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Oh my bad. You said it right next to a completely different thing so I was confused. MY BAAAAD. And again, NOA has jack shit to do with anything. They have no power at this point. They are a PR figurehead. It's NCL who decides what gets localized, and they, for whatever reason (horrible Earthbound sales on SNES), don't think the game would sell in America. I wonder how Earthbound's doing on VC.

WHOA ICO WASN'T BORING (YOU'RE CONFUSING IT WITH SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS (BLATANT TROLLING FOUND IN THIS POST)) I really wish I could play this game. Been looking forward to it since this thread was created. AHHH the downside of... not having a job! Heee.

I don't think you meant to use the word homophobic, Tanu. U: I'm not sure what you meant to use, to be honest. Anyway, I doubt that has anything to do with why Nintendo didn't publish Mother 3 in America. And make no mistake, NOA had nothing to do with the decision. They have no power, these days.

It's my party, and I'll stalk if I want to!

That's legitimate music so I posted it in the DANCE thread! LEGITIMATE.

I feel like we can just all be girlfiends.

I WANT TO DO THIS.

Man there are some stories I must've heard at least a dozen times on some podcasts I listen to. I never mind it!

Haha, that was the first thing I noticed, too.

Yeah, it definitely would be a lot easier if he'd just say that one word. No arguments here, heh.

It does suck to leave behind everyone and everything you know, but I've done it three times now - home -> bachelor's -> master's -> work - and I kind of want to do it again. And again and again. (Maybe four if you count my six-month excursion in Japan, but I was around people I already knew, in the same program as me, so that probably DOESN'T count.) It's just so AWESOME to be in a new place with new things to do and see, and every time I am, I get better and better at being an outgoing person. I'm still super shy though. O: Rodi: I'm the same way. Moving all that shit I've collected gets more and more tedious. the only thing I can't yet make myself give up are my books and comics. Not like, individual issues, but the collected volumes of comics. Also, I realized yesterday that this is actually the first time I haven't moved when my lease was up in six years. Not always to new cities, but at least to new apartments. WACKY.

DUBIOUS! I'm not at all saying his wording or just words in general couldn't have been more clear or more direct or MORE GOODER, but, for me, the fact that the post exists at all and is clearly trying to say something good is worth a million more points than the exact phrasing he used. But, on the other hand, I can totally accept that the existence of the previous apology re: transphobic remarks could nullify any potential for Benefit of the Doubt for some people re: this post, considering that the whole PAX debacle happened between the two posts.

I did try to silently exit. Well, as silently as possible, because you can't delete a post. I edited my post literally like fifteen seconds after I posted it because I knew I wanted to back out of this shit. But I still got a response, anyway. That response actually did upset me, and still does, a little. It's very much from the perspective of someone who knows and understands the English language and has a grasp of how to very clearly communicate. Which is not the kind of person Mike is or has ever been or appeared to be or even CLAIMED to be. Though I love Jerry's writing style, I almost always skip over Mike's posts because they're so goddamn poorly written. I'm not even exaggerating. There were times in the past I would read his posts and roll my eyes at the abundance of errors and poor phrasing. Exceptions: when I see some sweet art. In other words, I don't at all agree that because he had imperfect phrasing, it somehow makes him insincere. So I explained why, and yes that follow-up post was a little heated. But I'm not being dismissive of anyone. I just completely and totally disagree. I don't think that fits your description of my habits very well. U: And NONE of that means Mike actually was sincere or that he will actually change for the better or that, even if he does change, he won't fuck up in the future or whateverrrrrr. But I think it's important to not be so incredibly pedantic against a person whose job is to Draw Pictures, not Write Words. All of that said, I do apologize if I came off like a butt. It was not my intention. I was frustrated. I'm sorry, dudes! I know it's one of my biggest flaws. I get frustrated and explode. If it's any consolation, I know I'm much better about it than I used to be. AKA "I regret the harm we may have caused." (That's the royal we.)

THE COOLEST!

I was so close. ): But at least I didn't get last place! GO ME!

I was also being silly (and also being honest).

Once you beat Mom, beating her again just opens up the next floor. There is no "finishing" at that point until you beat the next big boss.

Language IS important. He's a fucking artist, and it can be clearly seen in all of his posts (related to this or not) that he's a pretty shitty writer. Your argument is not convincing in the slightest. It screams of knowing that Mike has done shitty things in the past and then assuming everything he says in the present or future is insincere. That's not something I can ever agree with. He may still be a shitty person, but at some point you have to stop assuming the worst, or he'll never get better in anyone's eyes, including his own. Hence: bleh I'm out. I wish you had just not responded to me. I edited it for a reason. Now I'm just upset, and I'll inevitably regret writing this post BUT I'M WRITING IT ANYWAY let's all scrutinize it to our heart's content I bet I'm not being sincere because I phrased something imperfectly.

this is what actually happened in hotline miami - what we played was a drug-fueled hallucination

bleh i'm out

greetings friends

That sounds exactly like when I went to grad school (although it was in Redmond!). It subsided pretty quickly once school actually started and I met new people.

I must be reading a different post than you.

I see where you're mistaken. "Weird" and "noble" are not synonyms, and "vile" has a negative connotation. It's okay. It was correct the first time, but I appreciate the attempt!

Oh god what have you done. The Idle Thumbs forum community has a weird irrational hatred for the word.