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I finally went and beat Journey Mode on Expert and oddly, I found It wasn't as hard as I was expecting. While there were times where it got so fast that tetrominos started just appearing instead of falling, like in Master Mode (one of the Effect Modes), and I had to retry some stages do to topping out, I didn't really have any trouble. I especially thought the final stage would kick my ass, but I managed to clear all 90 lines (which got up to Speed Level 20) on my 2nd try, with a C rank on it. I guess I've gotten better at high level Tetris than I thought. Also, this happened wile playing Journey Mode on Expert... 👀 I'm actually surprised I manage to do that at that speed... And it being a Tetris All Clear at the start of the stage! If the tetrominos immediately locked into place when they touch, like in classic style Tetris, I would have not been able to to this at that speed.

👀 Please keep Michael Bay FAR away from this!!

So, apparently this isn't going to be a F2P game...? I guess we'll have to see have to see when the game comes out, since the only versions of the game that you can pre-order include cosmetics. Though, to be fair they never said it would be F2P (it just looked like your standard F2P game), while at the same time, they never said it would be paid either. If this indeed ends up being a paid game, it probably won't do as good as a F2P game. With so many competitive/BR online games out there, I kind of feel like it needs to be F2P to do well. Would people really spend $20 for a online only BR Pac-Man game, especially after shutting down Pac-Man 99 for this? Maybe BandaiNamco will see the writing on the wall (assuming it doesn't do well paid) and it will eventually go F2P like Fall Guys? 🚨Pre-order now to get the Chomp Challenges Pac!🚨 *See below tweet/X post for more info* Standard Edition: $19.99 | Deluxe Edition: $29.99 *Click to Enlarge*

I managed to get some pics of the eclipse. I could only see about 80% where I live (technically 89% according to my local news), though it was still really cool! Oh and speaking of the eclipse...

I get it. Though, you should still listen to Tetris Effect... 🎧 https://hydelic.bandcamp.com/album/tetris-effect-connected-original-soundtrack You're welcome.

Good battles. I had fun! Sorry, if I sounded a bit weird on the voice chat tonight. I've be little sick the past few days... Though don't worry, I sound way worse then I actually feel. I was gonna mention this earlier or during the battles, but forget.

I was kinda in the mood for some Tetris Effect (mainly single player) , but I’m down for some F-ZERO 99, though if you guys want to play Maximum Velocity instead, that’s fine with me.

Not sure how I feel about steering assist from MK8D being brought over. I get it for MK, but kind of feel like it could be a bit game breaking for F-ZERO. Maybe I just need to see it in action? Hopefully it doesn't give people using it a noticeable advantage over those that aren't or if you're using it, you'll only get matched with others who are using it.

Just gonna leave this here for anyone interested, since what I mentioned in a previous ⬆.... TETRIS EFFECT: CONNECTED 50% off until 4/9: 🔗https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/tetris-effect-connected-switch/

.... .... ... *awaked silence* Umm...Congrats to Team Keyboard! I wonder if Team Keyboard won because more people actually play keyboard/piano (It's very common to take piano lesions as a kid)? Though, most likely it's just, because Big Man. As with Team Guitar, it's the "cool" instrument that people wished they could play, so it's not surprising it won the popular vote. ...But hey, at least Team Drums won conch shells.

I watched the first 2 eps of X-Men '97 and this is good stuff. I really want to see more new Marvel animated series in this style. I like what they did with Magneto in this new series and I'm interested to see how this evolves. I can't help but feel it's kind of a missed opportunity not having new eps available on Sat. mornings like the original series, though that doesn't mean you can't just watch them on Sat. mornings, which I will definitely be doing. If you like the original series or are just a Marvel/X-Men fan, I'd highly recommend this if you have Disney+.

I watched the final 2 eps with Drake Bell telling his story and... ... ... ... ... 😱😭 This is most likely the reason why the more recent stuff that happened with him even happened in the first place, but it still doesn't excuse what happened. This rabbit hole already got way too deep and way too dark, but man, it just got waaaay deeper and even darker. I absolutely feel so bad for the guy. IDK how Nickelodeon is going to recover from this bombshell. I mean it's all over the media. Just Google Nickelodeon and you'll be flooded with all of this. I wouldn't be surprised if Nick went on damage control and started purging everything D.S. was involved with from TV, P+, and other streaming services. I feel it's going to take a VERY LONG time for Nick to recover from all this. ...And it definitely feels like there are going to be some MASSIVE changes in the kid's entertainment industry do to all of this coming out.

