3 Custom Textures For Future Minecraft Resource Pack

It's been a long time since I last made textures for Minecraft and recently I've decided to see what would happen if I tried making some more. Well after on and a half days I got 6 new Minecraft textures. So lets go over some of them today and let me know what you guys think about them.



Custom Minecraft Gold Block Texture

My Thoughts On The Classic NES Mini

Nintendo has recently released a new mini console called the NES Mini that has 30 classic built in Nintendo games. The thing goes for about $60 Dollars in the USA and has been selling out faster than Sonic the Hedgehog can run.

Now I have to say I have not tried it. I do know a few things about it, and seen and read a few reviews, but this isn't a review, it's my thoughts.

I do actually like the NES Mini especially since the games look great on it. The games are better than they look on the virtual console, Nintendo really went that extra bit to make sure the games look and played just like the good old days.

However, one thing keeps me from going out to buy one.

The NES Mini does not allow the use of external cartridges, so you can't play your own NES game. Other than that the NES Mini is perfect in every way, I would still keep one if it was given to me as a gift and I would love it, but for me. I just don't need to buy one.

Which Is Better? Discs OR Cartridges?

Their have been many a rumors that the upcoming Nintendo NX would go back to cartridges like the old days of gaming, but which is actually better?

 

My Zelda Wii U Map Analysis

I know people have already done map analysis of the Zelda Wii U map ages ago but I wanted to give you guys my own which I actually did months ago and just forgot about.



While doing my analysis I noticed that the map is similar to that of the Ocarina Of Time and Twilight Princess maps as well as some others.

Zora's Domain

 This place is not only the home of the Zora's but also the source of most of Hyrule's water. I've seen some people put it on Snow Peak or up by Death Mountain, but in both OOT and TP Zora's Domain was at neither of these locations and actually between the 2 mountains as you actually go quite away from those mountains in those video games.

 I also took notice in the Other Zelda games that the rivers from Zora's Domain actually go underground at some points and that the entire river cannot be seen from above. You see this in Twilight Princess and not so much in Ocarina of Time but Zora's Domain was underground.

Death Mountain

This place has always been to the northeast areas of the games  and more east in OOT and TP (Wii version was mirrored). We can even see some lava rivers and even Death Mountain Crater on the map.

Kokiri Forest / Faron Province

This my come up as a shock but while I was analyzing the map and comparing it to the other game, I realized that Kokiri Forest and Faron Province are in the exact same location (although it's more like a theory). I think maybe after the Deku Tree died in OOT the Hylians went to help out the Kokiri's since they didn't have a guardian, although this could of ended up preventing the Deku Tree Sprout from growing and the Kokiri's being wiped out be Twilight Princess. It's not like Humans of are world haven't made that mistake before.

Now Playing AVGN2 ASSimilation On Youtube

The second game featuring the Angry Video Game Nerd is finally out and I've started lets playing the game. Follow along as I see what this new installment has in store for us. The new game features a new level select similar to Super Mario Land 2, I'm referring to this game instead of Super Mario Brothers 3 because in SML2 you could choose to go to any world unlike SMB3 where you had to go through the worlds one by one.

If Pokemon Could Have 3 Types - Part 1 - Changing The Meta Game

I'm sure most of us have thought what it would be like if Pokemon could have up to 3 types instead of maxing out at 2. Some Pokemon could definitely benefit from it, but would it break the meta game? The answer is yes, but is that a bad thing?

What Changes Would Have To Happen To Get This In?

Right now type advantages is currently set to double the damage for each type the attack type is effective against and halved for ineffective types. Using an attack that is also the same type as the Pokemon using it also gets it doubled in power. Because of this the max damage can be at most 8x the original amount. If you add a third type to it the max damage would be 16x the amount and that is definitely a problem.

To get Pokemon with three types into the game we would have to change this. Here is what I suggest.

Pokemon the same type as attack - 2x
Pokemon type weak against attack - 2x
second type advantage gets an additional - 1.5x
Third type advantage gets an additional - 1.5x
- Together this makes 9x the damage
- This also bring down the normal effective against two types down to a x6

After that if the Pokemon has a resistance then the damage - 0.5x
Then for an additional resistance the damage is then cut an additional - 0.5x
If all the Pokemon types are resistant to the attack type then the Pokemon is completely unaffected by the attack.
- I decided it would be fair to give immunity to Pokemon that had three types over the attacking type.

So mostly the resistance didn't change much except for the possible immunity.

