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    April 2018 Game of the Month - Earthbound

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    • mediamogulM
      mediamogul Global Moderator @cian
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      @cian

      Next month is 'Polybius'.

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      • cianC
        cian
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        @mediamogul
        well that was an interesting read...

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        • mediamogulM
          mediamogul Global Moderator @cian
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          @cian

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          • mediamogulM
            mediamogul Global Moderator
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            How's everybody doing in 'Earthbound'? I'm not participating myself, as I'm almost at the end of 'Earthbound Zero' and didn't want to jump ahead. Still, it's a remarkable game and alongside 'Chrono Trigger', stands out as a top RPG title on a system famous for it's RPG titles. I look forward to jumping into it myself and then finishing off the trilogy with the fan translated 'Mother 3'. Also, as a heads up, 'The Angry Video Game Nerd' released a video today covering 'Earthbound', but it's pretty heavy on spoilers, so viewer beware.

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            • lilbudL
              lilbud @mediamogul
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              @mediamogul I decided to put the game on my modded 3ds and play it that way. I can play for about half hour on my bus ride to school, about 10 min during lunch and the ride home. While I can't play for that long, it sure beats staring out the window.

              Earthbound is probably become one of my favorite games. The music is amazing (and really makes me kick myself for missing the vinyl ost release) Funny as all hell too.

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              • mediamogulM
                mediamogul Global Moderator @lilbud
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                @lilbud said in April 2018 - Earthbound:

                it sure beats staring out the window.

                I hear that was gonna be the original tag line before they settled on "This Game Stinks".

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                • lilbudL
                  lilbud @mediamogul
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                  @mediamogul That would've been a lot better.

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                  • cianC
                    cian
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                    Updated to 4.4 last backup was before i started earthbound... lost all my saves very upset, haven't found the will power to start again

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                    • lilbudL
                      lilbud @cian
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                      @cian where were you in the game? I got a few saves if you want one, I can also change the name if you want as well.

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                      • cianC
                        cian
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                        @lilbud was in saturn valle (those very odd mouse people) if you have any near there would much appreciate it. not too worried about the name of the save.

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                        • lilbudL
                          lilbud @cian
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                          @cian Here is a site with a bunch of save files, mine is from twoson so it'd still be a bit of work.

                          https://fantasyanime.com/legacy/earthb_saves.htm

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                          • cianC
                            cian @lilbud
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                            @lilbud thanks might jump back in and embrace the grind, it really is a fantastic game!

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                            • lilbudL
                              lilbud
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                              And here we go again, if anybody got the sword of Kings, speak now or forever hold your peace.

                              Looking at you @meleu

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                              • meleuM
                                meleu @lilbud
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                                @lilbud oops! I was away from here for a while! what did I miss?

                                suggestions for may? uhmmm... what about the hack "Metroid: Rogue Dawn"?

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                                • lilbudL
                                  lilbud @meleu
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                                  @meleu I was actually thinking of going to the one of the other 16bit consoles. Was thinking either Shinobi 3 or Bonk on PC Engine.

                                  Because to my knowledge, no one completed the challenge for April. (Find the sword of kings in Earthbound.)

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                                  • meleuM
                                    meleu @lilbud
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                                    @lilbud Shinobi 3 for MegaDrive? It has my vote.

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                                    • mediamogulM
                                      mediamogul Global Moderator @lilbud
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                                      @lilbud

                                      As long as suggestions are open, I'll add 'RoboCop Versus The Terminator' for the Sega Genesis/Megadrive. The SNES version chose to go with a lighter comic book presentation and the game play was monotonous, but the edgier Genesis/Megadrive version feels like the cinematic crossover that we always hoped for, both visually and in the non-stop action it provides.

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                                      • lilbudL
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                                        Okay, I put it between two games. Shinobi III or Quackshot starring Donald Duck

                                        So after using a very scientific method of choosing (flipping a quarter.) The game of the month for May will be Quackshot starring Donald Duck.

                                        I just want to say something about the rules and the game selection. If it is up to me, I will usually choose games that have been sitting on my backlog for a while. Quackshot has been on these since easily December or January. Decided to pick a Sega game for once (THAT. WASN'T. SONIC.)

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                                        • lilbudL
                                          lilbud
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                                          The post for Quackshot will be up sometime this weekend. Just giving an ETA

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                                          • lilbudL
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                                            Quackshot post is up: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/17681/may-game-of-the-month-quackshot-starring-donald-duck

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