It's been a while

Oops, silly me~!

I'm very sorry that I haven't been here to write, it's been at the back of my mind. However I have been wanting to come over and say hello. But I didn't expect that to take almost a month.

Currently, I'm on school brake until around the 13 October, then it's back to school for me. Annoyingly, I haven't done any school work during my time off but again, at the back of my mind with my blog. I've wanted to but I just haven't, hopefully I will make some progress soon.

I've been playing a lot of Skyrim lately, made a good amount of progress in that, I've also applied for a couple of jobs but I know that no one is ever hiring here so it's hard to make some extra money. (There is a Paypal button to the top right if you'd like to donate a bit to help me pay for school, that'd would help me so much!)

The YouTube thing is going really slowly, which is to be expected with a new channel. I've been uploading every Friday since I started, but right now, I'm not sure on how long I can keep it up. I may be able to keep that up until the end of October but I'm really not sure on what to do after that.

I upload un-boxing videos every Friday at 4:00PM AEST, and for the past week, I've also been uploading a video daily for Super Smash Brother for the 3DS.

If you want to visit my Youtube channel, it's called SmiliePlays and you can you visit it if you CLICK HERE.

Below, I will put a few of my videos so you don't have to venture too far to see some.

Unbox and Play: Youtube

So I decided to make a new Youtube channel because I've been kind of wanting a let's play channel for a while, but I'm also kind of interested in unboxings. So this new channel is dedicated to those two things. Because my finances are limited, uploading is going to be speratic for a good while. Meaning there will be no upload schedule, and videos may only slowly be added. Uploading will be like this for possibly 6 to 12 months, but I really am hoping on uploading things to it slowly.

It's going to a while before I upload gaming videos, I'll need to buy video editing software and an actual screen recorder. But until then, I will upload every now and again, different things of possibly unboxings and small collections I have.

Below is my first video on the new channel, showing off my small but nice Nintendo DS and 3DS games. I hope you enjoy it. If you want to visit the channel and subscribe, click HERE. It's called SmiliePlays.

If you would like to help me get a proper PC screen recorder,

or video editing software, please click on the paypal button

on the upper right. Thanks!

Blog Every Day in August : 5 August 2015

I'll start by saying I had class yesterday, when I finished, my brain was moosh, nothing really happened apart from buying a box of Mountain Dew for half price. Good thing I did as well since it's not on special anymore.

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Today is the 5th and I have no recollection on what has happened. I woke up around 10 to 10:30 in the morning, had water, played Animal Crossing: New Leaf and I've been on Youtube.
Yesterday I paid a bit off my Target Christmas layby, I'm buying a Nintendo WiiU and a couple games. I'm ignoring the fact that the new Nintendo console is coming out next year, I'm hoping IF it does, WiiU games will be sold cheaply and quickly at that time of the new console so I will hopefully get some cheap games. I also have ZombiU sitting on the shelf (I hear Zombi is being released on other platforms soon!) but on layby I have Captain Toad Treasure Tracker, Mario Kart 8 and Mario Party 10, Splatoon is coming pre-installed on the console. I'm also getting a Rabbids game but when I get the console, I'm selling the bonus game (The bundle with the game was $20 cheaper then JUST the console).
Also at Target, I put a couple more things on layby, a windows tablet, a wireless keyboard and 2 amiibo, Bowser Jr, because I need 2, and Captain Olimer, because why not.

I got 2 new Jordana eyeliners, a QuickLiner Eyes in 01 Black and EasyLiner for Eyes in Purple Fusion, which is a smoky, slightly metallic, purple. Both are retractile pencils and I kind of can't wait to use them!

This evening I bought a new on Steam Oozi: Earth Adventure. I recorded myself playing the first 2 levels and I quickly figured out that I can no longer play children's platforms; or I'm just not use to playing them on PC. Either way, the first 2 levels have been recorded, I'm about to edit them and upload them, queuing the second one to be uploaded in a couple days.

Links:

Oozi: Earth Adventure
As of writing this blog post, the game is on sale for $1.24USD, regular price is $4.99USD. It's a platformer, easy and fun. I bought it on Steam and the link will take you to the Steam site if you would like to look into the game.

YouTube - MySmilie
This is my Youtube channel. I will be uploading the intro and first two levels up soon, so if you'd like to have a look and possible subscribe, feel free too!


UPDATE:
Watching the footage back, turns out it didn't record my game so I guess I can't edit and upload my game footage. :(

My Amiibo Collection (June 2015)

10/10 Best Blogger!

