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@CreepinDeth  --> Wii24 actually still made the Wii glow? They turned that service off... I'm not sure even what update or what the system could've even done to activate the light.

@retro junkie yeah... we migrated to the Wii U for most everything... but still have the Wii connected for Gamecube discs. Though... it started having troubles lately with Certain Gamecube discs...  Sad face... 

Back when the Wii came out and the 1st year ... it was pretty cool to message people on the Wii.  Some of the apps were pretty cool... including the weather App.  I don't know why, it was just fun at times to use it.   Either way, seeing the system light up was pretty cool and bright.  You're right... it was really bright lol 

@retro junkie  seriously?  you had 3 Lynx systems?  I would've really liked to have played multi-player WarBirds!  I'm sure that could be intense.  If you play Gates of Zendocon again... post up your thoughts and how it held up.

The switchblade... that's funny.  We watched The Karate Kid Series lately...  I had completely forgot about the switch blade craze.

@Grindspine  man.. we played Aliens Vs Predator forever that one night trying to figure it out.  Man... good times.  That was fun.

Inflation, higher prices, house market, stock market, cars, computers, guitars... the collectors market.  Are we in Bubbles all around?  Are these prices here to stay? 

At the beginning of the pandemic, there were embargos on wood, chip shortages progressed with demand and reduced supply, and there were very strange market dynamics in play.   Almost 2 years later, it's worse... car lots are empty, guitar prices are up $1400 on many USA made guitars (some Korean made are $1800 now), and food prices are up as well.  Do you think prices will come back down?  Why or why not?

Start the conversation... post it up!

nice! good score.  I was thinking of upgrading to a new laptop with a 3080.  The price jumped hard on them.  IT costs about $3000 to touch certain laptops with a 3080 these days.  The stock has lagged so much though, I'm wondering if it makes sense to just wait until the next iteration of laptops.  With Prices as high as they are, it may be prudent to wait.  Though... do we really think prices will come back down or are the prices here to stay?

I somehow missed this post ... cool stuff @Grindspine   The 2060 is still pretty good. It's really only a generation behind the current generation... so it should have a good amount of life left in it.   

It's definitely looking good.  I'd love to do this again at some point.  I think I am going to stay laptops for awhile until I have more room for a desktop system.

It's interesting you're still rocking the velociraptor.  Once you get there and upgrade to m.2 nvme in the future... you're going to be blown away (I think).

@retro junkie  Happy Birthday!  woot woot.  I hope you enjoy it... albeit a tad early... and enjoy your digital cake!

Of course.. we know you're going to get mad gaming loot.  Please make sure to post it up and to make everyone drool.

Alright... who's checking this out?  It really started off slow... but there's some hilarious parts of the show.  There are several dry parts as well.

My favorite part so far is when they're trying to fix a satellite and their Microsoft Windows machine starts updating lol...    Malkovich is like "F!@#!@# MICROSOFT" several times.   I cannot tell you how many times at work that an "office update" rebooted my computer without warning.   

Thoughts, comments?!  Post it up!

Anyone else still diggin this?  @CreepinDeth ?

@Grindspine  - I mean... how many other super heroes defy physics.  My guess on that would be like the Super Man can fly... or whatever... so can they.   I didn't look anything up or know the canon back story of the Celestials.  That's my guess though.

@CreepinDeth  lol... 

I'm sure it cost a pretty penny.  I'm not sure how companies do this today... IE does Disney Sub out the work?  Do they have all the equipment and they're upgrading it in house.. therefore, maybe they had extra capacity so the cost was technically sunk?

lol... it was free floating so-to-speak in the vacuum of space, no?  Or did I miss that it was actually standing on something?

It's been a fairly long time since I touched my Atari Lynx.   I saw something today that made me think of WarBirds and some of the old Atari Lynx gaming from awhile back.  Gates of Zendocon was one of my favorite titles.   However, it may not have aged well.  We might need a Gates of Zendocon topic at some point in the near future.


Has anyone recently picked up an Atari Lynx?  IF so... what did you play?  post it up!

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Everyone running in straight line?!  soo....  the droid missed them?

Or... the timeline technically pre-dated Endgame... where Captain America goes back in time to do just that.   It's a pretty easy sell.  Technically, there would have been events, if history lived through them... re-written now or not, they would've happened in some historical fashion.

Well then.... looks like I'll be making some plans to do this! 

@CreepinDeth That's pretty cool Microsoft did that... especially in a time when game companies are really trying to capitalize on re-releases and re-masters.  Did they make the games compatible via disc as well so you could just pop in your old game and play it on your new console?

I haven't been watching that closely, but I'm not exactly sure what would make a PS3 game more difficult to get running on a PS5.  Was it due to the programming on the PS3 "special processor" or something like that?

