ISRIERI'S PROFILE

I already have some basic code to make fireballs shoot like they should traditionally, and there’s plenty of other cool NPCs and other nifty lua stuff coders have put up on the main smbx site.

Power ups are currently not one of those thing because they’re a lot of work. It’s totally possible to make them but they need to be coded in to the episode directly in order to make mario’s Sprite change correctly, and then ya gotta worry about the other characters (or don’t, and make it just Mario and Luigi). I dunno how to do that last thing but if someone figures it out it then it’s power up city.

If you guys want to start another game, do it! I can pitch in a stage or two.

--> A vain noblewoman makes a wish to become highly desired so to win over her true love.

--> Is transformed into a legendary weapon of ultimate power that men will spill blood trying to obtain.

--> Her true love happens to be the only person who is able to wield it... cuz she refuses everybody else.

--> Woman learns humility and the importance of genuine love along the way, beloved learns the importance of honesty and self-worth.


Always thought this could make a fun goofy event game but I was never able to materialize it.

I was a little concerned, because over on raocow's talkhaus someone had said "this is the most boring episode ever so strap in" but it seems they were referring it as boring to watch. They appear to like how chill and laid back it is as an episode, but his fans are pretty focused on La-Mulana 2 right now.

This is the last thing I ever expected to see so its pretty nifty. I've completely forgotten about this game so its a nice trip down memory lane.

Real honest to goodness answer? Tennis. Tennis is the best game for in-game games. Badminton is a tradition that goes back to the 18th century if I recall.

But then ya got dodgeball and football(soccer) which are also fun. Hockey does not work, don't put hockey in your game. Don't gimmie that look okay ice physics are best reserved for things like the megamans where you have direct control over your jump arc. Can you imagine ice in Castlevania? The answer is no because if that had ever been you bet yer ass you'd remember that nonsense. You can't hit a puck with a whip. (Counterpoint: I just remembered Ice Hockey which is objectively the greatest game of all time. Novice developers cannot hope to improve on Ice Hockey so to try is an act of highest hubris)

Nor should you put in football(american) because that's just normal gameplay half the time anyway bumpin' into giant crocodiles et cetera; unsuitable for minigames. Y'know what's not? Basketball. You can get away with basketball but never in an RPG. Basketball for action games only. That's the rules. Like traveling, it cannot be done without the ability to jump. No one ever made a three-pointer without jumping so if you don't get the reach you don't get the peach.

Sheep herding is also an acceptable sport to put in games and tons of fun. It was first introduced in twilight princess and although they tried to improve on the concept as the years went by all attempts tragically failed as they were unable to improve on the basic gameplay loop until Pokemon Sword & Shield where they at last finally perfected the art form. Include also the sport of 'fencing' and 'martial arts' you can't go wrong there regardless of genere. Once you start to get to shot-put that's where the line starts getting a little fuzzy. Is Duck-Hunt shot-put?

OH I almost forgot about GOLF. I dun like golf but golf is a good game for in-game games all the different kinds of golf doesn't matter throw 'em in there. There's no better game to make computerized than golf. Virtual golf is, in fact, superior than actual golf. This is a sport apparently. It is 5:00am.

ep 65 – "The Tholian Web" (★★★★)

What an eerie moment. When the rest of the crew barely beams back in one piece, and Kirk is left stranded alone on a silent spaceship filled with death, slowly phasing away into oblivion. He looks down at the former ship captain, neck broken, the hands of the killing officer still gripped around him. Dead silence. Its not much, but it works!

This feels very much like a Season 1 episode. If they had aired this instead of The Corbomite Manuever it would have fit right in! McCoy is particularly insufferable here, even for him. The relationship between McCoy & Spock probably feels a little weird because of how inconsistent the writers keep being with it: Its almost certainly the case that different people had different images of what the relationship was and how it would develop, but it ended up being kind of scattershot. Sometimes Spock & Bones get along just fine despite their personalities clashing and causing them to rib each other, and sometimes it feels like the two's innate prejudices get in their way of doing their duty and force them to adjust their perspectives in order to see the enterprise through. The Tholian Web is the latter, but McCoy just dunks on Spock constantly about firing on the damn Tholians and what a risk that was for the ship, the crew, and their mission of peace. What do you want the man to do, Bones. You're a doctor not a commander. It seemed a little out of character for him to be acting so vehement but then we see Kirk's recorded tape and I went "Ohh, okay." Makes sense with hindsight. Cool scene when it all comes together.

