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mom_surfing

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Posted on Dec 27 2007 10:03 PM

Stormtiger
"Whatever Happened to Pong?"-Frank Black

"Paddle the paddle to the side to the side
To the side to the side to the paddle the paddle
Paddle the paddle the side to the side
Pong
Ball in the machine"

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CaptainSpringfield

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Under the Sun
United States

Posted on Dec 27 2007 10:57 PM

I wish Frank Black hadn't started ... well, sucking. "Teenager of the Year" is just as good as - if not better than - the last two Pixies albums.

-Warren

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SurfBandBill

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Posted on Dec 28 2007 02:04 AM

wooza
Will there ever be a game as great as Shaq Fu?

No, Never.
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SurfBandBill

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Posted on Dec 28 2007 02:06 AM

I've got quite the collection of stuff -- I have an OOOOLD Pong that ran on D-cell batteries and plugged into the TV via one RCA cable. I have a 2600 with a handful of games, an NES with 35-40 games, and SNES with a dozen or so games. Need I mention that all of this is being played on an old console television???

~B~

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Spud

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Oz
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Posted on Dec 28 2007 03:30 AM

Pong was the business back in the '70's, there was nothing else until along came this weird little game at a sit down console called 'Space Invaders' the rest is history.

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mom_surfing

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Posted on Dec 28 2007 06:16 AM

CaptainSpringfield
I wish Frank Black hadn't started ... well, sucking. "Teenager of the Year" is just as good as - if not better than - the last two Pixies albums.

-Warren

sort of my feeling also. i also liked a lot of stuff from his projects with the catholics. ('bullet', '666', 'the man who was too loud')

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BillAqua

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Posted on Dec 28 2007 09:47 AM

ElMonstroPorFavor
Nintendo had the games but Sega had the

"Sega does what Nintendo doesn't."

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ElMonstroPorFavor

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New Orleans, LA
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Posted on Dec 28 2007 06:45 PM

BillAqua

ElMonstroPorFavor
Nintendo had the games but Sega had the

"Sega does what Nintendo doesn't."

I thought it was "what Nintendon't"

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ShaunNecro

Joined: Mar 06, 2007
Posts: 524
Bay City (Michigan)

Posted on Dec 28 2007 07:04 PM

You know, it's kinda sad that alot of these kids that are growing up in this generation are probably never going to play any of these great systems. I mean, the new next gen consoles are going to be ordinary to them.

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mournblade

Joined: Sep 27, 2006
Posts: 328
central Pennsylvania

Posted on Dec 28 2007 07:09 PM

Still have my ORIGINAL Atari VCS (aka, 2600) in the room next to me.
It still works.

My dad bought it in 1977 or 1978--whichever year it first came out. I
was seven or eight at the time.

Incidentally, try www.romnation.com for a way to play classic arcade
game emulations (someone mentioned Xevious earlier). I think that
site still works. I've got a ton of classic (i.e., late 70s/early 80s) arcade
games that way: Gorf, Frenzy, Berkzerk, Donkey Kong, Pac Man (ANd
Puck Man--the Japanese original), Ms. Pac Man, Wizard of Wor, Depth-
charge, Elevator Action, Food Fight (talk about an obscure one!), Frogger,
Gyruss, Jungle King, Mr. Do, Mystic Marathon (another obscure one),
Omega Race. . . the list goes one.

Man, I'm getting old.

BUT, I STILL love my PS2! Gonna wait a while to get a PS3.

Vincent

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mournblade

Joined: Sep 27, 2006
Posts: 328
central Pennsylvania

Posted on Dec 28 2007 07:25 PM

mournblade
Incidentally, try www.romnation.com for a way to play classic arcade
game emulations (someone mentioned Xevious earlier).
Vincent

Sorry--it's actually www.romnation.net

Vincent

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Jon

Joined: Mar 15, 2006
Posts: 1076
Columbus, OH
United States

Posted on Dec 29 2007 05:28 PM

I was always a Nintendo kid growing up. One of my friends had a Sega, and I hated it. Just hated it. I could not get into those games. I'll take Mario Brothers over Sonic any day of the week.

I know Shaq Fu enters into this somewhere, too....hmm. Oh well.

