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September 6, 2019

It's Nintendo Direct time! With immediate follow-up video with Sakurai.

Blizzard's popular team shooter Overwatch is coming to Nintendo Switch! Now Genji mains can ask for healing on the Switch! Available October 15.
More details on Luigi's Mansion 3. The game takes place in a hotel, where each floor has a different theme: egyptian desert, disco dance floor, pirate-themed restaurant, etc. There's also 4v4 multiplayer games. Available on October 31, just in time for Halloween.
Super Kirby Clash is a free Kirby game. Play in teams of four and battle different enemies. Kirby can have different jobs (read: character classes), so pick the right set of jobs for the enemy. Available now.
Trials of Mana remake details. Full 3D graphics, each protagonist has a different story, voice acting, class changes, jumping and combos that weren't in the original, and more. Available April 24, 2020.
Return of the Obra Dinn is a mystery game where you explore an empty ship, the Obra Dinn, that disappeared a long time ago and returned just as mysteriously. You have a mystical pocketwatch to view the past to see glimpses of the past and place your deductions as to what happened.
Remember that unnamed game, "Town"? Well now it has a name: Little Town Hero. The rule of the town is that you shouldn't leave, but problems arise when monsters come up. You don't just fight with weapons, but with ideas, such as "Slam", "Throw", "Pelt", "Psyche guard", "Desperation", or "Improvise". These immediately become combat things, sure, but it's nice to see combat is a bit more generalized here, at least in the names of attacks. I wonder if one idea is "Distract". You can also move around to get support from townspeople, so they can help in battle against different foes around the map.
- Oh, and Toby Fox of Undertale fame did most of the soundtrack. I'm expecting a lot of recurring leitmotifs.
- Available October 16. Pre-purchase it today if you want.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- DLC Challenger Pack #3, containing new fighter Banjo & Kazooie, will be released September 4...wait, that's done and gone now! Stay tuned for a special showcase video.
- Meanwhile, we get a teaser for DLC Challenger Pack #4: Terry Faces the Fury! That's right, Terry Bogard from SNK's Fatal Fury: The King of Fighters is coming to Smash this November.
- But can there really be only one more fighter? NO! More fighters will be released outside the Fighters Pass; development isn't over yet. Paper Mario still has a shot!
And a bit more on the Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. For the most part, it's the same as it was on Game Boy and Game Boy Color, art style aside. But it has a new Chamber Dungeon, where you can earn chambers on your adventures and use them to make your own dungeon. You can then save those dungeons to compatible amiibo so your friends can play. September 20 release.
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition. Releases on September 27, but there's a free demo out now.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore, a port of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, which itself is a crossover between the Megami Tensei series and the Fire Emblem series. It includes extra music and some more story elements and characters that weren't in the original. January 17, 2020. Pre-purchase it today.
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise. Play as Aaliyah Davis, an FBI Agent reopening an old case, connecting to a story following York, an FBI Agent, 14 years in the past. I'm not familiar with the Deadly Premonition series, but based on the title and trailer here, I hope it's a kind of puzzle mystery game. Available in 2020.
- On top of that, the original, Deadly Premonition Origins, is available today on the e-shop.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition is coming to the Nintendo Switch. Another RPG with online elements. You can cross-save between Steam and Switch too. Available today on the e-shop.
So, we know about the Nintendo Switch. But the question is: can it run Doom? The answer: Yes. Doom 64 will be available on November 22.
Rogue Company, a new franchise by Hi-Rez Studios. Rogue Company is a secret specialist combat team embarking on various missions against the infamous organization, Jackal. Various objective-based gamemodes are available, with lots of gear, maps, and skins to customize your experience. Available 2020.
A few details on Pokemon Sword and Shield
- Character customization returns. You can't just customize shirts, hats, pants, eyes, and hair, but also jackets, socks, shoes, accessories, gloves, and even makeup.
- Pokemon Camp, this game's equivalent to Pokemon-amie and Pokemon Refresh. Now all of your Pokemon appear, not just one at a time. You can also access other players' camps if they're camped out in the Wild Area.
- Curry on Rice? Sure. It's a dish you can cook up in your camps. They turn out differently depending on what you put into it, much like the Poke-Blocks or Poffins.
- Polteageist, a Ghost-type that hides in tablewear, such as teapots. Apparently it tastes like tea. Weird
- Cramorant, a Flying/Water-type bird with a new ability: Gulp Missile. When Cramorant uses Surf or Dive, it'll catch a fish; if it gets hit like this, it'll deal a retaliatory attack.
- November 15 release, as a reminder.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Nintendo Switch Online. This Nintendo Switch Online application lets you play various SNES games on the Switch. It's got 20 games at start, with more to be added as time goes on.
- But to start:
  - BRAWL Brothers; Breath of Fire; Demon's Crest; F-Zero
  - Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics; Kirby's Dream Course; Kirby's Dream Land 3; Pilotwings
  - Star Fox; Stunt Race FX; Super E.D.F. EARTH DEFENSE FORCE; Super Ghouls'n Ghosts
  - Super Mario Kart; Super Mario World; Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island; Super Metroid
  - Super Puyo Puyo 2; Super Soccer; Super Tennis; The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- There's also a special SNES Controller compatible with the Switch, available only for Nintendo Switch Online members. Now people can play Smash with an SNES controller.
Tetris 99 is getting a free update: Tetris 99 Invictus, which is the next difficulty level up from Tetris 99 Maximus! There's some new skins, player icons, 2-player share battle where it's 2 humans against 97 computers. The update is available as of November 5 (yesterday), while all the content so far plus a Switch Online 12-month membership will have a physical release November 6 (today).
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will feature more events, including horseback riding, sport climbing, rugby 7s, Karate, skateboarding, badminton, surfing, and more. There's also retro 8-bit events, minigames, and a story mode.
Daemon X Machina, the up-coming mech game, will have a free demo available now. All the content in the demo will carry over to the full game too. The demo also features four-player co-op, which is available over local wireless too. Full game available September 13.
STAR WARS: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. Enjoy the outdated graphics on the Switch on September 24.
Lightning round!
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition. You have to track down a living weapon called the Child of Prophecy. All of the game's DLC content and expansions are included. October 15.
- Assassin's Creed: Rebel Collection. Contains Assassin's Creed: Black Flag and Assassin's Creed: Rogue. A two-in-one deal! All DLC included as well. December 6
- Dauntless for the Switch will have lots of new content. 2019 release.
Lightning round 2!
- Just Dance 2020. November 5, 2019
- GRID Autosport. September 19, 2019
- Farming Simulator 20. December 3, 2019
- Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. September 20, 2019
- NBA 2K20. September 6, 2019
- Call of Cthulhu. October 8, 2019
- The Outer Worlds. Coming soon.
- Devil May Cry 2. September 19, 2019
- Vampyr. October 29, 2019
Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
- Nook Inc. would like you to sign up for the Deserted Island Getaway Package.
- Experience life on a deserted island.
- Relax and camp out. Your tent is complimentary.
- Your NookPhone is also complimentary, with pre-installed apps to help you with whatever you might need to know.
- Part of the Deserted Island experience is crafting your own tools and decorations. Luckily for you, Nook Inc. has staff on hand with a workbench to make things easier.
- You can sell things you find and don't want, and buy things from staff.
- There's also a Nook Miles program. Earn Nook Miles through a host of activities.
- Enjoy the scenery, even as the weather and seasons change. The night sky is particularly beautiful.
- You don't have to be the only one on the island. Connect to up to seven other players and invite them to your island, or visit theirs if you like.
- So enjoy the Nook Inc. Deserted Island Getaway Package on March 20, 2020.
  - *offer not available in Hyrule, Cascade Kingdom, or Sanghelios. Nook Inc. is not required to compensate for any unexpected costs that may come up during your stay.
And finally: Xenoblade Chronicles - Definitive Edition. Featuring smoother animation, cleaner art style, and, it seems, what looks like previously cut content. Enjoy traveling the vast land of Bionis on the Switch in 2020.
But we're not done yet! Remember? We still have a Banjo & Kazooie showcase, presented by Mr. Sakurai himself.

