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  1. GoldLeader
    Waitaminute! There's a Space Harrier 11 now?? Ooh, Wait that's a 2 huh? a II...OK then... Waitaminute! There's a Space Harrier II Now?? OK OK I kid....Deep in the recesses of my mind I probably realized there's a Space Harrier II out there somewhere, But I'd basically forgotten about it until now, hehe... PS Can't read which Tele Games that is...
  2. GoldLeader
    The Green emphasis is mine. Wait! I think you just labeled yourself! PS: I agree we weren't supposed to analyze DD's post so much...It was like an old man yelling at a cloud (A Microsoft Cloud perhaps?)...I agree because I had lousy luck the one time I tried "Phone Gaming"...Whadda U kidz call it? Mobile Gaming? I might stir the pot a little from time to time, but... I wouldn't really look down on someone for playing games,... wherever. As long as they're having fun. I have my old original ColecoVision (With a simple AV Mod I did myself (Thanks to Ben Heck's instructions!)) and my ADAM (With an AV cable which was a big deal when I got it) hooked up to an old school CRT, but (unlike some folks here for sure) I do like the sharp clean look of an LCD HDTV... Anyhow...It's like when people on the internet say Records sound Better than CDs! Nope! Never! Not Possible! Sure I like records, too, and it is true that if you spend thousands on nice equipment, turntable, cartridges, amps, speakers etc. You do get to say you probably sound better than a cheap MP3 player that someone wears when they go jogging...Let's see, what was my point? I don't know ...Lot of us dudes yelling at clouds round here
  3. GoldLeader
    oh, I do Love a Good Rant! PS: I tried playing 1 cell phone game which 2 24-year-old coworkers were playing on their phones....Here's how it went. I got to one screen after a long and painful "setting up an account" situation...Then the account and the game disappeared and I NEVER tried again. Old timers are just not welcome in that club I guess...I need to go back to yelling at clouds or some shit. ^This...Esp. the last couple of sentences... Let me see if I can put into words the way I (personally) feel: If someone asked me if I want to play original Coleco Donkey Kong on an original (unmodded) ColecoVision from 1982, going through (crappy) RF, to a (crappy) CRT, using a (crappy) Coleco Controller, then I'd probably say, "No thank you", which is different than the answer to the same question in August, 1982. However, If someone asked me if I want to play a (new and shiny) CollectorVision Homebrew, through a (new and shiny) Composite modded ColecoVision, or a (new and shiny) CollectorVision Phoenix, through HDMI going to a (new and shiny) LCD TV, using a (new and shiny) Edladdin Arcade Stick, Then the answer is, "Hell Yeah!!" ...likely followed by Woots and Whistles.
  4. GoldLeader

    Is anyone Pre-Ordering an Analogue Pocket on Aug. 3rd?

    1. Max_Chatsworth

      Max_Chatsworth

      Didn't know what it was, so I googled it. Not really into those platforms, but I'm sure many people who are more into gaming here will be!

    2. joeatari1

      joeatari1

      After pre-ordering the new VCS, I am ruined for pre-orders.

    3. Andromeda Stardust

      Andromeda Stardust

      I planning on doing so. Dock undecided.

  5. GoldLeader
    Right on. Another idea is you could buy an Old Skool Turbografx controller or a Hyperkin Specialist as both come with an adapter cable to control your PC Engine. Then you'd have the adapter cable to use with any Turbografx controller you might buy, i.e. if you find an Acemore on eBay or something...And given that the prices of original Turbografx/PC Engine controllers have shot to the moon right now,...Well, you'd be supporting a company that is giving the people what they want (Though I do understand some people are cautious and want to make sure the controllers are decent and it's not just a cash grab)... They Both look pretty decent to me, but I haven't plugged them in yet...The cable length is long on the Hyperkin, the adapter cable is longer on the Old Skool...I have TG16 Extension cables anyway. I'll try to let people know what I think after I try them out, even though it may just be a quick first impression, (also I tend to just like what I like, plenty of real reviewers out there if people want to find them...) I usually buy stuff without reading any reviews because I usually know what I'm going to like...But I have been burned before, like a Retro-Bit Sega Genesis controller that was the absolute worst!...Though their new ones are supposed to be good...
  6. GoldLeader

