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[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

Thanks for picking that up, as I didn't get that from what he said. Need to charge up my decoder ring!

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

I watched the town halls on CNN last night with Ted Cruz and Trump. I missed the Kasich one.

I'm still astounded that anyone takes this clown seriously. I've made it clear in my previous posts that I'm not a fan of Ted Cruz. But Ted Cruz demonstrated that he at least has a functional knowledge of most of the issues that were thrown at him last night and is able to clearly state his views. Sure, a lot of it was political BS and talking points with him dodging the question in favor of throwing barbs at Obama. But, when the moment called for it, he could at least sounds semi-educated about the subject at hand. Trump? Jesus-tapdancing-Christ. Rambling, incoherent, and self-contradictory from sentence to sentence.

Example: He (supposedly) feels nuclear proliferation is ("probably") the number one issue facing our country. In literally the next sentence he says he wants Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia to have nuclear weapons. When Anderson Cooper calls him on the contradiction, he says, "Why not? They're gonna get 'em anyway!" Then, again, in literally the next sentence he says we need to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Later, "after security", he claims that healthcare and education are the top priorities for the federal government. Cooper asks him if that means he believes in universal healthcare. Caught in his bumbling nonsense, he mumbles something about how government should just be sure its citizens are healthy and then goes on a tangent about making deals or some such shit.

It's like listening to the ramblings of a doped-up insane person. From one moment to the next, he changes his opinion. Why? Because he doesn't have a clue about what the hell he's talking about. It's astounding. And people are buying it.

I may have been wrong in my statements about Ted Cruz. Trump is dangerously out of his league.

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

That's a great article. My favorite part:

A 2000 study by political scientists found that Americans who have incorrect information about public discourse can be divided into two different groups — the misinformed and the uninformed. The uninformed simply don't know about a given topic; the misinformed are interested in what's going on, but their sources of information are flawed. Another study, in 2010, found that when the misinformed were told about their inaccuracies, they held onto their beliefs with all the more conviction.

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

I love facts.

EDIT: Speaking of facts, here's a bit about that wall he's gonna build.

Oh, in before "Partisan leftist hack". Ignore the satire/sarcasm, I guess, and listen to the message.

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

What I find amusing is how people will complain about spending... but have no idea what it actually involves or how it does or does not impact their own lives. The "spending" whine is a manipulation tactic used by one side or the other to keep your party loyalty strong. By painting the "other guy" as the enemy, they keep you in line like the good little sheep you are.

BOOM. Exactly what I was thinking.

"But think about the children!!!"

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

You basically described every politician ever.  Lots of talk and platitudes but almost zero substance.  Obama did the same, made all these promises, and got almost none of them accomplished.

Evil, I already posted this in this thread, but the following video is what I'm talking about with Trump:

Like I've also already said: he doesn't know shit about shit. Nothing but hot air.

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

Waiting for Trump's live speech, apparently about to happen.
Crazy the amount of coverage it's getting (US president race) on the BBC compared to when I started this thread.

Yeah, I actually watched that speech last night, along with Kasich's.

After watching it, I can get why some people like him. He comes off as affable and humorous. He says a lot of things that sound good and get people fired up. But the thing is, he doesn't really say anything. He does a lot of "we don't win anymore" or "we make bad deals" stuff. He randomly, in the middle of nothing and nowhere, said, "There's 2.5 trillion outside of this country. And we're gonna bring it back." What does that mean, Donald? WTF does that mean? Where is there 2.5 trillion and how are we gonna bring it back? And his answer would probably be a meandering pile of gibberish that ends with, "We're gonna make a good deal."

Again, I get why he appeals to some people. His speech was entertaining. But he's completely full of shit, and it's alarming how easy that is to see and how many people he's suckered.

Watching Kasich, all I could think was, "Why the hell isn't this guy the nominee? Hell, I would even consider voting for him!"

As it is, I'm not excited about any of the candidates. Voting in November is going to be difficult for me. But this carnival barker will definitely not get my vote.

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

I think it's because in our hearts, even if he's not our #1, we all respect Donald Trump to some degree.

Yeeeeaaaaahhhhh............

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

Plus, lest we forget: he doesn't know shit about shit. He's nothing but hot air and bluster.

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

This video is exactly why I can't believe people are falling for Trump's bullshit:
https://youtu.be/htdfSFlSus4

He's asked a very simple question, and just answers by repeating over and over again, "Der...I'll make a good deal, derp." Rubio then follows it up with an educated and specific answer, worthy of someone who's running for president.

Vote Republican, sure. Knock yourself out. But don't vote for this fraud.

[General Gaming / Re: Retro VGS Game Console]

A few more details:

http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/8/11180670/coleco-chameleon-terminated-retrovgs-closed-down

In an update posted on Facebook, Coleco's ownership noted that it had separated from the retro gaming system's maker, RetroVGS. "Retro VGS has decided that the work that they have created is not sufficient to demonstrate at this time," the post stated. "Consequently, we can no longer proceed with the project and the Chameleon project will be terminated."

