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  1. We got a cat. Her name is Eveyln (we call her Eevee for short), and she's two years old. She's a real sweetheart! She still likes sleeping in the carrier, even after (slowly) being introduced to her new home.
    12 points
  2. So, I've been playing Fitness Boxing on the Nintendo Switch almost daily since May 2019. In that time, I've lost 102.8 pounds. There's still work to be done, of course, but dropping 100 had been one of my goals. Making it past that benchmark really feels like an accomplishment.
    11 points
  3. gamers we fuckin did it, I'm officially a permanent resident of canada ;_;
    10 points
  4. Speaking of cats, mine turned 2 yesterday!
    9 points
  5. "Kodiak and the Canadians" sounds like an Alaskan indie rock band.
    9 points
  6. This is Montgomery (Monty). He doesn't stay still too long for unblurry pictures. He's 2 months old and weighs almost 2 lbs.
    9 points
  7. in other news, its my 1 year wedding anniversary today i can't believe its already been a year! time flies! especially when most of that year was spent indoors doing nothing! being married is still a dream come true tho we went on a hike, bought cake (at my request), i forced ty to watch hamilton with me, and we got drunk last night so today......i think we'll relax
    9 points
  8. Huge thanks to @Tyranogre for the Christmas goodies! Can’t believe you got me that Samus figma, have had that on my wishlist for an eternity, haha. Can’t believe you got me Code Name S.T.E.A.M, I already have it, but it’s a nice joke gift nonetheless. Absolutely love the card, Pugs are the best!!! And the Spyro Trilogy I’ve been wanting for a while now. Thanks again man! 😊👍
    9 points
  9. Thank you, @Samus2008, for the wonderful Christmas gift. It arrived just fine and I'm looking forward to playing it.
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  10. All of this actually happened yesterday to schedule change, and anyway, Davy and I are officially engaged~ Ring also getting resized because measuring ring size hard.
    8 points
  11. Finished all my Pokemon nightlights for Christmas gifts!
    8 points
  12. bit of a shit week but today's my birthday and my best friend is recovering and not expected to have any lasting effects from covid and my AC town looks nice and my dresser is getting delivered on wednesday :o) yay!
    8 points
  13. took the kitten to his first (with us) vet appointment in his snazzy carrier
    8 points
  14. Nature is pretty cool y’all
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  15. This year's Secret Santa event can wrap up now that everyone's received their awesome gifts. Thanks so much for participating! And of course, happy holidays.
    8 points
  16. whats a tag OH do u mean my sig, thamk u its v old but im feeling v romantic bc im getting married tomorrow i figured i'd had miku long enough...gotta switch it up every once in a while
    8 points
  17. So, fellas. Uhhh. I might have ordered an engagement ring for Davy. It's silly, but I was trying to find something that looked not unlike Sigurd's emblem ring in Engage ( pic for reference). I found this, a bit expensive but not unreasonably so, with the biggest caveats being: aquamarine which as far as I can tell is the lower bound of "acceptable for an lifelong ring but expect to one day replace it" gem. Anyway, this is a very weird feeling and I'm honestly a bit anxious for the ring to arrive. Especially since this is the most money I've spent on something that wasn't, like, rent or some other necessity.
    7 points
  18. And I'm not talking about my ex-husband Nestor. Heyooo! You know that one box in that attic that's way in the back? And none of the other boxes had anything good, so this one's not worth the cobwebs? Well apparently it was the NES which I had one vague childhood memory of seeing, which we'd assumed had just vanished into the ether of the ages. Contra was in there, so the brother and I are trying to beat it. Who knew it had more than one level!? (Not the 4-year-olds who played it back then.) Maybe it's just that I'm tired and bewildered these days, or the fuss of cables, a lousy TV, and cartridges not reading, but I wasn't as stunned as I expected to be. Still awesome though! One of the coolest Nintendo treasures out there... when it decides to work. I wish the boys could see how hard I've been blowing tonight. Coincidentally I'd recently bought a NES controller just as a little Nintendo treasure. I couldn't believe it was only $8 at a retro game store. Same with the games I just got for $30--Super Mario Bros, Jackal for more co-op, and Wheel of Fortune with the original box and manual. I want to get The Legend of Zelda with its original packaging, and beat that and every level of SMB. I've beaten them on the 3DS Virtual Console, but beating the original games on their original consoles feels like a rite of passage to me.
