toranopon | Channel 3 Gaming

2025 Release?

11d

"Metroid has my vote. As washy as the development history for Metroid has been, we've actually seen some of it within the last year. "

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Anyone have a mic?

12d

"A good 95% of the time, it's off. Very rarely do I turn it on. Sometimes it's warranted, buts usually it's not."

January XP leaderboard

16d

"Could be worse I suppose"

16131

Most Target XP

20d

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865

What movie do you want to see next in the Nintendo Cinematic Universe?

21d

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3

23d

"Plenty of 3s to go around in my materials box!"

Monster Hunter Now

What popular game do you dislike?

23d

"I have a major vendetta against hollow knight for a slew of reasons which I won't get into. I played through it, got a couple different endings, couldn't stand it and realized I didn't need to keep playing. Easily my most disliked game of all time."

Hollow Knight

Which subscription and why?

24d

"I personally love the Nintendo classic games. The expansion pass + lets me get a majority of what I'm looking for in terms of bonus classic games. The rest of may family enjoys it as well. On top of all that, splatoon is a major part of my life so having the online functionality is a must."

Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion

2025 games completed goal

24d

"I think with multiple indie games and triple A titles, I should be able to clear that pretty easily."

15

First Video Game of 2025

24d

"I played it for about 3 hours on New Year's Day. Not the game I thought I'd be starting with but I'm happy with it nonetheless! "

Balatro

Holiday Showcase 12/28-12/31

27d

"Some new random additions to the collection from the holidays! Nothing major but some neat stuff nonetheless. "

Tis better to give than to receive

32d

"I ended up giving out a few other gifts as well"

We Listen and We Don't Judge

37d

"I've always wanted to talk about my honest opinions on hollow knight and ori but I've always been afraid I'd start a riot. Both games feature some great concepts but fall very short when it comes to actually using any of them."

Share your Nintendo Year in Review 2024

39d

"I feel that this is a shock to nobody."

Splatoon 3

Play a game

42d

"Had to get in enough big run to hit gold! Thankfully I got home before it ended."

Splatoon 3

Weekend Showcase 1/11-1/12

44d

"This week's addition is really unique! This is a Tadboy Color. I was part of a game boy gift exchange and this was what I was given! It's a game boy color by function but it fits into the palm of your hand. The whole shell is metal, and the little dial on the front is used for sound."

Modern Metroidvania

53d

"Monster boy and the cursed kingdom holds a special place in my heart but the one Metroidvania that has really stuck out to me more recently is psudeoregalia. It's a really solid 3D Metroidvania that's short and sweet. The soundtrack is incredible as well. I would go more in-depth but I don't want to spoil anything. If you haven't played it be sure to check it out!"

Pseudoregalia

Gaming Photography: Season 10 Week 10

54d

"Just beat the game today! The final title screen encapsulates the whole adventure and really feels like an accomplishment to see!"

Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Brothership

55d

"Finally! What a great game! Would 100% play again. I think it's tied for second place in my personal rankings of the series."

What game do you want to finish before the end of 2024?

57d

"I'm pretty close to the end of @mario-and-luigi-brothership so that shouldn't take too much longer, but I'm a ways away from completing what is currently available in @atlyss. I'd like to finish as much as I can before more content is added."

ATLYSS

Game Mechanic You Hate

60d

"Excessive backtracking. A little bit of backtracking can be good if utilized correctly, but many times it's just far too much and tacks on hours of extra gameplay for no other reason than walking through the same rooms over and over again. TTYD is a major example having almost an entire chapter take place in the same five rooms that you need to constantly run back and forth between. What a great 2-4 hours of unique gameplay... Not to mention the excessive amount of backtracking seen throughout the entire game. Almost every chapter has some form of backtracking that greatly overstays its welcome. Some of these issues were fixed in the remake but the original still stands as a shining example of how to not do backtracking in a game."

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Clip of the Week: Season 10 Week 8

63d

"Had a really fun splat night on Friday! @somecatto and I did 2v4s with the usual suspects and tried some funny weapon comps! Some worked better than others which is evident in this clip."

Splatoon 3

N64 Online Wishlist

63d

"Would love to see conker make his way to the switch!"

Conker's Bad Fur Day

Gaming Adjacent: Rise and Snooze

69d

"Snooze once, then get up the second time the alarm goes off. I've done it for years and don't think the habit will ever change."

