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[Off-Topic / Re: MOTHER FUCKING HOME OWNERSHIP! I want to fight my house!]

FUCK. I wish I had a house. With house problems.

Highest real estate market in the country. A shitty 2BR rat-shack is $650k.

Glad im not the only one. while the market isnt that bad where im at a nice crack house will run you a cool $250000. If you want to have a house you can raise a family in your looking close to $400000 and thats not for a large house. Just a somewhat modern house in a neighborhood thats kind of ok for kids. Im waiting for the next home market collapse since i dont see how this can continue.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB: Bonks Revenge,Legendary Axe,Dungeon Explorer,Neutopia,Dragon's Curse]

Just to be clear. in this hobby there is CIB and CIC. CIB means you want everything including the cardboard box it came it. CIC means you want the jewel case, manual and game. Most people say they want CIB when they really mean CIC. Just as little heads up

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge #2]

On a side note. I got a PVM this weekend. It has re ignited my turbo sickness. So im going to be on the hunt for games again. Soo much better to play them how they were intended!

Lol. While I love professional monitors, no one was designing games and expecting them to be played this way.

I dont want to derail the weight loss thread but man, it is waaayyyyy better then playing on a modern tv. I suppose if i had a frammeister I could tweak it so it looks and plays satisfactory on modern tvs but i dont own enough retro consoles to justify the purchase. Alien Crush looked like a hot mess on new tvs. even with RGB mod and upscaler. Also the small size of the PVM is perfect till i get a house...If I ever get a house.

Also, didnt ride to work today or hit the gym

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge #2]

checking in. Still no weight loss AND im going to get an MRI done on my shoulder now. I seperated it mountain biking many moons ago. I want to see if there is some non evasive procedure that I can get done while im somewhat young to make it a little better.

On a side note. I got a PVM this weekend. It has re ignited my turbo sickness. So im going to be on the hunt for games again. Soo much better to play them how they were intended!

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge #2]

My back is almost %100 but my weight is still the same!!! What will it take to get me to lose weight!!!

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge #2]

Im still down for a challenge. I hope to emerge from my 2 month food cocoon and do some serious weight loss damage.

[Off-Topic / Re: Whopper vs. Big Mac]

I just tried the new Grand Mac. If it were added to the poll it would win easily.

The hell you say!? Grand Mac? Where have i been?!

Big Mac> Whopper. I actually prefer BK but the whoppers they put too much shit on it and its a sloppy mess in a bad way.

[Fighting Street / Re: Star Trek Next Generation Collectards]

TNG>>> DS9>> ST V>> OG ST>>>>> Enterprise

This guy knows whats up!

I will say this about the original though. I am absolutely fascinated by the use of light and color! so dynamic! This show was made in the early days of color tv, not everyone had one so they way they used light and shadow is amazing to me! For the lucky ones that had color they went overboard and everything is so "bright"

[Off-Topic / Re: Worst movies you've ever seen?]

Its been said already but Nothing But Trouble was very bad which is surprising considering the cast.


Now the movie im going to nominate is a kids movie but let me tell you, I can honestly say this movie is absolutely terrible even by kids standards. Let me set up the scenario for you guys.

Many years ago I was a projectionist at a movie theater. during the summer months we would host summer movie camps, basically summer camps bring there kids to the movies and we will show some random kids movie. The movies were always quite new so it wasnt very exciting work. Well one day the for summer movie cam we got GOBOTS: BATTLE OF THE ROCKLORDS!!!!! I was excited. This must have been in 2003ish and we got 35mm prints for a 1986 children movies! I call all my friends and told them to come to the theater after it closes to watch this masterpiece on the big screen. As you could guess me and about 10 friends went from super excited to completely bummed all within five minutes of this movie. The worst part was since I was the projectionist who volunteered to watch the print I had to sit there are watch the whole turd to make sure there was no screw ups on the print. I guess there is a reason gobots are rarely ever talked about

Hmmm, I wonder if I saw this back in the day (serialized as several episodes).

Of course, I don't remember anything about the Gobots cartoon. 

Well, I do remember some character who says "Let's blow this pop stand" .... possibly as a catch phrase. 

And that is my only tangible, lasting memory of the show.

