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4 hours ago, doner24 said:

It pains me that only 2 others have seen The Philadelphia Story!!!!

I've seen it once, many many moons ago.  I actually just picked up a VHS copy of it recently.   ..So that's 3 people....

6 hours ago, Dr. Morbis said:

I've got a fully working 1958 Philco Predicta and I've been meaning to use it for a score photo during one of the NES weeklies as a gag, but I've never gotten around to it.

I looked up some images.  You should def. post some glamour shots sometime.

3 hours ago, JamesRobot said:

A performance where the artist/band comes together to experience the music collectively has virtually no sustain by its very nature.

Not sure what you meant by this.  Otherwise, I tend to agree.

10 hours ago, T-Pac said:

well I'm certainly not surprised to hear that you're an author - all these responses are so witty and well-written haha!

Also - how can you possibly belittle your collection setup when you've got the best lineup of novelty tube-TVs on VGS!!?

Thanx!  That's a really nice compliment from such a voracious reader as yourself.  Though I've always been a reader myself it's sometimes funny for me to think about how much I've grown to enjoy writing, as it wasn't always the case.  English was the only class I ever got an "F" in.  It's also the only class I ever got a "D" in.  And it's almost the only class I ever got an "Incomplete" in.  Look at that, three sentences in a row that end in a preposition!

You know, I've never really thought that that might be the case.  Coming soon, I've got an old Panasonic with big knobs that's encased in some creamy off-white plastic that I'd like to start using.  I've been thinking of hooking my SNES up to it.  Just gotta figure where to set up, but I'll be sure and snap some pics to post.

18 hours ago, Stormarov.45 said:

I'm totally leaning at NOT legit. That's a label swap if I ever saw one. 

 

That back label section also seems like an obvious scrape job. There are scratches all over that section. 

I agree with you that the latitudinal scuffs in particular on the back are indeed a red flag...........

And then there is the fact that it is Blades Of Steel, which we would have expected to have seen a long time ago and many times already...

5 hours ago, doner24 said:

Found a 5 screw Metal Gear in my collection as I’m going through it to sell everything. Still had the price tag of $6.29 from 2010 on it, any idea of what it would be worth? 

Can you take a back pic and a close up of the circuit board?

1 hour ago, OptOut said:

Why did I buy this?! 

Because You're a Die-Hard-N64-Whore.  

...which is ok in my book.   

51 minutes ago, Khromak said:

Lo' and behold, there are limited continues. Wish I'd known, I might've been more careful. After continuing 20+ times, I figured there were infinite continues. NOPE! 52 continues. What a load of shit.

I read this like six times in a row and broke at the punchline every time.  Fifty-two!  One for each week of the year I suppose...  Sounds a bit frustrating, so I do hope that I'm laughing with you!

Shadow Of The Ninja is done.

When I beat this one for the first time I felt I had the Garuda battle down to a science but I guess I forgot somewhere along the line and had to figure it all out again.  The levels did seem easier this time though.

You mentioned NHL 94 on Genesis.  Check out the soundtrack for the same on Sega CD if you haven't already.

Sega CD games typically got their own unique soundtracks and so far I've never encountered a Sega CD game that didn't have Great Tunes.

There is also a Hockey game called ESPN National Hockey Night on Sega CD but I am less familiar with it...

27 minutes ago, Floating Platforms said:

Well, I think it may have been some weird bad luck on your side.  Mine booted right up. I didn't try actually playing a level, but I got as far as entering a stage, which sounds like it was further than your error allowed.

 

Hmm, so weird; as soon as you took an interest I had a feeling that maybe I jumped the gun with my pronouncement which does seem to be the case now.  It just seemed so similar to PAL Bombjack refusing to work in the SGB.  Maybe I ought to clean my SGB again...

Milon's Secret Castle is done.

Much easier to No-Death than the NES version, since the bosses are pushovers by comparison.  I didn't really run into any significant trouble except maybe when trying to get the balloon out of the well, I fell into some fire and had to kill the enemy twice since chasing after it is a slightly different experience than the NES version.  Took down Maharito in the second position...

1 hour ago, Floating Platforms said:

I'm still curious enough to try to get it working on my SGB tonight. Anything to delay more World Bowling tries.

Yeah, good idea, just in case It's flukin' on my SGB for some other reason... 

1 hour ago, Floating Platforms said:

Really? What happens when you try?  I was able to play it on my SGB2 a couple years ago.

I recall reading somewhere that the SGB2 can play at least some pal games that won't work on a SGB.  I'd have to presume that the same holds true for regular Game Boy games that don't work on the SGB.  

What happens is the screen reading: "GAME BOY" w/"nintendo" pops up but the "nintendo" part is all glitched up and it will not advance to the game's title screen.  Instead you get a digital "Uh, uh" sound effect, so pretty much the same thing for a game w/dirty or excessively worn contacts except in this case the contacts are in great shape and super clean as I cleaned them twice.  Also, the SGB's contacts were cleaned in the recent past and I tried getting it to work a couple dozen times, always getting an identical result.  IIRC the same thing happened when I tried to insert my copy of "BombJack" which is the only PAL game I currently own.  All of my other GB games work in it, usually on the first try or after 1 or 2 repeats at most.

