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Foppe 10/14/23 3:45:19 PM #1:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/7/4/AAA_aCAAEv7K.jpg --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:976655807] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/7/4/AAA_aCAAEv7K.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 10/14/23 3:45:42 PM #2:	Woah.. before my time --- I'm a Taurus. Currently playing: Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand & DMC 3:SE Ubisoft port (Modded) He/Him <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:976655817] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Woah.. before my time </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KFHEWUI 10/14/23 4:29:43 PM #3:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/6/8/AAKYEFAAE7w4.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/6/9/AAKYEFAAE7w5.jpg --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "You know, there are certain flaws in this film," Tom Servo <cite>KFHEWUI posted [p:976656467] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/6/8/AAKYEFAAE7w4.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/6/9/AAKYEFAAE7w5.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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archizzy 10/14/23 4:36:17 PM #5:	Cartridge gaming was the sweet spot on consoles. From a loading perspective it was great and much better than the early CD years. --- PSN ID: sled_dogs76 60" Pioneer Kuro Elite PRO151FD, Yamaha RX-V3900 A/V Receiver, Oppo DV983-H player. Coming soon: 2 Seaton Submersives from Mark Seaton <cite>archizzy posted [p:976656576] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Cartridge gaming was the sweet spot on consoles. From a loading perspective it was great and much better than the early CD years. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SiO4 10/14/23 4:38:49 PM #6:	KFHEWUI posted... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/6/8/AAKYEFAAE7w4.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/6/9/AAKYEFAAE7w5.jpg Datasets! Hit load, and go make dinner do the laundry come back wait a moment, and play!! --- "Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan. Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC <cite>SiO4 posted [p:976656618] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>KFHEWUI posted...</cite><quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/6/8/AAKYEFAAE7w4.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/6/9/AAKYEFAAE7w5.jpg </quote>Datasets!Hit load, and go make dinner do the laundry come back wait a moment, and play!! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DKBananaSlamma 10/14/23 4:40:13 PM #7:	Psssh, that's rookie numbers. Try 17 floppy disks https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/4/6/AAfWomAAEEwO.jpg --- Neon >_> <cite>DKBananaSlamma posted [p:976656635] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Psssh, that's rookie numbers. Try 17 floppy diskshttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/4/6/AAfWomAAEEwO.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 10/14/23 4:40:40 PM #8:	CDs nuts baby --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:976656646] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>CDs nuts baby </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AceMos 10/14/23 4:42:04 PM #9:	in 10 years or so kids wont know what a CD is the idea gaming was ever not purely digital will be met with confusion --- 3 things 1. i am female 2. i havea msucle probelm its hard for me to typ well 3.does her janpuu dance <cite>AceMos posted [p:976656666] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>in 10 years or so kids wont know what a CD is the idea gaming was ever not purely digital will be met with confusion </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
loafy013 10/14/23 4:49:33 PM #10:	archizzy posted... Cartridge gaming was the sweet spot on consoles. From a loading perspective it was great and much better than the early CD years. I thought so too. But then I got Fatal Fury on the SNES and ran into terrible loading screens, something I had never really experienced outside of PC games before that. --- The ball is round, the game lasts 90 minutes. That's fact. Everything else, is theory. <cite>loafy013 posted [p:976656754] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>archizzy posted... </cite><quote>Cartridge gaming was the sweet spot on consoles. From a loading perspective it was great and much better than the early CD years.</quote>I thought so too. But then I got Fatal Fury on the SNES and ran into terrible loading screens, something I had never really experienced outside of PC games before that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pitlord_Special 10/14/23 4:52:27 PM #11:	Yes, nothing worse than going to load/install a favorite game and hearing the disk drive buzz angrily before throwing this at you Error reading drive A: Abort, Retry, Fail? --- Posted from my iPhone 13 <cite>Pitlord_Special posted [p:976656791] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Yes, nothing worse than going to load/install a favorite game and hearing the disk drive buzz angrily before throwing this at youError reading drive A:Abort, Retry, Fail? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lordgold666 10/14/23 4:55:55 PM #12:	DKBananaSlamma posted... Psssh, that's rookie numbers. Try 17 floppy disks https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/4/6/AAfWomAAEEwO.jpg Whats the name of this game series?? I have a gbc one and idk what its called besides, "cosplay paradise"https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/8/7/AAaTezAAE7xL.jpg --- "May the Father of Understanding guide you." http://error1355.com/ce/Lordgold666.html <cite>Lordgold666 posted [p:976656849] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>DKBananaSlamma posted... </cite><quote>Psssh, that's rookie numbers. Try 17 floppy diskshttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/4/6/AAfWomAAEEwO.jpg</quote>Whats the name of this game series?? I have a gbc one and idk what its called besides, "cosplay paradise"https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/8/7/AAaTezAAE7xL.