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Zaxxon. Xevious. And there was one whose name I don't remember where you were flying over a big space station; you had to shoot down ships, but you could also attack the surface and if you cut off power to an entire segment, it'd go dead. And there was a Legend of Kage cabinet where the colors were all messed up -- it wasn't until years later that I realized that the ninja was not supposed to be this neon-green guy climbing bright pink trees.
If you build it, I will come. And I have professional experience reaching into an apron pocket and giving quarters for sweaty, crumpled dollar bills . . .
Commented Jun 23, 2011 on the value of a quarter at WWdN: In Exile
the value of a quarter
Last week, I took my car to one of those car washes at the gas station. When I was waiting to pull in, I saw that for the low low price of one dollar more, I could upgrade my wash options from four useless things to seven useless things. Obviously, I reached into my change box (some of you may k...
My theory is that the DC/Marvel crossovers all took place in the Hostessverse.
Commented Feb 15, 2011 on Terrifying Tales from The House of Secrets and The Witching Hour! at WWdN: In Exile
Terrifying Tales from The House of Secrets and The Witching Hour!
When I was in Vancouver for Eureka last year, I got to know downtown pretty well. I had a couple of pubs I loved, two grocery stores that took care of all my food needs, and more great restaurants than I could shake a hockey stick at. I also found a comic shop that was just a few blocks from my ...
On the off chance some of you haven't seen this yet . . .
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/5/19/
(It seemed strangely appropriate given the context.)
Commented May 28, 2010 on in which a list is completed at WWdN: In Exile
in which a list is completed
Belle and Sebastian played in my office, while I got ready for this weekend's convention. I zipped up my backpack, stood up, and stretched. I made that ughh noise that, as a child, I always associated with old people. I walked a couple steps across the room and sat down at my desk to look at the...
And now I have to go buy the soundtrack to Braid, don't I?
Commented Mar 18, 2010 on Radio Free Burrito: Episode Twenty-Four at Radio Free Burrito
Radio Free Burrito: Episode Twenty-Four
Holy Crap, it's time for a new episode of Radio Free Burrito! It's one of those shows where I talked for an hour, and feel like I didn't say anything at all. Also, I am aware that the tags are screwed up and the feed doesn't validate, so unless you're grabbing RFB from iTunes or getting it direc...
Speaking of AKIRA -- if you get a chance, I highly, highly recommend checking out the recent Blu-Ray rerelease, especially if you can do so while listening to a good sound system -- the video has been much cleaned up and the audio is stunning.
Commented Feb 6, 2010 on The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads. at WWdN: In Exile
The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads.
If you're of a certain age, do you remember the first time you saw AKIRA, or any of the Dirty Pair or original Macross cartoons? Coming from a steady diet of Hannah Barbera cartoons, it was like trading a transistor radio for a high-end stereo or seeing the grand canyon with my own eyes. The cin...
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