PSNOT 2.0 - I kind of want to subscribe to IndieBox.

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MildObstruction said:
well if you somehow have resisted selling off your gamecube component cable this long, the tiv is up to $129 (acceptable, just the cable) at amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GURW00/?tag=scurker-20

I'm pretty sure I still have one somewhere, guess I'll be spelunking tonight.

Edit - holy fuck I didn't know people just sold these things for $250 now. DAYMN
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Woah. We have one. Hopefully I can find it in the mayhem that is our basement....

 
The wife and I watched Whiplash last night. Glad I saw it, but do we really think that there's band leaders out there like that (and students would want to play for them)? Seemed way over the top.

 
jimbo8574 said:
The two or three I was in didn't seem to have guns. Lots of jewelry. One had some musical instruments and a bit of electronics. The other didn't have as much just jewelry and some beat looking power tools.
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You live in New York. Aren't guns pretty much banned there? In other words, only the criminals have them.

 
The last ones I went to were that franchise that had free video game day last year.  I think it was Cash America.  One of them smelled bad and I didn't find anything I wanted.  This is another one near me.  I guess a lot of aspiring musicians end up pawning their guitars when their career doesn't take off like they hoped.

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GatorBeerGeek said:
Maybe the nerds reviewing the various iterations were only Star Wars nerds and not comic book nerds? I can not imagine it is much different than 1 or 2 besides subject matter.
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I don't know... on one hand, they had Sumo (Sonic Racing) working on the racing and Ninja Theory (DMC) working on the combat so it should be better.... but on the other hand, it's shitty disney infinity....

Read a few reviews and I'm starting to believe. Still sounds skimpy on the content compared to the first one though.

Averaging an 85 on metacritic after 11 reviews... seems pretty solid.

 
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GatorBeerGeek said:
You live in New York. Aren't guns pretty much banned there? In other words, only the criminals have them.
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We do have some of the most strict gun laws but outside of NYC they are less strict and outside of Westchester County they are even less strict. My dad has several pistols, rifles, and shotguns. I could buy a shotgun or rifle today I believe. Maybe 24/48 hour waiting peroid not sure. There is a waiting period on a pistol but I could get one. Getting a concealed carry permit is the tricky one. But there are millions of legally owned guns in NY even pistols.

Perhaps they can't sell pistols though. So that may explain it.

I have only been in two or three and they were NOT in NYC. One was I think more of a pawn shop trying to deal with just jewelry and check cashing. One of the other had a decent variety of stuff.

 
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pharmacrest said:
I dont think I have ever stepped foot in an honest to god pawn shop.

Are they scary?
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Theyre pretty good if you want an overpriced yellow NES raised in a house of smokers. Also their bluray rack is always the $5 ones from target and they also have lots of sports games.
 
Wave 5 amiibo are available for preorder at target.

Also saw jigglypuff marth rosalina and wii fit trainer if any of those are still rare at all

 
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So, wait, how are they going to check if you really bought Starkist brand tuna? Or do you have to have a receipt showing it dated between 2009 and 2014?

 
Watched a review for MGS5.  Definitely not for me.  Still way too much to worry about and manage.  Also you really need to have played the other games in order to understand the story at all. 

 
Got the foam hat in shutshimi twice yesterday. Both times right before a boss wave that I proceeded to die on immediately. Haven't seen it since lol. Gonna keep working on it, but I only need that and boss rush now. 

 
pharmacrest said:
Watched a review for MGS5. Definitely not for me. Still way too much to worry about and manage. Also you really need to have played the other games in order to understand the story at all.
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Even if you play every game in the series, there's no way you're going to understand the story at all.

 
simmias said:
So here's why condo living can suck. My good downstairs neighbor sold his place about two months ago, and noisy millennials moved in. They blast awful music at times, which is fine since it's usually before 11 p.m. on worknights, but they just got this fucking dog that barks ALL DAY LONG. I no longer need an alarm clock. And they put this sign on their door asking everyone to be patient with them and their dog - I guess people have been complaining to them.

I still think I'd never want a house, though. I hate exterior maintenance/yard work/etc.
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I sometimes think you and I are really similar.

