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    1. retrorussell

      retrorussell

      The only hard part for me involving MAME was making the cheats work. That, and recording games with overlays or Hoei games.

    2. Hatta

      Hatta

      Installing and configuring MAME is an excellent test of basic computer literacy.

  1. Never got into Star Wars: The Clone Wars series, not keen on the animation style/look. I DID download the recent "Star Wars - Darth Maul Returns" because I like the character. They even screwed that up. Darth Maul talked way to much, did not seem like the character to me at all. The cool thing about him in Episode One was the mystery and he was really a man of few words and was much more intimidating that way.

    1. BydoEmpire

      BydoEmpire

      I watched one of the Clone Wars DVDs and was pretty underwhelmed. Seemed like your average kids show with the worst-era Star Wars license slapped on.

    1. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      I think I saw this episode on Stargate SG-1. I bet that thing was full of Naquadah.

    2. desiv

      desiv

      Meteor? Uh huh.. The Truth is out there.. Mulder!!

    3. ilovethevectrex

      ilovethevectrex

      really? i heard on the news it was 1100

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  2. POSSIBLE SPOILER !!!!!!!!! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK IF YOU HAVE YET TO SEE THE PREMIERE OF THE WALKING DEAD !!!!!!!! IE: The Walking Dead............damn will Rick EVER escape the curse of LORI? WILL WE?

    1. Mxyzptlk

      Mxyzptlk

      I just wish Rick would stop acting like such a spaz. His overacting is on par w/ Jack Black. The show is awesome and my favorite.

  3. AWESOME ! As happy as I was for all the comments and messages wishing me a Happy Birthday I have to say getting a personal message on Facebook from Howard Scott Warshaw really made me smile ! Made my day indeed ! :)

    1. sh3-rg
    2. ilovethevectrex
    3. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      That wasn't Howard Scott Warshaw. It was one of the many Facebook imposters who live in the UK. :D

  4. HOLY CRAP I turn 45 tomorrow !

    1. Dr Do

      Dr Do

      Many happy returns!

    2. Dr Do

      Dr Do

      Many happy returns!

    3. Fushek

      Fushek

      Happy (early) b-day and you're only old if you feel old!

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  5. My latest quick little video.

  6. Enjoying Windows 8 Pro in Virtualbox ! Really enjoying exploring the features and differences. Really no issues, fast, stable and I loaded the free app Classicshell to enable the Start menu. The Tile interface is no big deal once on the Desktop (ALT + TAB still of much use folks) as I suspected most of the "issues" and all the big rage concerning the mobile interface are easily disabled, customized, etc. Took a few days to experiment and see for myself instead of jumping on the hate bandwagon.

    1. OldSchoolRetroGamer

      OldSchoolRetroGamer

      @jetset, Well, download from questionable sites, click every banner ad, when the browser window reports you got 1000 Virus detected (even though you were not doing a scan) download the software they recommend! DON'T Keep your Antivirus definitions updated! OH WAIT YOUR NOT A IDIOT !

    2. Cebus Capucinis

      Cebus Capucinis

      I use Windows 8 every day in my job as a tech service manager, and have had to perform several diagnostics and repairs on the machine. There are no excuses for some of the decisions they made. Call me a hater if you want! ;)

    3. OldSchoolRetroGamer

      OldSchoolRetroGamer

      @Cebus Nope I would never say that becuase again you speak form first hand experience not just a jumper on the bandwagon.

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  7. Well, I have been running Windows 8 Pro in Virtualbox and have to say really enjoying exploring the features and differences. Really no issues, fast, stable and I loaded the free app Classicshell to enable the Start menu. The Tile interface is no big deal once on the Desktop (ALT + TAB still of much use folks) as I suspected most of the "issues" and all the big rage concerning the mobile interface are easily disabled, customized, etc. Took a few days to experiment and see for myself i...

  8. The greatest album of hits EVER !!!!! http://mydickband.bandcamp.com/

    1. Chuck D. Head

      Chuck D. Head

      Phenominal! I love the total disregard for actual creativity; just straightforward replacement of words with dick.

    2. Chuck D. Head

      Chuck D. Head

      And yet I purposely dug into old status updates so I could find the link and play it again.....

  9. F*******CK !!!! That is all....

  10. No surprise here right? Report: NeoGeo X’s Production Is Coming to an End http://kotaku.com/5978233/report-neogeo-xs-production-is-coming-to-an-end

    1. Dr Manhattan

      Dr Manhattan

      "It sounds like the NeoGeo X will continue to be supported as there are still plans to release more SNK games for it, as well as a screen protector for the NeoGeo X handheld and an AC adapter."

