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You said your favorite console is the Playstation, are you referring to the original or the PS2? Not that you can go wrong with either, I think I would give the slight nod to the PS2 though, it's library was so insane with content.

Yeah the Castlevania anime was great, they definitely try to make it appeal more to a western audience, not that that was a bad thing. And it looks like the series will still be going strong for a while, Netflix is doing that and the One Piece remake. You looking forward to it?

So it seems your favorite era in gaming is between the 6th and 8th generations. Definitely some good years. Do you have a favorite console of all time? Can't if I asked you that or not.

I'd have to come up with a definitive list for myself, though I will say that my all-time favorite game is Castlevania 64. And if you know anything about that title you can imagine all the heat I get from that opinion. Since a lot of people felt it was one of the worst games of the franchise that didn't age very well moving into 3D. Personally though I feel it's aged like a fine wine, yes it definitely has its camera problems but it's also a lot better than other people . Its certainly no Bubsy 3D I can tell you that. XD Have you played any of the Castlevania games?

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Well thanks buddy, I really do appreciate that! I do adore retro of course, but I'm not saying that all modern games are bad. I just hate the fact that a lot of these developers nowadays feel like they can just fall back on patches to release games unfinished or sometimes even in a broken form. I think patches should really be meant for what they were originally meant to be, for glitches and errors they didn't see coming.

Yeah it's a great series! I too don't meet many people who know about it so it's a pleasure to be able to geek out with someone who does appreciate it. I really hope that someday we'll get a new entry in the UNIST series.

Random question, what would you say your top games of all time are?

Yes that was definitely my favorite feature of the OG Xbox, oftentimes if I didn't like some of the music playing in the games, especially some of the boss battle music, I would just simply import my own and play it at the right time. Man do I miss that old console. It was the best Microsoft ever produced in my opinion. Did you own a lot of original Xbox games back in the day?

I can understand how you feel. For me personally I'll probably end up getting a Switch 2 for a number of the games that will be released on it, and will probably enjoy it, but at the moment I'm in no hurry.

Okay I can kind of relate where you're coming from with that. I too am not very big into modern gaming, with the exception of a handful of series that I follow or maybe a new IP that pops up that might interest me. As infrequently sadly as that happens. A lot of the stuff I do buy from modern systems are more like collections of older games. I think one of the things about modern games that frustrates me is how so many of these games are not even finished when they launch, they need a ton of patches just to function properly. Not all games are like this, but it seems like it's becoming more and more frequent.

Bro it's a pleasure to meet another fan of Under Night. Recently discovered it a few years ago and boy was I addicted. I do agree with you though, it's sad to see that Nintendo is even starting to get very greedy. A lot of the Fanboys are saying it's because of the tariffs, but Nintendo has come out themselves to say that has nothing to do with their price increase. They simply chose it because they felt that's what the quality of their system and games were worth. I don't know if you heard but Microsoft, unsurprisingly is following suit. They just announced yesterday that all their systems will be raised by $100 and that games will reach $80 by Christmas. Ugh!

Broooo you just brought back a memory my dude! I forgot all about the Pizza Hut demo discs. I think I still have some in my garage somewhere. I think it was the first time I ever played crash nitro card racing.

Not sure if I played that particular demo disc. I I got volume 8 with my PS1 back in 1999 that had Spyro the Dragon, WWF war zone and medieval to name a few.

You really should. It does sort of connect the story to a satisfying conclusion. They even got the original English voice actors to come back to perform their roles. Although I could see them making more and more seasons since Slayers can kind of sort of never end. XD

Awww that's really a shame, I had no idea that they died in a plane crash. Twisted Metal was such a fun series too. How do you feel about modern gaming these days by the way?

Ooooooh I'll bet! Did you discover any new shonen jump titles upon reading that magazine? By the way now you got me curious, what video games did you happen to stumble across with this haul? 🤩

Slayers did get a reboot, my gosh has it already been like 15 plus years or so?!?! That one seem to be well received and the visuals look stunning even by today's standards. I would much rather have a new season than a remake or anything like that. Just never been a fan of the stuff. What series would you like to see be brought back?

Yes that sounds familiar! I really enjoying that version on the PSP. I you saying that about Twisted Metal Black, does it have some sort of behind-the-scenes commentary on the game?

Yeah not only MAL, I am new to animanga lol

I can't if you already mentioned this, but were you able to get some of his figures? If so which ones? The aftermarket value of some of those more retro style figures can get pretty crazy on eBay these days. You might have some rare treasures on your hands there!

It would be nice for us old school anime fans to see series brought back. One of the anime that I can think of off the top of my head that got a reboot was Slayers. The anime had been dormant since the 90s and then around the 2010's I believe it got two new seasons. Boy would I love it if that happened to some of the old school stuff. 😭

You know what? I don't think I've ever played that entry of Twisted Metal. If I correctly the last Twisted Metal game I played was on the good old PSP back in the day. I may just have to go through my games and see if I ever did end up picking that up. Sometimes during my game hunting days I will pick up cheap titles on clearance at GameStop, bring them home and then just forget about them. Hahaha! There might be a chance it could be somewhere in my house now as we SPEAK! O.O

Ty for accepting. Nice to meet ya

Ahhh interesting. I always find it fascinating to see how everyone's journey into the anime realm differs. I'm very sorry to hear that your uncle is no longer into anime. You're very lucky though, none of my friends or family are into anime. I do have one cousin that is slightly into it, but isn't much of a fan to where it's hard to hold a conversation. They're mostly into the Ghibli movies. If you don't mind me asking what made them stop watching anime? Was there a particular reason or did they just fall out of love with it?

Oh yes, the days of being a broke high school student who is also a fan of anime. I've been down that road in my days.

High five! Dude the PS2 is one of my all-time favorite systems! Nice to meet a fellow twisted metal fan as well. They really need to bring that series back, I really miss a lot of those older franchises that seem to be missing in action these days. What is your favorite genre of gaming?

Hii, hope you're having a great day. We can talk about anime anytime you want. :)

So how are you doing this spring?

I've been taking some Mandarin courses because I've been seeing kanji or Chinese characters everyday, especially as tattoos. Glad Boyé-sensei or the author of Instant Japanese was around to make that a book dedicated to teaching basic Chinese (Mandarin and not Cantonese, Jackie Chan's native language with very different characters).

Other than that, I can't wait to explore Grand Knights History and indie games after Arc The Lad 3 (part two is a masterpiece though). Yes, Grand Knights History is Japanese only, but I'll play it anyway and Vanillaware has known their stuff for decades.

I prefer pretty, cartoonish games to dark, gritty hyper-realistic visuals, artwork, etc. Hyper-realism with ugly neon lights would make my eyes bleed instantly.

As for One Piece, my big Ontarian friend loves that franchise. Even those games.

Hahaha! Yes you certainly answered my question, and then some.

You mentioned some pretty heavy hitters there, especially on their impact I anime here over in the west. I watching The original Dragon Ball back in the mid-90s, and boy howdy if you were to tell me it would get as big here across the pond from Japan as it is currently, I never would have believed you. It's certainly an anime near and dear to my heart, especially the original Dragon Ball since it's the first one I was introduced to back in the day on local TV. It had a pretty good dub for the time too.

Couldn't help but notice a lot of the anime titles you mentioned aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami. Was that your first exposure to anime when you were a kid?

One question I've been very curious to ask you as a content creator. Is do you prefer currently airing anime, and or do you like old school as well? What was your first anime if you don't mind me asking?

And oh my gosh dude, I just realized you're a fellow One Piece fan!!! 🤩🤩