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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!

THANK YOU, GRANDMA AND PAPA! For Christmas, they got me the brand new McCartney album! Haven’t listened to it yet, but I hope to soon!
I now own both McCartney 1 and 3. I just need 2 now!

THANK YOU, GRANDMA AND PAPA! For Christmas, they got me the brand new McCartney album! Haven’t listened to it yet, but I hope to soon!
I now own both McCartney 1 and 3. I just need 2 now!

New glasses!
The main reason I post this here is this:  If you wear progressive lenses like me...get a second pair of "computer" glasses if you can.  Mine are from Costco, and that second pair was $100 extra.  They have a much larger "normal"/middle area and it makes it a lot easier to see computer screens without tilting your neck all day.  That has made work easier.  But it's also PERFECT for video games!  I can see the periphery a lot better.  Highly recommended for old fart gamers like me. 
 

The Christmas episode of the 2600 GBG Podcast has been released! It’s so cool to hear words I wrote appear on the show. I hope to write in more regularly.

Who wants to play ColecoVision Donkey Kong? Me!

Ho ho ho 🎅🎄  We got our first snow ❄️ of the season! It looks like a few inches piled up in just a few short hours. And on that appropriate note, a local gamer with the permission of the creator put together a Genesis cartridge of the homebrew Mega Xmas '89. My cartridge arrived today.
I think I have more homebrews and repros for my Genesis than official cartridges 😜 k-u-r-a-z-y
The rom is available for free download from the creator's site. It works in all regions.
https://nekojitagames.itch.io/megaxmas89 

Two of Nintendo’s most-hated systems finally meet. Wii U and Virtual Boy unite! 
This game, Mario Clash, is great. It’s like a sequel to arcade Mario Brothera. The jump and throw buttons are reversed from what you’d expect, but you get used to it pretty fast. I still swapped the buttons on my controller, however, and turned the harsh red colors to a nice white. The graphics really pop on my CRT. Shame the VB wasn’t handled and designed a little better. 

Thanks to a trade with @chas10e, my crew has increased by one.  Counselor Troi in da house.

Hey @HDN, the record player is out.  I know you're a McCartney fan, and here's the one actual vinyl record of his that we have. 

I played the arcade version of Venture on MAME recently. And honestly, I think I like the 2600 version more. It just plays better, though the graphics are worse and there is less content.

I played the arcade version of Venture on MAME recently. And honestly, I think I like the 2600 version more. It just plays better, though the graphics are worse and there is less content.

My sister, grandparents, and I did some Christmas cookie decorating. Can you guess the characters?

I recently discovered an EXCELLENT 2600 game, Fast Eddie. It reminds me a lot of Pick-Axe Pete! on Odyssey 2. And for anyone who is wondering, those are indeed caramels in the background.

I recently discovered an EXCELLENT 2600 game, Fast Eddie. It reminds me a lot of Pick-Axe Pete! on Odyssey 2. And for anyone who is wondering, those are indeed caramels in the background.

This one is leaving my collection soon.  It's a nicely working Commodore 64c.  I put an ad on Craigslist and got several interested buyers. Why am I selling?  I have a "breadbin" 64 that's in very faded condition cosmetically, but I've replaced everything broken on the inside.  One 64 is enough for me.
Interestingly, I tried Facebook marketplace first, but only got one lukewarm response.  That's unusual.  The Craigslist post got many inquiries.  It's funny how those two seem to flip-flop in popularity.
 

Call me a softie, but I still tend to tear up whenever I hear “Pretty Paper”. Or watch “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Or see the ending to Super Metroid (won’t spoil that one for those who haven’t yet played. 

Call me a softie, but I still tend to tear up whenever I hear “Pretty Paper”. Or watch “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Or see the ending to Super Metroid (won’t spoil that one for those who haven’t yet played. 

What exactly did we do to make the gators seek revenge? Was it because of the purses, shoes, and wallets we crafted from their flesh? Was it because of how we destroyed their habitats to create large tourist attractions? Nobody truly knows how exactly we wronged our Floridian crocodilian compadres, but they seem to be handling it pretty well. At least, on the surface...

 

What exactly did we do to make the gators seek revenge? Was it because of the purses, shoes, and wallets we crafted from their flesh? Was it because of how we destroyed their habitats to create large tourist attractions? Nobody truly knows how exactly we wronged our Floridian crocodilian compadres, but they seem to be handling it pretty well. At least, on the surface...

 

What exactly did we do to make the gators seek revenge? Was it because of the purses, shoes, and wallets we crafted from their flesh? Was it because of how we destroyed their habitats to create large tourist attractions? Nobody truly knows how exactly we wronged our Floridian crocodilian compadres, but they seem to be handling it pretty well. At least, on the surface...

 

What exactly did we do to make the gators seek revenge? Was it because of the purses, shoes, and wallets we crafted from their flesh? Was it because of how we destroyed their habitats to create large tourist attractions? Nobody truly knows how exactly we wronged our Floridian crocodilian compadres, but they seem to be handling it pretty well. At least, on the surface...

 

My game collection cleanup continues. Recently I reorganized my Atari 8-bit games. Turns out I have a lot of copies of "Left Cartridge"! 😉 I also have 3 games without labels. I'll be posting a video soon showing what they turned out to be.

Heh heh heh... I’m such a nerd.

Heh heh heh... I’m such a nerd.