    7 points
  19. 'Twas December on Ninfora, and all through the site, One question kept people awake every night. With the holidays coming, it only seemed strange To hear nothing regarding our yearly exchange? But alas, the bad news soon swept through the nation: Jolly Old Santa @Chrom was on winter vacation. With nobody else to take up the mantle, It seemed like the Secret Santa event would be cancelled. But just when it seemed like all hope had been lost, Two rival big brothers appeared through the frost. One hailing from Hoshido, the other from Nohr, Christmas might well be saved by a different Lord... "I'm Mister Fates Birthright I'm Mister White I'm Mister Swordmaster I'm Mister Kingdom of Light Friends call me Prince Ryoma As far as routes go, Difficulty is low Hoshido!" "He's Mister Fates Birthright He's Mister White He's Mister Swordmaster He's Mister Kingdom of Light Friends call him Prince Ryoma, Whenever he crits, Mows down foes in a blitz, Holy shit!" "I never want to see a gamer Stuggling for EXP I'd rather have a world map Fully explorable, open and free! (spoken)Take as much time as you want to grind. Those resources aren't going anywhere!" "He's Mister Fates Birthright He's Mister White" "That's right!" "He's Mister Swordmaster He's Mister Kingdom of Light" "Friends call me Prince Ryoma, My route is a breeze! Nice and simple to cheese With great ease!" "Great ease!" "All right, you fucking weeaboo, move over! It's time for the real man to have a musical number!" "I'm Mister Fates Conquest, I'm Mister Black I'm Mister Paladin I'm Mister Lull Atk They call me Prince Xander And much like the sky, Difficulty is high" "He's Mister Fates Conquest, He's Mister Black He's Mister Paladin He's Mister Lull Atk" "They call me Prince Xander This campaign is rough, Resources never enough!" "It's too tough!" "Tough shit! I never want to see a gamer Grinding for EXP Unless they've shelled out twenty bucks For the grinding DLC! (spoken) Of course, if you're going to do that, then why are you even playing Conquest in the first place, you filthy casual?!" "He's Mister Fates Conquest, He's Mister Black" "Sing it!" "He's Mister Paladin He's Mister Lull Atk" "They call me Prince Xander, Despite all my faults... ...Sister's got tons of alts! Smell the salt!" "Big salt!" "All right, what the hell is going on here?! What's all this racket?!" "Santa Chrom?!" "We were just having a little dance-off to determine who'd run the Secret Santa event from now on, since you're retiring!" "I never said I was retiring; I was just on vacation. And besides, even if something were to happen to me, I already know who my successor would be." "H-hello, everyone! I'm Tsubasa Oribe, sixteen eighteen years old! I'm still new at this, but I'll do my best to make sure everybody has a Chrerry Mistmas!" And so, with Santa Chrom's blessing, Tsubasa became the new Winter Envoy. However, due to her clumsiness, she accidentally crashed Santa Chrom's sleigh into a mobile artillery, destroying all the presents! Fortunately, the Tyranogrinch had a backup plan: He gave everybody in the world a copy of Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., the chronically under-appreciated strategy game for the 3DS. Thus, everyone finally realized what an awesome game it was, and they all lived happily ever after. The End
    7 points
  20. i wasn't online but i turned 30 yesterday
    7 points
  21. gamers i finally got a fucking job, life is good
    7 points
  22. Hey guys, Haven't been here in ages. Guess not since my dad died. Anyway, after dealing with a lot of sadness and anger I tried to get back into painting. Though there was a lot less motivation. I think I only finished two pieces since he passed away. Right after Thanksgiving San Diego Comic-Con International decided to do a lower scale convention. I decided to put myself through a trial by fire and give it a go. If I could make a decent success of it, great I can look at other conventions in the future. If not, then maybe it just wasn't for me. So I applied and made an inventory of prints. I went into that Artist's Alley thinking I was in over my head. I was surrounded by people who I saw were professionals, veterans, experienced vendors and just plain better artists. That first day I was too nervous to start any chats because I remembered things people said about my work. That it was mediocre, that at some point I demonstrated I was never going to get any better, or that I shouldn't expect to be commercially successful. Yet, over the course of the three days I got a decent amount of customers and a good return on my investment. On top of that, several of my customers said my prices were too cheap. Several even insisted on paying more. A few professionals came over to talk with me and asked about my work and asked what other conventions I exhibited at before. A rep from a comic group called Manta looked through my catalog and chatted with me, asking if I did digital art. They thought my work looked good and they're looking for comic content creators. I also got inquiries for commissions or if I'd consider illustrating storybooks. So, all in all, I did pretty good. Aside from the profit I made, I'm a lot more confident and looking into doing other events in the futures. Lots of people said if I did well at Special Edition, I should do much better at the full sized SDCC since it'll have much more foot traffic and I'm hoping to get my place in there. Admittedly, I was selling on the sidewalk outside the convention center the last few years making some extra spending money to use at the con. I even did that outside TwitchCon. A lot of my customers back then said I should be selling inside, but I always shrugged it off saying, "I'm not good enough for that, yet." Right now I'm on a waiting list for SDCC 2022, since I registered late. If I don't get into that, I'll at least be registered for 2023... and on the sidewalk again for 2022. Oh yeah, for context on that fourth pic, I didn't have a neighbor on my right. So I shamelessly took over that table to extend my shop.
