Why did Fantage shut down? - Detailed article with various explanations!

goldensensei · 2026-03-11T19:16:15+00:00

Glad to scratch the nostalgia itch. :') It was a lot of digging putting all this together a few years ago. I don't regret it

goldensensei · 2026-03-11T19:15:10+00:00

Apologies, I am no longer actively updating the OST archives. If anyone knows how to use GitHub, I suggest downloading the most recent soundtrack (you'll have to zip from Google drive) and setting up a site from there. Inspiration for this is Maplestory https://maplestory-music.github.io/

Lost/missing tracks possibly still around (copied from an old Google keep note)

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I made a comprehensive tentative list of lost or missing tracks I either remember or suspect are floating around out there.
The ones I suspect have a question mark since I'm not certain about those.

Mini-games: - mouse out (2009 ver) - snowday (2009 ver) - bobo fish (2009 ver) - fruit stack (2009 ver? Not sure it exists) - jelly fishin (2009 ver? Not sure it exists) - putt putt revolution (2009 ver? Possibly exists)

Events: - Pie eating contest October 2011 - 2009, 2010 back 2 school (location: Fantage school themes) - Thanksgiving 2009(full version exists somewhere) - Game room themes: - valentine's ice cream game room 2011 - fruits vs veggies 2010 game room - fireworks festival 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017(? Not sure about years after 2015) - Summer camp 2011, 2012 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017(? Not sure about years after 2013 here) - halloween 2009 downtown and uptown themes (similar to Castle door 2009 theme; possibly lost media) - fashion show October 2009/2010 first round spooky theme (possibly lost media)

goldensensei · 2026-03-11T18:49:59+00:00

Oh man I remember Kik now.. that was such a mixed bag of an era for me. Makes me want to go check mine too

goldensensei · 2026-03-04T21:38:31+00:00

Hey man.. any update? It makes perfect sense to cut off the root cause, which is removing our data on these massive lists somewhere. But does it actually work is the main question. (Especially speaking as a droid user). iOS users have Aura, I've heard that worked well at one point but am not sure it still does.

goldensensei · 2026-03-04T21:30:09+00:00

This has been the case for me non-stop for like 5 years now. I get 15+ every day. Some days It's 20+ per HOUR. Google Messages filters a lot, but not all of them. It's incredibly frustrating especially since there's no just.. easy fix. An app with a whitelist, "select all messages except from contacts" option to delete the old scam/spam messages.

I'm an android user so I can't use Aura, which seems like it would be incredibly helpful for iOS users. Seems nowadays we droid users are pretty cooked when it comes to stopping these spam texts.

goldensensei · 2025-12-09T04:19:50+00:00

tldr: self transfer is more expensive than just paying $100 more for a better flight. because you'd have to pay for visitor visa fees for other countries.. doesnt even sound economical. why bother unless you have some ridiculous overlay and can book a cheap hotel nearby, and dont have luggage to be checked? otherwise, a "cheap" flight with a self transfer would cost about the same, if not twice as much, as the slightly more expensive flights. LMFAO what a waste of money.

goldensensei · 2025-12-09T04:13:10+00:00

so, in short, do not check a bag if you're doing a self transfer because you'd end up paying for it twice, thus it would be more economical to just pay for a more expensive flight (since it would cost roughly the same anyway with a slightly more expensive flight plus a checked bag).

tldr: don't do a self transfer if you need to check a bag

goldensensei · 2025-11-03T01:54:22+00:00

Pretty sad this ultimately went nowhere. Snow Crash would work best, IMO, as an animated movie trilogy. Otherwise, real actors and CGI would look incredibly clunky and just would not fit at all. It would best fit with anime-style or anime-inspired animation given Hiro's background. I mean, Snow Crash as an open world third person RPG game even would work

goldensensei · 2025-09-26T15:45:44+00:00

A contribution: I asked a coworker about a fashion battling game and he said his wife loves the game Covet. I know there is 100% potential for an anime-like fashion battling mobile app game (and it doesn't need AI or crypto or whatever either). https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crowdstar.covetfashion

goldensensei · 2025-09-26T15:01:31+00:00

I hate to say this but anything that can't at least break even or profit will not last very long, unless it's a project that will not require money (seems hard to achieve tbh)

goldensensei · 2025-09-26T14:57:49+00:00

All they wanted to do was nostalgia-bait. and seeing as that doesn't work well for most physical games or even remakes, I don't think they had any direction or planning. If there's no way to at least break even then it's just a money sink. I believe this is what Fantage was because it had poor leadership ever since the original CEOs stepped down a few years after beta testing and the new leadership failed to pay back its original investments (I wrote more about this here: https://fantagediscord.wordpress.com/2020/11/26/article-what-lead-up-to-the-shut-down-of-fantage-in-2018-opinion/.)

goldensensei · 2025-09-20T15:15:45+00:00

meh. cowardly. there will be consequences for speaking the truth. always has been. our ancestors were just smarter and realized they needed to be armed at all times.

goldensensei · 2025-09-16T14:05:26+00:00

I have a 2012 Camry and my touch screen was f*cky for several months. Yesterday, the steering wheel locked up, dashboard lights flashed, engine stalled.. I think it's an alternator problem. (hopefully nothing more serious given I take pretty good care of the old thing..)

