RickR

Oh man, the Superbowl level is TOUGH. First game...I lost 0-7

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RickR's tip for this game: Audible! Decide to pass or run based on how the defense has lined up.

18 participants is outstanding! Thank you all for playing and let's keep the momentum going.

I do! I know that makes me a weirdo among retro-gamers, but I'm good with it.

Great scores! RickR's Top 3 favorite bowling games of all time: Nester's Funky Bowling (VirtualBoy) Wii Bowling (Wii) Bowling (Atari 2600)

4 XBOX games for free!

That is COOL! I think this is the AA link: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/329991-open-lara-engine-on-the-atari-jaguar/#comments

one of those eco-power strips.

Are those vintage or more modern? I don't know if I've ever seen those before. Neat.

oooh, this looks awesome. Thank you for sharing.

That blog post gives this endeavor a lot more credibility. Someone cares and is making great progress. IMO of course.

I JUST ORDERED A JAGUAR GAMEDRIVE! Sorry to yell, but I'm so excited. From Stone Age Gamer. Thanks again for the heads up.

This exactly the reasoning for my wife and me too. Well stated. Although we did have a dog (our first child) a few years after we bought our first house and before we had kids. That's dang good training for being a parent if you ask me. If I'd have known how long this pandemic would go on, I might have decided to get a dog. Still, we have so many plans to travel, and we'll eventually get that chance again (soon I hope). In any case, I love pets and really love seeing the pictures from other members here. So cute!

Carla Meninsky is the programmer. There are a few interviews out there, but nothing about this specific question.

I'm talking about the thing inside each castle. What exactly is it? A two-point flag? A dude sitting down? A knight from the torso up (the top part is his head with the face shield down, the bottom, his torso with a lance sticking out)? WTF? Here is the manuals description. It's a "warlord". Help me solve this question that's been bothering me for 40 years.

Yeah, makes sense. Just keep in mind that the newest gen of stick vacs are cordless, very light-weight, and have a very large capacity. Imagine whipping it out of the closet, giving your door areas a quick once-over, and then putting it back. No wires, little effort.

A bit more info on the stick vac -- I got one about six months ago with the idea that I'd clean the dust around the edges of my bathroom/bedroom a lot more often (we have hard flooring) and it would help my allergies. So I bought a super cheapo wired Dust Devil model. After six months, I can tell you I do clean a lot more often. Mission accomplished. It's so easy and lightweight to use, so I do indeed use it more often than a big vacuum. And it totally does what I need. I want to upgrade to a better model once this cheapo breaks.

My suggestion is to look for a nice stick vac instead. I think the robot vacuums aren't going to get all those pine needles and they do have a very small capacity and will require emptying pretty often. Get a cordless stick vac from Costco and give it a shot. They have a spinning brush and should handle pine needles just fine. I'd say they run about $250. And if you don't like it, the return policy there is so generous that you can just return it. No bending over, and very little maintenance on those (you just vacuum out the filter about once per month).

Here are the ratings from Consumer Reports: https://www.consumerreports.org/robotic-vacuum/best-robotic-vacuums-of-the-year-a7149523687/

I'm totally in the same boat as you, although I have gone on both the FL and CA versions, I usually will just pass if I'm not feeling exactly right. But with the GoG theming, I feel like it's a "do not miss" and will go on it over and over. Same ride, different theming, but it totally changes into someting super fun IMO.

That's it? Just a big drop? I absolutely would not go on that one. A note from our trip to Disneyland a few weeks back...they changed the "TZ Tower of Terror" ride to have Guardians of the Galaxy theming. I know it's a weird fit for theming, but it changes the ride completely. From fear and foreboding about the drops, it has turned into really fun and funny. They tell you when the drops are coming, no more suspense. And the cut scenes are hilarious. Also, really good music going the whole time.

I gotcha and no sympathy intended. I've been very vocal about getting rid of stuff and I've both given it away and sold via e-bay. I'm happiest to see stuff go to a person who I know will actually use it. Nothing implied at all and please don't stop posting due to me! Once I start fixing that CV up, I'll probably post over in the CV forum. I have a feeling I'm going to need some advice from @CrossBow about what it could be. It has an AV mod that worked fine for a long time. But now, the screen has a weird color shift to it. Still totally playable, but the colors are a bit wrong in certain areas of the screen. I was going to start by checking the wiring on the AV board just to make sure nothing is loose and also that the ground is good all the way to the composite connectors. Actually, in typing this out...it could be something as simple as a bad power adapter. Maybe that's the simplest place to start.