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Mario Chat / Re: Mario in another T game?

« on: July 14, 2005, 12:31:17 PM »

Actually, a T-rated Mario game would be kinda cool. For instance, it could be a shooter similar to Star Fox: Assault (GameCube) where it's part vehicular combat and part ground shooter. As long as there wasn't blood or gore (at least copius amounts of it), than a T-rated Mario shooter game would actually be pretty cool (but than again, I'm just a rabid shooter fan, so don't think I speak for everybody).

Well, this is the signature goes...

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Mario Chat / Platformer Drought

« on: November 07, 2005, 03:12:24 PM »

In 2004 and 2005, I've seen countless awesome Mario games, including baseball, soccer, RPGs, kart racing, and even dancing (DDR: Mario Mix). But was Mario where we wanted to see him: in a platformer? Answer: No.

Why is this? It seems as if Nintendo, in a desparate effort to remain "revolutionary", has abandoned making traditional platform-jumping Mario games, instead going out to conquer every single genre on the entire face of the earth (except RTS games...for now). In all fairness, Super Mario 128 will supposedly be a platformer, but this has not been 100% confirmed. And besides, SM128 will be on the Revolution, which means it will probably not use the standard control scheme (my guess: using the A button to jump, but running by pointing the controller and aiming fireballs with the D-pad). When will this madness stop?

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)

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Site Discussion / Things need to change

« on: November 05, 2005, 05:37:41 PM »

Don't get me wrond, the Fungi Forum is my favorite game forum ever, but a few rules should, in my opinion, be changed. Keep in mind, though, that this is not an attack or just whining, but merely suggestions.

Bumping: First off, the definition of bumping is not clearly defined in the rules (only "no bumping for the sake of bumping"), so that should be corrected. Also, whenever someone replies to a topic when it's only gone about a week without posts, someone else will complain that person's bumping. In my opinion, "bumping" is replying to a topic about a month old for no reason at all.

Avatars: I know this is a heated debate, and things like bandwidth should be taken into consideration, but avatars should at least be considered. More on these and others, but I have to go now. Bye!

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)

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General Chat / Horrible Secrets

« on: November 03, 2005, 11:08:30 AM »

This may seem a bit nosey, but what secrets do you have? And I know you do. Horrible secrets. Hence the name, Horrible Secrets. Also, you get to guess mine! It's so horrible that...uh...It's just horrible, okay? Well, not really, but it's pretty secret.

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)

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General Chat / Doom: The Movie

« on: October 19, 2005, 08:50:53 AM »

As we all (should) know, the movie adaptation of Doom comes out in two days (today is October 19). I, personally, have been totally psyched about this, despite the rumors of the reworked plot. True, the plot is different, but it makes more sense:

Original game
A portal to Hell spontaneously opens, demons pour forth and kill everyone except one guy that apparently hid in a closet. The one guy left then proceeds to do what all the hundreds of other people with advanced weaponry couldn't: kill all the zombies single-handedly. He then escapes to earth, where the whole thing starts over again.

The movie
After hearing of a catastrophic event on the Mars outpost, the government dipatches a squad of highly trained, heavily armed marines in to investigate. It turns out that some people infected by an "evil gene" (for lack of a better word), issued forth from a wormhole, have mutated into the hideous beasts from the games (like the Imp, Pinky Demon, Baron, etc.). Guess who designs them for the movie? STAN WINSTON! The guy who did the Predator!

Is that cool, or is that cool? I'm definately going to go see the movie. I'll report back in a few days and give you my opinion. By the way, tomorrow (October 20) the Sci-Fi channel is airing a special on the making of Doom (the movie).

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)

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Mario Chat / Nintendo vs. Sega: Round 2

« on: October 18, 2005, 08:25:26 AM »

Yes, it is true that the war between Nintendo and Sega fans ended long ago in 2002 after the retirement of the Dreamcast and the end of Sega as a console maker. But the war may soon begin again.

I have been hearing some rumors from various sources that Sega is secretly developing a new console to be released around 2007 that will supposedly be even better than the Xbox 360. If it even does exist, many people have suggested names for it, like the Super Dreamcast, Dreamcast 2, Katana, and others. What does this mean? A lot.