Weekend Showcase 11/16-11/17

71d

"Kinda a weird find today, I was at an Asian market and found some of the Suntory X Splatoon drinks! There were a handful of different drinks but I was only able to find the C.C. lemon. Wish I could have found the others as there was a limited edition lemon Pepsi that I wanted to try."

That aged...poorly.

72d

"I will die on this hill, Mario 64 is probably one of the worst aged games I have ever played. I can't deny its influence in the industry but that doesn't save it. It just isn't fun to play compared to modern Mario games."

Super Mario 64

Pokémon TCG Pocket Friend ID

76d

"Suppose I'm a bit late to the party. Better late than never! 8560767214721250"

Weekend Showcase 11/9-11/10

78d

"No spectacular additions this week, but lots of Brothership related things! Really enjoying the game so far! I'll have a review out some point next week!"

Share Your Favorite Song from the Nintendo Music App

83d

"I've got a soft spot for The Roost. It's my "comfort place" in gaming and the new horizons rendition is so beautiful and calming. For sure my favorite song on the app right now. although, once all the splatoon songs get added, this will most likely change."

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Weekend Showcase 11/2-11/3

85d

"Went to TORG yesterday and found some awesome pickups! I'll share some more in depth info in the coming weeks!"

Most ??????? (automated)

91d

"Ope, another one of these. Hope I can figure it out this time!"

2

Your Dream Halloween Costume

94d

"Well, I cosplay a lot so I'm kinda always thinking about this question. But Red from Solatorobo has been one that I've wanted to do for quite a while!"

Solatorobo: Red the Hunter

Clip of the Week: Season 10 Week 4

96d

"Some insane luck in my rainmaker X battles. The disconnect played really well in my favor!"

Splatoon 3

Trashdoc's Bit: Crispy or Chewy Bacon

97d

"Soft has a weird mouthfeel. On top of that it has the tendency to be a little stringy when it comes to the fattier parts. Overall crispy wins out for me. Can't really go wrong with crispy bacon."

Crispy

Fortnite skins Oct '24

98d

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Happy Birthday Dan!

100d

"Happy birthday Dan!!"

Guilty Pleasure Game 2024

103d

"I know the game isn't great but I love coming back to it when I've got nothing better to do. The music is shockingly good, the story is dumb, and the gameplay is easy. This is for sure my guilty pleasure game"

Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!

Weekend Showcase 10/19-10/20

105d

"A friend on mine came through again and got me this link to the past vinyl set!"

Best Game Released on 10/10?

108d

"Lots of folks are forgetting the influence that wand of gamelon had. The Zelda series wouldn't be the same without it. It's clearly the best game released on 10/10, hands down."

Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon

Weekend Showcase

113d

"I had to buy this salmon run golden egg beachball off of eBay since they only sell it in Japan. It's currently part of a project I'm working on but once I'm done with it, it'll become apart of the collection!"

Most Triva/Quote 1Ups

117d

"I've got no clue here. I'm sure somebody will figure it out here in a day or so"

Clip of the Week: Season 9 Week 13

120d

"Here's a clip of me being an idiot and completely blocking the sight line of my team's backline because i have no self awareness when playing dynamo. Enjoy!"

Splatoon 3

Smash Character You Dread Playing Against

122d

"A friend of mine plays pac-man and just thinking about it gives me war flashbacks. It's incredibly annoying to deal with."

PAC-MAN

How do you collect taglines?

123d

"Normally I'll only buy taglines that apply to me. However there have been a few extra ones I've purchased because I felt like it "

S10 Mains Tagline

124d

"I think main weapon tags would be a great choice!"

Splatoon 3

Oldest Trick in the Book

127d

"When I think of the oldest trick in the book, the Konami code comes to mind. Gotta try it on every game, no matter who made it."

Saturday Showcase

127d

"Went to the Cleveland gaming classic today, got a couple things. Sadly they didn't have any of the games I was looking for be I still found some neat things! "

Suggest a relaxing game

128d

"Stardew is my go to relaxing game. Everything from the music to the gameplay is all very comforting to me. "

Stardew Valley

Crouch

128d

"This counts as crouching right? I think so."

Splatoon 3

15$ library

130d

"My picks would have to be BOTW, Subnautica, Stardew, and Factorio. That combo could keep me entertained forever."

