As stated in my update video on Youtube, I am not uploading the blog this week.
See you next week.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
12/22/09 - Christmas Break Busy-ness
Hey guys, SlimKirby here!
Nice to see you on this lovely Mon.....errr...Tuesday day. Yeah, I'm aware I didn't update yesterday, but I actually had a pretty good reason. I had some morning doctor appointments and then I had to babysit my younger cousins for most of the day. Then I also had some other stuff to do, such as recording (and re-recording -_-) and SM41's Holiday Trivia, so I was a very busy Kirby yesterday.
I haven't forgotten this entry though, I just had to postpone it. I thought I said that this would be postponed in my channel, but looking back, I actually didn't, so I do apologize for that.
Anyways, as I am writing this, my Christmas Break has begun, or at least the first 5 days of it. Finals week went pretty well, and I'm satisfied with my final grades. It's nothing really that impressive, but as long as I didn't get lower than a C and my cumulative GPA is over 3.0 (which it is) I am completely satisfied. Bah, grades...who needs them? :P
On Saturday, (besides the first Kirby Super Star video, which I'll get into later) I went to visit my grandmother and then go to a family Christmas party with some extended family. It was a nice time, and I got a baseball cap with my last name on it as a white elephant gift. It wasn't the best gift in the collection, but it was something I actually didn't mind getting. :P
On Sunday (and this is the last thing I'll mention from my life before getting into projects), me and my dad brought my 2 cousins home (his two nieces) for 4 days. As I am writing this, this is the 3rd day, so they'll be gone tomorrow...thankfully. It's not that I hate spending time with them...quite the opposite. It's just that I haven't gotten as much free time to myself so I could play games, hang out with friends, or practice some KSS so I don't suck on the recordings. Not only that, but as mentioned in today's video, they made me do a recording over because the 10-year old just loves the computer and the Internet and when something doesn't work for her, she shuts off the computer while a video is processing on my computer. Again, not mad that she did that, but mad that she didn't ask me first. Also, the 5-year old, the younger one, is a handful. She is just at that age where she wants to do everything, but stops in between something to start something else. The worst was when they wanted to play Rock Band. I don't think the drumset will ever work again after a 5-year old banged on it through 6 different songs. Oh well...such is life, I guess.
Anyways, only a few days to Christmas, and my birthday, where I will be turning 21! I can't believe I'm finally at the age that I dreamed of for so long. For those of you wondering if I plan on doing any drinking....well, just to be honest with you, I'm not really much of a stranger to it. I have actually experienced alcohol before, but didn't really care for it much. It's just not worth doing something stupid, even if it is just a casual drink with friends. Also, my mom, although not necessarily an alcoholic, has gotten into a few little incidents involving alcohol, and those incidents made her feel really bad, so I'm trying to use that as something to apply to myself and not make it a habit. It is cool to be of age though...kinda fulfilling, even if I don't plan to do very much with it.
Anyways, I know you are probably getting bored with what I have to say, so I'll move on to project stuff.
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Kirby Super Star
KIRBEH SOOPAH STAR! Oh boy, I am SO GLAD to play this game again. I forgot how much fun it is. To celebrate, I even started a new file on Kirby Super Star Ultra just so I could play ahead a bit. Great game that Super Star Ultra! Glad I purchased it!
Anyways, at this point, I have finished the first 3 games and completed the mini-games, so I just have to do Great Cave Offensive (longest game by far), Meta Knight's Revenge, Milky Way Wishes, and the extra unlockable game (you'll see when we get there). It's kind of disheartening though that for my next blog update, I'll more than likely still be in Great Cave Offensive, but that's the beauty of this game, you have to experience the Cave Offensive, YOU HAVE TO! ITS UNAVOIDABLE!
As far as project endings are concerned, I wouldn't be surprised if this project continues into the start of my Spring semester (in that case, I'll film ahead of time to make sure I get it done, so that won't be a problem), but I expect maybe 25 videos at the very most, which means, probably around January 13th (probably a little before). This also means that Yoshi's Island can start from the 16th-18th. I haven't decided, but I will decide as time goes on and as KSS comes to a close.
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Ok, sorry for the somewhat short update here, but I'll be back next week to talk about more stuff, including some cool stuff I'll probably get for Christmas as well (with Christmas money anyways. :P)
Talk to you guys next time!
-SlimKirby
Nice to see you on this lovely Mon.....errr...Tuesday day. Yeah, I'm aware I didn't update yesterday, but I actually had a pretty good reason. I had some morning doctor appointments and then I had to babysit my younger cousins for most of the day. Then I also had some other stuff to do, such as recording (and re-recording -_-) and SM41's Holiday Trivia, so I was a very busy Kirby yesterday.
I haven't forgotten this entry though, I just had to postpone it. I thought I said that this would be postponed in my channel, but looking back, I actually didn't, so I do apologize for that.
Anyways, as I am writing this, my Christmas Break has begun, or at least the first 5 days of it. Finals week went pretty well, and I'm satisfied with my final grades. It's nothing really that impressive, but as long as I didn't get lower than a C and my cumulative GPA is over 3.0 (which it is) I am completely satisfied. Bah, grades...who needs them? :P
On Saturday, (besides the first Kirby Super Star video, which I'll get into later) I went to visit my grandmother and then go to a family Christmas party with some extended family. It was a nice time, and I got a baseball cap with my last name on it as a white elephant gift. It wasn't the best gift in the collection, but it was something I actually didn't mind getting. :P
On Sunday (and this is the last thing I'll mention from my life before getting into projects), me and my dad brought my 2 cousins home (his two nieces) for 4 days. As I am writing this, this is the 3rd day, so they'll be gone tomorrow...thankfully. It's not that I hate spending time with them...quite the opposite. It's just that I haven't gotten as much free time to myself so I could play games, hang out with friends, or practice some KSS so I don't suck on the recordings. Not only that, but as mentioned in today's video, they made me do a recording over because the 10-year old just loves the computer and the Internet and when something doesn't work for her, she shuts off the computer while a video is processing on my computer. Again, not mad that she did that, but mad that she didn't ask me first. Also, the 5-year old, the younger one, is a handful. She is just at that age where she wants to do everything, but stops in between something to start something else. The worst was when they wanted to play Rock Band. I don't think the drumset will ever work again after a 5-year old banged on it through 6 different songs. Oh well...such is life, I guess.
Anyways, only a few days to Christmas, and my birthday, where I will be turning 21! I can't believe I'm finally at the age that I dreamed of for so long. For those of you wondering if I plan on doing any drinking....well, just to be honest with you, I'm not really much of a stranger to it. I have actually experienced alcohol before, but didn't really care for it much. It's just not worth doing something stupid, even if it is just a casual drink with friends. Also, my mom, although not necessarily an alcoholic, has gotten into a few little incidents involving alcohol, and those incidents made her feel really bad, so I'm trying to use that as something to apply to myself and not make it a habit. It is cool to be of age though...kinda fulfilling, even if I don't plan to do very much with it.
Anyways, I know you are probably getting bored with what I have to say, so I'll move on to project stuff.
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Kirby Super Star
KIRBEH SOOPAH STAR! Oh boy, I am SO GLAD to play this game again. I forgot how much fun it is. To celebrate, I even started a new file on Kirby Super Star Ultra just so I could play ahead a bit. Great game that Super Star Ultra! Glad I purchased it!
Anyways, at this point, I have finished the first 3 games and completed the mini-games, so I just have to do Great Cave Offensive (longest game by far), Meta Knight's Revenge, Milky Way Wishes, and the extra unlockable game (you'll see when we get there). It's kind of disheartening though that for my next blog update, I'll more than likely still be in Great Cave Offensive, but that's the beauty of this game, you have to experience the Cave Offensive, YOU HAVE TO! ITS UNAVOIDABLE!
