sign, Mother had a handful of instances where "check" actions were used, and only a few of them affected the game.

My biggest issue with the game, however, is the one that most affects the gameplay and it's.. stats! The game felt very unbalanced in terms of stats. You could absolutely have to level-grind to get ahead because even the earliest enemies are so powerful compared to your starting stats that you'll be lucky to make it in to the first town without dying. Then, with all your level grinding, you acquire so much cash that you can buy some powerful items early on but still barely help you out. By the time you get to Magicant - which is fairly early in the game* you can purchase the best defensive equipment in the game (save for one pendant you have to find later on) which boost certain stats up significantly. It helps initially because suddenly your defense shoots up, but by the end of the game, most of your party is still pretty weak compared to the baddies you confront. Hell, your second party member has such shitty physical offense that she's only useful as a healer at first, but you spend more time healing her in order to keep her alive because there's no easy way to revive a fallen party member until MUCH later in the game. She does have strong offensive PSI but you burn through PP so quickly that you can't really use certain PSI until you're much more leveled up/ie higher PP stats, which of course leads us back to.. level-grinding!

A big shock to me was that you can only use a three party team, and unless you complete a certain action, you won't get your fourth member (which switches out with one of the original three) who is by far the strongest and the only other character aside from Ninten who can hold his own in battle. Oh and unfortunately, even if you get him in your party, it's only temporary. Another shock was that the there are barely any good weapons to equip. Most RPG's (read: the few RPG's) I've played have a natural progression in the weapons available to you, usually in the next major area you have to venture to and at higher cost than the previous weapon, but usually well worth it and a great help in battle; not so in Mother. Again, you can afford a decent weapon almost immediately, but it doesn't really help you in the long run. Unlike Earthbound, which has character specific offense items as well as a few generic ones with high offense sts but a good chance of connecting your hits, Mother has only one generic item; the boomerang. It gives you +30 offense which is a big step up from the 2 items available to Ninten and 0 items available to Ana at the start, but you're pretty much stuck with it until the last quarter of the game, so your offense really relies on your stats - which again go back to level grinding. There were far too many times where I would wonder around the outskirts of the current town level-grinding before I could progress into the next area, just to barely scrape by. Even by the end of the game, your healer Ana is worthless when it comes to physical attacks because unless you're lucky enough to land a SMASSSSH attack, she's only dealing 1HP worth of damage - it's pathetic really.

All in all, it's not a bad game. There were many things Mother did that Mother 2 didn't even offer, making Mother 2 feel linear by comparison. There were many scenarios that could change the progression of the game (but not the plot) which add some replay value, not much in this game but some. Overall though, Mother is a decent game but Mother 2 just did it all better. This includes even the story execution, which is disappointing because on paper, Mother's story could very well have surpassed the sequel's in terms of connecting you with the game emotionally. Unfortunately the hardware limitations held this game back in a few areas, but without it being what it is my beloved Earthbound might not be as special as it is due to the similarities between the two.

The final verdict: I'd recommend this game for fans only.

Mother 2/Earthbound is up next, should be a quick play-thru as I've seen it all before. If I'm inclined I'll throw a review up (most likely praising the game) but I will definitely be back once I get around to playing Mother 3. That one should be a more interesting read as I've never played the game and I purposely kept myself in the dark in terms of story (or rather, any thing I might have come across has long been forgotten).

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NWR Forums Discord / EC's Fiddles

« on: March 07, 2011, 03:00:38 PM »

Fiddle me this, Fiddle me that..

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NWR Forums Discord / HAPPY VD

« on: February 14, 2011, 09:54:20 AM »

Somethings with her vagina, but she's not letting it keep her down.

Your mom, that is.

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NWR Forums Discord / The Xth Annual Secret Santa Sign-up Thread

« on: December 07, 2010, 01:01:34 PM »

It's that time again (though it almost wasn't, but I had a change of heart). By now, you guys should know what to do;

In this thread:

-Sign-up (please, keep it sign-up only to avoid clutter, if you're not going to sign-up just don't post)

-Post your console friend code

-Post your VC/WW wishlist (optional?)

~~Suggested~~ deadline to sign-up: December 15th

Go on, Be jolly, and stay thirsty my friends! Side note; if Santa himself forgets to get you a present this year, this is the reason why:

Current Sign-Ups:

EasyCure 1201 - 8278 - 6324 - 0543

Stratos 7146 - 8557 - 9306 - 9635

TJ Spyke 8199 - 0782 - 2140 - 0834

insanolord 5394 - 1287 - 9682 - 2367

noname2200 1193 - 9933 - 0501 - 8307

GoldenPhoenix 1605 - 1515 - 9804 - 3666

Mop it up 2824 - 1354 - 9222 - 2480

bustin98 0360 - 6313 - 7175 - 1216

Caterkiller 4432 - 2072 - 1917 - 9361

Kairon 4780 - 7446 - 5312 - 7385

Kytim89 0222 - 3704 - 6889 - 9520

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NWR Forums Discord / Know what the hardest part about being on top of the world is?

« on: October 17, 2010, 02:57:54 AM »

You have to get up.

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NWR Forums Discord / Chat Roulette Chronicles

« on: August 30, 2010, 11:44:21 PM »

My cousins never heard of Chat Roulette.

I had never actually been on the site myself.

