Q and A

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:37 pm

A: Eat cement.
Q: What's the most expensive thing you regret buying?

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:01 pm

A: I just spent €1050,- on car repairs, and considering that that's probably half of what the car is worth, I'm already regretting it... :/

Q: What do you think of anime/game figures? Cool things to have or superfluous rubbish?

StarCreator · Post by **StarCreator** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:21 pm

A: As much flak as the hobby gets online, I've never seen anyone react badly when actually presented with a well sculpted figure in person. The Japanese figure industry has a startling amount of talent backing it and it's very easy to get sucked in - I once linked a friend a couple figures that I thought looked pretty good, and three months later he had a literal wall of unopened figures in his closet. Definitely had an "ohgodwhathaveIdone" moment there.

In the end, it's just a hobby of collecting things that look nice. Absolutely nothing wrong with it.

Q: Are there any games you regularly go to the arcade to play even though you have easy access to play it ported/emulated/supergunned at home?

Ixmucane2 · Post by **Ixmucane2** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 10:06 am

StarCreator wrote:Q: Are there any games you regularly go to the arcade to play even though you have easy access to play it ported/emulated/supergunned at home?

A: For lack of a proper joystick at home, I rarely pass up opportunities to play some familiar games like Pacman, Gal's Panic or Qix, Street Fighter II, Metal Slug, Bubble Bobble on a proper cabinet; a keyboard isn't enough.
The same applies to pinball machines vs Visual Pinball, although they are often frustratingly damaged and inclined.

Unfortunately, I have no arcade to "regularly go to": I find fewer and fewer arcades on vacation, and I look for coin-ops and pinball machines in every bar I see. In Italy, ugly electronic slot machines have replaced more fun but less profitable electronic entertainment almost everywhere.

Q: Apart from the time, in the late '80s and early 90's, when the typical small bar had two cabinets and a pinball machine and arcades where a flourishing business, what period are you nostalgic about? What do you miss?

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 10:14 am

A: I'm pretty much nostalgic about everything from the late-80s and early-90s.

I miss anime and manga from that same period. I'm not saying anime was better, but stuff like Akira, Gunbuster, Bubblegum Crisis really blew my mind back then and I miss that kind of excitement.

Q: Do you still own and use a Laserdisc player?

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 4:51 pm

A: I don't own a LD player myself. From what I understand, the LD versions of the original unaltered Star Wars trilogy are the ones to play/own. Tis a shame they won't be getting a HD transfer to Blu-ray with the upcoming SW Blu-Ray set this September 2011.

Q: Have you visited an art gallery lately and came across any interesting art?

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:55 pm

A: I saw some interesting paintings during my recent visit to the Louvre Museum. The most noteworthy one was the painting of the Coronation of Napoleon...that thing is HUGE: 6.21 m × 9.79 m (20 ft 4 in × 32 ft 1 in). Really impressive piece of art.

Q: What was the most stupid thing you had to do after losing a bet?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:40 pm

Ruldra wrote:A: I saw some interesting paintings during my recent visit to the Louvre Museum. The most noteworthy one was the painting of the Coronation of Napoleon...that thing is HUGE: 6.21 m × 9.79 m (20 ft 4 in × 32 ft 1 in). Really impressive piece of art.

Q: What was the most stupid thing you had to do after losing a bet?

A: I've never really lost stupid bets, but, I did WIN a stupid bet. Dumb ass boss of mine didn't think that Pride was one of the 7 deadly sins. I made $1000 USD before 9AM at work one morning. The whole office as in an uproar.

Q: Weirdest (geekiest?) place you've taken a date too. Girlfriend doesn't count unless you've been an item less than 6 months.

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:33 pm

A: I've repeatedly tried to take this girl to this big chess saloon at my school. She never accepted though, I wonder why.

Q: Ever missed a deadline because of a game?

RNGmaster · Post by **RNGmaster** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:56 pm

A: Well, I just missed about 3 good-sized homework assignments to 1-ALL attempts for Dragon Blaze, so yeah.

Q: What languages have you ever wanted to learn?

Ixmucane2 · Post by **Ixmucane2** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:47 am

RNGmaster wrote:Q: What languages have you ever wanted to learn?

Japanese for videogames and ancient Greek for classical literature, but "wanting to learn" might be an exaggeration.

Which foreign country do you regret not visiting (or not visiting at the right time)?

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:16 pm

A: East Germany, since it was so close, and the country doesn't exist anymore. Would've been interesting to experience it "live" and then see how much it has changed today, however, I was too young to go on my own back then.

Generally though, I'm a keen traveller, so when I get the chance to visit some place new I jump on the opportunity.

Q: What was the most difficult thing you have ever done in your life?

Ixmucane2 · Post by **Ixmucane2** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:38 am

CIT wrote:Q: What was the most difficult thing you have ever done in your life?

A: A couple of small but hard-earned mathematical discoveries.
Q: What undeserved good reputation do you have? How did you get it?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:40 am

Q: What undeserved good reputation do you have? How did you get it?