       

      From the updated article. I'm a bit cofused now. Is it dead or not?

  11. Just paid US $5.45 total shipped to Canada for Star Raiders 5200 ( cartridge with 2 overlays) Is that pretty good? I feel pretty good about it......

    1. ilovethevectrex
    2. Cobra Kai

      Cobra Kai

      very common game. good deal anyway. Standout game.

    3. RickR

      RickR

      That is a good deal, and it is good to have the overlays (you'll need them for that game).

       

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  12. Hey guys. For a short time I did segments for the Armchair Arcade Podcast. Created by the team over at Armchair Arcade website. I had a segment in 5 separate episodes (3-7 as ROB DAVIAU) so if you missed those please check'em out! http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/taxonomy/term/2233?page=10

  13. Hey guys. For a short time I did segments for the Armchair Arcade Podcast. Created by the team over at Armchair Arcade website. I had a segment in 5 separate episodes (3-7) so if you missed those please check'em out! http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/taxonomy/term/2233?page=10

    1. Mxyzptlk

      Mxyzptlk

      Another 2600 commercial I do not remember. Pretty good deal though, I wonder if they still honor it...

  14. Famiclone system I spotted in Mexican Walmart!

  15. Sometimes to save storage space, time and money I seriously consider going mostly emulation dammit!

    1. OldSchoolRetroGamer

      OldSchoolRetroGamer

      So it becomes priority. Last night I FINALLY had a moment to actually sit down with a session on original Xbox I got form Mark and played CoinOps / N64 / 2600 / Genesis / Snes / GBA / etc, and realized how much I missed actually PLAYING and I honestly didn't care it was all emulated on one box. Then I thought about all the stuff packed away in storage taking up needless space...

    2. OldSchoolRetroGamer

      OldSchoolRetroGamer

      So yeah, I am thinking honestly, I will keep the systems I already have a flashcart for (2600/5200/Colecovision/TG16) as well as a few favourite system NES / 2600 and some others but sell & trade multiple consoles, variations etc. Just getting rid of duplicate systems and accessories will help tremendously and focus my collection.

    3. OldSchoolRetroGamer

      OldSchoolRetroGamer

      Lastly I really need to just "let go" of any system I just never really got into, the ones I collected just because I got a good deal but never really appreciated. I relize it is subjective of course but for me I don't really have any fondness for the likes of CoCo2 / Ti994a etc, I know they are a treasure to some but by god I have played and enjoyed CDi and 3DO more. Why have those instead of building on the systems I REALLY do like?

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  16. Wow the next gen of integrated graphics is getting impressive! First time I am seeing levels of performance even I would be happy with! http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/ces_2013_haswell_integrated_graphics_vs_geforce_gt_650m_video

    1. OldSchoolRetroGamer

      OldSchoolRetroGamer

      @Keetah No never said it was, of course technology just gets better but personally I did not expect this level of quality this soon.

    2. Keatah

      Keatah

      3 years ago I been say'n IGp's were going to rival discrete. If I had a dollar for each time I got laughed at.. Except for the specialty and gamer market, there is no need for graphics cards anymore. A great thing to be sure!

    3. OldSchoolRetroGamer

      OldSchoolRetroGamer

      @Keetah well "rival" is jumping the gun, discrete cards still better for serious gaming and video rendering. Integrated clearly cannot compete with a high end card. Sure for HD video and gaming they are certainly improving by leaps and bounds but a long way off from being a total replacement.

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  17. New look, new members and great discussions, memories, posts, links, pictures etc for the Commodore AMIGA fan ! Come check out this awesome and fun AMIGA themed Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/maximumrdamiga/

  18. Forget the Neo Geo X this thing kicks it's ass at NEO GEO emulation and tons of other consoles and computers! Any doubt check out Qbertaddict1's Youtube page for demonstration videos! This is the handheld emulation device built by gamers for gamers, it is not a walled garden but an open sourced device. Check out demo vids here to:

    http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gcw/gcw-zero-open-source-gaming-handheld
    1. OBO

      OBO

      NEOGEOX Gold ? The thing hundreds bought to resell on eBay the next day ? (with 100$ bonus, of course !)

  19. Forget the Neo Geo X this thing kicks it's ass at NEO GEO emulation and tons of other consoles and computers! Any doubt check out Qbertaddict1's Youtube page for demonstration videos! This is the handheld emulation device built by gamers for gamers, it is not a walled garden but an open sourced device. Check out demo vids here to:

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