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[Doom Metal Alchemist]

Also it's entirely possible it hasn't stuck with me as much because I don't battle Kefka enough to have it seep into my brain like the other ones.

[[classic swim]]

1. PS2

2. Xbox 360

3. PSP

4. N64

5. SNES or Atari

[cyberbully]

35 minutes ago, SwimOdin said:

Ok this one I will do too. Keep in mind my number 1 is because it can also emulate…

1 Steam Deck

2 SNES

3 PlayStation 2

4 PlayStation 4

5 Xbox 360

Didn't ever think to emulate on my son's Deck. I'll bet he took it to his mom's though so I might have to wait until tomorrow...That said I too will do the SNES games

1. FF 6

2. Chrono Trigger

3. Super Ghouls and Ghosts

4. FF4

5. Mega Man X

6. Ultimate MK3

7. Mega Man X2

8. Actraiser

9. Castlevania 4

10. Contra 3 Alien Wars

Honorable mention. SF2 (it wasn't that great, but finally playing it at home and the story of how I got it will forever be a core memory of mine)

And one more HM. UN Squadron...(I played this so much because I really loved bullet hell and this is what stoked that flame, played it more than some of those favorites just because I was constantly trying to beat my personal bests)

Edited October 31, 2024 by cyberbully

[Mode 7]

My Top 5 Favorite Genres of Music

1. Classic Alternative Rock

2. Video Game Music

3. Progressive Rock

4. Metal

5. Classic Rock

 

[lupin_bebop]

5 reasons my roommate is about to catch hands:

I cooked steak, and they complained about char…..from a charcoal grill. Then continued to eat $30 worth of steak, and had the audacity to ask for more.

Ate my food. Literally ate it in front of me, knew I saw them do it, and tried to act like they didn’t  then, tried to gaslight me, saying they bought that food  they didn’t  I’m the only one who buys food you don’t have to heat up in the microwave (or that you have to actually cook).

Went $6K+ into debt buying a PS5, Xbox Series X, and new TV instead of a new water heater, roof, and landscaping for the house….that THEY own.

I ADHD Brained for a second and accidentally left my laundry basket on the washer on day….and they barred me from using the washer, drier, and grill….because they were upset I washed dishes instead of moving my laundry basket.

They came home to me cleaning the house and kitchen on day…..and yelled at me like I had a tail. Took their work bullshit out on me. I IMMEDIATELY got them back by paying their rent in $1 bills, nickels, dimes, and pennies.

[SwimOdin]

1 hour ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said:

Also it's entirely possible it hasn't stuck with me as much because I don't battle Kefka enough to have it seep into my brain like the other ones.

I think of it as Uematsu’s magnum opus 

 

[SwimOdin]

1 hour ago, [classic swim] said:

1. PS2

2. Xbox 360

3. PSP

4. N64

5. SNES or Atari

2600?

[SwimOdin]

1 hour ago, cyberbully said:

Didn't ever think to emulate on my son's Deck. I'll bet he took it to his mom's though so I might have to wait until tomorrow...That said I too will do the SNES games

1. FF 6

2. Chrono Trigger

3. Super Ghouls and Ghosts

4. FF4

5. Mega Man X

6. Ultimate MK3

7. Mega Man X2

8. Actraiser

9. Castlevania 4

10. Contra 3 Alien Wars

Honorable mention. SF2 (it wasn't that great, but finally playing it at home and the story of how I got it will forever be a core memory of mine)

And one more HM. UN Squadron...(I played this so much because I really loved bullet hell and this is what stoked that flame, played it more than some of those favorites just because I was constantly trying to beat my personal bests)

Good list, love Actraiser. And you can emulate any console up to the PS3 flawlessly on the Steam Deck. It would’ve been in my top 5 regardless, but that puts it on top.

[SwimOdin]

1 hour ago, Dusty Shackleford said:

My Top 5 Favorite Genres of Music

1. Classic Alternative Rock

2. Video Game Music

3. Progressive Rock

4. Metal

5. Classic Rock

 

That’s pretty much the same thing I would have said!

