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I would have to go with Ric, as most if not all of those songs on that cassette featured him on lead vocals. He had such a distinct voice.

I almost picked up a Cars album once a few years ago at the record store, but decided against it for whatever reason. I’ll have to borrow some from the library or something and listen to more of their stuff sometime.

Interesting.  When I (and they) were young, I preferred Ric too.  But as I aged, Benjamin Orr is my favorite.  I remember being so sad and shocked when he passed away too young. Let's see...just from memory:  "Just What I Needed", "It's All I Can Do".  OK, I think I know what will be on my playlist this weekend. 

There's no right/wrong answer.  They both are great. 

I never did see The Cars live.  Maybe they were part of one of the big "Live Aid" shows?  But that was on TV, so doesn't count.  I'm glad you brought this up, as it's good to remember. 

If your library has some, you should.  These guys were one of the great bands that pulled New Wave music more into the mainstream. 

@RickR blinded me with SCIENCE!!!

It actually does look like me.  Plus I do love science.  Well-played. 

I've got to repair our gas fireplace this evening.  Brrrr...it's getting cold.  But if that goes smoothly, I'll be happy to join in.

Thanks so much!  And a happy birthday to Lee.

It has been an interesting year, but I'm thankful for all the friends here on the Atari.io forums.  

A belated thanks, @HDN and @RickR.

It was pretty uneventful, but I did get some gift cards, so I have a mini shopping spree in my future.

Thanks, Harry.  I know I've asked before, but is there a model of Switch I should avoid?  I think you said to avoid the cheaper model that does not have the detachable joy-slidey things, as they tend to break after a year. 

Yeah. Avoid the “lite” model.

Yup, dad and I just got it.  Down to play! 

Thanks but no thanks, Phil. That's actually a lot more than the one I was looking at at the game store.

Why is this game so pricey?

I thinks it's mostly due to the the novelty of Mario Bros appearing on an Atari system and not being as common as Space Invaders or Pac-Man. It you think that is bad, you should see how much the XE version sells for!

The least expensive Ebay copy needs a RickR end label. 

I will try to drop by for a few while making dinner. 

Looks and sounds good.  Very professional if you ask me. 

New test video. This one worked out loads better. The Doki Doki one had something like 435 dropped frames in a four minute video (I assume most were in that birdo fight). This one had only 5, all of which showed up pretty much as soon as I clicked the “Start Capture” button. It sounds much nicer now! I haven’t noticed any times when it was out of sync yet.

I love the music and sound design of SMB and this coming from someone who hasn’t played the games. 

It's good that your pops is out of the hospital.  I hope he takes his time for a full recovery.  Pamper him a little!

His body finally convinced him that he needs to shut down the dry cleaner, so he's going to have a lot of time to recover 🙂 

Ooof!  That's hard.  To shut down something he's worked so hard to build up.  Ah, but it's time.  The body does not lie.  Blessings to him on a well-earned retirement.  May the good Lord bless him with a long, relaxing, and rewarding retirement. 

You can print one out yourself now!

Yes I can!  I am limiting myself to weekends only for now.  Work gets the priority for now.  I also need to buy different color filaments. 

This guy also agrees that de feet is at hand. 

I hope you're getting a refund for the non-working item from Amazon. 

Try ebay.  I've had good luck there (look for sellers with high ratings). 

Think I watched a Documentary of this on the History Channel. and heard the song on the radio quite a few times.

Isn't that interesting how that happens? Same thing happens to me, for different games and systems. Thanksgiving and Christmas always puts me in the mood for Cybermorph and F-ZERO. Spring Break makes me crave summertime with California Games on Atari Lynx, especially the Surfing and BMX games. Summer Vacation makes me want to pull out the Sega Master System. I think these times of year correlates to memories of these games, which makes us pull them out and play them every year at that time, which after a while becomes a tradition.

Alright, here's my calendar too, @Justin!

In the early months of the year, I get pretty nostalgic for Animal Crossing: New Leaf. I got it for my 10th birthday in January 2015, and played it constantly. I lost my original copy in Chicago, but have since got another copy. I also get pretty nostalgic for some early NES games, like Donkey Kong and its sequels. That one's recent, but I still look back on it fondly. I remember hearing the story of a mysterious illness in China that had already killed 21 people. And Kobe's passing was the big story!

Later, in March, I get nostalgic for the Atari 2600. This is another recent one. It's funny how I find myself reminiscing so fondly on things that didn't happen that long ago.

I had recently got my new system, one I had wanted to get for years and years. I remember waking up each morning before everyone else, going downstairs in the darkness, and the only source of light was 2600 Donkey Kong's glow from my little CRT, temporarily (now moved and permanently) in our game room. Everything was going so well for me back then. My grades were up, my friends and I were goofing off all the time and having fun, and everything was going alright. And then, in the middle of the month, it all came crashing down. I also think of Super Mario Brothers 1, 2, and 3 during this time, all during different time periods.

During March, I also get nostalgic for Super Metroid, and play it a lot. I remember the first time playing this game so fondly. Not sure if that was in March 2010 or not, but I always get nostalgic for the thing around that time.

April is a fun one. Pokemon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color! I remember when I was in 4th grade, and everyone in the class was big into Pokemon. This was the first Pokemon game I ever got, on the 3DS eShop. I later got Red and Gold, and young, pre-middle school me saved up for months to get Pokemon Moon at launch, first time I ever got a game on the day of release. I don't really care for the mainseries Pokemon RPG's anymore, but I can still enjoy the TCG on GBC.

May is all about the album Beatles for Sale. I remember going on vacation for a few days once in May, and I listened to this one constantly. I still think Beatles for Sale is probably the best album that the Beatles released in their first couple years.

I also get nostalgic for Vs. Super Mario Brothers (first video game I ever played) and Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters.

June reminds me of Game and Watch and other LCD games. July is all about Super Mario 64 DS.

August reminds me of one of our annual vacations, Blue Harbor. Near this place was the only retro video game store I knew of until late last year. There, I got a few of my games. Buying a retro game was an event back then, as it only happened once a year. I had to pick very wisely. During this time, I get nostalgic for Startropics and Kirby's Pinball Land.

September reminds me of Super Mario Land and Link's Awakening. 

October, shocker, Luigi's Mansion. November, Tunnel Runner, 2600 Pac-Man, and more Luigi's Mansion.

And December... Metroid. However, strangely not so much my beloved Super Metroid. More like Fusion, Zero Mission, Metroid, Metroid II, and Samus Returns. I sadly could never get in to Prime. It's just not my thing. Other M is just trash.