Gorsenyan, what are your thoughts on music elitists? Any encounter you had with any?
My sister is the biggest music elitist on the face of our green world. If you like ANY music that hasn't specifically been approved by her, she'll go "WHAT!!!??? YOU LIKE THAT!? THE SINGER IS SO FAKE!!!", then tell you why her favourite musician (Ariana Grande, who I cannot effing stand) is objectively superior to yours. She hates pretty much all pop music, especially when it's sung by a woman, and is very quick to tell me why I'm such a dunderhead for listening to Avril Lavigne and Carley Rae Jepsen instead of Harry Styles (who I also cannot stand).Gorsenyan, what are your thoughts on music elitists? Any encounter you had with any?
Well well, being an elitist and liking Ariana Grande is something I'd never see in a person at the same time LMAOMy sister is the biggest music elitist on the face of our green world. If you like ANY music that hasn't specifically been approved by her, she'll go "WHAT!!!??? YOU LIKE THAT!? THE SINGER IS SO FAKE!!!", then tell you why her favourite musician (Ariana Grande, who I cannot effing stand) is objectively superior to yours. She hates pretty much all pop music, especially when it's sung by a woman, and is very quick to tell me why I'm such a dunderhead for listening to Avril Lavigne and Carley Rae Jepsen instead of Harry Styles (who I also cannot stand).
Can you imagine having to deal with some insufferable twit who launches into a rant whenever someone disagrees with h– ...on second thought, nevermind.
LaserMoose, as a fellow fan of the genre, I can sell you on the game in one sentence: I had to uninstall Torneko: The Last Hope because if I kept it on my hard drive, it would take over my life. Not only do I think it's the best Mystery Dungeon game, which I do, but I think it's the most fun I've ever had with any sort of roguelike dungeon crawler.I'm aware that you had Torneko: The Last Hope on your 3x3, and I'd love to hear more of your thoughts about the game!
I did here! I AM NOT TYPING ALL THAT SHIT OUT AGAIN!!!Hey gorse
Can you name your favorite tv shows (western, no sitcoms, no animations)
Don’t worry I gotchu ; )I did here! I AM NOT TYPING ALL THAT SHIT OUT AGAIN!!!
Well, there are some sitcoms on that list, but just pretend I didn’t write about them and it’ll all be smooth sailing.
Name one crime show you like (western and non animated)
What the fuck bro you also like good eats I thought it was just me holy shit. I’m going to cry.
No. :( I'm sure it's good! Australian TV usually is, because they're smart down there.Have you seen master chef Australia?
I actually don't like Masterchef Canada at all – I find the judges, especially that Asian guy with the blue hair, really insufferable, and none of the contestants are ever very entertaining. I'm a rock-chomping doofus, because I actually love the American versions of all Ramsay shows (well, maybe not anything made after Hotel Hell ended). I don't think Canada really has the people for reality TV.Do you agree master chef Canada is superior to that American garbage?
Holy shit I DESPISE the Asian blue haired guy with every fiber of my being.Ooh, I'll give you one I'm watching right now: Joan of Arcadia, which is kind of cheating because it's only half a crime show, but crime and punishment and cops and the like is still a huge element of it. It's one of those snarky teenage drama series from the early-2000s about a girl who can speak to God (portrayed by a different actor every time), and her dad's the chief of police. The big G directs her towards doing things in her personal life which impact the crime scenes her father is working on, and there's plenty of drama and action to go around. The show is 1/3rd high school romance BS, 1/3rd criminal justice, and 1/3rd the brother trying to get his life together after being handicapped.![]()
I really love the show's characters – the central family is great (well, heh heh, the mom is a huge weak link in both writing and portrayal, but nevermind), and God is written so well that every time he "appears" on the show, I keep thinking it actually is someone who's just changed their appearance, instead of a whole new actor. (And they use a lot of very different, very diverse actors in that role!) All the crime stuff is great, too – the dad's a total hardass, but you really get a sense of how his logical, rational worldview conflicts with his daugther's religious quandaries. He has a lot of scenes at the station with his teammates, and the side characters there are always very entertaining, too, if short-lived. I'm only about 70% of the way through the show, and some episodes suck, but I really like it. Great atmosphere, too!