Thanks for being here.

130d

"Let's share something new then! If there's anything I love more than video games, it's the music that plays in them! I collect many different soundtracks in many different forms and appreciating them is one of my favorite pastimes. "

Saturday Showcase

134d

"This week's collection addition is the Grandfest wristband! These were available as a my Nintendo reward for the current splatfest."

Gaming Photography: Season 9 Week 11

136d

"Was waiting for Grandfest to start and was taking some photos. The sunset before Grandfest made a killer backdrop for me and small fry!"

Splatoon 3

What game needs an event?

137d

"Assuming there were enough teams of 4, I would love to either host or be apart of a Splatoon tournament!"

Splatoon 3

New List: On Pause

137d

"These are just a few off the top of my head. I'm sure once I take a look at steam there will be many more."

What genre do you wish you liked more?

140d

"I really wish I could enjoy racing games more. Mario kart is really the only one I truly enjoy. Anything outside of that I struggle to get into."

Racing

Saturday Showcase

141d

"My Chrono Trigger vinyl box set came in this week! I had to have a friend of mine have one set aside for me due to how hard these are to get your hands on."

Who are you bringing to the party?

144d

"I'd be playing as my main man Luigi. He's my go to when toad isn't an option"

Luigi

Character You Will Not Play As

144d

"There is nothing anyone can do to get me to play as mew two. I'm normally pretty decent with every character but mew two is not one of those cases"

MEW TWO

Most Taglines Earned (automated)

161d

"I'm really stumped on what this could be. Guess we will find out in time"

1

Week #100

166d

"Here's 100 24 times! I may have too much coal..."

Satisfactory

ABCD: Nintendo Franchises

167d

"While I love Metroid, it just doesn't hold as much sentimental value as the other series"

D

Gaming Photography: Season 9 Week 6

168d

"Was finally able to get a worthy picture this week with splatfest!"

Splatoon 3

One Has to Go: Fighting Games

169d

"Tekken is gonna have to go. The other 3 feel too influential compared to tekken"

Tekken

What are you Playing? Season 9 Week 6

170d

"I am future had an update this week so I took some time to play it. But starting tonight, it'll be splatfest all weekend!"

I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival

Gaming Decathlon List

170d

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Pikmin 4

What is the correct way to eat Ice cream cake?

171d

"Despite being ice cream, fork feels like the proper option to me"

Fork

Most Double Digit 1UP Posts (automated)

172d

"Yeah, that's about what I thought"

2

Best Metroid Weapon

174d

"I think my favorite has to be the power bomb. Love myself a screen nuke."

Power Bomb

Play Something From the Original Game Boy

180d

"Whenever I think about the game boy, Kirby's dream land always comes to mind! Such a classic game that still holds up well to this day!"

Kirby's Dream Land

Most Steam Owned Games

180d

"Only 70 show here but I've got 138 on steam. For sure not the most here but that may be a good thing. With each sale that number grows larger."

82

The Dennis Proposition: Better Moving Help

181d

"My first thought was to pick Steve with the sheer amount of weight he is able to carry. But after I considered that link could use ultra hand, the decision was made."

Link

Sunday Funday - July 28, 2024

182d

"Just watching some One Piece to end off the week! I'm only 500 episodes in so I gotta pick up the pace! "

One Piece Odyssey

Favorite Skin in Any Game

183d

"Underwear and slippers Shulk takes the spot of my favorite skin/costume in a game. Specifically because of the fact that it doesn't affect stats, so you can just fight god in your underwear. The costumes also persist into cutscenes and no character will ever comment on it."

Xenoblade Chronicles

How many games do you buy a year?

185d

"As a collector, far more than I should. Although it's usually the steam summer sale and different conventions that rack up that number "

99

Step It Up

185d

"Joining the 4.91 crew. By looking at speedrunning.com it seems that a lower time may only be possible with a TAS"

Beverage of choice while gaming

185d

"My beverage of choice is a pocari sweat! It sounds gross but it's actually delicious. It's a grapefruit sports drink from Japan!"

What are you Playing? Season 9 Week 4

185d

"My weekly staples like Splatoon are always on the table. Still playing world championship as well to get as close to 100% as possible. However this week I started (and finished) Wani and absolutely loved every second of it!"

I Wani Hug that Gator!

