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[quote name='Sandy']And fresh from Photoshop, I present you [url=http://sandyledandy.deviantart.com/art/Digimon-Avatars-Eirica-85022763][COLOR="DarkOrange"]Eirica and her Avatar forms[/COLOR][/url], via DeviantArt.[/QUOTE] [FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]That's awesome! The one is actually similar to what I had pictured in my head but this is great now I can picture it perfectly. You know you have to draw the other characters now too. >:{D Nicely drawn and nicely coloured. Kudos.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[quote name='sakazaki'][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR="DarkSlateGray"][SIZE=1]Well, this is basically a thread about some of the stuff I use to do with my new AdobePhotoshop CS2...hehe, so to get things started, this is an anime wallpaper featuring Sakura and Syaoran from Tsubasa Chronicles. I made this last week. It is supposed to be a random gift for one of my closest friend. [IMG]http://photos-184.friendster.com/e1/photos/48/11/25141184/1_746824936l.jpg[/IMG] ...comments and critisisms are welcomed! ^.~[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE] [FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]That's very well done. The graphics and brushes in the background really add to the picture and match the characters but aren't at all overwhelming. Sometimes simple designs with a little complexity is perfect and this is evidence of that. The blend from light yellow to dark yellow in the corner is great as well. Good job, me like. :)[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"][b]Ace:[/b] Thank you! :catgirl: [b]Matt:[/b] I'll admit it was a bit of an info dump but I felt it necessary for the readers to know this stuff right from the get go (before the get go I guess since it's the prologue, haha). [b]Sandy:[/b] Well the way the elements will work without giving too much away is the first four (Earth, Wind, Fire and Water) are the main elements from our world but the other four are the main elements present in this other world. So they'll be very different from each other. :D Thank you all for taking the time to read and respond! I appreciate it a lot as it inspires me to write more. I'll have Chapter 1 -as well as your first chance to intervene- up [strike]tonight[/strike] tomorrow.[/COLOR][/FONT] [indent][FONT="Times New Roman"][CENTER][b]CHAPTER 1[/b][/CENTER] John Marco, a skinny yet athletically built, pale-skinned young man with shaggy dark blonde hair trudged his heavy winter boots through 5 feet of snow on his way home from work. He was 24 and on his own now yet somehow he ended up walking uphill for 30 minutes to and from work every week day. After what seemed like hours of walking, John kicked the snow off his boots and entered his small town apartment room. His answering machine light flickered on in the corner of his eye. Pressing play, John started to undress while listening to the machine. He was delighted to hear his girlfriends voice. "Hey John, it's Tish. I tried calling you earlier but I couldn't get through. Just wanted to remind you to pick up the movie for our date with Nick and Amy tonight. No horror flicks, please." she pleaded. John's heart skipped a beat. He had forgotten to pick up the movie on the way home from work which meant he'd have to go back out in the storm. "Anyways, I've got my cell if you need me. Kisses!" *beep* John reluctantly began to zip up his winter coat when a second message clicked on that caught his attention. It was just faint gibberish at first but it began to get louder and louder. "Qua laiy yul sie desq wyone, werjta..." It was a gentle sounding feminine voice and it almost sounded as if she was praying. John closed his eyes for a split second and when he opened them he almost fainted when he found himself in some forest and not his apartment. All around him was rich forestry with blue and red-leaved trees the size of skyscrapers. Every plant seemed to be dancing in the sunlight, as if celebrating. And that voice! Right in front of John, kneeling before a Stone Tablet was a lean, middle-aged woman with long curly blonde hair that touched the ground. John noticed her ears and nose were very different looking from regular people. They were tiny and circular and he probably wouldn't even have seen the ears if her hair wasn't tucked behind them. "Um, hello?" John was a little worried about his current state of mind. The lady instantly stopped chanting and looked up at John. She clasped her hands together and closed her eyes, smiling from ear to ear. "Uhh... are you alright?" John asked. The woman wiped her eyes and stood to her feet, bowing before John. "Pardon my reaction, I'm just very glad to see you've made it here." "...okay. And where is [I]here[/I] exactly?" he asked. "Welcome to Caltraia, outsider!" she said pleasantly, throwing her arms into the air. She grabbed John by the ears and pulled him down, kissing him on the top of his head. "Ah, what gives!" he yelped, pulling away. "Sorry," she bowed again. "Standard greeting. Come, we must hurry and gather the rest of you." Suddenly her welcoming and gentle tone had changed to a much more serious one. Despite being older, she was very beautiful so when she picked up the tablet and walked away John immediately followed. "My name is Silandu, by the way." she said. