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Not at the Dinner Table / The Afterlife

« on: September 23, 2008, 02:43:36 PM »

Do you believe there is an afterlife? Do we continue to exist when this life is over, or do you think that once we die, that's it?

Personally, I have a hard time believeing that once we die, that's it. I like to think that we retain everything that we learned/remember, and take it with us to.. wherever we go. As to being able to communicate with those who are still around, I would like to think we could do it without scaring or haunting them, like visiting them in their sleep/in their dreams (that's apparently the way my relatives do it: I had a dream about grandpa after he died [before I knew he was gone] and he said he was fine, not to worry about him).

Let's try not to fight about it, please.

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Game Help / Super Mario Bros DX

« on: September 11, 2008, 06:40:05 PM »

So, I was playing the Challenge Mode, and wondering: if you've found all the red coins in a level on one playthrough (to get the Red Coin.. Badge? at the end of that level), would it still be there if you went back and played that level again to find something else (Yoshi Egg or High Score Badge)?

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Site Discussion / Birdo Special

« on: August 31, 2008, 12:47:39 AM »

I didn't see a topic about the Birdo Special, so I made one.

I like it, and will there be other/similar specials on other characters (Yoshi, Toad, ect..)?

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Game Help / Paper Mario 2

« on: August 30, 2008, 09:58:06 PM »

I need some help with PM2, kinda.. I am attempting what's known as a Danger Mario run, but I need some help..

Any advice that I've seen says to gather as many Last Stand (I think that's what it is) badges from the Pianta Parlor. But the trouble I'm having is that the Parlor doesn't have any of them. I've also tried the Badge House, but no luck.

How can I get more of those badges if I can't find them?

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Site Discussion / Topics

« on: August 13, 2008, 06:57:35 PM »

There should be an option under your user options that lets you view topics that your user name has started. It could work like the recent posts link, except it would be topic titles instead.

Just a thought.

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Video Game Chat / Brawl Stages

« on: August 05, 2008, 06:14:46 PM »

What kind of stages have you created in SSBB? Are there any you care to tell about, any that have a story behind them?

Share them here!

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Game Help / Paper Mario Two

« on: July 16, 2008, 06:09:13 PM »

Or Paper Mario: the Thousand Year Door. Anyway, what are the Yoshi colors, and how long does each color stay before cycling though to the next?

I seem to recall an FAQ about it, but GameFAQs has deleted it, it seems.

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Fan Creations / Spellbound: A Mage's Adventure

« on: July 14, 2008, 06:38:06 PM »

This topic will just be a placeholder for an indefinite amount of time, as I have a quick question:

Does it have to be Mario related? .. and I am still writing it.

See, I wanted to be a game desinger one day, and most of this is the backstory for my game.

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Game Help / Pokemon DP again

« on: July 01, 2008, 03:32:01 PM »

Is this the right board to ask for a trade? We need a Chimchar (the Fire starter) so that we can have the three starters for this generation. Is anybody willing to trade?

Also, can somebody clear up what an Effort Value is? I understand all the information on GameFAQs about them, but how do you know what EV's your Pokemon has?

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General Chat / The Topic of the Year

« on: June 18, 2008, 11:05:40 AM »

This is the topic where you post links to, or just quote, the things that you think would be good candidates for the *blank* of the Year awards held at the end of the year on this forum. Topics, posts, images, ect.. you get the idea.

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Game Help / Chip's Challenge

« on: June 17, 2008, 02:40:54 PM »

This is actually a musical question, and not really related to game help in any way, but does anybody know where one might find the third tune to Chip's Challenge?

