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With Disgaea they are probably long gone. All anime or game related collectible sets are printed once or twice then done for. They should be dirt cheap online though.

Unless you are Magic or Pokemon or Fantasy Flight Games, you need some big social media power to keep your collectible game going. Real big.

Our little store in the US's top 50 selling board games in 2019 for those curious

By quantity

1. Codenames
2. Secret Hitler
3. Azul
4. Grandpa Becks Cover Your Assets
5. Fantasy Flight Games Standard American Sleeves
6. Cards Against Humanity
7. The Mind
8. Catan
9. Geekbox brand Token storage boxes by DVG
10. Coup
11. Just One
12. Pandemic
13. Unstable Unicorns
14. Quacks of Quedlinburg
15. Mysterium
16. Five Crowns
17. Catan 5-6 Player Extension
18. Exploding Kittens Streaking Kittens expansion
19. Joking Hazard
20. Splendor
21. 7 Wonders Duel
22. Exploding Kittens
23. Betrayal at House on the Hil
24. Monopoly Deal
25. Grandpa Becks Skull King
26. One Night Ultimate Werewolf
27. What Do you Meme
28. Codenames Duet
29. Monikers
30. That's Pretty Clever
31. Terraforming Mars
32. Dixit
33. Set
34. Welcome To Your Perfect Home
35. 5 Minute Dungeon
36. Bananagrams
37. Concept
38. Concept Kids Animals
39. Sushi Go
40. We Didn't Playtest This At All
41. Wingspan Revised Edition
42. Bang
43. Sushi Go Party
44. Anomia
45. Gloomhaven
46. Root
47. Ticket to Ride USA
48. Uno
49. Codenames Harry Potter
50. Disney Villainous

Note: Wingspan Revised would probably be #1 if back in November 2018 a time traveler told us the New York Times, social media, and other non-gaming platforms were going to rave about it and cause the non-gaming populous to get it. Otherwise Secret Hitler would be #1 if it was more easily accessible for retailers in the first half of 2019. Naturally many games would be much higher if we could have obtained more (Root, Everdell, Brass Birmingham, or Nemesis for example)

We only charge MSRP and do not compete with amazon. Service is more our thing, and providing a place to make those with social anxiety feel comfortable.

Apparently Legendary Solo wasn't frustrating enough. So who wants to power through LASO achievements and probably datapad achievements. My steam id is kerred.

Tired-Insomniac posted...

RainBlowDash462 posted...

Hook up your PC to it for the best use

I just have a gaming laptop, and it's definitely not 4K

I would assume you can still plug your laptop in with an HDMI cable.

Some of the perks are how you don't have to switch back to cable tv assuming most shows you could "stream" from your laptop. And you could rip your blu rays as one-click files to watch.

Steam allows you to configure an xbox, ps, or switch controller to use the analog stick as a mouse as well. You can even adjust your laptop's volume with these controllers if you are feeling extra lazy.

Very big Bubble Bobble fan as a kid.

How is the completion factor for the game? Like a screen showing everything you finished, potential difficulty in 100%ing everything, etc.?

I feel like the series has a lot of potential. Possible counter-co-op with one player a weak or slower enemy. Rogue-like possibilities, different challenges to accomplish instead of just clearing enemies, etc.

No problem, I always wondered why all youtube videos reviewed the Steam Controller at their desk PC. I never once saw anyone review a Steam Controller on a living room couch with a giant TV. Even Valve tried to advertise it as that when you see their commercials but couldn't get the point across :(

here is the podcast http://talkintoons.nerdistind.libsynpro.com/039-mark-hamill-on-talkin-toons-with-rob-paulsen-weekly-voice-acting-and-voice-over-tips

When I was a kid I would hold my breath whenever a character was underwater to see if they could really hold their breath that long.

lilORANG posted...

Dude uses that same joker voice for so many characters. It's weird

I can tell a Hamill role by the scratchy voice. His voice has gotten much more grizzled over time, which I guess is a reason why he stopped going the Joker.

On a side note, I recommend the abridged audiobook of World War Z. Hamill reads the part of Todd Wanio, a grizzled veteran during the war. Great listen hearing him act out a tired man who's had enough of all this zombie crap and the people who made it worse.

BilalPowell posted...

Would Luke Skywalker beat The Joker?

Depends on who has the high ground.

Didn't "X Vs. Batman with a plan" become a thing on hear a decade ago?

"Mark Hamill is the only guy who will show up in line to see himself"

Tim Curry was originally the Joker in Batman TAS. The hunt for a new Joker wasn't because Curry was bad, it just didn't fit the style. Unfortunately this was before digital recording so we can only assume Fox destroyed the audio.

Mark Hamill planned to audition for Boyle (in arguably one if the biggest game changers in comic and kids animation history in the 90's, Heart of Ice), and never intended to get the part of the Joker. He gave a wild performance with the iconic laugh, thinking on the drive home "that's the best joker they'll ever hear, too bad they won't hire me".

