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by Jeffery Mewtamer
Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:52 pm
Forum: Chao Island Announcements
Topic: 20th Anniversary to Chao Island!
Replies: 18
Views: 43625

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independently hosted Forums dedicated to specific interests remain my preferred form of social media, but its hard to deny that they've lost ground to more monolithic alternatives like Discord Servers, Facebook Groups, and Sub-Reddits... It's a shame really, no one is making new forums anymore and f...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:22 pm
Forum: Sonic Adventure
Topic: Which are better: SA1 or SA2's character themes
Replies: 3
Views: 7388

Re: Which are better: SA1 or SA2's character themes

I should probably give them all a fresh listen, but I remember: Preferring the remix of It Doesn't Matter and Believe in My Self, though I like both versions. Preferring the original of Unknown from M.E. and My Sweet Passion... Didn't care for the SA2 version of Unknown from M.E. at all, and the SA2...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Thu Mar 10, 2022 1:23 am
Forum: General Chao Chat
Topic: What would Chao taste like?
Replies: 3
Views: 3037

Re: What would Chao taste like?

I've long thought that, assuming their biology isn't completely alien, that Chao would probably most closely resemble amphibians... though I'm not willing to rule out reptile or Cephalopod. Comparing to things people eat in real life, that would make the list of "tastes like x" include frogs, turtle...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Sun Aug 22, 2021 1:09 am
Forum: Other Games
Topic: Digimon virtual pets
Replies: 9
Views: 11417

Re: Digimon virtual pets

*Googles DVpet* Written in Java... that's a bit of a mixed bag... on the one hand, that means there should be a way to run it under Linux... on the other hand, I'm pretty sure Java's GUI toolkit doesn't play very well with the accessibility stack under Linux. *grumbles about how the frontend/backend...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Wed Aug 18, 2021 12:14 am
Forum: Other Games
Topic: Digimon virtual pets
Replies: 9
Views: 11417

Re: Digimon virtual pets

I confess, despite being a big Digimon fan during the anime's original run, I never really got into any of the classic virtual pets... and when I played the original Digimon World for PS1, to my knowledge the only video game for the franchise that adapted the franchise's virtual pet roots, I never g...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:25 pm
Forum: Chao Island Announcements
Topic: 20th Anniversary to Chao Island!
Replies: 18
Views: 43625

Re: 20th Anniversary to Chao Island!

Didn't realize this place was quite that old... Shame the forums are pretty dead *is of a generation that wants nothing to do with modern social media* but I still lurk around here for the occasional thing worth reading.
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Fri Jul 16, 2021 3:21 am
Forum: Chao Hacking/Editing
Topic: A problem that I am not sure if was solved elsewhere
Replies: 14
Views: 5330

Re: A problem that I am not sure if was solved elsewhere

I don't have any experience running the Windows version of SA2, but I don't think you've mentioned which version of Windows you're running. With how much Microsoft likes to change things between different versions of Windows, it wouldn't surprise me if the game needs some compatibility tweaks for yo...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Tue Jun 22, 2021 5:41 am
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: a minor suggestion
Replies: 4
Views: 3683

Re: a minor suggestion

There was a dedicated thread for introductions and departures in General Discussion back when the forum had an off-topic category, but that got shutdown years ago despite protests from some users. Personally, I never really got the point of having a place for posting introductions, especially since ...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Sun May 30, 2021 3:34 am
Forum: General Chao Chat
Topic: What's your favourite animal to add to your Chao?
Replies: 8
Views: 5343

Re: What's your favourite animal to add to your Chao?

Back when I could see well enough to raise Chao, I generally just gave my Chao random animals of the type needed for the desired evolution... That said, the one time I can remember going for a specific, full set of animal parts was the SADX Lion... though I think I might done a full Dargon in SA2B a...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:58 am
Forum: Other Sonic Games
Topic: Let's Discuss: Sonic Advance 3
Replies: 2
Views: 3603

Re: Let's Discuss: Sonic Advance 3

I prefer Advance 2 overall, but Advance 3 had some nice features. I missed burst mode(or whatever it's called when you go super fast and leave multiple after images) being a shared skill and I was fond of how hard Cheese got nerfed(I was perfectly fine with Cream being Easy Mode in advance 2), but t...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Tue Mar 02, 2021 4:42 am
Forum: General Chao Chat
Topic: The Ideal Garden?!
Replies: 7
Views: 4913

Re: The Ideal Garden?!

^Not really. In the grand scheme of things, ideas are cheap and it takes quite a bit of effort to go from concept to fully realized and polished game... and quite frankly, Sega, or whoever they handed the porting job over to, didn't do that well with any version of the Chao Gardens after SADx GC... ...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Fri Feb 26, 2021 1:24 am
Forum: General Chao Chat
Topic: The Ideal Garden?!
Replies: 7
Views: 4913

Re: The Ideal Garden?!

Some things I'd want: Base system built upon SA2B GC. Addition of Luck and Intelligence types. Small animal roster including everything from both SA2B and SADX and then some. Color heterogeny can result in blended, striped, or splotchy coats in addition to the solid(monotone) and evolution dependant...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:29 am
Forum: General Chao Chat
Topic: Chao Grandparents
Replies: 1
Views: 2175

Re: Chao Grandparents

Like most, if not all, inheritable traits, a Chao inherits a stat grade gene from each parent. However, each Chao has three possible genes they can pass down for each stat grade. Basically, for each stat grade, a Chao has three slots for alleles: -The one inherited from their first parent, which I'l...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:36 am
Forum: Sonic Adventure
Topic: What would your ideal Adventure remake be like?
Replies: 7
Views: 5806

Re: What would your ideal Adventure remake be like?

