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Naspah Perpetually tired from My house in the middle of nowhere Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Californicating
Perpetually tired
#176: Mar 8th 2015 at 11:42:57 AM

Mine wasn't even level 50.

Thnikkafan ? from Faroe Islands (not really) Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
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#177: Mar 8th 2015 at 12:35:37 PM

So, I got my first (and probably only for now) Amiibo at the Nintendo Store in NYC. So now I have a nice Bowser figurine.

So, people mention being able to "train" Amiibos in Smash 4. How? Just fight with them until they level up enough?

Anyone who assigns themselves loads of character tropes is someone to be worried about.
Naspah Perpetually tired from My house in the middle of nowhere Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Californicating
Perpetually tired
#178: Mar 8th 2015 at 12:40:08 PM

Right, they'll also pick up some of your habits after a while. They're also great for practice once they're at a high level.

edited 8th Mar '15 12:40:33 PM by Naspah

CorrTerek The Permanently Confused from The Bland Line Since: Jul, 2009
The Permanently Confused
#179: Mar 8th 2015 at 12:44:42 PM

To be more specific, they'll pick up your techniques and then use them better than you do.

Naspah Perpetually tired from My house in the middle of nowhere Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Californicating
Perpetually tired
#180: Mar 8th 2015 at 12:45:19 PM

Friggin computer reflexes man! You can also teach them to spam certain moves.

edited 8th Mar '15 12:49:54 PM by Naspah

powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#182: Mar 8th 2015 at 2:09:31 PM

I think I'm gonna need to train on Dagobah if I'm going to even beat my Amiibos...

My friends will desperately need Dagobah training against my Amiibos.

So far, the cheapest Amiibos I've found online are all Wave 1 Amiibos (sans Marth and Villager I think), why would that be?

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KoujiTamino Since: Jul, 2010
#183: Mar 8th 2015 at 5:39:38 PM

After weeks of resistance I finally gave in and bought Sheik. [lol] I think at this point I might as well buy Zelda and later Ganondorf for a complete The Legend of Zelda collection.

Naspah Perpetually tired from My house in the middle of nowhere Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Californicating
Perpetually tired
#184: Mar 8th 2015 at 10:16:22 PM

[up][up]Probably because they're all really common, except for Marth, Villager and WFT.

Man I can't find any of the new ones in any stores near me, the guy I buy my videogame stuff from can get them all though. At a price.

edited 8th Mar '15 10:31:09 PM by Naspah

powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#185: Mar 9th 2015 at 5:41:44 AM

[up]Marth I've seen go for a decent price on Amazon (around $40, so feasible once I get my summer job that is weekly).

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#186: Mar 9th 2015 at 7:39:01 AM

That's feasible? It's almost three times the actual price. I'm just gonna wait for Nintendo to rerelease them. I have a hard time believing they won't try to make money from that.

powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#187: Mar 9th 2015 at 7:43:02 AM

[up]feasible because I get paid $10 a week mowing my neighbor's lawn, plus I have an allowance day every other Friday (hey, I'm only a high school junior, I don't have an actual job yet), so that's about $60 a month. I'd have about $100 more if I wasn't saving for a Laserdisc player.

Plus, I think I get money from St. Patrick's day cards, and I'll definitely get Easter cards containing some money in them.

I've seen other Amiibos go for less (namely Mega Man and Sonic).

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Naspah Perpetually tired from My house in the middle of nowhere Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Californicating
Perpetually tired
#188: Mar 9th 2015 at 6:16:56 PM

Bowser GET!

He looks majestic.

Odd1 Still just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Still just awesome like that
#189: Mar 10th 2015 at 12:58:19 AM

[up][up]Dude, don't waste your money, especially when you make so little (as in literally less than minimum wage).

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powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#190: Mar 10th 2015 at 5:46:14 AM

[up]That's my problem...because I also have the tendency to want to buy more video games and VHS tapes...

I'm mostly in this to get figures of characters I'd otherwise be unable to get. (ie: Fox Mc Cloud, Captain Falcon, Lucina, Samus)

Isn't $10 more than minimum wage? Does that depend on the state one lives in?

edited 10th Mar '15 5:47:08 AM by powerpuffbats

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TheAirman Brightness from The vicinity of an area adjacent to a location Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Brightness
#191: Mar 10th 2015 at 6:23:59 AM

$10 an hour is above minimum wage. $10 a week is borderline slave labor.

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powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#192: Mar 10th 2015 at 7:22:41 AM

[up]I actually don't mind it, since all I'm doing is mowing a lawn. That's what I mean by "summer job".

For what it's worth, I have tried applying for jobs before (because my parents really want me to get a job now as opposed to when/if I can get a proper education), but I've not heard anything back.

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powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#193: Mar 10th 2015 at 1:15:11 PM

I'm going to clarify a few things:

1. It's not much of a job, I only refer to it as one as it is the closest thing I have to a job at the moment. It's just mowing the neighbor's lawn.

2. It's only once a week.

3. It takes me about an hour to do the job, so technically, it would count as minimum wage as I only give one hour per week. Plus, sometimes, my next door neighbor will need me to mow her lawn, so that can add an additional $10-$15 when she goes on vacation. And it also takes me about an hour to do her lawn (plus, it has stuff to avoid like plants and table, and frickin' trees).

4. On top of that, holidays like Easter, my birthday, and my allowance also being $10 every two weeks, would help me gain money.

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RainingMetal (Handed A Sword) Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#194: Mar 10th 2015 at 1:47:48 PM

Man, I feel even better about my summer jobs having $14 per hour. I should thank my Dad for giving me the job for the past few years for it.

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Sterok Since: Apr, 2012
#195: Mar 10th 2015 at 2:29:54 PM

Broke down and got Donkey Kong and Yoshi since they've been reduced in price. The I got Sonic as well since he was in the store and will likely become rare sometime in the future.

strawberryflavored Since: Sep, 2010
#196: Mar 10th 2015 at 5:01:37 PM

Snagged Mega Man off Amazon in the few minutes it popped up. Aside from Villager, I have all of the amiibo currently released that I wanted.

Odd1 Still just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Still just awesome like that
#197: Mar 11th 2015 at 3:01:23 PM

Man, I feel even better about my summer jobs having $14 per hour.
For real? The managers at my job don't even make that much.

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CorrTerek The Permanently Confused from The Bland Line Since: Jul, 2009
The Permanently Confused
#198: Mar 11th 2015 at 3:48:54 PM

Seriously. I've had to support an entire family on a lot less. You're really very blessed, Raining.

edited 11th Mar '15 3:49:14 PM by CorrTerek

machop Since: Jan, 2015
#199: Mar 11th 2015 at 11:47:19 PM

The only amiibos they have in my local EB Games in NSW is one Link, one Pikachu and one DK. Guess what I got recently. ALMOST ALL OF WHAT THEY HAD IN THE SHOP. Man, I'm soooooo fucking late to the party now I have just started to collect them.

powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#200: Mar 12th 2015 at 5:59:46 AM

[up] I've only gotten Mario, Samus, Kirby, and Fox. I'm fairly new to collecting Amiibos too.

can I have those Amiibos of yours?

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