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Post by VectorX on Oct 27, 2011 12:48:42 GMT -5
At one point when I had my 7800 and Sega stuff out... The mysterious thank you list that I mentioned on that Sega CD thread in regards to the death metal band Bolt Thrower getting a mention for some reason or another... One of the last of the t-shirts from vectrex.nl, which I earned by writing a review on Mine Storm... Retro Arcade Featuring Pac-Man plug it in and play unit (neat coin-op coin slot reproduction that glows when it's on!)
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Post by gamezone on Oct 27, 2011 13:11:08 GMT -5
That's some cool stuff!! Can't believe you have been hiding it!!
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Post by thexder on Oct 27, 2011 13:20:23 GMT -5
I recently contacted the guy from vectrex.nl to see if he still happened to have shirts available. It was a fruitless effort.
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Post by VectorX on Oct 27, 2011 14:59:19 GMT -5
Yeah those have been sold out for quite some time now. Maybe he'll eventually do another one? Gamezone, I hadn't really thought about this until thexder asked about doing a board in regards to this. Plus I was going through my Photobucket album for something else and figured I'd put up some of these then
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Post by VectorX on Oct 27, 2011 17:38:43 GMT -5
A few more... Star Wars Original Trilogy Plug It In and Play unit. It's not bad but more geared towards younger kids, as the games are mostly easy. I give it a 6 out of 10. Pac-Man shirt. When I was in the hospital a couple of years ago I had two nurses--male AND female--say "nice shirt!" (Note: due to a private joke on another forum, that's why my face is covered up, I was making fun of someone else.)
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Post by gamezone on Oct 28, 2011 11:31:35 GMT -5
Cool!! I have never seen the Star Wars Controller and really like the shirt. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by VectorX on Oct 28, 2011 11:55:06 GMT -5
I'm surprised you hadn't seen the Star Wars one, as of last year it was still being made, it still might be now. It's not bad, but I don't want one enough to keep myself (I bought it for the nephew for one Christmas) as the games are too easy. One game is a rip-off of The Return of the Jedi arcade game, it's funny!
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Post by gamezone on Oct 28, 2011 12:08:27 GMT -5
I quit going into the toy aisle when the kids could talk. I can't even go down the video game aisle when they are along. So I knew I was missing out on some good stuff but just didn't know what.
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Post by VectorX on Oct 28, 2011 12:27:25 GMT -5
Hah, yeah, you tend to miss stuff like that when You Have to Sacrifice When You're a Parent (TM) ;D
But yeah, the Star Wars Trilogy is one of the most popular, longest-produced ones (I think; if a show like 1 vs. 100 bombs, then a lot of the plug and play systems based on it will disappear just as quickly).
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Post by gamezone on Oct 28, 2011 13:15:59 GMT -5
It is still a very cool looking joystick!!
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Post by VectorX on Oct 28, 2011 13:21:21 GMT -5
It's actually somewhat comfortable to use too, surprisingly (I thought it'd be stiff and uncomfortable). Think of how the Atari 5200 joysticks feel, but with better control (luckily!). It's about like that.
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Post by gamezone on Oct 28, 2011 13:23:40 GMT -5
Anymore cool joysticks in hiding?
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Post by VectorX on Oct 28, 2011 13:26:37 GMT -5
I don't know about "cool" but I've got some small 2600 joystick that I can't recall what the name of it is offhand. Oh, and a 2600 trackball too. Need to try to get it fixed, it can only move game objects up and down, not left and right. The button still works on it too if I remember correctly.
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Post by thexder on Oct 28, 2011 13:31:39 GMT -5
You should modify an old Millenium Falcon toy and put an entire 2600 in there.
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Post by VectorX on Oct 28, 2011 17:16:32 GMT -5
Hah, neat! Hadn't heard of doing that! (Needs a photo with it open with the 2600 in it though )
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