First, Sakurai gives a brief history on Banjo's games, including his actual origin in Diddy Kong Racing and his latest game, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, on the Xbox 360.
- Sakurai: So, if you want to play Banjo-Kazooie today, you can do so on Xbox.
- (background laughter)
- I know this is a Nintendo broadcast, but please, give the game a try. On Xbox.
- (more background laughter)
Weird hearing Sakurai promote a rival company's games, but hey, it's funny.
Onto the game itself, Smash has included ten tracks from Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie. From Banjo-Kazooie, we have original track Freezeezy Peak and remixes for the main theme, Spiral Mountain, Mumbo's Mountain, Treasure Trove Cove, Gobi's Valley, and Mad Monster Mansion. From Banjo-Tooie, there's a new remix for the Klungo battle, and the original tracks for the Mr. Patch battle and the Lord Woo Fak Fak battle (weird name, but okay, sure).
A lot of Banjo and Kazooie's moves are based on moves from his home games, including his jump animations, though some of them are slightly tweaked to fit Smash a bit better. There's a lot of love in here.
- A note about their side special, Wonder Wing. It's an invincible charging attack, but it only has five uses per life, so if you use up all five and haven't died yet, you've lost an attack. Shields can resist it, and you can be grabbed out of it, but it's a good horizontal recovery move too.
- I should also note that Banjo and Kazooie have a second mid-air jump, and they can jump and air-dodge after using their up special.
As for the stage, it's Spiral Mountain, of course. Below the main platform, there's a spiral pathway leading up to the top, so there's a lower platform that can change in height or side of the stage, affecting your recovery. There's also some smaller platforms that appear, and even a bridge to Grunty's lair when it's in the right position.
- The stage also has some cameos from other characters in the game: Grunty, Boggles, Mumbo Jumbo (for once not making a redstone video...heh, jokes), the Jinjos, some Buzzbombs, and even Tooty way down in the bottom of the stage.
And in other news, it's the 5.0.0 update, available today.
- Home-Run Contest returns! It's the final new gamemode added to Ultimate (maybe; who knows what the future holds?). Now with new graphics; hit the sandbag hard enough, he'll go into space! It also includes 2-player mode.
- Mii Fighters' movesets can be customized as well, starting now. Previously submitted Mii Fighters can't be customized; so you'll have to re-upload them to allow this.
- Mii Fighter costumes:
  - Goemon from Mystical Ninja Goemon. Mii Swordfighter.
  - Proto Man from Mega Man. Mii Gunner.
  - Zero from Mega Man X. Mii Swordfighter.
  - Team Rocket Grunts from Pokemon Red & Blue. Mii Brawler.
  - And... SANS? Sans from Undertale as a Mii Gunner costume!
- The Sans outfit also comes with a new music track: a remix of Megalovania from Undertale, made by Undertale creator Toby Fox himself.
And we have the Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Snake amiibo set to release on September 20.
As for Challenger Pack #4, we get to see a little bit of Terry's in-game model and moves too, plus a hint at the stage.
To close it out, a word from Sakurai.
- "Finally, it was announced that we will be working on even more DLC fighters. To me, it feels like the finish line is sliding farther away. You may wonder 'How much longer can he be involved in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate?' But I'm also excited. Adding more characters into the game means that more game worlds will be added to the series, and ultimately, that means there will be an even greater opportunity to delight the fans. At the same time, I feel that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now representing so many characters and game worlds, that it's become an enormous game. Even if the Super Smash Bros. series continues moving forward, I doubt there will eve be an opportunity to bring this many characters together again. And so, I want to keep improving on this record as much as possible, and I will continue to work hard at developing the game. I appreciate your support. That's it for today. Thank you very much."

July 20, 2019

Why does the air conditioning always fail in the summer when it's needed? It never fails in the other seasons. Only summer. We moved to a new house and it still fails in summer.

July 6, 2019

I'm at the theaters. Gonna watch Avengers: Endgame for my birthday. Oop, phones off gotta go bye!

July 5, 2019

On 7/4/2019 at 8:45 AM, InfiniteRemnant said:

I must be the only RVB fan on this board if a thread with a title like that has existed more than 24 hours and nobody has asked "Do you ever wonder why we're here?"

I'll be honest: it never crossed my mind until like a half hour ago, and two seconds later I saw you'd already done it.

Though on that note, I love how they made use of that in season 8.

June 30, 2019

I've never played Persona 5, and I don't have Super Smash Bros. Ultimate yet, but damn if "Last Surprise" isn't catchy.

