twiztor

i've been listening to Sublime a lot lately and this same thought has been popping up in my head. There's a Sublime tribute band called Badfish that has been putting on shows and touring since 2001. I'm amazed that, 20+ years now, they've never released an original song. UPDATE: i googled the band, just to make sure i wasn't missing anything, and apparently they released their first original song back in December! https://thepier.org/badfish-release-first-ever-original-music-with-high-with-you-featuring-little-stranger/ Check it out:

1221, with BBD/RHCP being the toughest choice.

Rare also used this trick with Donkey Kong 64, although it was only to play the original DK. i remember thinking that was so awesome back in the day. to me, that seemed like a throwback to Mole Mania, as a lot of those puzzles require similar boulder sliding. BTW, if you haven't played that GameBoy game, i highly recommend it.

Retro City Rampage is high on my list, but the AVGN game probably steals my top spot.

this, as a movie on its own, is pretty mediocre. that being said, if you're just watching it as a movie, you're doing it wrong. This was made as a social commentary for the counter culture. it's about taking taboo subjects and flaying them wide open for all to see. for exposing the undercurrent of weird that flows through life, generally unseen. you have to remember, most movies that came out before this one were very traditional. This movie is a subversion of everything- family values, sex/gender roles, all that "traditional" stuff. THAT is why it is held up with such reverence. It was SO different from what you would normally see. It gave people a chance to embrace the "weird". plus, the songs ROCK! Science Fiction, Sweet Transvestite, Time Warp, I Can Make You A Man, Touch Me, and the more traditional Hot Patootie/Bless My Soul are all 10/10 or damn close.

the only movie that makes me bawl like a baby is Boyz N the Hood. but yeah, Jurassic Bark from Futurama is the saddest thing in existence.

i was just testing out a copy of 'You Don't Know Jack' that i bought for a dollar and played a quick single player game. i saw credits and made the (empty) high score list. does that count?

4 is my favorite. It's when it finally feels put together. The ability to both charge and slide makes it seem complete. Is it even a Mega Man game if you're not holding the B button for whatever the next screen may or may not have in store for you? 1 is the starter pack. 2 is very much a fully formed version of 1. 3 feels mostly like MM2 DLC. more of what came before. btw, Snake Man's stage is probably my favorite backgrounds of the entire series. 5 feels very "same-y". Not a knock, it just doesn't do anything that sets it apart. 6 feels like it's trying to return to form, and the new Rush options are interesting, but doesn't quite capitalize or mix it up enough.

i set myself a limit. say, one game a month, or something similar. I hold to it for the first month. maybe two. And then my impulsive side wins out and i end up paying the going rate. I CAN ONLY HOLD OUT SO LONG!

a 6-person X-Men arcade cabinet a side-by-side Skee-ball cabinet i don't know the name of this, but my local barcade had a 4-person Pac-Man cab where you tried to eat each other. It was always a freaking awesome time. They've since replaced it to one that is less fun, but i want that game! Mr. Gimmick NES game (US release. yes, i know. but this is my hypothetical want list!) [you know, my mind's blanking at the moment. reserved to maybe come back to later!] my list is mostly games that i WANT, but don't have now, mainly due to space issues. So before i "complete my collection", i'm going to need a bigger place to house them all!

i wouldn't say i'm "creating new rabbit holes" of which to build my collection, but i also concede that nothing that i'm collecting is brand new. Like a few other people have said, i collect what i like. For me, it started with series. i grew up owning Mega Man 3 and 6. I rented 2 and 4 regularly. When i started buying games, some of the first games i tracked down were Mega Man 1, 2, 4, and 5. I have a similar story for Adventure Island, and Double Dragon, and Ninja Gaiden. Along the way, i admitted to myself that i was a Nintendo fanboy, so wanted to grab all their first party titles. That took me across a lot more systems (and series). Then i found that i really enjoyed the stuff on the quirkier side of gaming. ROB, with his games and accessories. Virtual Boy (fullset, even later including interesting homebrews). 32x (fullset). Nintendo Power's Canadian cousin, Nintendo Power Flash (i'm not even Canadian! but i knew i had to snatch up all of these issues). the Valiant Nintendo Comic Series line. i certainly don't think that i'm a "follower". I've been discovering these games and enjoying the journey along the way. Most of the time, i think i've probably brought my game collecting journey to its completion. But then i find out about another game that i NEED to have (last week, it was the game Ehrgeiz for PS1. a 3d fighting game featuring FF7 characters? Plus a single player adventure quest? How did this not cross my path 20 years ago?!?). So there's always new branches to explore. But if somebody tried to label my as a "follower" because i didn't 'discover an entirely new subset that nobody had considered before', then that person has too much judge-y time on their hands.

voted Knickerbockers, although Badfinger is a close 2nd. i know technically this is McCartney & Wings, but you missed a perfect opportunity to post this song from the Role Models soundtrack: "Are you sure that isn't Wings?" "no, it's Not Wings"

i received my copy of Trip World (GBA) early this month, around Feb 6th. THE NEXT WEEK, i got an email letting me know that my order had shipped. it was about a week later that i got a confirmation email that it had delivered. First time i've received an item before it shipped.

very cool! i would probably pick this up if i saw it locally. did you know that To The Extreme (the Vanilla Ice record that Ice Ice Baby was on) didn't get a vinyl release in the US?

i should probably watch this one.