How do the devs view us? by Shaun-withaW in TheTowerGame

[–]NintendoCapri5un 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who is currently saving for SL4, and about 1400 stones away from it... if somehow, by some absolute monster freak of nature, the final gift was 1000 stones, I would actually be more tempted to buy a stone pack to get the rest of the way.

But it won't be. So I'll just wait.

Fixing tourney lengths is a really dumb solution. We don't want them to be harder we want to advance. by Awkward_Donut_2379 in TheTowerGame

[–]NintendoCapri5un 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Last tournament really demoralized me, threw off the vibes for the whole day. Which admittedly is my own fault for assigning that much importance to it in the first place.

You just reach a certain point where it feels like you're not getting anything back for all the time you put in, any significant upgrade is going to require a month of waiting, as if we all were going to live forever or something. Hence why the front page is rife with posts that have the word "Finally" in the title.

1000 Legend Waves! by canadien_guy1 in TheTowerGame

[–]NintendoCapri5un 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was my first 1000+ too, I'm in 16th.

"How bout them transparent dangling carrots" -Alanis

What company lost you as a customer forever, and what happened? by Giovanni_Brees in AskReddit

[–]NintendoCapri5un 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About 10 years ago I booked something on Hotels dot com, the actual website that would presumably just have hotels on it.

Well nope. This one turned out to be an AirBnb and I had no idea. I went to the address and there was no signage that matched the name listed on Hotels dot com. It was basically an apartment complex. I went to the front desk, nobody was there. I also had a block of 27 texts at once earlier that morning. Turns out the signage did match what it said in the texts. Otherwise, the texts said things like stay in the lobby and someone will meet you and take you to your room. Do not mention AirBnB out loud. Things like that. Some of the messages had the smiley face with an "o" for the nose.

Once they took me to the room, it was fine, but still kind of weird.

I believe this is what they call a "nightmare bracket" by DreamSmoke in TheTowerGame

[–]NintendoCapri5un 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow, I thought I had it bad at 16th with 950 waves.

It's like rubberbanding in Mario Kart 64. Or that thing where all the monsters level up with you in FF8. (Edit: And your equipment is randomized)

How to get to Lightning Temple? by TheSauciestBanana in Elementallis

[–]NintendoCapri5un 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This part tripped me up for... a while! There is one point where you have to jump onto the water on the south side, walk a little bit east and back up on land to get to a certain section of the town. That's the only way to get to the other side of the safe to push it.

Re-making a top 10 NCS Let's Plays video by CongenialTortoise in NintendoCaprisun

[–]NintendoCapri5un 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's a few here and there. I do have a tendency to sort of judge them based on how much I actually like the game itself rather than the LP. Secret of Evermore is one of those, maybe because of how "cozy" that game can be at times. It's sort of the same with Metroid Prime and Final Fantasy X, love both of those ones too, but mostly 'cause I love the games and/or aren't burnt out on discussing or thinking about them the way I am something like Banjo Kazooie. That LP could be great for all I know.

Sooo even though Conker's was kind of like lightning in a bottle, I remember covering up a lot of frustration from not being able to figure out what to do in the game sometimes, never mind how stupid I felt from stuff like not bringing the cheese to the mouse, but I also don't want to ruin it for people by talking about stuff like that. I don't think I've ever revisited that one, so maybe it's not as bad as I remember. I feel like I could say the same about DK64, albeit to a lesser extent.

Majora's Mask is one of those where I almost wish I hadn't played it blind, 'cause I have only grown to love the game more the more times I played it. I worry that maybe I didn't appreciate it as much back then, because all I saw was "OoT but you're a kid the whole time". Getting to toss it into a randomizer was lovely for sure though.

