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Post by True Alex 2 on Jun 12, 2007 22:15:51 GMT -5
My sisters boyfriends baby brother discovered my SNES games the other week while i was away, needless to say, he destroyed 3 of the boxes
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Post by J.J. on Jun 12, 2007 22:16:40 GMT -5
Sega paved the way for DVD cases of the future.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Jun 12, 2007 22:18:53 GMT -5
I don't have a clue what's happened to most of my NES/SNES/N64 boxes over time. One by one, they just seem to disappear. I still have most of my Genesis boxes. I have my Sonic 2 box hanging on my wall.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Jun 12, 2007 22:27:08 GMT -5
What really sucks though, is that I still have boxes to Genesis games that I don't even own the actual cartridge to anymore. My sister lost a lot of "our" stuff in storage years ago, so I'm guessing that's where most of my Genesis games went. Sure, I have a ton of compilation discs and the virtual console, but it just isn't the same at all.
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Post by Nick on Jun 12, 2007 22:28:44 GMT -5
I have all my Genesis boxes, but only some of the manuals. I like how they always included a notes section in the back of the manuals. Like you were gonna write down some profound thoughts while playing Mean Bean Machine.
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Post by True Alex 2 on Jun 12, 2007 22:30:36 GMT -5
I have all my genesis boxes too... Doesnt exactly count. I've got like 15 games now
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Jun 12, 2007 22:38:18 GMT -5
I have all my Genesis boxes, but only some of the manuals. I like how they always included a notes section in the back of the manuals. Like you were gonna write down some profound thoughts while playing Mean Bean Machine. I've always loved instruction manuals. Back in the 8 and 16-bit days, I'd read the manual more than playing the actual game. I remember going on vacations and just taking my manuals and reading them in the car. Back in those days, games weren't as detailed as they are now, so you really needed the manual to give you a description of what the hell was going on. Shit, are there any sites that let you download old instruction booklet scans?
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Jun 12, 2007 22:40:00 GMT -5
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Post by True Alex 2 on Jun 12, 2007 22:42:00 GMT -5
I used to bring my zelda manuals to school all the time, I remember Link to the pasts one had a map, it was just like our old school playground, like the lost woods were the trees in the corner, hyrule castle was the school.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Jun 12, 2007 22:43:18 GMT -5
I did the same exact thing, but with the original Zelda's instruction booklet.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Jun 12, 2007 22:45:19 GMT -5
Me and my friends used to always pretend to be video game characters on the playground. They'd always make me be female characters though after everyone found out that I thought Samus was a dude. I never beat my games.
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Post by True Alex 2 on Jun 12, 2007 22:46:59 GMT -5
;D I used to be Samus too my friends used to always wanna play Biker mice from mars or something though, or transformers. My mom finished Link to the past and Links awakening years before I did, what a disgrace.
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Post by Nick on Jun 12, 2007 22:51:45 GMT -5
I took my manuals to school too. Hell, I used to read them on the potty.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Jun 12, 2007 22:52:17 GMT -5
Ninja Turtles, Sonic, Megaman, Super Mario Brothers (the movie, lol), Robocop, Transformers, you name it, we did it. I remember in kindergarten me and my friends pretended to be Pac-Man and the ghosts, and we'd run around the desks like we were in the maze, and for some reason I was singing "na na na na na na na na na PAC-MAN" in tune with the 60s Batman theme song. Here we go with the 'Nam flashbacks.
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Post by True Alex 2 on Jun 12, 2007 22:54:50 GMT -5
Ew batman back then, where everyone would put the hood of their coat on their headand run round singing the batman song.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Jun 12, 2007 22:57:38 GMT -5
I had the crappy mask and cape and everything. My cousin had this expensive full body suit, and I was totally jealous of him. He had a kick ass Ninja Turtles costume, too, when all I had was the shitty plastic Halloween mask with the string.
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Post by True Alex 2 on Jun 12, 2007 23:04:03 GMT -5
I never had good costumes my friend dressed in a custom Link costume for halloween once, he had a foil mirror shield, he looked so stupid, i hated that guy
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Jun 12, 2007 23:06:34 GMT -5
In kindergarten, I brought a bag full of my Ninja Turtles action figures to school to play with on the playground, and some little fucker (I think I know who did it) ripped off my Michaelangelo's arm. That absolutely upset the fuck out of me. I looked for it all of recess, and couldn't find it. After school, I even got my sister to help me look for it. That was my favorite fucking Ninja Turtle goddammit. This is just something that has stuck with me my whole life. I think I know who might've did it. Fuck, I even found his Myspace last year... but he has tattoos now so I decided not to pursue kicking his ass. I hold grudges.
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Post by True Alex 2 on Jun 12, 2007 23:17:36 GMT -5
That sucks Which turtle figs, I had these transformer kindof ones, they'd transform into normal turtles.
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Post by Nick on Jun 12, 2007 23:17:52 GMT -5
You ever play with GI Joes in the sandbox? Good times.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Jun 12, 2007 23:18:05 GMT -5
Anyone ever take a Game Boy to school? I took my OG Game Boy once and I let some kid play it, but when he gave it back the screen looked really washed out, and I thought he broke it. I was going to beat his ass but I realized he accidently turned up the contrast.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Jun 12, 2007 23:21:05 GMT -5
That sucks Which turtle figs, I had these transformer kindof ones, they'd transform into normal turtles. I had most of the original ones. I honestly stopped paying attention when every other figure was a farmer or a gynecologist. I did get the transforming Donatello, that was kick ass.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Jun 12, 2007 23:23:35 GMT -5
You ever play with GI Joes in the sandbox? Good times. Oh fuck yeah. My neighbor had a crappy swimming pool, and we'd play with our G.I. Joes and the boats and everything. Goddammit I want my childhood back.
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Post by True Alex 2 on Jun 12, 2007 23:24:47 GMT -5
Everyone took their gameboys to school, i was one of the first then half the school did once Pokeymans came around And some fat ass broke my gameshark for the GBC.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Jun 12, 2007 23:27:43 GMT -5
That Pokeymans shit, what in the hell was that all about? It just came the fuck right out of nowhere. I was in disbelief when I found out Nintendo was behind that. Our school was really strict on taking handheld games to school. We kinda had to sneak them around and keep them hidden in the desks, but if the teacher caught you playing with one, you'd never see it again.
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Post by True Alex 2 on Jun 12, 2007 23:31:06 GMT -5
I actually had no idea it was Nintendo till like 3 years ago
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Jun 12, 2007 23:38:13 GMT -5
I remember seeing a commercial for Pokeymans Red/Blue in like 1998, and thinking it was kinda cool. I still didn't know it was Nintendo developed though until later. Then those goddamn trading cards came out of nowhere and took over everyone like fucking heroin. I admit, I bought a couple packs of them, I mean it was kind of hard not to. They were fun to trade. I remember some retard traded a Zapdos for an obviously fake Charmander.
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Post by True Alex 2 on Jun 12, 2007 23:40:20 GMT -5
It was impossible not to be sucked in Those fake cards were hilarious, my friend had these ones that were shiny all over, and were obviously stickers on card. im going to bed now anyway, thanks for the memories (Fuck you fallout boy)
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Jun 12, 2007 23:43:02 GMT -5
Night Sega Emo
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Post by Nick on Jun 12, 2007 23:50:04 GMT -5
I used to play my Tiger Handhelds during class. Thankfully you could turn the sound off.
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