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Quick heads-up (no, I'm still not dead)
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Soooooooooooo I haven't been very "active" lately
(Accurate depiction of my current state of productivity)
... Why do something useful and productive while you can spend your entire day in your good old SA2B Chao Garden. (Might sketch up some Chao stuff soon btw. No guarantee though.)
I DO have a ton of drawings I want to do/have to finish up buuut...
(Accurate depiction of my current state of productivity)... Why do something useful and productive while you can spend your entire day in your good old SA2B Chao Garden. (Might sketch up some Chao stuff soon btw. No guarantee though.)
All joking aside, I'm currently working on both the Pokemon Dango project and am also busy fleshing out a game concept and doing the design documents for it and such, so yeah.
Also in the works are minimum 3 drawings, one already half-done (waiting to be finished since one month ago...) and two to start.
I also intend to do that drawing meme thing where you draw a character with a ton of different styles thing, it will be good exercise.
Also in the works are minimum 3 drawings, one already half-done (waiting to be finished since one month ago...) and two to start.
I also intend to do that drawing meme thing where you draw a character with a ton of different styles thing, it will be good exercise.
tl;dr: I was lazy but I'll try to not be lazy anymore and stuff should come up soon
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I told it
1 min read
Toldja I'd make a shirt out of it
Here it is -- the one and only Kibby's Star shirt in the entire existence (for now anyway)
Should it be considered as a bootleg?
I mean, it IS based of a bootleg of Kirby and it DID cost money to make
But in the other hand, it is one-of-a-kind, I have no intention of creating others or selling this one.
It doesn't matter too much to me, anyway. It's my special little (Kibby's) star!
Here it is -- the one and only Kibby's Star shirt in the entire existence (for now anyway)
Should it be considered as a bootleg?
I mean, it IS based of a bootleg of Kirby and it DID cost money to make
But in the other hand, it is one-of-a-kind, I have no intention of creating others or selling this one.
It doesn't matter too much to me, anyway. It's my special little (Kibby's) star!
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So lately, I've been trying to beat the Kirby True Arenas (for games that have one) using a random ability on each fight, selected by the ability roulette (in Robobot) or the ability that isn't Sleep (the other ones).
Super Star Ultra was the first one to fall, followed by Robobot, and Triple Deluxe (and I had to do that one twice since I forgot to screenshot my victory on the first run).
Now only one game still stands:
Kirby's Adventure Wii (or Return to Dreamland as it is named in the US), with its overpowered Spark ability, and original home to the plague known as the Whip ability.
It's going to be weird going back to playing on a TV screen XD
I'll post the final times here once I'm done with this one, and after that, the only thing left will be to wait for that new game coming this summer!
(PS: As the Kirby 64 and Dream Land 3 boss butches are Ability-less, they don't count. Squeak Squad's Arena doesn't have randomized abilities between each fight and has no "hard" mode. I think the same goes for the GBA Kirby games. So for now, the games that can be challenged for this are Super Star Ultra, Kirby's Adventure Wii, Kirby Triple Deluxe, and Kirby Planet Robobot.)
Super Star Ultra was the first one to fall, followed by Robobot, and Triple Deluxe (and I had to do that one twice since I forgot to screenshot my victory on the first run).
Now only one game still stands:
Kirby's Adventure Wii (or Return to Dreamland as it is named in the US), with its overpowered Spark ability, and original home to the plague known as the Whip ability.
It's going to be weird going back to playing on a TV screen XD
I'll post the final times here once I'm done with this one, and after that, the only thing left will be to wait for that new game coming this summer!
(PS: As the Kirby 64 and Dream Land 3 boss butches are Ability-less, they don't count. Squeak Squad's Arena doesn't have randomized abilities between each fight and has no "hard" mode. I think the same goes for the GBA Kirby games. So for now, the games that can be challenged for this are Super Star Ultra, Kirby's Adventure Wii, Kirby Triple Deluxe, and Kirby Planet Robobot.)
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So! I've finally managed to get CT3 kind of running while recording (it runs perfectly fine while not recording, I have no idea why the emulator is so recalcitrant towards OBS). It's a bit laggy at times but otherwise A-OK, stopped crashing every cutscene. The recording also suffers in some parts but is mostly fine.
During the half-hour spent setting things up and running tests and remembering controls, I also (unfortunately) remembered exactly why I loathed this... thing so much. THE CONTROLS. THE ANNOYING, RELENTLESS STALKERS. AND THAT GODDAMN CAMERA.
Seriously, who is the absolute genius at Sunsoft who programmed the camera at this part. It's short, it's easy, but it still manages to give me motion sickness.