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I also love this dumb old British comedy-drama show called Pie in the Sky, about a retired cop who opens a restaurant but keeps getting reluctantly called back on the job. It has a very funny, likeable, charming actor in the lead role who's equally snarky and endearing, and his assistant is a very entertaining character, too. This show has loads and loads of action, but it's also very, very funny, and I lost countless hours watching it during the pandemic.
Pie in the Sky is a bit of an old people show, and its got a very British sensibility, but I think it's a wonderful little series to watch if you're looking for something lighter than an American cop show. There's no shortage of action, either, and it has a surprisingly fast pace, along with some lovely shots of early-90s UK. I don't know if everyone would love it, but this is the kind of thing that's right up my alley.
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Dude, Good Eats was my life for, like, 15 years (and in many ways still is). I was a massive devotee when it was on Food Network in the 2000s, and watched through the entire series (including the Reloaded episodes and the new seasons) in college, loving every goddamned single episode. The show is a massive reason why I love cooking, and Alton's given me some pretty excellent recipes throughout the series. I adore this program, and I think Alton is a really cool, intelligent guy. I'd love to meet him. I follow him on YouTube, too!
No. :( I'm sure it's good! Australian TV usually is, because they're smart down there.
I actually don't like Masterchef Canada at all – I find the judges, especially that Asian guy with the blue hair, really insufferable, and none of the contestants are ever very entertaining. I'm a rock-chomping doofus, because I actually love the American versions of all Ramsay shows (well, maybe not anything made after Hotel Hell ended). I don't think Canada really has the people for reality TV.
I think it's a great game! The gameplay is just as fast and frantic as you'd want a Mario game to be, the music is very, very lovely, and the game has just enough variety that it never gets tedious. I really like the Superball power-up, too – that's such an early Gameboy mechanic that it's really cute. The game has the perfect length for a first-generation handheld title without continues, too – it's really short, but once you've learned how to play it, you can blaze through. It has the same sense of flow that SMB1 does, and that none of the other Mario games do (well, except Lost Levels, but). Years ago, I used to just put it on in the background while listening to a podcast, and it was awesome.Fellow SMB1 enjoyer, what do you think of Super Mario Land 1 for the Game Boy?
Nice!I think it's a great game! The gameplay is just as fast and frantic as you'd want a Mario game to be, the music is very, very lovely, and the game has just enough variety that it never gets tedious. I really like the Superball power-up, too – that's such an early Gameboy mechanic that it's really cute. The game has the perfect length for a first-generation handheld title without continues, too – it's really short, but once you've learned how to play it, you can blaze through. It has the same sense of flow that SMB1 does, and that none of the other Mario games do (well, except Lost Levels, but). Years ago, I used to just put it on in the background while listening to a podcast, and it was awesome.
It was nice that they didn't just port over an inferior version of SMB1 or something – Super Mario Land has a great sense of originality in everything from its levels to its enemies to its bosses to its "minigame" segments. It gives the game such a sense of identity, and makes it totally memorable – remember the UFO that starts one level off? Or the giant cave spiders? Or the underwater submarine segment? I haven't played the game in years, but all of those parts appeared in my mind immediately. I like how the game is kind of a little "world adventure" – you go to the beach, the caves, the sea, and China, and the final boss is an extraterrestrial alien. THAT'S NEAT!!!!
There are koopas, but when you jump on them, they turn into bombs, so you have to change your strategy – even if you're familiar with SMB1, you still have some learning to do. That's the ethos that I find really admirable about the game. Even if you were already a Mario expert, there were still a ton of new mechanics that you have to learn, so it isn't tedious. (That's also an ethos that a ton of other NES-to-Gameboy franchises didn't follow, and they were worse for it.) I'm even OK with the parts where you're playing a sidescrolling shooter – they're between clearly-defined levels, so they don't interrupt anything, and they're not long enough to become boring or frustrating. Excellent design!
If I have one issue with the game, it's that the controls are a bit stiff and Mario doesn't fall quiiiiite right. It doesn't feel quite as good to control as any of the other Super Mario games, and the hitboxes aren't very forgiving, either. But for the most ambitious handheld game ever made – for the bridging gap between one-screen LCD Tiger games and full-on long-form handheld video games – I suppose I can forgive it. Super Mario Land 1 is a great game.
Of course, Super Mario Land 2 is an immaculate game, but that's a story for another day...![]()