Shinmaru

There are tons of reasons why the Civil War happened, it's just that slavery is the reason that's mostly discussed by schools. It also had to do with the issue of State's rights. The South believed that the States should be more powerful than the Government (in a system similar to the Articles of Confederation, I believe) and the North supported a stronger central government (though, not too strong). Of course, I could be a bit mistaken; it's been a while since I learned this stuff.

Thanks for clarifying that. Bowser, Wart, Tatanga, Larry Koopa and Lemmy Koopa. Q: What was considered to be Mario's job before he was referred to as a plumber? EDIT: Edited the question. Got my quizzes mixed up, heh. Thanks for pointing that out, Takuya. A gold star for you.

I think pretty much everyone agrees that this is a load of crap. Dangerous stuff can be pretty much hidden everywhere; does the school board really think that students only carry dangerous items in the backpacks? How naive can they get? Luckily, backpacks are still allowed in my district, though there are random checks every once in a while (especially near the end of the school year). I have no idea how I would survive without one - I sure as hell wouldn't be able to carry all that heavy crap in my arms. Especially considering that the only lockers that work in our school are the P.E. lockers. So, basically, that rule gets rid of one "problem" and brings out a ton of new problems.

Another great SNES game that rarely gets talked about is ActRaiser. ActRaiser's action levels were fairly fun. They were full of nice fighting sequences and some boss battles, but frankly, that wasn't the reason to play this game. The reason to play this game was the innovative city-building system that was [i]way[/i] ahead of its time. In those parts of the game, you played as this weird angel and you helped the people of the world rebuild their villages by fending off enemies, finding special items, and constructing buildings. This part of the game was the really fun part, in a SimCity kind of way. You can see the influence from this in games like Azure Dreams (for PS) and Dark Cloud (for PS2). If you ever get a chance to check out this game, I would heartily suggest doing so. It's well worth it.

I happen to really enjoy irony, because I've been fortunate enough to pretty much only encounter humorous irony. Ironic things pretty much happen to me everyday and I actually find it ironic that I really enjoy them. It's just one of those things, I guess. [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Semjaza Azazel [/i] [B]Irony is probably one of my favorite aspects of life. I find it amusing on so many levels, and am just very interested in it. It's up there with sarcasm as one of the best things ever. [/B][/QUOTE] Heh, you're damn right about that. Sarcasm and irony pretty much make up the entire basis of my life.

It's games like this that really make me wish I had a PS2. The idea of being able to make your own RPGs is a stroke of genius and I'm surprised that RPG Maker wasn't a massive hit (considering the sheer number of RPG fans). I was never able to get my hands on the first RPG Maker, unfortunately, and always regretted that I was never able to find it because I heard very good things about the game. RPG Maker 2 looks to be even better. From what I've read about it, improvements have been made (the USB Keyboard support being one of the biggest, as Semjaza pointed out) and the game has made the journey into 3D, even though it obviously won't be winning any graphical achievement awards lol.

I'm not really understanding your question. Do the Mario games in question have to be developed in America or just be released in America?

I enjoyed the first Pikmin, but I found that when it got really good it just ended. That didn't really sit well with me, of course. Pikmin had an interesting concept but it wasn't really explored to its full potential until the later levels of the game, which was very disappointing seeing how short the first game was. I'm optimistic for Pikmin 2, but I'll probably end up just renting it to see how it plays and how long it is.

I never liked [i]any[/i] of the Crash Bandicoot games. I never found the games to be more than the same "go through this level, collect a bunch of crap, and defeat these bosses" gameplay that's plagued platformers for years. Plus, Crash himself just seems like a second-rate Sonic ripoff to me.

Great, first the mutiny and now this... Methinks Syk3 will either have a good laugh at this...or something else... Either way, I've got another mutiny coming my way. Damn!

Gah, I need to watch this one, too! Yeah, her name is Captain Syrup. Go ahead and ask a question.

Gah, I need to pay more attention to these quizzes lol. There are 12 mini-games. Monkey Race 2, Monkey Fight 2, Monkey Target 2, Monkey Billiards 2, Monkey Bowling 2, Monkey Golf 2, Monkey Dogfight, Monkey Shot, Monkey Soccer, Monkey Boat, Monkey Tennis, and Monkey Baseball. Q: Name at least four of the playable games on the recently released Nintendo GameCube demo disc.

