College is an interesting experience. On the one hand it can be one of the most fun experiences in your life, and yet the most terrifying at the same time. For the first half of my collegiate career all I was focused on was completing classes and getting to the next semester, but now, as a junior, it's all about internships and post-graduation. My mind is more open to learning the material in my classes because it now has more priority in my mind. I'd recommend any junior or senior to begin taking advantage of Career Services and getting the name of professors and advisers as references. Do your homework now and not until after you graduate.
Back to Smash... I wonder if we are going to have to wait until closer to the day of the Japanese release for our next new character?
Ooh, from a scale of Zen Master to Apathetic Neutrality to Table Flipper Motherf#cker, how would you rate your madness for the following?
+ Late August Smash Direct announces Shulk, Choir Kids, Dixie Kong, Ridley as playable characters. Confirmed to have more secret newcomers/unannounced veterans they're not going to reveal before release. But...
- ... 3DS Smash will be delayed by an extra month for all regions (so October for Japan, November for the others). Wii U version is still slated for just before Christmas time.
Zen Master. Easily. I'd be too hype to hear that there were more surprises and the games would all come closer to launching for my mid-Winter class recess.
I'm going back full time in the fall, and all I care about is trying to find as much online courses to take. I'm kinda over going to campus and hanging out. I just want to get it as done as quickly as possible.
Ooh, from a scale of Zen Master to Apathetic Neutrality to Table Flipper Motherf#cker, how would you rate your madness for the following?
+ Late August Smash Direct announces Shulk, Choir Kids, Dixie Kong, Ridley as playable characters. Confirmed to have more secret newcomers/unannounced veterans they're not going to reveal before release. But...
- ... 3DS Smash will be delayed by an extra month for all regions (so October for Japan, November for the others). Wii U version is still slated for just before Christmas time.
Ooh, from a scale of Zen Master to Apathetic Neutrality to Table Flipper Motherf#cker, how would you rate your madness for the following?
+ Late August Smash Direct announces Shulk, Choir Kids, Dixie Kong, Ridley as playable characters. Confirmed to have more secret newcomers/unannounced veterans they're not going to reveal before release. But...
- ... 3DS Smash will be delayed by an extra month for all regions (so October for Japan, November for the others). Wii U version is still slated for just before Christmas time.
Melancholy, mainly. There's enough coming out in the same period that I wouldn't be too bothered but I'd be a little down about it. The newcomer dream team would soften the blow, but only slightly.
Ooh, from a scale of Zen Master to Apathetic Neutrality to Table Flipper Motherf#cker, how would you rate your madness for the following?
+ Late August Smash Direct announces Shulk, Choir Kids, Dixie Kong, Ridley as playable characters. Confirmed to have more secret newcomers/unannounced veterans they're not going to reveal before release. But...
- ... 3DS Smash will be delayed by an extra month for all regions (so October for Japan, November for the others). Wii U version is still slated for just before Christmas time.
You lived the dream, man. I'm happy for you. I wish my own higher education experience was like yours. For me, going to college is like an institutionalized obligation that has created a standard for simply entering the work force. My degree has little value as a result and I'm not learning anything new as much as I am sharpening my strongest skills.
My personal experience feels like little more than a huge time and money sink. But college is an individual experience and I don't expect or hope that anybody else's experience is as bad as mine.
I feel like this as well, but i try to make the most of the jobs i have and make as much time for friends and gaming as possible. School feels like this huge dumb burden that i have to deal with until i can finally just be a high school teacher and do what i actually would like to.
Ooh, from a scale of Zen Master to Apathetic Neutrality to Table Flipper Motherf#cker, how would you rate your madness for the following?
+ Late August Smash Direct announces Shulk, Choir Kids, Dixie Kong, Ridley as playable characters. Confirmed to have more secret newcomers/unannounced veterans they're not going to reveal before release. But...
- ... 3DS Smash will be delayed by an extra month for all regions (so October for Japan, November for the others). Wii U version is still slated for just before Christmas time.
This is hopefully my last year. I'm going for education (ironic, right?) and will have a certification program on top of my BA.
Smash is sort of something I NEED at this point. There is nothing I miss more (sorry dead grandparents and ex girlfriends) than being a kid and coming home from school and immediately hitting the GameCube. I played Melee for like two years straight, alone, constantly clearing all my save data and starting from scratch. Smash was a childhood ritual that I will never relive, but like to revisit.
With how much I hate school now, I need to be able to come home and play Smash again. I have to reconcile miserable and cynical adult Anthony with eager and easily-wondered child Anthony. Smash has the power to do that for me.
I feel like this as well, but i try to make the most of the jobs i have and make as much time for friends and gaming as possible. School feels like this huge dumb burden that i have to deal with until i can finally just be a high school teacher and do what i actually would like to.