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DKBananaSlamma 10/14/23 4:59:05 PM #13:	Lordgold666 posted... Whats the name of this game series?? I have a gbc one and idk what its called besides, "cosplay paradise"https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/8/7/AAaTezAAE7xL.jpg I wish I knew. Sorry >_> --- Neon >_> <cite>DKBananaSlamma posted [p:976656916] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Lordgold666 posted... </cite><quote>Whats the name of this game series?? I have a gbc one and idk what its called besides, "cosplay paradise"https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/8/7/AAaTezAAE7xL.jpg</quote>I wish I knew. Sorry >_> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lordgold666 10/14/23 5:01:57 PM #14:	All good --- "May the Father of Understanding guide you." http://error1355.com/ce/Lordgold666.html <cite>Lordgold666 posted [p:976656959] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>All good </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 10/14/23 5:03:56 PM #15:	Lordgold666 posted... Whats the name of this game series?? I have a gbc one and idk what its called besides, "cosplay paradise"https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/8/7/AAaTezAAE7xL.jpg It reads Kakyuusei and Jankyuusei Cosplay Paradise, so i assume Kyuusei series? Seems there's another game in the series called Doukyuusei. --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:976656996] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Lordgold666 posted... </cite><quote>Whats the name of this game series?? I have a gbc one and idk what its called besides, "cosplay paradise"https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/8/7/AAaTezAAE7xL.jpg</quote>It reads Kakyuusei and Jankyuusei Cosplay Paradise, so i assume Kyuusei series?Seems there's another game in the series called Doukyuusei. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lordgold666 10/14/23 8:59:02 PM #16:	Ricemills posted... It reads Kakyuusei and Jankyuusei Cosplay Paradise, so i assume Kyuusei series? Seems there's another game in the series called Doukyuusei. Good looks --- "May the Father of Understanding guide you." http://error1355.com/ce/Lordgold666.html <cite>Lordgold666 posted [p:976660712] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Ricemills posted... </cite><quote>It reads Kakyuusei and Jankyuusei Cosplay Paradise, so i assume Kyuusei series?Seems there's another game in the series called Doukyuusei.</quote>Good looks </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 10/14/23 9:00:28 PM #17:	How do games on cassette work? I never understood that --- Yes it's true. I am happy to be stuck with you. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:976660726] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>How do games on cassette work? I never understood that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dakimakura 10/14/23 9:01:14 PM #18:	Yes, I own a Nintendo Switch. --- "Let the bears pay the bear tax I pay the Homer tax." - Bart Simpson <cite>Dakimakura posted [p:976660742] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Yes, I own a Nintendo Switch. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SiO4 10/15/23 12:28:03 AM #19:	Damn_Underscore posted... How do games on cassette work? I never understood that The Datasette. You had to type a command hit run, and then hit play on the Datasette. It would then turn at the rate of a normal cassette player, looking for the particular program you wanted, and when it found it, it would begin to load. But also, if this is your other question. Cassettes are just magnetic ribbons, so they work on the same principle as a floppy disc. The one I had was for The Commodore 64. https://imgur.com/DCIt6ex https://imgur.com/bzWopg9 --- "Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan. Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC <cite>SiO4 posted [p:976663517] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Damn_Underscore posted...</cite><quote>How do games on cassette work? I never understood that</quote>The Datasette.You had to type a command hit run, and then hit play on the Datasette.It would then turn at the rate of a normal cassette player, looking for the particular program you wanted, and when it found it, it would begin to load.But also, if this is your other question. Cassettes are just magnetic ribbons, so they work on the same principle as a floppy disc. The one I had was for The Commodore 64. https://imgur.com/DCIt6exhttps://imgur.com/bzWopg9 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kurt_Russel 10/15/23 12:32:34 AM #20:	Apple II https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/6/AAfPwcAAE72U.jpg --- You gonna do something or just stand there and bleed? <cite>Kurt_Russel posted [p:976663572] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Apple IIhttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/6/AAfPwcAAE72U.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ablegator 10/15/23 12:34:19 AM #21:	Had the datasette for our Atari 400. Also had a BASIC cartridge. Loved Star Raiders. --- Laugh while you can, monkey boy! <cite>ablegator posted [p:976663593] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Had the datasette for our Atari 400. Also had a BASIC cartridge. Loved Star Raiders. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 10/15/23 12:37:49 AM #22:	The leap from 1.44MB floppies to 650MB CDs was definitely something. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:976663637] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>The leap from 1.44MB floppies to 650MB CDs was definitely something.