    So, a while back, I put a home made compilation CD into my iTunes because I was trying to remember a song.  iTunes didn't recognize it (of course), even though I made it in iTunes a long time ago.  So, I searched by Time (just click on Time at the top and it sorts) to find the song.  The song was 4:37 in length.   Hence my earlier Status Update...

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Definitely if you Never update it, it looks, and works like it should.  Why they messed it up over and over again with updates, and without even fixing the actual issues, I'll never understand.  I'll bet even now, if ya make a CD with CD Text, it can't read the text...unless your computer is exactly the same as when you made it.

    2. Joe C.

      Joe C.

      itunes updates get worse each time IMO

    3. Giles N

      Giles N

      As for me I’ve bought into the Apple Music deal. I find almost everything there that I want to listen to and can - within the monthly cost - look for related music, hidden gems. 

      And more and more of the obscure releases I bought on CD back in ‘00 get released on Apple Music.

       

       

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    Also I have one of these, but mine's not wireless...And it is Great! (It's a Microswitched joystick)... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Acemore-Freedom-16-TurboGrafx-Cordless-Wireless-Arcade-Stick-Joystick-Rare/183863991867?hash=item2acf25de3b:g:baAAAOSwPMpdFhAL
  8. GoldLeader
    I def need to break out my Turbografx or PC Engine Duo R and give some new controllers a go. Admittedly, I haven't had my Turbo Tap in use for long time...Last time we played 4 or 5 player Bomberman and it was an absolute blast! Maybe next time I have some friends over or after life gets more back to normal... Anyhow I need to check out the Old Skool and I also have a brand new Hyperkin Specialist. Both come with the adapter to work on PC Engine or Turbografx. And unlike a lot of others it appears, I have never had a problem with anything by Hyperkin. My RetroN 5 plays ROMs, I have a clone Genesis/NES by them that works fine, and their Sega Genesis controllers are Awesome (Just like real SEGAs!)...
  9. GoldLeader
    PS No disrespect Keatah! I often love your choice of words...Even if I get Smart Assy sometimes...Heh
  10. GoldLeader
    I'm clamoring right now
  11. GoldLeader
    Thank you for asking! I bought some games and stuff... Check it out here my friend: Also: It was a day off which is usually a nice thing
  12. GoldLeader
    I probably should have said, How has your guys' day been?
  13. GoldLeader
    So, I bought a Wii U at the pawn shop a while back (represented here by the gamepad), controllers off of ebay (1 came in just today), and some games from trips to 3 pawn shops, 2 of them today...I needed some Wii U games to test my Wii U but there's not much of a selection in town (lots of Skylanders, which doesn't seem fun to me, but maybe someone knows...Those games are everywhere)...And as much as I've mostly hated modern gaming for doing everything wrong*. I've decided to lower my expectations, like way lower, and buy PS3 games while they're dirt cheap. Most were $4, or 3 for $11...FWIW, PS2 games at the pawn shop were buy 2 get 2 free, but alas, I found only 1 game I was even curious about, despite a huge selection. I think it's because I bought most of my PS2 games a long time ago and have lots of good ones I also found a light up Frisbee @ Big Lots!, which will go nicely with the TRON light up Frisbee I already have. It was only $4 on clearance and they give me an extra 15% off for being a delivery driver so, Heck I may buy another one of a different color...Then me and some friends can go play Frisbee at night! And the GBA Advance SP up top is a 101 so I snagged that for rebuild in a cool color shell later ($30 which is a deal despite being scratched to hell)...Also some various other games (Wordtris for SNES, Geometry Wars: Galaxies for DS, Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2 for GB, and Automobili Lamborghini for N64)...I was kind of happy one pawn shop even had Atari games! But also the usual problem, which is way too many sports games. I told him he needs to start selling his sports games by the pound so nobody will get excited when they see Genesis, SNES, NES, and even Game Boy games only to discover they are all sports (hummmpph!)...For the record he agreed with me and said at least they no longer take in any sports games... PS That copy of Splatoon is brand new, still sealed! (I paid $10)... *Quick rant (ignore if you want haha). Aside from indie games and pinball, I've been disappointed time and time again by modern games (PS3 and up), so I'd basically quit even trying. 2 quick examples: I had a game where you play soccer but with cars (it was called Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars and the tutorial was so long I got burned out, after mastering one of the special moves necessary to make your car go faster off the line(which is a dumb idea right there) I tried playing against some teenagers online and their cars seemed faster than mine unless it was some trick...Long story short, they took a good idea and ruined it (Special Moves, complicated control) for no reason, then Twisted Metal came out for PS3, and I was sure it would save modern gaming for me. I Love all the other Twisted Metal Games, so I took extra days off, pre-ordered the game, and popped it in and was immediately disappointed since you could no longer control the car with the D_PAD LIKE IN EVERY OTHER TWISTED METAL GAME ! To this day I've never played it because I can't control the car...I'm So Pissed! Good Idea RUINED! So,...Even though Atari and NES games are more fun than any modern system game 9 times out of 10, I jumped in again...Who knows?, maybe with some booze and low expectations...
  14. GoldLeader
    Hi, I had a pretty good day today
  15. GoldLeader
    I'd rather have a Flashback any day of the week than a "New VCS", and Yes I am still Angry nutari called it this...Actually I Do have a bunch of them and (maybe excluding the very first one) they are neat products, that had a vision, a raison d'etre (forgive the Americanization, I don't have the accents on my Netbook), a niche if you will, and even as a closed system, a plug and play, they have games! All this in a cooler looking VCS type shell that cost a tenth of the tacobox...
  16. GoldLeader

