Son Of General Retro Discussion

SdoowSirhc

Sera wrote: »

I wouldn't even take jellies off you,
you've lost 10,000 points

10,000 points?
THAT'S OVER 9,000!:eek:

Retr0gamer

megaten wrote: »

I've heard similar things. Apparently EoE is a big **** you to fans who complained they didn't do the end to the tv show 'properly'

Despite my winding up johnny ultimate it's still worth a watch

Atavan-Halen

I'm ashamed to say that everytime I've put on Akira to watch I've fallen asleep half way through must remedy that soon!

On another note, is clay fighter 63 1/2 any good?

DinoRex

atavan-halen wrote: »

I'm ashamed to say that everytime I've put on Akira to watch I've fallen asleep half way through must remedy that soon!

SPOILER: The ending makes about as much sense as Evagellion!

paperwork

atavan-halen wrote: »

On another note, is clay fighter 63 1/2 any good?

Its got Earthworm Jim in it... a bad game wouldnt have Earthworm Jim.

Atavan-Halen

SPOILER: I haven't watched evangelion =/

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

atavan-halen wrote: »

I'm ashamed to say that everytime I've put on Akira to watch I've fallen asleep half way through must remedy that soon!

That happens me with Erin Brockovich but I don't even get half way

OwaynOTT

Any idea where I could get my Saturn modded with the switch? Also how much would it cost to get a Snes done? See them selling on eBay for about 75 euro including post.

johnny_ultimate

megaten wrote: »

I've heard similar things. Apparently EoE is a big **** you to fans who complained they didn't do the end to the tv show 'properly'

It very much is - they go as far as subliminally inserting the hate mail / graffiti into various parts of the film (handily subtitled in the DVD version as "DIE ANNO"). I wrote a spoiler heavy blog about it if anybody's curious on one fanboy's anti-fanboy interpretation :P Just a film I feel particularly compelled to defend, because I honestly feel it's one of animation's (and, heck, cinema's) most astonishing and underappreciated achievements.

In other news, I've had to suffer two full days without having time to play Dark Souls I did finally start up 999. It's kind of weird playing a novel. The glorious new Murakami novel has, however, already distracted me away from it.

atavan-halen wrote:

I'm ashamed to say that everytime I've put on Akira to watch I've fallen asleep half way through must remedy that soon!

http://www.ifibooking.ie/bookingmovieDetails.tpl?showcode=7601

NO EXCUSE, MC FLY BOY!

We've been assured by the good people at horrorthon that the screening is subtitled.

Atavan-Halen

Sera wrote: »

That happens me with Erin Brockovich but I don't even get half way

That movie was ok, from what I remember. Obviously wasn't memorable :P

Mr.Saturn

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Any idea where I could get my Saturn modded with the switch? Also how much would it cost to get a Snes done? See them selling on eBay for about 75 euro including post.

This place here deals in pre-modded consoles:

http://www.consolepassion.co.uk/products/sega-saturn/consoles/sega-saturn-modified-ultimate-switchless-console-boxed

This guy here does some modding, from modern to retro:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=47194

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

johnny_ultimate wrote:

The glorious new Murakami novel has, however, already distracted me away from it.

I heard about places opening at midnight for it, I wish I could have gone. There's a voucher for books online but I'll be ages to read the new one. There's two Banana Yoshimoto books to read and Moshi Moshi Harajuku is being translated now as well and a few others to read. Plus Children of the Paper Crane is on the way

CiDeRmAn

Watched "Your Highness" last night, fell asleep about 2/3rds the way through, I take it that's where all the good jokes are? Because there's feck all evidence of an gags in the parts of the movie I was awake for.
I thing Monsieur Ultimate said it best but to paraphrase him it's like The Princess Bride with sh1te knob-jokes.

Pyongyang

Last films I saw with the wife at the cinema were Tron Legacy and Drive Angry 3D.

That said, she makes me sit through crap romance straight to video/tv movies on True Crime or CBS Action etc.

As lads we all have to do 'crap film chosen by yer bird' duty every so often.

I just stare at the screen and in my head I'm actually thinking about Darius Burst.

OwaynOTT

Pyongyang wrote: »

Last films I saw with the wife at the cinema were Tron Legacy and Drive Angry 3D.

That said, she makes me sit through crap romance straight to video/tv movies on True Crime or CBS Action etc.

As lads we all have to do 'crap film chosen by yer bird' duty every so often.

I just stare at the screen and in my head I'm actually thinking about Darius Burst.

Oh yeah, hate when the other half has movie preference. We will end watching some Steven Segal movie or just summit with big explosions. Made me go see the expends in cinema, now that was painful.

Your Highness was utter tripe. Using the classic as Princess Bride in the same sentence should be a punishable offence, you will be made play Dragons Lair!

johnny_ultimate

Sera wrote: »

I heard about places opening at midnight for it, I wish I could have gone. There's a voucher for books online but I'll be ages to read the new one. There's two Banana Yoshimoto books to read and Moshi Moshi Harajuku is being translated now as well and a few others to read. Plus Children of the Paper Crane is on the way

I was half considering a Banana Yoshimoto book a while ago (mainly because I love her name), but the wikipedia page for her temporarily turned me off: "Critics think that much of her work is superficial and commercial". I will get around to Kitchen eventually, though. I do have this almost subconscious obsession this year to read as many 500 page plus sprawling novels as I can: Infinite Jest (that was like a three monther), Cloud Atlas / Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, American Gods, Skippy Dies etc... IQ84 fits nicely within that criteria. Murakami is my favourite author, and it's heaven for fans so far. Definitely more in line with Kafka on the Shore, and that's probably my favourite of his.