[SwimOdin]

39 minutes ago, lupin_bebop said:

5 reasons my roommate is about to catch hands:

I cooked steak, and they complained about char…..from a charcoal grill. Then continued to eat $30 worth of steak, and had the audacity to ask for more.

Ate my food. Literally ate it in front of me, knew I saw them do it, and tried to act like they didn’t  then, tried to gaslight me, saying they bought that food  they didn’t  I’m the only one who buys food you don’t have to heat up in the microwave (or that you have to actually cook).

Went $6K+ into debt buying a PS5, Xbox Series X, and new TV instead of a new water heater, roof, and landscaping for the house….that THEY own.

I ADHD Brained for a second and accidentally left my laundry basket on the washer on day….and they barred me from using the washer, drier, and grill….because they were upset I washed dishes instead of moving my laundry basket.

They came home to me cleaning the house and kitchen on day…..and yelled at me like I had a tail. Took their work bullshit out on me. I IMMEDIATELY got them back by paying their rent in $1 bills, nickels, dimes, and pennies.

I’ve only ever had a roommate once in my life, less than a year, and yeah, they’re usually awful.

[SwimOdin]

Top five Dragon Ball Z Abridged characters  (specifically their characterizations in that version)

Perfect Cell

Android 16

Vegeta

Piccolo/Nail/Kami

Krillin

[André Toulon]

4 minutes ago, SwimOdin said:

Good list, love Actraiser. And you can emulate any console up to the PS3 flawlessly on the Steam Deck. It would’ve been in my top 5 regardless, but that puts it on top.

He's sitting next to me and I was asking him where it was, and he told me he had an emulator but deleted it because it was making it run hot.

I've barely ever touched it but I'm sure a quick cleanup might help with that, and I have no clue what he had

[André Toulon]

3 minutes ago, SwimOdin said:

Top five Dragon Ball Z Abridged characters  (specifically their characterizations in that version)

Perfect Cell

Android 16

Vegeta

Piccolo/Nail/Kami

Krillin

This is almost mine verbatim except Tien would be my Krillin. His interactions with the subZ characters always give me a chuckle.....And Kikogofuckyourself is one of my quotables 

[SwimOdin]

2 minutes ago, André Toulon said:

This is almost mine verbatim except Tien would be my Krillin. His interactions with the subZ characters always give me a chuckle.....And Kikogofuckyourself is one of my quotables 

I was debating those because of Tien’s interactions with Vegeta are such gold

[Insipid]

Favorite Final Fantasy, in descending order:

1. FF7
2. FF12
3. FF9
4. FF6
5. FF8 or FF10, tough decision

I've played more FF games, but it's too hard for me to rank top ten.

 

Edited October 31, 2024 by Insipid

[SwimOdin]

9 minutes ago, Insipid said:

Favorite Final Fantasy, in descending order:

1. FF7
2. FF12
3. FF9
4. FF6
5. FF8 or FF10, tough decision

I've played more FF games, but it's too hard for me to rank top ten.

 

12 is hated and I absolutely love it. Yasumi Matsuno as a developer is my heroin.

[Mode 7]

My Top 10 Favorite SNES Soundtracks

1. TMNT IV: Turtles In Time

2. Plok

3. Mega Man X

4. Donkey Kong Country 2

5. Secret of Mana

6. Sparkster

7. Castlevania: Dracula X

8. Super Ghouls n Ghosts

9. Super Castlevania IV

10. Soul Blazer

[Insipid]

2 minutes ago, SwimOdin said:

12 is hated and I absolutely love it. Yasumi Matsuno as a developer is my heroin.

I believe people have grown to like 12 more over the years. I always liked it since it first came out. One thing I loved is that it had a huge main quest and so many side quests.