As far as project endings are concerned, I wouldn't be surprised if this project continues into the start of my Spring semester (in that case, I'll film ahead of time to make sure I get it done, so that won't be a problem), but I expect maybe 25 videos at the very most, which means, probably around January 13th (probably a little before). This also means that Yoshi's Island can start from the 16th-18th. I haven't decided, but I will decide as time goes on and as KSS comes to a close.
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Ok, sorry for the somewhat short update here, but I'll be back next week to talk about more stuff, including some cool stuff I'll probably get for Christmas as well (with Christmas money anyways. :P)
Talk to you guys next time!
-SlimKirby
Monday, December 14, 2009
12/14/09 - Finals Week (in more than 1 way....)
Hey guys! SlimKirby here once again!
The title of the blog doesn't lie, I am now on finals week from my heavy and busy semester. I am so very happy to be getting out of this place for Winter Break. You guys literally have no idea...unless you are also in college of course.
For the record, don't worry about my videos interfering with my exams. Mainly because....I HAVE EVERYTHING UP TO FRIDAY RECORDED AND READY FOR UPLOADING! =D No lie there! It took 3 days of finding free time to just sit down and record these videos, but it is all done. It is all ready!
I hope this doesn't ruin the enjoyment of the videos, but honestly, it was either this, or play with the possibility/risk of having MP5 encroach on Kirby Super Star, something I did not want to happen. Just be thankful (wait, Christmas is closer than Thanksgiving....) that I got it all done and it will all be uploaded in the timeframe I wanted. This means I can start fresh on Kirby Super star Saturday. Oh boy! I am getting excited just thinking about playing that game.
Anyways, before I start talking about my projects, I guess I'll rap a little about what has been going on with me in the real world! Well, to be honest....not much. I've just been working hard on my classes, hoping that I'll get some desirable grades, and then I'll be working hard to make sure I do just as well on my finals. I don't think my grades will be spectacular (I made the Dean's List last semester, but this semester I definitely fell short in that area), but as long as I get a GPA near 3.00, I'll be more than satisfied.
I guess I should also mention that we have a lot of events coming up for the Blargg Pit and Crystal Star Studio. I know we still haven't made any videos yet for CSS, but just wait! We plan to actually start doing some filming for our first game playthrough project after Christmas, so don't worry, that will start soon. We may (Key-Word: MAY) have some other small videos planned as well until then. It's really just a matter of waiting and seeing what happens. It's not like CSS hasn't been doing anything...trust me on this. We've had several meetings about this stuff. :P
But getting back to the Blargg Pit, yes, lot's of stuff happening this holiday season. ShadowMario41 has literally filled up his trivia schedule with various events in order to get interest from our fellow watchers. We also have some gaming night events as well. A link to the site will follow this paragraph. Stay tuned for front page posts given by the Blargg Pit team, and keep an eye on that calendar page for all the latest updates:
THE BLARGG PIT!
On the 19th we have MegaFreak400's Pokemon Give-Away Trivia. Our hub, #sm41triviahq, has caught the Pokemon fever as of late, mostly due to PTM's Pokemon Tournament (I'll talk about that later), and Mega has decided to start anew on his Pokemon file and give away some of his Pokemon from his first run-through. Now, Mega is quite the collector, so he has a lot of interesting and unique Pokemon in his collection. I would go over the complete list, but they are located on his front page Blargg Pit post where he talks about the trivia and Secret Santa '09, so just go to the link provided above.
On the 20th and the 23rd, PTM has some "Gaming Night" events planned. On the 20th we will be playing some Mario Kart Wii and on the 23rd we will be playing some Super Smash Bros. Brawl, so swing by the chatroom if you want more information and if you would like to be a part of these events. On the 21st and 22nd, there will be some other trivia events. The first will be ShadowMario41's Holiday Mario Trivia #3. The 2nd will be an unofficial trivia hosted by ThePastaKing. If you would like to test your Mario knowledge, don't be afraid to come by the chat on these dates. There will be prizes!
On the 26th, we have my birthday, so wish me well. On January 2nd through the 5th, SM41 will have his annual Mario Music Madness trivia. This trivia will be hosted over Youtube, so stay tuned for updates from him (remember, his channel name is "ShadowMarioXLI" not "ShadowMario41"). I'm sure he will also have a post on the Blargg Pit about it as well.
Finally, we have the Blargg Pit Cup, the Pokemon tournament hosted by PowerToMario. I would go into detail about this, but why do that when you can hear it straight from the horse's mouth?
The Blargg Pit Cup
That is PTM's video about the Blargg Pit Cup. Be sure to watch it....especially for that bowling pin in the lower right corner (just kidding).
See, we have A LOT of stuff going on this holiday season, and guess what this short 3-week break period will also bring....
THE RETURN OF THE LATE NIGHT STREAMS!
That's right, I may actually do some streams during my break. Keep in mind, these will more than likely be limited to only these 3 weeks, so expect only 2 or 3 to happen, but it's better than nothing. I suppose I should also try to plan an all-day stream as well, but let's wait on that....
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Let's Play Super Bomberman
Well, Bomberman has reached its ending, so let's say our goodbyes to all of the bombs, all of the power-ups, and all of the cheap deaths I encountered in this LP. The last video will be posted tomorrow, and after that, this project will be put into the "Completed" section.
In tomorrow's video I will discuss future possibilities of me doing other Bomberman games, but if this does happen, it won't be for awhile. Let me get through some other LPs first. :P
I gotta admit, for a short project, this was a fun one to work on, so I am definitely glad that I chose this game. I really hope you guys enjoyed it.
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Mario Party 5
Just one more week of updates, and this project will also be completed. Not much to say about this project...I think the videos speak for themselves. :P
This may have not been my favorite project to work on, but it had some nice moments as well. It has some classic scenes of ultimate domination, and also some scenes where I completely lose it. I guess you could call that a successful project. :P
In the end though, I am glad I did this game, because this game does have a lot of potential as a Mario game, and a video game. It just needs to go a little easier on the luck-based mini-games....THATS ALL IM ASKING!
As I will say in my final video, don't expect Mario Party 6 until the 2nd quarter of 2010. I have a few other projects I would like to get under my belt first, and two of them happen to be pretty lengthy. I would predict April for the start of MP6. However, I'm sure I will keep you informed, so do not worry about any of that.
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Well, that is about all I wanted to discuss for this blog entry. Sorry for the lateness of this update, but I had a lot of other stuff to do today, including one of my final exams, so surely that excuse will suffice. I'll see you next week readers when I will be on break and ready to talk about Kirby Super Star and other things.
-SlimKirby
The title of the blog doesn't lie, I am now on finals week from my heavy and busy semester. I am so very happy to be getting out of this place for Winter Break. You guys literally have no idea...unless you are also in college of course.
For the record, don't worry about my videos interfering with my exams. Mainly because....I HAVE EVERYTHING UP TO FRIDAY RECORDED AND READY FOR UPLOADING! =D No lie there! It took 3 days of finding free time to just sit down and record these videos, but it is all done. It is all ready!
I hope this doesn't ruin the enjoyment of the videos, but honestly, it was either this, or play with the possibility/risk of having MP5 encroach on Kirby Super Star, something I did not want to happen. Just be thankful (wait, Christmas is closer than Thanksgiving....) that I got it all done and it will all be uploaded in the timeframe I wanted. This means I can start fresh on Kirby Super star Saturday. Oh boy! I am getting excited just thinking about playing that game.