I only had a vague memory of the show and toys. They were good memories. Until that summer. The original Transformers movie holds up after all this time but for the love of god if you must watch the Gobots movie at the very least be halfway through an 18 pack. I suppose if you know going into it its going to be something truly awful you may be able to watch it in a mystery science theater way.

[Fighting Street / Re: Star Trek Next Generation Collectards]

+2 for DS9

It takes a season or two to get hooked but once you are in its fantastic. Basically I feel the stories and characters are deeper then any other trek franchise.

Next is Voyager

It really fleshes out the Borg more then STTNG and its really not bad as a whole.

Star Trek Enterprise is meh for me. That being said dont miss out on that one either. Its pretty solid and even though I didnt like it as much as the others I can see that its pretty solid as well

[Off-Topic / Re: Worst movies you've ever seen?]

Its been said already but Nothing But Trouble was very bad which is surprising considering the cast.


Now the movie im going to nominate is a kids movie but let me tell you, I can honestly say this movie is absolutely terrible even by kids standards. Let me set up the scenario for you guys.

Many years ago I was a projectionist at a movie theater. during the summer months we would host summer movie camps, basically summer camps bring there kids to the movies and we will show some random kids movie. The movies were always quite new so it wasnt very exciting work. Well one day the for summer movie cam we got GOBOTS: BATTLE OF THE ROCKLORDS!!!!! I was excited. This must have been in 2003ish and we got 35mm prints for a 1986 children movies! I call all my friends and told them to come to the theater after it closes to watch this masterpiece on the big screen. As you could guess me and about 10 friends went from super excited to completely bummed all within five minutes of this movie. The worst part was since I was the projectionist who volunteered to watch the print I had to sit there are watch the whole turd to make sure there was no screw ups on the print. I guess there is a reason gobots are rarely ever talked about

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: So how often or when or how do you buy your tg16 games]

IMO, You pretty much have 2 choices:  1.  If you are starting from nothing and you can afford it, buy big Lots and sell off what you don't want.  That's about the only way to make it affordable.  2.  Patience Patience Patience sometimes it may feel like you will never find what you are looking for, but don't get hasty.  I've waited years for specific titles to come up at a reasonable price.  I've gone months without buying anything, the make multiple purchases in the span of a few days because the right deals come up.  Method 2 requires you need you have the money to buy quickly  with minimal decision time.  Good deals don't last long

THIS GUY!

I get mostly from facebook groups and occasional ebay purchase. You have t be patient though, the deals still happen but not often. Like said above. Ill go months without a single purchase then all of a sudden im buying 5 to 10 games at a time! This is the only system im interested in so I dont mind paying a tiny bit more but often times I dont have to. Also as stated before, buying lots. Another thing that helps is not being a stickler about condition. Tru I only collect CIC games but i dont really care about the condition.

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge #2]

Sorry to hear about your back problems!

I fell off the wagon for Thanksgiving and stayed off until Jan 1st.  In that time I put back on 25 lbs. Boggles the mind! I thought the daily pint of liquor would offset the 5 daily drive-thru upsized combo meals, but it seems they work in tandem.

I like to booze it up too! It took a looooooong time to master but now I can slam booze all day and not eat shit food at 1am. I remember walking downtown getting totally shit faced (I usually started the walk hammered) then finish off my night of 18+ beers with 4000 calories of the greasiest crap I could get my hands on. What really opened my eyes one day was I bought 3 burritos at 7-11 one night, when i woke the next morning I looked at the wrapper and EACH ONE WAS LIKE 1000 cals!!! So just that day alone I consumed 2 to 3 days worth of calories! Now I stay away from beer and no longer do the late night binge eating so it probably cut those calories to half!

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge #2]

Wise man once said. "Its not what you do between thanksgiving and new years. Its what you do between new years and thanksgiving".

I was reading a forum or some shit and there was this fitness guru to the stars on there and everyone was asking what can they do on the holidays to lose/ keep fit etc. He basically told everyone to eat whatever they want and dink whatever they want and workout when you can. That time between thanksgiving and new years is about family and enjoying life and to not be a miserable prick lol. If you are doing what you are supposed to for the rest of the year then you can slack on the holidays.

So lets go!!!

