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So has anyone checked out the new Cobra Kai series on Youtube Red yet? I'll admit, I binge watched all 10 episodes in a day, it was like one long Karate Kid movie! My only beef is that they ramped the sexual jokes and foul language way up from the originals, so my hope of watching this show with my daughter will have to be put on hold until she's a bit older. It's a shame too, because she loves the three original Karate Kid movies. I think you can watch the first two episodes without the Red subscription too, but if you haven't signed up for Red before you get the first month free, so if you like the first two episodes theoretically you can watch all 10 for free.
 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe9DTWmhhxeKyYHL4mldGcA - Series page
 

Submit a score for your daughter.  Win-win. 

The Amiga just screams "cool". I owned one very briefly in the late 90's, the A500 I believe. I found it in a thrift store but not the way you'd think. It was sitting in a shopping cart by the office door with the monitor. I asked if it was for sale and the woman said it was there to get it out of the way because the Amiga was their thrift stores office computer but they had just replaced it with a Windows PC so although they hadn't intended on selling it she actually said that sure, she'd sell it and I was floored when she said I could have it for $10. 

Its funny, I have lots of systems that I didn't own BITD, but I played them either at a console arcade next to my house, or at my friends and cousins houses on a constant basis.
 
The only consoles I owned as a kid are:
 
Atari 2600
NES
 
The consoles I own now that I never really played before are:
 
Intellivision
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
Colecovision
 
The consoles I own now that I played a ton of when I was younger (pre-20) are:
 
SNES
Sega Genesis
Playstation
N64
Turbografx 16
 
Dreamcast on up I've owned myself, although I usually don't buy them on release. The exception for that rule was the Wii, Wii U, and Switch. Wii I got launch day, Wii U and Switch I got within 3 months of release.
 
My wife got me into the CV; she played it a lot when she was a kid because her folks left it at her grandparents house after they upgraded to the NES. Some of the best pre crash graphics and arcade ports are on this system, and I'm glad we have one now!
 
SNES and Genesis were no brainers for me; I played these things almost every weekend. I had two cousins that had the Genesis, and my best friend owned a SNES and his stepbrother had a Genesis which we borrowed pretty much whenever we felt like it. The SNES we have is actually my wife's original one she got for Christmas in the 90's, yellowed case and all!
 
I had played the Playstation a lot at same best friends house; he bought one shortly after it launched. My brother in law also had one, and I played it a lot while I was dating my wife.
 
Another one of my best friends had the N64 at launch, and I was at his house playing it a lot, or there were times when he would let me borrow it for a week, usually when I was on school break. He had already graduated and was working full time, so he was cool with me playing it when I was off school. The N64 we have is also my wife's original one she received for Christmas in 1999.
 
None of my friends had the Turbo, but the console arcade next door to my house did, and it was one of my favorite things to play, mainly because none of my friends or relatives had one. I played the heck out of Bonk's Adventure, Galaga 90, and Blazing Lasers.

Episode 7 - The Legendary Axe, is now available!
 
http://traffic.libsyn.com/turbotasticpodcast/Episode_7_-_The_Legendary_Axe.mp3
 
Link to show page: http://turbotasticpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-7-the-legendary-axe
 
Link to show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11jKDk5NHPxe-zPhjPw1LpCaorBrS3B4Bqw1zd9bon3A/edit?usp=sharing
 
Enjoy!

Well I didn’t end up getting my hands on a multicart, but I did manage to get several loose carts a few weeks back in Detroit for 2 dollars a piece. I also got a few in box games in the 4-10 dollar range. I believe this was the final game list I ended up with:
 
Computer Golf
Bowling/Basketball
Speedway/Spinout/Crypto Logic
UFO
Invaders from Hyperspace
Pick Axe Pete
KC Munchkin
Out of this world/Helicopter Rescue
Alien Invaders Plus
Armored Encounter / Subchase
 
I gave it to my in-laws last night and they were excited! They played Pick Axe Pete for at least 30 minutes, then they popped in KC Munchkin for a while. I then played some UFO, Invaders from Hyperspace, and Armored Encounter/Sub Chase with my father in law. We had a blast! This system is pretty fun given its limitations, and I especially enjoyed the strategy involved in Invaders from Hyperspace. KC Munchkin is no slouch either; just because there aren’t as many dots as there are in Pac Man doesn’t make it easier!

Fire up your Supa Dupa Podcast Playa and check out Cannon Fodder, episode 23, which has now been deployed (using a choppa, of course).  Link is in the show notes.

Also it looks the bad boy of Karate Mr. Mike Barnes from KK part 3 is going to be in season 2!!!!

Take my money YouTube! I’ll be there!

I've heard good things.  I'm going to give it a try soon. 

I have watched all 10 episodes twice now. Aside from the language and off color jokes you already talked about I liked it A LOT! I was hoping to watch it with my girls (both 10 yo) but decided to hold off on that for now. But over all I liked it and hope for more. Think it was done well with just enough call backs and cheese while keeping it fresh. Feels like a lot of love and respect went into it. 

I haven't seen it yet.  It's on my Watch Later list. 

So has anyone checked out the new Cobra Kai series on Youtube Red yet? I'll admit, I binge watched all 10 episodes in a day, it was like one long Karate Kid movie! My only beef is that they ramped the sexual jokes and foul language way up from the originals, so my hope of watching this show with my daughter will have to be put on hold until she's a bit older. It's a shame too, because she loves the three original Karate Kid movies. I think you can watch the first two episodes without the Red subscription too, but if you haven't signed up for Red before you get the first month free, so if you like the first two episodes theoretically you can watch all 10 for free.
 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe9DTWmhhxeKyYHL4mldGcA - Series page
 

I traded with a local friend.  Omega Race with that fancy controller add-on.
 
 

Nice deduction!

I think this solves the mystery then; Willie did find something in the box, albeit unintentionally ;-)

I checked for the One on One game and I don't see it anywhere in my house, so I'm certain it was in the box when I mailed it out. Maybe someone forgot to put it back in while repacking? 

I thought someone who was a CIB or NIB collector might get a kick out of it. I'm neither, so I though I would pass it on as I can grab a loose copy if I want to play it. 
 
I'll double check to make sure it was put in the box, but I'm 99% sure I did.

I looked REAL hard at that copy of Dragons Lair.... but I don't have a Sega CD and I'm not sure if or when I'll get one in the near future. I'm a little more hesitant to purchase old CD systems because the drives are so prone to failure. Seems safer to emulate for the time being.
 
I'll make sure to dig up an Osmonds 8 track next time, maybe some Carpenters too *shudder* 

Here is what I put in:
 

It was there when I sealed the box also.  I thought it was cool to see it, though, with the price sticker.

A quote from one of my all-time favorite sci-fi authors via facebook:

Is it just me, or is Ready Player One the cyber version of Willy Wonka?

My wife, my daughter and I have played the 3 player download play mode, that has been fun. Great if you're stuck at the airport for a layover or want something to do in the hotel room.

It was still in there when I sent it out.  It's my favorite 7800 game, and I already had a CIB sealed copy -- I clearly remember seeing it.