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General / Has anyone else....
« on: January 20, 2012, 04:07:00 pm »
seen Sonic being whored out on that Progressive Insurance add? WTF?
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Modern Video Games / Upcoming Releases (That I'm excited about)
« on: January 18, 2012, 08:49:40 am »
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning: Feb 2nd (Multi)
Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3DS: Feb 21st (3DS)
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Feb 28th (DS)
I'm really excited about Devil Survivor 2. I didn't even realize it was coming out until I was on Amazon last night.
What is everyone else excited about next month?
Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3DS: Feb 21st (3DS)
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Feb 28th (DS)
I'm really excited about Devil Survivor 2. I didn't even realize it was coming out until I was on Amazon last night.
What is everyone else excited about next month?
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User Feedback / desocietas
« on: December 18, 2011, 06:21:39 pm »
Bought a PSP game from @desocietas. Smooth transaction. The game arrived in perfect condition!
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Modern Video Games / Which PSP should I buy?
« on: December 13, 2011, 10:40:21 am »
So I've been getting into PSP finally (had one off and on since launch). I have the original model. I was playing it last night and realized that I'd really like to have a newer version of the thing. I haven't really kept up with all of the newer renditions at all. Can you guys recommend one to me? I want to be able to play UMD games so I know the GO is out. Other than that I'm open to suggestions.
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Modern Video Games / Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
« on: December 08, 2011, 03:47:10 pm »
Has anyone else been following this game at all? I hadn't even heard of it until a friend pointed me towards it. It looks like it has a lot of potential.
GameFaqs Videos Link: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
GameFaqs Videos Link: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
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Modern Video Games / Dark Souls
« on: October 10, 2011, 09:35:20 am »
So I picked up Dark Souls on 360 last week. I started playing it on Saturday. All I have to say is I've never, ever, seen a game over screen so many times in my entire life. Now I'm not a prodigy or anything even close, but I'm good at playing games. This is a super brutal RPG for sure. I own Demon's Souls but I never really played it. I just don't really like playing games on the PS3 for some reason.
Is it fun? Yes.
Does it look great? Yes.
Will I beat it? Probably.
Should you pick it up? Definitely (if you're an RPG fan that's not afraid of a real challenge).
Is it fun? Yes.
Does it look great? Yes.
Will I beat it? Probably.
Should you pick it up? Definitely (if you're an RPG fan that's not afraid of a real challenge).
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General / What do you HATE about collecting?
« on: September 30, 2011, 08:40:15 pm »
I decided to start this thread because there is one thing I absolutely hate, no....LOATH that's related to video game collecting. It is the most terrible abomination that I can even fathom as a collector of anything. Stickers.
Price tags, anti-theft shit, etc. They all suck. They suck because most of them do their job waaaay too well. You might be lucky enough to peel one off with a single try, but 99% of the time it takes much more effort than that. Some stores (like my local favorite Vintage Stock) use stickers that are very easily removed. They peel off like the window decals your 1st grade teacher let you put up in her classroom to help decorate for Christmas. My beef is not with these. Actually, I applaud stores that use them because it's like they actually stopped and thought for 10 seconds before making the decision. A store needs price tags and stickers make the most sense to satisfy that need. I get it. However, some places just go overboard.
Take GameShit for example. They feel the need to unwrap their games and THEN put price tags directly on the case. Thus, when you remove said price tag you have to deal with sticker residue and the possibility of messing up the case before you even play the stupid thing. Some GSs even remove the artwork and put the sticker right on the spine! If you're lucky enough to stumble into a GS that still sells you a game that's simply been unwrapped (you know, so every Tom, Dick and Harry can finger your future collectable without protection before you save it from video game purgatory) you have to deal with the anti-theft sticker. This is basically the most unholy of them all. It's the stickiest most frustrating piece of garbage ever invented. Who exactly produces this thing, the same people who make super glue? Seriously. You all know what I'm talking about. I've literally had to pull off 7 stickers from one case from GS. Two on the front, two on the back, two on the artwork and an anti-theft bastard.