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge #2]

I go away for two weeks and you guys let this thread reach the second page! Shame on you lazy bastards. I was on vacation for two weeks.... well I was supposed to be anyway but god had to step in and destroy my back! First day into vacation I mess my back up bad, practically bed ridden for 4 days. Then I go to urgent care and get some drugs and an Xray. Xray doesn't show anything so I get an MRI. Still waiting for  the DR to get back to me. The end of my vacation though the pain went from off the charts to just 10 out of 10. As of today the pain goes from like 4 to 7, I am hopeful to be back in the weight loss game in a week or so.

So how is everyone else progress lol.

[Off-Topic / Re: A General Retro Video Games Price Crash]

If the waves of deceptive pirate shit haven't devalued Neo nothing will. Too many Neo douche nozels want to protect their purchase to the point where they don't even want to know if their stuff is fake or not. The same thing is detailed in some degree in the art world in the amazing movie F for Fake.

When I was collecting Neo Geo the only thing you have to worry about was getting freaked carts. A company Neogeofreaks.com bought up a huge amount of NOS carts and basically put stickers on the manuals or anywhere else they could not be removed. Also they were douchbags. I wonder whatever happened to those guys?

My memory has since been jogged. I forgot about them making their own inserts and such and shredding the originals among other BS. Also the Jigen incident. I cant believe i forgot about all that

ChrisR still occasionally rears his head to remind the world that they are all peons unless they have a fully corrected NGF set and a Freaked KOF 2000 blessed by the Pope. Aparently Crazy Dion is no longer winning at life to the extent that he once was and I haven't heard from him in a while. He's no longer physically threatening people and destroying irreplaceable SNK stuff and bragging about how he worked at Neo Geo Word so they gave him the floor mat. 

Now we just have fakes. NGF, as gross as they are, were less interested in selling you a genuine looking fake for money than they were in selling you a something that had the NGF mystique smeared all over it and convincing you that this made it better and more exclusive than genuine stuff. That made them feel cooler and more loved than SNK themselves. Somehow people did and STILL go for this. There are people who are like, "Is my US KOF 2000 real and complete?" Not undertataing that since every copy is Freaked that there is no such thing. NGF would have us believe that there are in fact FAKE US KOF 2000s, fake things perpetrated as NGF, which is semi-fake in the first place. It's a weird world.

Now we mainly have stuff that pretends to be real, like a case of fake US Aero Fighters 3 being sold for 10s of thousands of dollars per unit to people who clearly don't ask a lot of questions.

And I say "we" somewhat disingenuously. I am not and have never been an AES collector because I was born with a dick already. I have had other SNK systems though and have been mostly lurking in the US Neo scene since the mailing list days.

I wasn't joking about the Pope, btw.

Jesus. Some things seem to never change. I bought my original collection for $200 back in 98 and sold it shortly there after for about $1000 which I promptly used to get a candy cab and an MVS 4 slot.

I saw the writing on the wall way back then.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: FOR SALE!! TG16 Games]

Let a brother know if the last alert sale falls through

[Off-Topic / Re: A General Retro Video Games Price Crash]

If the waves of deceptive pirate shit haven't devalued Neo nothing will. Too many Neo douche nozels want to protect their purchase to the point where they don't even want to know if their stuff is fake or not. The same thing is detailed in some degree in the art world in the amazing movie F for Fake.

When I was collecting Neo Geo the only thing you have to worry about was getting freaked carts. A company Neogeofreaks.com bought up a huge amount of NOS carts and basically put stickers on the manuals or anywhere else they could not be removed. Also they were douchbags. I wonder whatever happened to those guys?

My memory has since been jogged. I forgot about them making their own inserts and such and shredding the originals among other BS. Also the Jigen incident. I cant believe i forgot about all that

[Off-Topic / Re: A General Retro Video Games Price Crash]

I hope it comes sooner then later. I only collect for the turbo and I already got some of the "higher" end games. So far I think my most expensive purchase was $65 for a single game. Im not collecting for any investment purposes this is solely for my own satisfaction but no one wants to pay anymore then they have to. I think systems like the turbo and neo geo will stay pretty stable since they were not that popular and in the case of the neo geo super expensive so there are not many copies floating around. It would be nice to get a bonks 3 or air zonk and magical chase but I already made the decision im getting those in repro form. As long as the handful of repros I will have in my collection look good im not going to sweat it. In all honesty I have been thinking of getting an everdrive. Ill still collect since the nostalgia and the hunt still apeal to me but ill be more discerning in my purchases.

wow. that turned into a little more then I wanted to write.