But otherwise, the beast is up and working. Twitch channel is connected, the game streams rather fine, except for the usual 20-second interval I get with Twitch - don't really know if that's fixable so I'm rolling with that for now.
Stream should happen sometime around next week, probably starting shortly after noon or about 6 or 8 PM (Paris time, UTC/GMT+2). I'll keep updates going. And if I'm not able to stream next week - well I will no doubt do it during summer.
Anyway, let's end this entry on a more "positive" note:
Some time ago, I learned of the existence of another Clock Tower: Ghost Head manga (NOT the short comic included with a guidebook), that apparently gave some explanations about what happened before the game's events and about the whole Saidô family curse thing (which, I have to admit, is not very clear): "才堂家の呪い", translating as simply "The curse of the Saidô family".
According to the website forbidden-siren.ru, no scans of it exist, and the only picture the poster could find that confirmed the manga's existence is this:
(the picture in question. The text in speech bubbles is too low-quality for me to be able to read, but the author's name is clearly visible: Yun Kouga)
(If you're interested in seeing more of the same author's opinion on the franchise in general, I would advise you to visit the site, it's a nice read - it's in russian though.)
So after confirming that this was indeed official and not some doujinshi that got really famous for some reason, my interest was immediately sparked.
I looked and looked, ending up on the japanese part of the web and going all around the place there, and could indeed confirm that no scans exist (unfortunately...) . It has not been published as a standalone (although I found a petition asking it to be rereleased as such - good luck for that guys) and instead was published as a two-parter in a magazine called "GFantasy" (owned by Square Enix), in the September and October 1998 issues. Each part being about 30 pages long, we have 60 pages of potential extra information on the headscratchingly messy story given to us by the base material.
So of course, I started looking for those specific magazine issues, ready to sacrifice my savings if necessary.
And couldn't find anything. No scans, no info besides which series were published there, nobody selling it or showing it off, not even a glimpse of the cover.
As of now, I'm at a dead-end. Which is a shame - I really want to know more about this.
It's a very, very long shot, but if any of you happen to know anything about this, or know someone who might either own or know something about this manga - please, tell me.
Well, with this, I'm done for this entry - have a nice day!
During the half-hour spent setting things up and running tests and remembering controls, I also (unfortunately) remembered exactly why I loathed this... thing so much. THE CONTROLS. THE ANNOYING, RELENTLESS STALKERS. AND THAT GODDAMN CAMERA.
Seriously, who is the absolute genius at Sunsoft who programmed the camera at this part. It's short, it's easy, but it still manages to give me motion sickness.
But otherwise, the beast is up and working. Twitch channel is connected, the game streams rather fine, except for the usual 20-second interval I get with Twitch - don't really know if that's fixable so I'm rolling with that for now.
Stream should happen sometime around next week, probably starting shortly after noon or about 6 or 8 PM (Paris time, UTC/GMT+2). I'll keep updates going. And if I'm not able to stream next week - well I will no doubt do it during summer.
Anyway, let's end this entry on a more "positive" note:
Some time ago, I learned of the existence of another Clock Tower: Ghost Head manga (NOT the short comic included with a guidebook), that apparently gave some explanations about what happened before the game's events and about the whole Saidô family curse thing (which, I have to admit, is not very clear): "才堂家の呪い", translating as simply "The curse of the Saidô family".
According to the website forbidden-siren.ru, no scans of it exist, and the only picture the poster could find that confirmed the manga's existence is this:
(the picture in question. The text in speech bubbles is too low-quality for me to be able to read, but the author's name is clearly visible: Yun Kouga)
(If you're interested in seeing more of the same author's opinion on the franchise in general, I would advise you to visit the site, it's a nice read - it's in russian though.)
So after confirming that this was indeed official and not some doujinshi that got really famous for some reason, my interest was immediately sparked.
I looked and looked, ending up on the japanese part of the web and going all around the place there, and could indeed confirm that no scans exist (unfortunately...) . It has not been published as a standalone (although I found a petition asking it to be rereleased as such - good luck for that guys) and instead was published as a two-parter in a magazine called "GFantasy" (owned by Square Enix), in the September and October 1998 issues. Each part being about 30 pages long, we have 60 pages of potential extra information on the headscratchingly messy story given to us by the base material.
So of course, I started looking for those specific magazine issues, ready to sacrifice my savings if necessary.
And couldn't find anything. No scans, no info besides which series were published there, nobody selling it or showing it off, not even a glimpse of the cover.