Zelda Theory Majora's Mask In The Other Timelines

It has been some time since the official Nintendo The Legend Of Zelda timeline has been revealed, but the timeline doesn't reveal everything. It tells you when in the timeline the games take place but not the events between them. In this theory I'm gonna reveal how Ganon was released by Majora's Mask in the adult timeline which caused the world to be flooded.

Quick Recap Of The Games I Took Notice Of During The March 3rd Nintendo Direct

Here is a quick recap of 6 games that I thought were the most important to me from the 2016 March 3rd Nintendo Direct.

#1
StarFox Zero

The game is finally ready for the April 22 launch datem I can't wait to soar through the Lylat system once again in this new action flyer. The game also features a new co-op 2-player mode where one player fly's the Arwing and the other mounts the guns.

#2
Star Fox Gaurd

Top 5 Predictions For Nintendo Direct March 3rd

So Nintendo has announced another Nintendo Direct for March 3rd 2016, only 6 days after the Pokemon Direct. The Pokemon Direct was so short and only revealed that the next generation of Pokemon games were coming later this year it makes me wonder why they weren't just added to this Direct?

Anyways the upcoming Nintendo Direct will become available here; http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/03-03-2016/

From what I hear about the upcoming Direct it will focus on games that will be coming out for Wii U and 3DS, so with that in mind here is a list of predictions for the Direct.

#1
More information on Star Fox Zero

#2
A quick look at;
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Pokkén Tournament

#3
More information on mobile gaming

#4
Super Mario Maker Update on March 10th to celebrate MAR10 Day

#5
A look at indie game 

Pokemon Brony Version Celestia Sun And Luna Moon (Pokemon Sun and Moon Parody)

Pokemon Brony Version Celestia Sun And Luna Moon (Pokemon Sun and Moon Parody)


Yeah I did it, I'm calling Princess Celestia and Princess Luna as the mascot for the recently announced Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. I did not need to do this but I did, your welcome everypony.

Youtube Channels Update #2 - 5 Awesome Videos To Check Out

It's time again to show off more of my lets play videos here on the blog, since my channels are updated daily I don't post about it on the blog everyday cause it would just be distracting.

Minecraft and PC channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQi9wWNyungtTLFj4eZBtgw
Main Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ChibiKage89

Fire Emblem Fates Conquest Playlist

Since this is a new series to my main gaming channel I've decided to embed the whole playlist here as one, check out the series from the start with episode 1. I'm not used to tactical RPGs but I've decided to give it a try.

Pokemon Direct Predictions For Febuary 26

 Nintendo announced today that a Pokémon Direct broadcast will air at 4pm CET/7 a.m. PT / 10 a.m. ET, Friday 26^th (3pm for viewers in the UK) containing the latest on Pokémon games.

To tune in, check out Twitch or the Nintendo Direct website at 16:00 CET on 26th February (15:00 UK time), where the broadcast will be streamed.

I also hear that it will be a short 5 minute direct so I don't think it will be the next generation Pokemon games and with the Pokemon anime being in the XY&Z arc I'm pretty sure that's the case.

So here is a quick prediction list for the Pokemon Direct;

#1
A Pokemon Retrospective

I just think Nintendo will take some time to take a quick look at the history of the series since it's also the series 20th anniversary.

#2
A look at Pokken Tournament and Detective Pikachu As well as it's US release date.

#3
Pokemon Z announcement and release date.

It's a short list but those are my predictions.

10 Things To Add To Super Mario Maker

 

Super Mario Maker is a great tool for making your very own Mario levels, but it lacks many things that gamers would love to have included. Some of these things you would of thought would of been included already.

Nintendo Predictions for 2016

It's about time I got around to making a list of predictions for my favorite company.

#1
The NX Console Will Be 4K

I've talked about this a few times before and even went and made a whole post on if a 4K console would even be possible (read here) by making a PC equivalent.

#2
Sakurai Can't Stay Away From Smash

Will The Nintendo NX Be 4K? Is 4K Home Video Game Systems Possible?

With Nintendo's next console on the horizon (if the Nintendo NX is a home console), would it be capable of 4K gaming? Well I can't build a home console but I can build a PC equivalent so that is what I did. Please keep in mind that this is a PC equivalent and not an actual video game console.

To build it I looked up part on the website Newegg.com, but also keep in mind the parts I list will be at retail price and Nintendo would actually buy them at wholesale price and I have to keep in mind that a profit need to be made from this as well. Finally the core parts will have to be modified to make a more dedicated system than a PC is otherwise I would not be able to get the full power of the parts.

