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  1. Scored a Tandy Hungry Monster handheld game for $2.15 (with the tax) at a thrift shop today. Has everything except the instructions and works well!

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      Turbo-Torch

      I have the Bandai labeled version called Packri Monster.  It's the best handheld version of Pac Man that I know of. 

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  2.  I just went through a Wendy’s drive up. Ordered a #1, medium, cherry cola, paid for my order, picked up my order at the second window and rolled up my window. As I was driving away I heard a weird noise. I look to my left back into the store and there’s four or five employees applauding me. Is this some weird new Wendy’s promotion or is it just a prank? I’m so confused but it actually made me smile! 

  3. Good friend of mine bought a Porsche 928 S4 yesterday and was kind enough to let me drive it today when he brought it over to show off. Damn, I love older German cars.

  4. Has anyone actually named their kid Damien since 1977?

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      Turbo-Torch

      My great nephew's name in Damien.  He just turned 8.

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  5. Finally got around to De-oxit'ing my 2600 paddles and I can finally play these games again. What a difference! Data Age's "Warplock" is surprisingly good.

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      Turbo-Torch

      I really like Data Age games.  If you like Warplock, try Encounter at L-5.  That was one of those $5 games that made you feel like you hit the lottery.  It's still one of my favorite 2600 games.  Makes unique use of the paddle controller too.

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  6. Just bought a 1978 Battlestar Galactica Space Alert handheld game off eBay.

  7. Just bought a 1978 Battlestar Galactica Space Alert handheld game off eBay.

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      Turbo-Torch

      Bought mine new back in the day and still have it.  Fun and addictive game.

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  8. Is there a way to 'ignore' entire sub-forums? Or keep from showing in 'unread content'? I'll try to mark as 'all read' but as soon as something new is posted, it'll show. 

     

    I'd like to deep-six Modern Gaming.   ;)

    1. Turbo-Torch

      Turbo-Torch

      I've been trying to figure that out too.  I know you can collapse an entire forum, but I'd like to keep GAMING GENERAL and only do away with Modern Gaming and Emulation.

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  9. Is there a way to switch back to the classic forum skin? This new one I feel like was made for people with severe vision problems. 

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      Turbo-Torch

      Overall it seems easier on the eye imo.  Only thing I don't like is there not really a line dividing things like forums and topic threads.  Even looking to the left here--Gender, Location, Interests looks to be floating there.  If I tilt my monitor back and look very closely, there is a thin and very light gray line that's almost invisible.

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  10. I played on a Stunt Cycle cabinet today! After getting a feel for the controls, I got my score up to 17 buses. What a neat game.

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      Turbo-Torch

      Where did you find it?  Last time I played that game was at the local roller rink back in the late 70s.  Very fun game made well before the arcade scene took off.  If I recall, you could still do something with the throttle in attract mode.

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  11. You're a man from Idaho who identifies as a female squirrel with a cockney accent? Do I have that right? Anything else I should know? Married to a duck. Got it.

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      Turbo-Torch

      Be careful, you might offend the guy who married a stuffed purple horse.

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  12. Tornados in Ohio. I'm hanging out in the basement.

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      Turbo-Torch

      Passed through Indiana a couple hours ago. Few miles north of me got hit hard and I could hear their tornado sirens wailing in the distance. At least 1 confirmed on the ground and 1 waterspout.

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  13. anyone remember the felix the cat:the movie? I remember it being weird and not very good

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      Turbo-Torch

      Felix movie does exist, I have it on original vhs. I was always of fan of the early B&W series when drugs were obviously legal and being used by the animators. The movie aint half bad in that respect. Twisted Tales from mid 90s is excellent and needs a DVD release.

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  14. anyone remember the felix the cat:the movie? I remember it being weird and not very good

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      Turbo-Torch

      Felix and Fritz movies are like acid trips.

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  15. We're all living in Amerika.. it's wunderbar!

  16. Let me ask you something. If you worked in a warehouse/supply company and found out that your insurance deductable was being raised to a measly $200 per year, would that be enough for you to cry holy hell and go on strike, thereby forcing the manufacturing compay that is your biggest client to completely shut down from lack of parts?

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      Turbo-Torch

      What was their deductible before the raise? What's the name of the company on strike, I'd like to find the real story. Also why are you guys comparing PREMIUMS to a deductible?

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  17. Thank you to Turbo-Torch, jd_1128, and GoldLeader. I do have shingles according to the Urgent Care doctor. He prescribed some antibiotics, antiviral, and hydrocortisone. Haven't really had pain yet but occassional itching.

    1. Turbo-Torch

      Turbo-Torch

      Glad you caught it early! I had it 6 years ago, and with the medication, it never progressed much worse than a mild sunburn and went away after 2 months.

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  18. I have a sore rash on the right side of my face and head which might be a fungal infection. But there is nothing on the left side. ???

  19. It's amazing. In 1990, the high school I graduated from was destroyed by the only f5 tornado to ever hit the Chicago area. IIRC, it's also the only F5 to ever strike the US in August (ath the time). I was watching some videos, and even though I despised the school, dreading the way my peers would abuse me physically and mentally every day, I still shed a tear.

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      Turbo-Torch

      That was one of those events where I remember exactly where I was when it happened. Too close for comfort (our sirens in Indiana were going off) and I felt so bad for those people.

      Already had a tornado about 2 weeks ago maybe a mile from my house.

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  20. Alexa, please record everything I’m saying whether I’m talking to you or not. Hey Google, please give me the personality profile you’ve created on me based on my web search history.

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      Turbo-Torch

      Most likely posted with a modern device containing not only a mic but also a 1 or more built in cameras.

      BAD ALEXA! lol

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  21. Anyone know of any Atari games with Chinese themes?

  22. I wonder what THE SPACE BOSS from rec.games.video.classic days is up to nowadays. Probably has been awake for 3 days straight.

    1. Turbo-Torch

      Turbo-Torch

      Dr. Smith666. I think I was the only one that liked him.

      Dude was glam! haha

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  23. My property taxes just went up 5x because I didn't know previously that I was getting a massive discount from my late mother being over 65. This Halloween the trick is on me.

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      Turbo-Torch

      5X is excessive for a senior exemption. If the house changed to your name and is your primary residence, did you take a homestead exemption? In my state, YOU must claim it, it's not automatically done. Mortgage exemption is another, but doesn't add up to much.

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  24. Cosmic Patrol for TRS-80: a rare example of a clone of an Odyssey 2 game? http://www.trs-80.org/cosmic-patrol/

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