Ooh, from a scale of Zen Master to Apathetic Neutrality to Table Flipper Motherf#cker, how would you rate your madness for the following?
+ Late August Smash Direct announces Shulk, Choir Kids, Dixie Kong, Ridley as playable characters. Confirmed to have more secret newcomers/unannounced veterans they're not going to reveal before release. But...
- ... 3DS Smash will be delayed by an extra month for all regions (so October for Japan, November for the others). Wii U version is still slated for just before Christmas time.
Smash in the same month as Pokemon? Haha. Good luck me trying to have fun with either games while juggling classes.
I wouldn't fit on the scale, I'd be half dead.
Hopefully you can teach Math, a Science, or like to do Special Education. That's where the jobs are. If you want to teach History or English, hopefully have connections to a school district, or have done something extraordinary (Have a JD, or MA, real world experience, etc.)
You basically need to stand out.
Anyway, if you do decide to peruse this field, welcome aboard and good luck.
Edit: Being able to coach a sport will help a lot too.
Ooh, from a scale of Zen Master to Apathetic Neutrality to Table Flipper Motherf#cker, how would you rate your madness for the following?
+ Late August Smash Direct announces Shulk, Choir Kids, Dixie Kong, Ridley as playable characters. Confirmed to have more secret newcomers/unannounced veterans they're not going to reveal before release. But...
- ... 3DS Smash will be delayed by an extra month for all regions (so October for Japan, November for the others). Wii U version is still slated for just before Christmas time.
Ooh, from a scale of Zen Master to Apathetic Neutrality to Table Flipper Motherf#cker, how would you rate your madness for the following?
+ Late August Smash Direct announces Shulk, Choir Kids, Dixie Kong, Ridley as playable characters. Confirmed to have more secret newcomers/unannounced veterans they're not going to reveal before release. But...
- ... 3DS Smash will be delayed by an extra month for all regions (so October for Japan, November for the others). Wii U version is still slated for just before Christmas time.
Sm4sh getting delayed would be inconsequential to me. I'll still be playing Melee until then anyway. All I really want is just confirmation that Ridley will be in.
Hehe, I thought the same thing. I read the post and hovered over reply thinking there should be some kind of pun there. Ultimately I got too lazy to try.
If it comes out a solid decade before my body can no longer play video games, then that's ok with me. I'll send Principle Sakurai a memo when that time is coming up.
Edit: Sorry for the double post. I know you're all judging me very harshly. D:
Hehe, I thought the same thing. I read the post and hovered over reply thinking there should be some kind of pun there. Ultimately I got too lazy to try.
Wow, I had no idea so many SmashGAFers were so young--or, at least, younger than me!
For those of you worried about getting through college, don't be: it's only four years of your life, and I promise all of you will make it out of there alive.
School was never a problem for me, per se, but college admittedly had some challenging moments. In retrospect, though, I appreciate those obstacles because I truly believe they helped me grow (even if only slightly) as an individual. It's hard to acknowledge when you're in the moment, but very few of the problems you face will truly be insurmountable. That's why I feel it's important to always remain aware that life after college is real. Regardless of whether what comes next is a concrete goal (translating video games, in my case) or a nebulous "something" for those still undecided, life will continue on after those four years of academia.
Do I miss seeing my friends from school on a regular basis? Sure, of course. Being able to spend quality time with people I love almost every day was a true luxury. At the same time, however, even after you move on past college and enter the big, scary place known as "the real world", you'll still be able to keep in touch. I talk relatively frequently with my closest friends from high school and college, and my family members and I contact each other daily. Moreover, I've been able to build new and equally satisfying relationships where I am now, and I think there's hope for all of us. No matter where you go, you can always make connections and begin new friendships.
I started rambling a bit so I'll stop myself now, but I just want to tell all of you still in school to keep your chins up and chests out because you'll make it through just fine!
So, I brought this up a while back and got some interest from the people who were posting at the time, but would anyone here be interested in doing voice chat with online mode when the 3DS version comes out? We did for a little bit with Mario Kart 8 and it was really fun; we just used Skype, but there may be better alternatives. I'm hoping Smash U will have some form of voice chat, so hopefully we won't need a work around for that.
I'm having the game delivered to my doorstep on release day, and I would happy to join in! I just won't be available in the evening (JST) because I'm going to Press Start.
College has been much kinder to me, though the unstable friendships and my Christian college's true colors regarding discrimination being recently revealed have been a gradual disappointment over the past couple years.
Aw, I'm sorry to hear that the wheels of progress are slow-turning at your college, but I'm glad that university life is treating you better than high school.
And, yes, you will always have us. <3
Congrats on your internship, too! On behalf of SmashGAF and MotherGAF, make us all proud!
Sm4sh getting delayed would be inconsequential to me. I'll still be playing Melee until then anyway. All I really want is just confirmation that Ridley will be in.
