Teh_Lurv

The politics threads on the old NA never got really bad. I don't recall discussions devolving into ad hominem attacks or anything of that sort, at worst the threads would go into circular discussions until it died. The smallish size and the fact you're conversing with people who might want to someday buy games from I think kept discussions relevantly civil. @N64 Gamer is also right that video game discussion can potentially segue into social or political themes. Mods shouldn't need to have to play referee trying to decide when threads become "too political". I think politics threads are fine, but if there is a tag option that lets people mass ignore those types of threads we should look into implementing it.

Here are my old photos for the NintendoAge Street Fighter collection award badge. Since those photos I've added a CIB copy of Capcom Generations Vol 5 (Street Fighter) & Street Fighter Zero 3 for the Saturn and a NFR SNES cart of Street Fighter 2 Turbo.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/theyre-back-mcdonalds-introduces-the-limited-edition-surprise-happy-meal-featuring-iconic-throwback-toys-from-the-past-40-years-300949564.html The list of returning toys:

I think the intention of this move is to clamp down on modern counterfeits (I recall counterfeit Wiimotes and WiiU pro controllers got pretty bad at one point) and Amazon decided it'd be easier to ban all 3rd party selling rather than to play referee.

Welcome back!

That story is so surreal. "Saudi Arabia holding the WWE hostage" sounds like the setup for an episode of GI Joe.

The situation is developing, but most of the wrestlers and staff that participated in the Crown Jewel PPV are now being prevented from leaving Saudi Arabia.

Hey man, I remember you from SegaAge. Welcome aboard!

If GoCollect plans on using NA user collections as a resource, they'll probably use the data from a prior backup to include info users deleted before leaving for VGS.

FYI: The SegaAge & PSCollecting forums are still active and you can access your NA account. I checked just now by logging into SegaAge and I can still access my stored photos and collection lists.

Me viewing the "new" Nintendoage for the first time:

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-29-shigeru-miyamoto-recognised-with-japanese-cultural-award From what I have read elsewhere, this is the first time a game developer has been awarded this status by the Japanese government.

For the first topic of the Fighting Game Dojo, there is no better subject to look back on than EVO Moment 37. It is one of the first iconic eSports moments, solidified Daigo Umehara as one of the most famous fighting game pro-players, and is credited with saving the fighting game genre. At the 2004 Evolution Championship Series Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike tournament, Daigo Umehara and Justin Wong faced off against each other at loser's finals. During round 3 of the first match, Wong (using Chun-Li) had whittled Umehara's (using Ken) life bar down to a single pixel. After some back and forth positioning, Wong executed his super move to close out the match. What happened next is considered the greatest comeback in eSports: Daigo was able to parry (a high-risk, high reward defensive move that requires the player to tap his character towards the opponent when the hit lands) all 15 of Chun-li's super move hits, then follow up with a counter attack to win the match. Daigo was able to achieve this difficult feat in a clutch moment surrounded by hundreds of screaming audience members. Before ubiquitous camera phones this scene could've been lost or forgotten, but the match was captured on camera and uploaded by EVO as a promotional highlight. It was given the name "EVO Moment 37" to suggest that such events were common to drum up hype for EVO 2005. Looking back at EVO Moment 37, Justin Wong recalled how that event helped to save the fighting game community: The EVO Moment 37 video captured and distilled the thrill of eSports down to it's purest form. I think it is safe to say had this moment not occurred or was never recorded for the world to see, the modern fighting game genre and professional gaming would look very different than it does today. Further reading/watching: TheScore retrospective on EVO Moment 37: https://youtu.be/klaWV-szmnY ESPN - The legacy of EVO Moment 37: https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17391663/daigo-jwong-legacy-street-fighter-moment-37 Alternative video of EVO Moment 37 discovered in 2019: https://youtu.be/Kg1xPOUn7vQ

The Saturn is a popular import collecting console since the US got a lackluster library compared to Japan. I haven't been keeping up with the Saturn import scene in recent times, but the price growth and interest for Saturn imports was mostly confined to shoot-em-ups, certain fighting games, and some of the rarer Japanese titles.

Yeah, about three or so years ago when loose NES collecting was at it's most fevered pitch. The video of them playing Jackie Chan's Action Kung-Fu on the NES caused the game to spike from about $30 to $100 within a few days.

I'm waiting for the price of Little Samson to pop. The game has stagnated between $1k-$1,200 for the last few years, I think the slowdown of loose NES collecting will eventually trigger a selloff that'll push down the price.

Hey!

This scene of Will Ospreay from NJPW always cracks me up. The camera framing immediately after the flip is accidental real-life anime.

Yep, I remember you. Welcome to the forum.

Quit yer bitchin, I'm here.

Making the jump from NA to here. Here is my NA public profile stats in case the old forum ceases to exist: Teh_Lurv Joined: 7/7/2013 Posts: 4915 Transaction History: Feedback: 147 total/118 unique Percentage:100.00% Positives:118 Negatives:0