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I can't vote.

Thunderdome might be the only one I've watched in one sitting or even the entirety of. The first half (up until he gets exiled, or whatever, from the town) was ok, but the last half was just wtf. It's like they mashed together two different movies.

I do find it hilarious that they felt the need to do an English dub of the first one.
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The only one I ever really watched is Fat Albert. I might have watched an episode or two of He-Man and She-Ra (I seem to recall them calling the hour block the "He-Man and She-Ra Power Hour") and maybe Ghostbusters.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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Yes, I've seen Casino Royale, but don't remember any such scene. I highly doubt that would have made it into a movie from the 1960s.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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I've probably played less than 20 games released since 2010, and the vast majority of them at friends' places during my vacations.
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SpeeDLeemon posted...

Edger

If you're using that as an edger, you're going to go through string like crazy.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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From the article:

"The Trump administration ordered hospitals to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and send all COVID-19 patient information to a central database in Washington, starting Wednesday, according to a Health and Human Services document updated July 10.

Michael Caputo, HHS assistant secretary for public affairs, said in a statement the new coronavirus data collection system would be faster, and the CDC has a one-week lag in reporting hospital data."

Today, the CDC still provides data from only 85 percent of hospitals; the Presidents COVID response requires 100 percent to report.

"The CDC, an operating division of HHS, will certainly participate in this streamlined all-of-government response. They will simply no longer control it."

"Weve merely streamlined data collection for hospitals on the front lines," he stressed. "No one is taking access or data away from CDC."

I'm not seeing a problem here.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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Isn't there something sciencey that says something like black reflects heat better? Don't the Saharan nomadic tribes wear all black?
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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First Berkeley Breathed. Now Gary Larson. Will Bill Watterson be soon to follow?
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captpackrat posted...

Wat?

The real question is how much you'll get if you sell back a used one.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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It's been a while since I watched a Spiffing Brit video. This reminds me of Heroes of Might and Magic II with recruitable ghosts, since you can do basically the same thing, but much less tediously.
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ChaosAzeroth posted...

When I saw this I was genuinely surprised anyone here knew about that trash baby masterpiece.

I only know of it because of the youtube channel FanboyFlicks, which reviews awful movies.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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Death Bed: The Bed that Eats
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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Sounds like job abandonment to me.
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deoxxys posted...

I highly doubt anyone knew its official name

I learned this a few years ago.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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I don't have an account.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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I'm assuming Mr. Fusion is an option, as the corner stores around me still aren't selling plutonium.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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Kingdom Hearts has an insurmountable lead, so I'll be starting that.

Judgmenl posted...

Have you played any of the Legend of Heroes games before? I have only played the Trails Sub-series, but if any of the early games are as good as Trails then you are in for a ride.

I have not. I'll probably look into the Trails games if I like this, but right now, the price doesn't justify a blind purchase.

Xanadu is a different series than Legend of Heroes, it's more of an action game than an RPG. I haven't played any of those..

Apparently, the franchise branched off into two directions. I have Legend of Xanadu I & II (both PCECD imports) and Faxanadu. I'm keeping an eye out for Legacy of the Wizard (NES) and I might import Dragon Slayer: Legend of Heroes II (PCECD).
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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No. I don't have any current system.
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DeltaBladeX posted...

The Switch version of Phantasy Star is preferred since it made some QOL changes (less random encounters, more EXP / Meseta, easy to access lists explaining stuff like spell effects, weapon effects, etc, a auto map feature in dungeons), but I voted for that. Kingdom Hearts is awesome though, and I hope you play it someday.

I don't own a Switch, and have no plans to. I'll need to finally buy a 2nd PS3 controller in order to unlock it, since apparently you have to beat the first boss in one of the Sonic games in 2-player mode.

Judgmenl posted...

This because it's the first entry in the Eiyu Densetsu series.

I've actually unknowingly picked up a handful of games in the franchise. Faxanadu (NES) is part of it.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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Kingdom Hearts came in 2nd last poll, so it gets held over.