    I have this idea...We remove every Speed Bump in the world and grind them into dust, which we add to a mixture to fill every Pothole in the world.  

    1. carlsson

      carlsson

      Or do like that guy in the UK five years ago. He called himself Wanksy and drew male organs with spray paint around the potholes. It made the authorities prioritize covering those holes.

  17. GoldLeader
    I think my Red Sharp Twin Famicom looks Super Neato,...Actually I have 2 of them...Almost picked the ol NES based on Nostalgia, but just for looks ...The Twin for The Win!
  18. GoldLeader

    What's your Favorite song that lasts 4:37?  Sort your iTunes by Time and let me know.   I'll go with His Eyes by Pseudo Echo (as seen/heard in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning)....Lots of Honorable Mentions for this category though :)

    1. Joe C.

      Joe C.

      He probably just picked a random number just for kicks.. or maybe a better reason behind it.

    2. Giles N

      Giles N

      Guess all this are just for fun, for a holidayish-, or personal taste-, or just dumped-into-my-head-kind-o-thing...

       

      —

      Just didn’t get Apple Music to sort my fave-music by time.

      (perhaps I’m a tech-imbecile; such things may occur man).

    3. Giles N

      Giles N

      I think Norwegian metal band

      ’Extol’s 

      ‘Another Adams Escape’ is quite precisly 4:37 in lenght (sorry if I’ve overlooked a second), and is a track with heavy punch, still melodious, - at times almost soft - like inviting,- but having a unique atmosphere and also quality-sound worth listening to...

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  19. GoldLeader
    haha, You think they pay people... Thing is, these aren't review units for YouTubers, these are for the "developers",...You know those "developers" making "games" for the "system"...
  20. GoldLeader

    I dig the new avatar man!  It's CLASSIC!