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mom_surfing Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5298 the outer banks of north carolina	Posted on Dec 27 2007 10:03 PM Stormtiger "Whatever Happened to Pong?"-Frank Black "Paddle the paddle to the side to the side To the side to the side to the paddle the paddle Paddle the paddle the side to the side Pong Ball in the machine" — www.surfintheeye.com Top
CaptainSpringfield Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 4387 Under the Sun	Posted on Dec 27 2007 10:57 PM I wish Frank Black hadn't started ... well, sucking. "Teenager of the Year" is just as good as - if not better than - the last two Pixies albums. -Warren — That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it. Top
SurfBandBill Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1487 San Francisco	Posted on Dec 28 2007 02:04 AM wooza Will there ever be a game as great as Shaq Fu? No, Never. ~B~ Top
SurfBandBill Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1487 San Francisco	Posted on Dec 28 2007 02:06 AM I've got quite the collection of stuff -- I have an OOOOLD Pong that ran on D-cell batteries and plugged into the TV via one RCA cable. I have a 2600 with a handful of games, an NES with 35-40 games, and SNES with a dozen or so games. Need I mention that all of this is being played on an old console television??? ~B~ Top
Spud Joined: Jul 23, 2007 Posts: 666 Oz	Posted on Dec 28 2007 03:30 AM Pong *was* the business back in the '70's, there was nothing else until along came this weird little game at a sit down console called 'Space Invaders' the rest is history. Top
mom_surfing Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5298 the outer banks of north carolina	Posted on Dec 28 2007 06:16 AM CaptainSpringfield I wish Frank Black hadn't started ... well, sucking. "Teenager of the Year" is just as good as - if not better than - the last two Pixies albums. -Warren sort of my feeling also. i also liked a lot of stuff from his projects with the catholics. ('bullet', '666', 'the man who was too loud') — www.surfintheeye.com Top
BillAqua Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1054 Chicago IL.	Posted on Dec 28 2007 09:47 AM ElMonstroPorFavor Nintendo had the games but Sega had the "Sega does what Nintendo doesn't." — "as he stepped into the stealthy night air... little did he know the fire escape was not there" https://www.facebook.com/reluctantaquanauts/ https://www.facebook.com/TheDragstripVipers/ Top
ElMonstroPorFavor Joined: Sep 01, 2006 Posts: 2718 New Orleans, LA	Posted on Dec 28 2007 06:45 PM BillAqua ElMonstroPorFavor Nintendo had the games but Sega had the "Sega does what Nintendo doesn't." I thought it was "what Nintendon't" — Storm Surge of Reverb: Surf & Instro Radio Top
ShaunNecro Joined: Mar 06, 2007 Posts: 524 Bay City (Michigan)	Posted on Dec 28 2007 07:04 PM You know, it's kinda sad that alot of these kids that are growing up in this generation are probably never going to play any of these great systems. I mean, the new next gen consoles are going to be ordinary to them. — I am super sweet www.myspace.com/thetremblors Top
mournblade Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 328 central Pennsylvania	Posted on Dec 28 2007 07:09 PM Still have my ORIGINAL Atari VCS (aka, 2600) in the room next to me. It still works. My dad bought it in 1977 or 1978--whichever year it first came out. I was seven or eight at the time. Incidentally, try www.romnation.com for a way to play classic arcade game emulations (someone mentioned Xevious earlier). I think that site still works. I've got a ton of classic (i.e., late 70s/early 80s) arcade games that way: Gorf, Frenzy, Berkzerk, Donkey Kong, Pac Man (ANd Puck Man--the Japanese original), Ms. Pac Man, Wizard of Wor, Depth- charge, Elevator Action, Food Fight (talk about an obscure one!), Frogger, Gyruss, Jungle King, Mr. Do, Mystic Marathon (another obscure one), Omega Race. . . the list goes one. Man, I'm getting old. BUT, I STILL love my PS2! Gonna wait a while to get a PS3. Vincent — Is this something you can share with the rest of us, Amazing Larry?!? Top
mournblade Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 328 central Pennsylvania	Posted on Dec 28 2007 07:25 PM mournblade Incidentally, try www.romnation.com for a way to play classic arcade game emulations (someone mentioned Xevious earlier). Vincent Sorry--it's actually www.romnation.net Vincent — Is this something you can share with the rest of us, Amazing Larry?!? Top
Jon Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1076 Columbus, OH	Posted on Dec 29 2007 05:28 PM I was always a Nintendo kid growing up. One of my friends had a Sega, and I hated it. Just hated it. I could not get into those games. I'll take Mario Brothers over Sonic any day of the week. I know Shaq Fu enters into this somewhere, too....hmm. Oh well. Top

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