MashFan81

Nice read! Learned a couple new things about you @fox. Looking forward to the @FireHazard51 interview. And I will try to be more active on here. Trying to be more social all around. Life be crazy yo. Just yell at me once in a while if I disappear for more than a few days. I miss all the shenanigans we used to get into.

I give it 8/10. So... I am turning 40 this year. I literally grew up right along side the "video game revolution". I have owned the Atari 2600, NES, Gameboy, SNES, Sega Genesis, Gameboy Advance, N64, Playstation, Game Cube, Playstation 2 (several), and for a hot minute... a Sega Dreamcast. I have not personally bought a new console since my last PS2, but I have played them all. I now am getting back into video games in my spare time but primarily on my PC. I LOVED the NES when I was a kid. Easily one of the watershed moments of the video game industry was the introduction of the NES. No argument there. But... does that single fact automatically make it the GOAT? I think not. Because, lets be fair, the thing also had a host of issues that Nintendo in some ways created for the system by its design choices, and hardware decisions. To make myself completely clear tho... I don't put ANY system into the "perfect 10" category. I think that is fallacy. Because as new technologies come out, game play develop, and creators get more creative, the whole industry has to shift to meet the ever changing landscape. I mean... you just can't put a NES next to a PS5 and go "which one is better?" It's asinine. That's like comparing a Model T to a Tesla. The two reside in completely different realms of realities and are very much products of their times despite having their roots in the same humble beginnings. The NES was the best of it's TIME. But That was what it was... OF it's time. I still think people should check it out. It can be hours of good old fun. But let's not sanctify something just because it has boat loads of nostalgic value attached to it. I also put the SNES and the N64 at the 8/10 spot with the NES. The NES is just the progenitor of arguably the best known video game company there is. It made "Nintendo" a household name. Still not a GOAT tho. Sorry.

Taco Bell had a chili burrito. It was... ok.

Damn... how many Michigan people we got roaming around this joint?

Yesterdog used to, but I think they simplified their menu because of Covid, so we'll see if it comes back. Otherwise, I know how to make them.

It's a deep fried sliced Koegel on a grilled sourdough hotdog bun with all-meat & tomato chili, finely diced sweet onion, sweet relish, mustard, ketchup, and extra sharp finely shredded cheddar

Grand Rapids style. Yes... it's a thing.

In Michigan we just call this "a good time". But for the sake of argument I'll say chili.

Do it up.

good game everyone!

And that's how I roll.

There's a lot of Mandalorian lore being wolven into this series. I think that cruiser Gideon is in possession of may not be his much longer and is actually a Mandalorian light cruiser the Venator class destroyers were based off of.

Accepted. Game is started. I didn't know there had actually been a game started officially until FH messaged me. So thanks for some kind of a warning. My alerts for this forums only comes through when I'm active on the webpage and I don't sit on it 24/7. But anyway... here we go.

the 24 hour thing works. i'd be down.

i'd be down depending on the game schedule. On quarantine still but thats ending this next monday more than likely. Then I'm back to working until 6pm EST most days and sundays off.

The Phoenix

Not sure yet. Looking into that now.

Phone eff up. Not intended. Lol.

Oof... we're about to get to busy season at work... I mean, I can try... not gonna guarentee I'm gonna be very engaged all the time. Im usually a huge lurker to start until things start to get interesting. But when RL shit is demanding I tend to legit zone out for days at a time. Also... @OptOut...

Yo. I'm in. Can't start until tomorrow tho. Heading to bed for the night in a minute here.

It's cool. I hope this website works out. I'd love to play a round. Love me some RISK.

damn... missed out on this one. can spectators still watch the match somehow?

At the least you'd think someone would give you a custom avatar or status or something!

Yup. I'm usually one of the older people on the other forums I'm on. Guess not so much here. Well... yeeup. Lol. Not gonna lie, doesn't break my heart I'm not the oldest. I usually am. Sweet. At least I can not worry about having to explain myself all the time then. Lol. Regardless... I am a grandpa, thanks to my step-son. Sooooo there's that.