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    Nintendo General

    I am mildly interested in Link's Awakening. I don't even know why there is a part if me that still wants to like Zelda games. I generally don't enjoy most of them If I do ever play this one, two things are for sure: i) I won't pay full price (79.99 CAD for a remake of a Game Boy title, WTF Nintendo ); ii) I'm FAQing start to finish to increase the odds of enjoyment. I should really just save all my money and replay one of the two Zelda games that I know I like (LttP or Minish Cap).
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    Netflix Anime

    So I've been really impressed with a few Netflix series, having recently watched Violet Evergarden and B: The Beginning. I know they have more originals/exclusives, but I feel like I'm really on a roll here and don't want to mess it up by picking something shitty to watch next. So I am trusting you guys and gals to give me a recommend: What Netflix anime should I start on next?
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    Nintendo General

    I'll buy a case of them!
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    Nintendo General

    Stadium Events for Switch
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    Nintendo General

    I think the controller I bought recently is the same one
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    Netflix Anime

    Carole & Tuesday finally popped up in my list in Netflix. Just finished watching episode #1 and it is definitely a winner
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    Nintendo General

    Yeah I grabbed that SNES app right after I got home from work. Was about to start schooling the 8 year old on Mario Kart when the baby interrupted us
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    Nintendo General

    I have Diablo 3 and it's not doing it for me like I had hoped. Probably just gonna do another run through Diablo II next time I get the itch. But Torchlight II is pretty cheap too. Guess I'll wishlist out for now and wait for a sale price.
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    [09/05/19] Weekly What Have You Been Listening To?

    "Closer to the Heart" has been an enduring fan favourite since it was released on A Farewell to Kings (possibly my #1 fav Rush album) in 1977. It's a rock radio staple.
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    Nintendo General

    Any of you PC gamers play Torchlight II before? Is it any good? Caught my eye on the eShop.
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    [09/05/19] Weekly What Have You Been Listening To?

    Tom Sawyer Freewill Limelight A few big ones. Surely you've heard them on the radio or somewhere. "Closer to the Heart", "Spirit of Radio", "The Trees", "Subdivisions", "Fly By Night", "Working Man", ... there's no way you haven't heard at least a couple of these tunes.
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    [09/05/19] Weekly What Have You Been Listening To?

    I will fix that! Get ready for a bunch of YouTube videos coming tonight. You don't think you have heard "Tom Sawyer" even?
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    [09/05/19] Weekly What Have You Been Listening To?

    Now you're talking my language I've been working on the bass lines from some songs off of Fly By Night by Rush this week, so I've been listening to "Anthem", "Best I Can", and "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" a bunch. "Anthem" is a top notch album opener. Also Jay Som's new album And some Steely Dan too, gotta study those Chuck Rainey bass lines
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    Nintendo General

    Gotta give a new game a big push. Maybe they're tired of Pokemon.
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    Nintendo General

    Depending on the price, I'm interested in Little Town Hero
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    [09/05/19] Weekly What Have You Been Playing?

    Huh, I missed that SNES announcement. I'm looking forward to this! Got my bluetooth SNES-style 8bitdo controller all ready to go All I've played this week, if you can call it playing, is Pokemon X with my daughter. She's the one playing. I'm just referencing a FAQ to help her get through to the last badge she needs. I'm impressed how well she's done figuring the game out to this point since she doesn't really play games much - nowhere near as much as I did at that age. I'm finding this more fun than actually playing a game myself. We're going to play Pokemon Sword together when it comes out ?
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    Your Intro To Video Games?

    I had a Game Boy but when I saw a friend's Game Gear I wanted one *so* bad. Had to give up my Game Boy for it. I guess I mostly regret that choice, but I did also have a lot of fun with a handful of Game Gear games.
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    Songbird Symphony

    I Wishlist'd this on the eShop when it was "coming soon" but then totally forgot to follow up Thanks for the reminder! I guess this is next on my to-buy list.
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    More Shovel Knight!

    I'm interested in Showdown
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    [08/29/19] Weekly What Have You Been Playing?

    Sounds like a bad combo indeed. I'd totally FAQ my way through it too. (If I'm being honest, these days with time constraints and an increasingly short attention span, I will use walkthroughs on most RPGs... )
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    Dr Stone

    I think the last episode alluded to the sick older sister having imparted some knowledge on people..?
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    B: The Beginning

    Popped up in my recommendations on Netflix last week so I checked it out. Violet Evergarden was a real hit for me, so I figured why not try another Netflix anime. Didn't take long for me to get sucked in, and I just finished last night. The wife even watched parts of it with me and started getting into it. (She's usually more of the, "Why are you still watching cartoons " type so that kinda took me by surprise) Netflix is still batting 1.000 with me Anybody else watch this? What'd you think? It's apparently been renewed for a second season, so keep an eye out.
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    B: The Beginning

    Yeah, really great animation. I'm happy if Netflix wants to throw as much money as possible at good studios and directors The story was a bit hard to follow at first, maybe a bit unnecessarily complicated, but it all came together for me eventually. I love a good mystery so the detective parts were very interesting to me too. Gilbert was one fucked up dude
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    [08/22/19] Weekly What Have You Been Playing?

    I'm not a big Zelda fan aside from maybe 2 or 3 of the games, so I'm probably biased, but to me that sounds like the description of any older Zelda game I gotta get going in Diablo again. Not enough time in the day...
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    Jay Som

    Her new album dropped a few days ago, Anak Ko. It's pretty darn good! For those unfamiliar: She basically does what people "bedroom pop" or "dream pop", which I guess when you listen feels like an appropriate genre name; although this latest effort is perhaps a bit less lo-fi. I haven't read the credits for Anak Ko, but I know on previous albums she's played a lot of the parts (guitar, bass, drums) on several tracks. As a wannabe-multi-instrumentalist, I really appreciate the DIY approach. She does tour with a band though and maybe they got to play more on this album. I dunno. Any other fans out there?
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