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  1. So Arino is no longer occupying my profile pic. Spongebob kicked him out.

     

  2. Do all C64 boxes have the grey label C64 on them?

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    2. Magmavision2000

      Magmavision2000

      I'm talking about the C64 on the box, my C64 box has a black label even though the computer itself has the normal rainbow label.15854097142472765225725756396706.thumb.jpg.b8863bc39a04c2b45635515f5cd72843.jpg

    3. carlsson

      carlsson

      Yes, I don't think they updated the cover photo until they introduced the C64C model.

    4. save2600

      save2600

      Oh, I see what you're talking about now... the badge. Yeah, what carlsson said - seems to be the case.  :)

  3. So after putting it off for about 2 years thinking I needed expert soldering skills. I realize the PLA chip on my C64 is socketed!

    1. Magmavision2000

      Magmavision2000

      And then I reseat the chip and a leg breaks off!

  4. I didn't know you could lock status updates! You learn something new every day.

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    1. xucaen

      xucaen

      INB4 Lock! :D 

  5. Unpopular opinion: the original trilogy is overrated and episode 1 is a great movie.

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    2. Tickled_Pink

      Tickled_Pink

      That's not an unpopular opinion. Not at all. There are many other crazy people out there that share the same opinion.

    3. retrorussell

      retrorussell

      I thought episode III was fantastic.  I liked it as much as IV.  Even with the "NNNOOOOOOOO" line.

    4. thanatos

      thanatos

      I saw Episode I with several friends at a midnight showing.  We all thought it was great.  Then, it turned into being a crappy movie over the months/years.  It's all perspective.

      But we did all think Jar-Jar sucked.

       

  6. How much would you say a Color TV Game system would cost?

  7. Behold! The 5-hour long Nickelodeon TV recording! https://mega.nz/#!SB1BEaQI!asYP-SZxzVtore-ENBG1jJjKYTbpKZtpuYX2_pddmoM

    I should also add, DON'T WATCH IF YOU HAVE EPILEPSY.

    1. Magmavision2000

      Magmavision2000

      If you want the link after this post washes away, it's in my signature.

  8. Welp, it looks like the COVID-19 thread got locked. I guess it really did become a circus... (See pic)

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  9. Today I learned Murphy's Law exists.

     

    I was trying to upload a large file to the cloud, and guess what? The one thing that could go wrong, went wrong. My browser went unresponsive.

     

    Life sucks sometimes.

  10. I got good news and bad news about the tape. Good news: The tape's digitized and is safe (it kind of has an echo though). Bad news: the file is 23GB so its gonna take a day or two to upload (internet sucks in my area).1294224505_2020-03-2116_24_21-MEGA5.png.9b7fe76f4d2c3dd47460e4b1f07ec326.png

  11. 20200320_232724.thumb.jpg.aba2a7209eefa7aaf07c1d2ecbaa3ed8.jpgA quick update about the 2000s nick recording: after finding my old capture card, and finding an old VCR I thought was dead, I'm (proud?) to say I'm currently digitizing it and it will be on my Google Drive either in a couple of hours or tomorrow. Be warned though, I'm digitizing a decayed VHS tape using a composite capture card with low-quality AV cables, so don't expect it to be crystal clear. Here's a pic showing how damaged it is after being used for 18 years.

     

    Edit: I feel like I should list all the "features" of this tape. 

     

    1. A crap ton of Spongebob (nothing really special)

    2. Quite a few segments of the semi-obscure nick variety show Upick-Live (possibly some segments that were never uploaded on the internet!)

    3. Lots of both local and national commercials from the early 2000s.

    4. A Toonami commercial on Nick (don't know why)

    5. An anti-climactic secret that I'm hiding so people will watch the recording. ?

    6. Hours of early 2000s TV (However it's all Nick)

     

     

    1. jaybird3rd

      jaybird3rd

      Cool!  It looks as if Spongebob is stuck in a malfunctioning transporter.

    2. atari2600land

      atari2600land

      I have tons of old VHS tapes dating back to 1983, when I was a kid. The oldest Nick stuff is from the Ren & Stimpy era, though, I have like 3 tapes of Ren & Stimpy airings on Snick.

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I have some Dungeons & Dragons cartoons and Land of the Lost reruns from the 80's on VHS complete with commercials...Ahhh..Good Times!

  12. There are motion controls in Doom 64. I'm serious.

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    2. Flojomojo

      Flojomojo

      They write these apps in Unity 3D for every piece of hardware in existence. 

    3. Sir Guntz

      Sir Guntz

      The switch port right? I didn't find motion controls in the N64 version.

    4. Magmavision2000

      Magmavision2000

      @Sir Guntz Yes the switch port. I should have elaborated on that.

