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My fiance has one of those buried somewhere... it makes a much worse version of that pattern. We pretty much only used it as a last resort. Of course, now places with better machines are common, I can't imagine we'll ever use it again.

I've got system cleaning carts for SNES, NES, and Game Boy- but before I got ahold of them, I'd take an old credit card, wrap it in dry CD wipes, and spray that with the alcohol. It's not the best- the wipes tend to shift- but it'll do in a pinch.

For me, it's just getting jaded about the whole thing. You can only complain about the idiot who decides the sale sign 20 feet away from an item must apply to it before it doesn't really phase you anymore. Quite simply, customers are still stupid- just not interestingly so lately.

Easy- if the pipes to the buliding/house (sounds like it's a small complex) are compromised- say, roots growing through the walls- then items that don't break up well like hair or baby wipes can get caught and create a clog. Whichever drain is closest to the clog will become the outlet for the...

No, just different. I recent had my eyes checked for the first time in a couple years (insurance gap). Beforehand I'd noticed closing one eye produced much fuzzier vision than the other. Turned out one of my eyes had changed notably more than the other. Made getting used to the new glasses take...

I like my vita as a system- it's got a nice heft to it, I actually rather like the big size. The screen clarity is great, I like that I can load a few videos and such onto it as a backup media device. I don't do much download gaming, so I don't like that game icons stay on the menu after the...

You wait to avoid that false positive, in case your buyers decides to jerk it up after the item is recieved. I had an auction a couple years back were the game arrived with a torn manual that was missing a couple pages. I made the mistake of mentioning in my complaint that I was trying to...

There's no real specific timeframe that'll be apparent on our end- basically, when the store thinks the release date announced is solid enough to start taking money. Why are you worried about this now, anyway? I mean, as of yet they haven't even announced there's a new system in production. At...

This is my thinking- as a buyer, I always leave feedback once the item's in hand and checks out as a way of 'finalizing' the transaction. I don't really sell, so I don't care too much about sellers who forget to return feedback. Once in awhile I get someone who leaves me feedback as soon as I...

Oh, trust me- I've tried every pitch I can think of. She has zero interest in blu, period. Honestly, at this point I'm pretty much gonna have to buy one and hook it up one day when she's not home just to get the point across. At least she watches the HD cable channels. Anyone hear anything...

Basically, I plan to buy a Wii U with my tax return money, when Rayman (and hopefully the Wonderful 101) hit. I have an old non-HD tv that I'm choosing not to upgrade until me and the fiance get a place, so I can have it on-hand for old school systems. So I'll need a composite cable for said Wii...

Thanks for the info- I'm in the middle of a work-crunch thing and can't get to my Wii to check for things like that. So, I'll have to try and find time to get behind the folks' TV and figure out how many non-HDMI ports they've got.

So, I know that I can hook up a Wii U with Wii cables... does it work the other way around? Basically, I'm planning to give/lend my mom my Wii when I get a Wii U. My TV runs composite, hers is new and has HDMI. Can I switch the video cables so the Wii is running on the Wii U's HDMI and...

Just contact Amazon and see what they're willing to do. Also, you might just keep a few empty cases on hand for this kind of thing- I do, makes it easier. (Of course, I buy most of my games used, so cracked cases are par for the course.)

So, for those who don't know, Desert Bus is a mini-game from an aborted Pen and Teller Sega CD game poking fun at super "realistic" games. It has you drive a bus from Tuscon to Las Vegas to earn 1 point per trip. However- the road in real life is straight through the desert, so you're on a...

Better celebrity 'prank': http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/house_murray_calls_kelly_lynch_husband_xSwp3gxt9exE7mKVE4ICnI

If there's no games you're frothing to have, just wait on it- otherwise you'll be out the gift cards and have a fancy paperweight for it. If, when there is a deal, it doesn't great to you, keep waiting- I jumped on the first Vita deal that came along when I got mine, even though I didn't really...

See if it's a Gift Card, or a Store Credit... lots of unpleasnt folks shoplift, return for credit, then sell off the credit for cash (assuming the store won't let them buy a Visa gift card with credit.) Absolute worst case scenario, you get dinged as an accomplice. Most likely scenario, you...

I always refer to my games as a 'working collection'- they are meant to be played, not just stored. I do have a small handful of sealed games that I just didn't get around to when I got them. I'll consider selling them if, when I do want to play them, there's a notable difference between sealed...

The first widely-used home consoles were the Atari 2600 and the Nintendo NES. These came about 35 & 25 years ago. If you assume the kids that played these were 10 when they got their system, that means an age range of about 35-45 today. Classic gaming is bigger now simply becuase now there are...