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guessing "speed booster trap" refers to the pit with speed boost blocks over it that you fall into and can't escape until you understand that the animals are trying to teach you how to shine spark it's been a long time since i last played it though so i might be mixing up two things.
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That's probably the one. Completely forgot about that one. IIRC you can basically avoid it as long as you don't use speed booster in pink brinstar.
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Dec 28, 2021 16:32
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imo it's better not to avoid it if you're getting help/spoilers anyway because there's stuff in there iirc and you won't be stuck because you will know how the mechanic works.
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Dec 28, 2021 16:40
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Just Andi Now posted:There's the "noob bridge" is a short section of the game that forces you to learn "oh, a dash button exists", which is what most people seem to be talking about. "Speed booster trap" might be referring to one of a few segments of the game that look like you might be able to make it, but actually require the speed booster. Yup, the two things I had to look up in my recent playthrough. Man, this game must have been tough to finish back in 1994 without very specific Reddit threads to google and no Save State function. I was very impressed by the game, though. The vibes! I was really surprised that for a big Nintendo flagship for the SNES, it's a truly lonely game. It explains almost nothing so there is a real air of mystery about the world as you discover it. Like the "Wrecked Ship" - it was more interesting to explore it knowing nothing about it. I'm sure all of this has been said to death since the game is 25 years old, but I just never knew it was such an interesting game.
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Yeah unfortunately that sense of isolation has been somewhat lost in recent games (fuckin Adam  )
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What helped me with shinespark puzzles was learning to take my thumb off the joystick when I wanted to activate it. Then push in the direction to go.
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Dec 28, 2021 18:55
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AndrewP posted:Yup, the two things I had to look up in my recent playthrough. Man, this game must have been tough to finish back in 1994 without very specific Reddit threads to google and no Save State function. I played through Super Metroid somewhere around second to fourth grade and wow was it a loving trip. I managed to force my way through the game without any guides. The hardest thing was definitely the boss of the water zone. Then I heard through the playground about the grapple beam trick and did another play through just to zap that rear end in a top hat. Then I did a high percent clear, 96% iirc. Then I beat it under under three hours. I still have those saves on my cart. Super Metroid owns.
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Wildtortilla posted:The hardest thing was definitely the boss of the water zone. Then I heard through the playground about the grapple beam trick and did another play through just to zap that rear end in a top hat. oh yeah. I didn't exactly look this up, but I did see it mentioned and once you know... kinda hard to keep poking missiles at it I'm pretty sure I was underpowered for Ridley at 5 energy tanks, but my options were go all the way back and hunt for more tanks or just keep trying to beat him as is. The latter seemed like less work and I eventually got him.
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I am at the final boss of Dread and he is a capital D Dick. I am not a fan.
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Have there been any updates about Outer Wilds since the announcement that it was delayed until winter 2021? I’ve tried searching but found nothing
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Dec 28, 2021 20:57
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Silver Falcon posted:I am at the final boss of Dread and he is a capital D Dick. I am not a fan. he took me so many tries. you'll get there bit by bit.
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Silver Falcon posted:I am at the final boss of Dread and he is a capital D Dick. I am not a fan. This was a surprisingly hard fight for me. Just be patient and learn his attacks. There aren't too many and the tells are are unique and obvious with practice. Focus more on dodging and staying alive than trying to damage race him.
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Dec 28, 2021 22:13
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Silver Falcon posted:I am at the final boss of Dread and he is a capital D Dick. I am not a fan. When it's gold you shouldn't bother shooting. Bait parries and blast it then.
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I picked up Hand of Fate 2 while it was on sale but haven’t played it yet. Any impressions of it in here? I would try it out but I’m giving my honest best to try to get through Kotor this time, and if any of the previous 10 times I tried to play it are any indication of what will happen, as soon as I start another game I’ll forget about it and not come back to it.
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Dec 28, 2021 22:41
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loudog999 posted:I picked up Hand of Fate 2 while it was on sale but haven’t played it yet. Any impressions of it in here? I would try it out but I’m giving my honest best to try to get through Kotor this time, and if any of the previous 10 times I tried to play it are any indication of what will happen, as soon as I start another game I’ll forget about it and not come back to it. It’s ok, fun little action game. Better than the first one in every way. It’s not amazing, but there are worse ways to spend your time.
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Dec 28, 2021 23:08
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Oscar Wild posted:When it's gold you shouldn't bother shooting. Bait parries and blast it then. I can consistently get to his third phase, but from there he just wrecks me. I really do not like this man.
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Dec 28, 2021 23:15
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Silver Falcon posted:I can consistently get to his third phase, but from there he just wrecks me. I really do not like this man. power bombs explode that dark circle thing and give you a massive amount of health and missles
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Dec 28, 2021 23:18
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lol so far my favorite switch game is Yoku's Island. .50 well spent. Also makes me want that vertical grip and a pinball game!
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Dec 28, 2021 23:20
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Oscar Wild posted:power bombs explode that dark circle thing and give you a massive amount of health and missles  YOU ARE A loving GOD THANK YOU. I will try this!
