TDIRunner

Never seen it.

In general, it doesn't matter to me.  I'm fine with it either way.  The only time when I tend to have a preference is with chicken wings in buffalo sauce.  The bone-in certainly tastes better, but sometimes, I'm just not in the mood to get messy from the sauce, and I prefer to eat the boneless with a fork.  But that's not often, and only when I'm feeling lazy.

The only other time I might prefer boneless would be with fish.  I don't mind eating around bone, but fish bones can be a lot more work compared to chicken or steak.

9 hours ago, Estil said:

Fun Fact: The first DVD I ever watched (on my then new PS2; I think it was 2001) was Thirteen Days.  And the first ever DVD I ever watched with me and my (then future) wife was Outbreak.

The first DVD I ever watched was Ronin with Robert De Niro.  I remember being obsessed with the new features available with the format like the director commentary.  But of course, the biggest thing for me was the fact that I didn't have to rewind it when it was over.  

Just about every year we drive to Florida, which from my house is approximately 12 hours.  I like to be able to listen to music for the entire trip without hearing the same thing twice, but also only listening to music I like.   Because of this, I have a song playlist through Spotify that is around 15 hours long. Most of my votes for these song debates will probably be based off whether I would want the song on that playlist or not.  

In this case, both songs are enjoyable, but not great enough for me to include on my playlist.  Obviously Holiday Road gives me nostalgia for the Family Vacation movie, but again, not enough that I want to listen to it on my road trips.  

Retrotink is probably your best option, but another option that I NEVER hear anyone talk about is using an A/V receiver to convert the signal.

The only problem with using an A/V receiver, is that there are many brands and models on the market, and absolutely no database (that I'm aware of) that tracks how they perform with video game systems and input lag.  The other major issue with A/V receivers is that you will almost certainly have to go with the second hand market because nearly all new A/V receivers on the market today have dropped component support.  

I can tell you that I use a Sony DA3400 ES as my primarily receiver.  Everything in my game room that doesn't output 4K runs through this receiver which combines everything into a single 1080p HDMI signal out to my TV.  That includes 28 video game consoles, VCR, DVD, and laserdisc along with all of my audio (CD, vinyl, cassette, MP3).  Since this model A/V receiver only outputs 1080p, I have to run anything that outputs 4K directly to the TV and bypass the receiver.  The TV sends an audio signal back to the receiver so that the 4K devices still send sound to the surround sound speakers.

Anyway, that's probably more information than you wanted, but I can confirm that with this setup, I can play my Wii using component cables converted into HDMI on my 4K TV with no noticeable input lag and the image looks great. 

You should still probably get a Retrotink.   

1 minute ago, RH said:

Not a bad guess.  The only RE game I've played is Resident Evil 2, and it was a dang fine experience.  But no, it's not in the RE franchise.

It just had that "look" to me.  I'm also super familiar with RE2, but I didn't recognize it from that game, so I guessed RE3 because it has a similar look and takes place in the same location and timeframe as RE2 with similar street areas, so I thought it might be in the background of that game somewhere.  

The first thing that popped into my head was Resident Evil, so I'm going to say Resident Evil 3.

6 minutes ago, Californication said:

I'm in a rough spot. 

I wish I could help you out, but I can't spend that kind of money on Saturn stuff.  But your collection represents like 99% of the Saturn imports that I would be interested in owning.  You definitely have an awesome collection.  I wish you luck, but keep in mind that selling all together in a lot usually means lower offers.  Good luck with sale. 

33 minutes ago, Tulpa said:

You should have seen the HD-DVD vs Blu-ray arguments. It got so heated it actually resulted in that part of the forum getting shut down and even made a few news outlets. 

I remember that era, but I wasn't much of a forum guy at the time, so I was never part of any of those types of discussions.  However, I would be interested in reading some of them today because I never understood the HD-DVD vs Blue-Ray debates.  I always considered Blue-Ray as the obvious choice.  At least with the VHS vs Beta debates, I could understand some of the points on both sides of the argument.  But I could never find any reasons to back HD-DVD.  

