BaconHound

@curiosus: I didn't even realize it was on sale - thanks for the heads up! I was going to hold out to see how the second map is, but I may just spring for the expansion at 50% off. Maybe that will get me back into the game again - I haven't played in a while.

Ok, I'll play. My list is largely based on what I'd still want to play (or am currently playing) today, not necessarily what I thought was the best game at the time. Also, for the lazy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_home_video_game_consoles

Generation 1 - N/A

Generation 2 - Combat

Generation 3 - Contra

Generation 4 - Final Fantasy 6

Generation 5 - Symphony of the Night

Generation 6 - This is a tough one... Burnout 3

Generation 7 - Borderlands 2. Honorable mention, since it will likely never be made again, NCAA Football '14

Generation 8 - DOOM

I must have done something wrong, or maybe I was just really bad at the game. Steam says I have 23 hours played, and of the things you listed, I only really had bladed weapons. Maybe I was focusing too much on little side quests and stuff, but it sure didn't feel that way.

That aside, the nail in the coffin for me was the abysmal save system. I'm rarely able to play a game for longer than 30-45 minutes in a stretch, so I hate it when a game doesn't allow me to save whenever I want. On top of that, loading back into my game almost inevitably put me on the far side of the world map, nowhere near the spot that I saved. Very frustrating.

I put very little - if any - thought into this kind of stuff. As you (and others) said, I play games in my free time to relax. They are a form of entertainment for me.

As I mentioned in the other thread, I'd planned on building a bat house. Preliminary research indicated that the house should be mounted at least 15' above the ground, preferably facing south or east in a place that gets 8+ hours of sun...but NOT on a tree. There's a nice blank wall above my garage doors that would work, but unfortunately, my wife put the kibosh on mounting the bat house on our home.

I'm going to be pretty busy this month anyway, so maybe it's for the best that I sit this one out. I'll keep an eye out for other peoples' completed projects and maybe break out the tools again in July.

@yothatlimp: Looks great! Don't forget to post pictures once you apply the finish - I bet that color in the top board will look really nice!

I think a bird house could be a good project, just so that I can bend the rules and build a bat box.

Every summer the mosquitoes come out and I start telling myself that I'll build a bat box. The idea, of course is that I'll hopefully have a good place for it so that bats will hopefully move in and then hopefully have a drastic impact on the number of bugs in my yard. It seems like a long shot, so I find other things to do...

I've been putting this off for years, and although June is already shaping up to be pretty busy for me, maybe mentioning this here will finally motivate me to get it done.

This was the last afternoon that I'd have free this month, and I managed to wrap up most of the work. The only thing left is finishing, which is my least favorite part of any project. I almost think I might leave it unfinished since it will only see use for a year or two tops. It's far from perfect, but I was happy to get the practice, and like I said above, it's always fun to use new (or old) tools.

In any case, here is my stool - on the garage floor and in its natural habitat.

I picked the cookout because you said there'd be dogs.

Otherwise, I'd probably go for hiking or the cabin - either of which might also include dogs.

@yothatlimp: I recently restored my great-grandfather's hand plane, so I'm eager to work with that, and I'll be doing my first mortise and tenon joinery as well. My wife got me an edge guide for my router that I haven't found a use for yet, so I might figure some way to practice with that too.