[joncausith]

Cleaning the dust off this thing…

Whew, it's been over 4 years since I've actually visited this site. Guess that Tumblr exodus put a damper on me coming back, huh? Lots of things have happened past 2019 for better and for worse, but hey! Let's settle down and talk about what's been going on:

Since 2016, I've been working full-time as a pet sitter and since 2022, I've officially retired as a voice actor for peeps outside of Niftihalo Studio. Also during 2022, my family and I adopted a cat by the name of Emmy! (I'll share photos and info about her in a separate post.

During 2017-2018, I've been writing a personal journal of games that I've been playing, whether they are new titles or older ones that I've haven't touched until now. For example, at the end of 2022, I beat the original Paper Mario and Super Mario World, both of which I hadn't beaten until then!

Outside of games and animal care, I have slowed down on art and most production on things, but Gemma (scribghetti-junction) and I will occasionally post a random gameplay vid on my YouTube channel. Eventually we will be posting some game reviews in the form of Shorts. We shall see when that comes together.

Hope y'all have a good day and stay well!

[ritabuuk]

For Webcomic Day, I want to make several posts sharing some of my favorite webcomics! Next I want to talk about W.A.T.S.O.N. Your Mind, a mixed-media project by Gemma Bright (@scribghetti-junction).

Kyler Bird realizes one day that he has the uncontrolled ability to imagine things into reality - even if lately his imagination has been sorely underused from extreme work-related burnout. Luckily, Kyler's childhood imaginary friend Booker has also been conjured into the material realm, and he is determined to help Kyler reconnect with his inner child! No matter how much Kyler complains that, it's 2am, it's not time for this, please let me sleep, there's a big deadline tomorrow.

The first part of the story is an animated episode (there's even an opening sequence!). The second part of the story so far is a webcomic. Gemma also makes animated shorts and one-off side comics and illustrations, further exploring and having fun with these characters. Here's one of my favorite side comics:

I really, really sympathize with Kyler and the position he finds himself in. He clearly wanted more from his life than to be a cog in the machine, ground up and spat out, yet he is so crushed by his current job that he doesn't have the energy to even consider anything else. He's so exhausted, any time he sits down for long enough, he falls asleep. Everyone around him is concerned about how drained he is, and they tell him with love that he needs to take better care of himself - yet how is he supposed to do that when his boss is someone who doesn't believe in sick days, let alone vacation days, and that report needs to be on his desk by 3pm sharp! Kyler can wish all he wants to improve things, but for now he's completely stuck in this job (which sounds like he owes to his father, layering on some more complicated guilt!). Even if he were to try to take some time after work for himself to be creative, he's so out of practice that, when prompted to find shapes in the clouds, the best he can muster is... uh... that one looks like... uh... candy floss? It's so disheartening, I don't blame Kyler for despairing with, "What's the point?"

It seems like it will be up to purple little Booker to help Kyler remember how to be as creative as child he used to be!

[joncausith]

Hi Jon! How are you doing?

I’m doing pretty well! Thanks for asking, GameCrazy!...wow, how long has it been since I actually logged into Tumblr? Feels like an entire year...

[joncausith]

Ello Jon. How's tricks?

Well life is pretty sweet, if I do say so myself.Pops is pretty good, if a little rounded.I haven’t had Trix in a while.http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/021/889/68d.gif

[askroahmmythril]

Can you fill me in on why people tend to dislike mm7 and 8? I really liked 8 and 7 was fun too.

I’m not really sure right off.  I know for me, part of it is the “four and four” system rather than having all 8 stages available at once.  I do still quite like 7 though.

[joncausith]

Well for this one, I’d say it’s a matter of the ways they handle a game. For instance, Mega Man 7 is generally a good game, especially for the robot master stages (I LOVE Freeze Man, Burst Man, Cloud Man, Shade Man and Turbo Man’s stages (even if Sisi Truck is a jerk.)) and had some pretty nifty things going in it! However, what sets me off about it is some of the weird battles, such as the weird hitboxes on Mash and Guts Man G (for a first time player, especially), and the absolutely infuriating battle against Wily Capsule. Mega Man 8 had a lot of interesting ideas with really bizarre execution, between the swim mechanic, the jetsled, the really interesting items in Dr. Light’s lab that won’t allow you to buy all of them, etc. Not to mention, the first Wily Fortress stage is rather brutal in my honest opinion. (Oh, and of course, the voice acting is pretty dumb, but sometimes enjoyably so.) But if anyone enjoys either of these games, please! Go right ahead and do so! C:

[askroahmmythril]

The bad news, heat index of 107 F.  WHYYYYYYYYYYY.

The good news, my uncle clear coated the shelf today because actual sunny weather for a change.

Thus, things are progressing nicely.  He also measured my wall for the mounting bracket, finding where the studs are, so I’m hoping things will get back on track pretty soon here.

[joncausith]

😃YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! THIS IS AWESOME~!!!

[askroahmmythril]

So, you're just giving up on Splatoon without giving it a try just because you think your connection is up to it?

Seriously, I’ve explained this one as solidly as I possibly can.  Satellite internet has too much inherent lag for me to be able to play games that require a solid, time sensitive connection.  All it would succeed in doing is maybe at best, connect me to a match for a few moments before the lag got bad enough to disconnect me, whatever unfortunate team I got stuck on would get mad because they’d be one team member down right from the start, trust me on this, I know my connection.  So please, let it go.  This isn’t “giving up without trying,” this is experience of trying to play more action oriented games on this connection.  If something as relatively simple as Megaman Star Force won’t work, where it only has to keep track of two players on a pretty tiny playing field, do you REALLY think my connection’s going to be able to handle constantly keeping track of EIGHT players on a MASSIVE field, plus how much of the turf is inked with each color?  Trust me, I wish I COULD play games like that online, but I would need a better internet connection than what is available to me where I live.

