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Can't believe Halladay died, but I also can't believe more rich people don't die in plane crashes. It's probably just as safe, if not safer, than driving a car, but I'll never be convinced of that. I only rode in a tiny plane twice (when I went skydiving), and I was a wreck both times -- it terrified the fuck out of me, even though I had two parachutes attached to my back.

It's weird that the guy who shamelessly copied Halladay's pitching motion became a pitching stud in the same year Halladay died. Life is cool and weird.

Sonic Forces is apparently awful, which is to be expected. Sonic Team might be the worst developer in the gaming industry today; they worked on Forces for four years!
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Are any of you watching the new season of Nathan for You? The first episode was meh, but the next few are fantastic.
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"Now I'm about to dunk on you, so get ready champ." - riverdude

MNTwins1991 posted...

I had friends that are/were super in to that FF mobile game. I tried it but I couldn't get into it

Is it Brave Exvius or Record Keeper? I'm still playing RK daily. It recently celebrated its second-year anniversary in the States. I never tried Brave Exvius.

Best 3D Mario is the Wii U one. I never played any others, but the Wii U one was really, really good, so I think it's fair to assume it's the best one.
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Yeah, I had no idea there was one coming out. From a purely business perspective, a microtransaction-based AC would make insane money, but idk if that's what they are doing. Nintendo never does what it should do, for better or worse.

For example, Odyssey looks insane. It's not at all what I expected the next Mario game to look like. Taking over enemies with a magical hat? Whaaa...I hope it's a great game and you guys love it.

I'm pretty sure the Switch is the first Nintendo device since the Gamecube that I'm gonna leave on the store shelf , so I decided to watch a leaked stream of Odyssey for awhile, and it looks great. The streamer and streamees(?)(what do you call stream viewers? Is there a name?) pointed out various Mario game references, so it kind of seems Sonic Mania-esque as a love letter to the past.

Phew, I worked in a Sonic Mania reference.

I don't hate the Dodgers or anything, but I really don't want them to win. They are about to go on a multi-year destruction tour of MLB, so starting that destruction with a WS win is gonna make me hate them much quicker.
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I looked at the Rams' box scores for their last few games, and I didn't recognize any receivers other than Tavon Austin, who naturally underwhelmed with two catches for minimal gain. Turnover in the NFL is just insane.

Who do you think will be the first superstar QB to retire early to mitigate CTE? I guess I could see Rodgers leaving early.
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I just remembered that Sonic Mania is fantastic, and I thought I should mention it again. Actually, I didn't just remember that, because I've been beating the game once daily for days. Tons of days? Sure. Weeks? No, that's not accurate. I'm Fair And Balanced.

I had an itch to play Space Channel 5: Part 2, but I watched a playthrough first in order to make sure my girlfriend of almost nine years wouldn't immediately leave me. Verdict?

No, no I can't play it when she's around. She could barely take the top-tier cringe at the start of FF15. I couldn't, either, so I only played it for a half hour and abandoned it. And I never buy games at full price anymore, so...

http://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fucking_idiot_arrested_development.gif
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I'm kind of shocked spinal stenosis is a listed condition. I've had it for years, and it really sucks, but it's not at the level of cancer. I've been looking for a surefire way to do it for a long time; does this suicide system allow people from other countries?
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I enjoyed Secret of Mana, but I have no desire to come back to it. I just learned today that there's a PS4 remaster of SoM in development, so maybe you guys would rather play that.

I really should be interested in the SNES, since I was a 100% Sega boy and missed most of the classics, but I've already emulated FF6 and SoM. I tried the NES fan-translated Mother 1 and regular Earthbound (Mother 2) games, but I never gave them a real shot. I've never played a console Zelda before, so LttP is probably my number 1 game to try. I'm not good enough at games to beat a Megaman game. That's all the biggies, right?

Oh, I got a flat tire today and had to buy a couple new tires from Walmart tonight, so I might have been mere feet away from the twins!
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STLCards1991 posted...

The Rams were not popular at all. Cards then Blues then Rams.

Eh, idk about that. It was definitely that way for the past few years, but the Rams were still generating big headlines during Sam Badford's tenure. The Blues definitely jumped into a solid second place near the end of football in STL.
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I'm on Team Twins. Buxton's a defensive stud, and Sano is awesome. Ervin Santana is a sneaky great pitcher. Let's do it, Twinks!
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Why is Pham out of the game? I was hyped for him to have another AB with runners on. Him and McCutchen basically clinched 1st place in my money league, with 3 HR and 10 RBI between them today.

What will I do with my winnings? You guessed it -- I'll buy Sonic Mania on PC so I can fuck around with mods.
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Rockies posted...

One thing that annoys me about competitive gaming nowadays is how these competitive scenes spring up pretty much instantly after a game comes out, whereas it used to be a much more organic thing that grew out of a game's popularity. I don't really know why that annoys me though, since it's not really a big deal as long as the games are good. I guess I just hope it doesn't become so big that it dilutes the quality of multiplayer games, in the same way that digital stores became a dumping ground for indie shovelware, or YouTube exposure became an excuse to make lazy ragdoll meme games.

Not exactly equivalent, but I was big into the Yugioh scene for many, many years, and while it was always an expensive hobby to be competitive in, it seemed like each new pack catered to the small "professional" gaming community. I'd go to a Regionals and face the same decks over and over again. The one time I qualified for Nationals, I went 6-4 (just missed making it to the day 2 finals) and faced a total of two different decks. Unless you really enjoy the game you're playing (which I did until I couldn't keep up with the costs), the professional scene can be a real drag.

They couldn't handle my Crush Card Virus, though. I used it in the tourney, sold it for $200 before I left Pittsburgh, and Konami banned it on the next banned list. bachewy would have been proud of my hustle.
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