Skate Or Die: Bad N Rad is done.

I should probably point out that the game gives you a levels 1-4 level select and then you have to beat level 4 to get 5, 5 to get 6 and 6 to get 7.  This time around I just started on level 4 because I was a little tired of playing levels 1-3 over and over, which I've done many times recently.  If anyone wants me to play the whole thing in one fell swoop I'm sure I can manage but I didn't think it would really matter due to the level select and the game giving unlimited continues..

This game is about 9/10 memorization and 1/10 improvisation and plenty fun in spite of a flaw or two.  It looks good and the music and sound fx are great.  The only problem really is that it's one of those games that doesn't register a jump if it's improperly timed eg. if you do not wait a proper fraction of a second after landing a jump, pressing jump again will not result in a jump.  It's generally not a problem, but then it pops up and while unlimited continues resolves the brunt of the problem it can still be frustrating to have to start a level over for this reason.  I didn't notice it until strategizing on the final boss, but similarly if you try to jump off a ledge at the last possible moment to try and get maximum distance the same thing happens and no jump occurs.  It probably sounds worse than it actually is.   

Anyway, overall I found it to be fun and unique addition to the Skate Or Die Franchise.

Update: So the ending dumped me off directly onto level 1 and I got curious if it would be different/harder or if anything would happen upon completing levels 1,2&3 and so played through 'em real quick, but nothing different happened.  It just started a new game and and deposited me onto level 4 upon completing 3.

EDIT: Almost forgot, if anyone is interested this game belongs on any list of Game Boy games that do not work on the Super Game Boy. (wait, actually it does.  my bad.)

4 hours ago, Murray said:

Nah, I think Rich scared em’ off. 

Didn't Ritchie more or less take on the role of his defense attorney in all that...?

And wasn't he supposed to have been cleared of all charges?

..and a 180˚ uncharacteristic comment (or perhaps it was a joke, I can't tell) from Ritchie is the reason he suddenly disappeared a while back..??

5 hours ago, T-Pac said:

And for anyone who has played any Bomberman games - what genre would you consider them?

I called the game an "action puzzler" in my video - and while I feel that gives the right impression, "puzzler" isn't quite accurate...

I call it a "Splode!!!-Stumper."  

Got my 1st Place Prize Pack a few days ago courtesy of @SuperJimtendo!  Included: A neat-o cordless NES Zapper gun I did not know existed -and I usually know about this kind of stuff.  Works from 15 ft and the o.g. NES Zapper gun has an 8 ft. cord so that could be interesting for having competitions.  A NES homebrew titled: "The Arm Wrestling Classic" which also has the makings of great little party game.  A Game Boy Color that will come in handy.  It has a Pokemon screen and I have no idea how SuperJim knew my fav. color for a game boy color is Kiwi/Lime Green!  Wave Race for Game Boy (can't go wrong w/racing) Dexter's Laboratory: Robot Rampage for Game Boy Color, which is like a much less frustrating version of Elevator Action, A Cool Metroid Sign, Donkey Kong for Atari 2600, A 3-screw Spyhunter, some Mario/Luigi/Yoshi Stickers, and a 3D printed Kickle, that looks to be signed on it's bottom and numbered #51 of.......  100?!  He even gave me a couple of rechargeable AA batteries for the Game Boy Color, what a Guy!!!  I def feel like I owe him a few beers, to say the least.  Thanx A Bunch, Jimbo!! 

1 hour ago, mbd39 said:

i fractured my left elbow slipping on dog pee so hopefully it will heal in time to play, if not i cant play for a few months

edit: actually i can still move my thumb just fine so maybe its okay

Hot water bath with Rosemary oil is good for accelerated internal wound healing.  Just don't use too much.  A few to several drops at most in a bathtub, or make a smaller combo in a smaller container.  Also make sure its not just a fragrance but the real oil.

1 hour ago, Link said:

Nice! Did the breading solidify?

Yeah, I had my doubts but it worked just as well as egg in that regard, maybe even a bit better.  I baked 'em at 425˚.  Whenever I get around to trying the mayo-method again I'll try it at 450˚ for comparison.

@Link Well, I didn't think I'd get to this right away, but I got in the mood to take some time making and eating chicken strips tonight so I went ahead and tried the "Mayo-Method."  It took a little longer to do than simply using egg, but I'm not sorry I made the effort.  I remember noticing that beer-battered fish has this incredible texture between the breading and the fish where each of those two things are melding into one, and I got a somewhat similar sort of effect albeit to a lesser extent by using the mayo in place of egg.  also the Breadcrumbs were a little more as though it had been deep-fried due to the oil in the mayo.  All in all pretty darn delicious.  I used a combo of Panko, Cornflake and Graham Cracker Crumbs.  And I whipped up a bowl of "Comeback Sauce" for dipping.

I think I like the idea of people coming back to the older cooking club threads at any future point whenever it is that they've got something that fits to show off...

8 hours ago, the_wizard_666 said:

EDIT: This came to light for a lot of us during the 2022 weekly contest, when we played the game.  I think most normal people assumed it was an endless looper prior to this.

Yeah, I do remember that.  I was going to mention in my previous post that a third loop started.  I just remember the talk being that it was 2 loops rather than 3, but I guess now I know..