The Coleco brand, well known for the ColecoVision console and ADAM computer system of the early 1980s, is now owned by River West Brands of Chicago.

"It just wasn't what we had thought it would be," Mark Thomann, River West's CEO and Coleco's owner, told Polygon. "We thought it would be an originally developed console, and the indications were that it just wasn't."

Thomann said engineers contacted by a River West representative examined the console "and we weren't satisfied with it."

But, "We're going to continue looking for someone who can develop a unique, original console that is the real deal" Thomann said.

And then there's this:

Todd Shallbetter, COO of Atari, contacted us with the following statement:

"Atari does not have, and never has had an agreement with RetroVGS to release Atari 2600 games on their product."

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

I realize now that I probably sounded like I was defending this guy, which I wasn't. I just wish we could deport Ted.

Ha! Yeah, he's a total douche.

[General Gaming / Re: Retro VGS Game Console]

The moment I saw this guy show up with his Jag shells, I smelled bullshit. I wasn't completely opposed to the concept of the project. Sure, it was flawed, but whatever. But him trying to sell the Jag shells as a good idea just immediately struck me as half-assed nonsense. And, as it turned out, that was just the tip of the iceberg.

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

Well said, Necro. I don't mean to pile on jperryss, but I wish more people could say, "You know what? That was a dick move" instead of saying, "Well, what about this guy from the 'other side'?" It see it all the time. One guy bitches about Obama, the next guy says, "Well, at least he didn't do what Bush did!" I hate that shit so much. It does no good and just keeps spinning the argument. That Egyptian kid is a dick. Ted Nugent is a dick. But one has nothing to do with the other.

Back to Trump, I've had talks with some people who identify as Republicans or "conservative" or whatever, and they've said that they hate him but would have to vote for him instead of Hillary. My question is: why? Hear me out: I'm not saying they should vote for Hillary. I'm saying, why vote at all, then? Or, why not vote your conscious? If you're a Jeb guy or a Cruz guy (WTF?), there's nothing stopping you from writing them in. Sure, they're not going to win, but at least you can sleep well knowing you didn't vote for someone you think is an absolute piece of shit.

[General Gaming / Re: Retro VGS Game Console]

They've pulled the plug on retrovgs.com too.

Engadget has updated their story with this:

Update: RetroVGS has deleted its Facebook page and its website is unavailable.

Well...that appears to be that.

[General Gaming / Re: Retro VGS Game Console]

And...Coleco is out!

http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/08/coleco-pulls-support-from-chameleon/

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Sydney Hunter And The Caverns Of Death]

How did I miss this thread?

Awesome news, Rover! Great to see more games coming.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: 2D con in Minnesota]

I just found out about this the other day. I'm definitely going to try to go.

Are you thinking of setting up a Turbo/NEC-console space? If so, I can maybe contribute to that, depending on what's involved. I've got two Duos, a TurboGrafx-16, a PC Engine, a SuperGrafx, a PC-FX, and a Turbo Express.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Turbob Xpress: Bringing affordable "gamer's" games to the community! Nearly Gone]

I'll add my vote for Super Air Zonk. But after that, translations would also be high on my list.

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

I was one of those in this thread that you asked about, since I wrote "fuck Ted Cruz". It's many things, but substantively, he stands on the opposite side as me on nearly every issue. It's as simple as that. His wanna-be macho warmongering, his refusal to negotiate or compromise on any issue, his extremely right-wing stance on every single social issue, etc. The list goes on.

 Beyond that, and less important, the guy comes off as a greasy, grandstanding weasel. Plus, nobody could watch that Machine Gun Bacon video without wanting to punch him in his smug, dopey face. ;)

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Henshin-Engine : A PC Engine Tribute Comic.]

Holy crap! I love this!

And yeah, the magazine rack had some nice Easter Eggs in it. Nice touch.

[General Gaming / Re: Retro VGS Game Console]

Now that Coleco has threatened to pull out and these dipshits have "delayed" they're Kickstarter launch, the only thing that'll make this better is when they come back in three months to announce its rebranding as the Odyssey3.

[General Gaming / Re: Retro VGS Game Console]

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[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

Well, I'll get this in before you lock it:

I'm not afraid Trump will nuke people. I'm just afraid what it says about us as a society that he's now a serious candidate for president. I literally would've taken any other Republican candidate over Trump. Well...except Cruz... fuck that guy.

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

My prediction: no good will come from this thread. ;)

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Thoughts on Metamor Jupiter]

Inspired by this thread, I took out the game and played it for a bit last night. It's a pretty decent game, for sure. Really great graphics (mostly), cool effects, etc. And it didn't feel like a Gradius ripoff as much as I thought it would. I got more Gate of Thunder vibes, actually. Especially from the first boss.

But, as usual, Chris's review was pretty spot on.