Anyways, before I start talking about my projects, I guess I'll rap a little about what has been going on with me in the real world! Well, to be honest....not much. I've just been working hard on my classes, hoping that I'll get some desirable grades, and then I'll be working hard to make sure I do just as well on my finals. I don't think my grades will be spectacular (I made the Dean's List last semester, but this semester I definitely fell short in that area), but as long as I get a GPA near 3.00, I'll be more than satisfied.
I guess I should also mention that we have a lot of events coming up for the Blargg Pit and Crystal Star Studio. I know we still haven't made any videos yet for CSS, but just wait! We plan to actually start doing some filming for our first game playthrough project after Christmas, so don't worry, that will start soon. We may (Key-Word: MAY) have some other small videos planned as well until then. It's really just a matter of waiting and seeing what happens. It's not like CSS hasn't been doing anything...trust me on this. We've had several meetings about this stuff. :P
But getting back to the Blargg Pit, yes, lot's of stuff happening this holiday season. ShadowMario41 has literally filled up his trivia schedule with various events in order to get interest from our fellow watchers. We also have some gaming night events as well. A link to the site will follow this paragraph. Stay tuned for front page posts given by the Blargg Pit team, and keep an eye on that calendar page for all the latest updates:
THE BLARGG PIT!
On the 19th we have MegaFreak400's Pokemon Give-Away Trivia. Our hub, #sm41triviahq, has caught the Pokemon fever as of late, mostly due to PTM's Pokemon Tournament (I'll talk about that later), and Mega has decided to start anew on his Pokemon file and give away some of his Pokemon from his first run-through. Now, Mega is quite the collector, so he has a lot of interesting and unique Pokemon in his collection. I would go over the complete list, but they are located on his front page Blargg Pit post where he talks about the trivia and Secret Santa '09, so just go to the link provided above.
On the 20th and the 23rd, PTM has some "Gaming Night" events planned. On the 20th we will be playing some Mario Kart Wii and on the 23rd we will be playing some Super Smash Bros. Brawl, so swing by the chatroom if you want more information and if you would like to be a part of these events. On the 21st and 22nd, there will be some other trivia events. The first will be ShadowMario41's Holiday Mario Trivia #3. The 2nd will be an unofficial trivia hosted by ThePastaKing. If you would like to test your Mario knowledge, don't be afraid to come by the chat on these dates. There will be prizes!
On the 26th, we have my birthday, so wish me well. On January 2nd through the 5th, SM41 will have his annual Mario Music Madness trivia. This trivia will be hosted over Youtube, so stay tuned for updates from him (remember, his channel name is "ShadowMarioXLI" not "ShadowMario41"). I'm sure he will also have a post on the Blargg Pit about it as well.
Finally, we have the Blargg Pit Cup, the Pokemon tournament hosted by PowerToMario. I would go into detail about this, but why do that when you can hear it straight from the horse's mouth?
The Blargg Pit Cup
That is PTM's video about the Blargg Pit Cup. Be sure to watch it....especially for that bowling pin in the lower right corner (just kidding).
See, we have A LOT of stuff going on this holiday season, and guess what this short 3-week break period will also bring....
THE RETURN OF THE LATE NIGHT STREAMS!
That's right, I may actually do some streams during my break. Keep in mind, these will more than likely be limited to only these 3 weeks, so expect only 2 or 3 to happen, but it's better than nothing. I suppose I should also try to plan an all-day stream as well, but let's wait on that....
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Let's Play Super Bomberman
Well, Bomberman has reached its ending, so let's say our goodbyes to all of the bombs, all of the power-ups, and all of the cheap deaths I encountered in this LP. The last video will be posted tomorrow, and after that, this project will be put into the "Completed" section.
In tomorrow's video I will discuss future possibilities of me doing other Bomberman games, but if this does happen, it won't be for awhile. Let me get through some other LPs first. :P
I gotta admit, for a short project, this was a fun one to work on, so I am definitely glad that I chose this game. I really hope you guys enjoyed it.
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Mario Party 5
Just one more week of updates, and this project will also be completed. Not much to say about this project...I think the videos speak for themselves. :P
This may have not been my favorite project to work on, but it had some nice moments as well. It has some classic scenes of ultimate domination, and also some scenes where I completely lose it. I guess you could call that a successful project. :P
In the end though, I am glad I did this game, because this game does have a lot of potential as a Mario game, and a video game. It just needs to go a little easier on the luck-based mini-games....THATS ALL IM ASKING!
As I will say in my final video, don't expect Mario Party 6 until the 2nd quarter of 2010. I have a few other projects I would like to get under my belt first, and two of them happen to be pretty lengthy. I would predict April for the start of MP6. However, I'm sure I will keep you informed, so do not worry about any of that.
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Well, that is about all I wanted to discuss for this blog entry. Sorry for the lateness of this update, but I had a lot of other stuff to do today, including one of my final exams, so surely that excuse will suffice. I'll see you next week readers when I will be on break and ready to talk about Kirby Super Star and other things.
-SlimKirby
Monday, December 7, 2009
12/7/09 - May the Winds of War Bring Snow.....and an Update
Hey guys, SlimKirby here for another week of updating. We are in the final month of 2009, but it seems like it was only a few months ago that we were in this position of 2008, at least to me anyways. Time seems to fly by even more quickly when you are older, I guess.
Anyways, today was a very interesting day as it was the very first snow of the season....at least where I am located. I didn't notice until I checked the family website of mine, that it had snowed in Indiana about a week or two ago where my aunt lives, but it didn't make it over to my area. Not that I am disappointed or anything, but snow starts to become a pain the older you get, especially for college students....with vehicles.
I'm thankful that it wasn't a really big storm or anything, and most of it had cleared up by the time I had to leave my dorm for classes, but this is definitely the beginning a long line of snowstorms to come. I'm sure I will endure though. The only thing that stands in my way between my winter break are 2 assignments, 4 finals, possible weather conditions, and then I'm free.
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Let's Play Super Bomberman
Now, wasn't this a nice little project? A lot of you guys seem to have enjoyed this choice of game, and I'm glad I made that choice, because honestly, I've been having fun with this. Bomberman may have not been the most original or practical choice to make, and in a way, it is "filler" before I embark on the Winter Break adventure of Kirby Super Star, but at least I can say it has been fun.
Tomorrow I will have the final episode of story mode. In addition to the final boss, I went ahead and made something special for the episode (mostly because it was only 5 or 6 minutes long. It's something I have/had been working on for awhile now, and I finally managed to pull it together. What is this surprise? You will just have to wait until tomorrow.
Finally, I will also announce that I have finished the Battle Mode videos for the game. They came out to be 5 videos, which is about what I expected. Frankly, I'm just glad it wasn't more than that. Those 5 videos should all be posted within a time period of 5 or 6 days, but I will be alternating between this and Mario Party 5 for the remainder of the next two weeks. At the rate I'm going, or planning to go, Batle Mode should be finished by Tuesday of next week.
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Mario Party 5
The Mario Party 5 extras have started, and I'm happy to say that they will be continuing, but now expect them to be uploaded during the week, and not just at the end.
First off, I have Super Duel Mode planned for Wednesday. That should take me about 2 videos to show everything I would need/have to show/explain. Of course, to unlock everything in Super Duel Mode, I would have to do some serious farming off-screen, but I don't think that is completely necessary, so I will not be doing that. Anything I don't have unlocked (or bought) will be mentioned, but not shown.
Next we have Extra Mode, which I plan to show this Saturday (the 12th). To be honest, I'm actually looking forward to this part, because one of the extra games (Card Party) ranks highly among some of my favorite Mario Party extras in the whole series, so I am definitely looking forward to that.