Being an Atari 2600 game, Cosmic Commuter might not have an ending. If not, and if it actually wins, I'll choose some reasonable challenge score.
Likewise with Vindicators, being an arcade game.
And with Columns.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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Just beat Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN) -- 7/10 Took me just under 81 hrs. I found all the star pieces and got all the recipes. I was just missing a couple badges and didn't clear the Pit of 100 Trials (I made it to level 90).

Outside of Chapters 3 and 6, and the beginning of 7 where you have to chase General White around, I really enjoyed this. I found those 3 spots to be extremely tedious. While optional, I also found the Pit of 100 Trials to be very tedious, since, unless you luck into a bunch of the creature that you can pay to skip some levels, you have to spend a lot of time fighting battles that are a cakewalk to make it back to where you last left off if you decide to leave (it does get pretty tough in the second half), as the badge that lets you auto-win those battles doesn't work. You're going to need a few hours available if you do want to try to tackle the Pit. The Bowser segments initially had me chuckling, but they wore thin pretty quickly. The Princess Peach segments also had a short stay in the entertaining realm. Did they really think people would have fun having someone say "I love you" literally 100 times? I also shook my head when I decided to see what the wrong option leading into the end battle and it actually gave me a Game Over, requiring me to sit through the ~5 minute lead-in that is unskippable.

Now that I know that you get absolutely nothing for finding all the star pieces and getting all the recipes, if I ever replay this, I won't try for all of them again.
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Jen0125 posted...

He had a non-lethal weapon.

"Tasers, also known as stun guns, can cause sudden cardiac arrest and death, researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine reported in the journal Circulation."
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/244968
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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FYI, the S in SRPG actually stands for Simulation. At least, in Japan, it does.
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Zikten posted...

might be the heaviest console ever made

The Pioneer LaserActive says hi:
"Weighing in at a hefty 25 lbs and measuring 6" H x 17" W x 15" D"
http://www.rfgeneration.com/news/system-overview/System-Overview-Pioneer-LaserActive-533.php
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papercup posted...

That's like... the easiest boss in the entire franchise. >_>

Before I quit Dark Souls out of boredom (I made it to the Four Kings), I found the Gaping Dragon to be the easiest in the game. The only reason it took me two tries was because I fell off a cliff in the floor that I didn't realize was there. I just stayed away from the areas of the floor with water on them on my second try.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

the toys are plastic

Didn't they stop including toys in Happy Meals a few years ago?
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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So, why do you think the lockdown should have been stronger?

Does Trump even have the authority to enforce a lockdown? Is enforcing law part of the Executive branch?

Did Congress pass a bill for him to sign prior to the $2T one he did sign a month or so ago? I might be wrong, but I don't think the President can just give out money without it first coming from the Legislative branch.
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THEGODDAMNBATMA posted...

Also I just gotta say what the f*** was up with the Capra Demon? They made it so easy to cheese him!

You mean how you can get below an enemy on stairs and damage it with horizontal attacks that don't actually graphically touch it, due to their hitboxes starting from the ground (regardless of if they're on the ground)? That's not a flaw (after all, the game has no flaws), it's a feature.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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Do you think there should have been a lockdown in the first place? Why or why not?
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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FrozenBananas posted...

imagine thinking numbers mean anything.

Then, why do you think there will be another lockdown? And how do you know how severe this disease is?
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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I ate there once. I thought the burger was good, but the shake wasn't anything special (especially for the price). If I could get a Shake Shack burger with a Smashburger shake, now that would be a great quick meal.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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Looking at the CDC's numbers, I really don't see why there would be. Almost 1/4 of all deaths in the US are in New York City (17,002 of 73,693). That's almost 7 times the entire state of CA (2,485). Also, almost 60% of the deaths are among those at least 75 years old (41,164 of 68,998). The age breakdown is a week behind the breakdown by state. Just looking at the numbers, this seems to me to be more of an issue of highly concentrated population centers and the elderly.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/COVID19/index.htm
https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Provisional-COVID-19-Death-Counts-by-Sex-Age-and-S/9bhg-hcku
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Revelation34 posted...

I already have.

How'd you like it?
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Revelation34 posted...

I like doughy foods.

