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Experimental post: The Duality of Whacka In the Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Whacka can finally be fought, and has a suspiciously specific 108 HP. The game both offers a ridiculously simplistic explanation for this as well as a complex one steeped in Dharmic symbolism.

In Paper Mario, the original version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and Super Paper Mario, Whacka was just a harmless whack-a-mole creature that could be abused to get Whacka Bumps, extremely valuable healing items. After being hit enough times, the Whacka goes extinct, teaching the players the consequences of their actions. However, in the Switch version of Paper Mario: TTYD, he instead moves to the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials and becomes an optional superboss with 108 HP.
He is fought at the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials and has to be hit 8 times in order for the fight to activate.
but also
The number 108 is considered sacred by the Dharmic religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
Whacka symbolizes karma for killing him in past games
ring the bell 108 times, per Japanese tradition? The ringing of the bell represents the 108 bonno-defilements of man..
Buddhism holds the view that there are precisely 108 temptations on the path to Nirvana.
Therefore, in order to reach Nirvana, every Buddhist must resist 108 earthly temptations.
With a combination of any of the elements of the above four factors, there are 108 ways with which the karmas can be attracted to the soul.
the earthly temptation to get those Whacka Bumps
There are 108 qualities of praiseworthy souls
Some people think that the human spirit travels through 108 stages, while others believe that enlightenment is attainable with just 108 breaths each day while in Intense meditation,
108 beads to awaken your inner light
Meditators count mantra repetitions with mala beads of 108, (100 counted for self, 8 for mistakes and for those who have not the opportunity to meditate in mantra)
108 breaths to return to your truth
108 mantras to dissolve ego into dever
108 steps from the self to the soul
The Sacred Meaning of 108 Temple Steps
the journey to Whacka is a journey of enlightenment

i finally have movement down exactly how i want it. the last thing i had to work on i was having trouble with until i realized the the reason why i was getting confused when i was getting zero when multiplying something with zero ;⎵;

damn poking around & some folk do NOT like the first person view in dragon quest. i remember disliking it when i was like 10. i was like "auggh why cant i SEE my GUYS like in FINAL FANTASY" but it has a unique immersion element & i really like first person anims where its just sum bullshit on screen

i wish steam was more consistent with the controller support labels. if it says it's incompatible it's always a guess whether or not they actually are, are but the labels are just "joystick button _" instead of the icons, or it just isn't compatible at all.

computer updates are fucked up because you will never know if its the saves your computer from the super hell fucker infinite porn virus update or the completely and irreversibly disables your computer's access to its drives update

i've finally got around to metal gear survive after years of putting it off and... it's kind of a neat game.... i think it is fairly worthy of being a metal gear game since stealth is an aspect. it's an interesting change, instead of avoiding a handful of decently smart enemies, you have to avoid

if you are designing a package for food that says "cut along here" so you can cut between where the bag is sealed and the zip lock, and you cut a few millimeters under it and the bag is still sealed and the zip lock doesn't even work, you are banned from making video games for a year

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