Upon getting the call of getting the part of the Joker, Mark's reaction went quickly to total dread, as now he was responsible for what he felt was one of the most iconic parts in all of Batman, and felt like he could never do its character justice.

In Mark's first appearance on the Simpsons, he casually dropped that he could do other voices too, making the Simpsons staff think "oh no, what's he going to make us do". However they realized Mark was very open and friendly to suggestions. As a result he plays the body guard in the very same Simpsons episode he first guest starred in.

If you watched any show on Cartoon network or Nickelodeon in the 2000's, you probably heard his voice in over the 50 different shows he guest acted on (including The Boondocks).

Sources: Talkin Toons podcast episode 39, Simpsons audio commentary for "mayored to the mob"

Shadowplay posted...

So how are they compared to 360/Xbone controllers?

FPS games compared to Xbox controller: FAR Superior, no more claw grip thanks to grip buttons on Steam controller and literally any binding possible for any game despite a game's crappy options.
FPS games compared to KB and mouse: FAR inferior
Driving games: same
Platform games: I prefer an Xbox controller with a 4 way dpad (no steam controller or 8-way xbox pad)
Simulations: Steam controller by far. Planet Coaster, Sid Meier's Civ, etc.

So if you are at a desk, don't get a steam controller. If you can't use a keyboard or mouse for some reason, or want to be cuddled under blankets with snacks and family, definitely Steam controller over xbox :D

MrNintendo1213 posted...

Tbh they look terrible to me. Like a playstation controller but worse. I hate having the stuff on the bottom part of the controller like that.

I have only been using my PS controller for NES/SNES games and Sonic Mania. Every other game I own I keep going back to the Steam Controller for some reason.

K181 posted...

I legit forgot that those controllers were a thing.

I don't see them hanging around despite their usefulness. Out of the 50+ controllers I owned in my life, I would put them on an A tier. They sold at least 1,000,000 controllers but I don't see Valve investing more into them and REALLY wish a competitor would try to top them.

Guide posted...

Did you fucking jizz on the top right one

Ha, I just needed a quick way to distinquish the controllers apart for multiplayer play. Anyone who owned an N64 should know what I mean. Those were the cheapo stickers valve sold, and the top right one was their excuse for camolague.

https://i.redd.it/2ywn3pj479z31.jpg

These 4 little guys have brought many gaming memories over the past years :)

For context i have a gaming PC in the living room, and can answer any questions for those considering putting one in your living room.

Luigi's Mansion 3 hit 3rd. I can't find Nintendo's sales figures for Luigi Mansion 3 to see how much money Blizzard had made with Overwatch :(

DoomSwell posted...

Lets Go is the better option from a child development standpoint. I don't mean "7 year olds are dumb", I've just always had the opinion kids should learn to respect the classics like NES/SNES games before they get jaded from playing modern games.

Not only is it a modern remake of a classic; it has 2 player support, even if it isn't hard enough to help, it can still be a bonding experience, especially since it has the pokemon you recognize from Blue. On top of that she can pet the starter pokemon and dress it up and stuff, kids and girls love that jazz.

You'd also be voting with your dollar for what its worth, S&S are just bad. Even ignoring how many pokemon were cut, Im soooo excited about 100 different kinds of curry and gymleaders with designs just as bad as the new pokemon.

Or put FireRed/LeafGreen (GBA) on her cellphone or S/NES Classic.

Interesting how a year or two ago I recall seeing comments to skip over Let's Go games. :) I heard FireRed/LeafGreen have great fan mods and are easy to use with a controller.

Wewillrocku posted...

no

What would you recommend instead?

Guide posted...

For cost and content, you'll get a lot farther with the Let's Go games. On the other hand, the kids in that age group are probably gonna have Sword and Shield, if Pokemon is still big with little kids.

From what I've seen by running Pokemon Trading Card events and volunteering at schools Pokemon is huge with first graders. I wager all of them are probably asking for sword and shield

What would you recommend instead?

Some people on the Pokemon board are saying to buy an old console and buy an old cartridge. For one game. Weird.

She wanted to play a Pokemon game but all I own is a PC and a Switch.

I also only played Pokemon Blue back in 1998. So I don't know what's been happening with Pokemon for the past 20 years.

If you don't think she would like sword and shield, which Pokemon would you recommend for switch or PC/emu?

Thanks in advance!

For you history buffs, can you think of games or products that had a spike in sales dispite bad press, even if it doesn't reach the maintstream media?

GTA 3 I think was an example but not really. It was interesting to me at the time.

Mistere Man posted...

The pogo stick/cane to golf swing during the battle on the road? Loved these episodes.

