Okay, so I've played a bit of Mario 64 and have 24 stars at this point. This took me forever to figure out, but it's been done. Oh, and I came across some secret swimming area where you have to get the eight red coins. Yeah...

But anyway, now I've got to figure out how the heck to get to that caged island in Whomp's Fortress. Hmmm... *reads article*

"One method to reach it was with Hoot the Owl's assistance, who had to fly him to the cage that contained the Power Star. Mario can find Hoot the Owl in the tree next to his starting point."

Okaaaay. Something to keep in mind, but is there another way?

"Another way is to blast from the cannon and into the cage, although this method can be troublesome sometimes."

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IT CAN'T EVEN SHOOT TO THE TOP OF THE FORTRESS, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!

Ahem. Sorry.

So, anyway, I was on the Super Mario Wiki when I noticed this entry as a featured article. Reading through it and seeing the name Wizpig, I was like "Wait. Is that who I think it is?". So I looked around on YouTube, and...



Yes. I've seen this game in action before long ago. I was in sixth grade and the guys used to bring video game systems in. It was how I got to know NiGHTS (though that's a grade earlier), Bust-a-Groove, and a few other games. I'm getting the feeling that I'll get getting this soon like I own Bust-a-Groove a good 10 or so years later (though, unlike BaG, I had some prior experience with this. Limited, but still).

Boy, did I miss out on a lot. But sadly, that's the story of my life.

But back to the subject on hand, I was surprised that you had to fight that pig AGAIN.



For the sake of sparing you guys, I'm going to let my rage out now so that you can have a vague idea of how much pain I'll likely have to suffer when I play it for myself.

Ahem.

I THOUGH MARIO 64 WAS PAINFUL, BUT THIS... THIS IS JUST... ARGH! THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT EVERY FINAL BOSS THAT EXISTED WANTED TO BE BUT COULDN'T! HEY, I BET MEMORY OF ALL PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TROUBLE AGAINST THIS GUY, AND SHE HAS SHOOTING WEAPONS (since she's from a shooting game, mind you) BUT STILL! THIS IS MADNESS!

I want to be wrong in making that statement, but I'm getting the feeling I'm not once I actually play it.

Other than that, it was another slow Saturday.

In other news, I've came across the soundtrack for Minna de Puyo Puyo/Puyo Pop. This may sound like an odd story, but back when I first played it, I had no clue that the music came from somewhere else until I came across Puyo Puyo Tsu. After hearing the unused tunes, however, it hit me like a ton of bricks that Puyo Puyo Tsu's music has practically been used all over the place... but then again, it IS one of the more famous games in the series and even set the stage for Puyo's competitive side (and a few other things). Now if only I can make ten and eleven chains as often in Compile's games as I do in Puyo 7...

Na no nya! Meow!

EDIT: This is just hilarious. It would, however, be a riot if Rulue was like ten times her size when she did that... and right now xlillyflowerx wants to kill me and throw my body in a furnace just for saying that.