Posts by Lace Sabatons

Indeed. This is doubtless the beginning of a blood feud between Link and I that will last for generations.

Shit, that sounds exhausting. Can we just say Link won? =P

Nice to meet you, Bintsy.

Tell us about yourself. What are your hobbies aside from video games? What's your situation in life? What's something that makes you happy?

By the by, in the event that you had a soul before you joined the forums, the fine print in the TOS you agreed to before joining stipulates that you forfeit that soul to me. Sorry, it's an awkward little tradition, but them's the breaks.

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I imagine this is the song most people will put down here. Mega Man 2 - Dr. Wily's Castle. It's perfect, and it's my all-time favorite song from the NES.

You're not wrong. The opening theme to Megaman 2 is just about the best piece of chiptune music I've ever heard.

I don't know if I'd call it my singular favorite, but the title theme for Punch Out is certainly in my top 20:

When I was a teenager there was a band called The Minibosses that did covers of chiptunes (before it was cool, mind you. =P) Their rendition of Punch Out is what I used to psyche myself up to coding each day.

Has anybody ever actually gotten into Chris Houlihan's room? I've never been able to make it work myself.

Yeah, as an adult, I'd generally say a more colorful design is more interesting. Although, I think offsetting the grey with different shades of violet is an interesting choice.

Probably Starfox 64. The controls are tight and responsive, the levels are creative, the gameplay is fat paced, and the game communicates some pretty interesting characters who experience a pretty interesting story, without bogging the game down in flow-destroying nonsense.

Yes. Yes, yes, yes.

The Sailing in Wind Waker is so boring it literally put me to sleep. I ended up never finishing the game* because it was so boring, and it ended up being the last Zelda game I played. All because of how boring the sailing was.

(*Actually, a few weeks ago, I did beat Wind Waker for the first time. Something like 10 years after I first started playing it.)

I've always had a last name.

Kids are great. No desire to be responsible for one myself, but they're certainly delightful little creatures. What do you do now that you're out of the army, Link?

@Pikachew

I wouldn't say Minecraft or League of Legends are pitiful these days. Certainly I don't enjoy playing either of them, but neither of them have really strayed from their original vision as far as I can tell. And, of course, there are hundreds of successful indie games that haven't "sold out" the way those two have. =P

I think the first game I played was probably the original Super Mario Bros on NES. But yeah, that shit's ancient history, I really couldn't tell you for certain what the first game I played was.

Mario's broken faces were pretty neat looking. It's kinda weird that they put minecraft trees in the background for no reason though.

I've played a lot of Civ 5 lately. But even after installing all the expansions, I've found the diplomacy frustratingly shallow.

Last night I decided to give Crusader Kings II another try, since that game has much deeper diplomacy. I think I'm starting to get the hang of the game. But despite its interesting depth, the game lacks a lot of polish that is a tad bit frustrating to deal with.

I'm also playing Max Payne 2 now and again, when I find the time.

Man, that somber opening melody is such a strange choice for a game series that had always opened with big bombastic, adventurous themes.

Hey, I can do that!

He's way, way, way better than me. But I can totally do that.

I've got a buddy who is an alum of digipen, that's a pretty great place to get into video games by all accounts. Though these days he actually spends most of his time on web design and back-end inventory management nonsense.

What aspect of game design do you think you want to pursue? I'm not really well educated on the process. Programming obviously allows you to be the most self sufficient game designer possible, but it's hardly the only route into the field these days.

Any long-term career plans? Companies you want to found or work for, games you want to make?

(Sorry to harass you with questions!)

Nice! What college are you attending? And, if I may ask, how old are you?

Food service has always intimidated me, and I've managed to avoid working in a restaurant so far in my life. Sorry you've gotta deal with sexist bullshit, but at least you don't hate your job I suppose.

Are you working on getting a better job, or are you pretty happy where you are?

At some point, we became grown ups. Now, instead of complaining about our parents, we've got jobs to complain about.

I'm currently looking for a paycheck job, so I find myself thinking about this subject a lot. Normally I prefer not to think about or talk about work when I'm not at work. But what the hell, right?

What do you do, and how much does it fucking suck?

The only Pokemon game I ever played was one of the Gen I games, and I only played it for about an hour. But I'll always remember that Bulbasaur was my starter, and everybody seems to think I'm very wrong for choosing it.

The terminology I've always used is that the whole shebang is the forum, and the individual sections are the sub forums, and any sections within those sections are sub-sub forums or something. Not that it matters. =P