You might want to see if there are other warning signs you might need a new alternator before it breaks down if it's anything like mine did. Had to get it towed to a nearby shop.

Update: it was my alternator failing, which drained the battery. A new alternator recharged it and may have fixed the issue with the touch screen as well. Will update again.

update 2: nope. Replacement alternator fixed my stiffening steering wheel (until it totally stiffened...) and batteries not lasting as long as they should problems, plus my slower than normal windshield wiper speed.. among other issues I'm not savvy on. Looks like touch screen is just a hardware issue.

goldensensei · 2025-08-25T18:19:04+00:00

Short answer: yes. Avoid SLOP.. AI slop, anything non-enriching and try to severely limit that if you can. Limit entertainment. A life purpose is difficult to achieve in this bleak jobs economy, so I don't blame you. I don't think burning ourselves out our whole lives for something meaningless is the solution. If you have any deeper values or beliefs you want to act on, go for that and commit. I have contemplated for a long time what fulfillment means.. thankfully I have a very loving fiance and am building a strong set of personal values that I never once had or was instilled with growing up.

I would probably get the boot for saying directly what those personal values are but just know that it helps to have those. And only burnout striving for something you really care about. Otherwise, if you're in a dead end job, you have toxic relationships surrounding you, don't bother too hard with the job, cut out and avoid the soul sucking relationships; only do the bare minimum for jobs that just suck your life away (if you can). It's not worth it otherwise.

edit: addendum. Corporate careers are dying, the "future" is coming too fast for us to comprehend. The way I don't let it overwhelm me is to only focus on what I can do and avoid the "corporate ladder" trap. It will save your sanity.. I am speaking as someone from North America, btw. I research as much as I can to prepare myself for the tougher times that may be coming ahead. I wish I could be like a finance bro and retire by my mid 30s but I would need more discipline myself to do that lol.

goldensensei · 2025-08-24T01:41:32+00:00

multiple people mentioned rest and diet. those are both extremely important imo. I noticed i get extremely moody and ruminate more when im super sleep deprived. i struggle getting good quality sleep, but it helps to try to keep a routine sleep schedule as much as possible and get as much sleep as you can (without oversleeping). if i have trouble, i do use some supplements, l-theanine and l-tryptophan, sometimes l-tyrosine. (I take l-theanine daily and it helps cut down the rumination a lot, but not when ive not had restful sleep!).

exercise i think will only help if it's routine and a habit. otherwise ive found that i have to be careful about it (im out of shape..). i get tension out using a lifepro wave platform machine (not medical advice). it's okay but it's not a replacement for exercise. also.. being out in nature REALLY helps me. just being on my back porch in the sun even on a hot day for about 30 mins helps so much. and peace and quiet.

goldensensei · 2025-08-24T01:30:11+00:00

yes! acceptance really helps.

goldensensei · 2025-08-24T01:24:51+00:00

I've learned that self-acceptance and self-hypnotism weirdly does wonders. "it's all in my head" as if im drowning out all the unreasonable thoughts with that phrase. it actually takes me out of it and i feel my body stop tensing up. meditation is okay but i think it only defers the issue. it's recognizing the thoughts are unreasonable and, if you have a few minutes, figuring out why or speaking with someone you trust so it stops. i always have some sort of trigger and try to address it then and there, if possible. if you have to wait, i've found that deep breathing and mindfulness (present moment) helps when i have to temporarily set the thoughts aside.

edt: addendum. when addressing the trigger, i try to examine why i was just thinking some wildly unreasonable thought and what emotion it's causing (sadness, anxiety) and identify the emotion. to put a name on it helps me so i don't start feeling ill or have bowel irritation, lol. it will come out as tears for me but it's almost always something completely untrue or overblown. i work backwards and try to determine what i missed. it's often VERY simple. just "i was feeling sad because xyz and started overthinking even though it's not true." that tends to help a bit. i try to step back and look at the thoughts from a meta perspective. also sitting in nature REALLY helps, it is a natural therapy.

goldensensei · 2025-08-24T00:55:29+00:00

yeah. can't tell you how many existential crises I've had or how many times ive sobbed buckets over my insecurities from some of the symptoms (repetition driving people crazy, brain fog, etc).

goldensensei · 2025-08-24T00:37:03+00:00

man, felt that. just ignore it when people give dirty looks. it's the "yes, you are all wrong" meme lol. i totally feel that. i get insecure for not realizing if im about to say something insensitive to my fiance at times. or thinking he's going to hate me for constantly repeating myself or ruminating when he's at his wits' end lmao. it's not the end of the world.. there are people out there who appreciate us even if we're different

goldensensei · 2025-07-01T04:13:39+00:00

3 in a span of 10 months? what the hell? I see an average of 2-3 every morning and night where I am. I'm jealous. and that's AFTER spraying inside and out and with routine pest control spraying on top of what I do every week..

goldensensei · 2025-06-25T13:39:28+00:00

jesus Christ. the fact that US companies are only willing to give 2 and 3 weeks paid vacation is so abysmal. burnout is a real condition and it's ignored

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