+DZ-Jay Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 1) Donkey Kong - we played the heck out of it anyhow because it was Donkey Kong. However, we complained the whole time about how bad it sucked. Haha! I hear you! That's how I remember it. -dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
townparkradio Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Star Strike. What a pile of garbage. PS: I hate solar. Not only did I never get the Christmas Carol commercial made, I havne;t even PLAYED it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
townparkradio Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Let's make it more succinct. Star Strike is Buck Rogers minus what little fun it had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I like Star Strike. I loved playing it when I was a kid. However, I was a bit disappointed about the ending when you win. I guess I was expecting something as equally cool, but opposite to when they destroy the planet. I liked it, though. dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Star Strike. What a pile of garbage. PS: I hate solar. Not only did I never get the Christmas Carol commercial made, I havne;t even PLAYED it. Go download the ROM and play, then post your score on the HSC thread. Go ahead, we'll wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
townparkradio Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Go download the ROM and play, then post your score on the HSC thread. Go ahead, we'll wait. Don;t wait on me. Gotta wait for a sunny day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Don;t wait on me. Gotta wait for a sunny day. have you gone all solar? i guess your old post said that. i just didnt realize what you were saying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 have you gone all solar? i guess your old post said that. i just didnt realize what you were saying Same here. I'm sorry I didn't catch that. Do you have an Android phone? There's an emulator for it. -dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
townparkradio Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Same here. I'm sorry I didn't catch that. Do you have an Android phone? There's an emulator for it. -dZ. No cell service on the mountain, so no point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Oh! Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 townparkradio, do you get 100% of your electricity from solar, or do you have a generator for emergencies? I was reading an interesting article the other day about repurposing hybrid car batteries for solar installations, and your situation crossed my mind (as well as a few other people I know who live off-grid). Either way I admire what you're doing, and wish I were in more of a position to do the same. During the power outage after Hurricane Sandy we busted out a solar panel, but it's just a little thing that barely draws enough to charge a cell phone (let alone when skies are grey). I wonder if an Intellivision could be modified to draw less current? The Atari 2600 can, IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 townparkradio, do you get 100% of your electricity from solar, or do you have a generator for emergencies? I was reading an interesting article the other day about repurposing hybrid car batteries for solar installations, and your situation crossed my mind (as well as a few other people I know who live off-grid). Either way I admire what you're doing, and wish I were in more of a position to do the same. During the power outage after Hurricane Sandy we busted out a solar panel, but it's just a little thing that barely draws enough to charge a cell phone (let alone when skies are grey). I wonder if an Intellivision could be modified to draw less current? The Atari 2600 can, IIRC. i too wish i was in the position to be more of a minimalist. i spend everyday on the web looking at survival stuff, bunkers and tiny houses. and @ golden band: i believe you can use marine batteries as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 i spend everyday on the web looking at BACON pr0n Fixed that for you. (I honestly tried to stop myself from posting this, but, alas, I could not.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Fixed that for you. (I honestly tried to stop myself from posting this, but, alas, I could not.) lmfao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
townparkradio Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 truck broke again. all repairs failed. got caught on hill. slid backwards. neck hurt. I decided to take a NAP in the truck in the winter in Montana for some reason, I'm guessing whiplash or shock or something. wake up an hour later. ran home, got help, people who's help I got ended up crashing into my truck now I'm on the hook for everything wrong with my vehicle and anything wrong with theirs I have 62 dollars in savings, $315 in bank, and no way to get to work ever again. all of my vehicles are broke down beyond repair I tried my best man. you all were here, hearin' about it now and then. I tried my best, to fix things, hold down a job, cut power consumption, do everything right and it all failed and my Dad's in the hospital from a heart attack and everything is awful. I'm burying myself in a fuckin sake bottle right now. Do any of you have a Vita with Need For Speed or ragnarok oddyssey online, or a Steam account? I just wanna play some video games and forget about all of this for one night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stc2009 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 That is such a bummer dude. I hope you were able to forget for a time all the s_t that's gone down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Agreed. I wish I could predict when your fortunes will take a turn for the better, but I hope it happens soon. Best wishes to your dad; both of my parents have had heart attacks, and I know it's incredibly rough going through that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I rarely disliked any cartridge game. Especially now. What I did hate was the 1st generation of "Multi-Media" 1x CD-ROM based titles. With the low-res full motion video. You know, those $499.95 Soundcard + CD-ROM drive bundles of the late 1980's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlawTorn71 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Being a kid of the late 70's and early 80's I was, and still to a certain degree had a Star Wars infatuation so The Empire Strikes Back was actually a bigger letdown than Donkey Kong to me... That was just devastating to myself being such a big fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeshed Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 What I did hate was the 1st generation of "Multi-Media" 1x CD-ROM based titles. With the low-res full motion video. You know, those $499.95 Soundcard + CD-ROM drive bundles of the late 1980's. Got an example of which games you are referring to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 No no examples off hand. They were so bad I forgot about them. But think of the very first CD-rom games for the PC. 386 and 486 era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 truck broke again. all repairs failed. got caught on hill. slid backwards. neck hurt. I decided to take a NAP in the truck in the winter in Montana for some reason, I'm guessing whiplash or shock or something. wake up an hour later. ran home, got help, people who's help I got ended up crashing into my truck now I'm on the hook for everything wrong with my vehicle and anything wrong with theirs I have 62 dollars in savings, $315 in bank, and no way to get to work ever again. all of my vehicles are broke down beyond repair I tried my best man. you all were here, hearin' about it now and then. I tried my best, to fix things, hold down a job, cut power consumption, do everything right and it all failed and my Dad's in the hospital from a heart attack and everything is awful. I'm burying myself in a fuckin sake bottle right now. Do any of you have a Vita with Need For Speed or ragnarok oddyssey online, or a Steam account? I just wanna play some video games and forget about all of this for one night. Often times a one-two punch is needed to get out of this funk. It's not enough to get by. It's like taking medicine. You either do it all or none, because, some is just consuming resources and accomplishing nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stc2009 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Being a kid of the late 70's and early 80's I was, and still to a certain degree had a Star Wars infatuation so The Empire Strikes Back was actually a bigger letdown than Donkey Kong to me... That was just devastating to myself being such a big fan. I'm with OutlawTorn71. There's a few games I haven't really got into, Star Strike and Math Fun for example but they've not been disappointments as such but Parker's Empire Strikes Back (Out?) was. Of all the great things they could have done with the game this is the best they could come up with? Lame! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeshed Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 No no examples off hand. They were so bad I forgot about them. But think of the very first CD-rom games for the PC. 386 and 486 era. That's funny, because I loved The Manhole, Myst and 7th Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Never could get into Myst, but I loved 7th Guest and 11th Hour. Also Phantasmagoria. That was cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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