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  1. Posted

    Over the last couple of years, I have these bursts of energy where I will go whole hog into editing Wiki articles. Of course, most of the time, it's the Wikipedia, but sometimes its the Wookieepedia (Star Wars) or Memory Alpha (Star Trek). I also have been contributing to ELotH:TES.

     

    Do you Wiki?

  2. Posted

    So I've got three nephews (10, 5 & 2) and two nieces (7 & 5). The two older boys play games a lot, with the younger of the two playing since he was, like, 2. The girls are less interested, but still play on occasion.

     

    Now, I don't have any kids of my own, but I was thinking what are the playing habits of people's kids out there?

  4. Posted

    So I've been playing this Pirates of the Caribbean game, since it's free to play (but you can't do everything). Pretty impressive for a game tied to a media property and obviously aimed at less experienced players. Certainly worth a free whirl, but I can't see paying for it.

     

    But it got me thinking about online gaming and the different kinds that I engage in. In addition to POTC, I am a longtime player of the Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX - portfolio at H$367,633,238.44 and climbing), I used to play those free game show games like Wheel of Fortune and, of course, I play online on my DS and my Wii (though not much).

     

    For a couple of years (long ago), I played Ultima Online, but I just couldn't see paying what was then $120 a year for it.

     

    So, how's about you?

  6. Posted

    So I've been re-organizing things and I noticed how many freaking videos I own (and by that I mean VHS, DVD, laserdisc, selectavision disc, UMD, you name it) and I wondered how it compared to the number of games I own.

     

    Now, I own over 3,000 games at last count (which was a while ago, I suspect it's closer to 4,000 nowadays) and I really had no idea where the number of movies would land. So I did a bit of a rough count:

     

    80 laserdiscs

    30 SelectaVision videodiscs

    1000+ DVDs

    20 VCDs

    13 UMDs

    8 GBA carts

    600+ VHS

    15 VideoNow

    and probably another 20 or so "other" (Beta, Hi-8, MovieCD, Super8, etc...)

     

    Which puts it somewhere north of 1800, but a long way from my video games.

     

    How's about you?

  7. Posted

    Okay, so we looked at systems, what about series?

     

    Are there any that you have completed?

     

    For this one, I'm going to leave the definition of "completed" up to you. Some may feel that all titles for all systems are required to be "complete". Others will feel that as long as you have every title for at least one system, your set. Some will discount portable titles. And people will differ on the need for import titles to be included.

     

    So, the rule here is: if you consider the series completed, that's good enough for me.

     

    One point of order: the "series" needs to be of sufficient length. One or two does not a collectable series make. Three titles at a minimum, please.

     

    Me?

     

    I've got a few complete series:

    • Doom (all titles, most versions)
      Legend of Zelda (all domestic, several imports, no "Tingles" so far)
      Pitfall (all titles, several versions)
      Resident Evil (all regular series titles, including several ports)
      Tomb Raider (all titles, most versions)
      Tron games
      Ultima (all titles, a few UO expansions)
      Mario RPGs

     

    And a few I'm real close on:

    • Mario platformers (need New Super Mario Bros.)
      Donkey Kong games (need Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)
      Metroid (need MP3)
      Pokemon RPGs (need 'Emerald" and "Diamond")
      Star Wars console games (need Lego "Complete" and the Japanese Star Wars)

  12. Posted

    Okay, so I put this together, so all my systems are on the list. Here we go:

     

    3DO (works, but not well)

    ADAM

    Apple ][c

    *Apple ][gs

    Aquarius

    Arcadia 2001

    Atari 2600

    Sears Video Arcade

    Sears Video Arcade II

    Gemini

    Atari 5200 (2 port and 4 port)

    Atari 7800

    Atari 400

    Atari 800

    Atari 800XL

    Atari 600XE

    Atari XEGS

    Atari ST (forget which model)

    Colecovision

    Commodore 64 (2 different models)

    Commodore VIC-20

    Dreamcast (Japanese)

    e-Reader

    Game Boy (1 grey, 1 black)

    Game Boy pocket (1 silver, 1 clear)

    Game Boy Color (Pikachu edition)

    Game Boy Advance (Pokemon edition)

    game.com (large and small varieties)

    GameCube

    Game Gear (black)

    Game Wave

    Genesis I & II

    Intellivision I & II

    Jaguar

    Jaguar CD

    Lynx I & II

    MacIntosh (3 of the older systems, inlcuding "Mac Classic")

    Microvision

    N-Gage QD

    Neo Geo Pocket

    Neo Geo Pocket Color

    Nintendo Entertainment System (top loader)

    Nintendo 64 (1 red, 1 green, 1 black in a kiosk)

    Nintendo DS lite

    Nuon

    Odyssey 2 (harwired and separate controllers)

    PC (3 - legacy DOS/Win 3.1, Win 98, Win XP)

    Pico

    PlayStation

    PlayStation Portable

    Pokemon mini

    Saturn

    Sega 32X

    Sega CD

    Sega CDX

    Sega Master System

    Super Nintendo (later model)

    Cuttle Cart

    SuperVision

    Tandy CoCo

    TI-99/4a

    TurboGrafx-16

    VideoSmarts

    Virtual Boy

    Wii

    WonderSwan

    XaviXPORT

    Xbox

     

    I have some additional LCD based cartridge systems, like the R-Zone, the e-Kara Karaoke system, etc.

