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Gaming / Re: It's MAR10 today. So what Mario game are you playing or replaying?
« Last post by JonLeung on March 10, 2024, 09:03:38 am »I guess I'm the only one that posts here about MAR10 Day, huh?
I know I'm still behind on my Mario RPGs, so, no more excuses, yesterday I moved the Wii U down to the basement (almost all of my gaming time is while I'm walking on the WalkingPad™, after all, no one can criticize my gaming if I'm exercising at the same time) and this morning I finally started Paper Mario: Color Splash (Wii U). Good timing, as apart from getting all the Alcremie (still working on that), I think I've exhausted what I can do in Pokémon Scarlet, so it's perfect timing to start something new anyway. I heard Color Splash is not one of the better Paper Mario games, but I semi-recently got through Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS) which is considered the worst, and I still enjoyed that. I'm pretty sure I played Super Paper Mario (Wii) when it first came out in 2007, so it's pretty crazy that it's been 17 years in between playing two console Paper Mario games that are only one generation apart. Liking Color Splash so far, but as it's been my first day, I'm only an hour and a half into it, and am in the third area (with the waterwheels). Concerned about the battle system, but again, Sticker Star's is way worse and I still got through that, so I'll manage. I'm glad the stand I got for tablets actually fits perfectly into the tablet slot of the handlebar of the WalkingPad™ and that the Wii U GamePad fits snugly on that, so it's possible to walk at 4.5 mph and not worry about dropping the GamePad. Might keep the Wii U down there for a bit, there are other games I haven't gotten to that are on there. I recently learned that if a 3DS and Wii U both have custom firmware, it's possible to stream 3DS games onto the Wii U, so maybe I could have started Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS), as it's the one game I keep pushing off... whoops. Not that I couldn't just play it on the 3DS, but again, if I want to put it in my morning exercise time, it's probably safer to play it on the Wii U now that I know the GamePad can be safely used. But at the same time, maybe I could put the New 3DS XL on there the same way... something to look into. Who would've thought ergonomics and physical logistics are things to consider in my gaming these days?
Related to Mario, I tried out the Princess Peach: Showtime! demo (Switch) yesterday. The cookie-making part of the Patissiere Peach section was actually a little challenging; I had to do it four times to get it perfect. I like the variety of gameplay. I know I'm probably not the intended target demographic for it, but as a game, it seems well-made enough, it's inoffensive, why not? Well, it's a little lower priority compared to other things I could play, but that's about it. It's the kind of game that, if renting games was still a thing, I expect I could probably finish in a few days and be done with it. Not sure if I'll pick it up - I'm behind on my games - Mario games, even. Aside from the Mario RPGs, my brother and I STILL haven't finished Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch) because we're playing it together and therefore it's only possible when we're both able and willing to spend the time. As I'm always busy trying to catch up on YouTube videos I intend to make, and he's always training Pokémon for competitions and such, it's really when we both think we deserve a Mario break at the same time. I think we still have to do Worlds 5 and 6 to get through, but at least we've 100%ed every stage we've come across so far...
Last year on this day, I mentioned getting a ridiculous amount of hits on my YouTube channel because I reposted The Super Mario Bros. Movie trailers, which got TONS of views around March 10. Turns out YouTube doesn't like reposted content when it comes to counting watch hours. The prerequisite for monetization is 4000 watch hours in the past twelve months. I've been denied monetization twice already because despite having 11,000 hours, as many of those watch hours were for copyrighted material (either the Mario or the Animaniacs stuff), and each time I'm denied I have to wait some time to reapply - now it's three months. I tried and failed the second time in December, so the means to reapply opened up again last week, but I'm going to wait a few more days for last year's MAR10 spike to go away (so it doesn't show up in my last twelve months) to see what a "normal" amount of watch time is and so the copyrighted stuff - certainly the Mario stuff - doesn't work AGAINST me in terms of monetization.
So that's what's been up with me and Mario, how about you?
I know I'm still behind on my Mario RPGs, so, no more excuses, yesterday I moved the Wii U down to the basement (almost all of my gaming time is while I'm walking on the WalkingPad™, after all, no one can criticize my gaming if I'm exercising at the same time) and this morning I finally started Paper Mario: Color Splash (Wii U). Good timing, as apart from getting all the Alcremie (still working on that), I think I've exhausted what I can do in Pokémon Scarlet, so it's perfect timing to start something new anyway. I heard Color Splash is not one of the better Paper Mario games, but I semi-recently got through Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS) which is considered the worst, and I still enjoyed that. I'm pretty sure I played Super Paper Mario (Wii) when it first came out in 2007, so it's pretty crazy that it's been 17 years in between playing two console Paper Mario games that are only one generation apart. Liking Color Splash so far, but as it's been my first day, I'm only an hour and a half into it, and am in the third area (with the waterwheels). Concerned about the battle system, but again, Sticker Star's is way worse and I still got through that, so I'll manage. I'm glad the stand I got for tablets actually fits perfectly into the tablet slot of the handlebar of the WalkingPad™ and that the Wii U GamePad fits snugly on that, so it's possible to walk at 4.5 mph and not worry about dropping the GamePad. Might keep the Wii U down there for a bit, there are other games I haven't gotten to that are on there. I recently learned that if a 3DS and Wii U both have custom firmware, it's possible to stream 3DS games onto the Wii U, so maybe I could have started Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS), as it's the one game I keep pushing off... whoops. Not that I couldn't just play it on the 3DS, but again, if I want to put it in my morning exercise time, it's probably safer to play it on the Wii U now that I know the GamePad can be safely used. But at the same time, maybe I could put the New 3DS XL on there the same way... something to look into. Who would've thought ergonomics and physical logistics are things to consider in my gaming these days?
Related to Mario, I tried out the Princess Peach: Showtime! demo (Switch) yesterday. The cookie-making part of the Patissiere Peach section was actually a little challenging; I had to do it four times to get it perfect. I like the variety of gameplay. I know I'm probably not the intended target demographic for it, but as a game, it seems well-made enough, it's inoffensive, why not? Well, it's a little lower priority compared to other things I could play, but that's about it. It's the kind of game that, if renting games was still a thing, I expect I could probably finish in a few days and be done with it. Not sure if I'll pick it up - I'm behind on my games - Mario games, even. Aside from the Mario RPGs, my brother and I STILL haven't finished Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch) because we're playing it together and therefore it's only possible when we're both able and willing to spend the time. As I'm always busy trying to catch up on YouTube videos I intend to make, and he's always training Pokémon for competitions and such, it's really when we both think we deserve a Mario break at the same time. I think we still have to do Worlds 5 and 6 to get through, but at least we've 100%ed every stage we've come across so far...
Last year on this day, I mentioned getting a ridiculous amount of hits on my YouTube channel because I reposted The Super Mario Bros. Movie trailers, which got TONS of views around March 10. Turns out YouTube doesn't like reposted content when it comes to counting watch hours. The prerequisite for monetization is 4000 watch hours in the past twelve months. I've been denied monetization twice already because despite having 11,000 hours, as many of those watch hours were for copyrighted material (either the Mario or the Animaniacs stuff), and each time I'm denied I have to wait some time to reapply - now it's three months. I tried and failed the second time in December, so the means to reapply opened up again last week, but I'm going to wait a few more days for last year's MAR10 spike to go away (so it doesn't show up in my last twelve months) to see what a "normal" amount of watch time is and so the copyrighted stuff - certainly the Mario stuff - doesn't work AGAINST me in terms of monetization.
So that's what's been up with me and Mario, how about you?