    7 points
  23. Welcome to the 5th annual Ninfora Game Awards, curated as always from my favorite games of the year! 2021 saw some big RPG releases (which is great news to me) but overall it ended up being a pretty strong year for the Switch no matter what genre you prefer, and far too often I found myself with more games to play than free time to actually play them. That's a problem I'll gladly accept though, so check out some of my favorites below and let me know what title was the highlight of 2021 for you! Best Classic RPG: Bravely Default II Among all of the new-fangled approaches to RPG combat systems and level progression, there's something to be said for classic turn-based battles and character class structures. Bravely Default II feels a lot like its predecessors, but all of the BD games have been delightful RPG adventures and this latest entry in the franchise is another must-play for classic RPG fans. Best Psychedelic Game: Tetris Effect: Connected Just in case anyone needed a new excuse to spend way too much time lining up blocks, Tetris Effect: Connected offers an impressive variety of game mode options all wrapped up in trippy visuals and audio that will make the hours melt away as you play. Plus, playing a co-op mode in Tetris turned into a pleasant surprise of frantic, friendly gameplay. Just those small additions are enough to perfectly spice up the familiar Tetris formula. Most Felonious Vegetable: Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion An adorable little turnip shirking his civic duty is apparently a formula just silly enough to work, especially when it's combined with charming pixel art graphics and a lively little food-based world. More importantly, beneath that vegetable skin is a solid Zelda-style adventure game, one that is admittedly over far too quickly but will keep players hooked while it lasts. Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion may seem like a goofy meme game, and it still is in some ways, but it's also a fun little adventure worth exploring (just don't pick up any tax tips from this game). The "Biggest Bowser" Award: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury First giant dynamaxed Pokémon and now this? Mario's most frequent antagonist is getting in on the super-sized monster action, and the result is a truly fearsome battle. The Bowser's Fury addition of Super Mario 3D World also adds a pretty fantastic little side adventure filled with tasks to complete, which is sure to satisfy fans of the Super Mario Odyssey formula and makes Mario's future in sandbox/open-world games look bright. Most Surreal Game: Genesis Noir Genesis Noir is easily one of the most singularly stylish games to hit the Switch this year. A wholly original blend of mystery adventure, jazz, and cosmic philosophy, this is a truly unique and engrossing video game experience. Thankfully the early launch glitches have been mostly curtailed now, because this is a one-of-a-kind game that deserves a smooth playthrough. Best Artwork: Cris Tales Sometimes it's fun to see a game's concept art and compare how much the artwork had to be translated from initial concept to actual in-game assets. With Cris Tales, it feels like they put that initial, super-detailed artwork directly into the game. Every character and background scene is absolutely gorgeous, and thanks to the game's time-travel mechanics you're also treated to multiple versions of everything. The result is stunning and creates a truly beautiful setting for a clever JRPG adventure. Best Link to the Past: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD In retrospect, it's fascinating to see how some elements of Breath of the Wild clearly grew out of Skyward Sword's design, neatly linking the familiar Zelda adventure formula with the open-world freedom of the most recent game. That's not to say Skyward Sword is just some sort of stopgap between classic and new Zelda games, though. Replaying it on the Switch is a great reminder of the game's inventive dungeons and satisfying motion control mechanics. Perhaps most importantly, the handful of quality of life improvements alleviate a lot of little annoyances and help make the game soar. Best Pikmin Game: The Wild at Heart Yet again indie developers come through as we all patiently wait for Nintendo's many franchises to get sequels. But I don't want to reduce The Wild at Heart to some sort of Pikmin clone. This is also a real-time adventure/puzzle game with adorable little minions to control, but the charming art style and simple but engaging puzzles are what make it a fun, memorable journey. Best Life Lesson: Say No! More Who says video games can't impart life lessons? Say No! More is an extremely silly game centered entirely around the idea of saying "no" to the ridiculous demands of coworkers. There's also an important message about self-care and standing up for yourself though, wrapped up in one of the strangest and yet most charming indie releases of the year. Most Surprising Sequel: NEO: The World Ends With You There are actually plenty of contenders for this award this year, but an extremely stylish, niche action-JRPG custom-made for the DS is definitely not the franchise I expected to see revived on the Switch. Despite the change in hardware and combat