Shoutbox

[Arkhan Asylum]

when you are playing it on a thing where you don't have to put money in it to try again, it eventually becomes easy.

I probably suck at it now because I haven't played it in like uhhhh 8 years?  or something.

half the trick is just knowing when to like drop bombs, and playing aggressive enough that you're in the middleish of the screen blowing stuff up.

I watch people hover near the bottom and its like dumbass, youre gonna die.   you aren't killing fast enough, and then you just get killed by all the jellybeans flying around

[Gredler]

Great tip man, I do hover near the bottom, and always think i shouldve bombed. I'll keep practicing. I can get through first stage without losing a life consistently now

[Arkhan Asylum]

yeah if you fuck off at the bottom of the screen, you're basically asking to get dead.   You have half as many places to move to, and you can't wipe stuff out as quickly. 

there's times where you basically want to be almost touching stuff as you shoot it, so you inflict deadness ASAP.    you also need to get used to your collision box, because you can actually touch stuff and not die.    You only die when it's really really touch.    touch and really touch won't kill you.

that throws people off.

[TR0N]

[Arkhan Asylum]

i love that video

[ClodBusted]

Onedaywithoutashoutboxpostwhatiswrongwithyouguys?

[seieienbu]

I'll assume every one was too busy boxing to do their shouting.

[Arkhan Asylum]

i was playing persona 5 and touching myself

to persona 5

[Gredler]

persona 5 is good I hear, did you play the old ones? I got a high score personal best staying at the center of the screen, and got to second boss without dieing

[Arkhan Asylum]

I beat all the personas. theyre fuckin sweet.

The trick to atlantean is just like Defender.  Don't go flying warp fucking speed at stuff.

[Gredler]

I was talking about mushyhymenfootardie, I've still not played the rom version of atlantean I bought from you. It will be the first crt game I play when my gaming area is recovered from the great toilet flood of 2017. eta 6 weeks lol

I've never played persona, unless you count Tokyo Mirage Sessions ; did you play that?

[Arkhan Asylum]

yeah i played that  lol, its one of the only reasons a Wii U is worth a thing

[Gredler]

I never got through to the end, but I put quite a bit of time into it; how would you compare it to other personas?

[Arkhan Asylum]

So far, I like the theme of it with the smart phones, but I am not sure I like the characters as much as older personas.

The presentation is great, though, and the subway-station/streetwalkin' is really well done.

[blueraven]

holy shit my mac had a virus

[blueraven]

And I had to go onto mac customer support at like 4 AM and have them doohickey with it to get the virus gone. And then again today, and they kicked me off because my mac was too old and then I just kept logging in and logging in and they got my keychain back.

Apparently there was 56 gigs of launchers and loaders and flash updates and shit. And I think there was a rat and some popsicle sticks in there too.

Fuck yeah apple support

[NecroPhile]

LOL, apple.  They just work.

[xcrement5x]

LOL, apple.  They just work.

This one deserves a quote.

[Arkhan Asylum]

you deserve a quote

[ClodBusted]

Hey apple!

[Gredler]

LOL, apple.  They just work.

This one deserves a quote.

you deserve a quote

Agreeed

[blueraven]

LOL, apple.  They just work.

So yeah, also they under no circumstance will admit that their machines get viruses. It's in their training. And it's this weird level of weird denial. It's like in that Scient0l0gy documentary when they keep insisting that the audit machine isn't a polygraph. Anyway, I had so much fun messing with them on that.

"So If they don't get viruses am I imagining this redirect to Yahoo search engine and this Russian Porn site? You should totally screenshare with me right now and get your supervisor over here. My shits, corrupt, dog. I have no fucking clue what worm ate a hole in Apple OSX but it happened."

They fixed it after that. When they tried to tell me my Mac was out of service I just told them that I had never used the plan when it was active and they owed me.

[Arkhan Asylum]

I got someone fired over their apple care bullshit

[ClodBusted]

Listening to the F-Zero X soundtrack on Youtube and making the mistake of reading the comments section.

Dude: "I can't believe this is midi!"

Dude, that's because this isn't midi.
To my knowledge, it's not even generated by the usual N64 synth, but just compressed music files stored in mono being streamed right from the cartridge.

[seieienbu]

Fired because of apple care?  Tell the whole story; I'm in suspense over here.

[Arkhan Asylum]

so I got a macbook back when I started college.   It was when they finally started using Intel, and I got a discount through my college, so I figured OK, time to try this shit since I don't own a laptop.

I'm there, and I asked a bunch of questions about programming on it.  They were clueless.  I figured fuck it, it's OK, I'll figure it out once I get it.

I will admit, Apple's hardware is kinda nice.  The screen was the best laptop screen at the time.   It all smelled nice.  It was a neat thing.  I was excited.   PC laptops hadn't adopted good keyboards yet.

So I was like "OK, I could get a Gateway also.   They have an accidental damage replacement plan.  What do you have, Appleduder?"

