Hello everyone
New member, I actually have made some posts already so I figured I should probably go ahead and introduce myself.
I very much enjoy beat 'em ups and platformers, but I can enjoy other genres too. Favorite consoles are probably the SNES and the PS2. You just can't go wrong with the library of either console and many of those games still hold up. I also like the GBA and PSP. Though I have to say I've come to appreciate what can be done on a New Nintendo 3DS with custom firmware these days. They've got original Playstation games running on that thing now! I'm thinking of eventually getting a modded Switch as well
I'm kind of a Sony/Nintendo guy, not big into Xbox (360 does have some amazing games though). I don't do much PC gaming, but I do like LucasArts style, point and click, games like Day of the Tentacle though, and there's a lot of them popping up on consoles lately. I've been trying an indie one called The Darkside Detective that's pretty fun. Whenever I finish that I may give Thimbleweed Park a try.
I don't watch much TV, but there are various shows I've been enjoying on streaming services lately. Recent faves include Primal, Cobra Kai, The Expanse, and some Star Wars shows like The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch, etc. Basically I dig a lot of the Star Wars stuff Dave Filoni works on. I spent a large part of my life not caring much for Star Wars and then I watched The Clone Wars CGI series and the Mandalorian and got hooked. I blame Ahsoka Tano, Baby Yoda, and Anakin Skywalker - whose fall to the dark side is actually kind of compelling after watching The Clone Wars series. There's a lot of youtube channels I enjoy too. I've recently been checking out MrBallen. His channel focuses on telling stories about strange, dark, and mysterious, stuff that has happened in the real world. In a world with so much media to distract us and get our attention, it's amazing how just listening to a guy tell stories can really draw you in. He's like the guy in the movies telling great stories around a campfire. Feel like I learn a lot of stuff from his stories too. I never knew what Nitrogen Narcosis was until I heard a few of his cave diving stories.
Musically, I can enjoy just about anything. Metal gets me amped up though, and 80s music makes me nostalgic. A lot of what I listen too lately is remixes and covers of video game or anime songs. I've heard about 5 or 6 artists cover the season 1 One Punch Man intro theme and they are all awesome. I can't get enough of that song. There's two that really blew me away. One by Cybertronic Spree and another by Raon Lee and PelleK.
I like animals, except the creepy, crawly ones a.k.a. insects LOL. My usual reaction to seeing them in my home is KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!!!!!! I very much relate to when Rob from Playstation Access talks about his feeling towards spiders, though I get even more triggered by roaches. Animals (except insects) are pretty amazing to me. Check out this guy's video showing how smart and persistent squirrels can be:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFZFjoX2cGgSo yeah, that's a little about me.