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lillymon 10/15/23 12:39:29 AM #23:	AceMos posted... in 10 years or so kids wont know what a CD is the idea gaming was ever not purely digital will be met with confusion Am I the only one who thinks this terminology is weird given that all video games have been 'purely digital' for multiple decades at this point? All that's changed is the means by which the digital data is transferred and stored. --- "Bothering people when they're shopping or going to work or whatever because you find them attractive makes you scum of the earth." MegatokyoEd <cite>Lillymon posted [p:976663667] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>AceMos posted... </cite><quote>in 10 years or so kids wont know what a CD is the idea gaming was ever not purely digital will be met with confusion</quote>Am I the only one who thinks this terminology is weird given that all video games have been 'purely digital' for multiple decades at this point? All that's changed is the means by which the digital data is transferred and stored. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 10/15/23 12:52:13 AM #24:	Lillymon posted... Am I the only one who thinks this terminology is weird given that all video games have been 'purely digital' for multiple decades at this point? Pong is discrete hardware, to the point that the entire game is a circuit diagram, but that's about the last one. The NES era, where games needed specific "MMC" chips is ambiguously so. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:976663811] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Lillymon posted... </cite><quote>Am I the only one who thinks this terminology is weird given that all video games have been 'purely digital' for multiple decades at this point?</quote>Pong is discrete hardware, to the point that the entire game is a circuit diagram, but that's about the last one.The NES era, where games needed specific "MMC" chips is ambiguously so. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Crimson_Corsair 10/15/23 12:56:49 AM #25:	ZIP drives were great. --- My head's not torn off, my sunglasses aren't broken. Amen, hallelujah, peanut butter. <cite>Crimson_Corsair posted [p:976663870] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>ZIP drives were great. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 10/15/23 12:57:40 AM #26:	Crimson_Corsair posted... ZIP drives were great. They were also expensive as hell and barely supported. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:976663880] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Crimson_Corsair posted... </cite><quote>ZIP drives were great.</quote>They were also expensive as hell and barely supported.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 10/15/23 2:04:40 AM #27:	Anybody used VHS? https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/2/AAA_aCAAE73C.jpg --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:976664482] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Anybody used VHS?https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/2/AAA_aCAAE73C.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WizardofHoth 10/15/23 2:11:34 AM #28:	you find that confusing? try playing those VHS tape thingys for some of the old Captain Power toy vehicles where they do battle damage. i never quite understood how that exactly works still. Damn_Underscore posted... How do games on cassette work? I never understood that <cite>WizardofHoth posted [p:976664545] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>you find that confusing?try playing those VHS tape thingys for some of the old Captain Power toy vehicles where they do battle damage. i never quite understood how that exactly works still. Damn_Underscore posted... </cite><quote>How do games on cassette work? I never understood that</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ultima_Fury 10/15/23 2:18:09 AM #29:	I came in there and expected a bunch of NES, SNES, N64, and Genesis cartridges. <cite>Ultima_Fury posted [p:976664602] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>I came in there and expected a bunch of NES, SNES, N64, and Genesis cartridges.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 10/15/23 2:20:12 AM #30:	Foppe posted... Anybody used VHS? I have A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, on *Betamax*. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:976664618] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Foppe posted... </cite><quote>Anybody used VHS?</quote>I have A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, on Betamax.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dark_Arbron 10/15/23 2:22:48 AM #31:	AceMos posted... in 10 years or so kids wont know what a CD is the idea gaming was ever not purely digital will be met with confusion Id say were pretty much already there. I cant remember the last time I used a disc and my new computer (circa 6 months ago) didnt come with a CD drive. Everything is USB storage and cloud nowadays. --- "The US is not a single country. It is ~20 developed countries being held hostage by ~25 developing countries and ~5 failed states." -Calintares <cite>Dark_Arbron posted [p:976664636] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>AceMos posted... </cite><quote>in 10 years or so kids wont know what a CD is the idea gaming was ever not purely digital will be met with confusion</quote>Id say were pretty much already there. I cant remember the last time I used a disc and my new computer (circa 6 months ago) didnt come with a CD drive. Everything is USB storage and cloud nowadays. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 10/15/23 2:28:51 AM #32:	Questionmarktarius posted... I have A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, on *Betamax*. As a backup for your PC. