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    November - Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America

    in Monthly Reading

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    Just finished the book. It was a fast, easy read. 

    I have to say, though, the editor needs to be fired. The book was rife with spelling and grammatical errors. I couldn't even keep up with how many variations there were on Reggie Fils-Aimé's name. On top of that there were several fact-checking errors.

    I also didn't care for Ryan's smug, smartest-guy-in-the-room tone. The similes and metaphors were laughable at times. And the text is flooded with words that do little else than attempt to prove how smart the author is. Brobdingnagian? I mean c'mon. 

    That said, it was a fun read at times. I picked up a few things I didn't know, especially about specific games. I did like the passages that explored the psychological side of things (though I assume some/a lot of it is the author's personal take). Overall, though, there wasn't a ton of new info for even casual Nintendo fans. 

    @Reed RothchilddRothchildRothchilddRot (I don't know why his name is formatted that way; I can't delete it on mobile) hit the nail on the head that the book was general in scope. There's just too little on too much. 

    It was funny, too. Almost all of Ryan's predictions were completely off-base in terms of Nintendo's future (the book was written in 2011/12). 

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    Disney Plus is Here!

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    1 hour ago, Sign Collector Guy said:

    Free for a year being a Verizon customer. Can’t say no to that. Will be adding the app to my Roku this evening

    Nice. Was that a specific offer from somewhere? Or can you just get the free year when signing up?

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    2020-21 NCAA Football/Basketball Thread

    in Everything Else

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    8 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said:

    Sweet.  I wasn't there for that one, and I know the crowd can be a little lax for the small-conference foes (especially one that just moved up from DII), but hopefully we did our gameday proud.

    Oh it was awesome. I even grabbed a hat so I wouldn't look like an idiot lol. Everyone was dripping with maroon. 

    2019 NFL Season

    in Everything Else

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    Can't say I fully expected that outcome.

    But I couldn't be happier with the result. 

    Lamar Jackson looks to be the real deal. Seems like the Pats were so focused on Lamar that they forgot Ingram is the RB. 

    Great win, but lotta work left to do. 

    It's Official! NintendoAge is GONE

    in Everything Else

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    The new look is pretty awful.

    But this my home now, so I really don't care what goes on over there. 

    I do wish them luck, and I hope for those who stick with the new NA that they're happy. 

    If not, they can bounce over here and chat with us. 

    And I've said it before, but a huge THANK YOU to all the people involved in getting VGS off the ground. Couldn't be happier with how it all turned out. 

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    Amusement Parks

    in Everything Else

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    46 minutes ago, zi said:

    So much time at Magic Mountain in SoCal and Great Adventure in NJ as a kid (six flags). in HS physics we took a trip to great adventure and tested the G-forces with a weight in a tube whilst riding the (now defunct) great american scream machine. a fairly unsupervised school day at an amusement park? take that, jocks!

    I grew up in NJ. We did this exact thing. It was a ton of fun. We had to fill out a sheet with the various results. But once you were done, it was pretty much a free day. 

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