Finally, the most extensive section of the MP5 extras will be Mini-Game Mode. In the past, this mode has basically just been me covering the mini-games I haven't played, and extra modes like "Mini-Game Stadium," "Mini-Game Island/Coaster," etc. In this game, there are 5 other modes of play in Mini-Game Mode, "Mini-Game Battle," "Mini-Game Tournament," "Mini-Game Circuit," Mini-Game Decathalon," and "Mini-Game Wars." In my playthrough, I plan to cover Circuit, Decathalon, and Wars, but I am unsure about the first 2 modes. Mini-Game Battle is merely a "Play to 'N' wins" (N being a number determined by you before it starts), and Mini-Game Tournament is merely a 4 duel mini-game mode that determines the standings based on those duel victories, so honestly I'm not that crazy about covering it since it seems like a waste of time.
But why are the other 3 not a waste of time? Well, personally, there is something about the other 3 modes that I just find unique. Mini-Game Circuit, for example, is an actual board modeled after a race-track, and in a way, it's based on classic board games of the past which depended on movement more than knowledge of how to play the game. Of course, in order to move, you will have to win mini-games, so it's not completely based on movement, but still, I'd like to show it. Mini-Game Decathalon is a little interesting because it involves all of the "NEW RECORD" type games you can play in MP5. And one thing I like about this mode is that even if you don't win any of the games, close seconds could still come out to be a win for you. Of course, I have a feeling that mode will feature a blow-out of SlimKirby....just being honest here.
Then there is Mini-Game Wars, which will more than likely be the big draw of Mini-Game mode. It's somewhat a game of strategy, but it is mostly dependent on mini-game skill. I would go into more detail, but honestly, it's simply just playing through 4 Player games, which are randomly determined, so really, there isn't much to explain until I'm actually playing it, so I'll leave it at that. The only reason I'm even considering to play this is due to the fact that it is somewhat hard to unlock.
Finally, we have the "Final Battle" of Story Mode, code-named "Frightmare." I will be doing this on December 18th, that last day before I start Kirby Super Star to close out the project. I may end up showing the game credits as well.
And that will about do it for Mario Party 5.
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Wow, once again Mario Party 5 gets all the attention! Don't worry though, as this attention will not last very long. Once again I feel bad for spending so much time talking about current projects and not about future projects, especially with CrystalStarStudio. We are working on something, but don't expect it to be something really big or anything, until Winter Break. We have a few ideas and it seems like the only thing left to do is to just get together, have a vote and decide, but as I have explained earlier, we are trying to get a lot of other stuff sorted out....
GaiaCrusher9 has oral surgery coming up... me, Mega, SM, and PK have college finals to take care of... PTM has finals and scholarship stuff, and K-Man...well, honestly I don't know where that little freak is, but I'm sure he is busy too. :P
After all of that stuff gets sorted out, we will have some stuff for you guys, we promise. Just let us take care of a few things, eh? ;)
Anyways, that is about this for this week. Next week I will start talking about the conclusions of both Super Bomberman, and 2-month long MP5, giving my thoughts about the projects, and then start talking about Kirby Super Star, one of the greatest games of all time! =D
Later folks!
Anyways, today was a very interesting day as it was the very first snow of the season....at least where I am located. I didn't notice until I checked the family website of mine, that it had snowed in Indiana about a week or two ago where my aunt lives, but it didn't make it over to my area. Not that I am disappointed or anything, but snow starts to become a pain the older you get, especially for college students....with vehicles.
I'm thankful that it wasn't a really big storm or anything, and most of it had cleared up by the time I had to leave my dorm for classes, but this is definitely the beginning a long line of snowstorms to come. I'm sure I will endure though. The only thing that stands in my way between my winter break are 2 assignments, 4 finals, possible weather conditions, and then I'm free.
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Let's Play Super Bomberman
Now, wasn't this a nice little project? A lot of you guys seem to have enjoyed this choice of game, and I'm glad I made that choice, because honestly, I've been having fun with this. Bomberman may have not been the most original or practical choice to make, and in a way, it is "filler" before I embark on the Winter Break adventure of Kirby Super Star, but at least I can say it has been fun.
Tomorrow I will have the final episode of story mode. In addition to the final boss, I went ahead and made something special for the episode (mostly because it was only 5 or 6 minutes long. It's something I have/had been working on for awhile now, and I finally managed to pull it together. What is this surprise? You will just have to wait until tomorrow.
Finally, I will also announce that I have finished the Battle Mode videos for the game. They came out to be 5 videos, which is about what I expected. Frankly, I'm just glad it wasn't more than that. Those 5 videos should all be posted within a time period of 5 or 6 days, but I will be alternating between this and Mario Party 5 for the remainder of the next two weeks. At the rate I'm going, or planning to go, Batle Mode should be finished by Tuesday of next week.
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Mario Party 5
The Mario Party 5 extras have started, and I'm happy to say that they will be continuing, but now expect them to be uploaded during the week, and not just at the end.
First off, I have Super Duel Mode planned for Wednesday. That should take me about 2 videos to show everything I would need/have to show/explain. Of course, to unlock everything in Super Duel Mode, I would have to do some serious farming off-screen, but I don't think that is completely necessary, so I will not be doing that. Anything I don't have unlocked (or bought) will be mentioned, but not shown.
Next we have Extra Mode, which I plan to show this Saturday (the 12th). To be honest, I'm actually looking forward to this part, because one of the extra games (Card Party) ranks highly among some of my favorite Mario Party extras in the whole series, so I am definitely looking forward to that.
Finally, the most extensive section of the MP5 extras will be Mini-Game Mode. In the past, this mode has basically just been me covering the mini-games I haven't played, and extra modes like "Mini-Game Stadium," "Mini-Game Island/Coaster," etc. In this game, there are 5 other modes of play in Mini-Game Mode, "Mini-Game Battle," "Mini-Game Tournament," "Mini-Game Circuit," Mini-Game Decathalon," and "Mini-Game Wars." In my playthrough, I plan to cover Circuit, Decathalon, and Wars, but I am unsure about the first 2 modes. Mini-Game Battle is merely a "Play to 'N' wins" (N being a number determined by you before it starts), and Mini-Game Tournament is merely a 4 duel mini-game mode that determines the standings based on those duel victories, so honestly I'm not that crazy about covering it since it seems like a waste of time.
But why are the other 3 not a waste of time? Well, personally, there is something about the other 3 modes that I just find unique. Mini-Game Circuit, for example, is an actual board modeled after a race-track, and in a way, it's based on classic board games of the past which depended on movement more than knowledge of how to play the game. Of course, in order to move, you will have to win mini-games, so it's not completely based on movement, but still, I'd like to show it. Mini-Game Decathalon is a little interesting because it involves all of the "NEW RECORD" type games you can play in MP5. And one thing I like about this mode is that even if you don't win any of the games, close seconds could still come out to be a win for you. Of course, I have a feeling that mode will feature a blow-out of SlimKirby....just being honest here.
Then there is Mini-Game Wars, which will more than likely be the big draw of Mini-Game mode. It's somewhat a game of strategy, but it is mostly dependent on mini-game skill. I would go into more detail, but honestly, it's simply just playing through 4 Player games, which are randomly determined, so really, there isn't much to explain until I'm actually playing it, so I'll leave it at that. The only reason I'm even considering to play this is due to the fact that it is somewhat hard to unlock.
Finally, we have the "Final Battle" of Story Mode, code-named "Frightmare." I will be doing this on December 18th, that last day before I start Kirby Super Star to close out the project. I may end up showing the game credits as well.