    1. ClassicGMR

      ClassicGMR

      Dance with the one that brung ya! 😊

  21. GoldLeader

    After a guy tried to run out the clock on me,  eBay CLOSED one of my Requests rather than getting me a refund,  and my first thought was to go ballistic, but a cooler head prevailed.  They do make it hard though;   Phone numbers don't really work, unless you like a menu telling you to go back and read their help pages, and NOBODY does.   Acting Quickly might be key, though...I'm trying to remember what I just did.  IIRC I kept hitting Contact Us until the option to Chat with an Agent appeared.  Then the Agent asked for a Case ID, my name, etc.,  and got me a refund in about 30 seconds!  (Assuming it goes through in the next few days like it should)...Just thought I'd share :)

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Also, in this case the seller said he was waiting to hear back from the post office and I was waiting to hear back from him.  His tracking only showed a label printed, not that he ever dropped it off...He claimed he did. I said he'd have a receipt. He said he couldn't find it.  Lot of back and forth and yet he appeared to be a reputable seller.  At the time, I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt.  Now I just wonder why he didn't just ship my item?  Too many knuckleheads out there I think...

    2. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      Sounds like a fishy immoral seller. He probably never dropped it off. He wanted to keep your money AND the item. No ebay seller drops a package off, gets a receipt and then loses it.

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Yeah,  and now eBay sends the survey,  "How'd we do?"  once the money is in my account (which is roughly the same as having it in my grubby little mitts), THEN I'll answer your survey. 

       

      Years ago, they said I'd get a refund, but then sent an email saying "Sorry the seller closed his bank account, you'll have to work it out with the seller."  Needless, to say I was pissed!  At least I got to voice my displeasure in that survey.  Seems like they've been nice as pie ever since, and have sent me coupons, credits, and special savings...Goddangit! eBay I can't stay mad at you...punks! 

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  22. GoldLeader
    I do not. (heh) The only Boxed FOX game I have from BITD is Mega Force...But a little bit later I got Flash Gordon loose, then Bank Heist. Actually Bank Heist was an interesting one as my friend and I each pitched in half (and pretty sure it was on sale at $19.99) and then took turns "co-owning" the game. I wonder if he ended up with the box? I know I ended up with the game...I still keep up with his brother from time to time, but haven't really talked to him in years...But I know he never kept up with Atari since he gave his Atari to me
  23. GoldLeader
    So are "Air" and "Vapor"ware, the same type of unconsole? Can you dig it? Based on the title alone, I'll just leave this here... PS The Eternal Question: When is nutari gonna get Kicked in the Taco and give up on this VCAss Mess? This is...A hidden message!...Did U find it? Good Job! Cheers! Get yourself a ROLO out of my desk and take some "free money" out of petty cash...Tell'em GoldLeader said it was OK...It's fine no one's gonna read this I'm sure...
  24. GoldLeader

    so,  Has it ever happened at work, that someone spontaneously yells out,   "No Sleep Til..."  (duh duh) and Everyone else yells out "Brooklyn!"?

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Good,  so it's not just me?  haha...Happened the other day at work, but then I thought about it and I am certain it happened some 10 years earlier at my previous job!    haha...   Some songs are just like that.

    2. ∞ Vince ∞

      ∞ Vince ∞

      yeah, but mostly that happens on tv. Places I've worked every person was so stuck up and rigid that that kind of unrestrained expression of self would not be possible.

      All depends if you get on well with your co workers and can relax in their company in which case yeah but if not they would probably report you for wasting time or being a distraction.

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Very good point Vince!   The old job was very,  shall we say "Corporate",  High Tech,  Multi Million $$ Facility, State of the Art Security etc., but good times could be had when nobody important was around haha...The new gig, a Mom & Pop Small Business as Anti-Corporate as I've ever seen!  Opposite ends of the spectrum really...I guess I really don't expect a "Cube Farm" Worker to belt out a Beastie Boys tune,...But wouldn't it be nice?

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  25. GoldLeader
    Thanks JayAre! Good job on that. I knew there must be a reason I cut up a perfectly good box...And back then $5 went a lot further than today. Still, I Now wish I had the back of the box LOL...
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