Getting into this now. I’ve done most of the training bits (which are irritating as I already know how to ollie, kickflip and breathe in and out, thanks – just let me get on with it), but still can’t perform flatland tricks. And I like to pivot, me. Collected a few more items for the Skate Ranch, like a giant pool ball and the tower from the top of a cinema. Nice.
Managed to improve my scores even further today, with almost all of my levels now with 2 million+ scores. Not only that, but I’ve even managed a few 2 million point combos, and one 3 million point one. Go me!
Score-attack-tastic! Thought it a good idea to firstly, go back and finish the few remaining goals I hadn’t done (there were only about three in total), and after that, I went round all the levels on Classic Mode to try and get scores of over a million on each. And I managed it! I can’t seem to get as many vert tricks in as I could on previous Tony Hawk’s games, and the vert-land-revert-manual combo is still a bit hit …
Worked my way through World 8, which is a bit harder than the others (none of which have been especially difficult so far), only to find myself stuck. I have the Boss Level available, but I can’t select it. It is greyed out, and I can’t get in. I have no idea what to do (it’s all in Japanese) and I’m a bit annoyed. Bah.
Just wandered round a bit, collecting and selling fruit, getting stuff from the recycling and lost and found and selling that, and added a few more fossils to the museum.
Picked up enough stars to progress a bit further today. So much further, in fact, that I managed to get the remaining three keys and unlock the entrance to Bowser’s Castle. And met Bowser. Now, I know how to actually beat him (you wind cogs to raise Thwomps which you then drop by hitting a switch and then Bowser falls over and you hit him), it’s just that every so often Bowser jumps up and down, stunning your flippers to …
Have played all the way through World 7 now, none of which was especially hard. There were quite a few auto-scroll sections, which I don’t like, but nothing too taxing. Onto Bowser’s Castle now. I’ve also unlocked another mini-game, and also bought a load more jigsaw pieces. Haven’t got all of the pieces for any puzzle yet though, and it won’t let me buy any more.
Picked up from World 3, Level 2 where I’d previously made it up to. It, like all good (and bad) Mario-derived games has, is a Ghost House type level, so there were Boos and dark bits and stuff. And an irritating pick-a-door puzzle bit on one of the levels. Shockingly (or rather, not), the end of level boss was King Boo. He was pretty easy though, and I killed him first go. World 4 was the obligatory lava world, and …
Been playing off and on for much of the day. Planted a few more trees, sold some fruit, did a bit of fishing, and was visited by three spirits other players. Turnips prices were pretty crap until Stanley from Harrumph declared his branch of Nook’s was buying for 495 bells each. OK, so it wasn’t the 832 I was hoping for locally, but it was certainly better than 121, the best price I’d had so far. This evening, then, I …
Yes. Again. No, I don’t have a problem. Yes, I can quit when I want to. But not just now. Fished some more, then went and visited Rev and JonnyBoy. Nothing new going on in either of the two towns, so came back again and did some more fishing and a few errands.
Well, Pinky came over, said my room was messy as I had stuff all over the floor, and gave me a two-star rating. She commented on my Christmas Tree, and said she’d had a great time and I was the BESTEST PERSON EVER! And we didn’t even go upstairs!
Planted a few more trees and did a bit of fishing. I then went online, and Cossie from Coraland joined me. I watched her use my toilet. It was grate. Gave her some oranges, and she gave me a lilypad table. Then she left. Went over to see Snivitz in Bim. Yes, that is his name and town. I don’t know why. His branch of Nook’s was selling turnips for less than mine was (down to 63 bells now), which …
Played this for about 20 minutes today while I was in a waiting room. I don’t know why, but it looks so much better on the Game Boy Micro than it did when I played it on my SP briefly a few months ago. Anyway. I’ve killed Petey Pirahna, got about 4 stars, and opened up a few cannons. That’s about all though, so far.
72 bells! Nook is a crook, I tell you. I bet him and Joan are having a right giggle at me behind my back. Hate them. Planted a few apple trees and dug up a fossil. Also bought a blue Nintendo bench for 120 bells from Nook, simply because it said “Nintendo” on it.