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Silandu. My name's--" "John," she interrupted. "I know." "How...?" "I'm slightly telekinetic. A gift found only among the women of our world. Although the men have energy." "Energy and telekinesis, is that so..." John replied. Secretly as he walked behind her he began pinching himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming. He even bit his tongue. "Ow!" "What's wrong!" Silandu rushed to Johns side. "Oh it's nothing, I just bit my tongue." he replied. She turned back around and continued walking. "Don't scare me like that," she said. "You're a very important person here." "Really? So why did you choose to bring [i]me[/i] here?" he asked. Silandu laughed. "I didn't choose you if that's what you mean. I only prayed for help. The prophecy and the power of the Stone Tablet brought you here." she stated. John sighed and rolled his eyes. "Okay, so why did the [i]prophecy[/i] bring me here?" he said with a hint of sarcasm. Silandu stopped immediately and glared back at John instilling fear into him. She was a gorgeous lady but she had dark purple eyes which shot right into his soul. "Because for the past [i]55 years[/i] our world has been dying, corrupted by an evil man who has killed millions and tortured millions more and the prophecy deemed [i]you[/i] one of the eight worthy enough to stop his wicked deeds." she turned back around and continued walking. "And that is [i]not[/i] something to scoff at." John trotted silently behind Silandu for the remainder of the trip. Wherever he was definitely was not on Earth. He'd never seen blue leaves before and he [i]swore[/i] he saw a small tree stump uproot itself and walk away. "You said one of the eight, right?" John asked. "Does that mean there are 7 others like me?" "If all goes as planned, yes. Speaking of which, we're here." she said. Before John could ask where 'here' was the forest opened up before him and standing not far from his position at least 50 feet tall was a stone monument of a warrior wielding a sword. "This is the fire monument." Sila explained, placing the Stone Tablet in front of her. "Ready to meet your first companion?" John stared at the statue with awe. Cracks and rust revealed its old age but that didn't make the sight any less magnificent. Silandu began praying and immediately the warriors eyes began to glow bright crimson. John didn't move a muscle as he watched a miracle take place before his very eyes. As Silandu continued praying the glow from the warriors eyes began spreading across the entire monument. Soon the whole statue was a giant red light which then began to shrink and was sucked right into the Stone Tablet leaving no monument behind. A few seconds passed and nothing happened. Then a dart of pure white light shot out of the tablet and began to take the shape of a human girl. She was a bit short and had brown hair tied back into pig tails. John watched in complete shock as Tish, his girlfriend, formed right before his very eyes. Although she was Johns age, she dressed like a freshman in College. "I have to be dreaming." "Johnny!" Tish screamed with joy. She raced over to her boyfriend and gave him the tightest hug he'd ever received in his life. Silandu stood up and smiled. "I see you two know each other. How cute." she said sincerely. "So, was there a big light show like that for me too?" John asked. "I'm assuming... I had my eyes closed." Silandu picked up the Stone Tablet off the ground and once again walked away. Tish looked hopelessly confused and rightfully so. John put his arm around her. "I'll explain as we walk, just follow her."[/FONT][/indent] [FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]So there we go! And of course that's not all. Time for interactivity! I have one simple question for you guys. You can go into as much or as little detail in answering it as you want. [b]Do you think Shadow will find the Island of the Shrine? Why or why not?[/b] Your answers [i]will[/i] have an effect on the story (it may not be obvious right away but it will eventually).[/COLOR][/FONT]

[quote name='Sabrina'][FONT="Tahoma"]Anyway, all of this makes me wonder if I should give writing more of a chance. I'll just have to figure out what to write about. XP[/FONT][/QUOTE] [FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]I find doing the opposite of what Aberinkula said helps a lot, hah (although having a basic idea of what you want to write [i]does[/i] help). As opposed to thinking and thinking about things to write, just start writing. As you write you come up with more and more ideas and eventually you may have something completely different from what you expected. Since whatever you're writing is going to be a Rough Copy, there's always room for change and improvement. So yeah, my advice is just to start writing and see where it takes you. ^_^ [quote name='Allamorph']So don't think that just 'cause you can't finish stuff it means you'll never be a writer. I guarantee you that if Christopher Paolini had waited two or three years to publish and spent that time getting rid of fluff and making stuff solid, I wouldn't hate Eragon quite so much as I do. =P[/quote] I liked Eragon! It was no Wheel of Time but I liked it. Of course, I've also never seen Star Wars Episodes IV, V and VI. :whoops:[/COLOR][/FONT]

