kroogur
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Gotta have "The terror that flaps in the night!"
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I have both now and am getting started into Morrowind so far i'm liking it! I have played through Oblivion several times now and still enjoy it! The one thing that makes both games especially great for me?
Lynda Carter provides the voices for some of the NPC's!I am just now getting into modding Oblivion and so far it's been a blast.
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Didn't Mr. Jackson also show up in Ready to Rumble Boxing?
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Good Deal Homer!!
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The employees are simply doing what they are ordered to do like any other business Gameslop is simply there to turn a profit and one form of profit is pushing extras or warranties that folks don't need.
I'll use an example from my past. Years ago I worked at one -o- them nationally recognized tire and auto repair chain stores and the pressure to upsell both on the guys at the front counter but us techs in the shop were enormous, make the company a ton of money or you're fired was the simple premise and I didn't even last my 90 day probationary period there because I refused to upsell things the customer clearly did not need at that time.
My biggest grievance is the extended warranties, when I recently got my PS3 from Gameslop I asked about the extended warranty and was told it would be for 1 year ok cool! I asked when it took effect and the clerk said it would start at the time of purchase......um yeah nice try but the manufacturer gives a one year warranty as well so why the #@$% would I pay for something that runs concurrent with the factory warranty??? Does Gameslop really thing their customers are this mind numbingly stupid? The correct way is to have that extended warranty go into effect after the factory warranty expires.
Oh and as for the Gamestop clerks I had an interesting situation come up as well. I was waiting in line and the clerk was telling a customer about how the ET game for the Atari had a glitch that made it impossible to finish the game and thats why they wound up dumping them in this landfill in New Mexico. I informed the clerk that the game is completely playable and the instruction booklet is needed to be able to complete the game plus I suggested she check out AA for all it's vintage gaming goodness.
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I have no issue with "necroing" and old thread if something valid is added but when someone dredges up a thread from 9 years ago just to add a comment like "Yeah! I totally agree with that." Then there should be mod or admin intervention.
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Glad to hear Travi is ok!
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As much as I Like the system the 5200 should never have happened and the 7800 should have been the next logical step. Then the 7800 would have had a longer life and the graphics and games would have been much improved as time went on and developers got more out of the system by pushing it to it's limits much like what happened with the NES (look at Urban Champion compared to Battletoads) That coupled with the poor decision of game releases you really cripple your product by the time the 7800 happened the market was showing that platformers,shooters,and rpg's were where the money is so what did Atari do? Shoveled out the same old tired games (Asteroids,Ms.Pac-Man,Dig Dug etc...yaawwnn).
If they (Atari) would have came up with some fresh content then they would have been in a better position to have a next gen system to compete with SNES and Genesis and from there keep pace with the other companies and hopefully survive in the console market but sadly when you have idiots running the company things will always fail.
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Not a dumb question at all, sadly I no longer have my Sega CD to check for you but I do have an idea.
You need to find an independently owned hardware store or a small chain store like Ace Hardware or True Value Hardware and take the unit there and explain what you are after, these types of hardware store will usually have open bins for the screws and you can take the time to find what fits correctly.
What you will probably need is a Phillips flat head machine screw.
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I wish him the best with his health and the case I hope he wins.
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Sounds like she is getting better
Best wishes to you both. And I agree with jboy just take a well deserved nite off and look after you and Bean. -
What were the graphics like??? 1979 is like 30 years ago lol....dang that's old!!![/color]The graphics tiny blocks vaguely shaped like whatever theme the particular game was trying to convey, it was interesting and the interchangeable carts were a cool feature.
and i was born in 1971 does that qualify me as ancient?
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The Microvision was dead when MB killed it in 1981 so yes it quite dead by the time the Gameboy was introduced. And thanks to bitrot of the Microvision screens many units were likely physically dead by 1989.
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Sad news
Well in honor of Travi I think all the previous hosts should be able to order their own personal copy of Travi and a new and Improved Travi should be created to travel the globe again!
Long live Travi!!
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I think it should be Atari themed, with various Atari characters.I always thought that Atari Karts didn't exploit this enough by only having Bentley Bear.
Perhaps there's a way to weave together an Atari style RPG with Atari style characters ...?
Cool idea but wouldn't there be potential copyright issues ? I agree though it would be awesome to have Atari characters in it.
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Plot: Save the World!
Main Characters: Choose either Male or Female
Synopsis: You are on a camping trip with your girlfriend/boyfriend when you hear a massive rumbling noise when suddenly in the sky a shape so dark and massive it blocks out the sun and as it flies overhead you feel an incredible sense of foreboding and an odd tingling sensation! You watch in stunned awe as it moves towards a large mountain in the distance and slams into it with a terrible explosion. You turn to see your companion has collapsed to the ground and is in some state of shock and won't wake up. That tingling must have caused your companions condition but why did it not affect you as severely? You need help and you need answers, time to go find them.
Geography: One large continent.
Time setting: Medieval
Powers: In game powers will be a variety of Magical,Ethereal,Extraterrestrial
Travel: Walking,Magic,Horse
Leveling: Player starts at level one with 5 training points after enough experience as gained through quests and battles three training points will be given each level increase.
Items: Rings,Robes,Capes and Amulets will add abilities or skill increases.
Weapons: Swords,Maces,Axes,Wands,Staffs,Crossbow and Daggers
Armor: Plate,Chain,Leather,and Cloth. Shields of different types.
Classes: Crusader,Warlock,Wizard,Prowler,Knight(three options for knight Dragon,Power, Tellurian)
Economy: Zek (coins)
Civilization: Four large cities, one in each direction N,S,E,W the city to the North is the Capital city. 6 Villages scattered across the land and a few Inns along the main roads.
Enemies: Animals: Snakes,spiders,bears,cougars,bats and fish.
Humanoid: zombies,skeletons,humans
Monsters: Trolls,goblins,ogres,dragons
Ethereal: Ghosts,vapors,demons,banshee
Extraterrestrial: small bipeds,large quadrupeds.
End Boss: you'll just have to see.
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Just make sure they transferred your licenses to this new unit.Try playing your downloaded games offline. If they dont work then call them up and let them know.
Everything is working well!
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Here we go again
My first 360 RROD'ed about 24 hours after I bought it. The replacement did not even last a year as it just died a few hours ago.... It didn't RROD this time though. This time it quit detecting the hard drive! 
So now it's my turn to do the exchange thing hopefully the third time will be the charm. Other than blue ray does the PS3 have any technological edge over the 360?
Just got my repaired unit back today! They attached a letter explaining that they just replaced it rather than repair it and bumped my warranty to the end of Sept. and threw in a 1 month Gold Membership. I'm setting it up as I type.
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Will Twin Galaxies allow you to send in a higher score if you beat your own high score?Of course, remember that one weirdo that finally beat his own time for JAWS, can't remember his name though...he had freddy Krooger in his avitar.
I never set a record for Jaws.
btw congrats Homer! you're doing great!
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Haunted House- Directed by Stuart Rosenberg (if he was still alive) or Tobe Hooper
Berzerk - Drected by Ridley Scott
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Working very well here in Pennsylvania.
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The reason I suggested skipping the chat room is because it would be an extra expense and I thought the idea was to offset the cost of the new servers and such by offering the paid memberships.
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Report it to the manager or attendant....yes I really am that dang honest. I even pick up coins folks may have dropped at the checkout counter and place them on the counter so maybe someone else can use it.