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I thing Monsieur Ultimate said it best but to paraphrase him it's like The Princess Bride with sh1te knob-jokes.

Credit where credits due: I think said paraphrase is attributable to the good Sir DinoRex the First

I haven't seen Your Highness, and have no intentions to. It depresses and confuses me that director David Gordon Green went from this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-AKmmnVtWU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTrjVYno6Xk

To this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYg2EJLJids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FplWxtPzWY8

Almost as bad as Michel Gondry

Mr Vengeance

o1s1n wrote: »

Oh and just to throw more fuel on the fire in relation to some of the above comments - if you haven't spent a load of money on a crap game just because it's rare and you want the prestige of owning it, you're not a real videogame collector in the true sense of the word.

Thats pretty hardcore. In my view too hardcore, but anyway

Still though, I'm sticking to my quality over quantity philosophy as it has served me well as a player / collector / player-xollector or whatever the eff I am

James Howlett

Ah c'mon "Your Highness" isn't that bad, it's got some funny lines:

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

Optimus Prime

I thought it was alright too. its no Mallrats... but its funny.

johnny_ultimate

keithgeo wrote: »

I thought it was alright too. its no Mallrats... but its funny.

Mallrats?! The poor bastard child of Chasing Amy and Clerks. And nowhere near as good as either

CiDeRmAn

I'll stick to Jay&Silent Bob, especially the Affleck/Damon scenes, "Dead Hooker In Ben Afflecks Trailer"....

As for movies no one else liked, I loved Speed Racer, saw it twice on the big screen, and my companions each time lambasted my taste in movies
Yet, I reckon it's class!

Same happened the other evening, watched Blade Runner, after hyping it up, and my brother in law told me I was off my rocker for loving such a boring film!
Same went for 2001!!!

I think I may be mixing in the wrong circles!

Optimus Prime

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Mallrats?! The poor bastard child of Chasing Amy and Clerks. And nowhere near as good as either

Well, lets say i wasnt sober when i watched it the first time with some friends, and it was the funniest film id ever seen, we where rolling around laughing at it. In the cold light of day though i take your point, its not as funny..

o1s1n

Chasing Amy and Clerks are alright. Everything else I've seen of Kevin Smith's has been a pile of cock.

Mr Vengeance wrote: »

Thats pretty hardcore. In my view too hardcore, but anyway

Still though, I'm sticking to my quality over quantity philosophy as it has served me well as a player / collector / player-xollector or whatever the eff I am

Ah it was an attempt at trolling, I really don't think that at all.

I do collect a lot of games purely on their rarity though. Some people don't get that, but it's kind of outside of the gaming aspect. My mam got me hooked on collecting stamps (and then on to rare ones) when I was 5 or 6 so it just transferred over into gaming a bit later. (I don't still collect stamps, I swear!)

Optimus Prime

Im a big fan of his i have to say, not necessarily the films even, I liked Clerks, Mallrats and all, Clerks 2 i actually enjoyed a lot, and in fairness Zack and Miri make a porno is hilarious.

But i listen to the smodcasts, jay and silent bob get old is brilliant and theres some other great pods on his website, tell em steve dave, smodcast, etc.

also his evening with dvds are great too, very funny.

Guess im a Kevin Smith fanboy! :pac: he is in Vicar street in Feb next year with Jason Mewes. and yes, tickets are booked.

o1s1n

You liked Zack and Miri make a porno? Just goes to show how varied peoples tastes are. I thought it was one of the worst films I've ever seen. Mallrats was genius compared to that. And this is coming from someone who doesn't really like Mallrats!

Optimus Prime

Yeh I thought it was brilliant! Im not mad on Cop Out, Dogma or even chasing amy to be honest. But i loved that one. I watched Nacho Libre when it came out and thought it was hilarious, but ive been slated a lot over that one too, although one of the lads who hated it loved white chicks so i dunno who is worse!

DinoRex

o1s1n wrote: »

You liked Zack and Miri make a porno? Just goes to show how varied peoples tastes are. I thought it was one of the worst films I've ever seen. Mallrats was genius compared to that. And this is coming from someone who doesn't really like Mallrats!

It starts out okay but then takes itself too seriously and becomes ****.

To be honest I think everything after Clerks has been a huge disappointment.

The 'An Audience With's' are great though.

pdbhp

Jeez all the aforementioned films suck. Everyone knows Grandma's Boy is best movie ever made!

Atavan-Halen

If we are talking movies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXE92oEgEyA

Myrddin

I'm sure its old news, & has likely slipped under my radar...but when you clear OoT on the 3DS it unlocks the Master Quest mode :cool: At least Ninty managed to cram it in somehow.