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Myrddin

Andrew76 wrote: »

Speaking of Star Wars, I just saw that new trailer, looks pretty good even to a non-fanboy like myself.

I'm not ashamed to admit I succumbed and descended to total fanboy level when I seen it

CosmicSmash

Myrddin wrote: »

^ I've had that on the tv a few evenings while doing assignments. One chap had an immense cd collection & spends £150 a day on it! Another chap had tons of Star Wars toys etc

I don't know how people do it, about twenty or thirty a week is enough for me:( I suppose if you can afford it fair enough, there no point splurging if it would be better spent on the family or home. You have to get the priorities right, there's plenty of reasonably priced decent games that don't cost the earth.

Myrddin

CosmicSmash wrote: »

I don't know how people do it, about twenty or thirty a week is enough for me:( I suppose if you can afford it fair enough, there no point splurging if it would be better spent on the family or home. You have to get the priorities right, there's plenty of reasonably priced decent games that don't cost the earth.

At £150 a day, it's safe to say it's a sickness and nothing else. £50k a year sterling apparently he spends.

Atavan-Halen

Would you not lose some of the fun in collecting if you were spending €150 a day though. I mean for that kind of budget you could have pretty much anything you wanted. Part of the fun for me is snagging a great last minute deal on eBay or spotting a game I've wanted to play for €2 at a car boot sale.

Myrddin

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

Would you not lose some of the fun in collecting if you were spending €150 a day though. I mean for that kind of budget you could have pretty much anything you wanted. Part of the fun for me is snagging a great last minute deal on eBay or spotting a game I've wanted to play for €2 at a car boot sale.

I think so. You'd get the same effect as flash card syndrome, in that, you have everything but none of it means anything to you

CosmicSmash

Myrddin wrote: »

I think so. You'd get the same effect as flash card syndrome, in that, you have everything but none of it means anything to you

I find if you get a load of games in one go a lot will sit in the backlog. If a collection is built up over time you have more time to appreciate the games and play them as you get them. This is why I do wonder why people go for a full library on a particular system, too many games that you may never actually play.

Atavan-Halen

CosmicSmash wrote: »

.This is why I do wonder why people go for a full library on a particular system, too many games that you may never actually play.

Not to mention the tripe that you'd need to buy in order to have a full set. I think that's where you start crossing over into collecting as a hobby itself (like antiques, stamps etc.) rather than having a large collection of games to play if you get my drift.

CosmicSmash

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

Would you not lose some of the fun in collecting if you were spending €150 a day though. I mean for that kind of budget you could have pretty much anything you wanted. Part of the fun for me is snagging a great last minute deal on eBay or spotting a game I've wanted to play for €2 at a car boot sale.

It's probably the people like this that have the prices so high, if they want the game they will simply outbid you at any cost. I haven't been to a boot sale in a good while, any tasty stuff seems to be hoovered up early in the morning.

ambro25

You guys get BBC2 over the water, right? Be sure to catch tomorrow's episode of 'Collectaholics' at 19:00, one of the 3 topics is an arcade collection worth a gonad or ten (I'm informed it's U72's Arcade Club collection over at J+)

CosmicSmash

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

Not to mention the tripe that you'd need to buy in order to have a full set. I think that's where you start crossing over into collecting as a hobby itself (like antiques, stamps etc.) rather than having a large collection of games to play if you get my drift.

Quality over quantity, it's the only way to go for. I understand that some people go for the full collections and respect that, but they're just not for me.

Doge

There'll be a lets play of my favourite game of all time on twitch tomorrow at 8pm - The Last Ninja 2 on the commodore 64, by SID composer Chris Huelsbeck.

The special guest will be the composer of the very soundtrack for the game, Matt Gray.

Between that and Collectaholics, it should make for a nice retro evening.


https://www.facebook.com/retrospielenCH?ref=ts&fref=ts

Tomo.Murphy

Quick question about GB/GBC games. Is "This Side Out" on the right side of the label a sign that it's a fake or is that just there because it was included in a console bundle? I don't recall any of the games I had growing up having that on the label, and I had the yellow GB with Mario Land 1+2 bundle.

eddhorse

Doge wrote: »

There'll be a lets play of my favourite game of all time on twitch tomorrow at 8pm - The Last Ninja 2 on the commodore 64, by SID composer Chris Huelsbeck.

The special guest will be the composer of the very soundtrack for the game, Matt Gray.

Twitch username C_Huelsbeck ?

Atavan-Halen

Tomo.Murphy wrote: »

Quick question about GB/GBC games. Is "This Side Out" on the right side of the label a sign that it's a fake or is that just there because it was included in a console bundle? I don't recall any of the games I had growing up having that on the label, and I had the yellow GB with Mario Land 1+2 bundle.

