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I don't know where tonight went, but Trackmania is basically weaponized time-trial addiction. 

MSN tells us about the rarest 2600 games and what they are worth:

The Rarest Atari 2600 Games (& How Much They're Worth) (msn.com)

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Saw it today.

My expectations were set for the mediocre-type.

Without going into stuff that would make for spoilers, I feel it had an awesome intro (first 20-30 minutes), then succumbed to generic swashbuckling-type action.

Action lacked true tension and feeling of danger.

The mysterious parts switched from lacking a audio-visual presentation that made it feel mysterious - immerse the viewer in atmosphere of mystery -, to coming off as so fantastical as to be more Marvel/Matrix etc, as to breaking with the Indiana Jones franchise whose legacy stems from the excitement of dangers of old-fashioned/Victorian - to - early 20th century exploration and discovery with the underlying wonder: is it truth to ancient reports, powers beyond modernistic reductionism?

It feels like either too generic, lacking suspense and mystery, to being just too fantastical for me.

At least I was satisfied with (most of) the emotional parts regarding the conclusions to Indy’s relationships with other characters.

As to show-downs and epic shocks, it was sorely lacking, even though the main bad-guy was well-acted.

Had they worked more on getting not only the photography and costumes etc, being Spielberg-like, but actually worked on creating true tension, feeling of danger, epic questions, not spared the audience for classic Indy-shocks, and had more witty, edgy humour in the action, - which is, if the entire movie, of just the last 30 minutes had been as well-made as the first, this could have a massive, epic finale.

As it is now, for me, some touching moments, lots of good photography and backdrops, a fair amount of potential, some cool action, but it does not make it to be the epic closing that Raiders, Temple and Last Crusade deserves.

7/10

Last Chance!   So,  What homebrews did you order?

I just purchased several hundred 2600 carts. I will post the unboxing next week when they arrive.

If a Taco falls in a Tacorea and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

Well hello.  Long time no see!

Just ordered a copy of Space Shuttle 2600 from Atari181. I've wanted that game for all of my living memory.

Thank you, Dave

Please post all of your PMs here. Thank you.

Loving this cool wet weather. Perfect for reading vintage Apple II manuals!

I've just made a food club.

Can someone please take out @Magmavision2000 before he starts another nondescript food thread! ?

Can someone please take out @Magmavision2000 before he starts another nondescript food thread! ?

Can someone please take out @Magmavision2000 before he starts another nondescript food thread! ?

I can't stand it when people celebrate someone getting banned from here like rjchamp3 when Albert said congrations.   I makes me sad.  I politcal and reglious discussions don't bother me execpt flamewars.    Not much bothers me anyone after all the pain and suffering I have been through my whole life.  I am scared I might get banned someday.  

Congratulations @bloodreptile , I see that you are 105 today.  Let's see, if you got into Atari in the 1970's, you would have been in your late 60's.  Not something I would expect a retired person to get into, but who am I to judge.

It's a quiet evening. And I don't even feel like posting toilet humor even.. blecchhh!

So does everyone else eat too much and fall asleep watching TV?   Last night I woke up and I had turned on Netflix, (I fell asleep watching Disney +), and I was watching a movie called The Platform.  I don't remember selecting it at all!  I started it over this morning, so I could see what I'd "seen"...

I'm about to try creamed corn for the first time! Will post back about my opinion on it!

TIL that a single spaghetti noodle is called a Spaghetto. In Italian, an “i” at the end is plural, and “o” is singular. This goes for other italian dishes too: panino, raviolo, fettucino, gnocco, etc.

Now even Sweden is down to max 50, after holding onto 500 for two weeks.

Coronavirus threads are closing quicker than the TP flying off the shelves.?

Coronavirus threads are closing quicker than the TP flying off the shelves.?

Just watched the F1 virtual GP. I don't follow many gaming YouTubers but I do follow Jimmy Broadbent. From last on the grid after technical issues to 4th. We have our virtual Nigel Mansell.

Wife's family waiting for an ambulance down in Cardiff. Mother-in-law showing symptoms of Covid-19. Having severe breathing difficulties. Seems to be a bit of a hotbed down there. Friend's daughter tested positive a few days ago.