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  1. I love my Electribe MX, but it has two problems that I need to fix. One is that all the modulation depth lights go on while having nothing display on the LCD; another is the LCD becoming garbled and it occasionally responds. If anyone here has owned an Electribe MX or SX and has dealt with that problem, I'd like to know how to fix it.

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    2. GoldLeader
    3. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      @DragonGrafx-16You have a nice TR-8S and Alpha Juno. My neighbor has a Juno-60 and a Korg M1.

    4. DragonGrafx-16

      DragonGrafx-16

      The synth in the top left is my JX-3P... one of the first synths with MIDI.

  2. I miss when South Park was actually funny, instead of being obnoxiously insipid.

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Seems like Simpsons suffered when Futurama was funniest, just like Family Guy began to suffer as American Dad got really good...I'm not even saying there's a connection, but doesn't it seem that way?

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Overall I like them all though. Everything will have its ups and downs.

    4. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      SP started to suffer from seasonal rot around 2001-2002. However, I did enjoy Good Times With Weapons with Trey Parker's fake Japanese singing. After that, however, it went downhill more spectacularly than Newgrounds did around 2012. I don't watch The Simpsons very often, but still watch old reruns and the Ullman-era shorts.

  3. The Lancia Stratos HF:

    It just may be the best car Lancia, if not all of Italy, has ever produced.

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    2. bluejay

      bluejay

      So, uh, the 037, which was the last rear wheel drive ever to win the WRC, even beating the mighty Audi Quattro in 1983, isn't a rally legend? The Delta S4, which featured a revolutionary twincharged engine, isn't a rally legend? The Fulvia, which won the Italian Rally Championship no less than 8 times issn't a rally legend?

    3. Hwlngmad

      Hwlngmad

      Granted, the others are really great and amazing cars.  No debate about that.  But, in my opinion, the Stratos is the most iconic and best Lancia in my book as that is car I immediately think of when I think of Lancia.  But, then again, others (such as yourself) might think otherwise, which is totally fine.  Not a problem at all.

    4. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      I remember seeing a Lancia Scorpion/Beta Montecarlo back in '05 at a motorcycle race. Too bad that the Delta was never officially released stateside. Come to think of it, the Stratos and Scorpion would be perfect for racing and car combat.

  4. What kind of car you would like to see in a Car Combat game? https://vid.me/sLFg

  5. My dad just died.

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    2. Rick Dangerous

      Rick Dangerous

      Lost mine 9 years ago Monday.  My condolences.  

    3. Rogerpoco

      Rogerpoco

      So, so sorry Man. 

      I lost my Mom a while back, it really never gets easier, unfortunately.

      Hope you are OK, Bud. Same sentiment as bent_pin, gimme a shout if you need to talk, this, that, the other. I've "got a minute", if you need one.

      RIP to him, for sure. 

    4. Defender_2600

      Defender_2600

      My heartfelt condolences, I’m so sorry for your loss

  6. I admit to liking both NY pizza and Chicago deep dish pizza. Yes, I've been to both Chicago and Upstate NY.

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    2. Joe C.

      Joe C.

      The way I see it, if you really enjoy pizza, you will like both styles.

    3. retrorussell

      retrorussell

      @thanatos Giordano's was definitely our favorite when we stayed in Chicago.  Malnatti's crust was too hard.  The Bisquick-type crust is just perfect for deep dish IMHO.  I'm not a particularly picky pizza eater but the crust should be nice and soft, maybe a little crackery crisp with thin pizzas.

    4. Hydro Thunder

      Hydro Thunder

      We also have one in our area called the "Flying Tomato" pizza at a place called Wig and Pen.  It has no sauce, and is basically a thick cake of cheese with the dough as a type of crust, and a few tomatoes thrown on top. :)

       

      Flying Tomato.jpg

  7. Would it be wrong of me to put Flash Gordon, Chip 'n' Dale, and Revenge of the Nerds on my "Franchise revivals that should not happen" list?

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    2. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Sam Remi could do it. :)

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      ^Now That would be Awesome!

    4. Flojomojo

      Flojomojo

      Can we please add Leisure Suit Larry to the "never again" list?

  8. If it were up to me, I would have ended the Terminator franchise with Salvation being the third and final film. Of course, the Universal Studios ride is what Salvation should have been.

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    2. Shawn

      Shawn

      Wasn't Salvation the 4th film?

    3. SlidellMan
    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      IIRC, Salvation was the one that everybody loved, but they usually just ignore the second half of the movie, because...Lessee, I saw it twice and still don't remember what the heck happened...LOL

  9. Hats Off Entertainment on The New Addams Family:

    When I first saw the ads for this back in '98-'99, my first thoughts on this is, "This isn't going to be good."