Here is a prime example of just how ridiculous stickers can be. I bought the LoZ: Wind Waker guide this evening from Vintage Stock (the place with nice, happy stickers). I go to peel off the price tag and to my horror there is a GS sticker hiding under it! I immediately break out the GooGone for removal. GooGone is an awesome tool for the fight agains sticker abuse but there's one little catch to using it properly; you really have to get a bit of a sticker off before it can get down to business. I begin GENTLY peeling a piece of the GS monster off and it literally began pulling the clear cover of the guide off with it. I mean, really? GS is so worried that someone is going to try to peel off the price tag on a strategy guide that they use something that literally bonds to the book? This is not my first rodeo but I was still pissed. Usually, I can get any sticker off without any damage but Nintendo guides can be a bit tricky. I don't know if they use a cheaper material to make the covers or what, but I've run into the issue with them before. The only reason I was so angry this time is because I've been looking for a nice copy of this guide for years. The ink on the cover comes right off when you peel away the clear coating:
Now this is not a new hatred by any means. It's also not a hate thread on GS (plenty of other stores pull the same sticker garbage). I've been anti-sticker for as long as I can remember. CDs, DVDs, game carts, game boxes, used game discs (you've all peeled a sticker off of a game that came from blockbuster I'm sure), etc, etc, etc. I could go on and on. I highly doubt that I'm alone on this one!
Price tags, anti-theft shit, etc. They all suck. They suck because most of them do their job waaaay too well. You might be lucky enough to peel one off with a single try, but 99% of the time it takes much more effort than that. Some stores (like my local favorite Vintage Stock) use stickers that are very easily removed. They peel off like the window decals your 1st grade teacher let you put up in her classroom to help decorate for Christmas. My beef is not with these. Actually, I applaud stores that use them because it's like they actually stopped and thought for 10 seconds before making the decision. A store needs price tags and stickers make the most sense to satisfy that need. I get it. However, some places just go overboard.
Take GameShit for example. They feel the need to unwrap their games and THEN put price tags directly on the case. Thus, when you remove said price tag you have to deal with sticker residue and the possibility of messing up the case before you even play the stupid thing. Some GSs even remove the artwork and put the sticker right on the spine! If you're lucky enough to stumble into a GS that still sells you a game that's simply been unwrapped (you know, so every Tom, Dick and Harry can finger your future collectable without protection before you save it from video game purgatory) you have to deal with the anti-theft sticker. This is basically the most unholy of them all. It's the stickiest most frustrating piece of garbage ever invented. Who exactly produces this thing, the same people who make super glue? Seriously. You all know what I'm talking about. I've literally had to pull off 7 stickers from one case from GS. Two on the front, two on the back, two on the artwork and an anti-theft bastard.
Here is a prime example of just how ridiculous stickers can be. I bought the LoZ: Wind Waker guide this evening from Vintage Stock (the place with nice, happy stickers). I go to peel off the price tag and to my horror there is a GS sticker hiding under it! I immediately break out the GooGone for removal. GooGone is an awesome tool for the fight agains sticker abuse but there's one little catch to using it properly; you really have to get a bit of a sticker off before it can get down to business. I begin GENTLY peeling a piece of the GS monster off and it literally began pulling the clear cover of the guide off with it. I mean, really? GS is so worried that someone is going to try to peel off the price tag on a strategy guide that they use something that literally bonds to the book? This is not my first rodeo but I was still pissed. Usually, I can get any sticker off without any damage but Nintendo guides can be a bit tricky. I don't know if they use a cheaper material to make the covers or what, but I've run into the issue with them before. The only reason I was so angry this time is because I've been looking for a nice copy of this guide for years. The ink on the cover comes right off when you peel away the clear coating:
Now this is not a new hatred by any means. It's also not a hate thread on GS (plenty of other stores pull the same sticker garbage). I've been anti-sticker for as long as I can remember. CDs, DVDs, game carts, game boxes, used game discs (you've all peeled a sticker off of a game that came from blockbuster I'm sure), etc, etc, etc. I could go on and on. I highly doubt that I'm alone on this one!