The Tholians look slick. Way better than Bartok, and a lot more thrilling if you ask me. The show's not very clear what the effects of this web were. Its clear that its meant to trap the enterprise but was it also having some kind of effect on Kirk and the derelict ship? I'd say this is on par with The Immunity Syndrome so if you liked that you'll likely get a kick out of this too.

ep 66 – "Plato's Stepchildren" (★★★★)

"Scotty, prepare to beam us up." says Kirk.
"'Fraid not, captain. Everything's frozen!" says Scotty.
"Everything? The storm hit you that hard?"
"Wasn't the storm, sir. Damage is minimal."
"Then what caused it?"
"I Don't Know Sir."
*DRAMATIC ZOOOOOOM*
"And those are the facts!"

I've yet to address this haven't I? William Shatner's acting. Apparently it is bad; I don't understand this. I didn't understand it before I watched the show, I didn't understand it while watching the show. It cannot be easy to look at the script and see that you're gonna be playing a horse. I understand that over-exaggerating your lines and your body language is not authentic to real human reactions or to how a normal person behaves. What perplexes me is why its popular for critics, internet and professional alike, to look down their noses at it. Sure, its difficult to give genuine emotional weight to a story with the appropriate subtlety but that does not mean that you cannot use ham to give a work vigor either! I suppose Mr. Sulu has kinda been getting worse ever since they relegated him to bog-standard helmsman. He used to live such a rich life tending to plants in his quarters, popping off jokes, adoring the arts of fencing, and collecting antique weaponry. Now its all 14 degrees mark 240 captain warp factor 4 captain firing phasers captain. The real question I have is "Where is the line" because I always feel like I'm the weird one who's not in on the joke.

We've yet to encounter anything that I'd call horror in Star Trek. I suppose the closest may have been Dagger of the Mind but that was more an episode of suspense and mystery: This is outright horrific to sit through. Its not easy to keep watching while Kirk & Spock get degraded in front of you. On the one hand the low budget prevents the episode from being given any dignity, but it uses that to its advantage and in fact is the whole point. This is an episode about bullying and cruelty. Much like A Taste of Armageddon it examines the concept by taking it to the absurd extreme. Alexander is every poor kid who's been mocked and beaten down by people who think nothing of themselves and less of their victims. Spock himself became so filled with hatred by the actions of the Platonians he had to fight to keep it contained. It was hard to watch at the end, when Parmen & Kirk have their mental duel, that Alexander was still used as the pawn between the two of them: Even his own act of defiance against his tormentors was taken and toyed with.

"How can you let this go on?" Parmen asks McCoy. These people know exactly what they are doing, and how much it hurts those they control.

P.S: Kirk & Uhura kiss! I believe this must be the oft-referenced first interracial kiss? This is the last episode I would have expected it.

ep 67 – "Wink of an Eye" (★★★)

The ladies always think they can pull one over on ol' Kirk but no matter how smooth they are he's been too quick for 'em. So how do you schmooze with Kirk without getting bamboozled BECOME THE FLASH THAT'S HOW. You think I'm joking don't you?

In a word, "Solid." Not great, but decent. Silly, but executed well enough. There's romance, intrigue, subterfuge, and pillow-based combat. Not a bad way to kill 40 minutes but I'm starting to feel the misgivings of those who were disappointed by this season. The highs we've found before just aren't to be found this time around. The Scalosians refer to an "adjustment" that their mates go through once they bring them up to their speed that makes them more susceptible to suggestion but its never adequately explained what this is, why it happens, what the process is like, or what super speed has to do with it. It seems to affect the security ensign who was captured before Kirk was, but he was so young he couldn't act for crap! Maybe he was just smitten, or maybe its because his mind was too slow . I think what I love most of all is that when given the powers of the Flash, what does Star Trek choose to do with this? MAKE REPAIRS AT LIGHTNING SPEED. Spock fixes up the ship in no time at all and then apparates onto the bridge. Magnificence. Shame about the Scolosians. Its rather uncharacteristic of Kirk & the enterprise to leave people hanging without hope. It would be sad if the show had TIME to address the issue AHYUCK.

Seriously though this is the second time Kirk has used a pillow as a deadly weapon and I did not know this and NOBODY talks about it WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN star trek nerds, when I need you?!