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PC Rigs, Builds, and Peripheral Devices / Re: PC RAM Prices Are Now Insa...

Last post by CreepinDeth - Today at 02:13:49 AM

Welp, looks like PC rentals are starting to become a thing now...

HP's Response to Memory Shortages Isn't Switching to Chinese Memory or Cutting Specs; It's Asking Gamers to 'Rent' OMEN Laptops

A couple of quotes from the article -

What's interesting is that you'll never own the device, even after owning it for over two years

And, if you decide to cancel the subscription in between, you'll be obliged to pay the remaining payments left out in the twelve months.

Where's the vomit emoji?! I need at least 10 of them here.

#2

Retro Gaming and Hardware / Re: Evercade

Last post by retro junkie - February 11, 2026, 05:43:24 PM

@BLUEVOODU

The consoles and games are funneled through certain sellers, plus there is eBay. There are some of those European sellers that just do not ship to the US because they do not want to deal with the tariffs.

But going to the Evercade site you will find plenty of US merchants selling the Blaze stuff.

SO I really don't know how that has affected any sales. I have purchased most of my stuff through Songbird and Amazon.

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Retro Gaming and Hardware / Re: Blaze Entertainment/ The E...

Last post by retro junkie - February 11, 2026, 05:35:08 PM

@BLUEVOODU

Blaze Entertainment is a European company. Evercade is a European console. Anything that comes to the US is imported. None of the games have the ESRB. There is no US Evercade console. There is no US Super Pocket console. That is the miracle of USB to USB-C power through a tiny power brick.

#4

General Discussion / Re: Post Your Recent Physical ...

Last post by retro junkie - February 11, 2026, 04:23:48 PM

The Disney movie here is something that I have wanted for a very long time. It is very rare and usually very expensive when you do find it. And if it is complete it would be in a tin. But the one I got is missing that tin. I ran across it at a steal of a price and grabbed it up. This is a movie I remember from my childhood.
And Eureka is a series that I had forgotten about. But I liked it back when I saw it many years ago during its run.

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Retro Gaming and Hardware / Re: Blaze Entertainment/ The E...

Last post by BLUEVOODU - February 11, 2026, 02:43:02 PM

@retro junkie - How many of your Evercade carts has the orange box age instead of the ESRB?  Or are there any ESRB rated games?  I noticed a few of your pictures had the orange box with an age inside it... I think that's the European Region?

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Retro Gaming and Hardware / Re: Evercade

Last post by BLUEVOODU - February 11, 2026, 02:40:15 PM

@retro junkie -- how did the tariff situation work out ... at least that you saw?

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Retro Gaming and Hardware / Re: Tanglewood on the Sega Gen...

Last post by retro junkie - February 11, 2026, 01:09:43 PM

@BLUEVOODU

The booklet contains both games, you just flip it over for either Tanglewood or Xeneocrisis.

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General Discussion / Re: Picard - Is An Awesome Ser...

Last post by retro junkie - February 11, 2026, 12:52:11 PM

@BLUEVOODU

I dogmatically think that what makes a series work is a combination of people which includes the director, writers, and all of the little people that are present during the whole work. The Actors are there as well as the writers finding their way through evolving the characters and bringing them to a maturity at the close of the series. Character development? Yeah, something like that. Even the interaction of those characters. Story development too. All of this is just weaved together gradually through the whole series. There is a certain magic present there which just "makes" the series as a whole, which is part of the adventure and makes it a pleasurable and enjoyable ride.

Going back and digging up the aged Actors trying to recreate that magic often ends up like a cardboard stand-up of the original character. They have lost something precious. They end up being shadows and out of character at times.

I have purposely avoided the Picard series for that very reason. I want to watch the original Star Trek:TNG and remember those characters in that light, as they were. I don't want to watch something that seems regurgitated. They tried to bring back the X Files and it is a prime example of what I am talking about. The cinematography of the original X Files was just not there, because those who were involved in the original was missing. Even the Actors had lost something of the characters they had played. And it is what I was saying at the beginning of this post, the team is missing.

I don't consider Star Trek Discovery as being Star Trek. There are a lot of elements about it that gives me that vibe and feel. It is good science fiction, but not Star Trek. Whereas Star Trek Strange News Worlds, I consider Star Trek.

Am I a picky Treker fan? Yeah I guess so. That is just where I stood on this stab at raising Picard from the dead.

#9

General Discussion / Re: The Marvels

Last post by BLUEVOODU - February 11, 2026, 11:12:42 AM

Those are good call outs @CreepinDeth   We are about to watch this again.  I purchased a few physical copies of the newer marvel movies ... will posted in the physical media purchase thread (linked here)

@Mai Valentine --> we are getting ready to watch The Marvels for the 3rd time... and hoping it will be better.  Have you revisited the movie?

So far, we have enjoyed the movies MORE as time has progressed.  Not sure if this is because of more details being released in other Marvel movies... and they tie together better?  Or If my opinions have just changed a bit over time.  It still feels a bit rushed, but definitely like it more as time has progressed.

Has anyone else revisited this movie lately?  Post it up!

#10

General Discussion / Psych The TV Series

Last post by BLUEVOODU - February 11, 2026, 11:09:07 AM

I missed Psych way back in the day.  I remember seeing the ads on Facebook WAY back in 2006(ish) time frame, but never had time to check it out.  During the pandemic, we binge watched the entire Psych.  It was hilarious and hard to put down... might I say addictive?  The humor was on time, most of the episodes are light for the most part (some dark episodes)... and it's a perfect series where you can pick up and leave off as necessary if things get busy.

This was brought up @Grindspine and reminded me of this in the topic Physical Media Purchase Thread (linked here)

@Grindspine --> What do you think about the series so far?

Personally, we think this is one of the best bingeable series ever made.  For us... it's a 100% must see.  I brought this up in the Binge Watching shows thread (linked here).  Make sure to post up what you're currently binging!

Have you watched Psych the TV series?  What are your thoughts?  Post it up!