[INDENT][FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"][B]OtakuBoards MMORPG[/B] I was thinking of doing this by myself but it's too big of a task for one person so I present it to you as an event idea. Basically it's a MMORPG-style RP where posting actually makes you level up (1 post = 1 level, maybe at higher levels it takes more posts to get the level). [i]But[/i] you can only level up in certain threads. ;) There would be two main threads. The Monster Territory and the Otaku Territory. In the Otaku Territory, you're safe. You're free to do whatever you want. Except in Otaku Territory, posts give no experience. You have to go to the [I]Monster[/I] Territory and fight monsters, complete quests and party with other Otakus if you want to level up. There would be tons of unlockables as far as motivation for leveling goes. There could be certain threads that you can't see until you hit a certain level. Of course equipment has level restrictions too (killing monsters also gets you money to buy things at the shop). The way Questing would work is any member can post a quest (they can make up a reward to go with it) and any member -if they are within the quest givers chosen level restriction- can accept that quest. Once you accept you're free to post yourself doing the quest and that can take as long as you feel it should take. Quests can be created in both Territories but only Monster Quests can give you experience Rewards could be something like armor or a weapon (which the quest giver can completely make up) but they could also be more creative things like maybe a special member title (in which case you'd have to be a high level to attempt the quest) or a custom made banner ([I]if[/I] the quest giver is willing to make it every time someone completes their quest). The great thing is because it's an MMORPG, people write and level at their own individual pace. You could join really late and still be able to catch up to high levels (if they've slowed down leveling). So yeah, there is lots of room for creativity.[/COLOR][/FONT][/INDENT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]Wow, that was a lot to read. This really seems like it could be its own season of Digimon. It's fairly unique compared to the others but still stays true to the Digimon lore. It's obvious that you know your stuff. I liked some of the twisted expressions you threw in there. Especially when the Sagemon called the kids a bunch of Rapidmon, that was very fitting. I like the varying personalities of all the children and how they match their "Digi-God" (also very digimon-like) although I do have my doubts about Chaos being one. We'll see where that goes, though. All in all I think it's very well done. I can picture everything in my head playing just like a Digimon episode. I look forward to reading more but please don't put another 7 episodes in one post again. xP[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]I'm going ape **** for this game right now. I've heard so many good things about it and all my friends are having a blast playing it ("Dude I've been playing online like 5 hours a day since I got it") and [i]I can't play it[/i]. My Elite is being fixed right now. For the second time. Why can't Microsoft learn something from Nintendo and create indestructible consoles? [quote=James]The game is filled with many subtle details, too. For instance, I jacked a car to pick up a guy who I had to drop off somewhere. When I jacked the car, Niko smashed the driver's side window and hot-wired the car before taking off. When I picked up the guy, he was smoking. You could see him actually smoking inside the car. His smoke had nowhere else to escape but the open window - so as I'm driving, you can see his smoke billowing out from the driver's window.[/quote] That is incredible.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[INDENT][FONT="Times New Roman"][center][img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26572&d=1210106439[/img] [b]PROLOGUE[/b][/center] In a world unlike our own, there was a prophecy written on a holy Stone Tablet passed down generation after generation. It stated that when darkness threatened the world 8 heroes each representing a different elemental force would appear and conquer all evil, a man known only as Shadow. But before Shadow had become a threat to the world, he traveled to the Shrine of the Elements where the prophesied heroes were to be summoned. Using just a chisel and a hammer he chipped off a piece of the Stone Tablet and left, hoping it would be enough to stop the heroes from ever appearing. And it was. 50 years passed and the Shrine of the Elements broke off from the rest of the world, becoming an island far away. Shadow began to capture major cities and eventually was able to conquer the entire continent of Caltraia, the largest and strongest of the 3 continents in this world. Upon hearing about the fall of Caltraia, the two other continents both surrendered to Shadow giving him control of the world. Unsatisfied with his power and size of his kingdom, Shadow sought to find the Shrine of the Elements and destroy it. He searched for 3 years sending out fleets upon fleets of scout ships but nobody ever returned with the location of the Isle of the Shrine. Some say that Shadow couldn't find it because he was pure evil and the island was pure good while others say it just sank