Lyrics, if the ones in the video are hard to read:

You try to run me through
Hold on
Think again
Don't you know
What you're starting
But... you sure ain't got a clue
How bad
This will go
Don't you know
Know my art
(Art of war)

And as you look to the horizon
Not a cloud
But then stormy weather's caught you cold
Seems like it crept up out of nowhere
All around
You it's not quite what you foretold

You'll never see it coming!
You'll see that my mind is too fast for eyes
You're done in!
By the time it's hit you, your last surprise

Oooohoohoo
Oooohoohoo
Oooohoohoo
Oooohoohoo

You think you got your game
Planned out
To a T.
Yet I'm two
Steps ahead yeah
So... you step into my way
Stand down
It's a trap
One more step
And you're dead
(Yeah you're dead)

Why just a picosecond ago
Clear blue skies
But now lightning's struck your last resolve
It's not an accident that no one
Hears your cries
As your last strength seems to dissolve

You'll never see it coming!
You'll see that my mind is too fast for eyes
You're done in!
By the time it's hit you, your last surprise
I'm coming
For you
My games always so fast, so fine
You're spun in
By the net you didn't catch it in time

Oooohoohoo
Oooohoohoo
Oooohoohoo
Oooohoohoo

Better think
About your game
Are you sure
Your next move's the right one for you?
Are you sure
You won't get out maneuvered again
and again my friend?

You'll never see it coming!
You'll see that my mind is too fast for eyes
You're done in!
By the time it's hit you, your last surprise
I'm coming
For you
My games always so fast, so fine
You're spun in
By the net you didn't catch it in time

Oooohoohoo
Oooohoohoo
Oooohoohoo
Oooohoohoo
Oooohoohoo
Oooohoohoo
Oooohoohoo
Oooohoohoo

June 26, 2019

You're reading a website that has ads (say, Not Always Right). Suddenly, an ad way up at the top of the page changes, and the page scrolls way up to where the ad is, taking you far away from where you were actually reading.

June 11, 2019

So, E3 is underway, and Nintendo dropped their expected Nintendo Direct.

Let's take a look...

First, a newcomer to Super Smash Bros.: Dragon Quest characters! The Hero is the name of the character, belonging to four Dragon Quest protagonists: Ireburn the Luminary from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (the default character model), Eight from Dragon Quest VIII, Solo from Dragon Quest IV, and Erdrick (or Roto) from Dragon Quest III. They'll come out in the Summer of 2019.
Then a little showcase of the new Dragon Quest game, featuring the aforementioned Ireburn and friends in Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age: Definitive Edition.
Next: Luigi's Mansion 3, featuring a new grappling hook feature of the new Poltergust, a goo copy of Luigi called Gooigi for multiplayer and extra puzzles, and the Scarescraper, a multiplayer tower. 2019 release, but we knew that.
Then we got The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance: Tactics. A game based on The Dark Crystal, if anyone remembers that movie. Looks like a Fire Emblem-esque tactical RPG or something. 2019 release.
More on The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening remake. There's a new side mode that lets you make your own dungeons. Neat. September 20, 2019. Not that far away.
Something from Square Enix: a Trials of Mana remake for the Switch. Early 2020 release.
Speaking of, we get Collection of Mana, which contains the first 3 games in the Trials of Mana series: Final Fantasy Adventure, Secret of Mana, and Trials of Mana. Available today.
The Witcher: Wild Hunt: Complete Edition. 2019 release. Who's excited? (not me; I'm just asking)
More info on Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Looks like a number of important non-student characters were once students themselves, but now one or more of them are antagonists. Some class reunion, huh? July 26, 2019 release.
Resident Evil? Sure! Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 for the Switch. Why not.
And we get Travis Touchdown showing up for No More Heroes III. Excited yet? 2020 release.
Contra: Rogue Corps. A new Contra game! Looks pretty cool, if you ask me. Some unusual characters in a classic run-and-gun game. September 24, 2019. Now features wireless co-op and online multiplayer.
Meanwhile, you can play all the Contra games, from the original to Contra III: The Alien Wars, to Super Contra, Contra: Hard Corps, Probotector, Probotector: Alien Rebels, and some more that only have Japanese names, in Contra: Anniversary Collection. 10 Contra games and a 74-page eBook. Also available today.
Daemon X Machina. Not much is new here; just some new shots of giant mech battles and voice-acted cutscenes. Still cool. September 13, 2019.
Panzer Dragoon, a kind of flying shooter game where you're riding a dragon and shooting enemies. Looks nice. Slated for a Winter 2019 release.
On the subject of Pokemon Sword and Shield, you can use the Pokeball Plus accessory to carry Pokemon around with you. We also got some footage of the Water-type gym and its Gym Leader, Nessa. She has a Drednaw, by the way.
And we get some information on Astral Chain: apparently the enemies are named Chimeras. Oh, and yes, it still looks awesome. August 30, 2019.
And we get a game that looks like it's set in the 1920's: Empire of Sin. Who wants to feel like Al Capone? 2020 release.
A Marvel game involving the Avengers and other heroes against a whole bunch of villains: Modok, Magneto, Surtur, Thanos... Looks like fun. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. July 19, 2019. There's also an expansion pass that throws in content from Marvel Knights, X-Men, and the Fantastic Four, available starting this Fall.
And more footage from Cadence of Hyrule, the official crossover game between Crypt of the NecroDancer and The Legend of Zelda. Play as Cadence, Link, and Zelda. Fight to the beat on June 13, 2019. Hey, that's two days from now!
Another Mario and Sonic Olympics game. Play such sports as: Soccer, 100m Hurdles, Horseback riding, surfboarding, and more. Mario and Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, available November 2019.
And a look at the new Animal Crossing game for the Switch, featuring a deserted island this time. You'll have to gather resources on your own this time and literally build the town from scratch. There's also multiplayer, it looks like. So, pretty much Minecraft, kinda. ...and, of course, Tom Nook still charges you for everything. Sigh. Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been pushed back to a March 20, 2020 release, just to polish it a little more.
And the quick blitz-through of games that don't warrant a segment on their own:
- Spyro: Reignited Trilogy. September 3, 2019
- Hollow Knight: Silksong. Coming soon.
- Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. September 20, 2019
- Minecraft: Dungeons. Spring 2020.
- The Elder Scrolls: Blades. Fall 2019. Wait, another Elder Scrolls? When did this happen? Did the Bethesda conference happen already?
- My Friend Pedro. June 20, 2019. There's guns and motorcycle chases, so it looks better than the title implies.
- Doom: Eternal. Coming soon.
- The Sinking City. Fall 2019.
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood. July 26, 2019.
- Dead By Daylight. September 24, 2019.
- Alien: Isolation. 2019 release.
- Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition. Winter release.
- Dragon Quest: Builders 2. July 12, 2019.
- Stranger Things 3: The Game. July 4, 2019.
- Just Dance 2020. November 5, 2019.
- Catan (the video game port of the board game). June 20, 2019. Looks like it supports custom board layouts.
- New Super Lucky's Tale. Fall 2019.
- Dauntless. Late 2019. You wanna play Dauntless on the Switch? Now you can!
- Super Mario Maker 2. June 28, 2019.
And finally, in another fakeout-except-not-really-fakeout nearly identical to the "Rivals" trailer that introduced King K. Rool, we have another newcomer: Banjo and Kazooie are Raring to Go! (hah. Rare.) Looks like the Donkey Kong cast is excited. Fall 2019 release.
And finally finally... The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is now in development!

