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Post by quanta on Jul 11, 2015 13:11:58 GMT -5
fmml, I'm not unhappy overall. It's more like you said, for the price I had an higher expectation. But the console seems in very good state. The controller just good I'd say. The games, depends, some good, some less, it's old stuff after all. Prices are very high and I'm putting a lot of value on not spending too much time searching our returning so this vectrex is here to stay  gliptitude that's interesting. What I'm thinking is, if I want this to last long term, maybe it could be a good idea to purchase some replacement pieces today if 1) those are the most likely to break and 2) they might be hard to find in a few decades. Does it make sense? BTW now you made me very curious about trying it gravitrex lol
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Post by sj on Jul 11, 2015 13:30:27 GMT -5
Glip. You make a robust case for the defence. I still think it's poop. (I think I,Cyborg is poop too.)  btw I can't agree with the 'compares favourably' bit. Gravitrex to Web Wars or Narzod is like Picasso to a 3 year old with a new pack of crayons. |
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Post by VectorX on Jul 11, 2015 13:31:38 GMT -5
^Uh oh, the latter will be fighting words for glip!
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quanta
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Post by quanta on Jul 11, 2015 15:01:40 GMT -5
gliptitude that's interesting. What I'm thinking is, if I want this to last long term, maybe it could be a good idea to purchase some replacement pieces today if 1) those are the most likely to break and 2) they might be hard to find in a few decades. Does it make sense? BTW now you made me very curious about trying it gravitrex lol I actually meant @vectorx. Sorry! |
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Post by gliptitude on Jul 11, 2015 21:31:17 GMT -5
Glip. You make a robust case for the defence. I still think it's poop. (I think I,Cyborg is poop too.) Poop I poop? Too poop et poop tu poop? Poop! btw I can't agree with the 'compares favourably' bit. Gravitrex to Web Wars or Narzod is like Picasso to a 3 year old with a new pack of crayons. Yes i said MOST of the original library. You have chosen two of the best games for graphics. Compare Gravitrex graphics to Cosmic Chasm, Space Wars, Solar Quest, Rip Off, Mine Storm, Star Castle, Hyper Chase, Armor Attack, Spinball, Blitz, Heads Up, Scramble, Berzerk.. Is like a 3 year old with pack of crayons to a 3 year old with pack of chalk. .. Or Giacometti to Picasso. |
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Post by sj on Jul 12, 2015 3:11:14 GMT -5
But at least those other games you mention use lines drawn in something other than 'vertical' or 'horizontal'*. Like I said... each to there own. *apart from Armor Attack Ps. I'm off to google Giacometti. He sounds Italian. Is he a celebrity chef?** **I know, I know. I'm just asking for trouble. 
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Post by sj on Jul 12, 2015 3:12:52 GMT -5
Sorry quanta. You can have your thread back now.  |
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Post by quanta on Jul 12, 2015 13:48:59 GMT -5
Haha, thank you. Nobody tells me if you guys ever buy replacement parts for the future |
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Post by gliptitude on Jul 12, 2015 14:17:40 GMT -5
Haha, thank you. Nobody tells me if you guys ever buy replacement parts for the future I bought a capacitor kit once, and it still sits in a box somewhere. I basically bought entire Vectrexes for the future, including non-working ones. I have never needed to rely on them, and always pretty much used the same one i started with. |
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Post by quanta on Jul 12, 2015 15:05:36 GMT -5
Makes sense. Well, you haven't used them.. yet. How long can all pieces last...
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