simbalion

Money well spent!!!     And in case you wondered, I love my Analogue Mega SG!  If you ever feel the need to luxuriate and want to get the Genesis into HD, well they're the Cat's Meow!

Just for the record,  I had an early ATGames Genesis handheld,  and the cart slot wore out on it ridiculously fast!  I think I only ever changed games about 3 times and it was shot!   The built in games still work fine, but of course the game I was addicted to (Ultimate Qix) isn't one of them.   I'd like to think they have improved over the years...I've still bought and had almost no issues with any of their console Flashbacks (Multiple Atari, ColecoVision, Inty, Genesis, etc.)...But it took me a long time to trust them again.

^^ I agree about the Star Wars "Expanded Universe" stuff, which reads like a really crappy Space Silmarillion.  Nothing there worth mining for stories, although Disney's own Star Wars stories haven't been that great either (at least in the movies).  Star Trek has had similar problems telling good stories in the last ~10 years, but it has better ancillary material to draw from; in retrospect, they should have just adapted some of the better Star Trek novels.  Unfortunately, in terms of their influence and relevance, I think both franchises are just about dead.

@Flojomojo  If I was born 20 years before you that would make you 8 years old... and I'm pretty sure you aren't. I'm 28, born in 1990...

@DragonGrafx-16 I am 20 years older than you, not the other way around. I regret my error and will report to the punishment cubicle post haste.

@jaybird3rd I took a long break from Star Trek and have yet to watch some of TNG and most of DS9 and Voyager. I wonder how that colors one's view of the franchise? 

@GoldLeader Star Wars borrowed heavily from Flash Gordon and WWII movies (I gotta watch The Dam Busters someday), and the big clone fights are supposed to evoke the Vietnam war. I feel like the bomber run in The Last Jedi is also homage to a WWII film, but don't know the genre well enough to say which one. 

Maybe they'll remake some Disney films in anime style next, that always brings out such warm feelings in everyone. ?

Yup.  Totally creatively bankrupt, and corrupted by loudmouth politics.  Good thing there are enough old movies to keep one entertained for life without ever having to give another penny to modern Hollywood.  That's my plan.

Watching the older movies and shows I already love is what I have been mostly doing now. The last movie I watched in the theater was Deadpool 2 and nothing else has moved me to part with my money. Of course with all these reboots and such, the audience is as much to blame as the studies. Even though so much of what we are getting is cheap, regurgitated slop, people still can't seem to keep from rushing to watch the stuff. If people would quit voting with their money, the studios, especially Disney, would start to feel the pinch.

At least you have a Best Buy!  I had to make do with Circuit City (R. I. P.),  Well technically there's a Best Buy 50 miles from here...That's where I bought my computer

But I know how ya feel...Been out of the socks I want at WalMart for 3 months, when they finally get some in,  it's ONE PACK!!   (I dunno...Is that the same?   I think it's the same!...)

Damn those Replicades are a lotta dough on Ebay!

Also did you ask if they're getting any more in?  And what did they say?  For the record WalMart told me the day the socks I wanted should be in and they weren't,...But one pack made it to the other location ...ONE!

I hate asking if they are going to get something in when it's obviously been out of stock for almost a year now. Also, they usually say 'Oh we can order that!' and usually with my work schedule I can't get back up there! Also, driving a van with a dead AC sucks!

HMmmmm...Been a while fer sure...(Could be wrong) ?...I'm thinking TaleSpin!  Man I used to love that show when I was in my 20's !  ?

Was the NES game any good?

The NES game was lame compared to the platforming style game offered on other systems. Makes me want to slap Capcom silly!

"Do I have to spell it out for you!?!?!".  Yes, you do have to spell it out for them.  That's why emoji were invented.

You do what I tell you = ?

You DON'T listen to me, then this happens = ?

Boeing engineers use emoji.✈️

I didn't even know that was a thing!

Try not to think about it...It'll go away.

It seems like AEP keeps trying to push the voltage up. It already runs at 120 all the time here anymore.

The burners require 240v to work. The 120v outlet is only tied to one of the hot lines that carry 120v. That's why stoves and dryers have 3 pronged plug into a special outlet. Check your wall outlets, they should be the same voltage as the 120v outlet on your stove. I once worked at an electronic repair shop and in the evening when all the advertising signs up & down the streets kicked in, voltage would drop down to 100v! Power company had to put in another transformer on the line...

Actually we did check the other outlets in the house to be sure. All were 125 as of yesterday. Not good on vintage electronics either!

The way I see it, toys are so overpriced when they first hit market anymore. And if they're licensed, even more so. Clearance prices put most of that crap back down to earth, where it belongs.

They had to bury 40 shipping containers of Jar Jar Binks toys.

Cool.

Yep...A Classic

Enjoy the italian version here! cheers:

Nights in white satin - I've been waitin' for a girl like you - cherish the love we have - precious and few....

Sweet! I know I have at least the first one...(I may have more

Seems that way with a lot of movies and TV shows lately: either the fans love it and the critics hate it - or the critics love it but the fans hate it!

"When critics disagree the artist is in accord with himself.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray (Also the mantra of every band I've ever been in

I put more weight in fans opinions than critics. Look at Queen, they got bashed a lot by critics yet are considered one of the greatest of not the greatest band of all time!

99% of pickups are owned by people who never use more than 1% of the cargo capacity. I just made that up, but it's probably pretty close to the actual numbers.

At the restaurant I work at, it's narrow diagonal spaces, and lots of big diesel, 4X4, and 4 door trucks...close to each other.

However, I do see plenty of small FWD cars on the road....Ford Focus, Dodge Dart, Chevy Watchamacallit...

How about 90 percent of video games needing to have demons or depressing, blood-stained gooey scenery? It's hard to find a console game that isn't happy happy joy joy kiddie crap or demonic garbage.

I like Bright...I like Dark...I like Colorful...I like Black & White. I suppose it depends on my mood.

@ Simbalion I especially agree with your last sentence!!

i'm taking the Boy to see Detective Pikachu next week- it looks alright.

That Magnavox console... it have a tube amp? Restored, those things sound sweet

It's an Astro-Sonic, so early solid state. Needs work as it is only playing out the right channel. Cabinet is in excellent shape.

Hell of a day my friend!

That sucks! Did ya get to the dentist and get it figured out? Best of luck! (Once had a similar happening)...

Had to go to the local urgent care to get checked out. Started the antibiotics yesterday, so am getting on the mend and finally got some sleep last night. Started bothering me Sunday after dinner and I was up all night in agony.

Colonial Viper.

Grafx and Duo here, though I did drive a Jetta for a while. lol

I was thinking of 'The Lady'.. Airwolf!

A fax machine

..Not unusual to be loved by anyone..

I was pretty young (5 or 6) when I saw Blazing Saddles at the Drive In! Also saw Young Frankenstein in the theater...

For some reason, I didn't get to Spaceballs until I rented it on VHS...Good Times! I'd have loved it in the theater

I had seen just enough Star Trek and Star Wars to get the jokes. That ship at the beginning had the whole theater audience laughing.