So. Dragon Quest protagonists and Banjo and Kazooie are now in Smash, new Contra, Mario/Sonic Olympics, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a Dark Crystal game, No More Heroes III, Trials of Mana remake, Panzer Dragoon remake, Breath of the Wild sequel... Anything else sound exciting?

June 8, 2019

One ad per ad break is bad enough.

But TWO? Come on, YouTube.

And before you say "Adblock", this is on mobile too. And before you say "Mobile Adblock"...

...grumble grumble minimum ten seconds before I can even start the video grumble grumble interrupting ten seconds of double ads mid-sentence grumble grumble...

June 5, 2019

Okay, so I missed the last two big Nintendo vids (about the debut of Pokemon Sword and Shield, and about the Smash Ultimate 3.0 update and Joker DLC). Let's recap, then:

Smash 3.0 Update:

DLC:

DLC Challenger Pack 1: Joker from Persona 5, coupled with the stage Mementos, eleven music tracks from Persona 5, 4, and 3, and several spirits from Persona 5.
DLC Mii Fighter Costumes: Morgana hat (Persona 5); Teddie hat (Persona 4); Persona 4 Protagonist Outfit; Persona 3 Protagonist Outfit; Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog) and Knuckles (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Free content:

Stage Builder
Video Editor
Upload videos and stages to the app!

Feb 27 Pokemon Direct: Pokemon Sword and Shield:

The Galar region is based on the United Kingdom, specifically Great Britain (England, Wales, and Scotland).

New starters: The Grass-type Grookey, which is a monkey. The Fire-type Scorbunny, which is a rabbit. The Water-type Sobble, which is a lizard, a chameleon it seems.

And now, the June 5 Pokemon Direct

Theme music!

New Pokemon:

Wooloo, the uncreatively-named sheep. Its wool is used for various products. Useful.
Gossifleur, a flower Pokemon. Its spores have healing properties.
Eldegoss, the evolved form of Gossifleur. Looks like it's based on a cotton plant. Its seeds also have healing properties.
Drednaw, a new turtle Pokemon that looks like it's based on a snapping turtle. Awesome.
Corviknight, a new bird Pokemon that's a giant corvid (re: crow, raven). It's a taxi service, essentially, serving the purpose of HM Fly from older games.
Zacian, a Legendary canine Pokemon that wields a sword in its mouth.
Zamazenta, a Legendary canine Pokemon that has an armored shield-like mane.

There's a lot of returning Pokemon, so I won't get into them, but if you're excited about Hippopotas, you're in luck.

Bikes are back, as are new water-bikes that have air tanks instead of wheels. I guess that's the replacement for Surf, maybe?

Fishing and generic berry trees are also back.

You can whistle to get the attention of wild Pokemon.

There is now a very clear Overworld. As opposed to the numerous Routes from before, the overworld, called the Wild Area, is where all the catching is done.

In the Wild Area, you have full control over the camera. No more bad angles!
There are red beacons at places. Head over to them with your friends...wait, what?
That's right. ACTUAL MULTIPLAYER. Meet up with other players in the Wild Area.

The red beacons are just one place where you can use the games' new "supercharge" mechanic: DYNAMAXING

When a Pokemon is Dynamaxed, they become giant. Remember those episodes of the anime with giant Pokemon? The giant Dragonite at Bill's Lighthouse? The Island of Giant Pokemon (robotic or no, they were giant)? That time Ash's Treecko and somebody's Gulpin somehow became kaiju-sized? You can do that on command.
It's a bit limited, though. You can only use it once per battle, and it only lasts for three turns, so choose carefully.
But while it's active, your Pokemon gets a big stat boost, and its attacks are supercharged.
Somebody needs to arrange a multiplayer battle where you pit a Dynamaxed Tyranitar against a Dynamaxed Volcarona for maximum kaiju.
Actually, I'm wondering if you can use Mega Evolution (introduced in Gen 6) and Z-Moves (Gen 7) while Dynamaxed. Imagine a Dynamaxed Mega Rayquaza using Dragon Ascent. With stat buffs. Dear God...

Those red beacons in the Wild Area trigger something called a Max Raid Battle.

One wild Pokemon is Dynamaxed for the entire battle.
His opponent is four players simultaneously. Again: ACTUAL MULTIPLAYER. You even need four players to start the battle in the first place.
Only one of the players can Dynamax their Pokemon during a Max Raid Battle, so coordination is key.
When the Pokemon is weakened, you can catch it as normal. Some Pokemon can only be caught during a Max Raid Battle, which encourages multiplayer I guess.
Which Pokemon are available depends on the in-game location as well as the in-game weather. So team up often if you want to catch 'em all.

Gyms are important in the Galar Region, since Pokemon Battles are a popular sport.

Gyms are built in places that allow Dynamaxing, which means kaiju fights are a regular thing here too.

