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  1. Some insanely great racing there tonight.

    Sorry @lostmario, there was no need for me to use that there.

    The amazing this was that this then happened again on lap 2 and lap 3 exactly the same way. It actually helped me win the race by getting the shortcut on lap three to take the win and the GP.


  2. I’m glad they seen sense to say it’s for both season two and three, the two icons used pretty much confirm they are using the original seasons too. Season two being Book Two Earth and 3 being Fire. So hopefully we get it all wrapped up. 
     

    Agreed that Toph will be the casting that will either make or break it. She’s a very strong character later on (as well as the start) but she’s also a kid and has some very funny and humorous interactions with the gang and others. They need to nail her character down. And don’t skimp on Twinkle Toes. 
     

    Will be interesting to see who they cast as The Boulder too, the original was Mick Foley doing The Rock (I’m sure I’ve read that they originally wanted the Rock) I don’t know if they would be able to get him but it would be awesome if they could. 


  3. 6 hours ago, Julius said:

    the numbers it's pulled in have been pretty crazy; per Gizmodo, it had a debut of 21.2 million views (the One Piece adaptation had something like 18 million?) and got to the Top 10 in 92 countries, which is bonkers.

    Well that sounds like good news then. I think the best thing they could do knowing that it’s been a success is to just go ahead and film the rest all in one go so the actors don’t get too old before it’s too late. Let’s hope we hear something soon. 


  4. Just finished. I enjoyed it for what it was, it’s certainly much better than the film that shall not be named. However it still has its flaws. I guess we really don’t know if it’s supposed to be just a first season or actually supposed to be Book 1 like the animated show, if it was they could have done more. 

     

    Spoiler

    The main gripe, if this was supposed to be Book 1, is that Aang just doesn't learn any water bending at all from Katara, I remember in the animated show he and her would at the least do that water pulling and pushing move on bodies of water just as an exercise, but nothing. We did't even get him attempt any bit or a hint that he was to learn some from any water bending master nor Katara herself. Big letdown there. 

    They have obviously planned to make the rest as shown in the scene just before the credits of the last episode and showing us that Sozin's Comet will be back again soon. If they are going to do them then they best get on them soon as to keep the events in a small a time frame as they can without the actors growing up too fast. I guess not giving an actual timeframe on the Comet does leave it open a bit if they need to change it to happening over a couple years or so. At least we'll still get something. they can't leave it be as I do feel this has been enough of a success to be completed. 

    I think Azula has been a bit of a highlight for me outside the main story. Her appearance is earlier than before, but in the short time she was there, it did seem that her story progresses more than others. Loved the glimpse of the blue flame early on then the outright show of Lightning Bending. 

    Get rid of the slow mo, it's not needed, at least not to the extent that they have been using it.

    Also feel that the bending moved need to reflect martial arts a bit more in the movements. Especially Fire Bending. 99% of the time they just conjure a fireball in their hand then throw it. I'm sure that only the best fire benders could create fire like that, most would use an existing source of fire and use that. That seems to be lost quite a bit. I mean the other benders don't materialise water and earth out of nowhere. 

    I'd certainly watch this again (as long as the rest of the story is told) otherwise I think this is just a waste to leave it without concluding it at all. Is it better than the original animated show, not for me so far. Does it stand up to being worth a watch of you've never seen the original, yes. I'd probably give it a good 7/10 if I was rating.

    Now we just need it to have been enough of a success for Netflix to finish the story off. It doesn't have to be strung out, after all the animated show was three seasons. Perfectly told story in that time.


  5. 2 hours ago, Glen-i said:

    Anyway, I take it no-one here is actually interested in playing Mario Kart 7 next week? Because so far, it only seems to be DCubed and me who are actually up for that?

    I would be but I don’t have my 3DS with me as it’s been lent to the girlfriend. 


  6. 2 hours ago, Dcubed said:

    Yo! Guys! (@S.C.G, @BowserBasher, @Glen-i)  If we're gonna be playing MP3 this week, can we make it happen on Thursday or Saturday? I'm working this Friday.

    If it absolutely has to be Friday though, it'll have to be from around 21:30 onwards.

    Saturday or Friday would be better for me as I don’t have to be up early the next day. So I’m good with those. Thursday after MK can mean it may go on a bit later than I would like. 


  7. I guess I’m in the minority as someone that thinks it’s essential to them. Maybe it’s because I have kept all my old Nintendo consoles that it doesn’t bother me too much if there isn’t. It’s a nice feature to have but I think the constant change in the media that Nintendo uses makes it a little harder. But not impossible obviously. I mean they managed to make the Wii compatible with GC disks and they were two different sizes. 
    To me the important part is that I should be able to easily access digital games Ive bought, mainly those that were only digital games. I have a few games that I bought on sale that I should be able to keep whatever the next console is. And this of course doesn’t even touch on VC NSO stuff. 
     

    So to me, whilst it’s a welcome feature it wouldn’t be a deciding one for me. 


  8. So far I've watched the first two episodes and pretty much do agree with what @Julius mentioned about them.

    Sets and costumes are amazing and spot on for costumes. So far the actors have proven to be the right, or best choices for the roles. It's great to see that they are still treating Aang as he is a child too, there's moments where you can clearly see that, he is 12 after all.

    It does seem to me that condensing the episodes like this has meant we have lost something.

    Spoiler

    And the part on Kyoshi seems to have shown that the most. It just seems like its all condensed into what feel like a few hours of timeshare. I'm sure in the original animated show is was a lot longer. And the whole reversal of roles for Sokka and Suki, it just didn't convey the relationship that was/is to come. (if it does in this one) the fact that the whole part of Sokka dressing up as one of the female warriors to train with them is totally removed and that was a big part of Sokka's arc in learning the ways of them and respecting the females of the warriors. The fact that in the animated show, no males were allowed to train with them, yet in this one Suki just helps Sokka train with no resistance feels wrong.

    I did enjoy the way the show started though as it was great to see that time in the history played out like that and not just done as a flash back or just the opening narrative from the show. We know the Fire Nation attacked, show us!

    So far I'm enjoying it, it's a decent adaptation so far.

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  9. 31 minutes ago, MindFreak said:

    Strangely, though, it seems that there is a piece missing. That also happened with Bowser.

    Sounds unlucky. All the sets I’ve bought I’ve only had one piece that’s been missing (though in my case it had been a different piece put in). Luckily Lego are amazing at sending out replacement parts, which I’m sure you must know. Just let them know and they will send out any missing part. 


  10. Some very fun matches tonight. At one point Samus was three for three then it went downhill. 
    Last week I don’t think I won a single match, this week I have a good share of victories. That’s why I love the way our games are played. Anyone can win any match. (Unless it’s Samus, cause Samus always wins (almost)),

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  11. 14 hours ago, bob said:

    I'm trying not to read any reviews or reactions online (at least until i've finished it), but dear god some of the people on Reddit are unhinged. It's not a shot-for-shot remake of the cartoon and is therefore absolute garbage.

    You just can’t please people. And I bet that if it was a shot-for-shot remake, they’d moan about why did they make it like than when we have the cartoon. They should have tried something different. 
    I haven’t started it yet but think I will be doing so next week. I heard the episodes were an hour long each.?

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  12. A few games interest me there, Epic Micky, South Park Snowday, Monkey Ball I'll be keeping an eye on hoping they are good. But damn, new Endless Ocean is possibly the must have for me there. I loved the original on the Wii and it seems like this could be just as lovely as that one. Plus a huge number of people can play together online, imagine huge NE underwater get together. 

    Oh and Blast Corps! I may be off to play that now. They said they were available now.

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