Reed Rothchild

Finished this guy It was alright. Thoughts shared in the VGS Book Club. After finishing Mistborn 3 I think I'll be starting up 2 new books. I've never started 2 books at the same time like that.

Bumpage

Just finished it. It was alright. Not in the same league as Console Wars or Masters of Doom (sorry I keep mentioning them, but those are the two best gaming books I've read). Both of those hit me in the feels with 90s nostalgia. SM never threatened to do that. It's less personal, bigger in scope, and more generalized. It's also riddled with errors. Tony Hawk is famous for doing a 720? Every castle in Super Mario Brothers has a princess in it? The PlayStation beat the N64 because it allowed easy piracy? Huh? Still, entertaining read (I burned through it), and I'm sure it will be fascinating stuff to more casual games, or neophytes. There ain't gonna much of anything new for the hardcore.

There's still an upcoming LRG title too

Hah, the book makes a Frank Stallone joke. This after I made my own Frank Stallone joke in my soon to appear Judge Dredd review. Just going on the record that I did not steal it from this book: it was already written. Should finish it up today or tomorrow.

Needs all the Famicom carts for true completeness. Should probably put them in the same post for consistency too.

Were they selling them to each other?...

Bump

None, really. I buy Switch games here and there when I see one cheap, and I have my eye on the last few 3DS games, waiting for clearances. When I have a pile of cash I can waste on games I'll probably jump on a remaining SNES cart.

...and Persona Q is Etrian Odyssey with added story and theme. Really you can't go wrong with any of them though.

Put $250 worth of stuff that doesn't suck in a flat rate box. Put it up for auction. Get a 60% return Or Grab LRG stuff. Put it up for sale at 75% of value

80 pages in. Already reached SMB so I'll be curious to see just how much time this covers. The dude really likes his esoteric metaphors and similes and whatnot too. Like comparing SMB world 1-1 to Montana (because we're the "Big Sky" state), or drawing a parallel between SMB and 30 Rock and Arrested Development (I still don't get that one)

They don't do payment plans? Arrange to pay $150 a month or something. Go grab $250 worth of shit from your room and put it up as a $170 mystery box

I told my coworker this and he freaked out a bit

Are you ready to swear right here right now before Gloves' mom?

It's Nintendo and it's selling like hotcakes. It may never drop

Master thread with standings Ratings key: 10 - One of your very favorite artists of all time.9 - Killer fucking band. Or artist.8 - Great sound, great songs, great albums.7 - Very good, but not quite great.6 - Pretty good. More than a few songs you like. You'd entertain the thought of seeing them live if they were in the area. Or still alive.5 - They're okay, but maybe not something you'll go out of your way to listen to.4 - Meh. There may be a song or two, or an album that you dig, but you'd rather listen to other stuff.3 - Not very good. You will more likely than not turn the station if they come on the radio.2 - Not your cup of tea at all. Some people like this, but you are not one of them.1 - Horrible in every way.0 - In the running for worst artist/musician of all time. You would rather take a cheese grater to your face than listen to this.

Sell shit and get it

I mentioned it in the past several times, but Prism is fun. I honestly don't even know how I ended up with it either.

Yeah, when you're in front of the Reichstag, trying to take out the 88s. Fucking. Maddening.

Good call

Finished The Dark Tower IV. Loved it, easily my favorite so far. King writing a Western is a fun change of pace. Started this for the book club. It's definitely... okay. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13586769-super-mario

Final bump