[GuyBeardmane]

Top Ten Movies

1. The Big Lebowski
2. Speed Racer
3. The Godfather
4. V for Vendetta
5. Death to Smoochy
6. The Wrestler
7. Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
8. Fellowship of the Ring
9. The Two Towers
10. Return of the King

[SwimOdin]

1 minute ago, Dusty Shackleford said:

My Top 10 Favorite SNES Soundtracks

1. TMNT IV: Turtles In Time

2. Plok

3. Mega Man X

4. Donkey Kong Country 2

5. Secret of Mana

6. Sparkster

7. Castlevania: Dracula X

8. Super Ghouls n Ghosts

9. Super Castlevania IV

10. Soul Blazer

I don’t know Plock or Sparkster. Otherwise those are the shit, Soul Blazer was so good.

[GuyBeardmane]

Top Five Prescription Medications I'm On

1. Fluoxetine, 40mg (because anxiety is a bitch!)
2. Allopurinol, 100mg
3. Colchicine, .6mg
4. Prednisone, 20mg (these three because gout is a bitch!)
5. Contrave (because I'm a fat bitch!)

[Mode 7]

Just now, SwimOdin said:

I don’t know Plock or Sparkster. Otherwise those are the shit, Soul Blazer was so good.

You owe it to yourself to check out Plok and Sparkster

[SwimOdin]

2 minutes ago, Insipid said:

I believe people have grown to like 12 more over the years. I always liked it since it first came out. One thing I loved is that it had a huge main quest and so many side quests.

I never finished it because I was trying to defeat those impossibly (to me) hard marks at the end. I grinded all characters to 99 and still could t beat them.

[SwimOdin]

3 minutes ago, GuyBeardmane said:

Top Ten Movies

1. The Big Lebowski
2. Speed Racer
3. The Godfather
4. V for Vendetta
5. Death to Smoochy
6. The Wrestler
7. Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
8. Fellowship of the Ring
9. The Two Towers
10. Return of the King

Return of the King is my favorite and every year Lebowski gets higher, no pun intended.

[GuyBeardmane]

Top Three Things that Shouldn't Be Allowed to Exist

1. Bedbugs
2. Mosquitos
3. Parasitoid Wasps

[GuyBeardmane]

Just now, SwimOdin said:

Return of the King is my favorite and every year Lebowski gets higher, no pun intended.

You bow to no one.

And yeah, Lebowski is just one of those movies where it's better every single time.  I'm going to Lebowskifest someday.

[SwimOdin]

5 minutes ago, GuyBeardmane said:

Top Ten Movies

1. The Big Lebowski
2. Speed Racer
3. The Godfather
4. V for Vendetta
5. Death to Smoochy
6. The Wrestler
7. Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
8. Fellowship of the Ring
9. The Two Towers
10. Return of the King

Also, have you seen The Iron Claw? For me it passed The Wrestler as the best pro wrestling movie.

[SwimOdin]

2 minutes ago, GuyBeardmane said:

Top Three Things that Shouldn't Be Allowed to Exist

1. Bedbugs
2. Mosquitos
3. Parasitoid Wasps

Do you get eaten alive by mosquitoes as well? They literally swarm me.

[Doom Metal Alchemist]

2 minutes ago, Dusty Shackleford said:

My Top 10 Favorite SNES Soundtracks

1. TMNT IV: Turtles In Time

2. Plok

3. Mega Man X

4. Donkey Kong Country 2

5. Secret of Mana

6. Sparkster

7. Castlevania: Dracula X

8. Super Ghouls n Ghosts

9. Super Castlevania IV

10. Soul Blazer

Secret of Mana's soundtrack is super underrated. 

Super Castlevania IV's soundtrack actually had a profound impact on me as a musician. I was revisiting the game one day in my adulthood and once that gate closed down and those ominous organ notes played, I wanted to get a pipe organ sound out of my guitar. That led me to eventually discovering the Roland GR-33 Guitar Synthesizer. I used it for organ sounds and other sounds like harp, sitar, tambura, bells, etc in my original metal songs. 