Some minor information:

The region's Professor is Professor Magnolia. She specializes in researching the Dynamax phenomenon.
The Professor's assistant is Sonia. She's also Professor Magnolia's granddaughter.
Milo is the Grass-type Gym Leader. He has an Eldegoss, which is seen Dynamaxed in the trailer, so that's gonna be fun for you if you picked Sobble.
Pokemon Gyms also have a flying drone camera, which may or may not be a Rotom judging by a symbol on the recording screen.
The region's Champion is Leon. He has a Charizard and a sizeable winning streak.
Leon's brother is your rival, Hop. He gets started at the same time as you, and it looks like he picks the Pokemon weak to yours.
Character customization is back, it looks like.

And finally: The release date. November 15, 2019. Simultaneous global release. Have fun, everybody!

May 3, 2019

What's better than getting a new house is finally moving all your things into the new house. As of two days ago, the last storage unit has officially been emptied.

Now comes the matter of finding out where to put this stuff...

March 24, 2019

2 hours ago, Pharaoh RutinTutin said:

I was watching newsreel footage of a parade where the Royal Horse Artillery passed in review.

What worries me is that the name Royal Horse Artillery made me think of horses fired out of cannons.

They wouldn't actually do that. Would they?

Only if the horse is sober.

March 14, 2019

I'm at the theaters. Gonna watch Captain Marvel. Oop, phones off gotta go bye!

February 14, 2019

New Nintendo Direct.

This one is all about the Nintendo Switch. Let's break it down:

Super Mario Maker 2, now featuring slopes! June 2019
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. Now including Carol Danvers, a.k.a. Captain Marvel. Summer 2019
BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! Now featuring 270 levels and 2-player mode.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is getting the Ver. 3.0 Update soon. Features unknown, but remember that Joker from Persona 5 was confirmed for the DLC, and he'll be ready in April. We got a glimpse of his 3D model too.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker gets two updates:
- The free update is a 2-player update, available today.
- The paid DLC includes new challenges and courses
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Fighting demons through a gothic castle, using all sorts of reality-bending powers such as gravity-inverting, laser travel, and voice acting. Summer 2019.
Dragon Quest Builders 2. Building and defending a village. Eh. Looks alright. July 12, 2019.
Speaking of Dragon Quest, we got another game, Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age: Definitive Edition. A neat-looking feature is it lets you switch between 8-bit and 3D graphics, chiptune and orchestral music, and English and Japanese audio at any time. Fall release.
Disney TSUM TSUM Festival. Sure. Why not.
Starlink: Battle for Atlas gets a new update this April. Every member of Team Star Fox, not just Fox, has their own missions, especially since Fox's rival, Wolf, has a team of his own.
Rune Factory 4 Special is now on the Switch, if you're interested. 2019 release.
Rune Factory 5 is in development!
ONINAKI, by Square Enix. Rescue lost souls before they become monsters in an action RPG game. Summer 2019.
Yoshi's Crafted World is almost here. Lots of new features and lots of old ones that might be familiar if you've played Yoshi's Woolly World. Demo available today so you can give the first course a try.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses. We got some exposition about the three kingdoms, saw snippets of both anime- and 3d-animated cutscenes, learned that the Three Houses are school houses akin to Gryphondor and Slytherin and apparently you're a professor at said school when you're not fighting, and saw some gameplay of battles, which apparently happen during class trips. Of course, you're still the Tactician, and your troops are the students themselves, giving you some extra incentive to keep everyone else alive beyond "Dying is bad, m'kay?" And I'm sure the protagonist has a personal stake in this, but I didn't see that all that much in the video. July 26, 2019.
Tetris? Tetris! Tetris 99, to be specific. There's an online aspect, where other players can attack back, filling your grid with garbage. Attack back by filling lines and such. Oh, and the whole thing's free. Get it now! No, seriously, it's available now.
Dead by Daylight, a survival horror game, is now on the Switch. Nintendo's not pulling punches; they've openly accepted the fans of blood, gore, and violence and are letting everyone know. Fall 2019.
Undertale's sequel, Deltarune, is also getting a Switch port. The trailer is full of hilarity at avoiding spoilers by covering things with the Annoying Dog from the first game. Chapter 1 (the only chapter that currently exists in any version, it seems) will be available February 28 on the eShop. For free! (More chapters currently in development (...will not be free)).
Daemon X Machina, an upcoming mech game, has a demo of the first mission available today. Give it a shot. The full game should be out this Summer.
GRID Autosport is now on the Switch. It provides realistic racing, difficulty that scales to your skills, varied courses, and online and local multiplayer. Summer 2019.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, now on the Switch. Go through Viking Hell (yes, that's what they called it) in a journey of self-discovery and such. Spring 2019.
And now for the end-of-direct rapidfire list of new Switch releases:
- Mortal Kombat 11, available April 23
- Unravel two, available March 22
- Assassin's Creed III Remastered, available May 21. Includes all the DLC
- Final Fantasy VII, available March 26
- Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy!, available March 20
- Final Fantasy IX, available today
Astral Chain, by Platinum Games. Some cool sci-fi game where you play as a pair of cops with awesome toys, from laser bows to motorcycles to robot dogs. There's voice acting, suggesting some deeper lore about the main characters. It looks pretty cool. Available August 30, 2019
In case you're wondering about Bayonetta 3, they're still working on it. ...that's it.
A choppy ocean in a storm? A tiny ship, barely held together? An animated Link? It's The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening! 3D graphics and new orchestration. A fine remaster. I wonder if they're gonna add in little fun details to muddle up the series timeline even more. 2019 release.

So, nothing really huge this time, unless you're a super fan of <insert series here>, in which case, <insert game in said series here> was probably the major highlight.

Honestly, I was expecting a Smash Bros. character trailer for Joker. Ah well.

Astral Chain looks kinda neat, though.

February 8, 2019

Prince the Cat
Born: 11/27/2016
Died: 2/6/2019

Hunter the Cat
Born: 2009 or 2010
Died: 2/8/2019

You will be missed, guys. So, so much.

January 21, 2019

It's clear in my area. Watching the lit part go away as we speak.

Edit: Not clear. NOT CLEAR! Partly cloudy at the worst moment! Thin, patchy, but troublesome.

Still neat, though.

Edit 2: False alarm. Show's still on.

January 12, 2019

It's been a trying two months, full of stress and uncertainty. But, I can finally say it's paid off.

We finally, finally, got the house.

Tomorrow begins the process of unloading the storage unit, but as we own the house, we can handle it at a more...reasonable pace.

