You know, waiting for the 3 minutes for Belch's factory to open.. What do you usually do in the meantime?

I have my SNES setup in my bedroom, so I usually end up reading a book. (I ended up reading a bit of Sue Grafton's T is for Trespass during my last run through of EB.)

heh heh...

I'm a lousy cheater, and I emulate. So I sit there for thirty seconds holding the ~ button until the message pops up.

Now that I've got a real copy of the game, I'll let you know for realz when I get to that part.

I usually get something to eat. Popcorn takes about 3 minutes to make so I make that or some other snackfood and then when the 3 minutes are up I can play the game and I have something to snack on while I play. Also a sandwhich takes about 3 minutes too and you're actively doing something while you make it.

During the wait, I come to this thread and post a reply.

I use the three minutes as solid practice pad time. I'm a snare drummer, and I use every second of free time I have to practice. It drives my parents nuts, I tell you...

Last playthrough, I tried doing a double stroke roll for three minutes straight. I could only go till about 0:32 before my hands got tired... I've been getting better, so, on my next playthrough, I'll try going for a better time

if I'm playing on a emulator, I hold down the speed button. If I'm playing Mato's translation on my flash cart, I just do some spontaneous thing while I wait.

A good washroom break passes the time or going outside for a bit of exercise, even if it's past 3 minutes.

I usually go on a forum, like the DKC Atlas, or on my next playthrough, here.