I also wouldn't mind a delay. As a cynical adult who is accustomed to disappointment it really wouldn't phase my broken, jaded heart that knows no joy.
I graduated college, now I work in a grocery store as a "supervisor" (aka I give breaks and have to help everyone bag) and pretty much haven't seen anyone I went to college with in over two years. And there's really no job opportunities for an English Major.
Smash 4 is pretty much the only thing I have to look forward to at the moment. Once I pay off my student and car loans, I guess I might try Graduate School if I can get in, but I barely feel that intelligent anymore and I don't think I could handle it.
Ooh, from a scale of Zen Master to Apathetic Neutrality to Table Flipper Motherf#cker, how would you rate your madness for the following?
+ Late August Smash Direct announces Shulk, Choir Kids, Dixie Kong, Ridley as playable characters. Confirmed to have more secret newcomers/unannounced veterans they're not going to reveal before release. But...
- ... 3DS Smash will be delayed by an extra month for all regions (so October for Japan, November for the others). Wii U version is still slated for just before Christmas time.
I graduated college, now I work in a grocery store as a "supervisor" (aka I give breaks and have to help everyone bag) and pretty much haven't seen anyone I went to college with in over two years. And there's really no job opportunities for an English Major.
Smash 4 is pretty much the only thing I have to look forward to at the moment. Once I pay off my student and car loans, I guess I might try Graduate School if I can get in, but I barely feel that intelligent anymore and I don't think I could handle it.
It's comforting to know I'm not the only one with this situation. I've been out of school since 2012 and I've been working at a call center for about a year now. I can't really go back to school either, and it doesn't help that I moved recently. So Smash is all I really have to look forward to too.
I graduated college, now I work in a grocery store as a "supervisor" (aka I give breaks and have to help everyone bag) and pretty much haven't seen anyone I went to college with in over two years. And there's really no job opportunities for an English Major.
Smash 4 is pretty much the only thing I have to look forward to at the moment. Once I pay off my student and car loans, I guess I might try Graduate School if I can get in, but I barely feel that intelligent anymore and I don't think I could handle it.
I graduated college, now I work in a grocery store as a "supervisor" (aka I give breaks and have to help everyone bag) and pretty much haven't seen anyone I went to college with in over two years. And there's really no job opportunities for an English Major.
Smash 4 is pretty much the only thing I have to look forward to at the moment. Once I pay off my student and car loans, I guess I might try Graduate School if I can get in, but I barely feel that intelligent anymore and I don't think I could handle it.
I'm having the game delivered to my doorstep on release day, and I would happy to join in! I just won't be available in the evening (JST) because I'm going to Press Start.
I graduated college, now I work in a grocery store as a "supervisor" (aka I give breaks and have to help everyone bag) and pretty much haven't seen anyone I went to college with in over two years. And there's really no job opportunities for an English Major.
It's comforting to know I'm not the only one with this situation. I've been out of school since 2012 and I've been working at a call center for about a year now. I can't really go back to school either, and it doesn't help that I moved recently. So Smash is all I really have to look forward to too.
It's comforting to know I'm not the only one with this situation. I've been out of school since 2012 and I've been working at a call center for about a year now. I can't really go back to school either, and it doesn't help that I moved recently. So Smash is all I really have to look forward to too.
I feel like I'm so lucky I ended up with a STEM major. I just took CS because I liked programming as a hobby, didn't have any idea what the job outlook really was. It's one of those situations where I made the decision kinda irresponsibly, just going to school for whatever I enjoyed instead of worrying about the practicality of it. But it worked out. Honestly I thought the field was probably gonna be over-crowded and calming down after the 90s/early 20s, and I thought there would be no jobs in my rural area. But I keep reading how good the chances of finding a job apparently are. I have one in the tech field, but it's pretty much at the bottom of the ladder.
Anyway, on the point of 'nothing to look forward to', yeah, it seems like that for me. I'm not at all unhappy with my life, but by now it feels like all the important parts are over. I'll work some job (or a few) for 30 years, retire, then die. I won't be constantly moving towards well defined goals, I'll just be existing. I guess in another couple of years I'll have loans paid off, so that's something. *shrug* I might go back for Grad school or something one day, but it's hard to imagine having no income after getting used to it, or working while going to school.
The only positive thing I can say is that I've really gotten pretty in-shape (I was never super overweight, but a bit chubby in High School) and a bit more defined. Only downside is that I don't really have time or a good avenue in my town for dating so it's all for naught.
The only positive thing I can say is that I've really gotten pretty in-shape (I was never super overweight, but a bit chubby in High School) and a bit more defined. Only downside is that I don't really have time or a good avenue in my town for dating so it's all for naught.
Getting in shape isn't just for dating, silly. It good for a lot of things, particularly your health and your self esteem Cheer up buddy! Life is what you make of it, no johns
How much longer you have left? 
Cheer up buddy! Life is what you make of it, no johns 