The OLED Switch has been out for a little while now.  It has followed the "difficult to procure" suit with all the other consoles out there.  I was able to pick one up in November 2021... but honestly, I haven't been able to put much time into it.

The screen looks pretty frickin nice though.  IMO, it's a decent upgrade from the original switch.  Is it enough of an upgrade to replace your older switch... or maybe launch switch from 4-5 years ago?  That depends on you and how important the screen and a couple other upgrades (IE the stand) are to you.  I do like the screen upgrade... Metroid Dread looks REALLY good on the OLED.

What are your thoughts and comments? Post it up.

LOL only you @Grindspine ... but it's also funny because it's true.   

  Yeah... it was pretty cool.  @FJ1X was one of the guys that played. 

But what was the celestial standing atop? 

It was being birthed out of the "core of the Earth" is my understanding.  SO... it's somehow still imbedded partly in the core.  Otherwise, the Earth would have been Earth bits floating into space.

@CreepinDeth - oh man... this is making me more excited.   The ONLY draw back ... is when Linus Tech stated a steam controller was built in.  LOL... that makes me shudder a bit.  These videos make the Steam Deck look more exciting for sure.

Have you picked up your switch lately?  If so, what have you been playing?

I've been heads down on several projects lately... but I started playing Tetris 99 again.  I also played a bit of Super Mario Party... for which I have neglected to create a topic on that game.   It is a very fun Mario Party... for those that haven't played it yet.

Post it up!

Yeah, if I play an online game it's probably going to be on Steam. I don't like Live or anything that has their online service. I have Gigabit internet but I'm still capped on their online services.

I've been absent in the pc gaming realm as of late.  I've been more of a handheld, quick console, and quick pick gamer. 

....ANNNND... Sony is buying Bungie as a follow-up to that gambit.

https://www.gfinityesports.com/gaming-news/sony-bungie-acquisition/?fbclid=IwAR0AHwKW9sqk0mdEsrypQLJhg26uCxADch4pjwG5yuUEuQS67L0Hb5niQ7w

@Grindspine Dude... that really needs its own topic!  That could have an interesting impact for Sony and the rest of gaming.

lol wut wutttt @mastermario is back?

You know... everyone wants to see more @mastermario back.  Get any gaming gifts?!

Very good idea @CreepinDeth   Thank you for the suggestion

I originally did something like this when I 1st bought the TV... a pretty long time ago.  The process was never repeated.  I will take a look into this as well... Not sure if repeating would help to prolong... definitely will check this out and read up today.

While studying next week... I'm going to revisit this movie.  I feel that I have missed something... can this movie be a DC movie Marvel attempt?  Maybe it really is that meh...

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I did find the scene where the mind controller Druig has everyone synchronously shooting their guns. That was somewhat funny.

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I also thought the Celestial coming at the end was pretty cool... you could see him from outer space from Earth.   Also... what the heck is going to happen with the Celestial now sticking partly out of the Earth?!

We were able to get into another iMax showing of the movie.  Super sparse attendance.   This movie is just as awesome the 2nd time seeing it.  It's still hard to go back and watch the other Spider-Man movies (Toby and Andrew).   I do miss the some what light heartedness of the 1st Tom Holland Spider-Man.. Homecoming.  It was very cool to see his character develop though and drive into No Way Home.

@retro junkie - I don't know... this one MIGHT be worth the sticky floors 

So disappointed this was a season FINALE...  Happy it's only a season finale... but these shows (IE Hawkeye, Loki, and Boba Fett) could EASILY have been extended 2-3 more shows.

With that said... what a finale...

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and I absolutely dug the battle scene.  The biggest head-smacker was everyone shooting at the rancor lol... come on guys.

We recently started watching Agents of Shield.  I'm not sure how I missed this (7 seasons?!) the 1st time around... but it is well done.   It's like a combination of Marvel and 24 in many respects.  The story of Agent Coulson is pretty awesome... and at this point, I think it's say to assume spoilers are ok.

We are about ready to turn to season 2... and the show so far has been great.  They need to figure out a way to resurrect this show.  Make a deal Disney... get it done.  Don't be stupid.

Last... I am also confused whether Agents of Shield are considered canon or not.  There's TONS of material and major tie-ins to the movies that ... would only make sense that the show would be canon.  Like Agent Carter, there seems to be more confusion and statements on whether both are canon or not.

@CreepinDeth  --> I'm a little confused... I've now read the Character is considered canon, but the show is not?   I'm a tad confused at what is what anymore.

@mastermario  --> Happy Birthday!  I hope it's an awesome day.  Enjoy your digital cake 

Don't Forget, IF you get the gift of gaming, post up your loot!