Nope, a lot of Gameboy games have that printed on.

Tomo.Murphy

Thanks! I've seen it before in online auctions, but never actually seen one in person. I just assumed they all had the serial code and region down the side of the label.

Doge

eddhorse wrote: »

Twitch username C_Huelsbeck ?

Yep, thats the one.

The Last Bandit

Ok so not arcade related but given the interest in all things Japanese... WTF ......

Oh ya possible NSFW

BGOllie

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Oh ya possible NSFW

you don't say :eek:

mind you this could catch on here. I've been to many pubs full of W@#$ers



thank you, thank you ...
... no , YOU rock. thank you...

Doge

Dat girl tho...

Mint!

Nerdkiller1991

Doge wrote: »

Dat girl tho...

Mint!

"That".

Doge

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

"That".

You forgot "though" too!

o1s1n

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

"That".

Dat pedantry!

Nerdkiller1991

Doge wrote: »

You forgot "though" too!

Other word's more annoying.

I was unwooed by the Force Awakens trailer.

Myrddin

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

I was unwooed by the Force Awakens trailer.

No surprise there

I thought it was really well done

Steve X2

I liked the Force Awakens trailer. My nerdy fanboy soul welcomed it with joy and warm feelings

Didn't get those feelings for todays leaked Batman Vs GodmanSuperman though.

Although I liked "Do you Bleed"

Doge

Doge wrote: »

There'll be a lets play of my favourite game of all time on twitch tomorrow at 8pm - The Last Ninja 2 on the commodore 64, by SID composer Chris Huelsbeck.

The special guest will be the composer of the very soundtrack for the game, Matt Gray.

Between that and Collectaholics, it should make for a nice retro evening.


https://www.facebook.com/retrospielenCH?ref=ts&fref=ts

This is now live!

http://www.twitch.tv/c_huelsbeck

CiDeRmAn

Myrddin wrote: »

No surprise there

I thought it was really well done

I thought that trailer was brilliant.
I can't wait fur the fun, though my delight is tempered somewhat by the joy I felt at the Episode 1 trailer, with no hint of the Binks-ean nightmare ahead.

Nerdkiller1991

Myrddin wrote: »

No surprise there

I thought it was really well done

I thought it was exactly the kind of fan pandering nonsense that it was going to be, which is why it left no impression on me. At least the first one had the benefit of being "oh hey, a new Star Wars movie is coming". 'Tis no Mad Max Fury Road.

Steve X2 wrote: »

I liked the Force Awakens trailer. My nerdy fanboy soul welcomed it with joy and warm feelings

Didn't get those feelings for todays leaked Batman Vs GodmanSuperman though.

Although I liked "Do you Bleed"

Godman, you say?



Batman V Superman is looking to do something I dread to see. Bats somehow managing to hold his own against Supes because of that whole stupid "prep time" shtick.

CiDeRmAn

I think the jaded cynicism of some commentators about the trailer just informs more on their own dislike of the franchise, at best after the original trilogy.
The purpose of the trailer is to promote the upcoming movie, give some indication of the content, some sign off the connective tissue with the previous parts to the saga whilst showing the new, see the action, the light and the dark.
I think it did quite a good job and, to be honest, if you can't enjoy it I have a feeling it says more about you than it.

The thing about the Batman Vs Superman trailer is lack of context, we don't know what they'll do with it, but the crisis accepting Supes, especially after the resolution and destruction of the first movie is perfect and realistic.
An older Batman, a psychopath vigilante, looks great too.
It certainly eschews the comic book pop art colours of Watchmen and the CGI music video that was Sucker punch.

Retr0gamer

Just waiting in the airport for my flight to Japan. See you guys in 3 weeks hopefully with a mother lode of gets. I had the newbie with bad English booking my luggage in... Somehow I fear my baggage is going to be left in Copenhagen.

eddhorse

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Just waiting in the airport for my flight to Japan. See you guys in 3 weeks hopefully with a mother lode of gets. I had the newbie with bad English booking my luggage in... Somehow I fear my baggage is going to be left in Copenhagen.

Best of luck, lots of pictures, very jealous

johnny_ultimate

It's never fair to write off a film a year before release.

With a Zack Snyder film, I can make an exception though

Tomo.Murphy

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Just waiting in the airport for my flight to Japan. See you guys in 3 weeks hopefully with a mother lode of gets. I had the newbie with bad English booking my luggage in... Somehow I fear my baggage is going to be left in Copenhagen.

I've been in work since half 9. I think I'd rather have my luggage go missing!

Enjoy!