    Upon seeing clips of this show in the video, I actually laughed at them. Kudos on Saban for getting John Astin from the '60s show back.

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    2. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      I thought I'd share this video on Ted Cassidy:

       

    3. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      Fun fact: Mr. Cassidy was also Brainiac in Super Friends.

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Interesting!  I didn't know he was Frankenstein JR (Wonder why there was no clip there,  no voice I mean?)...I used to watch Space Ghost and Frankenstein JR BITD...

  10. Spy vs. Spy, quite possibly my favorite MAD strip: 

     

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    2. x=usr(1536)

      x=usr(1536)

      Not directly related, but it's decent ska:

       

       

    3. x=usr(1536)

      x=usr(1536)

      BTW, love how his daughter even kept the byline.  That's pretty awesome.

    4. eddhell

      eddhell

      I still have almost ALL those paperback books after all these years.  Piss poor condition from the entire neighborhood borrowing them.

  11. If only I had a '75-'79 B-Body roller to drop my 440 CI V8 in... (Engine still needs to be built.)

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    2. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      @Zylon: C-Body Drydock? I might have to look.

      @JD_1138: I know a guy who has a Barracuda, but just lets it sit there. (Idiot.)

    3. zylon

      zylon

      I pass with class and run a pair of old C's still.

    4. zylon

      zylon

      I stand by the 361/383/400 series. :)

  12. Apple used to be synonymous with "quality product that justified the high price tag." However, their decline started around 2006-2007. (I used to like their computers despite using Windows and, before that, Amiga Workbench.)

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    2. Skippy B. Coyote

      Skippy B. Coyote

      ^ And thanks to that post I now know what a Chocodile is lol I had never heard of them before. Personally I'd like iPhones and iPads a lot more if Apple just ditched iOS and let them run OS X with a touch interface. iOS always seemed too limited in functionality compared to OS X to be practical for me.

    3. GoldLeader
    4. high voltage

      high voltage

      The iMAC was not a high quality product, iPod was cheap looking....

  13. Would "Bellator Mortis" (Latin for Dead Warrior) be a good title?

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    2. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      I was leaning towards a Demon's Souls clone, but I never thought about a band name. @The Usotsuki: You've got a point.

    3. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      I'd buy an air freshener with that name... as a gag gift! :)

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Good title for a sandwich, Bad title for a beer.

  14. It's been twenty years since Phil Hartman was killed by his wife. When he died, SNL died with him.

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    2. doctorclu

      doctorclu

      Wouldn't say SNL died, quite a few laughs since then. Same for the Simpsons. But Hartman is very missed all the same.

    3. Rick Dangerous

      Rick Dangerous

      He was the best. One of my all time favorites.

    4. Eltigro

      Eltigro

      Aw man... downer. I loved him in News Radio.

  15. Hi, I'm new here.

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    2. Rick Dangerous
    3. Nathan Strum

      Nathan Strum

      I'm old.

       

      Everywhere.

       

      But welcome aboard!

    4. doctorclu

      doctorclu

      Greetings Program!

  16. I wonder why no one ever talks about Metallica's first two albums anymore? (Currently listening to Battery.)

     

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    2. xucaen

      xucaen

      What would you like to talk about?

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I listened to Metallica like a fiend back in the old days, Ride the Lightning was the first one I bought,...Went back and bought Kill'em All, then waited for Master to come out...I Loved them up until the disappointing Black album, which I did Not buy...At that point I was more into Paradise Lost, Napalm Death, Morbid Angel, Entombed etc., and also punk like Bad Religion, The Misfits,  Pennywise, and so on...

    4. eddhell

      eddhell

      Most of the "greatest" from 80's metal only had 3 good albums.

      I'm talking about albums good all the way through.  No filler.

      Metallica...first 3

      Megadeth....first 3  (although i'l accept if you swap So far, so good, so what for Rust in Peace)

      Anthrax....first 3

      Slayer...well that one starts a debate depending on if you like Show no Mercy or Hell Awaits more...but one of those, Reign in Blood, and South of Heaven.....still just 3.

  17. I just realized that when making a homebrew game, start with something small and finish it first. Then move on to bigger, more ambitious projects.

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    2. SlidellMan
    3. Giles N

      Giles N

      1) cool!

       

      2) what’s the concept/main-inspiriation?

    4. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      I wanted to make something that was somewhat easy, but wasn't another Tetris or Space Invaders.