First off, Sega will probably make a risky move and make Sonic a Sega-exclusive once again. But others suggest that, instead of restarting the Nintendo vs. Sega war of the late 1990's, Nintendo will start a full partnership with Sega and start making Mario games for Sega systems! While it is unlikely the two companies will merge into Nega or Segtendo, and it is possible that the whole thing is just a big hoax, there is still a 1% chance of this happening.

In fact, some people have even suggested new Mario games for the "Katana": A port of Super Mario 128, a new Mario Kart game with Sonic as a co-star, a Sonic vs. Mario fighting game in the style of Marvel vs. Capcom, or even a new platformer with Sonic and Mario as partners!

Of course, these are merely rumors, but DANG, I hope this is true.

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)

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Video Game Chat / Next-Gen stinks

« on: October 13, 2005, 01:12:28 PM »

By now you've heard of all the new "next-generation" consoles coming out. Sadly, they all suck. I mean, the games look like they kick butt, but the systems themselves...ugh:

Xbox 360 - Comes in only two flavors: An absurdley expensive $300 package without the fabled hard drive, meaning no backward compatability with the Xbox, or the ultra-absurdley expensive $400 with the hard drive and everything else. Shouldn't all these be STANDARD?!

PlayStation 3 - While no official price has been set (at least publically), it is expected to be about $300-$500, but as one package. And it STILL comes with no hard drive! No game saves for you!

Revolution - Don't think you Nintendo fans are off the hook. Nintendo hasn't actually revealed squat about the system...except that it's basically a GameCube with some stupid wierdo controller. The tiny morsels of tech specs are pretty much identical to the GameCube's, and that controller...it can't possibly be usable. It's shaped like a DVD remote and comes with a detachable analog stick, but -surprise, surprise- you can't play DVDs on it without a special bulky DVD attachment that sticks out and costs a lot of money. Hey, if I want a GameCube with a weird controller, I'll just buy one at GameStop and try to control it with a potato.

The "Phantom" - Hahaha, you're kidding, right? It's probably a hoax.

Yes, these views are very opinionated and I'll probably get a lot of flak from fans of all three current-gen systems, but remember the golden rule: If you don't like someone's view, then don't try to change it by complaining.

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)

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Forum Games / Evil Bread 2: Bread by Dawn

« on: October 12, 2005, 08:05:14 AM »

You all know the story of how Luigi found the Necronomicon and released a wave of Evil Bread upon the world. But did you know...the whole story? Probably not.

After the Breadites invaded the world and did lots of other evil stuff, another bread turned good and decided to do community service for turing Peach into Zombie Peach.
This is his story.

It was a normal day in the woods, and Good Bread was picking up trash on a highway, when suddenly...

You know the drill. Add one sentence.

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)

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General Chat / Halloween Costumes?

« on: September 22, 2005, 07:24:27 AM »

What will the TMK members be for Halloween? Don't just reply "Oh, Mario/Toad/Wario/Luigi/Peach/Donkey Kong/Any other Mario character, naturally!" I want a real answer where you TRY. For instance, I'm going to be Ash from The Evil Dead. And if I can't finish it in time, I'll be the Grim Reaper (not the Billy and Mandy version), and as a last resort, a french fry. And if I wanna get creative, a Grim Fry Reaper with a chainsaw. What will you be?

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)

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Site Discussion / How to become a moderator

« on: September 21, 2005, 08:40:03 AM »

How do you become a moderator? Not that I really want to, but I would like to know. I know that you can't just sign up and become one, but what are the requirements?

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)

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General Chat / I Apologize

« on: September 20, 2005, 07:55:03 AM »

I know, I generally dislike topics like this, but here goes:

Watoad: I'm sorry about the argument we had in the Bowser the Ladies Man topic. You don't really have to resign for a month, and I have nothing against you. And as for the incident a while back regarding the edits, I didn't have a full understanding of TMK's moderation system. From the way it was edited and I percieved it, I thought that, technically, anyone could edit anyone else's post, leading me to believe that it was frivoluous. And while I do think that it could have been handled in a better manner, I apologize.