[joncausith]

Hello good dude, name’s Jon.

I know that Splatoon is a really good game. Hell, I really want to play it, but don’t really have the time to play on the Wii-U/Switch to play the first or second games. Still, it’s one that I would really love to play with friends. But I digress.

Roahm here cannot play Splatoon in its multiplayer mode due to the internet connection that he has had ever since the start of his YouTube channel. See, some sections of the US aren’t as lucky to have high-speed internet services from providers like Verizon, Xfinity, AT&T and so forth. Unfortunately, Roahm lives in one of those areas without such services, so he’d have to rely on some rather shoddy satellite internet services that can drop connection faster than a boulder onto Wile E. Coyote, due to overcast weather which normally doesn’t quite bother us.

Not only that, but the internet speeds are HORRENDOUS. We’re talking dial-up levels of slow. Watching a few videos where he’s playing Worms Armageddon with Pink and pals, the lag is so noticeable that it’s a miracle the game didn’t kick him out! Heck, he tried net-play with his run of Secret of Mana (good vid series, by the way.) with Shagg and Pink, and they could NOT get through the level all too well, registering characters appearing and disappearing, and the party dying rather easily due to the lag spikes!

So until he lives in an area where better internet options are available (or better yet, that part of Texas GETS Verizon or Xfinity), please do not call out on my friend about the internet situation. If he can’t play the game due to it, he can’t play the game.

[askroahmmythril]

Just watched your LoZ Minimalist Run; I quite enjoyed it, despite never having played the original title. Do you have any plans for more Zelda titles on the channel? If so, I'd like to suggest Oracle of Ages/Seasons on the Game Boy Color. They're my personal favorites of the 2D LoZ games; not only do they have a lot of individual depth, but the way they tie into each other is something you don't really see again throughout the franchise.

I’m likely to do more Zelda titles in the future, yes, it is a series I quite enjoy.

[joncausith]

I like this asker. They have good taste in Zelda games. X3

[askroahmmythril]

3)uh, feel free to post that Pokémon list here. I just remembered you hate posting lists with other asks.

Really I suppose it’s no biggie, though it can get confusing when you get lists within lists and such ;)  So here we go, cutest of each type, some of these may have changed over time as well, so lesse :

Rock : Rockruff

Water : Piplup

Electric : Joltik

Grass : Shaymin (Land Form)

Poison : Koffing (I dunno why, I just find Koffing cute)

Psychic : Mew

Fire : Braixen

Ground : Sandile

Flying : Swablu (it lands on you and pretends to be a hat, that’s weirdly adorable)

Bug : Vivillon (any form, they’re all so colorful.  Elegant is probably my favorite though)

Normal : Buneary

Ghost : Mismagius

Fighting : Mienshao

Steel : Mawile

Ice : Vulpix (Alola Form)

Dragon : Flygon

Dark : Sneasel

Fairy : Ribombee

[joncausith]

A list for comparison?? Sure! I’m game!

My favourite cute Pokémon:

Rock : Dwebble, Tyrunt and Omanyte (Can’t choose. I love those three.)

Water : Piplup

Electric : Joltik and Mareep (BOTH VERY CUTE HNRRRRGH)

Grass : Snivy

Poison : Stunky

Psychic : Meowstic

Fire : Litten (TOP CUTE)

Ground : Sandshrew

Flying : Rowlet (this was a really tough pick!)

Bug : Spinarak

Normal : Skitty and Purugly (Can’t choose. They’re both cute.)

Ghost : Litwick

Fighting : Hawlucha

Steel : Jirachi

Ice : Swinub

Dragon : Dratini

Dark : Purrloin

Fairy : Spritzee and Togekiss (Can’t choose.)

[outcast-hero]

Outcast Hero turns 11 today! Here’s a little peek at how the movie and its characters have developed over that time.

[joncausith]

Happy 11th anniversary, Outcast Hero!! It has been a pleasure continuing to work on this project!! :D

[moeszyslakofficial-deactivated2]

i’m not even past the foreword to the art book and i’m already emotional, thanks dav

[imsobadatnicknames]

@ianwaszelewski

[friendlyfrankenstein]

Everything I could want to be in a creator. Making stuff for the kids who struggle like you did… and just something fun and wonderful. 

[joncausith]

One of the best parts of my childhood getting animated... and it all started from Dav’s tough times in school with a mom who didn’t stop believing in him. This is beautiful~

[joncausith]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyPTsfFFNuY)

I’ve started a blind run of Specter of Torment, peeps! As of posting this, I’ve beaten Mole, Plague, Polar and King Knights! Only four more knights to try and recruit, so please no spoilers!

[lupusdraconis]

[joncausith]

I friggin’ love this vid. X,D

Original animation by @lupusdraconis

[delicatelyhaunted]

Y’all are so excited about the new planetary discovery but I haven’t seen y’all share the Google doodle!

It’s so fucking adorable!

[scribghetti-junction]

All about my ongoing animation project, served to you in under two minutes.

[scribghetti-junction]

Early afternoon re-books

[joncausith]

I voice as two main characters in this project!

[scribghetti-junction]

What happens when someone else draws your OC with their eyes closed and you make a finished pic out of it (via @joncausith )

[joncausith]

And here’s my half! XD (thanks @scribghetti-junction !)

[askroahmmythril]

We're making a Battle Network Would you help our game out a bit by spreading the word? Here's the link: kickstarter. com/projects/galperic/endcycle

I’ll at least post this here, but I’m afraid generally I reserve promotion for close personal friends or charity events.