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Dec 28, 2021 23:25
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Google Butt posted:lol so far my favorite switch game is Yoku's Island. .50 well spent. Also makes me want that vertical grip and a pinball game! honestly the switch is perfect for pinball
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Dec 28, 2021 23:45
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Your Computer posted:honestly the switch is perfect for pinball I just saw a video of fx3 in vertical mode and I'm thinking it looks sick on the OLED so I'm gonna buy it now
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Dec 28, 2021 23:46
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Oscar Wild posted:power bombs explode that dark circle thing and give you a massive amount of health and missles HOLY poo poo YES that was the exact thing I needed to know to beat his rear end! I did iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!  GAME BEATEN!
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Dec 28, 2021 23:46
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I’m weak and bad at video games and have sat on the final Metroid dread boss for weeks now. Can’t muster the motivation to take the time to beat that rear end in a top hat.
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Dec 28, 2021 23:58
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nachos posted:I’m weak and bad at video games and have sat on the final Metroid dread boss for weeks now. Can’t muster the motivation to take the time to beat that rear end in a top hat. He's laughing at you. He just nudged his buddy and pointed at your post. He says you are a butt.
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nachos posted:I’m weak and bad at video games and have sat on the final Metroid dread boss for weeks now. Can’t muster the motivation to take the time to beat that rear end in a top hat. I am terribad at the game and I managed to beat him! You can do iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!
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Your Computer posted:honestly the switch is perfect
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A GLISTENING HODOR posted:In case you don't get it, it start in room 4. That video showed probably the most difficult possible way to do that Shinespark. You just run right to left, duck in front of the door, open it, and then morph ball shinespark left. You'll hit the ramp in the transition room, and then you hit down to recharge the spark. You think you can't time it? That's why that Ripper is there, to provide a visual and auditory cue when you kill it and thus give you a moment to base your timing on. Then instead of that godawful convoluted roll out and jump onto a platform and all that in a small amount of time, you just go back over to the right at the bottom of the hill you just hit and morph ball shinespark left. Boom, done. There's some absolutely dumb shinespark puzzles in the GBA games, but this is hardly one of them: two shinesparks chained over two rooms in a small area, except you're one block tall instead of two. Maridia Main Street is far less forgiving and that's only one spark with a visual cue.
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Dec 29, 2021 00:21
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So I beat the Friends of Ringo Ishikawa. Great game, it's only about 10 hours and I don't think it's possible to 100% it in 1 go so there's plenty to do. Hell, I never played a video game or watched tv. I didn't even get to finish my second research paper. I immediately bought Arrest of the Stone Buddha, the developer's second game. The gunplay is great, it's fun breaking people's arms but the difficulty is way overtuned and tedious. I really hope Yeo's next game is more like Ringo.
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Finally beat Toejam & Earl for the first time ever, my verdict: still good but goddamn falling down levels is soul sucking
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Dec 29, 2021 00:36
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loudog999 posted:I picked up Hand of Fate 2 while it was on sale but haven’t played it yet. Any impressions of it in here? I would try it out but I’m giving my honest best to try to get through Kotor this time, and if any of the previous 10 times I tried to play it are any indication of what will happen, as soon as I start another game I’ll forget about it and not come back to it. I have it on steam and super enjoyed it! Never played anything like it before or since, it's a fun game and the combat is great
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Google Butt posted:What's the best pinball game? pinball fx3 has by far the best tables, pinball arcade is mostly a lot of nothing (they lost their license and removed all the tables) and zaccaria is cool but all the tables are very old and simple e: and with either option the base app is free but you have to pay to get the tables (usually in packs)
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Dec 29, 2021 00:57
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Google Butt posted:What's the best pinball game?
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Rosalie_A posted:That video showed probably the most difficult possible way to do that Shinespark. thanks, i thought it was simpler than that video but i couldn't remember. the worst that comes to mind for me is the one where you have to shoot a missile at speed booster speed within the 1 tile space after you break the speed booster block in front of a missile block and before you run into the missile block.
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Dec 29, 2021 01:10
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The Postman posted:How's Demon's Tilt? also some folks thinks it's expensive since it's just the one table, but i don't think that's entirely fair since it's much more videogame-y than a regular pinball table and has a lot more elements than you'd find in those
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I finally started traveling for work again and my switch is going dock-less more than ever. I’m gonna try to get an OLED to replace my launch. Has it gotten any easier? eBay scalp prices seem to have lowered so I’m wondering if I have a better shot if I’m willing to throw discord updates on my Apple watch like I did for my GPU.
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Dec 29, 2021 02:26
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Rolo posted:I finally started traveling for work again and my switch is going dock-less more than ever. If yours is early enough to be hackable you might also find someone who has an OLED and would do a swap + cash.
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Dec 29, 2021 02:51
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Rolo posted:I’m gonna try to get an OLED to replace my launch. Has it gotten any easier? I was able to get an OLED from Walmart online a few weeks back without waiting in a queue or checking Twitter feeds or anything - they were just in stock for a few days. I imagine if you're just a little patient you can just walk into a Target or whatever and get one now or soon.
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Rolo posted:I’m gonna try to get an OLED to replace my launch. Has it gotten any easier? If you’ve got GameStops near you, they can check the stock of all stores in your area. I got one in under a week that way back in November.
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