Some things I'd want to see in an Adventure Duology Remaster: Backporting of the SA2 Mission system to SA1. Perhaps not the Lost Chao missions, but make the Standard, Ring Collection, and dTime Attack missions play like in SA2 and add a Hard Mode for SA1 action stages. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, a...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:39 pm
Forum: General Sonic Stuff
Topic: A new Sonic cartoon coming in 2022?
Replies: 6
Views: 6417

Re: A new Sonic cartoon coming in 2022?

I can already hear the die hard fans of classic Archie Sonic panning this for inferior multiverse stuff. Possibly with nostalgia goggles firmly in place.
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Fri Dec 11, 2020 8:05 pm
Forum: General Sonic Stuff
Topic: A new Sonic cartoon coming in 2022?
Replies: 6
Views: 6417

Re: A new Sonic cartoon coming in 2022?

If memory serves, Man of Action were the people behind the original Ben 10(no clue if they were involved in Alien Force and later sequels or the reboot) and Generator Rex, though I never got into the latter and have no idea how the company's reputation has changed since. That said, I never really pa...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Thu Dec 03, 2020 3:16 pm
Forum: Chao Hacking/Editing
Topic: Custom Chao Gardens?
Replies: 4
Views: 5249

Re: Custom Chao Gardens?

To my knowledge, the model format used in SA2 and it's ports remains only partially reverse engineered, so little can be done there beyond model swapping(though, I've long thought the battlefield for the Biolizard fight might make a nice basis for a garden). As for SA1, I believe it's model format i...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Thu Dec 03, 2020 3:05 pm
Forum: Chao Help and Support
Topic: Promo Tails, Knuckles & Amy Chao to US SA2B Hiccup
Replies: 3
Views: 3784

Re: Promo Tails, Knuckles & Amy Chao to US SA2B Hiccup

I believe the reason the download step works is that the GBA itself isn't region locked, and while I'm pretty sure the Gamecube is region locked, even if it wasn't, there would likely be compatibility issues with any interaction between different region versions of the same game or cross-regional co...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Thu Nov 05, 2020 4:25 pm
Forum: Chao Help and Support
Topic: When the chao becomes an adult does it stat influence reset?
Replies: 3
Views: 3482

Re: When the chao becomes an adult does it stat influence reset?

The Run<>Power and Fly<>Swim sliders both reset to their neutral value upon evolution and again upon reincarnation.

The Dark<>Hero slider either gets set to it's neutral value(if evolving into a neutral chao) or maxed out in the direction it was already leaning and remains fixed until reincarnation.
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:07 pm
Forum: General Chao Chat
Topic: Is Chao Dying?
Replies: 8
Views: 7613

Re: Is Chao Dying?

I think Chao fans have always been a rather small portion of the overall Sonic fanbase, and it doesn't help that it's been like 18 years since anything truly new was added to Chao and more than half a decade since we last got a major port of a game featuring Chao in a meaningful way. And sadly, foru...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:35 pm
Forum: General Sonic Stuff
Topic: What do you want from a new Sonic Game?
Replies: 6
Views: 5060

Re: What do you want from a new Sonic Game?

Well, unless it was blind playable, I wouldn't be able to play it, and while there are things that can be done for color blindness and reduced visual acuity, I can't imagine making an action-oriented game like Sonic fully blind playable. A blind playable Chao Raising game maybe, but not a blind play...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Sat Jul 11, 2020 8:44 pm
Forum: General Sonic Stuff
Topic: what do you guys like better
Replies: 3
Views: 3820

Re: what do you guys like better

^I believe it's referring to Sonic Robo Blast 2, A Sonic fangame from the 00s that was held in rather high regard and considered by many fans of the Genesis games to be a better 3-D Sonic Platformer than many of the official games from the Dreamcast/Gamecube Era.
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:40 pm
Forum: Chao Help and Support
Topic: Will Chao Modding work on SADX for steam?
Replies: 2
Views: 3494

Re: Will Chao Modding work on SADX for steam?

While SADX Steam does have a Chao Garden, and it's certainly possible to mod steam games, my understanding is that the majority of pre-existing SADX mods are for the Original CD-ROM PC port from 2004, and that the majority of Chao-specific mods are for the steam version of SA2B.
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:50 pm
Forum: General Sonic Stuff
Topic: What Sonic Character is the person above you
Replies: 3
Views: 4537

Re: What Sonic Character is the person above you

Your screen name suggests Eggman or possibly Perfect Chaos if Eggman had managed to build a version of the Egg Mobile that lets him control Chaos like a Giant Mech Pilot, but considering your dedication to Sonic Lore and trying to bring all the bits and pieces Sega has hinted at but never really fle...
by Jeffery Mewtamer
Tue Jan 28, 2020 2:51 pm
Forum: Other Sonic Games
Topic: Which Sonic games are your favorites/most hated?
Replies: 19
Views: 18642

Re: Which Sonic games are your favorites/most hated?

While I'm not all that fond of 16-bit Sonic 1 either, calling it and S3K garbage seems a bit harsh. Granted, even as someone who really enjoyed S3K, I also think claims of it being the "best of all time" are overselling it and can totally understand someone not enjoying it. Anyways, as it's hard to ...