 
GatorBeerGeek said:
Aluminum siding and brick walls, windows with PVC outer shell, and gutter guards means that my exterior maintenance is $200 a year for a company to come pressure wash the entire house, seal, and touch up paint the wood trim. If they don't do it right and wood rot happens, they have to cover the replacement cost.

I pay someone else to do the yard. I wish I could get astroturf and not even have to do that.

I am guessing your association fees are likely more than my maintenance costs and I dont share any walls with my neighbors.
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Can't speak for Simm and I don't disagree that I'm overpaying on my HOA fees, but besides what you listed I also get snow removal, a pool, deck and roof replaced by the HOA, garbage pickup, sprinkler system maintenance and watering, cheaper homeowners insurance (about half what my mom plays for a less valuable house) and a guaranteed clean neighborhood where you don't have to worry about neighbors letting their houses get run down.

So while I'm sure I probably do overpay, the HOA does cover a lot of nice things. They also come do nice things for me like get rid of the bees nest that had found its way into one of my 2nd floor window sills.

 
Just bought like 10 amiibos. Almost all of them will get returned to target if the resale value isn't enough, but definitely feels weird to drop over $100+ on toys.

Keeping Ganon, Dr Mario, and Classic Mario for sure.

 
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tylerh1701 said:
Just bought like 10 amiibos. Almost all of them will get returned to target if the resale value isn't enough, but definitely feels weird to drop over $100+ on toys.

Keeping Ganon, Dr Mario, and Classic Mario for sure.
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Yeah I preordered the wave 5 set but didn't pick up any others. I'm still sitting on an extra Marth, Rosalina, and WFT from the last restock since the trading forum here seems to be dead.
 
Cowboom apparently has used PS3 120GB for $80 today.

Apparently those sold out before I could post and now they have a 360 on sale.

 
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tylerh1701 said:
Even if you play every game in the series, there's no way you're going to understand the story at all.
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I played 1 when it came out and then went on a crazy hiatus after starting 2 multiple times. Having played 2 and 3 on Vita and the rest pretty much back to back the story isn't as complicated as you would think. Sure it's a bit bat shit crazy but that's part of it's charm. I'm sure there has to be a good summary of the series out there somewhere.

pharmacrest said:
Fair point. Which is another reason I stopped playing Metal Gear. Its just too weird and the stealth on top of it makes it yucky.
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Metal Gear isn't really stealth. I mean sure you can play that way and it's satisfying when you do it right but all the previous entries are a get from point A to point B type game. I usually start out mad stealthy and then run for it once shit hits the fan. I'm not sure how 5 will handle it being open world but if Ground Zeroes is any indication it should be a decent mix of action and stealth.

 
[quote name="pharmacrest" post="12889886" timestamp="1440772646"]Tyler, dont play Until Dawn. You cant invert the controls![/quote]

Count me out too. Yuck!
 
tylerh1701 said:
Just bought like 10 amiibos. Almost all of them will get returned to target if the resale value isn't enough, but definitely feels weird to drop over $100+ on toys.

Keeping Ganon, Dr Mario, and Classic Mario for sure.
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I only want Classic Mario out of the new bunch on Target, so I hope Amazon or Best Buy updates their listing soon.

 
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tylerh1701 said:
Just bought like 10 amiibos. Almost all of them will get returned to target if the resale value isn't enough, but definitely feels weird to drop over $100+ on toys.

Keeping Ganon, Dr Mario, and Classic Mario for sure.
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Dear jkam,

Good job quitting amiibos, you no longer have to deal with this. Happy Friday!

 
I tested to see if Central Park is a lucky bounce simulator this morning. I started it on the ps4 and just launched the balls, no flippers for a few games. On the third or fourth game I got around 3500 points and almost all of the standard goals.
 
rpg said:
New PlayStation Blogcast ep.177 (09-01-15)

PS4

  • Fat City: NYC
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I had never heard of it besides the trophy list. This is Fat City:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF52rvdgevs

Basically just looks like you have to time things right to get by objectives as they move away from you. Looks about as dumb as humanly possible.

 
I always played MGS as:

Sneak past the first two guys. Third guy catches me.

End up just shooting everyone one.

Run around in circles until the alert times out.

 
simmias said:
So here's why condo living can suck. My good downstairs neighbor sold his place about two months ago, and noisy millennials moved in. They blast awful music at times, which is fine since it's usually before 11 p.m. on worknights, but they just got this fucking dog that barks ALL DAY LONG. I no longer need an alarm clock. And they put this sign on their door asking everyone to be patient with them and their dog - I guess people have been complaining to them.

