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[NEC Console Resource / Re: Hi, all!]

this is basically my life story except i converted to sega post nes
welcome!

[Off-Topic / The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread]

rather pay a bmw mechanic than what a mercedes dealer charges £110 ($170) an hour what a swizz

[General Gaming / Re: The SNES (shitty nintenderp excrement system) Hate Thread]

And let me interrupt you, straw man, don't say Goldeneye or Perfect Dark.  After playing Quake, Q2, Q3, Duke Nukem, Doom 2, and Descent on lan as much as I did I hated trying to play shitty FPS games with lousy controls while sharing a lowres screen with 3 other dudes.

This is where they go

SMASH BROS OCARINA OF TIME MARIO 64 PAPER MARIO OMFGOMGOMFOMGOFG N64

and I go

Street Fighter Alpha 2, Alundra, Tomba, Klonoa, SquareSoft, Suck My Dick.

alumdra is so good

[Off-Topic / Re: addiction]

read this book: Easy way to stop smoking - by Allan Carr

i havent touched a smoke in 5 years and anyone i know who has read it has successfully quit for long periods of time

good luck!

read this book: Easy way to stop smoking - by Allan Carr

i havent touched a smoke in 5 years and anyone i know who has read it has successfully quit for long periods of time

good luck!

i have the book personally it didnt work for me but i think that was because i had a lot to deal with at the time. this guy did plenty of interviews before he died giving away his "secret" but i guess the book just explains it in ten times more death. basically it tries to convince you to have an epiphany that you no longer smoke.
although lung cancer got him in the end if he didnt stop im pretty sure he would have died in his 50s rather than his 70s

[General Gaming / Re: Last NES game you played?]

I think it was solar jetman about 3 months ago
damn that game is hard

[Off-Topic / Re: addiction]

went and saw doctor toady, got perscribed champix let's see how that goes

Not sure if a guy named Dr. Toady is trustworthy for medical advice or treatment... 

Just remember a couple things with Chantix.  You can smoke during the first week but you'll notice towards the middle/end of the week you won't enjoy the cigs anymore.  After that you WILL still get cravings but if you can just wait 2-3 minutes and not have a cig, the cravings with completely vanish.  Just get past those few minutes of initial cravings and you'll be ok... Keep us updated and good luck!

it works just as you described on my third week of pills now
after about 3 or 4 days I cut down to 10 a day from 20 and over the week had less and less til I haven't had for a week exactly today
champix is powerful stuff
I have had crazy dreams every time I go to sleep though whereas I have barely had dreams my whole life other than that no side effects, no depression no spasms or anything

[General Gaming / Re: Your Daily Dose of Gaming.]

just played quackshot for MD
it wasnt quite as good as i remember

[Off-Topic / The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread]

some old battered mega drive games found at a boot sale for only a few pounds
they all work though!
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[Off-Topic / Re: What are you currently listening to?]

a bbc radio series called journey into space from the 1950s it was quite ahead of it's time, probably

[Off-Topic / Re: Starting a Night Shift Job Soon. Advice?]

the pleasure of driving out of the city at 7am going past a queue of literally thousands of cars going the otherway is unbeatable

[Off-Topic / Re: Starting a Night Shift Job Soon. Advice?]

i work days, afternoons and nights in rotation. trying to sleep in the day is the hardest thing imaginable. i have done this for the last 10 years and it feels horrible.
my only advice would be to enjoy the world while 99% of other people are asleep.
on the plus side your new job sounds interesting. congratulations

[Fighting Street / Re: People will buy fucking anything]

Helmet laws are no different than auto safety regulations (seat belts, abs, crash protection, stability control, etc.) in that they have a proven track record of improving safety.

I dont buy that becuase the data the statistics are derived from is skewed.  For example in an accident where the driver/passengers were not wearing their seatbelts, how many people actually owned up and said they were not obeying the law?  less than 1% i am sure; after all, who wants to openly admit to it and get a ticket? I am not saying a helmet or seatbelt wont help you, just saying statistics are not quite accurate.  My point to a helmet was not that you might survive a bad accident......my point is why would you want to?  I sure as hell dont and many people I know wouldnt either.

if some one has been in a bad accident it is quite easy to tell wether they wore a seatbelt or not. there will be reddning at the very least

[Off-Topic / Re: BBC Radio 3 plays a full length C64 tune]

I wish iplayer would cache radio and not just tv

[General Gaming / Re: The SNES (shitty nintenderp excrement system) Hate Thread]

i always wanted a snes but at the time was too expensive. the games always seemed to be abiut £10 more. when i got one later in life  the novelty wore off quick and needless to say when i needed cash it was the first thing to go. still have my precious mega drive with beautiful rgb
also if turbo had been given a proper europe release that i had known about this might be a different story.
i like link to the past but the muffled music hurts my ears
i like earthbound but dont have a wii u so play by other means
thats about it

[Fighting Street / Re: People will buy fucking anything]

i'm still on windows xp
i have a nokia 100 on the lowest contract possible
i wont be getting  a ps4 or xbox one
live frugal!

[Off-Topic / Re: The Anime Thread: Finding Good Anime]

The art style reminds me of Katsuhiro Otomo's work (Akira.)

he did the character design they are quite remenant of akira's characters but not so angry

[Off-Topic / Re: The Anime Thread: Finding Good Anime]

I kinda like Freedom Project, short 7 episodes of what seems to be an anime version of logan's run.

was one of the first blu rays i got. picture quality is great and i like the story

[Off-Topic / Re: Octurbofest 2013]

if i start walking now maybe i can cover the 4000 miles by october

[General Gaming / Re: EA and Comcast bring you a set top box]

and yet they wouldn't publish for dreamcast

[Off-Topic / Re: What do you depise AT THIS MOMENT, literally....]

i hate working nights

[General Gaming / Re: Nintendo 2DS - DA FUG???]