December 7, 2018

Picard facepalm

December 7, 2018

So, today Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is officially released. Now I won't feel bad looking at all the spoilers people kept putting up.

Yesterday was the Game Awards 2018 thing. I didn't watch it, but I heard something interesting happened. Turns out something interesting happened at the end...

Yep! Joker from Persona 5 is confirmed as the first of the five DLC packs for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! No gameplay footage yet, but it's pretty neat.

1 down, 4 to go...

Now. BRING ON THE SPOILERS!

November 28, 2018

When you accidentally necropost because the thread has lots of pages so you assume it's still active without checking the date of the last post.

Oh, also moving.

November 28, 2018

Moving trucks

[e]...wait...CRUD! Where's the delete button!? I saw 48 pages and thought the thread was still active! Abort! Abort!

November 26, 2018

And while Grace is having her moral dilemma, Justin is writing a new entry for Not Always Right. :tongue:

November 20, 2018

When the gyro on your phone is too sensitive. Have it in portrait and tilt it two degrees, and it goes to landscape.

When the gyro on your phone is not sensitive enough. Have it in landscape and tilt it fully vertical, it stays that way until you shake it or something.

Both of these really make watching YouTube videos or reading comments on YouTube videos difficult sometimes.

Also, when the headphone jack on your phone won't keep the headphones in unless you actively hold them there. And the slightest twitch pops it loose, either lowering the volume or pausing the video entirely.

November 1, 2018

November 1, 2018 Nintendo Direct. The final Super Smash Bros. Nintendo Direct before launch.