  18. Anyone remember Spectre?

     

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    2. doctorclu

      doctorclu

      Spectre GCR was amazing.   Nothing like a TT030 and STacy being a better Mac than a Mac.  :P

       

    3. IntelliMission

      IntelliMission

      I remember the DC character. The late 80s run was decent!

       

      Fun fact: Spectre was created by one of Superman's co-creators.

    4. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      @IntelliMissionTalking about one underrated character, and hopefully one that didn't get screwed up.

  19. Ten cartoons I'd like to see re-animated:

    10. Inspector Gadget

    9. The Real Ghostbusters' first 78 episodes.

    8. Anything Jay Ward and Bill Scott did in the '50s and '60s.

    7. Johnny Quest

    6. Earthworm Jim

    5. Street Fighter

    4. Most of the Fox and Crow cartoons.

    3. Anything Paul J Smith did for Walter Lantz.

    2. EXO Squad

    1. Dungeons & Dragons

     

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      BITD I loved the D & D cartoon for what it was. (Great for its time).  Now I'd like to see a Real D &D cartoon.  And not for one for kids.  Open it up with a party exploring a dungeon by torchlight when they are attacked by orcs.  Then...Carnage!!  Hacked off orc limbs, arrows finding their target, people getting beheaded in combat...And the sheer joy of magic missiles.   Now,  tell me That wouldn't be glorious!

    3. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      Luckily, we have Goblin Slayer! The antidote to the frightful blandness that is the past fifteen years of anime.

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Goblin Slayer?   Sounds like something I need to check out!

  20. I'm stuck at page fifteen of my script/screenplay and keep hitting writers' blocks.

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      TBH, I'd start with a rough outline and then drop my "voice" into one of the characters and see where it goes...

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Also "You" control the tone of a movie, but the characters should have their own voices...

    4. Master Phruby

      Master Phruby

      15 minutes in a movie is usually were things start to fall part. Just look at Justice League.

  21. The first five seasons of MadTV are still great years later! Too bad it went to shit around 2001-2002...

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    2. BillyHW

      BillyHW

      Is the dalmatian the garbage lady from Walking Dead?

    3. Grig

      Grig

      Look what I can do!

       

    4. frankodragon

      frankodragon

      Can't forget about Raging Rudolph.

  22. Here's something to calm people down:

    Oh, and here's the new episode of PC-88 Paradise:

    I wonder if Lemmings was ported to the PC-88?

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    2. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      @awbacon I bet you would like this:

       

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Pretty cool!

       

       

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      So...Completely different,  but if you  like grind and jazz,  Ya gotta check out Naked City! (Also called John Zorn Naked City)...I've seen John Zorn (sax) in concert, and the vocalist (Yamatsuka Eye, from Boredoms, Hanatarash, AudioSports, Elvis Dust, Noise Ramones, Puzzle Punks and more) drew an album cover for us (Monastat 7 Japanese release)!

       

       

  23. Attention indie studios and aspiring developers: don't give people overlong cutscenes that can just be covered in two minutes or less. Avoid repeating the mistakes made during the CD-ROM era.

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    2. Ryan Witmer

      Ryan Witmer

      For what it's worth, my newly formed game company has "no unskippable cutscenes" in its mission statement.

    3. Tickled_Pink

      Tickled_Pink

      @SlidellMan - Basted? That didn't translate well when it entered my brain. First thing I thought of was AI ... Artificial Insemination.

    4. SlidellMan
  24. I don't want genderswapped Ghostbusters 2. However, I would like an animated Ghostbusters film based on the Real GB cartoon. Don't know if Bill Murray would be interested, then you have to take into consideration whether to choose between Frank Welker or Dan Aykroyd as Ray, as well as between Ernie Hudson, Arsenio Hall, or Buster Jones as Winston.

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    2. BydoEmpire

      BydoEmpire

      I don't care if it's gender-swapped. Sure, why not? Is it good? Is it funny? Is it entertaining? That's what actually matters.

    3. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      @BydoEmpire, all things being equal, you are right. However, unfortunately, in this day and age, doing a "gender-swapped" version of something is a conscious decision, meaning that *it* becomes the salient point of the work. *sigh*

    4. carlsson

      carlsson

      Why not mix 50-50?

  25. Was I the only person who saw The Munsters Today during its original run?
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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Syndicated on? Maybe I should just say which network?

    3. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      Various networks. I think WGNO in New Orleans/Slidell aired it.

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Got ya! I think that would be that middle ground between cable and network, We had one (Denver) called KWGN that we could get (though a bit staticy) with an antenna, but I don't think they carried this show...

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