BeaglePuss

Whimper? It’s been a good 20 years, and they’re still in the playoffs. While they’re not the juggernaut they once were, they still finished 12-4 and are a year removed from their last Super Bowl. Not too shabby.

Dutch was a genuinely disturbed dude. He would message me with some really dark shit. Stuff I wouldn't feel comfortable putting in print. He would regularly threaten to kill me, and often allude to doing far worse.

Mark and I will be watching The Pats game tonight in Belichick’s family box! I’ve never had seats in a box before, so I’m pretty amped.

There was an episode where one of the characters suffers from a twisted testicle, and it's an absolute classic. It even ends with a PSA regarding twisted testicles that's genuinely laugh out loud funny.

ATHF is the gold standard for sure, but I loved both Harvey Birdman and Sea Lab. If you're a fan of Tim and Eric, Tom goes to the Mayor is worth checking out too.

I gave them a pity 1/10. They’re really, really bad. They’re a metal band for people that don’t listen to metal. I think they’re in the same category as Volbeat.

The Pats have certainly looked pedestrian, but have still managed to just win, win, win, win. The AFC is not particularly strong this year, so they have a great chance of making it to SB once again. Outside of the Ravens, there’s not a ton else. While not impossible, I’d be surprised to see any other team get in their way on the way to another title appearance. Both The Cowboys and The Pats have benefited from weak schedules this year. The difference is, The Pats have made the most of it.

Brady still undefeated against The Cowboys.

If it's a Go Collect purchase, I'm going to guess it "sells" for waaaaaaay higher in order to draw more eyes and create more articles. I'm going with $125,000. I wouldn't look at is as a strict sale for the hardware, but a combination of the hardware and the marketing bump that it could possibly generate. Not a dumb move on their part.

I just recently re-purchased my first ever Neo Candy that I sold off nearly 15 years ago. The most recent owner did a fine job of fixing her up. I haven’t sunk my teeth back into the cab yet, but will give it a proper overhaul when I get some free time.

If you think that someone submitting too many games can be viewed as a potential conflict of interest, I'd have to imagine you'd take a far harsher stance regarding Jeff's direct involvement with WATA. I have a sinking suspicion certain people will be ok with it though.

Bronty didn't trust VGA to grade Rarebucky's stuff objectively because he submitted too much lol.

I'm genuinely interested to see how this is going to be spun/justified.

This is akin to owning Chipotle stock and eating there as well, no?

Careful there bud. Anytime you post anything that fails the smell-test, threats of libel get tossed around.

Oddly enough, WATA wasn't too busy to remove Jonas from the advisory page.

Everything you’ve typed is right, but you’ve still completely missed why people are not fans of WATA (but more-so GC and HA). WATA invited the Devil into our house, and fanned the flames as it burnt to the ground. The resentment HERE doesn’t stem from the fact people made a thousand bucks for Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. I’ve profited from the New NA for sure. The resentment stems from the insufferable shills and constant pumpers trying to capitalize on ignorant comic collectors, and the fact that the guy that helped make it all possible ruined out on home. That type of behavior is going to be less prevalent here because the community overwhelmingly disagrees with it.

It’s not that I disagree with what you’re saying. It’s that majority of these boards disagree with what you’re saying.

Gotta disagree with you there. I’m certainly not in the “Games are meant to be played Camp,” and am certain most others aren’t either. Most of the resentment stems from questionable ethics/optics, and the fact that GC and related parties literally bought our home burnt it to the ground. We had to literally build another forum. While WATA didn’t spearhead the movement, a lot of us believe they played a role in what ultimately became VGS. While your post is well thought out and polite, it really missed the point of the majority of the pushback. Again, not everyone here is anti or pro WATA, and this site is ultimately the greatest “consequence” that could have ever happen. I can all but guarantee you’ll see a lot less excitement regarding anything related to WATA, GC, and HA here than you did over at the new NA.

I think one massive improvement seen here at VGS over NA is the ability to like post. When the constant pumping, and pumping, and pumping was taking place over at NA, it was hard to counter without it coming off as an attack. It’s different here though. Now, when someone brings up some objective criticism of WATA, HA, GC, etc, the community responds by giving visible feedback. There’s no need for mudslinging now, and the collective majority can see their opinion voiced by giving a simple “thumbs up” of sorts. You’re going to see some of the aggressive pro-HA rhetoric here still, but you’ll notice a general lack of approval (outside of the outspoken minority) in the visible feedback. You’ve already seen that in this very thread. I think it’s incredibly important to focus on the positive with this new site, but I’m extremely grateful that the feedback system has been implemented to show where others stand. I’m also grateful that NA and GC still exist. It gives some of the more aggressive and outspoken supporters a great place to discuss and promote HA and the like without much, if any, pushback.

It's almost as if the site was rushed as a response to the announcement of this forum.... First off, that site looks exactly like I expected it to look. The fact that it's no longer NA and is Go Collect is a total bonus though. Thank God for the dudes behind this place. The forum looks great and the vibe has been remarkable thus far.

You got to play that left side for all the hitchers! TZ is my favorite pin off all time, but if anything it’s too easy. Definitely not too hard. When I think of cheap pops, The Walking Dead comes to mind. That game has horrendously cheap drains.

Yeah, it’s best to move on. The point has been made and there’s no sense in giving the new home a bad name. Those that elect to stay should be allowed to do so without us shitting all over the place.

Pats defense has three takeaways on three consecutive plays. It's always nice watching The Pats dominate, but so much better when Baker Mayfield is on the receiving end of the beat-down.