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Code can be anything from text and title screens to music and gameplay. And then there's also "game" in terms of a product, something that has a title different than something else being sold. So the issue is both in terms of programming and also an actual item/distribution when deciding what an unique game is. Aside from giving one precedence over the other there is the problem of a spectrum inside of them where things differed from one bach of units to another. Therefor there isn't any specific point. Personally i'd measure gameplay and not sound chips or changed sprites. Return of Double Dragon and Super Double Dragon are unique games to me. But you could always force me against the wall and ask whether a single changed enemy at some spot would constitute an unique game. I'd be forced to say no, but if i were really being 100% consistent with my argument i'd really have to say yes because the gameplay by definition differs. So to conclude there isn't any objective measures but a subjective one, and on a spectrum at that. Wherever you draw the line of it becoming too petty to care about.

On the GBC. I've made a thread about this, it's the 1st generation that truly utilizes the GB games potential. Original, GB and Light all suffer from motion blurr that isn't merely an annoyance but to the point that you'll actually lose. Also the ergonomics (that aren't first version GBA to be precise). Never owned a SP. I've dabbled in everything from OG to 1st GBA and also Super Game Boy, with a SNES controller and also the SGB dedicated one. I might go back to these different experiences but the main one remains tthe GBC!

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Yes the games on the shelves can definity be scratched and you should pay attention to that. The best is some small cupboard and that the shelf simply starts at a higher point but i think cats can jump pretty high. I don't know if he'll jump against a flat surface though. Maybe he would, atleast once. You could always get a slice of transparent glass/plastic and simply let it stand in front of the shelf effectively blocking it. So if the cat touches he will only get in contact with that material. Also i'd avoid petting the cat and touching the games afterward better to attend any game-sorting business that day before interacting with the cat. I reckon you don't go touching the collectibles too regularly anyway so when you do, it pays off to plan it a little.

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Bump Sorry i missed this. I think it's European but am not sure.

The 1st picture gives the best overall impression on how it will look in person but i've highlighted the blemishes. Will ship everywhere.

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Yes another car. But it's still not really the same. There's just no way to make a copy of a car like you can a file. Sure you can buy another one but to additional cost, and that one will degrade aswell you use it.

It's not pointless because it's this physical manifestation of experiences and an era, the collectible. Altough it's still important that it works and can be played otherwise it's not a game anymore. A classic car can't be driven without actually doing it so it's not the same. A game can be played anyway. If there was a comparable "hack" that could allow the classic car to remain pristine while getting the driving experience out of it at the same time most owners would do it.

The divide between the collectible and using the medium happened quite a while ago now the best is to just keep it boxed as was mentioned and have a flashcart to play.

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Fantastic game. The story and missions themselves, the characters, all the vehicles and guns. The way in wich cities, people & places are introduced and sometimes go back and forth. The fact that there's multiple albums amount of songs and the funny shit those radiohosts say. I think the game delivers above & beyond what would've been enough for a solid game like The Simpsons Hit & Run or The Godfather.

In DD2 once had that boomerang/whatever-the-fuck-it-is thrown at me on the 2nd level, on the lower platform that you jump down to in the very beginning. That attack always begins on lvl 4 otherwise.

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I think there will be countermeasures. Like other people's ability to have a gun too, camera surveilance, a car or whatever else the issue in question is. And oppression already has been the norm going way back for that matter without anything we'd consider high tech today so yeah whatever. There's only so much you could do as an individual. Mostly you just get swept along. Born earlier you would've experienced WW1 or WW2 you wouldn't have stopped it from happening.

There's also 2 versions of this design where one is a "regular" pretty thick metal/plastic and doesn't light up it's pretty aswesome aswell (but maybe you already accounted for it and it isn't one of your wants).

Is it only stuff that lights up that you want?