Favorite Genre

186d

"RPGs easily take the spot of my favorite genre, but visual novels come in a very close second. Something about RPGs just lets me play them forever. I'm not sure if it's the gameplay loop, the story telling, or the mass amount of content that are usually in RPGs but something about them make it my favorite."

Role Playing Game (RPG)

The Dennis Proposition: What Tastes Better?

186d

"For some reason, a goomba just sounds more appetizing to me. I feel like a slime would just have some funky consistency that would make me uncomfortable while eating it."

Goomba

What Game Should Be a TV Series

187d

"I think any game in the Xenoblade series would make a great series, but Xenoblade 2 would be the best choice. The game has so much to offer in terms of action, twists and turns, and heart wrenching moments that would make it a phenomenal TV series. On top of that, there are plenty of major quests that could be sprinkled in to gave a break from the main story."

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

What game have you logged the most hours on?

187d

"For me, it's stardew valley. Counting all systems, I have well over 1200 hours in the game. It's always been a comfort game for me and is something I like to revisit often."

Stardew Valley

Towing the Distance

187d

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Show us an Animal

191d

"One of my favorite reptiles, the ground beef lizard! AKA the Red Tegu!"

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition -- In or Out?

193d

"I'm super excited to play it later today! I was even able to get ahold of the big box version as well!"

Thumbs Up

Show off something IRL from your gaming collection

194d

"It was hard to pick what item I wanted to show off but I settled on my Two Point Campus switch as it is the rarest thing in my collection. I won the switch in a contest and it is one of 2 in the entire world! "

What is your favorite course?

196d

"Toad harbor has always been my favorite track! Partially because of the music and partially because of the theming of the track itself!"

Flower Cup - Toad Harbor

Do you use walk-throughs?

196d

"I typically try to avoid walkthroughs when possible. Part of the magic and experience of a game is being able to figure things out on your own. Walkthroughs can sour that feeling. But sometimes a walkthrough is needed when something is just too complicated or hard."

Thumbs Down

What game genre just isn't for you?

196d

"I've never really been one for sports game. My go to thought has always been if I liked a sport enough to buy a sports game, I'd rather just be doing the sport itself. That and many sports game rot in discount bins giving the genre a bad rap in my eyes. There are a couple exceptions such as Wii sports, but more often than not I just can't get into sports games."

Sports

How did you get into gaming?

200d

"I was given a Nintendo DS for my birthday with Kirby super star ultra. My love for gaming just grew from there!"

Tail or Cape?

200d

"Cape, all the way. In terms of usage, I feel that cape is way more fun to use."

Cape

Do you view Channel 3 in Light mode or Night Mode?

211d

"Always night mode. Light mode burns my eyes whenever I have it on."

Night mode

The Dennis Proposition: Who Will Cater a Better Wedding

212d

"Cooking mama has my vote. The speed at which she can cook food is unmatched. On top of that, you know it's going to be great. For a large catering application, she's your best bet."

Cooking Mama

What are you Playing? Season 8 Week 13

213d

"The Luigi's mansion port came out today so I'll be focused on that for the next week! So far it's been just as fun as I remembered! "

Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD

June 2024 Nintendo Direct Reaction

223d

"Overall I'm pretty pleased with the direct! The new Zelda game look promising, a new Mario party game is always good, a DK rerelease is nice, finally some Metroid prime 4 footage, as well as some other great announcements from other developers. The one thing that concerns me is the new Mario and Luigi game. Im afraid that it won't capture the same magic that the other games did. But every game in the series up to this point has been enjoyable so I suppose only time will tell!"

What are you Playing?

223d

"This week I'm making progress on Fuga: Melodies of Steel! It's been on my list to play for quite a while so I'm happy I've been able to get to it!"

Fuga: Melodies of Steel

June 2024 Nintendo Direct Predictions

223d

"I think it's very likely that we will see a new DK game as the DK team has been working on something for the past few years. Ports of Wind Waker HD or Twilight princess HD also seem pretty likely. The timing also lines up for us to get some splatoon announcement. It could be the upcoming Summer Nights splatfest, more info on the Finalfest, or if we are really lucky a content extension!"

Take the C3 Feedback Survey

224d

"Completed. Forgot to take a picture. @dan"

Add Classic Marathon to your Steam Account

225d

"Done!"