And that will about do it for Mario Party 5.
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Wow, once again Mario Party 5 gets all the attention! Don't worry though, as this attention will not last very long. Once again I feel bad for spending so much time talking about current projects and not about future projects, especially with CrystalStarStudio. We are working on something, but don't expect it to be something really big or anything, until Winter Break. We have a few ideas and it seems like the only thing left to do is to just get together, have a vote and decide, but as I have explained earlier, we are trying to get a lot of other stuff sorted out....
GaiaCrusher9 has oral surgery coming up... me, Mega, SM, and PK have college finals to take care of... PTM has finals and scholarship stuff, and K-Man...well, honestly I don't know where that little freak is, but I'm sure he is busy too. :P
After all of that stuff gets sorted out, we will have some stuff for you guys, we promise. Just let us take care of a few things, eh? ;)
Anyways, that is about this for this week. Next week I will start talking about the conclusions of both Super Bomberman, and 2-month long MP5, giving my thoughts about the projects, and then start talking about Kirby Super Star, one of the greatest games of all time! =D
Later folks!
Monday, November 30, 2009
11/30/09 - Bomb Your Heart Out
Like a swift kick to the behind, Thanksgiving is over, but surely the celebration doesn't have to stop there. Christmas is just around the corner, after all. Just three more weeks of classes (for me anyways).
I had a good Thanksgiving, and I hope all of you had a nice one as well. If you don't celebrate it, hope you at least had a nice week regardless.
Anyways, I have some explaining to do...
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Let's Play Super Bomberman
This may be a shock if you check my blog first before Youtube, but let's just say I started a new LP today. Many people were right in assuming that Bomberman had something to do with the LP, so congrats to everyone who guessed correctly (despite there not really being a prize). I'm aware that the solution was pretty obvious considering, but in a way, I didn't really care if people really found out early or not. It was merely just something I wanted try out.
I'm not going to go over all the details about the LP, as I'm sure they are explained clearly in my first video, but as for the length of this LP, I don't predict it being very long. Expect 6 updates this week (yep, I'm updating on Sunday again, for the time being, and then I'll be doing some alternations between this game and Mario Party 5 for the next two weeks. Hoping I'll get this project done, along with MP5, before Christmas break, and before the Kirby Super Star replay.
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Mario Party 5:
Finally....well, not really finally, but it was definitely comforting to have another win in Mario Party 5, after that damn 3 game losing streak. At least I ended with a positive record, on a recording nightmare I wish never would have existed. :P Redoing the recording twice wasn't exactly a convenience for me
Anyways, I went ahead an posted a schedule on my main channel description about the dates on which I would be updating/uploading the specific extras. I would post that schedule here as well, but I don't know if I can put any of that information into stone just yet. I can assure you that Story Mode will be updated on Saturday, December 5th, but anything beyond that, you will just have to wait until next week when things become a bit clearer. If that saddens you, blame Bomberman. That's really the only factor at play, but he is helping me keep my sanity in giving me a buffer between the extras.
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That's actually all I really wanted to talk about in this entry, so this a pretty short entry for the week, but there is one thing I'll say really quickly for good measure.
These next three weeks are going to be pretty big for me. Classes are concluding, finals are approaching, and I'll be trying to keep my cool for all of that. I just want to let you guys know, and properly warn you that not everythin will be as consistent as it has been in the past. All of you have been fairly supportive about this kind of stuff, and I really appreciate it, but it's hard to predict what will happen in the coming weeks.
Thanks for your time, and I'll see you next week.
I had a good Thanksgiving, and I hope all of you had a nice one as well. If you don't celebrate it, hope you at least had a nice week regardless.
Anyways, I have some explaining to do...
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Let's Play Super Bomberman
This may be a shock if you check my blog first before Youtube, but let's just say I started a new LP today. Many people were right in assuming that Bomberman had something to do with the LP, so congrats to everyone who guessed correctly (despite there not really being a prize). I'm aware that the solution was pretty obvious considering, but in a way, I didn't really care if people really found out early or not. It was merely just something I wanted try out.
I'm not going to go over all the details about the LP, as I'm sure they are explained clearly in my first video, but as for the length of this LP, I don't predict it being very long. Expect 6 updates this week (yep, I'm updating on Sunday again, for the time being, and then I'll be doing some alternations between this game and Mario Party 5 for the next two weeks. Hoping I'll get this project done, along with MP5, before Christmas break, and before the Kirby Super Star replay.
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Mario Party 5:
Finally....well, not really finally, but it was definitely comforting to have another win in Mario Party 5, after that damn 3 game losing streak. At least I ended with a positive record, on a recording nightmare I wish never would have existed. :P Redoing the recording twice wasn't exactly a convenience for me
Anyways, I went ahead an posted a schedule on my main channel description about the dates on which I would be updating/uploading the specific extras. I would post that schedule here as well, but I don't know if I can put any of that information into stone just yet. I can assure you that Story Mode will be updated on Saturday, December 5th, but anything beyond that, you will just have to wait until next week when things become a bit clearer. If that saddens you, blame Bomberman. That's really the only factor at play, but he is helping me keep my sanity in giving me a buffer between the extras.
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That's actually all I really wanted to talk about in this entry, so this a pretty short entry for the week, but there is one thing I'll say really quickly for good measure.
These next three weeks are going to be pretty big for me. Classes are concluding, finals are approaching, and I'll be trying to keep my cool for all of that. I just want to let you guys know, and properly warn you that not everythin will be as consistent as it has been in the past. All of you have been fairly supportive about this kind of stuff, and I really appreciate it, but it's hard to predict what will happen in the coming weeks.
Thanks for your time, and I'll see you next week.
Monday, November 23, 2009
11/23/09 - Turkey Week (or in my case Peanut Butter Sandwich Week)
Hey Guys! SlimKirby here!
First off, I hope you all (in America anyways) have a good Thanksgiving week. For all of you non-USA people, just have a good week I guess. :P Anyways, this has been the week I have been looking forward to for weeks. More than one measly day off from school...get to see my wonderful family....and plenty of Youtube stuff!
Well....to be honest, scratch that last thing.
This week will actually be pretty light as far as videos from me. You will have the Lolo video today, the extra video tomorrow, and Bowser's Nightmare on Saturday. While it is exciting to witness the end of one project, and the end of the largest part of another, I know some of you will feel kind of sad about not having a SlimKirby update, but to be honest, I really need this break right now.
Things have actually been pretty stressful for me lately. My classes are really starting to just get the best of me, I'm almost halfway done with my Junior year and I barely have any credits for my major due to switching three times, I barely get to see my friends anymore because they turned into drunken slob college students who don't know any better, and.....really...it's just tough.
I don't want you guys to worry too much though. While this stuff is a lot to take, I feel like I have the ability, drive, and the patience to handle it. But you know, sometimes...this shit happens, and sometimes you feel the effects of it, regardless of how strong you are. There are some individuals out there who can't handle it all, and I feel sorry for those individuals. Things shouldn't have to be this tough, but they just are.
There is something I would like to say though...to all of you guys. I really do appreciate all of the support you have given me. My readers...my subscribers...my fellow members of Crystal Star Studio and "a select few" of you from #sm41triviahq. Because of you people, I have gained strength and confidence in myself, and I feel like I can do whatever I put my mind to. I know it seems silly, but it's true, it means a lot to me. Around this time 2 years ago when I was just starting out on Youtube, I had no freaking idea I would have nearly 5000 subscribers and that they would be growing at an exponential rate. It has been an honor to provide videos for you guys.
