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Some languish in obscurity, I prefer to lounge in it. Creator of the angle neck toothbrush. He/Him thingsyoumightenjoy.com

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This game has gone from being the play by play metaphor portion of Paradise By The Dashboard Light to becoming the indecisive duet part of Paradise By The Dashboard Light.

02.11.2025 04:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Salรฒ, or the 120 Days of Baseball

02.11.2025 03:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 132    ๐Ÿ” 37    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

it is simply nobody's business why someone on SNAP is doing literally anything short of murder

27.10.2025 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 700    ๐Ÿ” 141    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I know convention prices arenโ€™t the most accurate reflection of reality, but itโ€™s always wild to see stuff that you havenโ€™t even thought of in years go for oddly high prices.

17.10.2025 20:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

PRGE weekend is upon us, which means seeing a lot of game prices that will make the idea of selling off some of the collection very tempting.

17.10.2025 20:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve seen a lot of things, but Iโ€™ve never seen Dr. Dudeโ€™s haircut recreated in the real world.

15.10.2025 04:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŽผTo save our Mother Earth from any alien attack

From vicious giant insects who have once again come back

Weโ€™ll unleash all our forces, we wonโ€™t cut them any slack

Yodobashi Yodobashi Cam-er-a๐ŸŽถ

08.10.2025 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It never dawned on me until now that Capcomโ€™s Fighters Edge logo was possibly just using some slightly modified clip art.

03.10.2025 18:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Even as the console seems to be circling the drain, Microsoft would get an instant purchase of a Series X out of me if they gave it full and region free 360 BC. My 360 imports have been languishing on a shelf since my Japanese 360 died.

03.10.2025 17:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Layer Section for Saturn is probably one of the best shooters on the system, and remains affordable even after The Great Saturn Land Rush. Every time I play it, Iโ€™m happy I took that guy on AtariAge up on his bundle offer in 2009.

01.10.2025 04:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hope youโ€™re ready for some famicom karaoke!

26.09.2025 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An eBay listing for a pin promoting McDonaldโ€™s Arch Deluxe hamburger. Or reads โ€œIf you donโ€™t like it, Iโ€™ll eat itโ€ below the logo for the Arch Deluxe. You know that at least one unfortunate McDonaldโ€™s employee was instructed to eat a partially eaten Arch Deluxe by a distinctly rude customer. McDonaldโ€™s put a lot of faith into the Arch Deluxe, it would seem. They also didnโ€™t like food being wasted.

An eBay listing for a pin promoting McDonaldโ€™s Arch Deluxe hamburger. Or reads โ€œIf you donโ€™t like it, Iโ€™ll eat itโ€ below the logo for the Arch Deluxe. You know that at least one unfortunate McDonaldโ€™s employee was instructed to eat a partially eaten Arch Deluxe by a distinctly rude customer. McDonaldโ€™s put a lot of faith into the Arch Deluxe, it would seem. They also didnโ€™t like food being wasted.

I ended up looking up copycat recipes after posting that because I want to give it a shot as an adult. Then I was advertised this pin as if the internet itself wanted me to try and recreate the burger in question.

24.09.2025 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A portion of an ad for McDonalds Arch Deluxe, a hamburger from the 1990s that was very poorly received.

A portion of an ad for McDonalds Arch Deluxe, a hamburger from the 1990s that was very poorly received.

โ€œVery unpopular RPGโ€ brings to mind phrases like โ€œdetested sandwichโ€.

24.09.2025 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Mr Domino from No One Can Stop Mr Domino! Above him are the words Anno Domino, which means โ€œYear of Our Dominoโ€, and is a play on Anno Domini, the origin for AD.

Mr Domino from No One Can Stop Mr Domino! Above him are the words Anno Domino, which means โ€œYear of Our Dominoโ€, and is a play on Anno Domini, the origin for AD.

HE SHALL NOT BE STOPPED

24.09.2025 22:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

US: CDs are oddly hard to find, as most stores dedicated to music have switched almost entirely over to vinyl.

Japan: Used CDs galore, but new ones will be pretty expensive. This is offset by how absurdly inexpensive used ones can be found, however.

UK: Kind of expensive, but wide variety.

24.09.2025 22:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Now that Iโ€™m back home, I can safely say that the UK has some of the best availability when it comes to old guy music on CDs in the modern era. I was able to fill in some gaps in my collection relatively affordably, which is nice.

24.09.2025 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Subtly downgrade a band

Dagwood

24.09.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A candy bar labeled Milky Way 2. At first I thought it was just because it was a double pack of smaller candy bars. After opening and eating it, however, itโ€™s a variant on the classic milk way that doesnโ€™t have caramel. Light research leads me to believe this is just what Milky Way bars are in Europe, but I could be mistaken. Either way, pretty good.

A candy bar labeled Milky Way 2. At first I thought it was just because it was a double pack of smaller candy bars. After opening and eating it, however, itโ€™s a variant on the classic milk way that doesnโ€™t have caramel. Light research leads me to believe this is just what Milky Way bars are in Europe, but I could be mistaken. Either way, pretty good.

Letโ€™s give more candy bars sequels.

22.09.2025 14:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m watching this game show in my hotel room. Itโ€™s called Tipping Point, and itโ€™s pretty much just a quiz show with a coin pusher element. Honestly, itโ€™s decently compelling in a hotel room kind of way.

20.09.2025 22:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Heartbreaking: A product you genuinely enjoy has appeared as a YouTube sponsorship.

16.09.2025 22:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
the trans pride flag

the trans pride flag

Here is some non-satire for you:

Trans rights forever.

14.09.2025 16:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26193    ๐Ÿ” 8934    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 112    ๐Ÿ“Œ 56

I will forever buy Arcade Archives games whenever on sale. Usually itโ€™s a fun exploration of an obscure title. Occasionally itโ€™s bafflement at an arcade gameโ€™s control scheme. Looking at you, The Tin Star.

11.09.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Last night I had a dream that I came across a bootleg Ms Pac Man cabinet that played the intro sample from Groove Is in the Heart when you started a game. Honestly, it was pretty natural fit.

08.09.2025 21:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I do love the colorful and nonstandard nature of Famicom carts. Also, Route-16 Turbo is great.

08.09.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

2004: Man, I hope someday I can have a copy of Snatcher. Then Iโ€™d be a real collector!

2025: Bootleg SG-1000s? Where are they. I will immediately start walking in their direction. With a Soggy-1000, it is impossible to be a Man of Constant Sorrow.

01.09.2025 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As much as I want to avoid being a local cliche, I always end up loving Donโ€™t Go Back To Rockville.

01.09.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a good call. I found a box that was priced reasonably and ended up taking your advice. Plus, I figure with the extra cards I can give them to friends in an effort to get a going play group. Thanks for the heads up!

01.09.2025 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve never been actively into a trading card game, but this Gundam TCG may pose an active threat to my wallet. If we get new art of obscure characters and suits, I can easily see myself getting hooked.

30.08.2025 23:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Beyond psyched about this, this was my first Final Fantasy title, which I think goes a long way in explaining how my tastes in games developed. Seriously though, itโ€™s terrific.

30.08.2025 21:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If youโ€™ve got a backlog of games youโ€™ve been meaning to try out, itโ€™s a pretty good way to not only explore them, but give them a chance to breathe a bit. Once I fell down the rabbit hole, I explored a lot of stuff that Iโ€™d back burnerโ€™ed.

30.08.2025 01:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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