[Insipid]

3 minutes ago, SwimOdin said:

I never finished it because I was trying to defeat those impossibly (to me) hard marks at the end. I grinded all characters to 99 and still could t beat them.

Try playing it again. The latest edition of the game lets you speed the game up 16x, and it removes much of the monotony of grinding. It looks absolutely hilarious when all your party members die at 16x speed though.

[GuyBeardmane]

Just now, SwimOdin said:

Also, have you seen The Iron Claw? For me it passed The Wrestler as the best pro wrestling movie.

I haven't!  It's on my shortlist.  The Von Erichs have such a tragic story.  At the same time I can't see myself knocking down my favorite Aronofsky movie.

[SwimOdin]

5 minutes ago, GuyBeardmane said:

Top Five Prescription Medications I'm On

1. Fluoxetine, 40mg (because anxiety is a bitch!)
2. Allopurinol, 100mg
3. Colchicine, .6mg
4. Prednisone, 20mg (these three because gout is a bitch!)
5. Contrave (because I'm a fat bitch!)

Fluoxetine and prednisone are my bread and butter. I took 40mg a day of Prednisone for months at one time. Shit makes you crazy at those levels.

[GuyBeardmane]

2 minutes ago, SwimOdin said:

Do you get eaten alive by mosquitoes as well? They literally swarm me.

I haven't in a long time, fortunately.  One of my roommates is like ten times as white as I am so she's dinner.

[SwimOdin]

1 minute ago, GuyBeardmane said:

I haven't!  It's on my shortlist.  The Von Erichs have such a tragic story.  At the same time I can't see myself knocking down my favorite Aronofsky movie.

I wept for 15 minutes the first time I saw it. Granted, I took an edible about 30 minutes before we got to the theatre, it was Christmas Eve, and I was with my brother (it’s a “brother” movie), but I’m sure I would have cried either way. I totally endorse it.

[SwimOdin]

8 minutes ago, Insipid said:

Try playing it again. The latest edition of the game lets you speed the game up 16x, and it removes much of the monotony of grinding. It looks absolutely hilarious when all your party members die at 16x speed though.

I did get the Zodiac version on PS4, I just need to get remote play working right on my Steam Deck then it’s on.

[GuyBeardmane]

Top Five Hella Tragic/Bizarre Animated Films That'll Fuck With You for like Way Too Long

1. The Plague Dogs
2. Watership Down
3. Unicorn Wars
4. Felidae
5. Waltz with Bashir

Top Five Satoshi Kon Movies (Because the previous list would've just been these without separating them)

1. Millenium Actress
2. Perfect Blue
3. Tokyo Godfathers
4. Paprika
5. Paranoia Agent (because it's not a movie but it's still fuckin' good)

Top Five Ghiblis/Miyazakis

1. The Wind Rises
2. Porco Rosso
3. Grave of the Fireflies
4. Spirited Away
5. Princess Mononoke

[Mode 7]

My Top 10 Jethro Tull Albums

1. The Folk Trilogy of Albums: Songs From the Wood, Heavy Horses and Stormwatch (I refuse to rank one above the other)

2. Thick as a Brick

3. War Child

4. Stand Up

5. A

6. Minstrel in the Gallery

7. Roots to Branches

8. Catfish Rising

9. Aqualung

10. J-Tull Dot Com

Edited October 31, 2024 by Dusty Shackleford

[Insipid]

Five main tastes ranked in descending order:

1. Umami - Savoriness makes everything better. MSG is love MSG is life.
2. Salty - Also makes things taste better, most of the time.
3. Sweet - Can easily be overdone and doesn't match many foods.
4. Bitter - Normally associated with acquired tastes.
5. Sour - Usually disgusting by itself, but good in certain combinations. 