  13. So I just found a tape I've had since 2007 that has San Diego Nickelodeon tv recordings from the early to mid-2000s it has some SpongeBob episodes and U-pick live segments. However, it's badly degraded. Should I try to find somebody to rip it or should I let the tape die in peace?

  14. Since I'm too broke to buy Doom Eternal at midnight, I'm going to do the next best thing and buy Doom 64 on the eshop at midnight.

    1. Flojomojo

      Flojomojo

      Should someone tell him the eShop doesn't usually update at midnight?

    2. Magmavision2000

      Magmavision2000

      Turns out your right. Meh, sleeping's overrated anyway.

  15. I think within the past three days, I've only had about a day and a half worth of sleep.

    1. cvga

      cvga

      You've been asleep 50% of the time!!

       

       

      j/k

    2. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      Yeah, with all this virus stuff, my paranoid lizard part of my brain is messing with my sleep, too.  Ugh.

  16. In these trying times, nothing beats the sweet sounds of Rich Evans.

  17. I don't want to (seriously) talk about COVID-19, But I have to ask this. How do you get people to care about COVID-19? My mother kind of cares about it but she thinks taking oregano oil will keep her safe (yes, she's one of those people, thankfully she lets me get vaccines) and my grandmother just won't listen to me at all. The worst part, they both work at nursing homes and my grandmother's been sick (and she still works while being sick. Irresponsible I know.).

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    2. Magmavision2000

      Magmavision2000

      @Keatah (please skip to 0:10 for my response)

       

       

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I hear you!  Trying to get my Father to take it more seriously.   Maybe suggest they watch the CBS Evening News?   (That'll scare the pants off of most folks...Unless they're used to the alarmist, reactionary style)...I'm almost with Keatah at this point.  Tell them you care about them and want them to be safe and "gently" suggest things...Any commands seem to only make them want to do the opposite.

    4. Zoyous

      Zoyous

      Maybe this video from Italy can help...

       

  18. NES and SNES Online have the best CRT filter. Change my mind.

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      A real SNES and a real NES on a real CRT.  ?️?

    2. R_Leo_1

      R_Leo_1

      I 100% percent agree with this, the accuracy for the filter is super impressive.

  19. I tried Oolong Tea for the first time (the canned stuff by Pokka). Way too rich and strong for me to enjoy. I'll stick to Green Tea for now.

    1. bluejay

      bluejay

      Try black tea. With milk and sugar...

  20. The COVID-19 thread looks like it's gonna get out of hand...

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    2. TwentySixHundred

      TwentySixHundred

      I mentioned that on 7 ups status. It's only a matter of time till Al jumps in with the ban hammer and starts knocking everyone down a peg or two. It's seems people are getting aggressive when others disagree no matter which side of the fence you're on. Quite childish considering we're all supposed to be intelligent adults. I expect this behavior on Facebook but never thought the AA community would act like that...

    3. LS650

      LS650

      If you think the thread's out of line, report it.  Personally I find reading the comments  interesting for the most part, and although there are a couple of heated opinions, I wouldn't consider most of the comments 'childish'.

       

    4. TwentySixHundred

      TwentySixHundred

      I find it more sad than interesting that people are egging on the paranoid by saying it's the end of their life because of this virus. Then only to get heated when someone disagrees with their statement. Reading others expressing their fear and panic with ill advised non professional advice isn't all that great either. My two cents...

  21. To my non-American Atariagers. Is horse meat good? I'm genuinely curious. 

  22. I don't understand why some commercials use old songs with a bunch of innuendos in them. I mean, the majority of people alive today were alive when the original song came out so they know what the song's about.

  23. There are people up at night right now worrying about COVID-19, yet I'm up at night thinking about all the unspeakable things dolphins do.

  24. (I'm truly sorry to rant, but this has been in my mind for a while)

     

    Why is it that some old people (60+) demand they get the respect/benefits that old people usually get, yet, refuse to acknowledge/accept their old?!? It doesn't matter if you feel like Stallone or if you feel like Granny Smith, you can't eat your cake and have it too!

     

    To clarify, I don't hate old people (I actually really respect them), I just hate the small minority that I mentioned above.

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    2. thanatos

      thanatos

      You don't have to think you are old to think you are entitled to free money.

    3. Keatah

      Keatah

      Being 60 IS old.

       

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Being 50 is old!

  25. Here's a sad fact of the day: 90% of films made before 1929 may be permanently lost. 

     

     

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    2. Magmavision2000

      Magmavision2000

      @GoldLeader That sounds like either Greed or Birth of A Nation. It was probably Greed though since Birth of A Nation isn't really safe for work.

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Maybe Greed...Definitively not Birth of a Nation.

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I just looked it up!  It Was GREED!  I remembered the guy was a Dentist in San Francisco.  Good Job!  I can't believe you figured it out!  I watched the reconstructed 4 hour version (processed for Pay Per View on DISH actually)...

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