Lately I’ve been pondering where this blog is going. I haven’t exactly been keeping up with the theme of Nintendo, or even retro video gaming in general. The reason is that my NES finds are very few, and far between. If I posted only an acquisition, I would likely have a biannual entry. That’s why I’ve been talking about current events and goings on along with my hobby news… and while I haven’t received any criticism, I’m not sure it is appreciated among my legions of loyal followers. Although I’m not usually needy, I’m asking for feedback in the comments section. While I get extremely excited about new NES acquisitions, I also really enjoy putting out there what I think about the current climate. What I might end up doing is putting the retro video gaming section news first, and my additional comments later so you aren’t forced to read them. Here it goes.
I’ve noticed a flaw in my “mint” Gaiares game for the Sega Genesis that I picked up last week. There is a slight gouge on the back of the cover through the UPC code. It is a very minor flaw, but honestly I’m not sure I would have picked it up (even at the discounted rate) if I had been aware. I’m usually better than this, but I must have been caught up in the big discount. Perhaps I’ll swap the cover for the Sega Dude’s when he isn’t looking!
My wife gave me the news the other day that they have made a Primus themed pinball machine. While I appreciate pinball for it’s arcade nostalgia, I never really was into it. That being said I loved Primus in high school! That Les Claypool has to be one of the best bassists in alternative rock. My favorite song has to be Tommy the Cat, but I think Jerry was a Race Car Driver would be a better theme for the pinball machine. Honestly, the machine looks rather weak in it’s play-field, but a Primus themed version lead by front man Les Claypool who played a fretless bass guitar and tuned the thing as part of the song’s progression gives it reason to notice. He might not be the best bass player of all time, but at least he was the best of the music genre!
Have you checked out the copy of Little Samson on JJgames.com lately? It’s actually gone UP in price for no apparent reason. It currently sells for $1873US on the site… what’s going on over there?! In fact all of the major online retro gaming sites have outrageous prices… jjgames.com, lukiegames.com, gamestreet.ca, goodtimegames.ca…. I mean if they are getting what they are asking, then more power to them… but there is no way in Hell I’m paying those prices!
That’s me on the right on Halloween. I went out as the infamous manager of the heavy metal band GWAR, entrepreneur extraordinaire, Sleazy P. Martini. That guy has confidence like no one else! If you need anything… and I mean anything! You have but to ask Mr. Martini. He ran for president back in the 1990’s, and the country would have been run into the ground even faster than Donald Trump is currently leading it! That takes dedication!
What do these women all have in common? All four of them are token female NFL correspondents during regular broadcasts on various channels. My wife and I argue about this all the time, but as most of you know, I am a feminist…
Pvt. Vasquez
… for as you know (if you are a follower of this blog), Private Vasquez is my favorite Colonial Space Marine from the movie Aliens! I’m a fighter for female equality, and personally I’m offended that these female NFL correspondents get such a lousy role! I mean if the NFL was serious about incorporating women into their broadcasts, there would be at least ONE in their main sportscasters! Now before you jump all over me, not all the great ones are ex-players. I don’t believe the infamous Joe Buck every played on an NFL team… yet he is one of the premiere announcers. Now honestly I don’t mind a dominantly male cast calling an exclusively men only league, but let’s not pretend to care about diversity when it’s so bloody obvious that they don’t!
That’s all for now,
Nintendo Joe
ame being a great platformer. Much better than they Sega Genesis version… at least graphically. I seem to remember it playing more smoothly as well. Anyways both games are pretty good and look great on my shelves. I ended up getting the guy down to $15 for this game. Not really a big deal, but then it’s better than nothing. I look forward to playing the game again as it is from one of my favourite movie franchises. Alien and Aliens are just awesome films. Alien 3 was disappointing in that there were no weapons on the penal colony the movie took place on. I mean COME ON… it was the the guns and Colonial Marines that made the previous movie so good… not to mention that it was an excellent horror/action movie. It scared the crap out of me when I first saw it, and to be honest I occasionally still have nightmares of the xenomorph! But Alien 3 was nothing compared to the eye garbage that was Alien Resurrection. This movie was horrible. I mean when you put human female sex organs onto the Queen alien to give birth to a hybrid human/xenomorph you know you have gone too far. Besides this abomination… and that’s exactly what Alien Resurrections is… the story and script were just crap. I actually drove all the way to Buffalo with some friends so that we could see this movie three days before it came out over here. Lets just say it was a quite car ride back home to Toronto as we all felt like a bunch of chumps. So even though Alien 3 (let’s try to forget about Alien Resurrection) wasn’t a horrible movie, it paled in comparison to the first two movies in the franchise. However as I mentioned above, the video game is actually pretty good… they gave us the guns and fire power that was lacking in the movie! Perhaps the makers of the game should have made this film!
My Nintendo Dimension 