A: I think I get a lot of credit for being pretty relaxed and not taking offense to just about anything. I don't really think that's deserved... I think it should be the default

Q: Bean Counter or Bean Flicker?

rancor · Post by **rancor** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:10 am

A: - Neither - I'm stupid and married.

Q: - Worst bottled (or canned) beverage?

Ixmucane2 · Post by **Ixmucane2** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:48 am

rancor wrote:Q: - Worst bottled (or canned) beverage?

A: On vacation in Berlin, I failed to finish a small glass bottle of something wrong that, IIRC, involved beer and caramel.
The name escapes me; it was an industrial soft drink with a nice label, and it was appallingly common.

On the other hand, fruit-flavoured beer (a traditional Berlin beverage) proved as good as normal beer. (Disclaimer: I like Cherry Coke, don't trust me.)

Q: Worst meat, fish, or dead animal in general that you have actually eaten? (Two categories: raw and cooked.)

NTSC-J · Post by **NTSC-J** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 1:29 pm

Ixmucane2 wrote:Q: Worst meat, fish, or dead animal in general that you have actually eaten? (Two categories: raw and cooked.)

Raw: I like squid, but I had this one sushi that had some foul sauce on it or something, I couldn't choke it down. Kaiten sushi can lead to some poor impulsive decisions. It's all maguro from here on out.

Cooked: I hate hate hate these little fishy guys that are sometimes used as snack foods here in Japan. They're real small, like a clipped nail-size, and they're all intact, from their little tails to their accusatory eyes. They pop up in my salads from time to time and they taste as good as they look.

Q: What game makes you nostalgia the hardest?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:58 pm

NTSC-J wrote: Q: What game makes you nostalgia the hardest?

A: Oddly enough, not the ones from my childhood. I think I played Phantasy Star 10-20 times through as a child, I get more excited to replay specific games from times when I was more excited about games. Jet Set Radio has always been a favorite, as it was when I "got back into games" and Sega had some creativity left (RIP). There's actually a handful from this era, probably from when I first started college to a few years after I got out. This was an incredible time for me, as I had no responsibilities, so I enjoyed the games more. Slower and slower real life took over, so it's that era from my early to mid-20's that I'm a sucker for, even if now I enjoy games from a generation prior even more.

Q: How often do you talk to/socialize with your parents? More than just bullshit.

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:42 pm

A: Constantly, my parents are two of the best friends I have despite, sadly, recently splitting after 33 years of marriage.

Q: What's the one thing you would really love to achieve before you die?

NTSC-J · Post by **NTSC-J** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:08 am

GaijinPunch wrote:
NTSC-J wrote: Q: What game makes you nostalgia the hardest?
A: Oddly enough, not the ones from my childhood...There's actually a handful from this era, probably from when I first started college to a few years after I got out. This was an incredible time for me, as I had no responsibilities, so I enjoyed the games more. Slower and slower real life took over, so it's that era from my early to mid-20's that I'm a sucker for, even if now I enjoy games from a generation prior even more.

I`m the same way. For me my most carefree years were high school, so PS1 RPGs hit me the hardest.

Marc wrote:Q: What's the one thing you would really love to achieve before you die?

A: Have my art published either in a comic or book of some kind (not just fan art in a magazine). If I dont ever accomplish this I think I`ll really feel like a failure (although I guess I already feel like one now because of this).

Q: When was the last time you threw up?

mesh control · Post by **mesh control** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:23 am

A: 2 weeks ago. I don't remember doing it, but there was spaghetti laced wine vomit on my parents porch. *see drunk thread

Q: How often do you remember your dreams and what happened in the last dream you do remember?

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:48 am

A. Quite often, but not every single night. I wrote this too my friend Brooke earlier, "Last night I dreamed that I was shooting at stuff from a porch in the dark. I couldn't see what was out there at all but could hear it. Then this light comes on and you and Gerald and a bunch of people we know are all sneaking up on me. I started bitching at you all because I could have shot you but you started arguing with me about it and I'm like "You're crazy, guns are dangerous!" and you're all like "Why don't you just chill out and have some fun!" So I leave and when I get home my dad and family are gathered around the table for Thanksgiving but they're cooking OLD PEOPLE. So then I get into an argument with my dad about the morality of cannibalism and Mad Cow disease. My dad gets super pissed so I lock myself up in my room and then you and Gerald were banging on the door trying to get me to come out and I woke up."

I had a drunk friend fire a gun at my feet a few weeks ago, I've been meaning to download 'Cannibal Holocaust' (did so tonight, also Fulci's Gates of Hell trilogy), and I've been watching my 88 year old grandmother lately so it's like a combination of all that stuff. Kinda funny really.