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge #2]

work has been crazy. I only have a few weeks till my break. Im going to break all weight gain records!!!!

[Off-Topic / Re: Daytona USA 3 coming to a arcade near you !!]

Damn. So much money I spent at Blockbuster Golf and Games on this arcade game. Im definitely going to spend some cash at the arcade. Bonus, I am now old enough to get drunk so I get to enjoy it in a whole new way!

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge #2]

I should track my weight even though I'm not trying to lose anymore weight.   I'm under the 140 pound minimum to enter my data.

Currently at 128.6 lbs.  Surprisingly I haven't gain any since the last challenge. 

Good luck to everyone in the challenge.

Holy chit mang! Im 5'11" and if I got down to 190 i would be in low single digit body fat % I couldnt imagine getting down to 128 lbs. I bet my head would look HUUUUGE!

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge #2]

Ahhh Yeah! I love these challenges and the disappointment I feel when they are done!

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Free game: Galaga '90 + worn manual]

The raffle is RIGGED I want a re count! 

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Free Game: World Court Tennis]

Madonna is not going to be happy!

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge]

I'm not planning on losing anymore weight at this point but I should try to maintain a healthy diet and portion control.  I might have to get in round 2 if I gain a lot of weight back during the holidays.  I always hear that, losing weight is easier than keeping it off. 

I plan on buying a replacement juicing machine soon, so the prize money will be well spent. 

Good luck to everyone during the holidays.  Definitely gonna be difficult for me to hold back the good eating.

Take my 10 bucks and get you a nice minty copy of Keith Courage. You earned it!

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge]

I come to realize that my laziness makes no sense. Went to drive to work today...car was showing tire had low pressure. I didnt feel like dealing with getting change and stopping at the gas station to fill the tires with air. So instead I rode my bike to work 8.5 miles. Admittedly most of it is along the coast of fortlauderdale beach so the scenery is super sweet. 17th street causeway bridge can suck it though!

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge]

I am going to continue (hopefully!) losing weight, so even if a smaller subset want to continue with a challenge (weekly check-in), that would be awesome.

We could set up a google spreadsheet and let folks enter in their weight... formula calculates %lost and lbs. lost ...

Yes please.

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge]

The way I look at round 2 is "don't let the holidays set you back into bad habits and gaining weight, and try to even lose a couple during this fattening delicious foods and drinks around us constantly time of year"

 

I will likely lose weight over the next few months. I just dont want the challenge to sour any holiday bingging I might take part in.

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge]

I was giving this a little thought. These are the holiday months and we are only two months away from the new years so maybe start another challenge on the new year? regardless I will probably stay on here and report my failures until someone steps up and fills the void. Right now im filling my void with food.

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge]

Yes. make a round 2 so I can get in on the ground level!

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Listed: Turrican (Sealed), Deep Blue (Sealed) & Non-Working Turbo Express w/Box]

Hey thats the same power adapter I used when I had my express!!! If it werent for the box I might believe you bought my old one!!

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge]

enjoy my $10 jerks!!! lol. I havent gained or loss and i been in various stages of cheating lol. I can live with it for now.

Id look into a vitamix instead of a juicer. They cost a lot but are rock solid and quite scary! I love mines and should use it on more then just mixed drinks lol

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Raffle: Godzilla PCE works disc.]

Ill lower my standards just this once. Im in.  Better be as described or im leaving you a negative feedback!

[Off-Topic / Re: Game Sack]

I am pretty surprised you guys did a second N64 episode. You guys must really love that system to do two episodes on a single console.

This is Game Sacks first ever 4k youtube vid. Clearly they needed to re visit the N64 so we can clearly see all of its hi res graphical splendor!

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge]

If you dont get enough of that D!

The symptoms of vitamin D deficiency are sometimes vague and can include tiredness and general aches and pains. Some people may not have any symptoms at all.

