Just Plain Tricky

Just Plain Tricky

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I don't know what my purpose is here. Trying to make the best out of life's shitty situations. On this road of life, there are no lanes. My posts will float through the bluesky.

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@retrorgb.com is there a good set of instructions on how to inspect a after market cartridge board for proper voltage regulation? Asking because LRG keeps releasing cartridges but I don't see very much in the way of data for releases on whether or not they've released another time bomb.

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I think this would have been better had they had an actor for Harpo (Gabe jokes about this) and this might seem like a bit too on the nose, but Robert Hegyes also from Welcome Back, Kotter would have been a better Chico (Gabe and Juan's banter was pretty much the Groucho/Chico dynamic on the show)

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I know there's been a few names that are well established with impersonating Groucho, but I've always liked Gabe's impersonation the most. Probably because he's cantankerous as much like Groucho was and it carries through into the barbs.

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This should be picked up by every major media outlet (but probably won't because they're on the take).

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com

American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY

theatln.tcThe Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War PlansU.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

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Please read and share. Musk is attempting to blame Ukraine for the X cyberattack, but word has already spread that it was a false flag. What is a false flag? A false flag operation is an act committed to disguise the actual source of responsibility and shift blame onto another party.

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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too. Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more. Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

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If an app is free, even if they have in-app purchases (IAPs), their main product they're making money on is your information and data. Some of what they collect, even when you tell them no via Application Tracking Transparency (ATT) can be concerning. www.404media.co/candy-crush-...

404media.coCandy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your LocationA hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps are—knowingly or not—being used to collect your information behind the scenes.
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In order to protect children who go to school in the United States, we should give all students in schools the title of CEO. Sure it'll mean Classroom Education Operator or something, but maybe being designated a CEO will make lawmakers give a shit about them finally. /snark and sarcasm

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Also, there is iconic music in the 3 Sonic the Hedgehog games on the Genesis. Chemical Plants music is up there in terms of my favorite song in all of the entire Genesis series. Sonic had that 90's "In your face" attitude & some of the music had that swagger as well. This track exemplifies that.

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To me, the Sonic The Hedgehog (1-3) weren't big deviations in gameplay as their Nintendo mascot counterpart in the US (see gameplay lineage from SMB 1,2,3) but you can definitely see refinement and improvement in each game while maintaining the formula that worked.

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For example: I thought the bonus stage was an improvement from the flat rotational bonus stage in Sonic 1. It's less distracting visually and the concept plays nicely into the speed element of the character. It also kinda feels like a trailing camera view of running rails in the levels.

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How I approached collecting was best value/best deal as I searched, not taking the first opportunity I saw for a game I wanted. Thus, it took me awhile to collect the Sonic games (as often, they were overpriced to pricecharting averages at the time).

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I paid like $8 for a fully CIB (inserts & everything) at a store that sold vintage multimedia & collectibles. It was a deal then and still a deal now. Especially at most game stores at the time it'd be closer to $20. Which is why I would never buy a game even if I wanted it, if it was overpriced.

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I owned a NES/SNES growing up, but I had a friend in my neighborhood who owned the Genesis. Sonic 2 was a staple when we'd play video games at his house. Thinking back on it, I don't recall anyone else in our neighborhood having a Genesis. Only NES/SNES 🥴

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I forgot to add the day/night cycles and characters having events based on time of day. On top of the expansive feeling of the world, it also felt alive in ways other games didn't at the time. I enjoyed letting days cycle and take in the various locations at different points in the day.

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I often wonder if games that were a technical achievement & milestone like this will suffer the fate as some early cinema achievements & milestones would; Where in the context of modern times it loses the impact of it's time. As time invariably marches on, this game still holds its place with me.

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Time also has a way of freezing memories. This game will always be my sentimental favorite, one that I find enjoyment in revisiting. Just like returning the Master Sword to the Temple of Time to revisit an earlier point in life.

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Plenty of things have eclipsed it's technical achievements. But in 1998, but reaching Hyrule Field for the first time was mind blowing. Expansive field with free choice as to where I went. In capturing this footage, I had a fleeting remembrance of that feeling I had in 1999.

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I wound up purchasing it on a trip to San Antonio with saved birthday money in 1999 at a GameStop that had it on sale. I visited the Alamo, but remembered to buy the game that day. This is my original copy, still ticking today, scars and all. Still even has my save from back then!

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It's hard to put in terms how mind blowing this game was in 1998. This game was one of the games that helped steer me towards doing work with games for a career. This game was a game I just wanted to soak in, enjoy the nuance, and not just burn through in a few play sessions.

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This game had a lot of buzz prior to it's release. I remember a 3D Zelda entry being talked about in Nintendo Power from the onset of the Ultra 64. While it was hyped, I would not get it right away. Games were either gifts or purchases made with money I saved up.

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My first experience with the game was when I borrowed it from a friend for a weekend. Much like my first experience with Final Fantasy III (VI worldwide) on the SNES, I jumped in and stayed up until 3 AM immersed in the 3D world of Hyrule.