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I see what you're saying @CreepinDeth - I wondered that about the humor as well.  At the very least, it is noticeable.  How could they not after Guardians of the Galaxy... That movie and reactions to that movie changed a lot moving forward. I will say... some movies after Guardians didn't take the humor though I'll say thing, Age of Ultron does not feel like the same director / humor as Avengers.

It would be very hard for me to pick which director of the Marvel movies I like better/best as I like most for many different reasons... except the Eternals lol. 

@CreepinDeth the MS Rewards thing is still going?  Feeling De Ja Vu here...  This used to be the program where you could use Bing search and earn real rewards such as Xbox Live (back in the day) ...etc?

I have drastically reduced subscriptions.   Outside prime, Nintendo and PSN... I believe I have cancelled all other subscription services.  Long story as to what caused the final cuts... but it's done. lol

I was curious though if other programs are worth it. The PSN (IMO) isn't really worth it anymore except for online play... Especially as they restructured the program.

Nice - I haven't had a chance to check out MX Linux yet.  Not sure I will for a bit.  I'm definitely interested in checking it out.

Interesting... it looks like there are about 5-7 potential Block Buster releases and Stunt Racer 64 was initially one of them.  It also looks like it was then saw a release.

I probably knew this forever ago... lol... I just don't remember these days.

@retro junkie That's awesome. R-Type is definitely worthy.  So the tariffs are impacting these games and the ability to bring the into the US?  Is this a reality right now or a "maybe not going to accept" orders from the US?

"Hyper Mega Tech post" --> This is on my radar

Hey @retro junkie - we have not put this into action yet.  I was hoping at least a couple people would chime in that the time specified would work.

@Jack @Mai Valentine @targetrasp @CreepinDeth @mastermario @Grindspine  --> Would this time work for you?

Also, What did you do Retro?! LOL... it looks like you spammed someone or did something nefarious     You could always recreate an account.  I need to re-implement the login integrations mod to include this new theme.

Thank you @retro junkie - I appreciate it.  That's very insightful.

My experience with clone consoles ... is little to none especially in the last many years.  The ones that I've seen (that had something like Janky Mario on it)... never really fit the bill.  Those were all hook-up-to-TV type consoles though. 

@retro junkie we should be back now

Hey @retro junkie --> the site has had a couple issues.  Sending a pm

This game is still listed and price still around $38.  Been watching for it to go on sale, but still a no go.

@retro junkie @targetrasp might this one be on your list as well?

There seem to be several offerings for gaming subscriptions now.  You have the Xbox game Pass, Playstation Network (Extra and above) and several others.

Have you bought into these?   I personally have not.  I tend to buy games I want, they tend to be physical games... but I do utilize services like Steam, Blizzard and others were the games are not really physical anymore.  If you have bought into them, why have you and are they worth it to you?  If you do not, why are you holding out?

Post It up!

I had a weird thing happen with my Vita today.  I was switching between games and was trying to set the automatic upload for game data.  The screen wouldn't allow me to select certain things... it's like the touchscreen wasn't responding and was jumping everywhere. The touch controls on the back of the system were also causing the game menus in the main screen to jump everywhere.   This evolved further where I couldn't get out of the menus or select anything... and the menus just kept jumping around.

I couldn't power off the system because I couldn't select the power off button lol     I corrected this by pressing power and the system screen turned off.  I was then miraculously able to hold the power where it gave me the power off button again where it allowed me to power off (screen was still acting funny).  Once the console rebooted, everything was right.

Has any one else experienced this?

Hey @retro junkie  --> high five on an amazing post!  Low Five on me not posting in this post forever. 

This is a pretty cool looking system.  Seriously... where do you find this stuff? lol 

Ok... the screen really looks better than the Nomad?  What about control feels compared to the Nomad?  My guess is that it is thinner and battery last longer than the Nomad for sure.  Thoughts on the sound compared to Nomad (I read the part about 1 speaker and headphones are a must)?

Awesome - it will be cool to see your follow-up!

lol AliExpress gives me nightmares.  It feels like the dark alley you just need to stay away from at all costs.   You know that sinking and bad feeling you got standing in a parking lot at night??  That's AliExpress LOL.   It might not be that bad... but... it gives me pause.

Necro bumping this post.   @retro junkie @targetrasp - have you guys played or done anything else with your evercade recently?

