Ok so I have cave story downloading...I have no idea if this is going to work because it says specifically this is for windows, and I'm on a chromebook. Also it mentions having to patch the game. I can probably figure this out, but I admit I don't have the slightest idea what I'm actually doing. I play almost everything on my phone, and there's an app to patch things. I guess I have to download a patcher or something. It might be easier if I just spent the $10 on 3DS to be honest. About computers, you mentioned it being primarily what you play games on. Does that mean you also lose portability? I've seen gaming computers and it's always a desktop PC instead of a laptop. Being on the cavestory downloading page, I'm impressed with how they have this for DreamCast and GameCube. You would probably need to modify your consoles, but it's interesting nonetheless. And thanks for mentioning, I don't think I'll be missing too much by losing those modes. The controls might be easier since I'm going to be stuck with a touchpad and keyboard.
So I did beat Dive Man. That felt like one of the toughest bosses so far in the series. He moved like Heat Man but with the speed of Quick Man. I'd say the hardest bosses for me have been Wood Man (could not get the timing) Air Man, and Needle Man. Dive Man was weak to the skull barrier, which actually made things more difficult because it meant getting into close range to have a chance at hitting him. Wily is always a problem, and I had to exploit the glitch to beat him in Mega Man 1. That's not a bad thing though. It's cool to have an intimidating final boss. When I reach him there's a mix of excitement, and dread because I know he's going to pose a huge challenge. I'm hoping for some more backstory with Wily because he's an interesting villian. Right now all I know is that he likes to build evil robots and he's like the counterpart to Dr. Light. I actually missed the balloon...I don't know if it's worth getting because I haven't even used the Wire yet. In terms of difficulty, this has been the odd ball of the series. Mega Man 1 was the hardest and I couldn't do it without exploiting the pause glitch. Two was the easiest, Three was about the same as one, but had the easiest Wily Castle. Four seems to fluctuate. Sometimes it's easier than Mega Man 2, sometimes it's harder than Mega Man 1. I tried to beat Ring Man today, but still haven't done it. I actually had a really good run going. I had full health near the checkpoint, then got killed by the spikes and lost everything. Speaking of Water stages, I'm in the group who doesn't mind them. It's desert stages i'm not good at. As I mentioned I liked the Lakebed Temple, and I don't mind the Water Temple either. I think it's peaceful and tranquil.
When it comes to games like Leauge and Fortnite, one of the hardest things is you have to catch up with people who have years of experience. With Smash Brothers I think the skill ceiling is slightly lower. In about a year my win ratio online went from 20% to 60%, now it's 80-90% with my better characters. My backlog has turned more into a huge clustered mess because I keep starting things. Right now I'm playing Stranded Deep, Mega Man 4, Detroit Become Human (for the better ending), Last of Us II, Dragon Quest 11, about to start Cave Story, Skyrim (Never finished, on hiatus) New Vegas (On partial hiatus, like once every two weeks). Life Is Strange II, Bioshock I (On hiatus), Xenoblade (On hiatus). and I want to try God of War and Metal Gear Solid 4. I probably won't finish most of these. Oh and I just saw Dragon Quest 8 in the 3DS shop. I was going to save the rest of my gift-card, but nope out goes that idea. I haven't even played 8. I'm not sure if this word is a good description, but I do kind of fanboy over dragon quest. More like adoration. They've always just generally made me very happy. Did you attend any clubs in school? I admit the club I played Smash Brothers in was the only one. We also played Mario Kart 8 sometimes, but unlike smash brothers, I was not dominate and usually placed towards the bottom of every race. And I did watch the video of ritcher, I find that so cool. Had an odd dream that they added all a bunch of castlevania games to the switch. Is Ritcher your favorite protagonist from the series? I haven't played them, but I do like the design of Simon, and the fact that he's the one who started the series...i think.
Funnily enough, I don't think I've ever taken the switch out. When I wanted to play with someone from school, we could just use online and play together that way. Most of the time if my family is leaving for a trip, I would rather just play games on my phone. Since emulation has gotten advanced, you can do way more things with phones. It also helps that console games are now becoming a normal thing to receive phone ports. The Grand Theft Auto series has slowly been getting ported to phone, and so has Final Fantasy. I wonder if the 3DS will be getting a successor or if Nintendo is solely focusing on the switch from now on. They've also made an attempt at the mobile market, with Mario Kart Tour and Super Mario Run. I didn't play Super Mario Run because I thought $10 was a bit much for a phone app.
So I read the comment section on the last video you sent, and lots of people were talking about Ayumu. But that is very heartwarming. Does she develop that kind of confidence through the rest of the show, or is it more of an episode specific thing? Also the characters are adorable. The youtube name of the guy you uploaded the clip from made me chuckle. I'm guessing this is like a highschool specific show, or something more grandiose? Maybe I'll end up checking it out someday.
I think the world just needs more unity. Unfortunately this is a global issue turned into a blame issue. I guess I could explain a bit of what it's like down here, but I can't speak for the entirety of the U.S, just my state. Masks are pretty much required in all buildings. Schools are closed across the state. They tried to reopen but the virus forced everything back into closure. In certain places, they have a person stand outside and check your temperature. Like I was going to talk with my doctor about my anxiety, and there was a person who makes sure your safe to enter. Some people in the U.S are "rebelling". They have large parties without masks, and have made life worse for the rest of us. I've only had one family member test positive for covid, but he made a recovery. I'd say the way that I've been impacted was that I now have to do all my classes through zoom meetings. Also anything involving leisure or entertainment is completely gone. (No movie theaters, theme parks, etc). We dined out a couple times, but we have to do it outside, and everything is constantly being sanitized. (the menu's, plates, etc). The fun of it ends up going away and you realize it's actually pretty sad.
I hope the year goes better than 2018 for you then. Actually my message got cut off and I had to rewrite a portion of this. I was like do I want to do it now or later....meh i'll do it now. Sometimes pokecommunity logs you out after a certain amount of time.