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:976664679] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite><quote>I have A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, on Betamax.</quote>As a backup for your PC. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 10/15/23 2:30:09 AM #33:	Foppe posted... As a backup for your PC. Find me a betamax->USB adapter, and I'm buying that right goddamn now. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:976664691] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Foppe posted... </cite><quote>As a backup for your PC.</quote>Find me a betamax->USB adapter, and I'm buying that right goddamn now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 10/15/23 2:38:59 AM #34:	WizardofHoth posted... you find that confusing? try playing those VHS tape thingys for some of the old Captain Power toy vehicles where they do battle damage. i never quite understood how that exactly works still. Basically it was a basic version of Duckhunt. The toy vehicles worked as the zapper, it had a diode that you pointed at the screen. The enemies had a red blurb that gave you a point if you hit them with the diode. The "enemy fire" had a yellow blurb, and it removed a point when you hit it. You started with 5 points, and when you hit 0 you lost and the character ejected from the vehicle. This means that there was no variation to the gameplay per episode. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:976664746] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>WizardofHoth posted... </cite><quote>you find that confusing?try playing those VHS tape thingys for some of the old Captain Power toy vehicles where they do battle damage. i never quite understood how that exactly works still.</quote>Basically it was a basic version of Duckhunt.The toy vehicles worked as the zapper, it had a diode that you pointed at the screen.The enemies had a red blurb that gave you a point if you hit them with the diode.The "enemy fire" had a yellow blurb, and it removed a point when you hit it.You started with 5 points, and when you hit 0 you lost and the character ejected from the vehicle.This means that there was no variation to the gameplay per episode. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NES4EVER 10/15/23 2:41:54 AM #35:	I remember my dad explaining command prompts to play games --- *nu-horsemen 4evar* [A GameFAQs Moderator was deleted by this message] <cite>NES4EVER posted [p:976664767] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>I remember my dad explaining command prompts to play games </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 10/15/23 2:42:35 AM #36:	NES4EVER posted... I remember my dad explaining command prompts to play games "warm boot" <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:976664768] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>NES4EVER posted... </cite><quote>I remember my dad explaining command prompts to play games</quote>"warm boot"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AceMos 10/15/23 8:55:19 AM #37:	Dark_Arbron posted... Id say were pretty much already there. I cant remember the last time I used a disc and my new computer (circa 6 months ago) didnt come with a CD drive. Everything is USB storage and cloud nowadays. physical media still exists thoe its being phased out but it has not fully been --- 3 things 1. i am female 2. i havea msucle probelm its hard for me to typ well 3.does her janpuu dance <cite>AceMos posted [p:976666901] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Dark_Arbron posted... </cite><quote>Id say were pretty much already there. I cant remember the last time I used a disc and my new computer (circa 6 months ago) didnt come with a CD drive. Everything is USB storage and cloud nowadays.</quote>physical media still exists thoe its being phased out but it has not fully been </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ai123 10/15/23 9:02:46 AM #38:	Music CDs are having a bit of a revival. --- You'll see motivational pictures about working hundred hour weeks/Well, it only applies to those who are operating at a really basic level <cite>ai123 posted [p:976666956] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Music CDs are having a bit of a revival. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WizardofHoth 10/15/23 11:04:13 AM #39:	well it was weird back then and its still a weird thing today Foppe posted... Basically it was a basic version of Duckhunt. The toy vehicles worked as the zapper, it had a diode that you pointed at the screen. The enemies had a red blurb that gave you a point if you hit them with the diode. The "enemy fire" had a yellow blurb, and it removed a point when you hit it. You started with 5 points, and when you hit 0 you lost and the character ejected from the vehicle. This means that there was no variation to the gameplay per episode. <cite>WizardofHoth posted [p:976668249] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>well it was weird back then and its still a weird thing todayFoppe posted... </cite><quote>Basically it was a basic version of Duckhunt.The toy vehicles worked as the zapper, it had a diode that you pointed at the screen.The enemies had a red blurb that gave you a point if you hit them with the diode.The "enemy fire" had a yellow blurb, and it removed a point when you hit it.You started with 5 points, and when you hit 0 you lost and the character ejected from the vehicle.This means that there was no variation to the gameplay per episode.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 10/15/23 11:16:44 AM #40:	I mean, yeah. Even weirder is that we got VHS videogame consoles. Action Max had 5 VHS games. The View-Master Interactive Vision had 7 which also allowed normal games running at Colecovision graphics. Which was destroyed by Nes graphics in 1989, but still... And the VHS taped had one video signal and two audio signals. So depending on your choices, different audio was played. While the video was the same, the audio made it different. