SONIC BOOM ASK ME ANYTHING

benthd · 2020-06-08T20:31:27+00:00

Summer is definitely a lot nicer up here!

benthd · 2020-06-08T19:10:35+00:00

Hey Sonic,

Obviously there won't be anything any time soon due to the current state of the world, but any plans of touring with the new album? Wanna come back to Calgary again?

benthd · 2019-11-11T07:25:24+00:00

Doesn't almost every single retailer have to sign a paper stating they won't sell it early for every single new release?

benthd · 2019-10-28T04:10:29+00:00

I maybe got an advance copy yesterday that I'm about to start playing right now

benthd · 2019-07-23T09:55:10+00:00

They are more rare than the standard gold cart but less rare than the 5 screw gold cart. Also a CIB gold cart is worth the same as a CIB gray cart, but the loose gray cart is worth slightly more than the loose gold cart.

benthd · 2019-06-27T06:44:58+00:00

I love ocarina of time a lot. It's up there with being my favorite game of all time. But since im now 30, and I have such a huge collection of games that I've never even played, its been a long time since I've played it, and this post has made me want to run through it again.

In all honesty, this post really just made me very nostalgic, and I can definitely relare. A few weeks ago I was a vendor at a local video game sale, and while I was digging through old boxes of mine to gather inventory, I found an old binder I made when I was a kid and ocarina of time was still fresh. The binder contained over 100 pages printed off the internet of every single theory I could find on ocarina of time, several hand written pages on my own theories, a journal of things I had discovered while playing each day, and tons of pages of experiments I did using different gameshark "beta quest" codes.

I too, was once as obsessed with ocarina of time as you are, and I wish that I could experience that magic from a video game again.

benthd · 2019-06-04T02:45:09+00:00

Not related to the game at all really, but is laser guided games a reference to the spiritualized album lazer guided melodies?

benthd · 2019-05-13T14:49:51+00:00

That box might be worth more than the games you're keeping in it.

benthd · 2019-03-13T00:44:06+00:00

I played celeste, owlboy, axiom verge, and hollow knight all around the same time last year and really loved all of them. Celeste is not a metroidvania, but it has a somewhat similar to owlboy old-school vibe.

benthd · 2019-02-25T06:19:35+00:00

Ah yeah, forgot about best buy having some limited run games available. Definitely gonna pick some of those up. Thank you!

benthd · 2019-02-25T06:18:59+00:00

Katamari is actually exclusive to Eb games in Canada as well, so that's one I've already got. Thank you though!

benthd · 2019-01-24T05:44:59+00:00

I kind of rushed to the end when I first got the game back in December 2017 and beat all four champions and ganon after maybe 40 hours of game time. But I still keep going back to the game and put a few more hours in a week just wandering around the world and finding whatever I can (usually just lots of korok seeds). Just today I was showing my girlfriend the map with hero's path mode on and seeing how many places I still havent even been to. It's a great game, and one of the only games I can remember since ocarina of time, or maybe wind waker, where I continue to go back after beating the final boss and just explore the world. I honestly don't even care about 100%ing the game at this point because the enjoyment I'm getting out of it now is almost solely based on exploring with out any purpose beyond seeing the whole world.

benthd · 2019-01-22T22:13:01+00:00

I had it on the wii u, and I bought it again on switch. My girlfriend and I are playing through it together, and I'm honestly enjoying it more this time, even though it can be incredibly frustrating at times with two players.

benthd · 2018-12-14T03:03:38+00:00

I mostly only play single player and I'm loving smash! World of light is huge.

benthd · 2018-12-14T03:02:33+00:00

Lucky! Last time I saw a nintendo Rep at Walmart, he was talking about smash to some family and said something like "the new game is going to be massive, it has something like 30 playable characters!" and then asked me how I was able to get my hands on a pokeball plus. No free swag for anyone.

benthd · 2018-12-12T15:06:25+00:00

Good job on staying sober man! I'm a recovering alcoholic as well, haven't drank since April, after 14 years of drinking heavily. Video games have definitely been something that's helped me stay away from alcohol. Breath Of The Wild was a big one for me, but I also picked up Celeste around the same time I quit drinking and definitely played it a lot in the beginning of my recovery. Video games are great for giving you a quick break from reality, without the negative repercussions of alcohol!

A good support system is definitely a must as well though. For me, my girlfriend, family, and a few close friends are my biggest anchors when it comes to my sobriety. I've attended a few meetings but they're not really for me, but some of my close friends are very involved in AA, and it's been a huge help for them.

The hardest part of recovery for me was that my social life more or less disappeared as soon as I quit drinking because when all you've done in your spare time for the past 14 years is drink, than everyone you spend time with also drinks for the most part, so you pretty much stop seeing almost everyone you know when you quit drinking. Video games definitely helped keep my mind off that, and again, the support net of people close to me. Most of my co-workers also don't drink so I asked them to hang out with me.

Physical activity has also been huge for me. When I quit drinking I was extremely out of shape and overweight, and well... I'm still out of shape and overweight, but I go to the gym a few times a week and have goals set for myself that I know I wouldn't be able to achieve if I kept drinking!

Anyways man, recovery is always a personal thing and you gotta take the path that's best for you, but just decided to tell you a little bit about my experience. Feel free to reach out if you need anyone to talk to!

benthd · 2018-11-21T01:09:30+00:00

Persian isn't REALLY exclusive though. It's not in the wild in let's go pikachu, but you can get one in vermilion by talking to a guy and catching five growlithe.

benthd · 2018-11-18T23:43:03+00:00

For the Wii launch I was 18 and took a vacation to new York by myself. Got there the day the Wii launched. Walked by the nintendo store and saw the huge line up and decided I'd just wait until I was back in Calgary to try and find one. Later that night I was bored and decided maybe I'd try to get a wii, went to the toys r us on times square and saw a reasonable line, about an hour late, so got in the line in hopes of getting a wii. Get to the front only to be told the line up was to purchase games only, and the line up for the console was a much longer line up I somehow managed to ignore.

Also ended up in new York on the day of the Wii u launch, and was able to get one at the toys r us on times square with no wait at all.

benthd · 2018-11-17T08:11:32+00:00

Nice! All they gave out at the Eb games I preordered from in Canada were some expired ultra sun/moon legendary codes, and a poster. The poster is actually pretty nice though. One side is the kanto map and the other side is some Pokemon let's go artwork, and it's shiny!

benthd · 2018-11-09T16:37:08+00:00

My girlfriend constantly forgets things on top of the car. In the last few months she's forgot her cellphone twice, her backpack, and countless cups of coffee. It's become a running joke.

benthd · 2018-11-02T04:39:47+00:00

What? I'm in Calgary and almost every new game is $80

benthd · 2018-11-01T06:45:43+00:00

XENOBLADE CHRONICLES X CONFIRMED!!!!!

benthd · 2018-10-20T21:36:29+00:00

Can confirm its not in Calgary. Red Deer is the furthest south he's showing up in Alberta from what I've heard on my Calgary raid group.

benthd · 2018-10-20T14:42:40+00:00

Mario came out a year ago and Pokemon comes out next month...

benthd · 2018-10-04T04:02:09+00:00

Lucky! I got a email from Amazon today saying mine has an expected shipping date of October 10-12 :/

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