[General Gaming / Re: Retro VGS Game Console]

Like a fucking train wreck, this thing.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Thoughts on Metamor Jupiter]

Honestly, it looks a bit like a cheap Gradius clone.

It definitely has that vibe, yes. I own it, but haven't played it in a long time. As I recall, I really liked how it looked, but wasn't too blown away by it. I should pull it out again to give it another spin.

[General Gaming / Re: Retro VGS Game Console]

This made me laugh...

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: List of Stores That Sell Turbo Games]

Welcome!

I've added yours to the list.

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: PC-FX homebrew... would you buy it?]

Hell yeah, I'd buy it. Especially coming from you guys.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Bonk's Return]

There's a whole thread about it here:
https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=2003.0

Funny to read my impressions of it from a decade ago. But yeah, it pretty much sucked.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: How the heck do you pronounce "Veigues"???]

I always pronounced it as "Veegz",

AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.

That's how I always pronounced it, too. Isn't that how they pronounced it in one of those Turbo promotional videos?

[Off-Topic / Re: darkcityproductions duo pages forgotten? Worth cleanup & some content update?]

It didn't ring a bell at first, but then I paged through your site and saw the reviews. I remember reading those many years ago.

Keep it going, man! There can always be more PCE/Turbo content.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: RAFFLE! SCD Lady Phantom and PCE Pin Set]

Sign me up, please!

[General Gaming / Re: Someone's streaming the unreleased 2010 Bonk game]

I would definitely be willing to donate some cash to this if it meant that we'd be able to play it somehow.

In its current state, is it only playable on Dev kits? Because if there was a way to make it available so people could download it and somehow get it onto their 360 hard drives, that would be ideal. I'm guessing that's not the case, though.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Behold! The PC Engine Turbo UNO!]

That is the absolute coolest thing ever. I like the design of the Duo, but that is so much better. Amazing work!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Dragon's Curse Value new sealed?]

I never understood these "What's it worth" threads; well, at least most of them. What they're really asking is (usually): how much can I get for this? And, if that's the question, go to eBay and look it up. Christ, how hard is that?

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: REPAIR GUIDE - TurboExpress/PC Engine GT: Video Fix]

My son just used these instructions as part of a job-shadow project. It worked brilliantly! Thanks for the handy guide. You made it so simple even an 8 year-old could do it!

[General Gaming / Re: Super Bonk 2]

I only played this game for the first time about five years ago. I was really surprised by it and how different it was from previous Bonks, which honestly, I saw as a good thing. I love the previous Bonk games, but I thought it was cool that they were trying something different. The smaller proportions were interesting to me, as it almost made the game feel like Super Mario World. It's not the best Bonk out there, but I'd rank it higher than Super Bonk 1.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Cosmic Fantasy Raffle]

Always wanted to try it. Please sign me up.

[General Gaming / Re: Retro VGS Game Console]

So they suckered the company who owns the Coleco name into slapping their logo on the front of this thing and are now trying to sell it as the return of a classic gaming company?

Fuckin' hell...

Coleco hasn't existed since they late 80s. River West LLC bought the name in ~2005.

Somebody has to make a mockumentary about this damn thing. The story is just too funny.

[Fighting Street / Re: $150 for a controller is normal these days?]

No it's not "normal". The Elite Controller is obviously a specialized product for a niche group of people who are into that sort of thing. Not really up my alley, but hey...to each their own. I don't see much difference between this and the people who shell out cash for custom arcade parts for their fight sticks.

Also, considering the tech, I don't think $50-$60 is too outrageous for the standard PS4/X1 controller. It's not like the old days where it was a d-pad and a couple digital buttons slapped inside some cheap plastic. I'd love it if they were cheaper, yeah. But I don't find it to be an "outrage".

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: What is your ranking on the Genjin (Bonk) series including SNES / SFC.]

My ranking:

Revenge
Adventure
Super Bonk 2
Bonk 3
Super Bonk

Been a while since I've played the Game Boy versions, so I can't really comment too much on those. And yeah, the PS2/GameCube remake of Adventure is pretty fun. That arcade game is crazy, though. Not sure I could rank it anywhere since it's such a different game.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Poll: Best HuCard platformers?]

In my opinion, New Adventure Island is a perfect platform game. Outside of that, I voted Bonk 2 and Dragon's Curse. Hard to narrow it down to three, though.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: RAFFLE: Tenshi no Uta (WINNER DECIDED!)]

Holy shit! I'm a winner!

Thanks, I'll send you my info.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: List of Stores That Sell Turbo Games]

Both have been added.

[General Gaming / PSA: Ys Bundle on Sale at GOG.com Until Sunday]

Here's the link.

Includes:
Ys I & II Chronicles+
Ys Origin
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Ys 6: The Ark of Napishtim

All for $21. Regular price: $70.

Enjoy!

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: RAFFLE: Tenshi no Uta]

Wow, nice raffle! I'd like to enter. Thanks.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: List of Stores That Sell Turbo Games]

I've updated the first post.