  15. Posted

    Didn't see the following in the list.

     

    Sega's CDX (combo Genesis and Cd drive unit)

    Nomad - Sega's Genesis handheld portable

    GP2X - the sucessor to GP32

    For the CDX (which I also own), I'd vote for both the Genesis and the SegaCD. It's not really a system unto itself, but a hybrid.

     

    The Nomad is a poratble Genesis/Mega Drive, so counts towards that.

     

    I'll add the GP2X to the GP32. It's not significant enough for its own entry.

     

    You should change 'TurboGrafx-16' to 'TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine'.

    Will do.

     

    I assume that "Supercharger" refers to the Arcadia/Starpath Supercharger.
    Correct. I suppose the Cuttle Cart would count against that one as well.
    I missed that one, until I read the comments. I always considered the Supercharger an accessory, so I wasn't looking for it as a "system".

    Well, the fact that it has its own hardware built into it and has its own games (on completely different media, no less), makes it a separate system to me. Like the Sega CD and Jag CD.

     

    Osborne 1 (CP/M) had a few games not many

    Commodore 128

     

    (almost voted for all the others I have but read 1st :)

    I don't think either of those focused on games enough to be counted.

     

    Where would a Power Base Converter fit in? Should I just check "Sega Master System" even though I don't have the actual console?

    Yes, I think so. I'll add it in. And, for that matter, I'll add the Super Game Boy to the Game Boy entry.

  19. Posted

    Okay, here's the mother of all system polls.

     

    I've listed just about every console, handheld and personal computer I can think of that had gaming as a primary function. My only criteria is that the games had to be on separate media. (Digital distribution only, a la cel phones, is out.)

     

    Now, I'm sure I missed *something*. (More likely, many somethings.) If you've got a system that isn't listed, either check the "not listed" box or mention it here before you vote and I'll add it in. (I've got a few slots left.)

     

    Anyway, let's see what you've got, people! (Listing your systems is welcome as well.)

  21. Posted

    Sorry, Elvira was the true innovator, and will always be the best at this sort of thing.
    First, Elvira did a very different thing, introducing and interrupting the movies, but not actually interacting with them. Also, she served specifically as a host, with very little in the way of characters, stories, etc.

     

    Second, she was hardly the first "macabre" movie host and copped much of her schtick from Vampira.

     

    Now, don't get me wrong, I love Elvira. She's a lot of fun. But it's really apples and oranges comparing her to MST3K.

  22. Posted

    For the record, CafePress sets a standard price and allows the store owner to set the markup (or none at all if he is so inclined). I set it for a straight percentage markup over the base price. You can also have it tiered (so more expensive items have a higher percentage markup than cheaper ones), a straight amount markup (everything's $2.00 over base price, for instance), or set the prices item by item.

  23. Posted

    I made this store for a co-worker who wanted to lord her success at obtaining a Wii over the Wii-less, so I thought I'd post it here:

     

    http://www.cafepress.com/wiifew

    Is she insane with some of those prices?

     

    There's no fucking way I'm paying 100 bucks for a box of cheap magnets.

     

    I know the site was probably put together as a joke, but you can actually purchase the crap that's on there.

     

    Plus, I think it's rather arrogant of her to gloat about getting a Wii to the "Wii-less." So. no thanks. ;)

     

    *ahem*

     

    I made the Site for her. She spent over $100 as a fun way to celebrate getting the one thing her kids wanted for Christmas. (And as the Wii is the subject of much discussion at work, a bit of gloating, too.)

     

    And, hell yeah you can buy that stuff. It's silly, but well made. It's not crap. I don't actually expect anyone here to buy from this store, but I thought you might get a chuckle out of it.

     

    As for the $100 magnets, that's $100 for 100 magnets (and as I said, they are well made, not cheap), so it's not really an outrageous price. I just clicked "all products", so it's not like I actually expected even her to buy 100 magnets or anything.

  25. Posted

    Okay, really just for the MST3K fans out there.

     

    For those of you not in the know, the legacy of classic TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 has gotten very interesting of late.

     

    First, Mike Nelson started doing funny commentaries for DVD releases from Legend Films (like the one I worked on, Plan 9 From Outer Space).

     

    Then, he teamed up with Legend to create Rifftrax, a web site where you could download commentaries for commercially released DVDs like Road House. Eventually other MST3K alums like Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett joined him, making the audio tracks quite MST3K-like. (www.rifftrax.com)

     

    Next, Mike, Kevin and Bill took their "Film Crew" project (that had mainly provided introductions to movies and DVD) and created a set of DVDs that even featured a sort of plot - very MST3K, indeed. (www.thefilmcrew.com)

     

    Then, the double whammy:

     

    It is announced that MST3K.com was going back into the hands of Jim Mallon and Best Brains and will feature new animations featuring the Bots (but with new voices - except for Jim returning to voice Gypsy).

     

    Then, MST3K creator and original host Joel Hodgeson announced his new project Cinematic Titanic, a riffing venture in which he is joined by original cast members/writers Trace Beaulieu and Josh (J. Elvis) Weinstein, as well as Frank (TV's Frank) Conniff) and Mary Jo (Mrs. Forrester) Pehl. (www.cinematictitanic.com)

     

    Whew! That's a lot of product without an honest-to-goodness new episode in sight!

     

    So, whaddya think, sirs?

     

    (BTW, I listed the Film Crew and Rifftrax seperately because they are very different product lines.)

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