Xiahou Ba

Xiahou Ba

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If I know my father....he'd be smiling! 30 From Formerly Wei, defected to Shu
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  • Hooty
    Well, it if isn't everybody's favorite Protector, Ray Trace! Nice to see you again!
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    Xiahou Ba
    Xiahou Ba
    He's not a child. Though if it bothers you, I can always change it, because that's not my intention.
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    Xiahou Ba
    Xiahou Ba
    There I changed it. Sorry 'bout that.
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    Koopa con Carne
    Koopa con Carne
    Nooo, don't be sorry! I didn't know he's not a child! I ignorantly made the association with Baby Luigi before reading more closely into your lore.

    That said, the new caption is funnier :p
    Xiahou Ba
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    There are a few things in life that fill an otherwise cynical and jaded girl with such joy as receiving a sneak peek preview of your plush of your very own creation.
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    Xiahou Ba
    Xiahou Ba
    @My Random Themes theme They're kinda price-y (but on the cheaper side in the grand scale of things), at around 100+ bucks a pop. I can't sew for crap so I just hand it off to something else to make it for me.

    Idk who to order next, Bluminescence or Kontrast. Split right now (I can say fuck it and order them both too if I really want too lmao)
    Mags
    Mags
    Woah.

    OK, never mind, I can't afford one. (It doesn't change the fact that I still want one, unfortunately)
    Xiahou Ba
    Xiahou Ba
    I still don't have the whole crew yet, but I'm going to get there soon!
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    Xiahou Ba
    No one:

    Ray Trace: Let's turn patrolling MarioWiki edits into a contest! Ha! I have patrolled the most edits in MarioWiki, and Waluigi Time will never beat me!
    Mags
    I'm still loving the Protectors in your avatar.
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    Cocoa
    Cocoa
    You only started shipping them once I noticed the chemistry between them :p
    Xiahou Ba
    Xiahou Ba
    I've told you before that I did hint at it before but yeah once you noticed it, that's when I started dwelving into it.
    Cocoa
    Cocoa
    hehehe
    Koopa con Carne
    Not sure where I got this from, but I've always been under the impression that you and @Mario Party X were part of the Newer SMB Wii team. I was wondering if that's correct. The game seems to have genuinely fun Mario level design for a fan project.
    Xiahou Ba
    Xiahou Ba
    I wasn't part of the Wii team but I was in the Newer U team at one point. Sadly the project never took off.
    Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun
    I'd love to have that honor but I don't :cheep:
    Xiahou Ba
    Calling myself "BabyLuigiOnFire" is a mistake.

    Considering how I get slightly annoyed when some people call me "Luigi" when I don't particularly associate with him.
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    Xiahou Ba
    Xiahou Ba
    I do like blof a bunch and it's one of my most preferred nicknames, probably my most preferred nickname, alongside Baby Luigi or my current display name. It's just that some people online, especially those have just met me, for some reason just call me "Luigi" and that honestly both trips me up by confusing me and annoys me much more than pretty much anything else, including misgendering when I identify as a woman at points (misgendering me isn't so bad nowadays at all anyway, I'm typically very cool with it).
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    Czario
    Czario
    I actually have a similar feeling when people outside this community call me Luigi despite that being much more accurate than when they do it to you. I don't associate with Luigi enough to prevent it feeling generic and like they don't really know me too well. It feels much more individualized when they call me 64DD or even just 64 or DD. Of course it doesn't really mean that and just depends on what part of my username they latch on to (plus people outside of Mario communities are much more likely to call me Luigi because there aren't 5000 other Luigis around), but it still gives me those vibes regardless. Oh well, my fault for choosing such a bizarre username, heh.
    Cocoa
    Cocoa
    I don't have "Luigi" in my username here, but I associate with him, so I'm cool with it (I theme after him a lot)
    Xiahou Ba
    You know, the voice for my different colored Baby Luigis that eventually kicked off into their own characters, yeah? Redshift specifically, from the Spanish dub of Nick from Left 4 Dead 2?

    1. He's the Spanish announcer for Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Tokyo 1964 mode specifically with the 8 bit characters.
    2. He was in fucking KREED. KREED. Out of all games. Specifically the Spanish dub for it.

