I think I came across it in the 70s in some arcade. I seem to remember it being at my local flea market where they had an arcade in the 90s too.
Thing was, there weren't any video games in the late 60s but there were certainly arcades full of pinball, Ski Ball and electro-mechanical games like Periscope. There was even a Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots made for the arcade. I saw it in a Mission Impossible episode.
I've seen those amiibo around lately. Cute.
Sweet, comparison videos!
I can't imagine playing it on a handheld but I was tempted to get it the other day.
They were $5 at my Five Below. I looked carefully to see if there were any characters I felt really strongly about, but I didn't see one.
I'm not going to get away from playing a lot of B2 this month. I'm thinking of limiting my time with it every time I play so I can try some other stuff I have in mind. Unfortuneatly for Lego Batman, I'm done with January and my 1967 related stuff. I'll find a way to work it back in sometime.
I made so many mix tapes way back when. There was always a minute or two at the end of each side I couldn't fill, so my friend Sean and I would record funny dialog in those spots. Oh man, and the different types of tapes too. Some were called "metal" or something like that, or "gold", I forget really, but there were different kinds, some which were supposed to be better. I got a 120 minute cassett tape once to make a longer mix but they weren't supposed to be of such great quality for some reason.
I was still making mix tapes right around the turn of the century. In 2004 I got an iPod for Xmas and soon after I got rid of all my stereo equipment. I carried my mixes over to the computer and made CD mixes for a while, but then I started listening to groups of albums instead because you can manipulate so much more music now. I kind of miss the old mix tapes though. Those mixes were intense to listen to - really special.
I distinctly remember contemplating buying Borderlands when it was new back in 2009. I was going to buy either Borderlands, Demon's Souls or Brutal Legend. I went with Demon's Souls. It was probably a year or two later I finally tried Borderlands.
Yea, I'm not even looking at digital sales anymore unless it's free. I keep up with the Games with Gold on XBO.
It's interesting hearing about your teaching. I've been contemplating teaching. I really admire teachers, but I feel I'm too shy for it. I used to skip class if I had to give a talk.