Let's start off with the core components of the home console.

$69.99 AMD Athlon X4 860K Kaveri Quad-Core 3.7 GHz Desktop Processor
$34.99 (after rebate) MSI GeForce GT 720, 1GB 64-Bit Graphics Card
$32.99 Klevv Fit 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
$49.99 MSI A68HM-E33 V2 FM2+ AMD A68H 4 x SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
$19.95 Seagate DB35 Series 7200.3 ST3320820SCE 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Desktop Hard Drive
$10.08 LOGISYS Computer PS480D 480W ATX12V Power Supply
$17.99 (after rebate) XION Gaming Series XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Next I'll list other important parts but these one are not as specifice as above as they can be more easily switch with other parts.
$5 HDMI 4K
$16.19 PCI 8 Channel 8CH 7.1 Sound Card

Other parts
$7 for a cartridge reader, this is the estimated cost I came up with based on the price of internal SD card readers. I went for a card reader instead of a disk drive because of the possible leak that the device won't have a disk drive.
$50 for one controller, either a Wii Motion Plus with Nunchuk or a Classic Controller.

This brings us to an amount of $314.17


You may have noticed that I didn't list an operating system, well since this is not for an actual PC it will not need the programs of such. Also I have no way of knowing just how much an operating system for a PC would be but I think it would be much less since video game consoles are dedicated systems and do not require the ability of a PC.

Next we got to figure out what we are going to sell are console at, and to do this I will look at the Wii U and 3DS. Keep in mind that these are estimates I found online.
$228 To build a Wii U selling at $299 https://filmgamesetc.com/2013/03/how-much-does-each-wii-u-console-cost-nintendo/
$101 To build a 3DS selling at #249 http://kotaku.com/5785605/so-how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-a-nintendo-3ds
So we are looking at an additional $70 to $150

Estimated retail total comes to $384 to $460


I must say again that the parts I listed are priced at retail and not whole sale that Nintendo would buy the parts at. So the price will be much less then what I just put down. So let's just do an estimate of $10 off most of the parts and say that comes to about $60 to $100 off the above total retail price.

This brings us to a final estimated cost for a 4K Nintendo console at retail to cost between
$284 to $400


Finally, for a PC the 4K Gaming may not work so well. I think it wouldn't even be possible to get a smooth 30fps on a PC. However a video game console is a more dedicated system which will allow the full use of the parts for gaming. With this in mind I believe a smooth 30fps would be easy, but 60fps is another story. Also I do not know how the games would look, how many particles it could render at once, how many polygons, how many physics it could handle. This is the stuff that I can not say.

Welcome To The New Blog

I bet you are wondering what to expect on this blog, so I'll tell you in my own way and style.

(Contents)
Sprite Comics
Gaming Art
Original Character Art
Thoughts (Mostly Video Gaming)
Reviews
My own way
Other Stuff To Know

--- Sprite Comics

I have done Sprite Comics a long time ago on another blog and enjoyed coming up with the stories, so I have thought of doing that again. This time I hope to add more to the stories though, If you wish to see the old sprite comics you can find them on my old blog at http://chibi-creations.blogspot.com/p/sprite-comics.html

--- Gaming Art

I don't draw much but I would like to get more into it and since this is a gaming blog I think it would make sense to have gaming art. Some ideas of what I could draw is; Game Characters, Game Environments, Game Items, and Game Thumbnails For My Lets Plays.

--- Original Character Art

I have one or two original characters that I have created in the past for various reasons and would love to give them more life, so I need someplace to do that. I might also at some point create a comic series with them.

--- Thoughts (Mostly Video Gaming)

Everyone has there own thoughts and I could use a place to share them. Such post will be like what I think about video games, ideas for video games, hopes for video games, basically just gaming thoughts and impressions.

--- Reviews

What would a video game blog be without reviews? I do not plan to do them often though and prefer to have it more like just talking about thoughts as before, but from time to time I will try to do a review in my own way.

--- My own way

Decided to add this part to explain what I mean by "my own way". I have seen a few blogs online but you usually have to look through the post to find the information you want. So people like such long paragraphs but I don't. So what I mean by "my own way" is that the posts on this blog will be like post, short paragraphs that get to the point.

--- Other Stuff To Know

Other than the blog I have a gaming channel on Youtube where I post my let's plays. If I where to post post on this blog every time I upload a new video the blog would become a mess, so instead I'll see if I can get a gadget on the side to notify you of interesting videos I post as I post daily to that channel.