Anyways, to get back to my point, I would like a few days off just so I can relax a little, visit with my family, play Mario Party games where I don't get screwed by annoying luck, play puzzle games without medusas, and of course, play New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which from what I have played thus far, is an amazing game. =)
Also, I am not kidding from the title. I don't like turkey. Not because I am a vegetarian, but just because it never really tasted that good to me. I do acknowledge it as a tradition though. Anyways, everytime we have Thanksgiving, my mom always makes me a peanut butter sandwich, but not just any sandwich....a sandwich that is made with love! I know that sounds kind of cheesy (it is, I agree), but it's something she has done for me every year for the last 20 years and I'll never forget her for it. I would make it myself, but as my mom says, something always tastes better when somebody else cooks/makes it for you. In this case, it is true. :P
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Next Week:
Anyways, time to stop talking about that stuff and start talking about what some of you may be more interested in. So, with nothing really going on during Thanksgiving week, but what about the weeks after? The weeks before I'm supposed to do Kirby Super Star replay? Well, I'll quickly go over that right now.
First off, on December 5th, 2009, I will be starting the extras for Mario Party 5. What will the extras consist of? Well, here is what I plan to cover in the extra videos;
1). One Map of Story Mode:
Some of you are probably hoping for a complete playthrough of Story Mode, but really, there is no need. I've shown you all of the boards, and Story Mode just has smaller variations of those boards we have already played. There is a new mechanic of story mode, which makes it a little different than party mode (hence why I am showing at least one board), but I really don't want to drag this game on longer than it needs to. I will show the conclusion of Story Mode, but probably not til the end of the project (kinda like the Final Battle video of the Mario Party 4 Board Playthroughs project).
2). Mini-Game Mode:
I'll probably show Mini-Game Mode after the Story Mode feature, because after that point, I wouldn't be able to unlock the mini-games I don't have. Which reminds me, I still don't have that last stupid duel mini-game. What I may end up doing is setting up some CPU controlled games and seeing if I can unlock them in that fashion. And I'll just keep doing that until I unlock it, because even if CPUs play the game, you still get the game unlocked...it just has to show up. I'll basically show all the games that haven't been shown off (keep in mind, I would show the Final Battle in the last video of the project, not here). I'm also considering showing off Mini-Game Circuit, Mini-Game Marathon(?), and Mini-Game Wars, with possible footage cuts (so it doesn't drag on).
3). Super Duel Mode:
At the beginning of the project, I had my doubts about this mode, but after playing it a bit of it during one night, I may cover more than I originally planned. Not that it would be a very long, extensive playthrough, but I would basically show the basics and how you would go about unlocking some features.
4). Extra Mode:
I'll basically play one game of Volleyball, Ice Hockey, and (brace yourself PowerToMario) CARD PARTY! I'll try to put Ice Hockey and Volleyball together in one video, while having a small video series dedicated to Card Party and its awesomeness.
5). Final Battle:
I'll show the final battle of Story Mode, and probably the credits of the game. May take two videos.
And that will be the project. I don't think these extras will take as long as Party Mode, but still, I will have quite a bit to cover and there will probably be quite a few videos. This may end up being the longest (in video length) Mario Party project thus far.
As for the scheduling for the extras, they will start on December 5th, but from then on, I'll be uploading them along with my new LP (which I will talk about later). I'm hoping this won't take very long (before I start Kirby Super Star anyways), but I'll find a way to be efficient with my uploads, so don't worry.
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Lolo 2
Well, what to say about Lolo 2's finale? Well.....I will say I am glad that it is over. Not that it's a bad game or anything, but near the end of the project, I faced some difficulty in motivation and just in making the videos due to all the cuts I had to make. I didn't want to cut so much stuff out, but as I stated in I think Video #9, I don't want you guys to watch me do nothing for several minutes. Even the failures, which are usually entertaining, still felt boring and bland because it was just me trying to figure it out for a very long time. Not worth it in my opinion.
Anyways, with the extra video tomorrow, the project is completed! I can put it to rest! No more Lolo for awhile! Again though, it's a great game, it just felt tedious near the end there.
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New Project:
All right! New Project! Oh boy! I can't wait!
People have already started speculating on what project I will be beginning next week, and boy are they excited. However, I think they may be getting a bit too excited. Not that the game is boring or anything, but like Lolo, it won't last very long at all. I expect to finish the main game in less time than I would normally finish Lolo, to be perfectly honest with you guys. Maybe 7 or 8 videos? I think that is a fair estimation. Keep in mind that I did say the main game, which means I do have extra content planned, but still, the extra content shouldn't last for too long. If I had to pick a project to compare it with....probably about Maze Game length.
I said I would mention something about hints in this blog entry, but I'm really not going to give very much of anything here. As I said in the last Lolo video, this is a more recognized series....a bit arcade style....has a level system like Lolo. I know I said it was a lot like Lolo, but in actuality, not really. There aren't really any puzzles at all. It's more of just a "get to the end of the stage and move on" type of game, like Donkey Kong '94. It's not the first game of the series, but it's the first on a gaming platform. Morshu would be very interested in financing this game.....and I guess that is all I will say about it. :P
If you figure it out, I won't tell you if you are correct, but I do ask you to treat it like a guess and not an answer. So don't go to my channel page and say "OMG! I KNOW! YOUR NEXT LP IS ______________." If you are right, you spoil it for everybody. If you are wrong, you are mean and people won't like you. Don't treat this like a contest....it's really not.
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Anyways, that is about it. I'll see you guys later this weekend for Bowser's Nightmare and next week for the next blog entry and my new LP! See you guys later! =D
First off, I hope you all (in America anyways) have a good Thanksgiving week. For all of you non-USA people, just have a good week I guess. :P Anyways, this has been the week I have been looking forward to for weeks. More than one measly day off from school...get to see my wonderful family....and plenty of Youtube stuff!
Well....to be honest, scratch that last thing.
This week will actually be pretty light as far as videos from me. You will have the Lolo video today, the extra video tomorrow, and Bowser's Nightmare on Saturday. While it is exciting to witness the end of one project, and the end of the largest part of another, I know some of you will feel kind of sad about not having a SlimKirby update, but to be honest, I really need this break right now.
Things have actually been pretty stressful for me lately. My classes are really starting to just get the best of me, I'm almost halfway done with my Junior year and I barely have any credits for my major due to switching three times, I barely get to see my friends anymore because they turned into drunken slob college students who don't know any better, and.....really...it's just tough.
I don't want you guys to worry too much though. While this stuff is a lot to take, I feel like I have the ability, drive, and the patience to handle it. But you know, sometimes...this shit happens, and sometimes you feel the effects of it, regardless of how strong you are. There are some individuals out there who can't handle it all, and I feel sorry for those individuals. Things shouldn't have to be this tough, but they just are.
There is something I would like to say though...to all of you guys. I really do appreciate all of the support you have given me. My readers...my subscribers...my fellow members of Crystal Star Studio and "a select few" of you from #sm41triviahq. Because of you people, I have gained strength and confidence in myself, and I feel like I can do whatever I put my mind to. I know it seems silly, but it's true, it means a lot to me. Around this time 2 years ago when I was just starting out on Youtube, I had no freaking idea I would have nearly 5000 subscribers and that they would be growing at an exponential rate. It has been an honor to provide videos for you guys.