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:976668411] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>I mean, yeah.Even weirder is that we got VHS videogame consoles.Action Max had 5 VHS games.The View-Master Interactive Vision had 7 which also allowed normal games running at Colecovision graphics. Which was destroyed by Nes graphics in 1989, but still...And the VHS taped had one video signal and two audio signals. So depending on your choices, different audio was played. While the video was the same, the audio made it different. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WizardofHoth 10/15/23 11:38:56 AM #41:	well, regular music CDs never died off. Theyve always been around for years. Its vinyl record albums that are back ever since a couple of years ago. Even those small portable record album players you find at Walmart all the time ai123 posted... Music CDs are having a bit of a revival. <cite>WizardofHoth posted [p:976668700] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>well, regular music CDs never died off. Theyve always been around for years.Its vinyl record albums that are back ever since a couple of years ago. Even those small portable record album players you find at Walmart all the timeai123 posted... </cite><quote>Music CDs are having a bit of a revival.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KFHEWUI 10/15/23 12:18:44 PM #42:	Foppe posted... Anybody used VHS? https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/2/AAA_aCAAE73C.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUS0Zv2APjU --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "You know, there are certain flaws in this film," Tom Servo <cite>KFHEWUI posted [p:976669301] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Foppe posted... </cite><quote>Anybody used VHS?https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/2/AAA_aCAAE73C.jpg</quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUS0Zv2APjU </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 10/15/23 12:20:21 PM #43:	Oh, so the cassette goes forward and rewinds to find data for the game right? That makes sense --- Yes it's true. I am happy to be stuck with you. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:976669325] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Oh, so the cassette goes forward and rewinds to find data for the game right? That makes sense </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PoopPotato 10/15/23 12:25:15 PM #44:	Remember CD R- and CD R+? I worked at Walmart at the time and people asked what the difference was, I just said R- is better for just data and R+ is better for music. CD RWs were the shit. That was a big deal at the time. --- http://i.minus.com/i5EWBMXTN4ERv.gif <cite>PoopPotato posted [p:976669396] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>Remember CD R- and CD R+? I worked at Walmart at the time and people asked what the difference was, I just said R- is better for just data and R+ is better for music. CD RWs were the shit. That was a big deal at the time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alteres 10/15/23 12:27:20 PM #45:	I just remember x-wing vs tie fighter and trying to load the entire game successfully on our damn acer. I think I got it going once or twice, and it could barely handle it. --- ........the ghost in the machine... IGN: Fox, FC: 5344-2646-0982 <cite>Alteres posted [p:976669434] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>I just remember x-wing vs tie fighter and trying to load the entire game successfully on our damn acer.I think I got it going once or twice, and it could barely handle it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZaruenKosai 10/15/23 12:34:28 PM #46:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/9/0/AAEoKCAAE76m.jpg --- RTX 3080 - i9 10850k - LFII 360mm - Enthoo 719/Luxe 2 + 7 140mm ARGB Fans - Z490P - 850w + Plat - 120 Inch Epson 5050UB + QN90NB + Q90R <cite>ZaruenKosai posted [p:976669575] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/9/0/AAEoKCAAE76m.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kirbymuncher 10/15/23 1:10:08 PM #47:	AceMos posted... in 10 years or so kids wont know what a CD is the idea gaming was ever not purely digital will be met with confusion https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/25315/ --- THIS IS WHAT I HATE A BOUT EVREY WEBSITE!! THERES SO MUCH PEOPLE READING AND POSTING STUIPED STUFF <cite>kirbymuncher posted [p:976670173] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>AceMos posted... </cite><quote>in 10 years or so kids wont know what a CD is the idea gaming was ever not purely digital will be met with confusion</quote>https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/25315/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Amakusa 10/15/23 2:09:34 PM #48:	PoopPotato posted... Remember CD R- and CD R+? I worked at Walmart at the time and people asked what the difference was, I just said R- is better for just data and R+ is better for music. CD RWs were the shit. That was a big deal at the time. And then CD rot kicks in and you lose all the data. It wasn't the only one with that problem. Stupid ZIP disks were completely unreliable. --- I will rule the world, and find that truly good cup of coffee. <cite>Amakusa posted [p:976671187] in Remember g... [t:80593459]...</cite> <quote>PoopPotato posted... </cite><quote>Remember CD R- and CD R+? I worked at Walmart at the time and people asked what the difference was, I just said R- is better for just data and R+ is better for music. CD RWs were the shit. That was a big deal at the time.</quote>And then CD rot kicks in and you lose all the data. It wasn't the only one with that problem. Stupid ZIP disks were completely unreliable. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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