Character reveal! It's a two-fer. The scene is set in a boxing ring, with Little Mac up against our first newcomer:
- Ken Turns Up the Heat! Ken Masters from Street Fighter joins as Ryu's Echo Fighter, because come on, was he really not gonna be an Echo? Like Ryu, Ken has two Final Smashes depending on whether or not an opponent is right in front of him, and the original Street Fighter
Ken defeats Mac, only for someone new to enter and challenge him:
- Incineroar Enters the Ring! Incineroar from Pokemon Sun and Moon joins as an original fighter. He's a pro wrestler, hands down. I was really hoping for Decidueye as the next Pokemon rep, but this works.
Just to recap, the starting roster will have the original eight starter characters from the original Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64. With the above two reveals, the final roster of the game will have seventy-six (76) fighters, counting the Pokemon Trainer's roster and the Mii Fighters separate.
- I feel like I should note that the game seems to automatically group the Pokemon Trainer as one fighter but automatically separate the Mii Fighters into their three movesets, for seventy-four (74) slots on the roster. This also counts the Echo Fighters separate; like the August 8 Direct revealed, you can group Echoes with the fighters they're based on, shrinking the roster to only sixty-seven (67) truly-unique fighters (again, splitting the Miis but grouping the Pokemon Trainer).
amiibo
- Smash Bros. amiibo for the Inkling Girl, Ridley, and Wolf come out on December 7, 2018, the same day Smash Ultimate launches.
- King K. Rool and the Ice Climbers get their amiibo on February 15, 2019.
- Ken, Isabelle, Pichu, Young Link, and Daisy will get their amiibo later in 2019.
- No word on the Incineroar amiibo yet.
No more trophies?
- Collectible trophies will not be returning. Instead, we're getting something new that keeps the collectible aspect of the trophies but adds something new:
Spirits
- Remember in the August 8 Direct, where the menu had a blurred-out section? That was Spirits mode.
- Exact quote from Sakurai('s translator): "In the Super Smash Bros. series, the characters are toys in the real world, but they are fighters in the world of the imagination. Returning to the real world is an ongoing theme. In the imagination, you can battle impossible combinations of characters.
- "In this mysterious world, the unspeakable happens. Many beloved characters lose their physical forms. All of them, except the fighters, are turned into spirits, unable to return to the real world."
- Spirit characters aid fighters in battle. Much like equipment from Smash 4, spirits provide different boosts to combat stats. Much like trophies, there are a lot of them.
- Spirits have four strength tiers: Novice, Advanced, Ace, and Legend.
- Primary Spirits' power is added to a fighter. Fighters can only have one Primary Spirit at a time. Primary Spirits boost a fighter's stats.
- Support Spirits provide other boosts, such as autoheal, unflinching smash attack charge, or items equipped at the start of battle. This is similar to trophy effects in the Smash Tour game mode from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Primary Spirits can have up to three Support Spirits, though some top out at less.
- To unlock a Spirit, you must win a Spirit Battle. Choose the Spirit you want to battle (you can pick from a randomly selected list of six). You will then fight a fighter who is similar to the spirit character (for example, to get the spirit of Polterpup from Luigi's Mansion, you'll fight the Duck Hunt fighter, and to get the spirit of Smeargle from Pokemon, you'll fight the Inkling Boy fighter).
  - Spirit Battles try to imitate the spirit in question as much as possible. To get the Gordo (Kirby series) spirit, you'll have to fight a bunch of invisible King Dedede (also Kirby series) who keep using their Gordo Throw attack at you. To get the Spirit for The Imprisoned (The Legend of Zelda), you'll fight a giant King K. Rool who has the assist trophy Ghirahim aiding him.
- Once you defeat the fighter, referred to as a Puppet Fighter in this case, you will have to destroy it in order to release and acquire the spirit. Destroying it in this case means there's a little minigame where your fighter holds some kind of gun while the Puppet Fighter is surrounded by a barrier that's not complete but is spinning. Shoot through the gap to get the spirit, but if you hit the barrier, you'll break part of the barrier. You only get one shot, but the game will remember that, so if you fight that spirit again later, the barrier will remember that it's broken, giving you more gaps to shoot through.
- Primary Spirits have a type advantage type: Attack beats Grab, Grab beats Shield, and Shield beats Attack. Hey, that's similar to how the actual fighters work normally: Shields block attacks but not grabs.
- Some Spirit Battles have added stage hazards like poisonous floors, but some Spirits give immunities to that, so equipping them is useful.
- You can choose your spirits before going into a spirit battle. You'll get a little hint about the battle conditions, such as "The enemy is invisible" or "The enemy is easily distracted by items".
- Spirits can gain experience and levels, much like amiibo fighters. Primary Spirits gain experience during battles when equipped. You can also feed them snacks which give them experience. There's also specific training modes for spirits, which can run in the background when you're playing other modes or even when the game is off.
  - Snacks can be acquired when you win a Spirit Battle. The more even the match (that is, if the difference between the power of the Spirit you're fighting, and the total power of you and the Spirit you have equipped, is low), the more snacks you'll get. The less even the match, the more likely you'll just get the Spirit. So, going overpowered isn't recommended it seems.
  - Additional training areas can be unlocked by beating Spirits labeled "Masters", such as Cap'n Cuttlefish (Splatoon) or Gravity Man (Mega Man).
- Some spirits gain more powerful forms when their experience is maxed out, such as Primal Groudon for Groudon.
- You can also send Spirits back to the real world. This means they're gone, but they leave behind their "core", and you can combine cores to summon more spirits.
- Spirits can also power up amiibo Figure Players. This costs you the Spirit, though.
- Spirit Battles always have the Final Smash Meter enabled.
  - By the way, the Final Smash that demonstrates this is Yoshi's Final Smash, which we haven't seen before. Yoshi hits the fighter into a canyon, where a veritable stampede of Yoshis tramples them. It's like the opening to Melee!
- The whole setup seems to be a way to simulate as many battles as possible that can't be done with fighters, assist trophies / Poke' Ball Pokemon, and stage bosses.
- There's also an "Autopick" option. If you're not sure on who to use for a Spirit Battle, let the computer pick something for you.
- There's also multiplayer battles with Spirits. Fight other players who are using Spirits in one-on-one, or two-on-two battles.
- (also, back to that blurred-out thing, the dashboard on the right side of the menu had a blurred out icon as well. That was the Collections option, which presumably lets you see what Spirits you've acquired)
Online
- Matchmaking is now based on three factors:
  - Preferred Rules. You can pick a rule set before the match. The matchmaking system will try to group you with fighters with similar preferred rules.
  - Global Smash Power. To recap from Smash Wii U / 3DS, Global Smash Power is like a leaderboard, but instead of saying you're 1st or 5th or 9001st, the number simply means you have a higher score than that number of people. If your Global Smash Power is 100,000, then you have a higher score than 99,999 people. Of course, your GSP fluctuates depending on how many players exist and how well you do.
    - Each one of your fighters has their own GSP.
  - Physical distance between players. This is done from a signal standpoint; if you're in London, it's easier to connect to someone in Paris than to someone in Buenos Aires.
    - Sakurai straight-up recommends a wired connection for online play. There's a USB LAN adapter for that, sold separately.
- Elite Matches
  - If your GSP is high enough, you can enter elite battles. If you have this option, you're definitely among the top-tier players.
- Smash Tags
  - You need one to play online. It's basically like an icon on any forum.
  - Pick an icon, a color for the tag, taunt messages, and whether or not you receive notifications.
  - When you defeat another player, you'll get their Smash Tag (you keep yours). Build up a collection.
  - You can have some short messages to send off before and after a battle. They're short things like "Keep your eyes open!", "I'll win this time!", "Talk is cheap!" or "I hope you like to be countered." They're all preset, so you can't make your own. A number of them seem to be quotes from different Smash characters. They pop up before the match begins near the health meter, and after it ends on the results screen.
  - While waiting for the battle to start, you can fight in other modes, like training or stock battles.
- Spectator mode is back, so you can watch other players' battles.
- Co-op online play is back. Form a team of two.
- Battle Arena
  - This is just a battle room you can set up. There are spots where you can join the battle, wait for the next battle, or spectate the match.
- Connects with the Nintendo Switch Online App
  - You can use Voice Chat with players in arenas.
- Smash World
  - This is a free Smash-centric app where you can upload gameplay videos.
  - Smash World service begins 2019.
Assist Trophies:
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog series). Looks like Knuckles' inclusion as an Assist and Shadow's suspicious absence as such was just a red herring.
- Takamaru (The Mysterious Murasame Castle), Starman (Mother/EarthBound series), Nightmare (Kirby's Adventure), and Color TV-Game 15 (a.k.a. Pong) (Color TV series) all return.
- Yuri Kozukata (Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water). A camera reticle will go around the stage. When it snaps on a fighter, they'll be stunned for a few seconds.
- Isaac (Golden Sun) returns from Brawl, but his Move ability (which forms a giant hand that pushes you) now does more, like smack you with a giant fist or catch you in two hands to carry you upwards (how far up isn't shown, but I assume he throws you to the blast line).
- Black Knight (Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance). Another Fire Emblem sword wielder. What a shocker.
- Thwomp (Super Mario series). He just does what he does: hover in the air until someone gets close, then smacks down on top of them. Move quick, or you'll get thwomped.
- Spring Man (ARMS). Sorry, everyone who wanted him as a fighter. True to form, he uses his extendable arms to deliver long-ranged punches. He also uses his special attack before leaving.
- Wily Capsule (Mega Man). Dr. Wily in one of his Wily Capsules shows up to fight. Amusingly, he's one of the fighters that can be attacked and KO'd, and when he's beaten, he'll do that whole bowing down "I'm sorry I'm sorry" pose thing, just like in the original games. Nintendo is really good at sticking true to characters' origins, aren't they?
- Flies and Hand (Mario Paint). Yes, the flyswatting minigame from Mario Paint! Ridiculous? Yes. Awesome anyway? Yes.
- Tiki (Fire Emblem: Awakening). Hey, it's a Fire Emblem character that doesn't use a sword! Tiki can shapeshift between human form and dragon form, and she unleashes a massive burst of fire breath on the stage. Dang.
- Vince (Art Academy series). He paints things, which appear on the stage and hit fighters.
- Guile (Street Fighter). He lies in wait to block attacks and kick fighters that get too close.
  - Fittingly, his reveal comes with his theme music. Guile's Theme really does go with everything!
- Akira (Virtua Fighter). Not much to report; he's a fighting game character with a very low polygon count.
- The total number of Assist Trophies is 59, which is greater than the number of Poke' Ball Pokemon for once.
- Assist Trophies that can be KO'd can be KO'd by the fighter who summoned them. Remember, KO'ing Assist Trophies gets you points, but if you KO your own Assist Trophy, nobody gets points for that. Something to keep in mind.
- Century Smash is the new word for 100-man Smash
- All-Star Smash is available right away, even if you haven't unlocked everyone (or anyone). Fighters you unlock will be added to All-Star Mode as you unlock them.
- If you save a replay of a match, Replay Mode lets you not only watch those matches, but also make videos out of them.
- All those tips you saw in the loading screens in Smash 4? Now you can see them at any time. They're all conveniently sorted, too, by category or fighter.
- Challenges are back. Instead of one big board of challenges, there are several pages, sorted by category.
- Records mode tracks your battle history, as usual. Online and Offline battle rankings are separate this time.
Shop
- Remember Smash Tags? You can trade those in for in-game currency, or Gold. Gold can also be won as a reward for beating a Spirit. Presumably there are other methods.
- The Shop can get you Mii outfits, Spirits, snacks for your Spirits, support items, and music tracks.
In the Options menu...
- Language Support! The game supports eleven languages. Character voices, from Pokemon to the Announcer, change based on language.
- Brightness settings for TV mode and Handheld mode are separate.
- One thing I haven't mentioned in previous things is that in matches, there's a radar in the corner of the screen that shows where fighters are if anyone is off the screen. In the options menu, you choose the size of the radar (large or small), or toggle it off.
- In wireless or online play, you can set the option to have your allies be semi-transparent so you aren't distracted as easily.
- Custom Balance. If you're fighting a friend on the same system, you can adjust the strength of your fighters. You can boost your fighters' power up or down by three, giving you a power boost or a big nerf. This is largely done for balancing reasons, such as if you're a noob going against a pro or something.
  - This isn't available in online play, of course.
- Mii Fighters have twelve voice options which can be pitched up or down
Mii Fighter Costumes
- Yiga Clan outfit (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Splatoon 2 Inkling (Splatoon 2)
- Ribbon Girl (ARMS).
- Chibi Robo (Chibi Robo)
- Ray MkIII (Custom Robo)
- Toy-Con set (Nintendo Labo)
- Rex (Xenoblade Chronicles 2), a purchase bonus for the Fighters Pass (see below)
DLC Confirmed!
- There will be five paid DLC sets coming up.
- Each set comes with one fighter, one stage, and music tracks.
- Each set costs $5.99 USD.
- The Fighters Pass, $24.99, lets you get all of them for slightly less.
- The contents will not be revealed until it's out. So, just have faith.
- All DLC content will be released through the end of February 2020.
- Sakurai: "... ... ...I wonder if I'll ever get to take a break!"
- A Mii Fighter outfit will be available as a purchase bonus for hte Fighters Pass: Rex (Xenoblade Chronicles 2). The fighter roster was picked before Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was announced, so Rex's inclusion as an actual fighter couldn't happen. That didn't stop Greninja for Smash 4, though, so...
- There's also some more Xenoblade Chronicles content in the form of music and Spirits.
Limited-Time Offer. A FREE DLC offer. If you buy Smash Ultimate now, you'll get something very unexpected:
- Pirahna Plant Pipes Up! That's right; a near-literal garden-variety mook is going to be a fighter in Smash Ultimate! NOBODY SAW THIS COMING! Piranha Plant combines attributes of many different Piranha Plant-style enemies.
- He won't be ready until a couple months after launch.
- Remember: LIMITED TIME OFFER FOR PRE-ORDERS.
- He'll have an amiibo.
Pre-purchase Now!
Smash fans in North America. Check out the Nintendo website for information on when and where these pre-launch events happen.
Adventure Mode: "What exactly caused all these characters to lose their bodies and transform into Spirits?" Let's just isolate the clip, and I'll leave my thoughts after.
- Is that the same cliff from that one scene in Brawl's story mode?
- I'm immediately reminded that the actual Biblical Angels were a lot more abstract than the stereotypical "human with white wings and halo".
- So, the inside of Master Hand isn't the Master Core like in the last game.
- Shulk has a vision, and there's nothing he can do about it.
- Jeez, what is this, Infinity War?
- Of course Kirby would be the only survivor. Sakurai loves this guy.
- LYRICS! The main theme now has lyrics. And not just the "dead language so we don't have to translate it a kjghpillion times" lyrics, but full English and Japanese lyrics! And possibly other language lyrics? The song is titled "Lifelight".
- "Puppet Fighter" was the exact words. Now we know why.
- Is that Galleom from Brawl's Subspace Emissary? Sweet!
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: "World of Light"