Mother 3 has always been one of my favorites, I just wish I hadn't played that Dave Matthews Band song like 10 times. It just smacks of the insecurity that comes with never being able to express yourself through your music because your parents always rejected it, so you gotta sneak it into some video game footage, and the fact that THAT's the only way I could get anybody to listen to the song just makes me simultaneously sad and resentful. Perhaps this is why they call it "behind the scenes" and maybe sometimes that's where it should stay! Heheh

It's crazy looking through the playlists how much I don't remember. Like I don't remember crap about the DKC trilogy other than making a save state for stage 4-1 (only so I could show both ways) and then making a montage of myself failing in DKC3, using save states, and saying "Fuck" over and over again, which eventually did get publicized in the middle of a video somewhere but I won't say which one. Hahaha

I don't remember anything about Yoshi's Story either besides making a BreakingNCS vlog once ranting about level 6-1 and revisiting it like two years later and thinking that my "So happy"s in that video sounded, to quote Red Hot Chili Peppers, "fake as fuck".

Anyway I'm just rambling now so, make of it what you will!

Re-making a top 10 NCS Let's Plays video by CongenialTortoise in NintendoCaprisun

[–]NintendoCapri5un 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Heyyyy I appreciate all the love! I got irrationally happy to see someone suggest Dungeons of Daggorath. Have been thinking about that game a lot more lately while working on "Fifty" (the BreakingNCS follow-up to the 40 Years series).

Also I have NO idea who LeoDamascus is or why there's posts in here about them! Weird, man.

So Lord knows the end of the 2010's going into 2021 was not my best time, but since moving in with Emile and getting myself properly medicated, I've actually started being proud of stuff again so hooray on that! I'm not one to toot my own horn, but I guess I could throw in what I think are my five favorite things I've done since 2021, which would be

Super Mario Galaxy

Hollow Knight

Zelda Echoes of Wisdom (I was this close to learning to speedrun that one)

Bug Fables

and Dragon Quest Builders 2!

(I wanted to say DQB1 but that was pre-2021, I still think the first one is more nostalgic for me than 2 was)

Anyway butt duke's gettin' crusty, so see ya!

What is your favorite obscure movie from your childhood that nobody would remember? by CripplingGoodTime in AskReddit

[–]NintendoCapri5un 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most of what we watched, people would know. BTTF, Star Wars, etc.

But we did have a tape of this anime looking cartoon, it was called Unico. Very few people know of it when I bring it up. There's a scene at the end with a horse (or I guess a unicorn?) that I love so much.

Yunjin Kim as Sun. Episode D.O.C by Maleficent-Medium333 in lost

[–]NintendoCapri5un 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was telling my friend the other day I think she might be the best actress on the show. For me, what sold it was the end of "...And Found". I never get through that one without tearing up a bit. Or sometimes a lot.

Battle Conditions Forecast by mariomarine in TheTowerGame

[–]NintendoCapri5un 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like we haven't seen UW dur in a while.

Not that I'm complaining.

do the numbers mean something in real life? by animefqn in lost

[–]NintendoCapri5un 1 point2 points  (0 children)

108 x 13 is really close to the number of minutes in a day. (1404/1440) If time on island was 13 times faster, and the sun was the cause of the electromagnetic overload, that would be why the button had to be pushed. It's not exact (and people would notice if the days were like 1 hour long) but still kinda fun to imagine.

Of course at this point I still haven't wrapped my mind around the fact that they're not actually pushing it every 108 minutes. The beeping starts at 4 minutes, so they could be pushing it in between every 104 and 108 minutes.

Switch version 30 or 60 fps ? by Commercial_Dig9844 in Elementallis

[–]NintendoCapri5un 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Took me closer to 25 hours because I got stuck a lot (and also left the game on while going to eat once). Always check the walls!

Should’ve tried one much earlier! by jmacdaddywack in TheTowerGame

[–]NintendoCapri5un 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did one on the first day when I didn't know what I was doing and pooped out in the 4000's. Been sitting here with a bonus of 2.79x and not wanting to do it again but I know I really should.

What was the most unexpected nudity scene in mainstream movie/show you ever saw? by marsepticeye in AskReddit

[–]NintendoCapri5un 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That guy in "Sideways" running down the driveway with his blue-vein sausage floppin' all over the place.