CiDeRmAn

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Just waiting in the airport for my flight to Japan. See you guys in 3 weeks hopefully with a mother lode of gets. I had the newbie with bad English booking my luggage in... Somehow I fear my baggage is going to be left in Copenhagen.

We'll ring ahead and let them know you have a couple of keys of coke in your rectum.
Happy trails!

Star Lord

Safe travels Mr. Retr0!

Hope we don't see you on that gameshow that was posted yesterday...

Jack burton

Enjoy retr0! Dont do anything I wouldn't

Nerdkiller1991

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I think the jaded cynicism of some commentators about the trailer just informs more on their own dislike of the franchise, at best after the original trilogy.
The purpose of the trailer is to promote the upcoming movie, give some indication of the content, some sign off the connective tissue with the previous parts to the saga whilst showing the new, see the action, the light and the dark.
I think it did quite a good job and, to be honest, if you can't enjoy it I have a feeling it says more about you than it.

What? A New Hope and Empire are great films. It's more to do with the fans of the franchise that really put me off the series. And seeing how the trailer seemed built around those folks...yeah.

Myrddin

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

What? A New Hope and Empire are great films. It's more to do with the fans of the franchise that really put me off the series. And seeing how the trailer seemed built around those folks...yeah.

Ah give over man It's the revival of a saga everyone thought was done...there's celebration for everyone in that new trailer, newcomers, long time fans, rabid fans. The only thing more annoying than overly rabid SW fans are the "critics" of SW. Yes there has been much to keep the genuine critics busy in recent times (see the whole prequel trilogy), but when it's new, fresh, & seemingly making genuine efforts to return to what made it great it just makes the armchair critics seem like they need to get over things a little

Nerdkiller1991

Myrddin wrote: »

Ah give over man It's the revival of a saga everyone thought was done...there's celebration for everyone in that new trailer, newcomers, long time fans, rabid fans. The only thing more annoying than overly rabid SW fans are the "critics" of SW. Yes there has been much to keep the genuine critics busy in recent times (see the whole prequel trilogy), but when it's new, fresh, & seemingly making genuine efforts to return to what made it great it just makes the armchair critics seem like they need to get over things a little

Yeah, but...I just want a fresh take on the series rather than simply just hanging on to the vestiges of the Original Trilogy that would only make those rabid fans go "SQUEEEE!". Which is why I'm hoping Rian Johnson's Episode VIII will finally do its own thing, much less burdened by what we would have come to expect and maybe take some unpredictable risks that will certainly irritate many fans, but actually elevate the quality of the series in the long term. Remember, back in 1977, the original Star Wars was considered a fairly risky property during an era when ambitious auteur driven works of film was considered the norm. And I feel that the series deserves to be that again. Oh sure, I'm certain VII will be a fun ride, but I also feel that it's not really gonna pull any punches. Even the possibility of, say, killing off Han Solo would feel a tad predictable, because of our own knowledge of Star Wars' background and production. So yeah...I'm not really annoyed that Star Wars is back, but I feel it deserves to be more.

Jack burton

I absolutely loved the new Fast and Furious!

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CiDeRmAn

Are you worried that liking it might put you on "the side" of fanboys?
Kinda not a good idea to start disliking something because it could be popular with a group you don't like.
The trailer is nicely made, it reminds us of all the elements of the franchise that made it great in the first place, and shows us that there's new stories to tell.
What on earth did you want from the trailer?
What did you want to see in it?
These tales are all ultimately simple stories, no deep complexity here.
Aside from the sfx they are still the same tales of betrayal and redemption, white hats and black hats, going at it.
The prequels mixed in some politics and was all the worse for it.
If you are looking for something by an artiste then this is the wrong franchise.

You might regard Star Wars as being risky but it wasn't.
It was an independently made film that was then distributed by one of the biggest studios in the movie business, not exactly an art house release.
It was a swashbuckler, swinging on lines, sword fights, ships, good guys and bad guys, the young hero, the older master, nothing but tropes as far as the eye can see.....
It was experimental in terms of sfx technology but certainly not story telling, or casting, maybe it was revolutionary in terms of marketing most of all.
There were whole lifts, in terms of sfx shots, from 633 Squadron, the climactic trench run was a copy, including the "revolutionary" model work, much of it was in the much older film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OZq-tlJTrU

Nerdkiller1991

The latter two movies were the ones that were independently funded, but it was A New Hope that was the one that Fox paid for. That's why it's the one that Disney doesn't currently own, not unless they fork out a significant amount of cash to get it. And you might say that all that swashbuckling spectacle didn't make it risky, but when you look at it during a time where one of the highest grossing films was a rather talky gangster crime film, I fail to see as to why Star Wars wasn't a big risk.