Anyways, to get back to my point, I would like a few days off just so I can relax a little, visit with my family, play Mario Party games where I don't get screwed by annoying luck, play puzzle games without medusas, and of course, play New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which from what I have played thus far, is an amazing game. =)
Also, I am not kidding from the title. I don't like turkey. Not because I am a vegetarian, but just because it never really tasted that good to me. I do acknowledge it as a tradition though. Anyways, everytime we have Thanksgiving, my mom always makes me a peanut butter sandwich, but not just any sandwich....a sandwich that is made with love! I know that sounds kind of cheesy (it is, I agree), but it's something she has done for me every year for the last 20 years and I'll never forget her for it. I would make it myself, but as my mom says, something always tastes better when somebody else cooks/makes it for you. In this case, it is true. :P
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Next Week:
Anyways, time to stop talking about that stuff and start talking about what some of you may be more interested in. So, with nothing really going on during Thanksgiving week, but what about the weeks after? The weeks before I'm supposed to do Kirby Super Star replay? Well, I'll quickly go over that right now.
First off, on December 5th, 2009, I will be starting the extras for Mario Party 5. What will the extras consist of? Well, here is what I plan to cover in the extra videos;
1). One Map of Story Mode:
Some of you are probably hoping for a complete playthrough of Story Mode, but really, there is no need. I've shown you all of the boards, and Story Mode just has smaller variations of those boards we have already played. There is a new mechanic of story mode, which makes it a little different than party mode (hence why I am showing at least one board), but I really don't want to drag this game on longer than it needs to. I will show the conclusion of Story Mode, but probably not til the end of the project (kinda like the Final Battle video of the Mario Party 4 Board Playthroughs project).
2). Mini-Game Mode:
I'll probably show Mini-Game Mode after the Story Mode feature, because after that point, I wouldn't be able to unlock the mini-games I don't have. Which reminds me, I still don't have that last stupid duel mini-game. What I may end up doing is setting up some CPU controlled games and seeing if I can unlock them in that fashion. And I'll just keep doing that until I unlock it, because even if CPUs play the game, you still get the game unlocked...it just has to show up. I'll basically show all the games that haven't been shown off (keep in mind, I would show the Final Battle in the last video of the project, not here). I'm also considering showing off Mini-Game Circuit, Mini-Game Marathon(?), and Mini-Game Wars, with possible footage cuts (so it doesn't drag on).
3). Super Duel Mode:
At the beginning of the project, I had my doubts about this mode, but after playing it a bit of it during one night, I may cover more than I originally planned. Not that it would be a very long, extensive playthrough, but I would basically show the basics and how you would go about unlocking some features.
4). Extra Mode:
I'll basically play one game of Volleyball, Ice Hockey, and (brace yourself PowerToMario) CARD PARTY! I'll try to put Ice Hockey and Volleyball together in one video, while having a small video series dedicated to Card Party and its awesomeness.
5). Final Battle:
I'll show the final battle of Story Mode, and probably the credits of the game. May take two videos.
And that will be the project. I don't think these extras will take as long as Party Mode, but still, I will have quite a bit to cover and there will probably be quite a few videos. This may end up being the longest (in video length) Mario Party project thus far.
As for the scheduling for the extras, they will start on December 5th, but from then on, I'll be uploading them along with my new LP (which I will talk about later). I'm hoping this won't take very long (before I start Kirby Super Star anyways), but I'll find a way to be efficient with my uploads, so don't worry.
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Lolo 2
Well, what to say about Lolo 2's finale? Well.....I will say I am glad that it is over. Not that it's a bad game or anything, but near the end of the project, I faced some difficulty in motivation and just in making the videos due to all the cuts I had to make. I didn't want to cut so much stuff out, but as I stated in I think Video #9, I don't want you guys to watch me do nothing for several minutes. Even the failures, which are usually entertaining, still felt boring and bland because it was just me trying to figure it out for a very long time. Not worth it in my opinion.
Anyways, with the extra video tomorrow, the project is completed! I can put it to rest! No more Lolo for awhile! Again though, it's a great game, it just felt tedious near the end there.
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New Project:
All right! New Project! Oh boy! I can't wait!
People have already started speculating on what project I will be beginning next week, and boy are they excited. However, I think they may be getting a bit too excited. Not that the game is boring or anything, but like Lolo, it won't last very long at all. I expect to finish the main game in less time than I would normally finish Lolo, to be perfectly honest with you guys. Maybe 7 or 8 videos? I think that is a fair estimation. Keep in mind that I did say the main game, which means I do have extra content planned, but still, the extra content shouldn't last for too long. If I had to pick a project to compare it with....probably about Maze Game length.
I said I would mention something about hints in this blog entry, but I'm really not going to give very much of anything here. As I said in the last Lolo video, this is a more recognized series....a bit arcade style....has a level system like Lolo. I know I said it was a lot like Lolo, but in actuality, not really. There aren't really any puzzles at all. It's more of just a "get to the end of the stage and move on" type of game, like Donkey Kong '94. It's not the first game of the series, but it's the first on a gaming platform. Morshu would be very interested in financing this game.....and I guess that is all I will say about it. :P
If you figure it out, I won't tell you if you are correct, but I do ask you to treat it like a guess and not an answer. So don't go to my channel page and say "OMG! I KNOW! YOUR NEXT LP IS ______________." If you are right, you spoil it for everybody. If you are wrong, you are mean and people won't like you. Don't treat this like a contest....it's really not.
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Anyways, that is about it. I'll see you guys later this weekend for Bowser's Nightmare and next week for the next blog entry and my new LP! See you guys later! =D
Monday, November 16, 2009
11/16/09 - Another Month Halfway Over
Hey guys! SlimKirby here for another weekly update. These last few weeks have been pretty busy for me, and from the looks of it, will continue to be pretty busy as well. I am rather excited about next week though for it's good ol Thanksgiving. Not only does Thanksgiving mean a few days off from my classes, but it's also a nice time to relax and get caught up with your friends and family. I am definitely looking forward to it, I must say. What will that week mean in video updates though? More importantly, what can we expect this week, in the present? I will be going over that, right now!
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Lolo 2
The first week of Lolo 2 went pretty well. Had a few little trouble spots here and there with some difficult puzzles, and it didn't help that I had to remake Video #4, but for the most part, I made good progress and got through quite a bit.
This week I will be attempting....pretty much the 2nd half of the game, where things start to get a little annoying. I have up to Wednesday filmed at this point, and even I will admit that I was pretty surprised at my progress. So surprised that I even made a claim that the project could potentially end on Friday.
On second thought though, definitely do not expect that. Lolo 2 will definitely end before Thanksgiving, but a finishing date on the 23rd or 24th is a lot more likely. It's not that I doubt my abilities, but if you remember back in Lolo 1, Video #9 and #10 only covered 3 levels each (along with the credits and closing in #10), and I'm not quite sure what to even expect in this game for final levels. We are getting close though....so close that I could almost taste it.
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Mario Party 5
They say 3rd time is the charm, but I definitely didn't expect the third time would be yet another loss. That's right, once again, despite feeling pretty good about the way I played, I was unable to pull out a victory at Undersea Dream. I'm not really sure what it is with this game, but it really does not want me to win. I think I took the loss pretty well this time though. Yeah, I cursed a few times, and I shouted a few times, but really when you think about it, you can't really blame Luigi for that much. He just got lucky with the dice. If I was in his position, I would have made the same decisions, and I would have bought a star whenever I could, which is pretty much what he did. Would I screw my teammate in 2 vs. 2 minigames though? Well, that is a much different story, but Im not going to complain about that too much because things actually went my way in that department, despite how screwy it was.
Now, I want to get into a few things. I will probably talk about this in Rainbow Dream before I just plain stop talking about it, because I feel I have brought this up numerous times. I got quite a few comments this time about my cursing, my anger, and a few other things that came out of my mouth during this playthrough. I just want to address this again......
"If you don't like the cursing, deal with it yourself."