to the bottom of the ocean. Either way, it was lost forever... or so it seemed. As a warning to anyone who might oppose him, Shadow wears that piece of the Stone Tablet around his neck. A reminder to all of the prophecy that never came to be. But not everyone saw it this way. One woman, the previous Princess of Caltraia saw it as hope. When Shadow marched into her castle and single-handedly wiped out all of the guards and the King himself he had the nerve to ask her to be his wife and Queen of a new world. Realizing this would be the only chance anyone would ever get to be close with Shadow, she accepted. Over those 50 years of strife and despair for the world, she got closer and closer to Shadow but never fell in love with the man. Finally on one night when the moon was full and the night sky glittered with a thousand stars, she got her chance. Shadow was half-naked and sound asleep in their bed. There had been a huge celebration and feast that night as it was Shadows 70th birthday. The man had drank so much that he'd be out cold for at least a full day. Slowly and quietly the Princess slipped into her clothes and opened the balcony doors. Stepping outside she whistled into the air and turned around. She tiptoed to the bedside where she and Shadow had slept so many nights together and stared at him. His jet black hair and tanned, muscular features matched his name well. And there it was hanging from his neck, the chipped piece of the Stone Tablet. She slipped her hands behind his neck and undid the chain from behind. She slid the chipped tablet piece off the chain and stuffed it into her pocket. She was ready to go but.. she had to do one last thing. With great pleasure the Princess took off the wedding ring Shadow had given her and placed it on his chest. Walking back to the balcony, she smiled. There, standing proudly in the moonlight, was a snowy white horse with large angelic wings. It was rare breed of Piagusi with 4 wings instead of 2. She had raised and cared for it by herself in secret from Shadow for 20 years now. Gently, she patted its nose. "You always come when I call, my sweet." she whispered. The horse snorted in response and stood proudly. Making sure not to make any noise, the Princess climbed onto the horses back and put her arms around its neck. She whispered once more into its ear. "To the Island of the Shrine." And in one quick motion the Piagusi's wings flapped and off they were straight into the sky far away from Shadows castle. The next morning all hell broke loose. Shadow was infuriated when he reached to touch the piece of the tablet like every other morning and found only his wifes wedding ring. In a fit of rage he pushed his hand towards the wall in front of him and a dark beam of energy blasted from his palm destroying that entire section of the castle. The explosion could be heard from anywhere in the world and even the Princess, riding on her loyal Piagusi, heard it. However she didn't even wince. They were too far for him to catch and the only creature that could fly faster then a Piagusi was a four-winged Piagusi, which is what she had. She scratched behind her horses ear and hugged him tightly. "We're almost there." she said. They had just flown out of Caltraia and were now passing over the ocean. Just as the beach disappeared behind her, a new land mass rose in front of her. It seemed that it was an island with 8 large monuments and it looked as if it was... it was! The island was rising out of the water in front of her very eyes. "That's it, Hope! That's the Shrine of the Isle!" she shouted happily. She took the piece of the Stone Tablet out of her pocket and stared at it. Soon the Tablet would be complete again and the prophecy could finally be fulfilled.[/FONT][/INDENT] [FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]So as you can see this is a story about 8 prophesied heroes who will arrive into a world already full of corruption and evil, slowly degenerating. Obviously this is just the prologue so none of the main characters have been introduced yet. Anyway, I'd like to make this more then just a random story on OtakuBoards so to do this I'm going to involve you guys! Basically at the end of each chapter I'll have a question or two that I'd like [b]everyone who responds[/b] in this thread to answer. Your answers will have a large impact on the outcome of each chapter. Since this is just the prologue I'd really like to get into the story before I start letting you guys intervene so for now I just have one simple question: What do you think so far? ^_^;[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"][quote name='Meggido']With the first worldwide competition started what have people been getting for times? I finally got time to have a go at it this morning but the best time I could muster was 2mins. I'm amazed at the best at the moment being 1min 35 secs.