Greetings from Terra,
We've heard a rumor that you guys like small scores?
No, not really. Not sure where you got such a silly notion...
ANYway, a few comments & clarifications on what i've heard so far:
- The Atari calculator I sent SingleBanana was a contest prize for correctly guessing what it was. It concluded a blog I wrote a few months back:
http://www.rfgeneration.c...ng-Game-2754.php#commentsI was rather surprised, and a little disappointed, that the other calculator guy, Nupoile, didn't guess correctly.
- RoboCop's partner, Officer Lewis, was played by Nancy Allen. BTW out of all the original
RoboCop cast, the guy I'd like to get a phone call from would be Kurtwood Smith. He was spot-on in playing one of the most amazing movie villains ever! And if you think otherwise, then...
Actually, I wouldn't mind getting a call from the guy who played Bixby "I'd buy THAT for a dollar" Snyder, too... if he's still around.
BTW whattaya think of this t-shirt I'm planning to buy:
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- It's not YouBeeSoft or OoBeeSoft... it's ACTIVISION that puts out the
Skylanders figures. Come on, get with it, guys. And I've pretty much stopped with the
Swap Force collecting, and have gone full-bore into the
Trap Team series. Although I've beaten the story mode, I'm still working on completing every quest, finding every hidden area and item, and leveling-up & grinding to pay for upgrades for my figures. I've also been annoying Shadow Kisuragi with endless PMs about the whole deal.
- Hey Duke, does the paperback edition of
Game Over have any new material that wasn't included in the hardcover? Just curious...
- I picked up the SMS
Altered Beast out of morbid curiosity. For starters, I didn't even know they put it out for the SMS... though it really shouldn't have been all that surprising. I also wanted to see how well it looked and played compared to the Genesis rendition.
- As soon as I read the premise for the
Half-Life: Blue Shift expansion, my first thought was, "oh, so this is
Paul Blart: Mall Cop: The Game..."
- I didn't actually pick up the Piano Discovery System, though I considered it for a moment. Coincidentally, it was at the same Goodwill where I found two of the boxed Miracle Pianos I've discovered so far.
And no, Herbie Hancock did NOT write or perform Axel F; you're thinking of Harold Faltermeyer.
Not only is Rockit his most notable piece, it's also one of the creepiest music videos ever:
And we mustn't forget this little gem from the greatest Chris Farley movie ever:
- I love the GameStop price tag that was still attached to the
Steel Battalion game I found. And the best part was that it was the USED price for it!
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Sadly, I still have yet to find the controller rig for it. It's just a matter of time, though...
- The way tuition costs are going up stateside, combined with the crushing debt from student loans, you're probably right on the money about college being a fad, Bil... unfortunately.
- Unfortunately, I do NOT have all the Skylanders. There were a few from
Giants and
Swap Force that were so short-packed, I've never actually seen them "in person." And I'm way too cheap to buy them at secondary market prices. Guess i'll just hafta do without...
- at about the 1:27:00 mark: I'm starting to get the same vibe about the increasing difficulty of finding retro games at garage sales and thrifts for a steal. I'm pretty sure it's thanks mainly to the internet, but people around here by and large seem to be pretty keen about what their wares are actually worth, and price their stuff accordingly. Fortunately, when you live in an area that has a virtual glut of games and hardware, good deals can still be found here and there.
On a related note: if I do find something desirable at a particular thrift that costs a little bit more than I'm usually willing to pay for it, if the staff running the store is friendly and helpful, I'll usually buy it. To me, friendly people and good service is worth the extra buck or two...
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