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E.S.W.A.T. - City Under Siege

It's a Japanese tennis game based on some characters I'm not familiar with. The game itself is really good. It's pretty unique as far as I know...hopefully something you'll enjoy for yourself or your new endeavor.

Nice video! Very entertaining. Here's what I put in this junk box. Thanks again, everyone.

Heck yes it works. Been a beer fridge for a loooooooooong time. I'll post pictures soon.

I've got that fridge in my garage! I bought it freshman year of college.

55450 This game is fun...but the fact that your ship disappears when you fire is plain weak. There's just too much flicker in the game.

Thanks! Much better On my PC, they were right side up, but posted sideways. Did you have to do something other than a rotate?

My son and I visited Quarterworld, an arcade here in Portland today. Their web site: http://quarterworldarcade.com/ Here's how it works. You pay a cover to get in. It's normally $3, but we lucked in to "Happy Hour", which made the admission $1 each. All of the games operate on quarters. No tokens. Most games are $0.50. Fancier ones are $0.75 or $1. There are change machines and ATM's there. Also, if you're over 21, they give you a bracelet so you can get an adult beverage. As far as games go, they have a LOT. From classics to new stuff. Pinball too. The building used to be a theater, so there is a lot of space. I played some classics (Tron, Donkey Kong, Punch Out, Tempest) and some newer games too. Probably the coolest thing I played was a Star Wars game that involves sitting in a little sphere with the screen wrapping around you and encompassing your whole field of vision. Very immersive. That one was $1. I also played several pinball games. They also had a big screen Pac Man / Galaxian. Overall, we probably spent 90 minutes there, and about $20 for the two of us, which is a pretty good deal for so much fun. The only complaint we have is that the games are too quiet -- the volumes are set too low. On Tron, you could barely hear any of the music or sounds, and that's really a shame. And finally, here are a few pics I took. Sorry, I really suck at using a smart-phone camera.

Not a thrift store...but a book fair at church. Mystery Date! For $1! Now take a close look at the back: They're dissing the whole lot of us! The nerd is a loss of 3 cards! That ain't right!!

Coleco should take notes from that communication style.

K-Mart memories: Blue light specials, Atari and Intellivision displays in electronics, reading magazines while waiting for my father to finish shopping, horrible ham sandwiches from their deli, and that little coin-operated merry-go-round outside the store.

I've never even heard of it. I'm all for making the devil cry, so it should be fun.

Here's what I took: PSP games Killzone and Need For Speed Underground -- these made me say "oooooh!" as noted above. I am super pumped to try these games out. PSP Hannah Montana movies. Humor - I traded Rowsdower for most of his PSP stuff a while ago and said "I'll take it all EXCEPT Hannah Montana." Well dang, I guess I have to take em now. Now that I think about it...I need to take these on my next plane trip. Imagine...a middle aged man watching Hannah Montana on a PSP. Nothing creepy about that at all. SegaCD Mortal Kombat - comment from my son: "I'll bet it takes an hour to load". We shall see, son. We shall see. Devil May Cry for PS2 and Devil May Cry 3 for PC -- I have no idea what these are. But the "M" rating appeals to me. Since I'm so mature. And also, I needed space for more junk in the box. Homer Simpson figure. He's obviously doing a "WooHoo!" Donald Duck slidey puzzle. I may lose my temper trying to solve this. "How to Win at Super Mario Bros" booklet. I won't lie...this is probably my favorite item from the junk box. Combat cart. Because that throne made out of Combat carts ain't gonna build itself. I think I'm legally obligated to take any and all combat carts in junk boxes. Fantastic 4 plug and play. I won't lie. I didn't want this, but I couldn't fit it back in the box. Rowsdower...if you wanted it, I'll send it separately or in our next trade. I may just put it in Junk Box 10 And finally, Tomy handheld kissing game. I think I know who put this in, and I'll bet he knew who would take it. Frankly, I love these little Tomy mechanical games. On my first try, it pretty much summed up my lifetime love life: This was one sweet junk box. Thank you guys very much. I've packed it up with what I think is good junk and it will be off to Texas and home tomorrow.

I second this. This is a great post. The ride-through video of the mansion is really fun. Your phone does video very well, especially given the low light. Sadly, we have nothing like this here because the weather can be iffy most of the year.

It looks fantastic! Can you imagine the pressure on modern game makers? The expectations on something like this (a new Mario game) are so high. How do you possibly live up to them? Any misstep will be widely reported. Too mush pressure!

You did good. The only thing missing is a noisemaker that would make a "SPROINGGGG!" sound when I opened it.

PS - don't tell the boss.

You are so right! My knife started to cry a little. When I cut through the tape, the box literally flew open! It is PACKED! And two items on top made me say "OOOOOOOH!" out loud. Well done, gentlemen. Well done.

Look! It has arrived. But I'm supposed to still be working.

Look, jmjustin6...I finally found it! I think you know what I'll be watching for the first time this weekend.

Pretty f-ing sweet that a 40 year old system completely stole the thunder at a modern E3 show! In your face, 4K xbox.

I'm proud to own that exact Donkey Kong jr. cart from the video. It's like a celebrity cart.

Yep...the tracking is working now, and it says expected shipment date is tomorrow (Friday).

Intellivision games from the nosweargamer...who I'm glad to say has replenished his saran wrap supply. These are harder to find titles -- I surely do appreciate it NSG. Thanks!