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VGCollect for Android / Accessing Forums on a Phone
« on: September 29, 2011, 11:15:10 am »
When you access a discussion on a phone, is there currently any way to go directly back to the forum home? If not it would be a nice addition. The closest thing is see is "discussions" after navigating away from the main forum page.
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User Feedback / urbanchaos
« on: September 27, 2011, 09:53:06 am »
@urbanchaos purchased SMB3 from me. He paid quickly and was a pleasure to deal with!
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Modern Video Games / The next few months of gaming...
« on: September 20, 2011, 01:35:05 pm »
Well, I went in and did some pre-ordering today at lunch. I must say, anyone who plays current gen games have a ton of stuff to look forward to. I laid down some money for Skyrim and Dark Souls (CE) today. I'm going to pick up the Ico/Shadow of the Colossus HD remakes next month and I'm always down for some CoD around Christmas so I'll be getting MW3 in November along with Skyrim. There is so much more coming out that I'm probably going to hold off on just because there's no way I'll be able to play it all at one time.
What are you guys looking forward to in the next several months?
What are you guys looking forward to in the next several months?
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Off Topic / Anime Recommendation?
« on: September 19, 2011, 02:44:01 pm »
I've never really been a big anime guy but I've watched a few (Death Note, Blood, Ghost in the Shell, Monster, and Last Exile). Death Note is probably my favorite. I recently started watching Claymore which I find quite enjoyable but there's only one season. Does anyone have any recommendations that would be similar to one of these?
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Classic Video Games / NES Protos
« on: September 17, 2011, 05:15:03 pm »
So I have a friend who ran across protos of Kiwi Kraze Island Rainbow Island at a flea market today. He picked them up for $3 a piece. I'm not a proto collector so I have no idea what they're actually worth. Any insight?
Pics: http://imgur.com/a/ruRBD
Pics: http://imgur.com/a/ruRBD
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User Feedback / bsmith
« on: September 10, 2011, 02:09:47 am »
Bought Raiden IV from @bsmith. Everything was perfect. Great guy for sure!
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Off Topic / Children of the 90s. (And 80s!!!)
« on: September 06, 2011, 02:21:21 pm »
I grew up in the 90s and I'm sure most of you did too. So I have a few questions for you:
What was the best/your favorite 90s movie?
What was the best/your favorite 90s cartoon?
what was the best/your favorite 90s TV Show?
What was the best/your favorite 90s band?
If you could bring back a single clothing trend from the 90s what would it be?
What is/was your favorite game of the 90s (that you actually played in the 90s)
Only 1 rule: Any TV series or cartoon had to start in the 90s (so no DuckTales, unfortunately).
If you grew up in the 80s just sub 80s for 90s!
My answers are:
Empire Records
Batman: The Animated Series
The X-Files
Nirvana
Jnco (not that I would wear Jnco jeans today, but they were freaking awesome).
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Illusion of Gaia (sorry, I have to have 2).
What was the best/your favorite 90s movie?
What was the best/your favorite 90s cartoon?
what was the best/your favorite 90s TV Show?
What was the best/your favorite 90s band?
If you could bring back a single clothing trend from the 90s what would it be?
What is/was your favorite game of the 90s (that you actually played in the 90s)
Only 1 rule: Any TV series or cartoon had to start in the 90s (so no DuckTales, unfortunately).
If you grew up in the 80s just sub 80s for 90s!
My answers are:
Empire Records
Batman: The Animated Series
The X-Files
Nirvana
Jnco (not that I would wear Jnco jeans today, but they were freaking awesome).
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Illusion of Gaia (sorry, I have to have 2).