socrates63

My wife, eldest son, and I got tested earlier this week, and all the tests back negative. My younger son is now out of house isolation as well. It was just a nuisance more than anything else. I'm thankful that it was nothing more than that.
Two of my wife's sisters are in town and will be staying with us all next week. That should be fun.
Happy New Year!

My wife, eldest son, and I got tested earlier this week, and all the tests back negative. My younger son is now out of house isolation as well. It was just a nuisance more than anything else. I'm thankful that it was nothing more than that.
Two of my wife's sisters are in town and will be staying with us all next week. That should be fun.
Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!
I hope that this passes quickly for you and your family. Here's hoping to a happy and healthy 2022!

Merry Christmas!

It sucks that your family is going through that again.  I'm sorry.  Hang in there and let us know you are ok.
 
 

Thanks @socrates63 I'm glad you're enjoying the latest updates! The Badges seem like they've been a real hit. Congratulations on hitting the gym and your weight loss!! Glad you're here with us, we love having you in the forums! ☺️

Thanks for the update and nice to hear from you! I hope the gym has been fun 😃 💪🏻

Taking care of yourself is the most important thing.  Good to see you!

Also -- the Rank Pip for "Newbie" is now called "Novice" and features Jr. Pac-Man 

@- Ω - Part of the "crunch" appears to be awarding Atari I/O Members their Badges for existing achievements - once a new achievement has been reached for that action. So for example, it appears you will receive your "First Blog Entry" Badge (which you would've earned in the Spring, had our achievements system existed back then) upon completion of your next Blog entry.
Another example is users who are no longer active in our forums have not been awarded their Badges yet. It appears that the "crunching" begins for each member upon logging into the forums and engaging in these activities.
Achievements are still being "crunched" and will continue to reward past actions for loyal Members who have been active in our site for years. Most all Badges for new achievements will be awarded in real time. Also, more Badges are still baking in our Imagineering oven and will be ready soon!

😮 🍻 can't wait for the border to re-open. Looks like Nov 8 is when it re-opens. Party at Rob's!

😮 🍻 can't wait for the border to re-open. Looks like Nov 8 is when it re-opens. Party at Rob's!

Sounds like a great idea, Justin!

Yes! 

Thank you!  I look forward to the next National Pac-Man day!

I think we'll do 8K Pac-Man next year for our next National Pac-Man Day, it will be a nice way to remember Nukey Shay and a heck of a lot of fun ☺️

Nice!

I hope so too. 

Hi @MaximumRD, it's funny you say that!! Sunday is typically laundry / 8-bit Nintendo day for me as well. Laundry can be too quiet for me, almost like meditation or swimming under water. I decided doing laundry would be a nice time to listen to some good podcasts. I clearly remember one Sunday in 2009 you recommended that I check out the Retroist Podcast, that I would enjoy it. This was around the time that I had the YouTube videos, usually with an 8-Bit Nintendo game over my shoulder on the TV set behind me. I started listening to The Retroist regularly, and Sunday turned into a "treat" I would look forward to. After a while, that became a big inspiration for me to create Atari I/O and the Forums.

Cool, thanks for the heads up.

Cool, thanks for the heads up.

Also a Coleco Gemini going on ebay now

Orange is the new black. 

I initially thought GTA 4 would be too violent for my taste...but the story kind of sucks you in.  It feels like our hero is "reluctantly" violent.  That gives it depth that I wasn't expecting. 

PSN account is free and needed if you want to buy stuff from the store. PS Plus is what you need for online gaming, and that's a paid subscription.
GTA is a highly regarded series. I haven't played any of the GTA games.