 

[SwimOdin]

19 hours ago, GuyBeardmane said:

Top Five Hella Tragic/Bizarre Animated Films That'll Fuck With You for like Way Too Long

1. The Plague Dogs
2. Watership Down
3. Unicorn Wars
4. Felidae
5. Waltz with Bashir

Top Five Satoshi Kon Movies (Because the previous list would've just been these without separating them)

1. Millenium Actress
2. Perfect Blue
3. Tokyo Godfathers
4. Paprika
5. Paranoia Agent (because it's not a movie but it's still fuckin' good)

Top Five Ghiblis/Miyazakis

1. The Wind Rises
2. Porco Rosso
3. Grave of the Fireflies
4. Spirited Away
5. Princess Mononoke

Have you seen the Netflix version of Watership Down? It was pretty good, not as fuck-you-up as the original but not bad.

Howl’s Moving Castle is my favorite but I will chalk that up to also being my first so it’s twinged with nostalgia (like most things)

[SwimOdin]

18 hours ago, Dusty Shackleford said:

My Top 10 Jethro Tull Albums

1. The Folk Trilogy of Albums: Songs From the Wood, Heavy Horses and Stormwatch (I refuse to rank one above the other)

2. Thick as a Brick

3. War Child

4. Stand Up

5. A

6. Minstrel in the Gallery

7. Roots to Branches

8. Catfish Rising

9. Aqualung

10. J-Tull Dot Com

Thick as a Brick is so good one of my favorite albums

[SwimOdin]

13 hours ago, Insipid said:

Five main tastes ranked in descending order:

1. Umami - Savoriness makes everything better. MSG is love MSG is life.
2. Salty - Also makes things taste better, most of the time.
3. Sweet - Can easily be overdone and doesn't match many foods.
4. Bitter - Normally associated with acquired tastes.
5. Sour - Usually disgusting by itself, but good in certain combinations. 

 

Does umami equal savory or is there a difference?

[SwimOdin]

Top 5 beaches I’ve been to:

Hilton Head

Pensacola

Gulf Shores

Navarre

Myrtle Beach (I think it’s kind of a shite beach, but it was our family beach growing up)

[Mode 7]

My Top 5 Favorite Guitarists 

1. Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple/Rainbow)

2. Alex Lifeson (Rush)

3. John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

4. Angus Young (AC/DC)

5. Robert Fripp and Andrien Belew (King Crimson)

[Mode 7]

My Top 5 Favorite Bass Players

1. Geddy Lee (Rush)

2. Kim Deal (Pixies)

3. Chris Squire (Yes)

4. Roger Glover (Deep Purple)

5. Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

 

Edited November 1, 2024 by Dusty Shackleford

[Mode 7]

My Top 5 Favorite Drummers

1. Neil Peart (Rush)

2. Bill Bruford (King Crimson/Yes)

3. Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing Pumpkins)

4. Barrie Barlow (Jethro Tull)

5. Cozy Powell (Rainbow)

[SwimOdin]

It is kind of wild what a crazy group of musicians Rush had. I just wish they had better vocals (pls don’t kill me Rush fans)

[GuyBeardmane]

9 minutes ago, SwimOdin said:

It is kind of wild what a crazy group of musicians Rush had. I just wish they had better vocals (pls don’t kill me Rush fans)

The funny thing is whenever I hear a Rush song that's not sung by Geddy Lee I want to hear Geddy Lee sing (unless it's Danny Sexbang).

[GuyBeardmane]

52 minutes ago, SwimOdin said:

Have you seen the Netflix version of Watership Down? It was pretty good, not as fuck-you-up as the original but not bad.

Howl’s Moving Castle is my favorite but I will chalk that up to also being my first so it’s twinged with nostalgia (like most things)

I haven't watched the Netflix one.  I like the nightmares from the 70s animation.

Howl is amazing, but like you said the others just edge it out due to nostalgia.

[Mode 7]

My Top 5 Favorite Lead Singers

1. Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)

2. Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)

3. Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)

4. Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)

5. Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)

[Insipid]

2 hours ago, SwimOdin said:

Does umami equal savory or is there a difference?

It's basically the same thing.