... that should work.

Well, unless your version doesn't open GIF files correctly.
The one that comes with most UNIX OS's does, if I recall.

Yes, yes.

But what use is the Plug Ball?

Yeah, that's pretty much the best way to go about it. If you don't have Photoshop, that is.

BTW, this was a bitch to do because FireFox takes transparent images and make them black so I had to fill in the lines myself.

There's something way wrong with your Firefox.
That or you're using MSPaint, which means black was already the default transparency color (usually it's purple; the shape of purple on Jewel Man, actually...).

Seeing bunnies is a nice diversion if nothing else.
Perhaps the day was trying to make up for being so crappy.

Try Locke, Bartz or Fighter.
They all have greater characterization.

God, I hate this thread's title.
Someone fix it.

Anyway, you do have to wonder if we'll get a 16-bit X9 at some point.

Sure, it'll be totally ruined in the story department by Inti, but maybe they'll get the gameplay right?
Maybe they'll kill Axl?

THEY HAVE ME THINKING OPTIMISTICALLY AGAIN.
WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?

As I mentioned before all the weapons are broken/useful/valuable to have.

I mean seriously.  Jewel Sattelite is the #####ing best weapon ever.  Not only does it protect you from most enemies, but it also repels their shots damaging them in the process.  Using it on a Sniper Joe was great when his shots went right back at him.  On top of that you can move with it and it never drains while you use it.

What about the Plug Ball?

Not only is he purple, but check out the cool symbol on his chest plate.

Yeah.
Not sure what Capcom was on about with Mega Man 9's character design.

Dude... What the hell, man?
That one was for me.

BUT WHAT WILL I USE TO SATE MY HIDDEN DESIRES TO BE A MERMAID?

Eh, whatever.
Does anyone have Plug Man? I'll totally take his useless weapon and stupid sprite.

While we're on the subject, I may as well rate the weapons as I see them.

[spoiler]
Jewel Shield: Broken. Most of the annoying bits in many levels can just be bypassed with this up. Use it for collecting bolts in Plug Man's stage, too.

Plug Ball: Is there a use for this besides killing Tornado Man? I couldn't think of any wall climbing enemies to use it on (maybe spiders?).

Tornado Blow: Only useful where it's required and in the Magma Man fight. Not sure if it increase jump height or not, but you have the Rush Coil and Jet anyway.

Magma Bazooka: This would be way cooler if there were more shots. Still, nice for hitting at an angle.

Hornet Chaser: It's a BEE GUN. As much as I normally hate weapons like this, I use it all the time. It's invaluable for nabbing impossible items, kills enemies you don't feel like dodging, and has a substantial amount of shots. Absolutely rapes parts 1 and 3 of Wily Castle 2's boss.

Laser Trident: Useful for piercing armor. Doesn't do much damage to most things, but it has its place. Tons of ammo, but just not strong enough.

Concrete Block: Stepping stones, freezes magma, blocks lasers, kills enemies. As I said before, the downside is the wacky range, but man does it pack a surprising punch.

Black Hole Bomb: It looks really cool, and it can be placed on the screen pretty easily. It'll suck in shots and stuff, so it's a great defensive weapon. Doesn't work so well for attacks.

[/spoiler]

Hmm.

I may as well.

You're right.
Cloud shouldn't even be in the list.

Abe's really on the war path this week.
Methinks it's "that time".

Oh, right.

Sonic hasn't been good since S3&K.

"WHERE IS SARAH PALIN?"

I was gonna say that but who wants to use that on a miniboss? It'd be better to save it for Magma Man himself.

Especially since Tornado Blow has barely any weapon energy... nor does Concrete Shot... or Black Hole Bomb... or Jewel Satellite...

Even if the Concrete shot has barely any power, it can pretty much decimate most of the stronger enemies in one hit (mine carts, cannons). Only disadvantage is the range.

That would be awesome, but I think there are some provisions around about animated avatars.

Weed has an extremely mild hallucinogen in it. Most people aren't effected unless they smoke a whole lot of it, but some people are more sensitive than others.

It mostly just mellows you out and makes you hungry, from what I hear.

Old coworker had a story where he and his buddy made some spaghetti, but used weed instead of oregano (which doesn't go in pasta sauce anyway).
It was terrible, but they ate all of it anyway.

I have never eaten at Sonic, due to the fact that I have just never been inside the establishment.

You don't go in.
You sit outside in your car, order of the menu, try not to talk about the slow service so you get all of your food intact because they can hear everything you say, and a waitress brings you your chili dog.

