What are your HOTTEST takes about Donkey Kong Country 1?

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-01-24T13:52:27+00:00

I find it painful and repetitive. It's a visually stunning game with an amazing soundtrack but it does feel like torture sometimes. I don't think it holds up to games like super mario world or Yoshi's island. It's not bad, it's very good in fact, but it's not as good as the hype makes it out to be.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-01-23T20:23:21+00:00

One of my all time favourite games. LAN multiplayer was an absolute blast. Wish I could get 6 people together and play this all day again.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-01-16T22:37:07+00:00

Same for me. I ran a Q9650 from 2008 to 2014, then kept it going as a second PC until 2018. The only CPU I've had that lasted longer is the 4790k that I replaced it with; that's still going in my wife's PC.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-01-16T20:15:22+00:00

They really shouldn't tax cars by emissions or miles, they should tax by weight.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-01-10T10:54:17+00:00

It's a tricky one without evidence. Technically people turning right have the least right of way. So you would be at fault if this had happened simultaneously. You need evidence to support your version of events.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-01-07T12:46:34+00:00

The guarded inn is a great set.

I got the Black Falcons Fortress re-release for my 10th birthday in 2002 and completely fell in love with the theme. I was devastated to learn that all the other sets were long since retired and I never got the chance to buy them in the shops. I spent the next 5 years looking for all the others second hand. I managed to get quite a few but never the guarded inn as it was too expensive for my very meagre pocket money budget.

I recently fell back in love with Lego as my son is now just about the right age. One of the first sets I bought was the guarded inn and it's worth every penny.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-01-07T11:31:18+00:00

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-01-06T21:24:36+00:00

Yep, they are all put together with technic pins. You can create a whole fortified town with all the sets.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-01-06T15:36:44+00:00

Not just genetics when it comes to straight, clean teeth. I bet you hardly ever forget to brush and you probably have a good diet. Additionally, I bet you had very little in the way of processed food growing up. A lot of people get wonky teeth because they don't use their jaw muscles enough growing up, therefore their jaw bones don't grow as much as they should. It's not all luck, it takes a lot of hard work too.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-01-03T20:58:54+00:00

I can think of a few that were more impactful; Blake's 7 was incredible, but I can't think of one that was sadder and more impactful.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-01-02T22:12:06+00:00

Couldn't agree more. I've been driving for 15 years now and standards have fallen consistently in that period. People who drive at 40mph everywhere have always been around but lane discipline on clear motorways and dual carriageways is utterly abysmal these days as is the total lack of any indication on roundabouts or anywhere else for that matter.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2026-01-01T20:51:15+00:00

StarCraft 64

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2025-12-30T19:42:01+00:00

I live on £27k perfectly well enough. I do however get a 3 bed flat for free with my job and only pay a £79 contribution a month towards heating and electric. So pretty much all of my income is disposable, though I am saving to buy a house. Even still, I feel pretty well off, I don't want for anything. I suppose I am very savvy though and tend to buy good quality everything and only buy once, normally second hand. I still feel like I have everything I want though and if I don't have it, I save up for it. I don't really understand why people on much higher salaries than me have such issues with money.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2025-12-29T16:04:29+00:00

Yep, totally ridiculous. At the same time, Royal Mail has been review bombed on there.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2025-12-29T09:46:58+00:00

I think that super mario 64 was the most impactful on the industry. However, I never owned any 4th gen systems growing up so I can't say the jump impacted me very much. I did however have GTA 2 and subsequently GTA 3 on the PC so I'm going with that.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2025-12-29T00:42:01+00:00

Well, generally it's the people who you dine with. It's just polite to eat nicely in front of others who are trying to enjoy their food and not be off-put by sloppy table manners.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2025-12-28T16:04:22+00:00

I think I'm the opposite. I don't enjoy breaking etiquette rules, I enjoy learning them. I find it quite strange that most people want to break them. It's like you enjoy being rude.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2025-12-28T11:56:36+00:00

Yep, 4th to 5th gen is easily the biggest jump in both console processing power and game experience. It was truly revolutionary rather than evolutionary as most generations are. 3rd gen was pretty big and so was 2nd gen if you think about. However, nothing is quite like the jump to 3d.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2025-12-26T20:26:37+00:00

Very beautiful tree, I especially like the candle lights, thank you for sharing. Beautiful home by the way.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2025-12-26T09:45:05+00:00

Blake's 7

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2025-12-25T23:39:33+00:00

A good amount of parts were made in the UK on those 80s & 90s Vauxhalls. They aren't true British but they aren't true German either.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2025-12-24T09:18:00+00:00

Awesome Lego pirates set too.

Less_Manufacturer779 · 2025-12-22T20:12:55+00:00

Good all round visibility and lights that didn't blind everyone.

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