And a heavy dose of Moon theme tear-jerking nostalgia

Choco posted...

i was expecting something that's weird to explain to a kid (e.g. sexual) but this seems like a pretty normal joke?

sex jokes are easy to explain ("ask mommy"), the whole concept of religion though will take a while.

https://imgtc.ws/

You rock, thanks!

Vol2tex posted...

Daddy, why did you use Imgur?

whats good for direct linking these days?

And hoo boy we got our DuckTales NES references aplenty in this season :D

https://imgur.com/g2uFrJo

Me: uhhhh

AmericaTheBrave posted...

Isn't that Link 10-years-old? Have a seat, TC.

Don't blame me, its on Nintendo's website:
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAAEE.pdf

the rules have the story, so you can guess his age from there.

EIiza posted...

I remember that. Nothing wrong with it either. If it were a female character people would complain its not short enough.

I find it interesting Nintendo made Square change "its red, just like the color of our blood" to "its red, just like the color of rupees" in FF2, as well as changing everything "holy" to "white" weapons and items. But instruction books seem to be an exception, as the screenshot with the blood text and holy were still in the US rulebook.

So Nintendo probably was fine with a pale cheeky Link in their instructions :)

Foppe posted...

The Kid Icarus Nes manual got bare breasts.

My favorite is hitler's face exploding and his eye popping out in Bionic Commando. It leads me to believe Nintendo's Quality Assurance couldn't be bothered to beat such a difficult game, or they just did a parser search for any religious or potentially violent words like "blood" :)

Now everytime he holds a treasure over his head with his legs spread you can now vision some low hanging fruit.

I run kids groups and used to help my store with D&D events.

If you are looking for D&D stuff near you, you can either google maps search "dungeons and dragons", "magic the gathering" or "board games" and you'll find locations near you. Checking your local libraries will also lead to events.

The biggest turn away for many people though is fear of the environment. Fortunately many D&D groups are welcome of newcomers in public places. Normally you can tell very quickly how friendly the group will be, mainly if they invite you in to play :)

To be weirder in Ocarina of Time, adult link wears white tights underneath but young link wears no tights ._.

From the Link to the Past instruction book. I can post other oddities or humorous stuff from old games if anyone is interested:
https://imgur.com/7qG9Oqv

For Batman, how I imagine my Batman timeline:

First: Batman Mask of the Phantasm/Batman Year One
Second: Batman The Animated Series & Nolan films
Third: Batman Hush
Fourth: (batman joins justice league)
Fifth: Killing Joke
Sixth: Kingdom Come

Anything else I like to think of as an elseworlds.

My fav so far, gotta love Linux jokes:

https://imgur.com/HLlLCdC

from a user on the futurama sub, I just blanked the canvas. Enjoy

https://imgur.com/n9ql5lZ

Only did Black Eagles as it was the first choice given to me.

My second playthrough will be permadeath normal with Blue Lions

third playthrough permadetah hard with Golden Deer. I feel like the devs anticipated Golden Deer to be picked less frequently and would use that as sort of an add-on.

So for anyone unfamiliar with how important Dragon Quest is to JRPGs, this documentary should explain why it is so influential:



We owe quite a bit of thanks for Dragon Warrior as the pioneer in popularizing RPGs in the US, especially for me, as I played every square of that game as a kid.

How the creators broke the traditional anime methods, going way overbudget, making a bad short term investment in exchange for a supreme long term investment, especially in the US, with Akira being a gateway for anime in the US without the aid of the Internet.

I am not sure how its regarded today, but in the mid 90's this was the flagship "citizen kane" anime at the time.

How did your pets fair last night for you American folks? And how many of you watched ID4 (if its still called that, as it was the big marketing thing for the Independence Day movie)

^ Did you listen to We All Become in Transistor again and realize the lyrics have a double meaning? :)

Don't worry. Can I spoil Transistor then since its been several years? or Knights of the Old Republic?

The_Ivory_Man posted...

Can you explain why this is cool?

You solved a mystery giving you the illusion you did it all yourself.

Compared to say L.A. Noire, which is another good mystery, but its more like reading a novel or watching LA Confidential as you eventually are lead to solutions despite your actions, and you feel like the game is holding your hand to guide you.

LA Noire didn't scratch that itch for deduction or those EUREKA I'M A GENIUS moments.

Its the same kind of feeling you get when you beat the hardest boss in Dark Souls. Just that pure release of endorphins knowing you are the greatest.

Quicksilver posted...

The last indie game I played was planet alpha

I agree with that one example, I didn't get planet alpha as i didn't see anything intriguing to play in it.

teepan95 posted...

TC, does that link contain Obra Dinn spoilers?

nope don't worry ;)

refmon posted...

The amount of back tracking in that game just killed it

I liked the backtracking. But then again I'm the person who spent way too many hours exploring the first area in Ocarina of Time. And i'm pretty sure I spent 2 hours in Riverrun in Skyrim before going to the barrow. >_>