Weekend Discussion - March 8, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for Weekend Discussion. Let's officially close out our weekend of posting. Please take a look.

Happy anniversary to Soundgarden's Superunknown

On this day in 1994, @soundgarden released their fourth album, Superunknown. pic.twitter.com/nTYWeSCA7B

— Northwest Passage (@nwpassage1) March 8, 2020

That album is a timeless banger.

Daylight Savings Time remains stupid

This time change has got me dying inside pic.twitter.com/yXaYUIxa2o

— Soffie🌙 (@Sailor_Soffie) March 8, 2020

I hate losing an hour. This is dumb. I want a refund.

we both agree daylight savings sux pic.twitter.com/mnTrbsnqFZ

— justine raymond (@jmarieray) March 8, 2020

The Nintendo World Championships kicked off 30 days ago today

30 years ago today Nintendo kicked off the first Nintendo World Championships, a nine-month tour of the U.S. that had kids of all ages compete in Super Mario Bros, Rad Racer, and Tetris on NES. pic.twitter.com/ql1xym5k8h

— Retronauts (@retronauts) March 8, 2020

Now that was playing with power!

Happy anniversary to this quality Internet video

Happy SIXTEENTH birthday to the greatest piece of Star Trek media ever made. pic.twitter.com/GHvz7S0LiR

— WeedLordVegeta (@ansem_ebooks) March 7, 2020

Star Trek Internet videos are S-Tier.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is not out yet

me every time I open my switch after preordering animal crossing: pic.twitter.com/Pp1wpt6sgJ

— Crows Crows Crows (@crowsx3) March 8, 2020

I want to play this game. Head to IGN.com for all your Animal Crossing coverage.

me in 13 days pic.twitter.com/YVCKiNkcHd

— wheel (@wheel_able) March 8, 2020

Sometimes lost animals come home

Incredible story.
Two years ago, I was devastated when my beloved cat went missing.
Today, I got a call to say he had been found by an old lady.
It appears that he has been living on the streets for these two years.
I am so so so happy!

— Giant Military Cats (@giantcat9) March 7, 2020

We need more stories like this.

This picture gave me diabetes

It’s a “green velvet” cake, and the color leaves something to be desired - next time I’d just tint a basic vanilla.

The rainbow buttercream is cute though - and with it being all from scratch (minus the LC), it’s a 8/10. pic.twitter.com/qkLzqwkgOk

— Aureylian △⃒⃘ (@aureylian) March 8, 2020

Would you eat it?

This kid rules

I now have three sons. pic.twitter.com/bWuEn30gqp

— Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) March 8, 2020

He has a righteous anger that we could all use a bit of these days.

Common Core Math fails us again

Can’t stop thinking about this pic.twitter.com/NCV2WeoAdn

— Chloe Elliott (@ChloeInCurve) March 6, 2020

8-3+2=?

The stock market is set to crash again tomorrow

S&P 500 futures are limit down. Oil crashed 20%, and the coronavirus outbreak is still intensifying.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Shackcast Episode 064: One of these days we are going to nail this
• Shack Chat: Who is your favorite class/race in D&D?
• Nioh 2 release date for PlayStation 4
• SonicFox gets the last laugh and becomes Final Kombat champion
• Final Fantasy 7 Remake hands-on preview: Crank that, SOLDIER boy
• Mortal Kombat 11 Spawn trailer revealed at Final Kombat
• SXSW 2020 March events canceled by city of Austin
• Rocket League March Update features blueprint trade-ins & the end of Mac/Linux support
• Shacknews Best Toys and Products of New York Toy Fair 2020
• 2020 video game release dates calendar

There you have it, Shacknews. Your Weekend Discussion for March 8, 2020. Please consider subscribing to Shacknews Mercury to support our site for as little as $1/month. Here is a short video of Lola to brighten your night.

LOLA USED SPIN ATTACK pic.twitter.com/IqDzUMEpKe

— Productive Citizen ✌🏾💙🙏🏾👊🏾 (@technosucks) March 8, 2020

What are you up to tonight? Let us know in the Shacknews Chatty comment thread below.

Asif Khan

CEO/EIC/EIEIO

Asif Khan is the CEO, EIC, and majority shareholder of Shacknews. He began his career in video game journalism as a freelancer in 2001 for Tendobox.com. Asif is a CPA and was formerly an investment adviser representative. After much success in his own personal investments, he retired from his day job in financial services and is currently focused on new private investments. His favorite PC game of all time is Duke Nukem 3D, and he is an unapologetic fan of most things Nintendo. Asif first frequented the Shack when it was sCary's Shugashack to find all things Quake. When he is not immersed in investments or gaming he is a purveyor of fine electronic music. Asif also has an irrational love of Cleveland sports.