I don't blame you, it takes a certain mindset to settle in for something where you straight-up KNOW you're going to end up being intensely frustrated many, many times.
Hell, I'd say it's even more of a niche mentality now, since so many games are available, with so many different difficulty levels. It's not like the 8-bit Nintendo games where so many popular titles were murderously difficult.

It's like you mentioning Castlevania and Contra. Two of the most popular games ever, and two very hard games (unless you used the Konami code, but that's really a gamebreaker code when you think about it).

Then you have games like Ninja Gaiden, Mega Man, Punch-Out, and that's not even factoring in the ones like Battletoads, where I'm pretty much certain that Japanese developers said fuck you to the idea of renting and made the game so hard that no one who isn't virtually superhuman could ever beat the stinking things.
Good afternoon. =)

Having a decent morning here so far, considering that my main problem is not having a large enough coffee pot. =)

Hopefully you're having a good day so far as well.

Morning all.
Well, the snowed has stopped and we get a bit of sun today. Mighty chilly though -6F (-21C) at the moment.
DD, my acrophobia would rule out the biplane for me too, but I hear there very fun. Still use them around here for crop dusting, also very good for places with no landing strip, they can take off and land in a very short distance. Have fun! ;)

Good morning. =)

That is miserably cold, winter needs to go the hell away in general already.

Aside from trying to not freeze your ass off, how are you doing today?

Good so far today, staying inside and warm for the most part. Maybe go see if I can thaw out my truck later. Or not. ;-)
Glad to hear your 'abuse by Soulstorm' is nearing and end. Fandango would be a welcome change. :-)

Inside and warm is definitely preferable to the alternative. (Unless you're half-penguin but have felt too self-conscious to reveal that about yourself.)

Yes, I'm glad as well. I keep having what I can only call "questioning my sanity" moments wherein I have the urge to start screaming at length at the game.
That can't be healthy. -laughs-

Right now? Honestly?
I'd rather play Phantasmagoria 2. I'd rather play Fahrenheit.
(Okay, maybe not Fahrenheit, since that game's a piece of shit. But even thinking about it as a positive option means there's something seriously wrong with what I'm playing.)

Definitely sounds like it's time for you play an 'Oh wow, games CAN be good!' game. :-)
Problem is you're so used to just trying to stay alive you'd probably find a calm game boring to the point of coma. ;)

Supreme League is getting 2 stars but no reviews? WTF? Wish people would be kind enough to say why they're dissing a game so hard. :/

That is good to hear :D
My day could honestly be a lot better...

Morning to you :-) I just remembered about the weekend promo, did you get the bundle yet?

Good day peeps. Hope you all had a good start in the new week.


That was such a depressing and at the same time inspiring experience, thanks for sharing.


From what I read, it went to things that make you happy, so it's time more than well spent! :-)


Cheers for the wishes. Meningioma is usually a non-malignant tumour, but it does grow over time and are life-threatening all the same, especially if they grow aggressively (like in my friend's case) as they interfere with the central nervous system.

And you're not too late, thank you very much.

Same to you!

Thanks for remembering, decided to save my pennies for now. ;)
Mornin' Hyper, good start so far, how about you?

My thoughts exactly. =)

I don't mind a calm game, I'm not actively looking for ways to drive myself crazy. (Stop laughing. ;) )

2 stars? Some of the biggest shitpiles on GOG have a better score than that.
Crap, if I had more cash right now, I'd buy it as a goof and figure out what people are finding so bad about it.

The news post starts out "God damn hippies!" which really is pretty inappropriate. That may be part of the reason. "Damn hippies" or something would be much better for an international site I would think. The game gets better (75+) reviews elsewhere.

Hmm... let's see, I finally fell asleep around 07:00, only to be woken up an hour later by a phone call asking me to fax my mother's death certificate (part of the bureaucratic stuff I'm dealing with).
Less than two hours later, my brother called me to say that Google had locked him out of his email account and he couldn't recover it, i.e. basically asking me to troubleshoot and fix the issue for him.

I'd say both qualify for a good start, what do you think? ;-P

Greetings and salutations to all, and to all a good day...

I lost my old tinfoil hat during the last alien invasion (non-terrestrial),
so now I’m getting the feeling that I should make a new one.

I’m not really sure what the styles are in this age,
as my fashion sense is rather antiquated.
Methinks the classic Viking helm is definitely out of season.

Should I go with a nice Top hat, or a Derby?