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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Campaign/Story mode "Spirits" was unexpectedly great. I finished it a couple of days ago but wanted to share here. It took me 26~ hours to complete. I had not played a Smash game since Brawl so I was not expecting anything like Spirits in this game. I'd have been fine with the classic 1P mode and Adventure mode like Melee had. It was genuinely challenging and once I completed the first area, I thought "okay the game is over now" NOPE. Another region, got to the end of that "okay the game has to be over now!" NOPE. Another region. It's not that I wanted it to end after each one because it was so fun. Once you unlock newer 4 Star spirits it got a little easier but the beginning of the game before you figure out how to use everything and types to your advantage was rough.

I had expressed disappointment in the most recent Pokemon game a couple of weeks back, and for a game that is not Pokemon, Spirits did a better job IMO. It has a huge map where you travel in a mostly linear path defeating enemies, picking up spirits (collecting pokemon/badges). It scratched that lingering Pokemon Itch I had when I played Pokemon.

As for characters, I am a Pikachu loyalist. I seems that most characters are pretty evenly matched. There doesn't seem to be too many overpowered characters compared to weaker ones. I was even using Kirby a lot in Spirits because his up+B is great to spam in Stamina battles.

What character does everyone here use to Smash?
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My top mains include piranha plant and Greninja. But my #1 is none other than the sexy penguin man himself.

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I acquired an N64 with Goldeneye because it was a necessity for the basement arcade. I just fired it up, turned the volume up to 11 and turned on Atmos just to listen to the opening theme song through 8 speakers. I think my neighbors called the cops. Totally worth it.
 
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acquired an N64 with Goldeneye because it was a necessity for the basement arcade. I just fired it up, turned the volume up to 11 and turned on Atmos just to listen to the opening theme song through 8 speakers. I think my neighbors called the cops. Totally worth it.
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Did you track a down a CRT or will you hook it up to a modern tv?
 
Aelias said:
Did you track a down a CRT or will you hook it up to a modern tv?
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So I grabbed one of these little guys
RCA to HDMI,AV to HDMI Converter,ABLEWE 1080P Mini RCA Composite CVBS Video Audio Converter Adapter Supporting PAL/NTSC for TV/PC/ PS3/ STB/Xbox VHS/VCR/Blue-Ray DVD Players: Amazon.ca: Electronics

Then I went through my AVR which can deal with different video processing then I went into my old Viera Plasma (soon to be projector, still waiting on the damn screen)

Initially I got a blue screen but after fiddling with the video processing on the AVR side it popped up and looks... well it looks exactly like it used to which is to say it looks way worse than I ever remember it looking but actually it's exactly like it always looked... just that my brain remembers it as being the greatest thing ever. It'll be even more ridiculous once I get it up on the 125" screen which will likely look so terrible that I'll have to sit outside in order to play it.
The funniest thing is I'm pretty sure there's a full 4K remaster of it coming to XBLA this year so in the end I'll probably end up getting that too...
 
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Mather said:
So I grabbed one of these little guys
RCA to HDMI,AV to HDMI Converter,ABLEWE 1080P Mini RCA Composite CVBS Video Audio Converter Adapter Supporting PAL/NTSC for TV/PC/ PS3/ STB/Xbox VHS/VCR/Blue-Ray DVD Players: Amazon.ca: Electronics

Then I went through my AVR which can deal with different video processing then I went into my old Viera Plasma (soon to be projector, still waiting on the damn screen)

Initially I got a blue screen but after fiddling with the video processing on the AVR side it popped up and looks... well it looks exactly like it used to which is to say it looks way worse than I ever remember it looking but actually it's exactly like it always looked... just that my brain remembers it as being the greatest thing ever. It'll be even more ridiculous once I get it up on the 125" screen which will likely look so terrible that I'll have to sit outside in order to play it.
The funniest thing is I'm pretty sure there's a full 4K remaster of it coming to XBLA this year so in the end I'll probably end up getting that too...
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tbf these games always look vastly superior on a CRT.
 
kvetcha said:
tbf these games always look vastly superior on a CRT.
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Well the converter box basically makes it an identical image to what you'd get in a CRT, it doesn't have any of the usual color shift or whatnot that you tend to get with the older machines when running on newer tvs. So it's a 1:1 version of what I played as a kid, but it doesn't have the inherent CRT nostalgia factor for sure...
 
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It's about the way scan lines smooth the image quality. Upscaling never looks right.
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The Xbox 360 does a fantastic job of upscaling OG XBox titles. I have NHL Hitz (best arcade hockey game ever made) and I got a 360 just so I can use the backwards compatibility for that title and it looks like it came out last year. Like it actually holds up, it's crazy. So smooth.
 
Mather said:
The Xbox 360 does a fantastic job of upscaling OG XBox titles. I have NHL Hitz (best arcade hockey game ever made) and I got a 360 just so I can use the backwards compatibility for that title and it looks like it came out last year. Like it actually holds up, it's crazy. So smooth.
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Open Source Scan Converter might be the way forward. Bit more expensive than the option you have, but apparently they are great. I've got what you got so I can see if my Amiga/Gamecube/Dreamcast still work...
 
Having to take a break on Shadow of the Tomb Raider. I'm near the end of a side mission about halfway through where I need to take out 8-10 baddies with the bow and arrow, and I'm getting my ass handed to me. Time for a break and a revisit later on.

Just started Control, and I'm enjoying it. Even on a base PS4 it looks great.
 
Still enjoying Hades post epilogue. Hard game to put down and go to bed on time. I've done the vast majority with the Chiron bow because it is relatively easy for me so I've been working up heat wise. Not nearly as great with the close up weapons although I had a lot of fun with a Dodge/Move Speed Malphon build but it is harder to make work every time than the bow. I should try to make myself play with the others more.

Only criticism I have is that the pacing on unlocking some companions seems way out of wack with the story. Not sure why they would set it up to take so long. And that's even with looking it up because I didn't understand why relationships wouldn't progress. It's almost like the post epilogue conversations took precedence, so I had to wait for all of that to go through before I got the last conversation I needed. Absolutely no idea what it will take to trigger Meg's to get farther and nobody else on the internet seems to know what sets the interaction off either. I think I'm at like 70 runs and I threw like 10 to try to progress the dialogs. Finally got Shady. I would have gotten them quicker if I knew how all that worked from the beginning, but I didn't, since you kind of figure it out on your own.
 
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BOTW Trial of The Sword is just plain frustrating. I can’t get past the first stage. It’s either the 3 lizafos on the docks or the next level after it. I’m trying my hardest to think outside the box but for the first part of this Trial to have something so goddamn difficult is just cruel. I know it’s the style of the game but the fact you have to start all over again is just 🤬
 
yea, i remember not liking the trial of the sword that much when i unlocked it. i beat it on normal mode, but i cant imagine how i'd fare doing it on master mode
 
wokeupnew said:
BOTW Trial of The Sword is just plain frustrating. I can’t get past the first stage. It’s either the 3 lizafos on the docks or the next level after it. I’m trying my hardest to think outside the box but for the first part of this Trial to have something so goddamn difficult is just cruel. I know it’s the style of the game but the fact you have to start all over again is just 🤬
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I beat all of the DLC for BOTW and would argue that it wasn't worth it. It has a cool unlock at the end, but other than that, it's more of the same, but with artificial difficulty.

Base game still a masterpiece tho.
 
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