[/QUOTE] Yeah, a lot of the records for courses are ridiculously fast. It's still fun to see how your records compare to other people (especially the top ten and Nintendo staff) and to try and improve on that. I just unlocked 150cc Mirror Mode yesterday. I've gotta say Mirror Mode in this game is a lot easier then in Double Dash (mind you I've only had the chance to try the Mushroom and Flower Cup). I don't know why but the courses being flipped doesn't mess with me as much. Maybe the retro ones will because I know them better. A tip I would give to all of you trying to beat 150cc cups is to use a kart or bike with very high acceleration (a decent speed ontop of that helps too). Since everyone is so fast if you get hit with a shell you can go down like 7 places so having that acceleration [i]really[/i] helps keep you in the top 3 places. So how are you guys drifting? I've been using manual the whole time (playing with automatic just messes with me) but I found that all my friends who I play with use automatic.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[quote name='Japan_86']I actually liked the screaming at the end. Listening to Metal day in and day out does that to you, lol.[/QUOTE] [FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]No, no it doesn't. Just because you listen to metal a lot doesn't mean all screaming in songs sounds good. Listen to Ensiferum (more specifically the song Trecherous Gods), [i]that[/i] is screaming. There is such a thing as good and bad screaming. [/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]I'm going to see it this week so that'll be fun. Apparently it had [b]the 2nd biggest opening weekend[/b] of all time for a movie that's not a sequel. Which I can believe because I work at a movie theatre and it was ridiculously busy at all times (even during down time). [/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"][quote name='Kenso']You are keeping in mind Golden Sun 2: The Lost Age, right? It's been forever since I played it, so I don't remember all of it, or if it closed up the loose ends or not.[/QUOTE] It tied up some of the loose ends but not all of them. There are still some questions left unanswered (especially concerning Alex). It also gave us [I]new[/I] questions to ponder. Such great games, though. They were like a mix between Zelda and FF which is a magical combination. I also agree with Monster Rancher. The thing I loved about those games was that you could put in different CDs (I'm talking the PS games here, not handheld) and get different monsters. Such a neat idea.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"][quote name='chibi-master']Actually, I'm pretty sure that Knuckles' Girl and Knuckles have 2 babies already.:animesmil But nice concept of our domination.[/QUOTE] True but Knuckles and Knuckles' Girl didn't actually meet through OtakuBoards so it's not quite the same. Still awesome, though. And she's absolutely adorable, Asuka. A million congratulations to you and your hubby. How old will she be before she registers at OtakuBoards? ^_~[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]So which story am I challenging here? Chibis? If we have to write within the same genre as the previous story then we should probably say what genre it is before you write considering these seem to be the beginning of short stories and not actual full tales. And are we continuing the story we're challenging or starting our own? Who decides on the winner?[/COLOR][/FONT]

[quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Arial]Or how about no[/FONT][/QUOTE] [FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]Kay, it was just a thought. Yeesh. >__> And Ace that's what I was getting at. lol[/COLOR][/FONT]

[INDENT][B]Pounce[/B] [FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]I crouched down in the shadows, keeping my eye on the prey. The poor thing had no idea I was so close and ready to pounce. With the flick of my tail and a lick of the lips I was anxious for dinner. I jumped with claws extended landing right on him. Rubber toy [I]again[/I].[/COLOR][/FONT][/INDENT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]wall of text. v_v Seriously, I'd like to participate in this and all but I can't stand reading any of that without at least some paragraphs to keep me on track. xD[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]lol. That was kind of cool... I definitely liked the beats (at the beginning anyway), what program did you use to put all of this together? Something you need to work on is lyrics, though. It seemed like you just started recording and spouted out random stuff about OB, haha. Also the screaming at the end was really, really annoying. Sorry.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]There wasn't a lot of room for creativity so what I ended up with seems rather bland. Let me know if you need anything else (changes or a banner maybe?). :catgirl:[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"][quote=Wikipedia]The World Ends with You, known in Japan as It's a Wonderful World (すばらしきこのせかい, Subarashiki Kono Sekai?, literally "This Wonderful World"), is an action RPG for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was developed by the Kingdom Hearts team, Square Enix, and Jupiter. Character designs are by Tetsuya Nomura and Gen Kobayashi. The distinctive art style is inspired by the aesthetics of Shibuya youth culture. The game was released in Spring 2008 outside Japan.