I still think I'd never want a house, though. I hate exterior maintenance/yard work/etc.
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im pretty sure all that maintenance stuff is just suggestions. iv got foot high grass and 3 tents in the backyard and the most they ever do is put notes on the front door about stupid fines and shit. I just blow my weed smoke in their fat monkey faces and they leave me alone. i do what i want

 
Cro, are you enjoying Bloodborne? It looks like you're making quick progress. And be honest: You've been playing it with your feet this whole time, haven't you?

 
simmias said:
So here's why condo living can suck. My good downstairs neighbor sold his place about two months ago, and noisy millennials moved in. They blast awful music at times, which is fine since it's usually before 11 p.m. on worknights, but they just got this fucking dog that barks ALL DAY LONG. I no longer need an alarm clock. And they put this sign on their door asking everyone to be patient with them and their dog - I guess people have been complaining to them.

I still think I'd never want a house, though. I hate exterior maintenance/yard work/etc.
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Ok, I'll be that guy in the thread that enjoys doing yard work and DIY home repairs. Yard work and DIY stuff is therapy for me. After working in a lab all week, I enjoy getting outside and cleaning up the yard or doing house maintenance on the weekends. (I did spend a good bit of time at work outside this week, because we're testing some new equipment. Typically, though, 95% of my work week is spent indoors.)

I don't live in a neighborhood with a HoA, but part of my city taxes pay for garbage and yard waste pickup. I constantly get flyers from local yard care businesses, but I just enjoy doing it myself.
 
jkam said:
Dear jkam,

Good job quitting amiibos, you no longer have to deal with this. Happy Friday!
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Deal with what? Took about 3 minutes to add them to my cart and check out. They'll get shipped to me, I'll either keep them, make a profit on them on Amazon or ebay, or swing by a Target and return them.

 
Office birthdays are cool. Somebody brought in some homemade orange flavored cake that was pretty awesome. Bonus points because I forgot to bring breakfast today. 

 
pharmacrest said:
The more you guys talk about how you play Metal Gear the more it makes me remember why I dislike it.
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Yeah Munky was talking to me about 3. He's like "yeah it's cool, it's dumb because its set in the past so you dont have a radar. And it has this weird camo matching thing where you have to match the environment or something." It was like jesus, are you trying to get me to never play the game? All that sounds awful.

 
AvengedBacklog said:
Yeah I preordered the wave 5 set but didn't pick up any others. I'm still sitting on an extra Marth, Rosalina, and WFT from the last restock since the trading forum here seems to be dead.
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Yeah none of them seem to have enough value anymore to bother even reselling them, but I'll take a closer look when I get them. Otherwise it's no hassle to return them, Target makes things pretty easy.

 
yeah I love yard work. I just mowed my lawn again yesterday. holy shit. it grows so fast. i just wish I didn't have such a big yard. This yard is like 100x larger than our old city apt yard. That's great cuz I can kick the kids out but it sucks when dealing with cutting grass, trimming bushes, weeds, etc. It is awesome tho for pools and playground sets and tents etc. It used to be so much better for being hidden but now the foilage on the side fences is mostly gone on one side so I feel a bit more humbled when we play naked outside. not that humbled that i wont do it, but like, i know the old man is probly watching me so thats a lil creepier

 
jkam said:
Metal Gear isn't really stealth. I mean sure you can play that way and it's satisfying when you do it right but all the previous entries are a get from point A to point B type game. I usually start out mad stealthy and then run for it once shit hits the fan. I'm not sure how 5 will handle it being open world but if Ground Zeroes is any indication it should be a decent mix of action and stealth.
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The stealth aspect drew me in to the series and it helped me enjoy future games like Medal of Honor on PS1, Timesplitters 2 on PS2, and Far Cry Classic.

That reminds me: I still need to play Snake Eater.

 
It wouldn't be so bad if my neighbor didn't mow his lawn every single day. His lawn is like a golf course and comparatively it makes every other yard look bad in the neighborhood. I think my wife is trying to get city hall to say our house is a nature reserve so we don't have to keep cutting it constantly every week ;)

 
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