Q. What is your definition of 'open-minded'?

Vyxx · Post by **Vyxx** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 5:02 am

Q. What is your definition of 'open-minded'?[/quote]

Someone who is willing to accept any idea, given fundamental proof, or at the very least, a reasonable idea to believe such notion is true, while coinciding to logic and common sense. I do not believe the same god who endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.

Q: Which author has had the most influence on your beliefs?

mesh control · Post by **mesh control** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 4:03 am

A: At this point in my life, Kerouac.
Mostly from what I've read in Dharma Bums has made me see life in a brighter light, or at least give me an idea what's possible. Kerouac's character; Ray Smith, isn't what drew me into the book. Japhy Ryder, Smith's inspirational mountain climbing peer. "You can't fall off a mountain, you fool."

Q: Has dating a co-worker ever worked out for either yourself or friends?

rancor · Post by **rancor** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 9:13 am

A: If by "worked out" you mean amicable split, then yes. I dated a girl while I was working at a company back in America. I told her I was leaving and she said "I don't blame - you, this place sucks". I think she was talking about the job..

Anyhow, we had good times for a few more weeks, and then I left. I haven't talked to her in 6 years now.

Q: Whats your most regrettable purchase?

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:59 pm

A) prob be a trair ticket to see a girl and when i got there she was fucking some other guy. I left pretty much strait away. big waste of 90GBP everything else ive gleamed something from poor spending. I honestly dont think ive learnt a single thing other than she was a cheating bitch. which i could of learnt at home.

Q) your most tragic bullshit with a girl ?

nash87 · Post by **nash87** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:41 am

Lordstar wrote:A) prob be a trair ticket to see a girl and when i got there she was fucking some other guy. I left pretty much strait away. big waste of 90GBP everything else ive gleamed something from poor spending. I honestly dont think ive learnt a single thing other than she was a cheating bitch. which i could of learnt at home.

Q) your most tragic bullshit with a girl ?

i feel your pain Lordy

too put it short, she was cheating on me and tried to steel a lot of my stuff the day i went broke and couldn't buy her anything. i managed to trick her and get all my stuff back plus a pokemon ds game after coaxing the gold digger into a free meal at Steak N Shake. when i found out she was cheating on me, i cheated on her (with a dude), then humped the shit out of her, literally. i told her afterwards that i cheated on her and that she really sucked at sucking dick and told her to get the fuck out.

i knew her for over a year as friends prior to this. through the course of our relationship she turned me against a lot of my friends. i think i'm done with girls as far as relationships go after that ho. bitches be cr8zy

edit: forgot question

um, what was your weirdest or most bizarre sexual experience?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:26 am

nash87 wrote:
Lordstar wrote:A) prob be a trair ticket to see a girl and when i got there she was fucking some other guy. I left pretty much strait away. big waste of 90GBP everything else ive gleamed something from poor spending. I honestly dont think ive learnt a single thing other than she was a cheating bitch. which i could of learnt at home.

Q) your most tragic bullshit with a girl ?
i feel your pain Lordy too put it short, she was cheating on me and tried to steel a lot of my stuff the day i went broke and couldn't buy her anything. i managed to trick her and get all my stuff back plus a pokemon ds game after coaxing the gold digger into a free meal at Steak N Shake. when i found out she was cheating on me, i cheated on her (with a dude), then humped the shit out of her, literally. i told her afterwards that i cheated on her and that she really sucked at sucking dick and told her to get the fuck out.

i knew her for over a year as friends prior to this. through the course of our relationship she turned me against a lot of my friends. i think i'm done with girls as far as relationships go after that ho. bitches be cr8zy

edit: forgot question

God damn -- best story in thread!!!

um, what was your weirdest or most bizarre sexual experience?

A: Believe it or not, my sex life is pretty tame as I'm not into whips, pain, or anything like that. I did have a GF one time go down on me and she got a little zealous. She literally gagged herself and threw up all over my junk and stomach. Needless to say, it kind of killed the moment.

Q: Longest hours you've clocked on a single game and over what time frame. Any genre works. Do you still play that game?

NTSC-J · Post by **NTSC-J** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 12:58 pm

nash87 wrote:then humped the shit out of her, literally.

Uh, literally?

GaijinPunch wrote:Q: Longest hours you've clocked on a single game and over what time frame. Any genre works. Do you still play that game?

A: With shooters, it's probably Gunbird 2 at about 250 hours (real rough estimate here) spread out over 10 years. I've played through SotN and Final Fantasy's 7 and 8 a million times so those could be even more than that. Longest I've played a game in a sitting was either the time I played Pokemon Puzzle League with friends from early evening to dawn the next day or when I got Final Fantasy 9 and played it for 55 hours over 3 days. Of these games, I still play GB2.

Q: What's your favorite fruit?

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:18 pm

A) fucking mangoes by a long shot.

Q) I hate my current deodorant when i get hot it smells like im fermenting fruit in my pits. everyone says they cant smell it but i fucking can. Which anti perpetration spray do you recommend? Im from the UK so something i can grab here or Online of amazon.co.uk would be a blessing thanks

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