I'm A Slacker!

I'm a terrible person. And by that, I mean I've been too lazy to write so~ HELLO AGAIN! I know I start every blog like that and I'm sorry.
Now, I am also a terrible reader. By that I mean, I said I'll aim to read one month, and for the first 2 months, I did well. I read 2 books from the Anita Blake series. But once it hit March, I just slowly stopped then. Which is a real shame.
In April and May, mostly May, I've done a little bit of stuff. I guess. I bought a few books, a couple new Nintendo Amiibo, 2 are not here yet, and I've had a birthday. The cake was not a lie, but it was late.

Costco!

Closer to the beginning of the month, Mum sighed up to Costco since there is now a warehouse in Adelaide, SA. I paid for half the membership, kinda meaning I get the 'free' second house holder card or whatever it is. But it is pretty amazing in there. We've been there twice now and we've both bought stuff. My purchases however, have been on book box sets, and that's all. The first time we went, I bough the George R.R. Martin box set of A Song of Ice and Fire. I bought it for about $46.50 and doing a bit of research, it retails, new, for about $70 here in Australia. Meaning I saved a bit over $20, which to me is pretty great. The second time we went, which was a few days ago, I bought the complete Harry Potter box set by J.K. Rowling. I bought that for $53 from Costco, from what I can find online, this set sells for about $90 new. That's almost a $40 saving!

Other Stuff!

Now, other things I've bought recently that I have been enjoying include the first 3 editions of the One Piece manga, and a King DeDeDe Nintendo Amibo. I have 2 more Amiibo on the way, a JigglyPuff for my sister, and the Silver Mario for me. Guess what I'm keeping in the packaging? I do have more amiibo on pre-order but I won't get them for another few months.
Recently, I've also purchased a Wacom Intuos Graphics Tablet, so I hope to enjoy that when it comes.

What I'm hoping to write about in the future:

• Opening / Review of the Wacom Intuos Small Graphics Tablet
• Opinion about OzSale.com.au
• What I'm currently enjoying reading and watching

REVIEW: NEW Nintendo 3DS

On Tuesday, 31st March 2014, I finally got the chance to buy the NEW Nintendo 3DS console from Target, in the colour white. I was excited to get it home, it is set up, transfer over my stuff, and start to properly play with the console.

I plugged it in to charge up for a bit, then I turned it on a got it set up. Putting in the time, date, country and language. Connecting to the internet, connecting to my Nintendo Network ID and updating the system. Then came the part of transfer. Transferring all of my data from my original, standard, Nintendo 3DS to my new one. Doing this was simple enough, I had run into a few simple things along the way, like updating my system and connecting to my Nintendo Network ID. But when it came down to it, I had 2 choices of transferring and I choose the long way. I’m sorry that I don’t remember what they called it, but the two handheld consoles connected to each other and one started to move data over to the other. This process took somewhere between 20 to 50 minutes to complete but everything successfully moved over, as well as my friend code.

Using the NEW Nintendo 3DS, is just amazing. The console itself both looks and feels amazing. The basic white cover plate is a perfect matte plastic, making it hard to leave figure prints, and also feels nice to the touch. The card slot and stylus holder have been moved to the front of the console to make room for 2 new inner shoulder buttons, ZL and ZR.

The main screen is bigger, and the display looks beautiful. The 3D effect has been improved dramatically, making easier to see and use during game play, because of this, I have been using during game play a LOT more then before. The front facing camera has an added effect, being able to track your face, adjusting the 3D to make sure it works properly when used.

The coloured control buttons, the the right of the bottom screen, adds some flare to the console and is a good, but unnecessary addition, but still welcome. The new C stick above those buttons is an interesting addition as well. I haven't run into any games that may make use of this feature yet, but I’m sure it does come in handy when needed. The new C stick also, I expected to be different, I hadn't seen a physical console until I opened the box. It feels to be a solid rubber column that shouldn't move as easily as it does, but I look forward to using it.

Over all, I have been enjoying the NEW 3DS and I do like the improvements that have been applied the this new console. I’m currently still trying to get use to the styles living in the front of the console now, instead of behind, but that honestly isn't an issue. At this moment in time, I can not say too much bad about the NEW 3DS, only good. I do recommend buying one when you have the chance too!

Below is a 4 minute video that I uploaded to YouTube taking about the NEW 3DS!