The site vgmusic.com has the two songs (look under the DOS/Windows section), but I recall a third tune that's not listed there that I can't seem to find anywhere else. If I recall correctly, it sounded similar to the Nick News (or Nickelodeon News) opening at the time (1995 pr 1996ish). The level called Amsterdam had this music, and yes, I was playing on the Windows version of the game.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Fan Creations / Toad's Diamond Story

« on: June 10, 2008, 01:13:52 PM »

I had this random idea for a game the other day, and I wanted to see what everyone else thinks of it. The story isn't as well developed as I'd like it to be (since I just thought of it), but I wanted to share anyway.. This is an idea for an actual game I want to create, for the DS. I don't have any sprites or pictures to share just yet, just a few ideas..

Toad has fallen into the recently remodeled Pit of 100 trials. There are diamonds scattered everywhere, and the only way he can get out is to collect enough diamonds in each room or area to open the door to the next one. The game is loosely modeled after the old computer game Chip's Challenge, in which Chip had to collect computer chips in order to clear the room and move on to the next one.

Here are some of the ideas (pictures to come soon, mabey)..

Bandits should replace the Spy enemy.
Chain-Chomps or Pirhana Plants should replace the Teeth enemy.
Cheep-Cheeps or Bloopers to replace the Phantoms.
Spiders or Koopas to replace the Bug.
Goombas to replace the Green Ball enemy.
Mecha-Koopas to replace the Tanks.

P-Switches to replace buttons.
Fire Flower or Super Mushroom to replace the Fire Boots (which let you walk through fires in CC)
Kuribo's Shoe or 1-Up Mushroom to replace the Gravity Boots (walk across Force Floors)
Frog Suit or Mini-Mushroom to replace the Flippers (so you can cross water)
Tanooki Suit to replace Ice Skates (so you can cross ice, and I couldn't think of another item)
?-Blocks to replace the circular Hint blocks.

The level called South Pole could be renamed Ice Land, or there could be "Worlds" that change based on the area Toad is in.

Players control Toad as he attempts to make his escape from the pit. Players can either use the Stylus or the control pad to move Toad, and the DS can switch back and forth between either one with ease (no delay between when you switch, like there is in Animal Crossing).

The top screen holds a map of the level you are in, how much time is remaining, and how many Diamonds you've collected. When you walk across the Hint block, the hint appears on the Top Screen, and the time remaining freezes until you move off of that square.

I am in the process of making sprites for the game and will post here again when I've got a few to show.

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Fan Creations / Attention Musicians!

« on: May 04, 2008, 08:33:42 PM »

I have a mission for anyone who is musically inclined.. my fiancee (henceforth reffered to as Nicky) and I are getting married on the 31st of this month. I had a neat idea for some music that we could use at the wedding, but I need your help..

If anybody who is musically inclined wants to create some music for us to use in the wedding/reception, go for it. I'd thought it would be neat if someone could somehow mix the Mario theme (or several Mario themes) into a song that would be appropriate for a wedding/reception.

Obviously, nobody has to do this. It's just a random idea that I had.. :D

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Game Help / Fish Tycoon DS

« on: April 25, 2008, 05:58:10 PM »

I've needed help with a lot of games, huh? I guess I'm not as great a gamer as I once was.. :(

Anyway, my fish keep dissapearing. No, I'm not talking about the ones that are for sale, but the ones in the other tanks.. Every time a new fish is born, another fish just mysteriously disappears.

Is there any particular reason for that? Do I still have those fish?

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Game Help / Brawl Again

« on: April 21, 2008, 03:12:09 PM »

I need help with SSBB again.

After watching a couple of the movies, and finishing Classic/Allstar with Sonic, it seems like Sonic and Mario should both have either one more taunt, or an extra one.

Mario's extra taunt is easily seen: go to the Movies section, and watch the movie where Sonic is first added to the game. During one part Sonic and Mario are both on the screen, and both taunt. Sonic does that one where he flips over and crosses his arms, Mario does the one that is one of his victory stances (after a VS battle, if he wins).

Sonic's extra taunt is also easily seen: finish Classic or AllStar with Sonic. During his ending movie, he can be seen in the Green Hill Zone, doing a thumbs up with his back to the camera.

Is there any way to do those taunts?