As of now, I'm at a dead-end. Which is a shame - I really want to know more about this.
It's a very, very long shot, but if any of you happen to know anything about this, or know someone who might either own or know something about this manga - please, tell me.
Well, with this, I'm done for this entry - have a nice day!
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Taggedthingy
6 min read
So I was tagged by 
for one of those questions-answers thingies. Let's try this out!
1. You have to post ALL the rules
2. Each person has to share 13 things about themselves
3. Answer 13 questions asked to you and invent 13 questions for tagged people to answer
4. Choose 13 people
5. You legitimately have to tag 13 people
6. You CAN'T say you don't do tags
7. Tag-backs ARE ALLOWED
8. YOU MUST DO THE JOURNAL ENTRY! NO COMMENTS! Unless you're talking -ABOUT the Journal Entry
9. You have to finish within a week. If you don't finish in time, you have to do whatever the creator asks
Well - I don't know 13 people here and I won't bother those who watch me/ those I watch who I don't know well enough with that kind of silly thing, but I'll at least bug friends with it XD
So let's start with some facts!
1. I'm awfully shy in normal time.
2. I have trouble recognizing a person if he/she is wearing opaque glasses.
3. I dislike having to follow a strict set of rules.
4. I have frequent mood swings .
5. I can spend all day rambling about things I like.
6. I started learning a whole new language just to be able to translate a game.
7. My goal in life is to work in the video game industry! Game Art failed so Game Design is up next.
8. I learned english mostly by watching the Kirby anime with english subs. The rest came from various let's play channels.
9. I once spent 2 days without sleeping.
10. For some reason, I often dream about turtles or snakes.
11. While I can sing loudly (and off-key sometimes), I am completely unable to properly scream.
12. The only insects I absolutely hate are mosquitoes and hornets.
13. "Pain au chocolat ou chocolatine"? Definitely "Pain au chocolat". "Chocolatine" sounds like some disease name from eating too much chocolate. (For non-french pastries connaisseurs, there's a debate among french of whether a certain pastry should be called "Pain au chocolat" ("bread with chocolate") or "chocolatine".)
And now the questions that I have been tagged with...
1. Describe yourself using just three words.
"Obssessive game fan".
2. Do you play a musical instrument, and if so, what do you play?
I play piano since my early childhood! Although I stopped taking lessons, I still practice on a regular basis.
3. How did you first discover DeviantArt?
I honestly can't remember :'D I think I stumbled upon it while looking for Pokémon fanart.
4. Who is your favorite author?
Uhhhhh.... That's a hard question. Well definitely not any authors whose books we had to read in class, that's for sure-
5. Cake, or pie?
Chocolate and strawberry cakes are the best. However, apple pies are better than apple cakes (if that even exists).
6. Is there a fandom that you have ever regretted joining? (You don't have to say why if you don't want to, I'm just curious)
I stay away from fandoms for a reason! However while browsing through some of them, I did sometimes feel the need to bleach my brain.
7. How many siblings do you have?
I don't have any siblings.
8. What would you do for a Klondike Bar?
What's that? [a quick Google search later] Well, I've never eaten one of those, so probably nothing?
9. What would your "Ultimate" talent be?
Does "thinking about random stuff" count?
10. Why did the chicken cross the road?
Because Kirby ate it and went for a stroll through Resolution Road before the chicken was digested.
11. What's the first thing you see when you look out your bedroom window? (I see a dumpster. Yes, really.)
I see the neighbour's windows from across the street. And sometimes the neighbours inside.
12. Could these questions get any more generic?
Yeah. You can always get more generic XD
13. Is anyone still reading this journal entry at this point? (If so, thank you )
Well I answered those questions, so I'd have to had read up until this point at least!
Annnd here's the question I'm going to bug people with!
1. Do you believe in the supernatural?
2. Which flavour of ice cream is the tastiest?
3. Did you ever feel watched by something?
4. How many puns can you make in one minute?
5. Do you think that all movie-to-videogame adaptations suck?
6. Does your pet like the president?
7. Did that last question make any sense to you?
8. How many languages can you speak?
9. What are rules for?
10. A Furby appeared in your room during your sleep. What do you do?
11. Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle?
12. What is your favourite videogame of all time?
13. What kind of movies do you like?
And finally, the chosen ones - as I said, I'm NOT going to bother people I don't consider knowing well enough with this. So you can forget about having 13 people here.
Am stram gram, pique et pique et colégram, bour et bour et ratatam, I'm tagging you!
If you don't feel like doing this, feel free to not do so - I answered the tagthingy because it looked fun, that's all. Don't feel forced because you've been tagged by silly me XD
It's not like misfortune or a curse is going to befall you for not following the rules... right?