This is our story:

June 30th, 10:00p: penis

July 7th, 1:55a: penis

July 19th, 8:50p penis

August 2nd, 5:01a: Actually had a nice conversation w/someone, albeit I was wearing an Ironman mask that was laying around

August 9th; 11:43p: penis

August 10th 12:04: penis inside a watermelon

August 22, 4:20a: potheads

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NWR Forums Discord / Bienvenido a la Casa De Risa!

« on: May 20, 2010, 11:45:52 PM »

Bienvenido. Relájese, quita te sus pantalones, quédate un rato.

La Casa De Risa es la casa de todos!

SE HABLA HILARIDAD!

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NWR Forums Discord / Me an UB's wife..

« on: April 01, 2010, 08:48:11 PM »

We got a special thing goin on..

WE JUST HAD PHONE SEX AND IT WAS HAWWWWWT. EXCUSE ME WHILE I GO CLEAN UP THIS POTATO SALAD

Amaritebob-o?

ph# for sale, she'll tell you what color they are in SECONDS FLAT

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NWR Forums Discord / So.. I'm going to Japan...

« on: March 04, 2010, 06:50:18 PM »

This will be my first trip there, hopefully not the last. I won't be going until June but I'm already pretty excited as I've always wanted to go.

My brother was the one that suggested it as a family trip, and the rest of the fam thought it'd be pretty awesome which surprised me. We're going with a native Japanese friend of his, and she's pretty fun to hang with. I almost recently hung out with her and two of her friends visiting from Japan.. one of which is a porn star..!? So we might chill with them over there now.. in fact, its pretty much a definite.

I just wonder what to expect from this week long experience... I'm hoping for this:

or this

What do you guys (and gals) think i should expect? pics only!

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NWR Forums Discord / Describe The Poster Above You In A Thong

« on: February 11, 2010, 07:44:29 PM »

Okay, this is an idea I had, a fusion between the "Change the title of the person above you" thread and the old Song Titles thread. The Song Titles thread was fun, but it lacked focus. In this thread you choose a thong that describes the person who posted above you. A mere description would suffice, but pictures are welcomed as well! Afterall, who doesn't enjoy looking at a thong?

If you're going to be overly sensitive about things, don't post in this thread. It shouldn't get mean, but I'd guess that this will result in some playful ribbing among friends, and if you can't take a joke, stay out of the Funhouse. More importantly: please keep any images SFW and within forum rules.

Since I'm starting off, I don't have anyone above me to describe, although I did find this interesting..

So lets just pretend Dirk posted above me. Now its your turn!

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NWR Forums Discord / Nintendo is awesome and you abandoned ship - An editorial

« on: January 25, 2010, 08:53:00 PM »

Quote from: Pale on January 24, 2010, 11:20:07 AM

Also, the biggest reason Ian brings up his same arguments all the time, is that soooo many people on these boards keep making threads in which they discuss how wonderful Nintendo is. Both are getting tired in my opinion.

Oh..

Nevermind, this thread is now about Nintendo being neither here nor there.

I'll start off the discussion; Zelda II was so-so. The gameplay while having its fun moments, was also tedious. The soundtrack, while excellent, was also lacking. If I had to rate it on a scale of 1 to 10, I'd probably choose not to.

But if I really had to, it'd be a 5/10. Yep, right in the middle..

Would anyone like to refute this opinion? Actually, I'd advise you to stay neutral..

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Nintendo Gaming / Megaman Zero Collection for DS

« on: January 15, 2010, 01:11:12 PM »

Forgive me if this has been posted, I don't browse the DS forums much. Just read the news, Japans getting a collection of the GBA MegaMan Zero games.

Will update post with new info in a bit!

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NWR Forums Discord / I'm back baby

« on: January 11, 2010, 05:40:07 PM »

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NWR Forums Discord / The Twelve Days of Xmas

« on: December 23, 2009, 07:24:44 PM »

On the first day of Xmas Nintendo sent to me
A cartridge for MegaMan 3

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NWR Forums Discord / No More Heroes: The Game: The Forum Game

« on: December 09, 2009, 09:54:31 PM »

No More Parodies: Hilarious? No

Go or not, I don't care

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NWR Forums Discord / Clandestine Claws

« on: November 30, 2009, 11:04:27 PM »

pssst!

want in on a secret?

If you've received a PM from me, and are interested, please say so here. If you know someone cool that might be interested in participating, please send them this way.

Why all the secrecy? well I don't want anything to go wrong like LAST year...

also, to avoid further incidents, when we get this thread rolling, be sure to use all the standard funhouse lingo.. for instance, you'll all eventually have to post your HOOLA HOOPS in this thread.

Current Participants:

thatguy 1658 6792 3856 9599
NinGurl69*huggles 1088 4237 8067 5333
Maxi 1985 7106 3137 4608
BlackNMild2k1 5864 7498 3836 4508
Mop_it_up 2824 1354 9222 2480
DAaaMan64 8050 5483 5267 1398
vudu 1611 7086 3736 1468 (NEW)
insanolord 5394 1287 9682 2367
Stratos 7146 8557 9306 9635
Dasmos* N/A: Gifting to Aussies
decoyman 4447 0372 0335 7609
bustin98 0360 6313 7175 1216
Kairon 4780 7446 5312 7385 (NEW)
TheFleece 1883 0346 0631 0634
UltimatePartyBear 3896 5984 8968 1451
Caterkiller 8464 2460 4505 2743
EasyCure 8283 7169 9332 2685

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NWR Forums Discord / Guess Which Mod Thinks You're A Lesbian!

« on: November 19, 2009, 01:24:55 PM »