Just be satisfied that I don't blurt the f-word out every two seconds like other LPers and Youtubers. Frankly, I think I'm doing a pretty good job in limiting my cursing. I honestly don't curse that much, and it when it does happen, it's not like I plan in my mind, "Ok, I haven't said a curse word in awhile, so I'll say one here, and other one in 10 seconds!" No, it's not like that at all! If it comes out of my mouth, it comes out of my mouth. I am 20 years old for crying out loud, and I'm even going on 21 in 40 days. I've been around cursing my entire life. My mom even let me watch South Park when I was only 10 years old, only because she knew I was mature enough to handle the content, and she knew I wouldn't make a habit out of it. And if I did make it a habit, I'm quite certain my dad would whip me into shape (not physically, more verbally if anything).
Honestly, you kind of have to just look past the fact that they are "curses" and look more at the fact that they are just "words." Take stuff like that with a grain of salt. Trust me, very rarely will you see me using the words with their literal meaning. And if I do, you would know.
The same thing kind of goes with the anger thing. I wouldn't say that I was really "THAT" angry with the game. The only thing that really annoyed the heck out of me was Clock Stoppers when Luigi just refused to move. You gotta admit, that is pretty annoying when your teammate doesn't do anything and the other side moves flawlessly. I really don't take games THAT seriously. It's just the heat of the moment when you kind of lose that fundamental control over what you are going to say.
Anyways, Rainbow Dream will happen this weekend. I think I am still going to go with Normal computers as I believe the case I made for myself still kind of applies. I mean really, I'm usually on top when it comes to mini-games, and even when Im not, it's by a ridiculously small margin, usually determined by luck *cough*MATHLETES*cough*. I'm sorry if you guys will lose some appreciation or interest because of this, but I just want to see what will happen because of this. Knowing me, I'll probably go back to Hard for Bowser's board, but we'll see what happens.
I'm still trying to figure out how I am going to structure the extra videos though. I'll probably go over that on next week's update when it will be more relevant, but for the most part, I'll probably stop the weekly updates and try to get on more of a "every 2 or 3 days" update schedule. More on that will determined later.
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Short LP on Horizon
For those who haven't noticed, I did actually add another LP to my main channel description for "Late November 2009." This was the "short LP" I discussed in my update a few weeks back. When I say "Late November," I mean it in the most strict of definitions. I'm actually planning for this project to start on November 30th, the very last day of November. Now, I may not set that in stone JUST yet, because I can always start it on the 1st of December as well, so the start of a project can begin at the start of a month, but I want to make sure that this new project and MP5 are done before I start Kirby Superstar on the 19th of December. So yeah, expect this project to begin in two weeks. I'll go into a little more detail of this project in next week's update, and possibly give some hints on what it will be. I won't have a contest this time though, because the contest for Lolo was a bit of a trainwreck.
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Anyways, that is about it for this update. See you guys next week for THANKSGIVING WEEK! Woo! I can't wait! =D
- SlimKirby
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Lolo 2
The first week of Lolo 2 went pretty well. Had a few little trouble spots here and there with some difficult puzzles, and it didn't help that I had to remake Video #4, but for the most part, I made good progress and got through quite a bit.
This week I will be attempting....pretty much the 2nd half of the game, where things start to get a little annoying. I have up to Wednesday filmed at this point, and even I will admit that I was pretty surprised at my progress. So surprised that I even made a claim that the project could potentially end on Friday.
On second thought though, definitely do not expect that. Lolo 2 will definitely end before Thanksgiving, but a finishing date on the 23rd or 24th is a lot more likely. It's not that I doubt my abilities, but if you remember back in Lolo 1, Video #9 and #10 only covered 3 levels each (along with the credits and closing in #10), and I'm not quite sure what to even expect in this game for final levels. We are getting close though....so close that I could almost taste it.
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Mario Party 5
They say 3rd time is the charm, but I definitely didn't expect the third time would be yet another loss. That's right, once again, despite feeling pretty good about the way I played, I was unable to pull out a victory at Undersea Dream. I'm not really sure what it is with this game, but it really does not want me to win. I think I took the loss pretty well this time though. Yeah, I cursed a few times, and I shouted a few times, but really when you think about it, you can't really blame Luigi for that much. He just got lucky with the dice. If I was in his position, I would have made the same decisions, and I would have bought a star whenever I could, which is pretty much what he did. Would I screw my teammate in 2 vs. 2 minigames though? Well, that is a much different story, but Im not going to complain about that too much because things actually went my way in that department, despite how screwy it was.
Now, I want to get into a few things. I will probably talk about this in Rainbow Dream before I just plain stop talking about it, because I feel I have brought this up numerous times. I got quite a few comments this time about my cursing, my anger, and a few other things that came out of my mouth during this playthrough. I just want to address this again......
"If you don't like the cursing, deal with it yourself."
Just be satisfied that I don't blurt the f-word out every two seconds like other LPers and Youtubers. Frankly, I think I'm doing a pretty good job in limiting my cursing. I honestly don't curse that much, and it when it does happen, it's not like I plan in my mind, "Ok, I haven't said a curse word in awhile, so I'll say one here, and other one in 10 seconds!" No, it's not like that at all! If it comes out of my mouth, it comes out of my mouth. I am 20 years old for crying out loud, and I'm even going on 21 in 40 days. I've been around cursing my entire life. My mom even let me watch South Park when I was only 10 years old, only because she knew I was mature enough to handle the content, and she knew I wouldn't make a habit out of it. And if I did make it a habit, I'm quite certain my dad would whip me into shape (not physically, more verbally if anything).
Honestly, you kind of have to just look past the fact that they are "curses" and look more at the fact that they are just "words." Take stuff like that with a grain of salt. Trust me, very rarely will you see me using the words with their literal meaning. And if I do, you would know.
The same thing kind of goes with the anger thing. I wouldn't say that I was really "THAT" angry with the game. The only thing that really annoyed the heck out of me was Clock Stoppers when Luigi just refused to move. You gotta admit, that is pretty annoying when your teammate doesn't do anything and the other side moves flawlessly. I really don't take games THAT seriously. It's just the heat of the moment when you kind of lose that fundamental control over what you are going to say.
Anyways, Rainbow Dream will happen this weekend. I think I am still going to go with Normal computers as I believe the case I made for myself still kind of applies. I mean really, I'm usually on top when it comes to mini-games, and even when Im not, it's by a ridiculously small margin, usually determined by luck *cough*MATHLETES*cough*. I'm sorry if you guys will lose some appreciation or interest because of this, but I just want to see what will happen because of this. Knowing me, I'll probably go back to Hard for Bowser's board, but we'll see what happens.
I'm still trying to figure out how I am going to structure the extra videos though. I'll probably go over that on next week's update when it will be more relevant, but for the most part, I'll probably stop the weekly updates and try to get on more of a "every 2 or 3 days" update schedule. More on that will determined later.
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Short LP on Horizon
For those who haven't noticed, I did actually add another LP to my main channel description for "Late November 2009." This was the "short LP" I discussed in my update a few weeks back. When I say "Late November," I mean it in the most strict of definitions. I'm actually planning for this project to start on November 30th, the very last day of November. Now, I may not set that in stone JUST yet, because I can always start it on the 1st of December as well, so the start of a project can begin at the start of a month, but I want to make sure that this new project and MP5 are done before I start Kirby Superstar on the 19th of December. So yeah, expect this project to begin in two weeks. I'll go into a little more detail of this project in next week's update, and possibly give some hints on what it will be. I won't have a contest this time though, because the contest for Lolo was a bit of a trainwreck.
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Anyways, that is about it for this update. See you guys next week for THANKSGIVING WEEK! Woo! I can't wait! =D
- SlimKirby
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