If you have a severe vitamin D deficiency you may have pain in your bones and weakness, which may mean you have difficulty getting around. You may also have frequent infections. However, not everyone gets these symptoms.

The Dr had to prescribe me the D last I went I was so low on D. Which like i said was odd because i live in South Florida and I am outside all the time.

So you guys should get the D, I know it might be scary at first and you dont think you can get it all down but it gets easier 

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: FS- Turbografx SALE!!!]

Dammit, I just drop a bunch of cash on games and you got a few I want! Lets see how long they last.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: ISO WTA TG16 games]

What do you have for arcade PCBs

Super dimensional fortress macross.
shinobi
rush'n attack
Quiz dragons complete kit (paper has some water damage
super street fighter 2 turbo grandmaster challenge
ajax
zero wing kekekeke with glitches
ninja gaiden
D&D shadow over mysteria (needs to be resurrected)
Multiple Neo Geo MVS cant remember all.

I think this is it. I may have one or to more floating around.

As far as the title goes. It was sort of an inside joke poking fun at another member .

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: ISO WTA TG16 games]

I just tricked Nulltard to sell me games. ILL GET THE REST OF YOU WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT!!!!!!

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge]

I think next time I see the Doc im going to see if my vitamin D is low again. Maybe see if my testosterone is low. I cant get motivated to do ANYTHING. I know Im not depressed, im on a steady dose of Bonks and Ninja Spirit! Last I went to the Doc i was prescribed vitamin D, which is weird cause I get plenty of sun. That hurricane did put a damper on things for a little bit here for sure though

[Fighting Street / Re: Hurricane fuck face]

This Xak guys sounds like a super bad dude! I feel like Im missing out on some goodness! The turbo is safe guys! Matthew just wanted to check it out a little!

[Fighting Street / Re: Hurricane fuck face]

Ha!  That looks a bit like the skull that laughs at you when you lose a ball on Devil's Crush.

Or the skull that laughs when you lose your roof!

[Fighting Street / Hurricane fuck face]

Go fuck yourself! Going to secure my precious tonight!

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge]

Seems like I am stagnated at 195 lbs.  Frustrating because I need to be about 178 to have a BMI that is considered "normal"

That BMI shit is not to be trusted. It says i have to be like 172 to be healthy. At 200 im usually sporting a four pack lol

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge]

I, too, lost ground over the weekend. Chinese buffet and way too much booze... CSGX most likely has the lead at this point. Lol

This! only add pizza was my sunday... oh. and a whole lot of soda! Youd think one day wouldnt ruin a week but somehow it does!

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

I was actually impressed and for a moment I thought maybe Trump wasnt that bad. Then he went full retard. You never go full retard. Its as if he thought to himself "shit! Im acting like a professional who really wants to be president. Better start acting like a dick head or I may win the debate!"

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge]

alright guys! Its monday! Lets make this week count!!! I drank a bunch of whiskey over the weekend and I had 4 light beers!!!!!    but i ate pretty well though It rained all weekend so I stayed inside and did work. how was everyone elses weekend

Pretty sure there are no calories in light beer...

I thought i was drinking water. Four waters in and I was feeling alright

[Off-Topic / Re: Weight Loss Challenge]

alright guys! Its monday! Lets make this week count!!! I drank a bunch of whiskey over the weekend and I had 4 light beers!!!!!    but i ate pretty well though It rained all weekend so I stayed inside and did work. how was everyone elses weekend

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: ISO WTA TG16 games]

Seriously. I dont just want games, now. Thats childish. I NEED GAMES! when you need something it becomes a responsibility!

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: ISO WTA TG16 games]

A lot of SNK fighting games. Last Blade 2, Mark of the Wolves and Powerstone warriors off the top of my head, I have some more but I have to look. If I can find it I have a fighting vipers saturn lol. That I will raffle if I find it, you can raffle saturn games right? I have the fighting stick complete in box as well


Never mind. I grabbed what I saw on my shelves, I may have more in storage but this is what i have right now

Shenmue
House of the dead 2
NHL 2K lol
King of fighter dream match
Marvel vs Capcom
street fighter alpha 3
King of fighters evolution
capcom vs SNK

I think i have a few more in storage. next time i go ill check.