Apart from ocarina of time i turn the 3d off on mine and if i play for more than 45 or so minutes my hands really hurt. If it is more ergonomical and people don't necessarily want the 3d seems to make sense.

[General Gaming / Re: Games that you knew were bad but were worse than you expected.]

transbot for master system
it has 2 levels that just repeat it never ends

[Off-Topic / Re: Elecronics guys: How difficult would this be to repair (LED TV)]

hdtvs a couple of models old are so cheap now i would just recommend replacement
i mean you can get 42" 1080p tvs sub £300 these days

[Off-Topic / Re: addiction]

went and saw doctor toady, got perscribed champix let's see how that goes

[General Gaming / Re: NES Ducktales being "remastered" by wayforward]

I bought duck tales for my 8th or 9th birthday out of money i got
It was the first game i went and got myself out of a real independent video game shop (which almost do not exist in england anymore)
Was so happy

[Off-Topic / Re: handy hint #1]

My water is unmetered
Sprinkler away!

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: PCE RGB mod, disappointing results]

you can get rgb cables pre built that fit in the expansion port and are amped and output to a scart socket which is the route i will be taking as im not very handy but they are quite pricey
for my first go at modding im going to rgb my master system 2 doesnt matter so much if i muck it up

[Off-Topic / Re: handy hint #1]

Want to save A LOT of money? Invest in condoms!  Trust me, life will be a whole lot cheaper.

too late for that

[Off-Topic / The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread]

Noticed this Genny/MD Laseractive pac on ebay for $70 BIN; not even sure if that's a good deal. I'm not up on my Laseractive market values

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111139066255?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

there is a laseractive with md and pce for sale on ebay uk currently started at 99p no reserve already up to £200 i wish i had some dosh

[Off-Topic / handy hint #1]

if you want to be frugal get rid of the dishwasher and wash up by hand.
i have experienced appx 20% lower elecrticity bills over the last year
20% more for pc engine purchases!
go forth comrades and save!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Must Buy Games?]

Energy, just look up videos of it and you will see it's the best pce game ever

agree

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Must Buy Games?]

i would recommend
bomberman 94 pce
parasol stars pce/tg
gunhed/blazing lazers pce/tg

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Screenshot Comparisons (PCE vs MD vs SFC) — awack's enduring legacy]

I remember lurking in the original topic a long time ago. I realize these are more than likely emulation shots, but man do those super crisp Mega Drive pics sure make me want to upgrade from the crappy composite output I'm currently stuck with.

streets of rage 2 through rgb is a feast for the eyes
and ears

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: What Turbo game are you currently playing?]

legendary axe 2
i like it

[Off-Topic / Re: What are you currently listening to?]

chicane...saltwater

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Favorite non-standard controllers?]

i like the colour scheme of the PAL controller
does that count as non standard?

[NEC Console Resource / Re: Hi all.]

if you get a turbo i have a spare copy of keith courage you can have gratis that i won in an auction bundle as turboswimbz already gave me one

[NEC Console Resource / Re: Hi everyone]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys ......... And Gillian 

I'm off to sunny blackpool now (google it) to have some fun and play some video games

That's if the arcades are still there...... Oh I miss those times soooo much 

Will let you know how i got on later.

i just got back from the back end of nowhere in cornwall and found a single slot mvs on a campsite clubhouse and arcade in a village called tintagel that had some great games at yesterday's prices. £1 for 4 credits on konami simpsons!

[NEC Console Resource / Re: Hi everyone]

no dreamcast? no beautiful but infinitely breakable PAL cases?

[NEC Console Resource / Re: Yo]

Yo' Bro

[NEC Console Resource / Re: Hi all.]

most east. must be great yarmouth or somewhere nearby...
there is a uk ebay user called gearforgames that will recap a GT for £15
give them a try. cant vouch for them though never used them

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: What's the going rate for a in box TG-16?]

you could get a PAL one and mod it if you are used to 60 hz. i think there is a US seller on ebay sells them for about $90 dollars boxed & new. used ones tend to be cheap as well but shipping from europe would be harsh especially as there are two boxes not one. does composite right out the box though

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: FS: Turbo Grafx CD, System, Carry Case, PCE Converter, Super SYS Card 3.0]

for the uninitiated why did that hu card converter cost so much?

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB pc engine rare games and goods]

i still have a spare keith courage

[General Gaming / Re: pier solar hd]

parasol stars was a good call in the end

[Off-Topic / Re: 80's cartoons and PCE/TG16 games]

mysterious cities of gold
ulysses 31

[Off-Topic / Re: Say goodbye to Web Forums fellow PCE lovers from the UK]

this isnt a new law
the law has not changed
smoke and mirrors to keep people scared and in their place
i'll still use my 120mb fibre for any lawful purpose i choose

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: give away/trade away: update 1x keith courage left]

Update
One keith courage and blazing lazers gone
Still have one keith courage left

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Raffle: After Burner II]

Im giving away a couple of cards right now. If that counts sign me up

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: What Turbo game are you currently playing?]

playing parasol stars 2 player with my son its so much fun