Try eating uncooked pancake batter.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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I like their sausage, egg, and cheese McMuffins.

robbobmur posted...

but you really have to do something wrong to screw up pancakes.

You just have to undercook them and they turn out to be nearly inedible.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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I seem to recall that Sneak King is generally considered to be pretty good.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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Hail to thee, Kamp Krusty!
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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I'm playing it for the first time and was having a lot of fun with it until the Chapter 3 tournament. I just finished Chapter 6 and that was just pure tedium going back and forth through the train for a couple hours just talking to the same half dozen people over and over again.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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Tammy Fay Bakker
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Revelation34 posted...

It was because the Saturn was absurdly expensive compared to other consoles at the time.

Nah, not absurdly expensive. I bought mine for $150 in 1997 and my PS1 for $130 in 1999 -- I bought the bundle that came with Virtua Fighter 2, Virtua Cop, and Daytona USA, so it was a better value out of the box than the PS1, which came with no games. Unless you never saved any game data, the cost of a memory card (or 3) for the PS1 pretty much immediately ate into that $100 lauch price difference. If you are comparing launch prices, then you'd also have to say the PS1 was absurdly expensive compared to the N64, yet it seemed to fare well in the market against the N64.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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You've probably never heard of it because it was never released outside of Japan and, I believe, a couple other nearby regions.

Just like how you've probably never heard of Nintendo's first line of consoles, the Color TV-Game.

Nichtcrawler X posted...

A quick search tells me those are add-ons, not proper consoles.

Whether or not they're classified as consoles (and I believe the 32X was marketed as a console), the poll asks about "game systems".

They finally recognize the SG-1000 in one of these and then leave out the SCD & 32X.
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Judgmenl posted...

A Cruel Angel's Thesis is hands down the best Anime opening.

While really good, off the top of my head, I'll take these over it:
"Tokete Iku Yume no Hate ni" -- Iria: Zeiram the Animation
"Revolution" -- Revolutionary Girl Utena
"Tank!" -- Cowboy Bebop
"Yakusoku wa Iranai" -- The Vision of Escaflowne
"Platinum" -- Cardcaptor Sakura
"Kiseki no Umi" -- Record of Lodoss War TV
"Successful Mission" -- Saber Marionette J
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acesxhigh posted...

ok, sure but it was the first good console to have the backlight.

I've never used a TurboExpress (I've actually only ever seen one once), but from what I've played of the TG-16 and GBA libraries, the TurboExpress is much better. Plus it has a (now useless) TV tuner accessory.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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J_Dawg983 posted...

it seems ridiculous but man a backlight ... for its time is pretty ground breaking.

GBA released in 2001.
Sega Nomad (portable Genesis) released in 1995 and was backlit.
NEC TurboExpress (portable TG-16) released in 1991 and was backlit.
Sega Game Gear released in 1991 and was backlit.
Atari Lynx released in 1989 and was backlit.

Yep. Really groundbreaking there.
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Red_Frog posted...

Wild Turkeys have attempted to take over my bar a few times over the years, but I always manage to quell the uprising.

Same here, except with Grey Geese.
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ChaosAzeroth posted...

It's just weird that the kids this program was made for get it so much later. Is that better?

Does it really matter to a 4-year-old? Learning how to count to 10 isn't going to change if they watch it now or next year.

I could show a tyke an episode I remember from the '80s where kids were forging signatures on baseballs and selling them. All was going swell until Ron Cey asked for a Ron Cey autographed ball and the tried to sell him one. Would it really matter that the kid watching would have no idea who Ron Cey is (or, really, probably anyone under the age of 35, except for maybe some huge Chicago Cubs fans)?
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ChaosAzeroth posted...

The poor kids are still at a disadvantage here, considering the wait time.

I wasn't aware that the show's content was so time sensitive.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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https://gasprices.aaa.com
According to that, the national average for regular (non-E85) is $1.768

Where I'm at is below that.
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CxCUHjx7U7Y
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku42Iszh9KM
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Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
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Not a large roller coaster, but one at Cedar Point that really surprised all of us was the WildCat. IIRC, it was in the section on the park that was like a carnival. It appears they dismantled it about a decade ago.
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