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    Well Cubicolor is the same game as Rubik's Race. I assume Rubik came out first, but I do not know for sure. A Game of Concentration is kinda sorta like Memory. There was a board game version of Hangman. And I believe somebody turned Simon into a 2600 game. I don't know if you count any of these or not.

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    It's in the old Central High School building, across the street from Vets Memorial, it's about 3 football fields long, you can't miss it (well you can, but that's another story).

     

    Cracker Jack display is still there, no trains as of yet though. There is a place called Cityview which is a memorial of sorts to the old building, very nice area.

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    Lemme rephrase that in moden movie terminology..."The Streets of Yesteryear has been re-imagined, enhanced, and redesigned as Progress Living History Theater." There, basically it is kinda sorta like SoY, but it takes a look at a town in 1890s, and the same town in the 1960s to see how it has grown, adapted, and changed with technology. Basically that means the people you see in there are in period garb, and will interact with you as if it were the era. It's pretty cool when a lot of stuff is going on (meaning sneak in along with a school group), if you walk through by yourself and don't interact, it can be kinda boring. It's a nice place.

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    We always had a 1 console, 1 computer household until just a few years ago.

    Years are close, but approximate...

     

    started with an Odyssey Pong System - 1980

    then 2600 and Ti994A - 1981-2

    got rid of 2600 for NES - 1985

    got rid of TI for C64 - 1986

    got rid of C64 for PC - 1989

    got rid of NES for Genesis - 1990

    got rid of PC for another PC - every 2 years or so after 1993

    briefly had Genesis and SNES at same time - 1992 Genesis sold at end of 92

     

    The SNES is the oldest original system I still own (it is also ironically, my least favorite).

     

    After that I still have every system I have ever bought... in chronological order they are

    Game Boy, Game Gear, Playstation, Genesis, NES, Saturn, TG-16, 2600, 32X, Jaguar, Intellivision, Game.com, Virtual Boy, SMS, Dreamcast, C64, 7800, Odyssey 2 (non working),Playstation 2, 5200 (2 of 'em non-working), 3DO, TI994A, Game Boy Advance, GameCube. Whew...that's a lot of plastic.

  11. Posted

    Let's put it this way about the Dispatch...I'd rather use the New York Times, in Columbus, as my local newspaper. The Dispatch is a joke, but people are too lazy to find the truth, so the Dispatch gets by unnoticed.

     

    They rip on COSI because we got a major new building, and we've been having a few growing pains. We tripled our exhibition space, but after two years in existence our attendance is about at the level of the old building. We had to raise our base prices ($7 to $12), we now have an Extreme Screen, a better Planetarium, and a motion simulator ride, and an arcade (which all unfortunately cost extra). Not much we could do there, we tried to make it a more exciting experience, but to pay for it all, we had to transfer some of that cost to the public. And then there was the recent 10% staff cut...34 people lost their jobs, the Dispatch spun it into us going out of business soon. Idiots. Every time we open a new exhibit, they send a reporter, we put out best foot forward, and then they slam us, even though we have about a 95% approval rating from the public.

     

    The biggest complaint we get from the public is that people miss the old stuff, the coal mine, the streets of yesteryear etc... But what good is it too open a shiny new building, and then fill it with the same old stuff???? I've never understood that.

     

    Sorry to rant, I'm trying to spread the word that, while we've changed, we're still COSI, and still a heck of a lot of fun.

  13. Posted

    quote:
    I did enjoy COSI in Columbus, though.

     

    Hey, I work at COSI!! Well, it's not at the same location as it was all those years, and it isn't quite as cool as it used to be, and it's been getting ripped in the local media unmercilessly recently. But it's still a fun place to work.

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    I did a Yahoo search for video games in Toledo, as I live in the Southside of Ohio, I have not been to any of these places, just a jumping off point for you, good luck...

     

    Family Video - 4250 W. Alexis Rd.

    Gamestop - 5333 Monroe St # 3

    Players Edge - 3301 W Central Ave

    Video Game Underground - 1947 W Sylvania Ave

    Xcite Inc - 5661 Telegraph Rd

     

    Just to second Snider-man, Video Game Connection is a great place, even if it costs a buck or two more.

  17. Posted

    I have a few interesting carts as well...

     

    1. 7800 Joust with one corner broken and rattling around inside, game works well though.

     

    2. 2600 Target Fun that appears to have been shot! Lots of small bb gun size holes, works great.

     

    3. My Sears picture label Blackjack I just got this past weekend appears to have a combination of mud and cherry pie filling on the label, I believe I can restore this one fairly well however.

     

    4. Not Atari, but for my NES, I have a Baseball Stars 2 cart where the board inside was not screwed down at all, I was able to pry the board out (without breaking the case), jam it into my top loader, and enjoy the baseball goodness with no problem

  18. Posted

    Anybody notice that this thread is about as convoluted as the song Albuquerque?? Just thought I'd add that little insignificant point. Now EVERYBODY!!

     

    A...L...B...U..............QUERQUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  20. Posted

    That's nothing, my sister just now won an auction for a pair of Doc Martens boots...she paid $175 for one pair of boots she will never wear (she doesn't wear the other 13 pair of Docs she has now). Sheesh, and my parents complain when I blow $10 on 20 Atari carts...

  22. Posted

    Miner 2049'er went away for a Jungle Hunt. He went into the Crypt of Chaos, and became Entombed in the Room of Doom to which Miner 2049'er exclaimed that there was "No Escape!". During his Adventure, Action Man came by to help, but was ejected through an Airlock by an Alien. Above him, a brief Artillery Duel ensued, followed by an Air-Sea Battle. Miner 2049'er did some Basic Math and realized not even the A-Team could save him from his Deathtrap. But suddenly, a Canyon Bomber (named the Desert Falcon) came Barnstorming by, during his Fatal Run, the Canyon Bomber was heard to yell "I Want My Mommy!" The Canyon Bomber finally was able to Infiltrate the Room of Doom (with a bright Laser Blast and a loud Kaboom!)and Miner 2049'er climbed out of the Room of Doom to the nearby River Patrol. The River Patrol asked Miner 2049'er if he wanted some Fast Food, but Miner 2049'er declined, saying "Tanks but No Tanks."

     

    And that ends Miner 2049'ers Journey Escape

     

    Thank you

  23. Posted

    Double rolled Entombed huh, boy you'd think it would...oh wait, I already made that joke in the Frogger post (and yes, I know it wasn't funny there either).

     

    I just played that for the first time today, scored 11, I have a long way to go.

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