(i'm newer here and haven't really talked to anyone yet, so here goes nothing)

Our taste in games is very similar and I appreciate this. 🙈

What's your favorite HM/SoS game?

Yep I got one, trust me, he is gonna win us the league

I had to look for Dunsparce, when I first saw it as a child, it was love at first sight, it's my favorite Pokemon, Piplup is the second, and it has never even come close to taking Dunsparce's place.

So far in Crystal, I hate to wait for night mons because of my schedule, but I really want to use Politoed this time, and probably I will spend the first 4 hours searching a Dunsparce

I'm really not playing it atm, theres is a lot of homework from University, so I'm out of time almost everyday of the week, sorry if my English is weird

I liked your pfp and banner so I added you, hope it doesn't bother

No problem, I tend to be late with replies too. Been getting back to messages that are 2 months old. D:

3DS modding is pretty straightforward. There are many guides out there but "Damnit Jeff" has the best one I've seen, because it points you to where you can get up-to-date information instead of being out of date a week after it was posted. It's comprehensive yet easy to follow, and is just entertaining in its own right: [Link]

Oh the barrel sections in Snow Barrel Blast can go f_____ _ _______ _____. They're not so bad now but I still get PTSD thinking of my first time through way back when.
Hey there's no shame in using save states, as long as they're used responsibly, like wherever you think a checkpoint could/should have been placed. I only use them in dire situations, but not everyone is stubborn intense like that, and that's fine.
If I was you though, Zelda II would be an endgame (no pun intended) goal rather than the roadblock. That is, Adventures of Lank would be one of my "final boss" games to tackle after defeating some others. I think that would be a more enjoyable way to go about it, rather than it being a constant thorn in your side (if I'm reading this right).
When I get around to Zelda II, I'm probably going to use one of the improvement patches out there to make it less player-hostile. (And that's coming from someone who d the Japanese Mario 2 in a day.)

I got everything I wanted from the store! If anything, I bought too much. Not sure when I'll have time to play them but I did buy spare 3DS batteries so I don't mind waiting.
I love the Mario movie! I just saw it for at least the seventh time today and I plan to keep seeing it. Can't wait for all the DVDs to arrive. I nearly passed out when I saw they revived the Super Mario Bros. Super Show! theme, that's something I thought I'd never live to see. I adore the SMBSS and some of my favorite Mario content is outside of the games, so I'm excited for the future! The movie was really good; I thought the characters of Luigi and Bowser were portrayed with near perfection. Mario and Toad were pretty good, I really liked Spike, and wasn't crazy about Princess Peach—she came across as less elegant/dainty and more feminist, which is not her character. It's so passé and trite when they overcompensate for female characters like this. I'm hoping they mellow her out and Peach her up for the sequel. Overall, it met my high expectations and I hope the sequel gives more screen time to Mario and Luigi together, as those were my favorite moments in the film.

Hey Soaring! It's been a while. I see you were also busy with the eShop closure! Hope you got all the games you wanted before the shop closed down. If you saw the Mario movie, let me know what you think!

Oh absolutely, do things above board whenever you can, and I'm always about supporting smaller devs. I'm strictly talking about games you really want that, as of this writing, no longer exist.
I know everyone has chimed in about this already but Arlo has a particularly great explanation of the whole thing: [Link]
(There's a lot to take away but my favourite is that it shouldn't even be CALLED "piracy" at this point. You can't "pirate" an item that doesn't exist. It's just emulation and there shouldn't be a stigma attached to it anymore.)

I wish you luck, then. Zelda II is a beast. If you can make decent progress in that, you can probably knock out a Megaman or similar, and easily beat a Metroid or two. 💪

" With tough games like that, I find it hard to play them after having to deal with stress at work. Haaaa. "

After a while it becomes second nature. To me, something like Megaman X IS relaxing, and not because I've played it a lot (like, 4 times?), but just because fundamental skills carry over from one game to another.
Just gotta give it a chance, persevere.
Though Zelda II is a hell of a game to start with.