James Howlett

I stopped watching trailers for movies that I know I'm gonna go see. I find it better to enjoy the film as a whole without questioning from the back of your mind about when x and y sequence from the trailer will happen. More is left as a surprise and I find the experience all the better.

As I see it, things have gotten out of hand with trailers and information available ahead of a movies release. While I was avoiding the star wars trailer during the week I noticed a headline for "the top 5 parts of the latest star wars trailer." I feel that if you analyse something too much then you may not be able to enjoy the finished product.

Have my tickets booked for Avengers this week, for which I have viewed zero trailers, can't wait.

Myrddin

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Yeah, but...I just want a fresh take on the series rather than simply just hanging on to the vestiges of the Original Trilogy that would only make those rabid fans go "SQUEEEE!". Which is why I'm hoping Rian Johnson's Episode VIII will finally do its own thing, much less burdened by what we would have come to expect and maybe take some unpredictable risks that will certainly irritate many fans, but actually elevate the quality of the series in the long term. Remember, back in 1977, the original Star Wars was considered a fairly risky property during an era when ambitious auteur driven works of film was considered the norm. And I feel that the series deserves to be that again. Oh sure, I'm certain VII will be a fun ride, but I also feel that it's not really gonna pull any punches. Even the possibility of, say, killing off Han Solo would feel a tad predictable, because of our own knowledge of Star Wars' background and production. So yeah...I'm not really annoyed that Star Wars is back, but I feel it deserves to be more.

I hear what you're saying, & I'd agree for the most part. I think Star Wars if it's to be any good, needs to grow and push on past what has been established. However, you can't know from two <2 teasers that EPVII won't be just that. Plus, even if it isn't, & it is a glorified nod to the original trilogy, I'd have higher hopes of VIII doing the brave thing

Optimus Prime

Why does everything need a fresh take, look what happened with the new superman film and zack snyders ego prompting him to re write the origin of a historic character.

After the let down of the prequel trilogy, I welcome the return of the classic characters, these two trailers have instantly taken me back to my childhood quicker than anything I've seen in years. When that theme music hits and you see the falcon, amazing.

Han and chewie at the end of the new one, love it.

Ill be first in line at the midnight opening!

johnny_ultimate

So everybody looking forward to the new Hirokazu Koreeda film? What a ****ing teaser! Those Ozu-esque camera angles make my feel like a kid again!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6AdeTefnJo

Nerdkiller1991

Optimus Prime wrote: »

Why does everything need a fresh take, look what happened with the new superman film and zack snyders ego prompting him to re write the origin of a historic character.

After the let down of the prequel trilogy, I welcome the return of the classic characters, these two trailers have instantly taken me back to my childhood quicker than anything I've seen in years. When that theme music hits and you see the falcon, amazing.

Han and chewie at the end of the new one, love it.

Ill be first in line at the midnight opening!

I'm not looking for that kind of change (in MoS's case, it seemed to approach the series as if it was fundamentally broken and needed their help of a repair that was never needed). I'm just looking for a bit of a shift from the regular norm that we've been so used to for almost 40 years now. Not some Man of Steel-esque revision where it missed the point of the character. This might be strawmanning a bit, but I, for one, am shocked at the amount of fans that simply don't want the series to move forward beyond the Original Series and let someone who is capable of delivering a fresh take with the same tone. Man of Steel was bad and the dreary visual style was one of them. A hopeful character turned unhopeful. We don't need that kind of change. Just with what this universe is capable of.

CiDeRmAn

Seeing as we are now an extension of the film forum....
I saw Mortdecai this evening.
I may never recover.
You'd imagine after The Tourist I'd have had more sense.
And after Transcendence I should have washed my hands of him.
But, no, I succumbed to another performance of him with a stupid accent.
Actually, he sounds exactly like a Fast Show character, which has extra irony seeing as Paul Whitehouse has a role in the film.
You'd actually imagine that, with a much smaller budget, the movie would've been better with Whitehouse as the lead!
Paul Bettany is pretty good though!

johnny_ultimate

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I saw Mortdecai this evening

Why?!

Watched Tokyo Tribe last night. Definitely the best Japanese kung-fu gangster rap opera I've seen in the last six months, like Spring Breakers crossed with Scarface, The Warriors and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.

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

CiDeRmAn

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Why?!

Watched Tokyo Tribe last night. Definitely the best Japanese kung-fu gangster rap opera I've seen in the last six months, like Spring Breakers crossed with Scarface, The Warriors and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.

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

I don't know.
Maybe I did something wrong in a previous life and was attempting to atone.
Actually though, while it wasn't a fantastic movie I don't think it quite deserved the grilling it received from critics.
And Bettany is brilliant in it.