2 hours ago, twiztor said:

@TDIRunner cool pic with all of the cds. i only have a single drawer of them (mostly my collection of stuff i bought in my teenage years that i can't part with yet). Also, is that a box of 45s on the bottom shelf? i like the look of that box.

That is "The Aeroplane Flies High" box set by the Smashing Pumpkins.  It's a 5 CD box set.  

This link is just for example.  This is not my set for sale:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/325930416235?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=PMm34bCLRu2&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

48 minutes ago, Nintegageo said:

This is sorta the pinball version to Punch-Out!! 

I didn't realize that some pinball could be played blindfolded. 

PARTICIPATE - Merch Buyer

I've played it, but not enough to rate it.  I've only played it in recent years as an adult.  I never had a chance to play it when it was new as a kid. 

Since the OP was asking for examples of other member's setups, I'll post mine as well.

Obviously, I don't have much to show, so I'm going to include all physical audio that I own.  This is my setup which includes a basic record player, along with my working cassette deck and 300 disc CD changer.  My setup even includes an old Sony DM Port player that can play iPods.

My vinyl collection is small, but 100% music I enjoy.  My CD collection is primarily from my younger days when I was big into music.  While I prefer physical media in all forms (audio, movie, video games, etc.), I tend to use my physical audio the least mainly because I mostly listen to music in the car, and digital is just too convenient when I'm on the go. 

I would argue that vinyl sounds worse than CD or digital, but that it can be more enjoyable because those scratches add feelings of nostalgia.  For me, it's similar to listening to sports games broadcast over AM.  Even though it doesn't sound better than FM, I still enjoy how it sounds and prefer listening to anything talk radio on AM over FM.

I finished Fargo season 5 tonight.

I'm curious what @Brickman thought about the season (if you've finished it).

Not my favorite Michael Jackson song, but this one is ok.  

1 hour ago, a3quit4s said:

I’m probably in the minority on this topic especially given this is a video game forum but seriously

who give a flying ass about this guy and his bullshit. Scores fake or real don’t care lmao

I cared just enough to follow the story from the beginning.  However, I haven't cared enough to give it much thought outside of watching any of the videos released about the situation.  I also don't care enough to feel emotional about today's announcement.  If I had to say anything, I guess I'm a little confused on how  Billy could consider this a win, but at the same time not surprised.  The story was just interesting enough to hold my attention, but now that it's over, I'm ready to move on.

Didn't see it.  Not going to. 

My wife saw it and actually took my boys to see it with her.  She described it as "just ok."

1 hour ago, Tulpa said:

it's also hilarious to hear some of these songs in hindsight 

Word to your mother.

20 minutes ago, Gloves said:

Is there any reason to not just say "Requirement: get any ending but the joke ending"? 

I'm definitely of the belief that any ending to a game still counts as beating it.  For example, in the original Wario Land, I don't see any reason to require the best ending.  Even if you get the bird house ending (I think that's the worst ending), you've still completed the main part of the game and the final end boss.  That should count in my book. 

But of course, there can and should be exceptions.  I don't think it's unreasonable to not count the "joke" ending of Wario not getting out of bed.  I also wouldn't count games that end half way through if you are playing on easy (like Magical Chase).  While I'm 100% against games penalizing you for playing on easy, if the developers choose to cut you off at the half way point, then you should have to play on normal to be able to beat the game.  

These are just my opinions and I'm not overly attached to any of them.  If the general consensus disagrees, the person running the contest, can set the rules as they see fit and I certainly won't lose any sleep over it.  

I finished Donkey Kong tonight.  I don't believe I've ever finished this game before.  The last two worlds were very unfamiliar.  The last few worlds are also pretty frustrating.  It's still an amazing game.  

COLLECT - Imports 100

I don't have pictures of 100 imports, because with the systems that are region free, I mix the imports in with my US games and pulling each of those out would take some time.  I have a lot PAL Master System that are mixed in with my US games.  I also have several PAL imports mix into my PS4 and Switch collection since they look nearly identical to the US games. 

However, I track the region of each game when I log it, and I can confirm that I own 159 import games.  The split is 83 import games from Japan and 76 import games from PAL regions.  I also have an assortment of import consoles and accessories (mostly PS1 and PC Engine).  

PLAY - Completions: PlayStation 2 Participant

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