Heh, I'm a [i]huge[/i] procrastinator, unfortunately. I always put off work as long as humanly possible. I'll probably have to find some way to stop myself from doing that, though, seeing as my schedule is full of AP classes, heh. But, knowing me, I'll probably still do it. It's a vicious curse, I suppose. I probably won't get over it until I absolutely have to.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Aoshi Shinimori [/i] [B][color=crimson][size=1]Three years? I could not have done with out anime that long. I would be so bored and everything. I be like asking everyone at school if they had anime dvds , videos, or cd's. I would most likely go crazy. That is just too long Shinmaru [/size][/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Well, anime is hardly my favorite form of entertainment. There are lots of things around my house to keep me entertained. I've got plenty of books I've been meaning to read, lots of video games I haven't finished, and some TV shows I've always been meaning to watch (I seriously need to get my hands on the first season of Alias). And I always have the internet. Everyone puts too much stock into anime. It isn't [i]that[/i] good lol.

I'd say about three years. I don't have access to anime outside of television (because I'm cheap and nothing outside of Best Buy carries anime around here) and the only anime I could watch for a while was Pokemon. I never really liked Pokemon and just stopped watching anime (and most of television in general, for some reason) for a while.

Unfortunately, I never got to be surprised at the end as someone in this forum a while ago (I can't remember who it was) revealed the ending without spoiler tags and I happened to glance over it. I liked the ending, though. I thought it was a very appropriate end for an amazing series. [spoiler]Spike died with a purpose. Everything he lived for was gone, because Julia had died earlier in the episode. Julia was the reason Spike had the drive to live his life, but after Julia died, it seemed fitting that Spike died later. He died finally getting his revenge and quite possibly crippling the syndicate.[/spoiler]

I'm pretty sure that all this Attitude stuff was really ushered in with Stone Cold Steve Austin and the introduction of Degeneration-X. The WWE had slowly started down this road (matches were a little bloodier and the TV shows were a bit racier around this time), but Stone Cold and DX really put it into a higher gear. For the most part, I don't really enjoy most of the storylines that the WWE sends our way these days, mostly because it's the same stuff we've seen. The Kane storyline, while very good for the most part, has been sorely mishandled lately. They were pushing Kane against Shane McMahon and other people, but decided to go with a Kane/RVD match for SummerSlam. It was a bad move because, while the match was decent, the WWE hasn't done anything credible with Rob Van Dam in a long, long time. About the World Wildlife Fund, I don't really think it was that fair. I don't really see how anyone could've confused the World Wildlife Fund with the World Wrestling Federation lol. It was a bunch of nonsense in my opinion. As for my favorite match, there are just so many, it's a hard decision. However, I think I'll choose three that really stick out in my mind (all of which involve Bret Hart strangely). The first match, from WrestleMania X, I believe (correct me if I'm wrong), was Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart. In my opinion, Owen was very underrated not only as a wrestler, but as an entertainer. He was a great heel and one of the few people who could pull off the whiny heel with such style. Plus, the match between these two was a technical wrestling masterpiece and Owen did an amazing job of getting the crowd to hate with without even doing that much to do so. Now that's the mark of a great heel. The second match that sticks out in my mind is from WrestleMania XII: The Iron Man match between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. Now, a lot of wrestlers nowadays have trouble going 20-30 minutes without getting exhausted. Bret and Shawn went over 60 minutes in a masterpiece of a match and they both barely even looked tired at the end, which shows how truely great they really are. And the ending of the match is one of the most controversial and amazing endings in WWE history, with Gorilla Monsoon ordering the match to continue and with Shawn Michaels winning his first WWF Title. Great, great match. The last match that sticks out in my mind is the Submission Match between Bret Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin with Ken Shamrock as the special guest referee. This was the beginning of what is possibly the greatest heel turn in wrestling history (Bret Hart's amazing anti-American heel turn). Stone Cold, despite being a heel, was impossibly over and this match did not disappoint in the least. It went back and forth and was a showcase of the amazing technical skill that Stone Cold had before his unfortunate neck injury at the hands of Owen Hart. The match ending is also very controversial, with Bret Hart being declared the winner despite Stone Cold never saying "I Quit." Bret Hart holds the Sharpshooter on Stone Cold even after the bell rings and is forced off by Shamrock. Hart is booed out of the arena, while Stone Cold gets a hero's cheer. The image of a bloodied Stone Cold lying face down in the ring, while Bret Hart dejectedly walks off is one of the most amazing sights in wrestling I have ever seen.