He goes OH WE GOT APPLE CARE ITS GREAT.  MY NIECE SPILLED GRAPEJUICE ON MY MACBOOK, GOT A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE.  FREE REPAIRS AND EVERYTHING.

I'm like cool. Sold.  Give me that and this Macbook.  I got some other shit too.  like a Mighty (piece of shit) mouse, Parallels (waste of money).

Fast forward like 9 months later.

1) The power brick started to fall apart
2) The DVD drive stopped being reliable at reading anything that wasn't brand new.
3) The battery stopped holding a charge for more than half a second.
4) I accidentally knocked a can of coke onto the laptop.

I went "ah fuck" and threw it in the sink and cranked the water, hoping to get the pop out so it could just like air out and maybe be OK.

Nope.

I was like well, time to go get a new laptop because AppleCare.

I go drop it off at the Macstore in HipsterTownUSA (its this shopping center full of yuppie cunts).   I said, I spilled pop on this.  I have AppleCare.  Do whatever.

A few days later, I come back, and they go Oh it's gonna be 800$ to fix all this.   I said, and I quote.

"no, it's going to be free, according to that dude over there who sold me your AppleCare plan."

They get kind of prissy.  They don't know that I am one of those people that will unleash a verbal assault when required.    I just kind of hang back and sit there as they call numbnuts over.

They ask him "Did you tell this kid apple care will fix accidental damage like spills or dropping it and breaking it?"

"NO, WHY WOULD I DO THAT.  THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS.  THIS CHUMPS CLEARLY LYING TO TRY AND GET FREE STUFF."

I looked at him like "... are you really calling me a liar?"  and he goes "LOOK IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD MACS AND REPAIRS, MAYBE THEY AREN'T FOR YOU.  MACS ARE A CUT ABOVE THE REST."

This was the equivalent of when they open that gate and let that pissed off bull into the rodeo thing to fuck up everyone.

I got off their Genius Bar stool and said

"Look dude, you work sales at a Mac store.   You aren't exactly wiping your ass with money.  That's probably your shitty looking Chevy Cobalt in the parking lot with the dumbass Apple sticker on the window.  That's probably why you sold me some BS story about your niece spilling grapejuice on your macbook and getting a free replacement so you could dupe me into buying the plan.   You get commission from it, don't you?"

He started to get all pissy at my accusation.   Little did he know, I already assumed the worst, made sure he was working when I went in to get it, and made sure to eavesdrop while I waited.

I legit heard him selling the same shpeel to some lady who was now browsing macbook accessories.

The genius bar people are already in crisis mode because they probably aren't trained in what to do when weird looking skinny kids with perms come in and start laying into someone.

So I'm like "I think we need a manager.  Get one of those.  It shouldn't be hard, since you're geniuses and all."

Dude goes "OUR MANAGER IS GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT WE ALREADY TOLD YOU"

I go "hahaha yeah, you keep thinking that. go get him."

Manager comes out.  They explain their situation and he's like "well... yeah that's not how apple care works, so we can't do anything.  Sorry."

and I go "Yep, noted, but hey , watch this."

I go "hey, lady, come here and tell us what this guy told you about Apple Care"

she legit goes:

"OH! It sounds great! He said his niece spilled grape juice on his and got a free replacement!  I have kids so it sounds like a great deal."

dudes face looked like he sharted.   Manager looks at him and goes "You're done.  Just leave."

Then they explain to the lady that he's a lying piece of shit, so she just goes "... oh", tosses the stuff she was going to buy on the table nearby, tells them she doesn't want the Macbook Pro anymore, and left.  I giggled.

Then they refunded me the entire cost of the AppleCare plan, and I talked them into refunding me for all the other accessories I had bought since he wasted my fucking time.

As I left, I went over to the music demo-y setup and started playing the intro synths from Jump, recorded it, had it set to repeat, plugged the mouse into the adjacent computer, cranked the volume, pulled the volume knob off the speakers,  and just walked out, lol.  I flicked the volume knob into the bushes, turned around and threw up some middle fingers and just strolled away laughing.

Then I sold the broken macbook for 900$ on ebay and got a Gateway.

When the accidentally replacement thing was about to expire, I took the HDD out and punted it down a flight of steps at the mall.

Got me a free replacement, and since it was an old model, they gave me the current equivalent.

Did that two more times.

Hell yeah.

Fuck Apple.

[NecroPhile]

Warranty fraud makes you a winner. 

[SignOfZeta]

I have "late 2008" MacBook for my main machine still. I haven't replaced it because none of the new laptops have storage or decent potential for it (I have two 1TB HDs in the current machine, its *really* expensive to have that much internal flash storage in the new stuff). It's on it's third battery but...it's 9 years old so that's actually pretty good.