If it does, I'm in trouble.
for one of those questions-answers thingies. Let's try this out!1. You have to post ALL the rules
2. Each person has to share 13 things about themselves
3. Answer 13 questions asked to you and invent 13 questions for tagged people to answer
4. Choose 13 people
5. You legitimately have to tag 13 people
6. You CAN'T say you don't do tags
7. Tag-backs ARE ALLOWED
8. YOU MUST DO THE JOURNAL ENTRY! NO COMMENTS! Unless you're talking -ABOUT the Journal Entry
9. You have to finish within a week. If you don't finish in time, you have to do whatever the creator asks
Well - I don't know 13 people here and I won't bother those who watch me/ those I watch who I don't know well enough with that kind of silly thing, but I'll at least bug friends with it XD
So let's start with some facts!
1. I'm awfully shy in normal time.
2. I have trouble recognizing a person if he/she is wearing opaque glasses.
3. I dislike having to follow a strict set of rules.
4. I have frequent mood swings .
5. I can spend all day rambling about things I like.
6. I started learning a whole new language just to be able to translate a game.
7. My goal in life is to work in the video game industry! Game Art failed so Game Design is up next.
8. I learned english mostly by watching the Kirby anime with english subs. The rest came from various let's play channels.
9. I once spent 2 days without sleeping.
10. For some reason, I often dream about turtles or snakes.
11. While I can sing loudly (and off-key sometimes), I am completely unable to properly scream.
12. The only insects I absolutely hate are mosquitoes and hornets.
13. "Pain au chocolat ou chocolatine"? Definitely "Pain au chocolat". "Chocolatine" sounds like some disease name from eating too much chocolate. (For non-french pastries connaisseurs, there's a debate among french of whether a certain pastry should be called "Pain au chocolat" ("bread with chocolate") or "chocolatine".)
And now the questions that I have been tagged with...
1. Describe yourself using just three words.
"Obssessive game fan".
2. Do you play a musical instrument, and if so, what do you play?
I play piano since my early childhood! Although I stopped taking lessons, I still practice on a regular basis.
3. How did you first discover DeviantArt?
I honestly can't remember :'D I think I stumbled upon it while looking for Pokémon fanart.
4. Who is your favorite author?
Uhhhhh.... That's a hard question. Well definitely not any authors whose books we had to read in class, that's for sure-
5. Cake, or pie?
Chocolate and strawberry cakes are the best. However, apple pies are better than apple cakes (if that even exists).
6. Is there a fandom that you have ever regretted joining? (You don't have to say why if you don't want to, I'm just curious)
I stay away from fandoms for a reason! However while browsing through some of them, I did sometimes feel the need to bleach my brain.
7. How many siblings do you have?
I don't have any siblings.
8. What would you do for a Klondike Bar?
What's that? [a quick Google search later] Well, I've never eaten one of those, so probably nothing?
9. What would your "Ultimate" talent be?
Does "thinking about random stuff" count?
10. Why did the chicken cross the road?
Because Kirby ate it and went for a stroll through Resolution Road before the chicken was digested.
11. What's the first thing you see when you look out your bedroom window? (I see a dumpster. Yes, really.)
I see the neighbour's windows from across the street. And sometimes the neighbours inside.
12. Could these questions get any more generic?
Yeah. You can always get more generic XD
13. Is anyone still reading this journal entry at this point? (If so, thank you )
Well I answered those questions, so I'd have to had read up until this point at least!
Annnd here's the question I'm going to bug people with!
1. Do you believe in the supernatural?
2. Which flavour of ice cream is the tastiest?
3. Did you ever feel watched by something?
4. How many puns can you make in one minute?
5. Do you think that all movie-to-videogame adaptations suck?
6. Does your pet like the president?
7. Did that last question make any sense to you?
8. How many languages can you speak?
9. What are rules for?
10. A Furby appeared in your room during your sleep. What do you do?
11. Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle?
12. What is your favourite videogame of all time?
13. What kind of movies do you like?
And finally, the chosen ones - as I said, I'm NOT going to bother people I don't consider knowing well enough with this. So you can forget about having 13 people here.
Am stram gram, pique et pique et colégram, bour et bour et ratatam, I'm tagging you!
If you don't feel like doing this, feel free to not do so - I answered the tagthingy because it looked fun, that's all. Don't feel forced because you've been tagged by silly me XD
It's not like misfortune or a curse is going to befall you for not following the rules... right?
If it does, I'm in trouble.
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