I'll have to remember to keep a lookout for it the next time I go out since you give it such a high recommendation. If it's under $10, then it sounds like it's exactly in my price range seeing as I'm really cheap lol. I'm looking forward to hearing it once I finally get my hands on it. I noticed that about Pretty Hate Machine, too. The best part about that is that it's a more gradual change of pace. It sounds very awkward when bands just change the pace all of a sudden. Like when a band puts one slow song on a CD full of faster paced songs. It's nice when a band shows some common sense when it comes to musical pacing.

It's a hard decision for me. I like both the mid-90s Spider-Man cartoon that was on Fox and the Batman cartoon that was on WB, simply because both represented their comic book counterparts so well, it was amazing. But if I had to choose, I would choose Batman, simply because it looked so damn incredible. The dark nature of the series was really cool and lent itself very well to Batman, who's supposed to be a dark character. And the villains in Batman have always been some of my favorites, so that's a plus. They show it on occasion on Cartoon Network and it's nice to take a look back at an amazing series (especially since I hate Batman Beyond).

Decided to bring this thread back from the dead. I picked up Pretty Hate Machine a few days ago. As everyone has said, Pretty Hate Machine is very different from The Downward Spiral, but it still surprised me very much. Pretty Hate Machine is full of more danceable tunes and stuff that you would think would become very popular simply because it's very addictive to listen to. I like all the songs on Pretty Hate Machine, but Sin is my definite favorite...it's an amazing song. The first thing out of my mouth after I heard Sin was "Wow." Once again, Nine Inch Nails takes their rightful place as my favorite band.

I just saw it on your site right now (for some reason, I just barely noticed this thread o_O). I thought it was pretty funny. The lines were very cheesy, but fit very well with what you were trying to do. And all that violence was just hilarious, heh. Violence can be really funny when used right.

Golden Sun characters would be possible because Golden Sun is a Nintendo franchise. Camelot developes the game, but Nintendo publishes it.

Bleh, I hated Donkey Kong Country. It's probably no surprise that I'm going to talk about one of my favorite underrated games of all time, Kirby Super Star (I've been obsessed with finally buying the game lately - it would help if Nintendo released a remake for the GBA). For those who weren't lucky enough to play the game (and I'm assuming there were a lot, since it was released at the end of the SNES regime), Kirby Super Star was the last of the Kirby games released for the SNES and, in my opinion, the best Kirby game of all time. First of all, you're not just getting one all-new Kirby game, but nine. That's right, nine all-new Kirby games in one cartridge! There hadn't been a bargain this big since Super Mario All Stars was released. The games range from totally easy (Dyna-Blade) to hard (Milky Way Wishes) and everywhere in between. The highlights of the game are Milky Way Wishes, Revenge of the Meta Knight, and The Great Cave Offensive, all of which could be stand alone Kirby games. Milky Way Wishes and Revenge of the Meta Knight are both the standard, fun Kirby games (even though Milky Way Wishes is longer and more challenging). The Great Cave Offensive involves Kirby going through a giant cave akin to something like Super Metroid and collecting treasures and beating bosses, which I thought was really cool. The mini-games are fun as well. One of them is a game in which you match up a yo-yo looking thing into a circle, so that your character can break through more blocks than your opponent. It doesn't sound like much, but it gets really addicting if you play with a friend. Likewise, with the samurai game. In this game, once the symbol is shown on the screen, you have to tap the A button as fast as you can so that you can attack your opponent. Quite addicting if you can play with a friend. Overall, if you can find Kirby Super Star for really cheap, then I would suggest getting it. I once saw Kirby Super Star for $10 at a video game rental store and regretfully passed over it - one of the most idiotic video game related decisions I've ever made.

It's looking pretty good right now. I never played the first two Dragon Warrior Monsters for the Game Boy Color, but I might have to check this one out; it looks very promising. At least it's being released next year; it'll give me time to save up some damn money lol.

I like the site, but that's probably because I can't build a good site of my own lol. My poor website is very neglected. Trust me, my webpage makes yours look like a stroke of genius, heh. I have no problem with the series coming to an end, just as long as it has a good finish. It deserves that much, at least.