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#71
General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday Retro Junki...
Last post by BLUEVOODU - March 12, 2025, 09:11:51 AM
@retro junkie Yeah... that is definitely a good routine to keep up for health.  Keep moving.  @Grindspine is right... we have both hit more health issues.  I know it's been a bit harder for me over the last 2-3 years with a few things I encountered as well.

I also get the feeling... "where the heck did it go" and "how did I get here?"  We have been talking about it recently between Grinspine, @SpartanEvolved and also @targetrasp ... where the heck did it go?!   Starcraft 2 came out 15-ish years ago. Starcraft 1 was 27.  We were all gaming not that long ago during LAN sessions... and doing the EGA podcast.  That was almost 20 years ago! What in the world!?!

I miss older formats like this... it seems the world does not.  I wish there was more activity, but again... it seems the world has moved on a bit.  CDG will continue to be here and move forward though!   

AND your birthday gaming stash is awesome lol.   :happydance:  :great:   At this point... how do they pick something out for your birthday??
#72
General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday Mastermario
Last post by BLUEVOODU - March 12, 2025, 08:47:23 AM
LOL ... the cake is a lie.

I think @mastermario is a lie as well.  There is no mastermario... only Zuul
#73
Just thought I would give this an update.
I have had no more issues with the screen blackout since I applied the previous fixes. It has turned out to be a very good daily for bill paying and shopping.
#74
General Discussion / Re: Walmart & Best Buy-No more...
Last post by targetrasp - March 04, 2025, 08:01:04 PM
I'd still use Gamestop if they would either stock their stores or make their website where it stops showing unavailable stuff, or at least make it where the sort would actually work. Redeeming points doesn't do always work either. It's such a sham now.
#75
General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday Retro Junki...
Last post by Grindspine - March 02, 2025, 03:34:13 PM
I think that we all miss forum communities at times. I spend quite a bit of time on sevenstring.org mostly because guitar is my other main hobby.

It is good to hear that you are attending to your health as you reach that age milestone! I think that Bluevoodu and I are both hitting more health problems at our ages too!
#76
General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday Retro Junki...
Last post by retro junkie - February 28, 2025, 10:49:26 AM
I am having a lot of difficulty wrapping my head around the fact that I am 70 years old. One thing that has helped, I think, is exercise. I do 100 pushups, some 100 jumping jacks, a step up on a step exercise, and some stomach crunching before breakfast. I do an hour on a stationary bike in the afternoon. I worked up to doing this before retirement. My diet has gone toward healthier choices. I am in better shape now than when I worked sitting behind a desk all day. And my Doctor doesn't fuss at me anymore. With that being said, my birthday seemed to flow like a telephone pole passes a moving car. I still occasionally ask myself, I am 70? How did this happen? How did I get here?
My family helped me celebrate in style by spoiling me as usual. They gave me retro games plus. I received the Capcom edition of the Hyper Mega Tech Super Pocket for Christmas. And here for my birthday I got the Taito edition from my Wife. I have spent more time on this than anything else I got for my birthday. I was blown away by the Sega Arcade Classics game. It is clean and in mint collector condition. I don't think it was ever played that much at all. But it is missing the manual. It is like this was taken off the shelf from a store condition. The only thing I haven't played yet is the DC Villains. Spending my time on the Super Pocket. The Tensei game made me forget I was playing on a Switch.
Thank you for the Birthday wishes. I wish forums like this were a part of the present gaming culture. I sure miss that generation.


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#77
General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday Retro Junki...
Last post by Grindspine - February 28, 2025, 12:42:38 AM
Happy belated birthday, Retro!!
#78
General Discussion / Happy Birthday Retro Junkie!
Last post by BLUEVOODU - February 27, 2025, 07:41:06 PM
@retro junkie - a wonderful happy birthday to you!  I apologize for the late message!


And for you.. and especially you... if you get the gift of gaming, please post up your spoils.  Your spoils never disappoint!
#79
General Discussion / Re: Walmart & Best Buy-No more...
Last post by retro junkie - February 22, 2025, 12:59:10 PM
Things have become bleak locally purchasing any type of media has become very difficult. Our big Walmart has driven out any competition. And now Walmart has limited their shelf space, packed on top of that reducing the area that contains any media. (We have had two places closed this year, and we are just getting started.) There is a GameXchange in town, but that is either retro, or old stuff, used, nothing current. When it comes to purchasing anything, for me, I have to go with ordering online. Yeah we do have a Gamestop, but I gave up on them years ago. Games, DVDs, CDs, it is online for me, really no choice anymore.
I have started building my DVD, or blu Ray collection of TV series and movies over the past year.
#80
General Discussion / Re: Walmart & Best Buy-No more...
Last post by CreepinDeth - February 19, 2025, 02:06:47 AM
There are still quite a few people who feel the need to actually touch and see the product they want to buy. The closest Best Buy to me has a good amount of people in it whenever I go to pick something up. People really like to see the TVs first hand as well as appliances. It's just not the place for media much anymore unless it's games. The fact that Best Buy hasn't gone under yet shows that it has enough diversity of gadgets to withstand Amazon. The stores will probably get smaller though as they cut staff but they'll probably use the leftover space for more online order inventory.

As for music, I still try to buy CDs when I can. I have an old computer specifically for ripping and playing back music. I connected a Digital Audio Convertor and headphone amp to it. I put on my fancy headphones and I'm in bliss.  8)

In the car, I just stream to my dash through bluetooth. My car is old and so is the sound system so no need to have the best audio there.