So, no Paper Mario, no Decidueye, and no Wonder-Red, but we got Guile's Theme for music, story mode looks sweet, and the Spirits idea is kinda interesting.

Not the best Smash Ultimate Direct of the three, but still good. Yeah. Still good.

"Stow your fear. It's now or never!"

October 29, 2018

Because reasons, I decided to see the oldest version of Minecraft available in the launcher that can be updated to the modern versions. The cliff notes version:

If you download the earliest version of Minecraft that can be downloaded (rd-132211, the pre-classic tech demo), generate a world, download a later version, and load that same world, you can go as high as Classic 0.0.13a_03 while keeping the same world.

Any world from Classic 0.0.13 or older will not carry over to the next version, Classic 0.30_01c.

Any world generated in Classic 0.30_01c or older will not carry over to Infdev 20100618.

Any world generated in Infdev 20100618 or later can be loaded in the latest versions without problems. Question answered.

The trip I spent answering this involved me raiding three pyramids, using a saddle I looted from one to tame a horse only to leave the horse behind at the edge of an ocean, and using the bones I looted from all three to tame a pack of wolves only to leave them at the edge of a different ocean. After making a backup and switching to creative mode, I teleported (well, really, broke my bed and used the /kill command) back to spawn to see how things were. The changes in world generation and biome generation made my original spawn beach a swamp (still a beach; just the water and grass are a slimy dark green). And, the fact that the spawn chunks are always loaded regardless of where you are in the world meant that new world generation happened in the area around the spawn chunks every now and then, resulting in a lot more obvious world-generation border divisions than there were when I started the trip.

It was informative, entertaining, and on rare occasion hilarious. A good result.

October 19, 2018

Sometimes I think I don't like a certain musical genre, style, or instrumentation on principle, and then I hear a song or track from some movie or video game that changes my mind a little. I guess my musical preference is "whatever individual tracks I like" rather than "insert genre here".

In this case, it's techno. In listening to assorted Mega Man music for a personal project, I took a listen at the Mega Man 11 soundtrack. Two tracks in particular sound like they're perfect for a rave: Block Man Stage and Fuse Man Stage.

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