    This means several things:

    1. Redshift is the only Protector who canonically officially acknowledged Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Sonic, Tails, Eggman, and Knuckles.
    2. What the fuck were you doing in Kreed, Redshift!? Why??????
    Cocoa
    Just a reminder that Baby Wario exists
    Xiahou Ba
    Xiahou Ba
    Unfortunately I can't kill him in any game.
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    Hooty
    Hooty
    you can make him lose in dr. mario world
    Chair
    I still think the babys in the mario series are going through a lot... I mean is it normal for a baby driving a car?!
    Hooty
    What if Baby Luigi had a game with a bird that would help him solve puzzles and destroy bosses similar to Beat in Mega Man?
    Xiahou Ba
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    if you're a course designer for a platforming stage or a racing track, these things are absolutely necessary
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    zel
    zel
    look!!! an arrow!!!!!!!! arent these game designers i forgot how the rest went
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    Hooty
    Hooty
    "Look! An arrow! Aren't the game designers wonderful?" -Bubsy the Bobcat, Bubsy 3D
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    Waluigi Time
    Waluigi Time
    Those look pretty super, if you ask me.
    Sven Svennson.
    Okay, I'll be real with ya.
    I think I've been talking bout my worries, because...
    I just want to talk to you!
    Xiahou Ba
    Xiahou Ba
    Oh, meanwhile I was pretty occupied with other stuff. I was tired as heck yesterday, didn't get full rested that day.
    Sven Svennson.
    Sven Svennson.
    Oh!
    I'm okay with that.
    Get as much rest as you can.
    Sven Svennson.
    * Starts screaming *
    JUST SO YOU KNOW, I PERSONALLY DON'T MIND PYRA AND MYTHRA BEING IN SMASH. I CAN SEE WHY PEOPLE WOULD BE TURNED OFF BY THEIR DESIGNS, THOUGH. IN MY OPINION, THOUGH, I DON'T THINK ANYTHING REALLY CAN BE OVERSEXUALISED. IT'S JUST WHAT YOU DO WITH IT THAT COUNTS. I'll ALLOW YOU TO KEEP YOUR OPINION IF YOU WANT TO. I HOPE WE'll BE ABLE TO SET OUR DIFFERENCES ASIDE AND STILL BE FRIENDS.
    Xiahou Ba
    I have a decently powerful system that can probably run any game (though not at max settings for the most intensive ones that require like an RTX or something).

    So games do I play to test the limits of my machine?

    Windows 3.1/95 Edutainment titles.

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    Xiahou Ba
    What annoys me about every time a new Mario Tennis and/or Mario Golf game is announced that a legion of bitter people online berate Camelot for developing that instead of a JRPG franchise that has been dead over a decade ago.

    It's the same discourse every time, why don't they develop the game I like instead of that other game I think no one else likes?
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    Xiahou Ba
    Xiahou Ba
    I'm mostly referring to a particular legion of people who calls Mario Golf / Tennis terms such as "shovelware" or "shitty sports game".

    But honestly, it's around time to move on at this point. It's been dormant for over a decade and there simply hasn't been enough interest for a revival of the series; in addition, Shining Force, another JRPG they worked on, hasn't seen an entry since 1998, which is even more dormant than Golden Sun. It's like expecting SEGA to make another Dynamite Headdy game at this point and it's simply not realistic expectations. I wouldn't get angry if the next game Camelot announced was a Shining Force sequel, or a Golden Sun sequel, or even a new JRPG altogether, but that's setting yourself up for disappointment.

    Their portfolio has been mostly corporate-mandated Mario sports games sure but that's mainly because it's their bread and butter and they make a good, tasty bread and butter if they are given the time and effort required, similar to how Nd Cube does primarily party games. Mario Tennis 64, Mario Golf 64, Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Mario Power Tennis are legit good, and there are hints of brilliance in even Mario Tennis Aces. I liked Mario Tennis Open. World Tour is a very good Mario Golf title. I think they poured a lot less effort in their games since World Tour though.
    Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun
    Why the need for "corporate mandated" adjective? Is Golden Sun not "corporate mandated" either? Why assume motives for Mario Golf and Mario Tennis to be wholly cynical? This is like saying Intelligent Systems making Fire Emblem is corporate mandated for not developing enough WarioWare or Advance Wars; or Next Level Games's Luigi' Mansion games to be just part of a corporate queue because they didn't make Punch Out for years.

    That being said they are well overdue for a new Golden Sun but no need to come off as attacking Mario Golf? Mario Golf is still probably going to end up as a well made game as well as Mario Tennis Aces. I'd like a new Golden Sun, that'll be cool. But I like Mario Golf too.
    Koopa con Carne
    Koopa con Carne
    Mario is an extremely recognizable and potent brand that sells games and all manner of merchandise. On the other hand, I can't say I've seen a single Isaac plushie ever in my life. There is overall much more demand for Mario-related products and Nintendo recognizes that. Yes, Golden Sun may have been corporate-mandated in the same way every game published by Nintendo had to be given the go ahead before it got developed and released, but this hasn't been the case since the DS, and the term is colloquially used to refer to things that executives put much financial faith into which is the meaning I've employed here myself. In that sense, while the motives behind Mario sports games aren't wholly cynical (else we'd end up with Mario Golf: Modern Warfare 1 and 2 on the same console), saying that they're "corporate-mandated" isn't a wrong statement when you compare the release frequency of both this particular franchise and Golden Sun.

    I'm also not attacking Mario Golf (though, unrelated to the discussion here, it never appealed to me as much as tennis does). I'm just trying to lay some objective observations forefront.
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