*Just a heads up... I'm going to be extremely vague here and not go into any details, for obvious reasons.* So, I watched the first 2 eps of this... *While the trailer is safe for YouTube (strange it's not age restricted, especially since a certain word is mentioned), it's in spoiler do to subject matter* I grew up on 90's Nickelodeon. It was regularly on in my house as a kid. Hell, I still reference stupid jokes from 90's Nick (mainly from All That) and still have this 90's Nick alarm clock on my nightstand that I got for Xmas as a kid, that has all these whacky-ass alarms, with one of them being the Nickelodeon jingle. So...I kind of had to watch this and it's truly some FUCKED UP shit! I knew it was going to be bad going into it, but not this bad. The rabbit hole just kept getting deeper and deeper. We already knew Dan Schneider was a F'ed up weirdo, but I didn't realize he was every kind of terrible person combined into one. After watching this, it's absolutely disgusting that he was at Nick for as long as he was before they finally fired his rotten ass. He should have be fired over a decade sooner (He's literally the reason my Amanda Bynes is the way she is now), but better late than never, right? After this arring, of course he's out here denying everything. This guy better have bodyguards when going out in public after this, because I feel like people are going to see him and just start beating the piss out of him... I'm dead serious! After watching this, It really makes we wonder if anything happened at Disney, because it's not the first time something like this happened in Hollywood. ...Like, there's whole Shirley Temple thing, which I shouldn't even be bringing up (PLEASE! Don't look it up if you don't already know). Man, I'd really hate to be Nickelodeon night now.... Ooof! Need I mention their week-ass statement on the matter that was in this? I pray there are going to be some massive changes in the kid's entertainment industry with all this coming out, if there hasn't been already. Hey, at least there was some good that came out of 90's Nickelodeon, like Rugrats, Hey Arnold, The game shows. etc. ...Pretty much anything animated/live action that D.S. wasn't involved with... Minus Ren & Stimpy (don't get me started on how F'd up that show is, which some eps not allowed on Paramount+ and all the F'ed up shit involving John K.). Ep 3 is supposed to have Drake Bell (interview) and I'm not sure if I'm prepared for that (don't even get me started on more recent shit with him). Ayway, if you were a 90's kid and have Max/Discovery+ or access to Discovery ID viva live TV and/or one for Discovery's TV apps (via TV provider) this might be something you'd want to watch. Just be prepared to go down a dark rabbit hole.

Big ooof! ...Ep. 1 hasn't even released yet! Hopefully this doesn't mean bad things for a season 2, which they apparently have plans for. Since he wiped all his socials, he really must be in some serious shit, which is a shame, since he's a big fan of the original series and because I heard X '97 is supposedly really good.

It's kind of hard to want to go back and play the monochrome version of Dr. Mario on Game Boy when we already have the NES version on Switch. I wished we would have gotten Yoshi's Cookie (specifically the NES version) instead. I know it's more considered a Yoshi game and they want Mario games for MAR10 Day, though Mario is in it. Plus, need I mention the whole SMB universe? IDK why Nintendo hasn't re-released this since the Wii VC. I wonder if it's do to some weird licensing issue, especially since we never got the SNES version on the WIi VC? While the NES and GB versions were published by Nintendo (developed by Tose), the SNES version was published and developed by Bullet Proof Software (a predecessor to the now Blue Planet Software. Both which, were founded by Henk Rogers, of the "Tetris rights" fame). Both the GB and NES versions say licensed from Bullet Proof Software on the title screen, so... Yoshi's Cookie is such a great little puzzle game (I think the NES version is the best)... and that music!

Since we played TETRIS 99 last week (along with F-ZERO 99)... I just want to mention that if we ever play Tetris again, TETRIS EFFECT has a really cool co-op mode, where 3 people work together to take down a boss (4 if one player is the boss. Though, I haven't fully grasped how to play as the boss) *See video below* This game goes on sale quite a bit on all platforms (Switch/PS/Xbox/PC/VR), and with cross-platform multiplayer, it might be worth picking up when it is. If you're into Tetris, I highly recommend TE. It's truly an EXPERIENCE! Also, it's very accommodating to all skill levels, with modes where you won't game over when tetriminos reach the top of the matrix. TE is truly my dream puzzle game. I'm a huge fan of Nintendo's bit Generations (JPN only GBA) / Art Style games (DSiware/WiiWare) and I've always thought it would be cool if someone made a puzzle game that had over-the-top trippy/chill/relaxing music and atmosphere, and was just Tetris, because why not? The closest that came to this I felt was LUMINES and I've always thought it'd be cool if they took this concept and made it Tetris. I still can't believe my dream puzzle game got made. Of course, it's from the guy behind LUMINES. Now don't get me started on the music in this game, but damn, it's so good (My fav. has to be "You and I" A.K.A. the Dolphin Surf stage)! *Full OTS Here* Oh...Sorry for gushing so much about TE. ...But yeah... If you're into Tetris (regardless of your skill level), I'd highly recommend picking up TETRIS EFFECT when it's on sale.

🔗https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_2499.html

Damn, this was unexpected. He was responsible for a lot of our childhoods. R.I.P. to a legend. *I know it's not one of his works, but it's fitting (anime wise)*

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