Dr. Martini: This incident has (hopefully) been forgotten, but I must still apologize. Back when your name was still Martini, I called your "Mario, Wario DK and Peach are stranded on a desert island" story boards topic (I forget the name exactly, sorry) I said that the whole thing was retarded. I'm sorry for what I said, and I hope that my comment was not the cause of the little fight between you and PaperLuigi.

PaperLuigi: In my, unfortunately, short-lived, poorly written and misplaced "Mario vs. Every Other Nintendo Character" story, I called you "smelly little PaperLuigi" after you made the story "end". I'm sorry for insulting you, and now I actually know why you chose to try to end the story.

And I apologize to everyone else I may have offended on the forums.

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)

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Mario Chat / Bowser the Ladies Man

« on: September 09, 2005, 06:20:24 PM »

I know, I'm usually known for serious, thoughtful topics...usually...but I have noticed something about Bowser: Even though it's never seen on-screen, Bowser is like a swinger or something. Take a look at my 78,864th list:

The Koopa Cruiser: it looks like a total chick magnet.
Koopa Kids: There are, like, seven of them. I think that speaks for itself.
Bowser Baddies: Bowser has over a million lackies/cronies/goons/baddies/assistants. To get that many, he must have some serious street cred.

And besides, it's very well known that ladies men HATE Italian plumbers.

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)

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General Chat / It Came From Under My Bed!

« on: September 03, 2005, 07:42:00 PM »

I would normally consider myself a normal thirteen-year-old, except for one thing: My room is a mess. Seriously, I'll bet you can find literally anything in there, especially...From Under My Bed! Here's a list of all the junk I've found recently:

various gaming magazines
a slinky (broken)
the Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis cart
13 different toy cars
various old Pokemon cards
the tape of Aliens
a toy gun
some newspapers
a video-camera (broken)
half a toy robot
no tea
pocket fluff
a thing your aunt gave you which you don't know what it is
it looks like the thing contains:
 an Atomic Vector Plotter
 a cup of tea

P.S. I hope you caught all the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy references.

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)

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General Chat / Annoying Topic Trends

« on: August 25, 2005, 06:41:10 AM »

Don't get me wrong, I like forums and I like posting on them, but there are some things that really tick me off about most gaming forums:

1. Lack of originality in names. The first name that anyone ever gets in a firum is always "Dark-Something". It's either DarkMaster, DarkSonic, DarkMario, DarkYoshi, DarkMegaman, or something like that. After the wave of "Dark-Something" names comes videogame/anime character crossover names like "SonicMario", "MarioMegaman", "SailorMoonKnuckles" or "DarkInuyashaSonicMarioBowserMegaman". There are always some original names, but those account for about 3% of the names population. And don't even get me started on thread-naming. Much of the time it's pushy, oppinionated crap like "why do you hate the PSP" or "why do you hate Pokemon" that essentially demands that you be opinionated and stupid like the author of the thread.

2. l33t-talk. I abhor speaking in l33t. Only stupid nerds and those with special training know what "h3110 3\/3ry1 h0w 4r j00 d0ng?!?1 im 4 h4x0r but g0t pwn3d 1n c0unt3rstr1k3 4nd ju s00d ph33r m3 lol!!!!!!!11" means.

3. Excessive fanboyishness. I hate how almost every topic on favorite videogame systems results in a 4-way flame war between the Nintendo nerds, the Sega nerds, the Microsoft nerds and the Sony nerds. I just hate it.

There are many others, but they are too numerous.

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)

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Video Game Chat / Scariest Game

« on: August 23, 2005, 01:30:51 PM »

What do you think is the scariest game ever? I think it's a tie between Fatal Frame 2 and The Suffering. Those games scared not only the crap out of me, but every other bodily substance out of me. Fatal Frame 2 is scary and cool because of the disturbing atmosphere and graphics, and The Suffering because it's an awesome mix of shooter and survival-horror.

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"How are you gentlemen !! All your base are belong to us !! You are on the way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. HA HA HA HA ...."
-Cats, Zero Wing (Genesis)