system, NEO: The World Ends With You is a more than worthy sequel dripping with Shibuya style and boasting a new equally rewarding battle structure. In many ways NEO is made for fans of the original, but that shouldn't discourage new players from diving into the Reapers' Game. Most Random Game: Lost in Random Card-based games can be a little dicey at times, but Lost in Random makes it work by neatly balancing the chance elements with several aspects that you do have control over. Ultimately though it isn't the combat system that makes Lost in Random so memorable. Even's journey through a quirky, dark fairytale world littered with humor and stunning visuals is something only developer Zoink could pull off so well, and I'd certainly love to play another round in this world. Best Rampage: Monster Hunter Rise I haven't been playing Monster Hunter since the series began, but I've been playing long enough to be excited by how much the franchise has grown to capture worldwide attention. Part of that broader appeal is definitely down to how much the most recent games have eased up on the more tedious aspects of hunting, and even if I'm a little tempted to rant about how back in my day you'd have to find the monster on your own and memorize its habits, the easier elements have done wonders for making the hunt more streamlined without losing the thrill of battle. There's no better time to get into monster hunting than with Rise, and hopefully this still isn't the peak of the franchise. Best Soundtrack: Everhood Everhood is a downright odd game, and even if I'm still not entirely sure what actually happened throughout the story there's no denying that the soundtrack is amazing. And that unusual storytelling is perhaps part of what makes the rhythm-based gameplay so engaging. You never really know what to expect in Everhood, but you can bet it'll have some great music backing it up. Best Retro Ninja Game: Cyber Shadow Yes, that includes the requisite incredibly difficult final boss. Cyber Shadow is a stylish love letter to classic side-scrolling action games, but it's also smart enough to know when to play with new mechanics and spice things up for veteran players. The steady, satisfying progression from simple sword attacks to death defying dashes from one enemy to another makes Cyber Shadow a blast from start to finish (even if that final boss will take you so, so many tries to defeat). The "Punk's Not Dead" Award: No More Heroes III Like any other entertainment industry, there's a trend toward producing "safe" content that is designed to appeal to as broad of an audience as possible to rake in the money. God bless Suda 51, then, for always sticking to his punk aesthetic, shaking up the video game world with every insane thought that seems to run through his head. No More Heroes III is by far the strangest of the NMH games (and that's saying something), so players are in for a wild, one-of-a-kind ride with this one. Best Comedy: Later Alligator If you're looking for a game with alligator puns boy do I have good news for you. Later Alligator is a hilariously charming point-and-click adventure that seems to pack in as many jokes-per-minute as it possibly can. The best part though is that the humor all stands up well. Jokes in video games can oftentimes be pretty broad or bland but Later Alligator does a fantastic job of hitting the comedy mark, whether it's in dialogue, visual gags, or the never-ending supply of reptile puns. Best Photobomb: New Pokémon Snap Of all the Pokémon spin-offs to come out over the years, the original Pokémon Snap certainly captured a lot of fans' attention. It's a wonderfully unique premise after all—instead of training and battling these pocket monsters, you get to just live in their world and make your favorite little buddies feel more real for a little while. New Pokémon Snap is just as delightful and relaxing, even when you do just barely miss your opportunity for the perfect shot and have to replay the whole level again. Best Writing: Disco Elysium: The Final Cut So often it's the little things that really make a game stand out, small moments that surprise and delight the player, and Disco Elysium is made up of about a million of those little moments. This game takes RPG branching dialogue to a whole new level and does it with smart, funny, and engaging writing that perfectly draws you into a richly detailed, slightly dreary world. Game of the Year: Metroid Dread Can a game that has been teased for nearly two decades actually live up to years of expectations? Yes, apparently it can! Metroid Dread was a practically mythical piece of video game development history, but finally getting to play it in 2021 I can say it's just about everything a Metroid fan could expect or want from a new side-scrolling game. Both exploration and combat are smoothly balanced with Samus's sleek, fluid abilities that make just moving around the labyrinthine environments a real joy, while conquering the fiendishly difficult bosses stands as one of the most satisfying accomplishments of the year for Switch gamers. There's no shortage of Metroidvania games out there these days, but when the formula is executed as sharply as Metroid Dread, you have to give credit to the bounty hunter who defined an entire genre of gaming.