[/quote] [center][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/The_World_Ends_With_You.jpg[/img][/center] So this is a new franchise from the masterminds behind the FF series and Kingdom Hearts and what a franchise it will be. This game is so incredibly unique (a lot of that is thanks to the DS stylus and dual screen) and the story is so refreshing that I can't seem to put it down. You start off in downtown Shibuya (present time) wondering what the hell happened. One fight leads to another and all of the sudden you and your new partner are part of a big game made by the "Reapers" to see who is worthy of life. So basically you do different missions made by the Reapers (mostly collecting clues and fighting Noise, the enemy of the game) and advance through the plot. What's so unique about the game is the combat system. Over the course of the game you get more and more [i]pins[/i]. Each pin has its own ability and way to use it (one might involve sliding the sylus across an enemy while another involves dragging the stylus on empty space to create fire). All of this is done on bottom screen with the main character. On the top, you use the directional pad to control your partner. [center][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/Gameplay_screen.PNG[/img][/center] I could go on for a while about all the different fun things about this game but I'll stop here. If you're a fan of RPGs or a fan of DS games in general then rent this game because it's well worth it (I actually rented it but am planning on buying it soon).[/COLOR][/FONT] [INDENT][B]Reviews[/B] [B]Publication Score[/B] 1UP.com A- Edge 8/10 Electronic Gaming Monthly A-, A-, B Famitsu 35/40 Game Informer 8.25/10 GamePro 9/10 GameSpot 9.0/10 IGN 9/10 Nintendo Power 9.0/10 X-Play 5/5[/INDENT]

[quote name='Desbreko'][color=#4B0082]I remember why I gave it to her. No one else is going to get one just for repeating the same thing though. That would be boring. Also, I really don't want to repeat the ordeal that led to it....[/color][/QUOTE] [FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]Des, you should give yourself a small golden triangle. :p It [I]would[/I] be cool if there was a kind of secret event/objective that led to someone getting a star or some other symbol. Maybe like once a year? I dunno, I guess it's entirely up to Des.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]So I e-mailed Ugamon a few days ago and still no reply. He hasn't even been on OtakuBoards since the 18th so I'm guessing his internet is down or something. I guess Kredion will just be Digimon-less until he gets back. :/[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]The very first game that comes to mind for me is [b]Uniracers[/b]. It was a racing game made by Nintendo for SNES a while back. Up to two players could play and it was a very fast-paced side scrolling race with up to 8 (?) other unicycles. This game was [i]a lot[/i] of fun. It was basically like Sonic except your were racing other people as opposed to just going really fast through a level. The level designs weren't amazing but they kept you on your toes every time. There were loops and oil spills to catch you off guard. Also, it's interesting to note that as you were going off ramps you could press certain buttons to do different tricks which would (depending on the mode you were in) either give you a boost (Mario Kart Wii?) and/or grant you points. It'd be really easy to make a sequel to this game. Nintendo already owns the license and I think the DS with its stylus control would fit this [i]very[/i] well. I can only begin to imagine the magic Nintendo could create. If you have a SNES emulator, download it (although its not quite as fun without a controller) and if you own a SNES try and find it. Its worth the trouble. [/COLOR][/FONT] [b]EDIT:[/b] I did a little research and apparently the game was made by Rockstar North (who was called DMA Design Limited at the time) which is owned by Take-Two Interactive. Still, a sequel is just as likely. :D

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]I remember the whole star thing being brought up before in a thread. Des said something along the lines of Lady A [i]doing something[/i] that nobody else has [i]done[/i]. Apparently if someone else does whatever it was she did they too could get a star. But who knows if he even remembers what it was. xD[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]Kenso, I really don't blame you. Nintendo really dumbed this game up and there is a lot less skill involved. It's unfortunate because the way Mario Kart used to be was it was an easy to pick up game that you could get good at. I don't know why they felt they had to change that. On the bright side some of the new additions do make it easier to get into first. I found that after playing for a while and getting the hang of tricks, shortcuts and mini-boosts I was able to come in 1st for [I]most[/I] races in 150cc. Like James said, the game has changed but there is still strategy involved. It's just.. different strategy. The online is amazing. Having the ability to jump on either by yourself or with a friend and face 8 random (you see their Miis and their country) players in a VS or Battle is just awesome. It's a lot different from playing against a CPU (unlike Brawl where often you can't tell the difference). I really wish they had kept the coop feature from Double Dash, though. Being able to go through the Grand Prix mode with a friend and unlock new vehicles/characters was a great feeling and that has been lost and will be sorely missed. All in all, I like double dash more. That's all I can say, really. Other then that it is a great game but they just made it too goddamn accessible.[/COLOR][/FONT]