[Superflying]

Maybe it posted as yesterday because you started writing it then and saved it as a draft?

 

Yeah I think that's what happened. Oh well.

[Adaptability]

Just had to mention In-N-Out Burger, huh? Now I'm craving it...

[That afternoon with Space Jockey]

Um... *Squirms uncomfortably*

[That afternoon with Space Jockey]

This entry begs two questions:

 

1.) Can you actually beat Space Jockey? and...

 

2.) Why were you still awake so late when you posted this?

 

FWIW, whenever I hear the words "Space Jockey", I think of the dead alien found in the crashed ship in the movie Alien.

[Fascimile]

You're missing out on fun games by staying away from the Jaguar. Don't let the community scare you away from having fun with the system.

[Zombified]

So Albert decided to ride his bike up a mountain instead of helping you move?

 

Heh, I never asked him for help with moving. I'm actually going to have movers helping me out in a couple of weeks.

[x86 emulator for DS]

That is total awesomesauce. Running DOS games on your DSi has given you total geek cred.

[Resurrection]

Not silly at all. Actually makes perfect sense. Part of the reason I picked a new SN myself a couple of years ago was part of the rebirth, shedding old skin, coming back to life. Still me, but with lessons learned.

 

Hopefully you plan to celebrate. Maybe a day playing video games on the proper equipment?

 

Oh yes, celebration will definitely occur. Just not sure what I'll do yet, but it will most likely involve video games. And perhaps some alcohol.

[Some things just take too long...]

The nice thing about the AA blog is that people actually *read* it.. With MySpace or Live Journal, you are relegated to entertaining the two or three people that actually still use those sites..

 

Yes, definitely true. I write more to just write rather than to have an audience, though, but it's nice to know that someone reads what I spent time writing.

[Empire Strikes back]

In a sense, this game proves that you can't change history. Even in the more recent Star Wars games such as the Rogue Squadron series, you don't play to prevent the Empire from overrunning the Rebel base, but to just give the Rebels time enough to escape. So yes, you can't change the outcome of the movies, but you can sure have a hell of a lot of fun trying!

[Opening the mystical box]

Very nice! Reading this makes me long to pull all of my game systems out of storage. Even though I'm a video game junky, part of holding onto them for so long has been due to nostalgia and all of the memories attached to them. It sounds like I'm certainly not alone in that regard.

[Revitalization]

The broken Jag CD unit you have... It might just be that the wheel in the center (the drive wheel or whatever its called hehe) might be seized up. I got one that wasn't working but all I did was gently pry it up all around. I think the plastic might have swelled over time and the whole wheel sort of settled and seized up. I used a tiny flat head screw driver to pry. Try that, but carefully.

 

I even did it with the unit on so I could see if it began to spin etc. This may or may not be a good idea depending on your experience / confidence with it. If you can find something rigid that is non conductive that might be a better bet.

 

Mine's been working fine since.

G'Luck!

 

That was actually the first thing I tried when I got it. I'm pretty sure it's not the spindle that's inoperable, as it seems to move freely, whereas spindles that have been pushed in meet with more resistance than usual. It also doesn't appear to sit lower than the one in my working JagCD.

[Writing is a passion so I thought I would share]

Great poem...reading it made me want to put up some of my own poetry.

[The Vinyl Revolution]

Cool to hear! What, no pics?

 

If I don't end up getting a turntable anytime soon (it doesn't look bright anyways) and I can get a replacement in LD format or something other (AND) if you don't already have and want I have some RUSH records and some other 'metal' records from the 80's I've managed to pick up over the past few months in trying to obtain more items for my retro-room.

 

Physical Graffitti is a favorite of mine! I had the double CD version until some KIDS ate the 1st CD (still have the 2nd one in my car).

 

What kind of stereo setup do you have pumping out your jams?

 

Damn, I never even noticed this reply. I'll definitely want to take you up on your offer of those records. The only Rush album I have right now is 2112, and wouldn't mind having a few more. My stereo setup isn't anything special. It's an AIWA stereo that my parents bought for me several years ago. It does sound pretty damn good though. I'll see about snapping a couple of pictures of my stereo setup and my record collection.

[The Vinyl Revolution]

I'm thinking at least part of the problem stems from the conversion from analog to digital. Most modern music sounds just fine on CD, whereas older music originating from analog masters does not. Many of the remasters that have come out lately (Black Sabbath's Ozzy catalog in particular) have managed to sound a lot better on CD, but even then they still seem to be missing a bit. I'm hoping that the successor to CD is able to better capture the richness of the old analog sources.

[Blazing Lazers thou art a harsh mistresss]

I don't think anyone ever considered the TG-16 to be a laughingstock. Plenty of the North American releases are classics (Y's Books I & II, anyone?). NEC simply didn't put the marketing muscle behind the system, or at least as much as Sega and Nintendo put into their systems.

[Initiation]

Just checking to see if the commenting feature works....