Strange | 1,690 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 It certainly looks... bland. I know it’s an evolution of most collecting hobbies but “video game investor” just sounds odd to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels | 125 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Just now, trj22487 said: Definitely could and should have gone so much differently. I personally haven't experienced anything this bad since Tom Anderson selling MySpace. He was my only friend for way too long. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuNKeY | 241 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Ugh it just looks horrible like it was just thrown together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels | 125 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 When the official announcement hits (and @trj22487 how did you stumble onto this?), I really hope that they at least have the decency to put nintendoage.com into read-only mode until it's shut down. Nothing moving forward (and since a day or so ago) is going to make it over. So it's a black hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aatos | 35 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Holy crap. I gotta admit, while I saw the frustration of the mod team and all that brewing for a long time, I didn't for a second think it would actually go out like this. Like.. I'm actually quite shocked. I can't imagine why someone would go through the trouble of buying NA then utterly destroying it with the brand and all in such a short time. Ugh.. and it seems all my feedback there is gone too? Great, now no-one's gonna dare sending me a single game to Finland anymore.. It's crazy how VGS already feels so much more like what NA was at it's best. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelin03 | 314 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, Aatos said: Holy crap. I gotta admit, while I saw the frustration of the mod team and all that brewing for a long time, I didn't for a second think it would actually go out like this. Like.. I'm actually quite shocked. I can't imagine why someone would go through the trouble of buying NA then utterly destroying it with the brand and all in such a short time. Ugh.. and it seems all my feedback there is gone too? Great, now no-one's gonna dare sending me a single game to Finland anymore.. It's crazy how VGS already feels so much more like what NA was at it's best. I would mail you games in exchange for Lakerol and smorgas pickles. Maybe some pressidenti coffee and wooden spatulas. It's sad to see NA gone. Hopefully everyone who wanted to stay enjoys GoCollect. It isn't even that community in name anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,683 Administrator · Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, Aatos said: Holy crap. I gotta admit, while I saw the frustration of the mod team and all that brewing for a long time, I didn't for a second think it would actually go out like this. Like.. I'm actually quite shocked. I can't imagine why someone would go through the trouble of buying NA then utterly destroying it with the brand and all in such a short time. Ugh.. and it seems all my feedback there is gone too? Great, now no-one's gonna dare sending me a single game to Finland anymore.. It's crazy how VGS already feels so much more like what NA was at it's best. I'll send you a game buddy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,035 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) I was looking for this thread - I just tried to click the link for the Universal NES system in another thread, they really did a solid job of migrating everything over! Press F in the chat boys edit: has anyone created an account? Maybe you can’t see all the threads as a guest? Edited October 30, 2019 by a3quit4s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 918 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D~Funk | 277 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Oof! Thats pretty fucked! Sad to see. Glad you all jumped on making the new site when you did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A. | 1,139 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Wow! I am so happy we were able to get VGS launched when we did! That's all I will say on the matter. I'm done concerning myself with what GoCollect does and doesn't do. Every time I lower my expectations they find a way to come in under that bar. 12 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trj22487 | 350 Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) 20 minutes ago, barrels said: (and @trj22487 how did you stumble onto this?) I was going to try to archive a few more of my threads (already saved the three I wanted most though) and was redirected to the link I provided. If I try to look up the particular threads on Google the links now come up as 'This Page Does Not Exist' For instance, this is what Bronty's tribute/obituary to artist Greg Martin (Sonic The Hedgehog, etc) now looks likehttps://connect.gocollect.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=117907 Edited October 30, 2019 by trj22487 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doner24 | 1,193 Moderator · Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 2 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerBarnes | 183 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Wow, this is unreal. I wonder if some people are going to actually attempt to unironically use the new platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels | 125 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, trj22487 said: I was going to try to archive a few more of my threads (already saved the three I wanted most though) and was redirected to the link I provided. If I try to look up the particular threads on Google the links now come up as 'This Page Does Not Exist' I'm not seeing that at all. Either through direct navigation or using Google I get to the pages. It's otherwise up and allowing new content on the old site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordyRamone | 30 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) It's sad but I think this site looks better. It's awesome how many ppl made the switch. I bet this sits will be just as busy as the old NA forum. Edited October 30, 2019 by JordyRamone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 918 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) All the threads seem to be under "Archived NA Posts", but it looks like a bland mess. I wonder how desolate that place is gonna be the next few weeks. EDIT: Its such a mess I can't even see who's posting what. Edited October 30, 2019 by guitarzombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,926 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I cant believe I was actually willing to spend 10k to buy the site (upwards I should say). Dodged a bullet. Big Jeff should have answered my call, that 10k could have bought a Sticker sealed golf lol 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster | 124 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Do we have a VGS chat or discord server? I would like to join and commiserate with you guys about this today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Tank | 928 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 22 minutes ago, Aatos said: Holy crap. I gotta admit, while I saw the frustration of the mod team and all that brewing for a long time, I didn't for a second think it would actually go out like this. Like.. I'm actually quite shocked. I can't imagine why someone would go through the trouble of buying NA then utterly destroying it with the brand and all in such a short time. Ugh.. and it seems all my feedback there is gone too? Great, now no-one's gonna dare sending me a single game to Finland anymore.. It's crazy how VGS already feels so much more like what NA was at it's best. I got you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, trj22487 said: I was going to try to archive a few more of my threads (already saved the three I wanted most though) and was redirected to the link I provided. If I try to look up the particular threads on Google the links now come up as 'This Page Does Not Exist' I noticed that too. Maybe I need to be using an IBM PS/1 with Netscape Navigator to see anything with that new modern design... Edited October 30, 2019 by Bearcat-Doug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trj22487 | 350 Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 minute ago, guitarzombie said: All the threads seem to be under "Archived NA Posts", but it looks like a bland mess. I wonder how desolate that place is gonna be the next few weeks. Right, but if you try to find the old threads on Google, they don't link to the new place GoCollect has put them. So years worth of links directing to the forum content are now garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels | 125 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, trj22487 said: For instance, this is what Bronty's tribute/obituary to artist Greg Martin (Sonic The Hedgehog, etc) now looks likehttps://connect.gocollect.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=117907 Did you manually construct that URL? I didn't think anybody expected a 1:1 direct mapping with the new domain name and same thread ids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trj22487 | 350 Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Just now, barrels said: Did you manually construct that URL? I didn't think anybody expected a 1:1 direct mapping with the new domain name and same thread ids. No dude. That's literally the URL that comes up in my firefox browser if I click on the very first Google link when I search "Nintendoage Greg Martin R.I.P Bronty" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels | 125 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Just now, trj22487 said: No dude. That's literally the URL that comes up in my firefox browser if I click on the very first Google link when I search "Nintendoage Greg Martin R.I.P Bronty" oh, wow. sorry for doubting you, I'm just not seeing that. Google is notorious for customizing results, so who knows what kind of black magic is preventing me from seeing it. When I do the identical search, I get the link to the OG NA thread, and clicking through takes me to the old site as expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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