Some keys died in it and I replaced the keyboard myself for $80. That was when it was like five years old. One nice thing about MacBooks is that they are the best selling notebooks by a mile so there are hundreds of parts sources on eBay. Even when the stuff is years out of production. 

I don't smash things or spill shit so it's been great so far.

Parallels was indeed a waste of money.

I think my next one will just be a Mac Mini. They basically require that you have external drives hanging off your shit now so I don't see the point of a laptop that it's only portable for pretend. This way I pay half as much.

[Gredler]

These messages are far to long for a typical shoutbox message. Rule breakers.

[seieienbu]

There's little I hate more than the douchebag hipster apple stores.  Everything there really rubs me the wrong way.  Nice job sticking it to them, Arkhan.

[ClodBusted]

Spanks for posting. Keep your dick in a vice.

[o.pwuaioc]

Watched Scarface. Wife made mini-blueberry muffins. Drinking Jameson. Life is good.

Should I integrate my hueys and CDs, or should I separate them? Until a couple days ago, I kept all my cases put away, but yesterday I decided to put everything together. They don't look very good - the early Turbografx cases clash with the more regular CD jewel cases.

Thoughts?

[Arkhan Asylum]

just throw all of it in a big box and close your eyes when you pull shit out

[Gredler]

I vote for CD and playing card plastic sleeves and put everything in a three ring binder.

Also, arkhan sucks at getting the real shoutbax online. Where you at arkhan?

[blueraven]

fuuuck dying laughing. 

JUMP

[SignOfZeta]

Watched Scarface. Wife made mini-blueberry muffins. Drinking Jameson. Life is good.

Should I integrate my hueys and CDs, or should I separate them? Until a couple days ago, I kept all my cases put away, but yesterday I decided to put everything together. They don't look very good - the early Turbografx cases clash with the more regular CD jewel cases.

Thoughts?

I don't trust this guy.

[blueraven]

I think he's harmless 

[Gredler]

I don't trust this guy.

lol, that's a good idea can never be too safe - there is so much at stake here good thing you're on the defense for us all

[blueraven]

Zeta's Ninnysense is tingling....

[bob]

Watched Scarface. Wife made mini-blueberry muffins. Drinking Jameson. Life is good.

Should I integrate my hueys and CDs, or should I separate them? Until a couple days ago, I kept all my cases put away, but yesterday I decided to put everything together. They don't look very good - the early Turbografx cases clash with the more regular CD jewel cases.

Thoughts?

you do whatever works for the space you have.  it doesnt matter what they look like.

[seieienbu]

I arrange my Turbo games by color.  I have the orange titles first, then the genre colored titles arranged as to be appreciated by my boy Roy. G. Biv.  Then I have my CD games after that, regular CDs followed by Super CDs.

[Arkhan Asylum]

why the fucks it gotta be about color

[NecroPhile]

Dat's wacist.

Thanks Obama!

[o.pwuaioc]

you do whatever works for the space you have.  it doesnt matter what they look like.

If I were hurting for space that badly, I'd just keep the hueys out of their cases like I used to, but I have room on the shelf for to arrange them now, so I figured I'd make it look good while I'm at it.

[NecroPhile]

My PCE games are alphabetical by title, though the Arcade Card games are on a separate shelf with system cards, flash carts, and a couple Tennokoes.  The Turbobs are a bit fooked up; they're still alphabetical but are separated by genre (kinda) in those cheap little storage drawer things.

[seieienbu]

Alphabetical in English or Japanese?

My PCE games are ordered by Volume number when applicable, then the CDs are together, Super CDs after that, and ACDs third.

...but like half my PCE games are at my girlfriend's place and half are at mine, so.....yeah.

[SignOfZeta]

I separate mine by format. That's it. There isn't even really any point to that. Rummaged through the "wrong" games in an attempt to find the right one is my way of engaging with my entire collection. Same for everything else I have. I may own hundreds of LDs and thousands of records but I only have maybe a half dozen categories.

[CrackTiger]

I'm pretty sure this is how my jewel cased games are sorted:

I have Arcade Card, bicompatible, and demo CD games at the top of one CD rack. Then Super CD games go downward in order of RPG'ish: War Sim: Actiony arcadey non-shooters, shooters, digital comic/adventure and then misc.

The shelf to the right is Turbo CDs up top, first SCD (d
sorted by spine color?), then CD2. Beneath that are PCE CD2 in the same kind of genre order.

To the right of that is TurboChips up top. Orange spine first, then the rest sorted by color. Beneath that is the few CIC PCE HuCards I have left.

[NecroPhile]

Alphabetical in English or Japanese?

English.  I'm too dumb to read moon runes, so I've made little translated inserts for the spines.  I can't do that for many hueys (stickered spines), but the adjacent English titles help me find what I'm looking for.

[Psycho Punch]

Mine's just everything mixed up with no particular ordering, but I like Chris Bucci's ordering scheme too: Alphabetical. That's it, no separation by media type or country.