HoshiChiri

If she starts buying dumpling mix, be very suspicious!

Hoping for a good punchline here- I was not disappointed ?

I think it's a mix of expectations vs. reality, plus the coincidence of the timing. E.T. was HUGE when it came out, so the hype was extremely high, making the sub-par gameplay a much bigger disappointment. Couple that with the market in America going wonky right around that time too, and you get the pieces of a myth that grabs the imagination: "Behold, the game so bad it almost killed videogames!" Not true, but it makes a great story, so people kept telling it.

For a modern take, see No Man's Sky.

You should be wearing a Dr. Pepper shirt at the same time, for maximum effect!

Dont tel me waht to do! I am teh elit HaX0r!

(OK, autocorrect fixed all of that, I had to type it twice... how hard are these people trying to screw this up?!)

Metal detectors don't pick up every kind of metal, and many frying pans today are partially/completely made of non-metal.

This is also assuming the kid's school had metal detectors, that he didn't know of a door/window without them, that he didn't bring it in while they were turned off, & that he didn't acquire it inside the school (from the home ec. class, for example.)

If someone intends harm, it's honestly pretty easy to bypass most security.

It is too bad- I did see a few by the end of the event, but that was well after I'd decided not to carry it.

Although a part of me thinks maybe I should be, since I finished all the puzzle swap stuff, so I can help out the latecomers?

You really need to stop playing Polybius...

Ah yes, the 'how I pissed off my friends in middle school list'. Basically, I was a 'classic rock' kid in the 90s, so anytime my friend's parents drove us anywhere, I got to pick the music becuase they knew I listened to 'their' music. 

I remember leaving the library once & my friend spent 5 minutes trying to get her mom to play a tape she'd checked out (I forget the band). I casually mentioned I'd gotten a Foreigner tape & it was immediately played. ?

Glad you brought this up- checked & a bonus earing window for Ebay Bucks just started. Good time to clear some lil' things out of my list!

Never had to worry about that- our cat does a good job of making it clear his kills are dead. Sometimes the hard part is getting it to stay in one piece for cleanup ?

He used to be a regular at a convenience store my mom worked at when we first moved to the Northwest- she says he's a really nice guy. And was very disappointed the first time she heard his music (she is not the target audience for hip-hop.)

I suppose it's a good thing I got in on that Amazon lightning deal yesterday!

It would have to just be the standard a/v mod, my setup doesn't currently allow for s-video. I can't solder myself, so I'll have to get in touch when I've refilled the extra gaming cash (between the Vectrex & the inbound custom GBA, I'm tapped at the moment.)

My God- by distracting the guys with the tech knowledge, all the old Ataris will break down, & we'll be FORCED to buy the TacoBox! We've discovered their true plan- they aren't stalling, it's a siege!

Of course they do- it's a recognizable & arguably important piece of our pop culture heritage. That means MONETIZATION, BABY! Squeeze all the dollars out of that artistic integrity until there's none left of either!

… OK, I gotta admit, I might have answered that one, if only becuase I can't figure out how that would even work- feet don't come off, y'know! Or at least they don't go back on- maybe that's the grift? 'Ha-ha, now you have to buy our replacement feet too!'

Just talking about this with a co-worker watching Star Wars for the first time (yes, really). He wanted to know if the 1998 version he was watching was really that different from the original. I said most of the changes were superfluous & not worth worrying over, except this one. "But self defense!" cries Lucas. George, honey- a green guy pointed a gun at Han and said "I'm trading you to a space worm for money, and the space worm is 100% going to kill you, and I'm happy about that." Green guy doesn't need to fire first before it's self-defense. You just made it awkward.

Agreed- just say yes or no, there's other auctions I can make offers on if you're not interested!

My understanding is the pattern is:

Steps 1-5: Clean the cart with iso

Step 6: Gently clean contacts with metal polish (this step is very divisive)

Step 7: Bust out the soldering iron to reseat/replace chips

For Kaboom, unless you happens to have the stuff for the latter steps around, it's better to replace it.

Always ask two questions: 1) will I play it? 2) where will I keep it?

Don't be afraid to get rid of now-unwanted titles if you find yourself out of space, or just overwhelmed.