Ordering anything other than a chili dog at Sonic's is like asking for indigestion.

Oh, and the milk shakes are pretty OK, but Hardee's is better.


... it's also possible to sit in the picnic area most Sonics have, but it really not worth it since the benches are like bee magnets.

The strategy is the same for all three attacks, though. Run away and jump.
Eh, I never get hit by the guy.

Unpredictable would be Plug Man.
I never know if he's going to walk or jump, and I'm usually too busy dodging ceiling balls to notice half the time.

I'm honestly not sure what to make of this.

Pay attention to the caution sign at the bottom, though.

There has to be some sort of archive of trip stories online.
That'd be more of a timekiller than Not Always Right.

If you ever do dabble in the realm of tripping, I highly recommend:
  - Picking a day when you have NOTHING else you need to do
  - Making a list of all the things you need to accomplish before you do anything, and
    taking care of them well beforehand.
  - Have someone you trust COMPLETELY keep an eye on you. I emphasize the word
    "completely" because if your trust isn't complete, you're more likely to freak out.
    Trusted friends are also much better at calming you down if you start to freak out.
  - Make sure it's a day where you're in a good mood. It's amazing what a difference that
    can make.
  - TURN YOUR CELL PHONE OFF
  - Control as many variables of your environment as possible. Nothing is worse than a surprise.
  - While this one isn't necessary, it's always fun to have other people there tripping with you.
    Sometimes just watching someone else trip balls really helps you stay grounded. *laughs*

Almost verbatim what one of my co-workers told me about it.

Had a rather amusing story about potato people.

It takes a real pansy to shoot a pansy in the back of the head.

Hornet Man is pretty simple once you get the bees down.
Plug Man is just brutish and awful. I hate jumping bosses on hilly terrain.

Same goes for Magma dweeb.

But Concrete Man, Splash Woman and Galaxy Man are all just ridiculous.

I always wondered why his headgear is so cobra-like.

I like to play with the garlics.

Such an awesome ad.

Personally I liked Cold Heart better than No Heart, but then I barely remember the cartoons.

It's just that Cold Heart has one catchy theme song.

Yeah, it means that he DOES care for it.

On the other hand, saying it in the proper form ,"I couldn't care less," suggests that there is no more un-care to care.

And thus you couldn't possibly spare the care to care about the thing.

Then you defeat the care bears and professor Cold Heart gives you Mentos in reward.

S'my opinion on it.
Said in better words, even.

It's the gun arms.

You can sell anything with a gun arm.

Sometimes I say Mega Man, but it seems a little slow.
Megaman is good, although MegaMan may be more correct.

But most of the time I just call him Hippopotamus.

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LEAVES!

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It's so easy...
happy go lucky~

What's really happening are some disgustingly complex lexical analysis/comparison tree techniques on the order of several thousand per second.

NetNavis actually cheapen the awesomeness of real virus busting.

Steroids and bullet time.

I'm personally more sad that the word "Skub" isn't as well used.
It's a word with some real zip and zing.

... anyway, I think we've discovered why the news thread division has disappeared by now.

I do, too.

Heh heh, if you're equipped with Rush or a weapon when it happens they turn black too.

Oh and

[spoiler]Those #####ing 1-Up fake mets pissed me off BIG time in Wily Stage 3. Especially the one that will knock you into a pit when you try to get it.

In fact, EVERYTHING in Wily Stage 3 was ridiculously cheap. Including the Boss.[/spoiler]

Oh, man. I laughed so hard when I saw those.
Made me wary of lives for the rest of the game.

Never got hit by the octopi.
The sparks I have to see, though (ah, I feel some stupid deaths coming in attempt to do so).

I knew that from the beginning. I saw it in the video, which you really should have watched. I beat the game easily the first try because of them.

I figured it out by fluke.

I beat Concrete Man first. I usually tool around with whatever weapon I have, and by happy accident in Magma Man's stage I discovered the trick.

Not sure how else you'd do it. It doesn't make any sense (although it makes Mega Man sense).

Wait.

Is it possible to run from battles in CT?
I never tried it.

And proud of it.

Children!

There's plenty of time to discuss this later.
Right now it's love time.

By loose definition, yes.

I think perhaps I did not fully understand what you were going to do with the fridge magnet.

And I'm too frightened to investigate further.

Every fight is scripted.

Oh, I wouldn't do it here.
And I definitely wouldn't use my name on it.

Hard drives don't work like that.

Scripted battle.

And yeah, that's the first place where enemies start to react violently to certain skills and attacks.