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04-05-2018, 04:29 PM
Yharnamresident

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Originally Posted by Blades

Was that intentional?

Of course.

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Originally Posted by SegataS

Also I'm ignoring the error as I'm assuming that's autocorrect. I won't lie, Aspergers is a horrible but also funny sounding word.

Well as profholt82 just showed, theres many worse slang terms that are used to refer to it.

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Originally Posted by profholt82

Nostalgia has always been good business, it's not a new phenomenon. In the 70s, 50s pop culture became all the rage with the box office smash American Graffiti, and the TV show Happy Days. In the 80s, the late 60s were in vogue, and The Wonder Years became a big hit. In the late 90s, That 70s Show became a hit, and its stars parlayed that success into movie careers. These are just recent examples, but I'm sure if we combed through the media of the ages we'd see that capitalizing on nostalgia has always been a safe bet.

The same thing with westerns, I think they started being created in the 1920s and 30s. Thats a significant 30-40 year gap but it still counts.
04-05-2018, 05:14 PM
Mega Drive Bowlsey

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Originally Posted by MrMatthews

Well, I couldn’t care less about the movie, even with Steven Spielberg and Simon Pegg involved.

But as a big old giant geek, it might be fun to watch it not as a movie, but as a moving Where’s Waldo? book. Kinda like how I scoured every scene of Wreck It Ralph looking for all the game references

Wreck It Ralph is one of my all-time favourite Disney films. It's just a beautiful heartfelt tribute to retro games and gaming in general.
04-05-2018, 08:19 PM
MrMatthews

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Originally Posted by Mega Drive Bowlsey

Wreck It Ralph is one of my all-time favourite Disney films. It's just a beautiful heartfelt tribute to retro games and gaming in general.

...And just a good movie, and I think it would be just as good even without the game references. I think that's the crucial element that a lot of these nostalgia-fests are missing.
04-05-2018, 11:58 PM
j_factor

It's strange seeing so much hyperventilating over the Kevin Williamson thing. Or maybe I just need to get off the internet.
04-06-2018, 12:05 AM
MrMatthews

I’ve decided that no good comes from reading anything on the internet. Just stick to porn.
04-06-2018, 12:19 AM
NeoVamp

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Originally Posted by MrMatthews

I’ve decided that no good comes from reading anything on the internet. Just stick to porn.

https://i.warosu.org/data/biz/img/00...9437086283.png
04-06-2018, 06:39 PM
Leynos

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Originally Posted by j_factor

It's strange seeing so much hyperventilating over the Kevin Williamson thing. Or maybe I just need to get off the internet.

I'm not but that's mainly because I never heard of him. :p
04-06-2018, 07:11 PM
MrMatthews

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Originally Posted by SegataS

I'm not but that's mainly because I never heard of him. :p

I googled it last night to see what the issue was. I've already forgotten what it was... something about abortion.

I'll double-down on my porn assertion, though.
04-06-2018, 07:26 PM
Leynos

So I just found out there is this website(VG-Grader) that grades the condition of your games them seal them in a case so that you cannot play them. People think this sites opinion is gospel. You can't play them! What the fucking hell is the point then!? That's stupid. Who are these people to slap a number on a case to seal a game form playing? Who are they and what degree says they are the experts? This just sounds like a scam to mark up prices on eBay..for a game you can't play and why such common games? I'm sorry but this whole concept is dumb. Really baffling. If you are not playing them then break that stupid case open and give those who want to play it a chance to. Don't rip them off doing it either. I am giving my second Dreamcast Camera and a copy of Wild Guns reloaded to Nathan Barnatt because he is such a genuine dude and so thankful it seemed far more satisfying to give it to someone who greatly appreciates it than sell it to someone random on eBay. Games are meant to be played and enjoyed. Sorry for the rant but I can't help how I feel.
04-06-2018, 07:29 PM
MrMatthews

Reminds me of a thread from a few years back about some idiot who actually encased a rare & valuable game in a solid plastic brick and tried to sell it for some ridiculous price. He was also baffled by the negative reception, as well.
04-06-2018, 07:35 PM
JCU

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Originally Posted by SegataS

So I just found out there is this website(VG-Grader) that grades the condition of your games them seal them in a case so that you cannot play them. People think this sites opinion is gospel. You can't play them! What the fucking hell is the point then!? That's stupid. Who are these people to slap a number on a case to seal a game form playing? Who are they and what degree says they are the experts? This just sounds like a scam to mark up prices on eBay..for a game you can't play and why such common games? I'm sorry but this whole concept is dumb. Really baffling. If you are not playing them then break that stupid case open and give those who want to play it a chance to. Don't rip them off doing it either. I am giving my second Dreamcast Camera and a copy of Wild Guns reloaded to Nathan Barnatt because he is such a genuine dude and so thankful it seemed far more satisfying to give it to someone who greatly appreciates it than sell it to someone random on eBay. Games are meant to be played and enjoyed. Sorry for the rant but I can't help how I feel.

You never knew there exists a place(s) to grade video games? There are grading companies for all sorts of things from coins to action figures like NGC and AFA.
04-06-2018, 07:57 PM
Leynos

Coins I know but a bit different when I sold my couple thousand-year-old greek coin than sealing Uncharted on PS3 in a case you can't play. No one can convince me games are not meant to be played. If I found a copy of Panzer Dragoon Saga sealed at a yard Sale for 10 bucks or whatever I'd open that shit and play it. Damn right.
04-06-2018, 08:16 PM
Leynos

I love whoever runs the Arby's twitter. Not long ago they made a tribute to Jet Set Radio and before that a cardboard Switch and now Persona 5. If they did this with your order I'd actually eat there.

https://i.imgur.com/Yk3EL8V.jpg
04-07-2018, 12:19 AM
j_factor

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Originally Posted by SegataS

I'm not but that's mainly because I never heard of him. :p

I'd never heard of him until recently myself. In a nutshell, he's a blowhard with shitty opinions who got hired by The Atlantic to write shitty opinion pieces. But then he got fired after just a couple weeks, due to a bunch of people objecting to his hiring based on a couple of especially shitty things he's said. Which has now resulted in a different firestorm, with a bunch of wise guys coming out of the woodwork to loudly complain that he got fired "just for having a different opinion". Apparently it hasn't dawned on these people that the opinions of an opinion writer are directly relevant to the job.
04-07-2018, 02:15 AM
Blades

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Originally Posted by SegataS

Coins I know but a bit different when I sold my couple thousand-year-old greek coin than sealing Uncharted on PS3 in a case you can't play. No one can convince me games are not meant to be played. If I found a copy of Panzer Dragoon Saga sealed at a yard Sale for 10 bucks or whatever I'd open that shit and play it. Damn right.

You wouldn’t sell it?! You sir are a serious gamer.