I guess I consider this Mario's black-eye. 

lol.. Mario's black-eye?

Honestly, I had a hard time getting into it at 1st. I bought it pretty close to release if not on release.  I ended up liking and enjoying the game but not at 1st.  I remember the water effects were really cool and were a draw to this game.  The music was pretty rememberable as well.

Necro bumping @retro junkie - that's a pretty large difference in distance.  I wonder why they did that.

Also crazy... Blockbuster had a rental only release that was not available anywhere else.  I cannot recall any other titles like this.  It's also crazy the amount of pull Blockbuster had to make this a reality lol.  But... why would they change the game from the Japanese version.  Outside translations, that would take other code changes as well.

lol @retro junkie but... this other phone is foldable!  Think about all the awesome stuff you could do with it!

I get what you mean.  I use mine for a lot of note taking and other things as well... including review documents and activities that go along with that.  This would be pretty handy... however, $2000 is extremely salty.  This is where I probably won't buy in because there are so many other uses for that money.

This game still seems to be on track for September 30, 2025 release.   Pumped for it to be released on physical media.   Checking in, is anyone else excited for this game?

Yeah... many true points there.   If you're keeping up on your updates, and the updates for that distro are current and supported, you should be OK security wise.   

checking in - How has your 2012 MacBook Pro been running?

Nice!  Rocky has probably become my favorite distribution at this point.   I gravitated more towards the Fedora based distros for some reason... not really sure why.  They just felt more usable to me... obviously, that's not the case.  It's also odd because I started with Ubuntu (outside the other enterprise IBM AIX and other Unix / Linux variants).  I heavily went to CentOS and Amazon Linux in the cloud.  Rocky feels pretty good.

Alright.  I think I'm going to set 8pm.   If there are no objections, hopefully members can make it.  Please post up your thoughts

I made more progress on trophies for Playstation Vita Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours

I also made some progress on Cup Head ... towards the platinum trophy.  This game is a bit tough

Someone here has to be interested (or not) in this movie lol.  @CreepinDeth what about you?

@mastermario @SpartanEvolved  --> I believe you guys saw it

@targetrasp I think that is 12 Platinum trophies for Lego games.       I think I have 16-17 Platinum trophies in total now. 

Honestly, we have many more to go at this point... might be another 10-12.

I agree with @CreepinDeth as well.  I think the only upside to the game key card is that you can sell them... and they transfer.  Whereas, you cannot sell the digital games (technically).  However, they will use up more system storage... a benefit of still having physical games --> Less internal storage is used.   

The hope is that they stop the game key cards eventually.  There is a rumor that different sized carts are going to be available in the near future (one of the reasons many companies went to game key cards) instead of all carts being 1 size.

@retro junkie man... I miss the Jaguar a bit.  Tempest 2000 is one heck of a fun game on the Jaguar too.  I cannot say I ever saw or heard of an arcade version.  Pretty sure that's a negative.  There was an MS-DOS listed version though LOL:

https://forums.atariage.com/topic/365146-tempest-2000-dos-version/

You know... I wish you said you were going to use Rocky Linux lol.   DO EEEETTT!   

Maybe create a post on your adventures... that would be cool to track!  At least I'm interested in how it all goes lol 

Alrighty then... Another one down!   This time, it was Lego DC Super-Villains for the PS4 with a 100% Complete Platinum Trophy!

I use the term "glitch" in many capacities for video games... ahem @SpartanEvolved ... However, without a doubt, this is the glitchiest Lego game to date that I have played.  Most Lego games are not perfect and have issues here and there with operations not working totally right. They're still fun and work well for the most part. 

From the start of playing this game, we had to reset, stop and start and accept losing saves due to game crashes over a ton of sessions. The other pieces to mention is, the races are more painful in this game compared to other Lego games.  By painful, they're just hard to complete sometimes and mechanics don't always work right with the vehicle required to finish the race.

Overall, it's a fun game, great puzzles, really good music, cool levels and fun challenges.

Thoughts?  Comments?  Questions?  Post it up!

I'm going to resurrect this thread. 

I found Defense Grid 2 to be a pretty good game on the Deck.  It is compatible and works well.   

@CreepinDeth - I need to check out OlliOlli.   I noticed Vampire Survivors has a bundle with Contra Operation Galuga:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/40869/Castlevania_x_Vampire_Survivors_x_Contra_Bundle/

^ I'm watching for a sale