    7 points
  24. happy june gamers, i finally have my first shot scheduled again for next week uwu
    7 points
  25. kodiack i never know what the hell you're talking about, but i'm always excited for your excitement regardless
    7 points
  26. https://blog.cloudflare.com/tunnel-for-everyone/ Just gonna nerd out for a bit and say how cool this is. I migrated some personal websites (including Ninfora) to Cloudflare Tunnels yesterday and it was so easy. I was then able to turn off Traefik entirely and close up ports 80 and 443. I seriously love this model so much. To think I could even trivially host a website from a CG-NAT connection using this, if I so desired (which I don't :P).
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  27. Just wanted to share what I am building in my garage for my Game Room. Figured some of y’all could appreciate this. I needed a coffee table and since I enjoy wood working I decided to build my own. Not much of an artist so the artsy stuff was kind of difficult. Still not completely done with this and I still have to put the lettering on it, but it is almost done. I will post updated photos in here once it is completely done and then in about a week or two, I am going to Polyurethane it real good. I think for my first coffee table this is pretty good.
    7 points
  28. Good news, everyone. I'm happy to confirm that all gifts were able to be exchanged without a hitch, making this event a success! Thanks so much for participating in this year's event, I hope it was fun for all.
    7 points
  29. Things worked out ok, ended up being able to set up a Canadian eshop account. Big thanks to @DranSeasona, for the wonderful Christmas/Secret Santa gift, two $45 eshop cards. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season and stay safe. Here's what I bought: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Anodyne Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King (Working on getting an image, but I have to size it down.)
    7 points
  30. Finished my last day at this job, days after I earned my five-year badge. Now I'm off for a week before I start in my next very exciting position! Really optimistic for what the future holds. Funnily enough, the same guy who hired me as an intern at my current (/previous...) job all those years ago was also the same guy who hired me at the new company. There's quite a few familiar faces where I'll be going to. I've worked with several of them before and I'm thrilled to work with them again. What a great day.
    7 points
  31. That was my favorite part of the presentation. The whole "Don't they know what kind of game Minecraft is? The wizardry required to make it work in this game... it's impossible! So, I laid it out straight for them. I said 'Yes, I can do it.'" That was great.
    7 points
  32. Zovistograt

    Introductions thread.

    Hello, I didn't know this forum existed until today. I was on NSider from 2004-2007 and have been vaguely around some other post-NSider communities since then. So hi to anyone who remembers me (there are certainly familiar names all over the place here), and nice to meet everyone else!
    7 points
  33. The extended downtimes are now complete. There will likely be a network upgrade within the next few weeks as well, but I'm anticipating it will have minimal downtime, and I am able to do it at a much more convenient time that shouldn't cause any real disruption. Enjoy!
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  35. I've done some significant site upgrades, which should notably improve performance and make future maintenance even easier yet. If you run into any issues or anything seems out of place, please let me know! Please also know that I will be disabling and archiving clubs in the near future. I currently plan to disable clubs in one week, on 1 September. Please save or archive any club content you need before that date. Thanks!
    6 points
  36. vax appointment booked......extremely poggers
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  37. 4 years is a long time for a kid... it seems so little now though haha
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  38. RUSH LIMBAUGH IS DEAD WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FUCKING MORNING
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  39. what i wouldn't give to have a father build me a perfect replica of link's house from botw ;_;
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  40. We got the game as a present today as well, though the kiddo got to open it and... well, the reaction was quite a good one.
    6 points
  41. Hi everyone. Here are some tips I've gathered for anyone who may be interested in gifting digital content or funds on the Nintendo Switch for another person who lives in a different country, since that's looking like it may be a common topic of interest. When it comes to either download codes (games/DLC) or prepaid codes (funds), they can only be redeemed in the eShop store they're meant for. However, download codes that would work for the US will also work for Canada and Mexico, as they all fall under "the Americas" as far as the eShop is concerned. Despite this, changing the country on your Nintendo Account (or creating/linking a separate Nintendo Account with a different country set to use on your Switch) to match the foreign code will let you redeem any of them, whether download or prepaid. Even if you redeem a download code at a different eShop store from your main one, it will remain tied to your Nintendo Account and can be redownloaded from any other store, so you can safely return to your default settings without losing access to anything. eShop funds are locked to each regional store, so if you have to change your Nintendo Account country to redeem foreign funds on the eShop, you have to follow up with any purchases there on that same store, as funds will not carry over to other stores. This also applies My Nintendo points if anyone cares about those. Hopefully by trying to break it down like this, we can be closer on the same page and worry a little less about any uncertainties. I'm not too versed about Steam or other services and how they differ, but maybe someone else can chime in about it. With this event having an emphasis on digital exchange, I believe it's worthwhile to have this addressed so the event can be its best. Thanks a bunch to everyone who's been interested! As always, feel free to continue sharing any other questions or concerns you may have.
    6 points
  42. People who use light themes
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