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  1. David Hingtgen
    Wow, I thought I was the only person on the planet who genuinely liked that game. (still hate the timing for many moves though)
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    I wonder if each shuttle will get its "own" OMS pods prior to being displayed. I'm not sure all are available though---I know one of Columbia's wasn't on Columbia when it was lost, and last I heard it was on Discovery. So presumably one of another shuttle's was on Columbia at the time. Are those recent pics of Discovery? Last good series of pics I saw of it had the RCS assembly in the nose and both OMS pods removed, so it looks like it's complete again---and again---does it have "its own" ones installed, or just whichever were handy? It didn't matter for any particular mission/flight, but since this will be the final installation, I think it'd be nice for each shuttle to have its "own" parts as much as possible. Last pic I saw of Enterprise showed it with none. (which is a heck of an omission)
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    To be correct, you'd need Phoenix pylons to mount a Phoenix under the gloves---each weapon has a unique adapter in that location. You'll note that the aft fin of a Sparrow mounted there exactly matches the angled cut-out at the rear of the adapter. However, I don't think I've ever seen Phoenixes loaded on the glove pylons INSTEAD of on the belly. Generally, the first 2 spots that a Phoenix go are on the belly up front. Then the rear. THEN they go under the gloves. About the only exception will be when carrying a single Phoenix on one side, while the belly is full of bombs and a LANTIRN pod is on the other side---because bombs absolutely can't go under the gloves and the Phoenix is needed more for balance than anything. As for Sidewinders----they can always go on the stub pylons on the outside of the main glove pylon, with any weapon. An F-14 will never need to be without Sidewinders no matter what else it carries.
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    Years ago, when Masterpiece Starscream was unveiled, it looked a LOT like the brand-spanking new one that just came out. Then Takara hired Kawamori to "improve" the mold. Namely he streamlined plane mode, which added/moved a lot of the bot-mode kibble. Thus resulting in the first actual release of MP-03. Now, we get a more G1-accurate version---which is basically the original mold before Kawamori "tweaked" it. See, a lot of the hate for the "original" Masterpiece Starscream's hip kibble etc is because WE SAW HOW IT LOOKED BEFORE AND WE WANTED THAT VERSION. Takara changed it in a way that most people didn't like--while a decent number of people accepted it or even preferred it after Kawamori's changes, a whole lot more liked it better how it was before.
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    As a child of the 80's, it's one of my favorite songs ever, no matter what the haters say. Its inclusion was one of the highlights of the movie for me. (that and Amy Adams are the main reasons I went to see it) Also, I always assume most people complain about the actual lyrics, which I tend to ignore in most songs--I go by the sound/instruments, which are typical pure 80's awesomeness.
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    On that note---playing old games. If the new systems require online access etc, how long do you expect them to keep things running? If this requirement had happened long ago, do you think the Xenogears, Super Metroid, and Jet Set Radio Future servers would still be going, and could you still play an old, but much-loved game? MS etc always argue "when Madden 2012 comes out, nobody wants to play Madden 2011". True. But lots of games never get sequels, and aren't part of a mega-franchise like Call of Duty etc. And sometimes the new version sucks. ::cough, Ace Combat, cough:: A lot of people do want to keep playing the old games because they're still fun/the best version out there.
  7. David Hingtgen
    The *youngest* B-52 will turn 50 years old in October.
  8. David Hingtgen
    I've got it narrowed down---I want a Voltron toy, where the lions have necks. No neck=not a good lion mode. They will NEVER look right in lion mode by having the head attach directly to the body. (it's also essential for posing) I mean, LOOK: Those are some of the most iconic drawings of the lions ever (because we saw them each and every time we watched) and are thus pretty much everyone's basis of what they should look like in lion mode.
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    Them's fightin' words.
  10. David Hingtgen
    Or encountered the bug where you couldn't even load a saved game in Dragon Age if you'd ever had DLC and weren't online. (even if you de-equip and trash the DLC item, merely ever having it would render your save un-loadable)
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    That would effectively require any console to be hooked up to the 'net 24/7. The US/world is not THAT broad-band saturated yet. Unless every console comes with a free wireless router, it's impractical right now. I see Wii's *everywhere*--and a lot of them are not in homes with wireless, or even broadband. The same is true for the 360 and PS3 to a lesser degree, but it still exists----not everyone has their consoles online all the time, or even at all. Even if they could.
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    Yes.
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    Ahh, EB. Where I looked upon and longed for the Neo-Geo many times... Not as good as Babbage's though.
  15. David Hingtgen
    The actual game is a bit better than the demo. "Bit" was chosen carefully---more than "slightly" but less than "a chunk".
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    Sorry, wasn't April Fool's yet, and I rarely partake in that.
  18. David Hingtgen
    I'm not falling for that trap. Soon you'll have a hundred tribbles, crowding out all your inventory slots, ruining your hyposprays, clogging up the Jeffries tubes...
  19. David Hingtgen
    That was my thought---if it said "Chogokin Dairugger XV" I'd guess 99% of licensing lawyers would never have found it.
  20. David Hingtgen
    Forget Sazabi, there's Leos! Sazabi got a zillion kits already, but there's almost nothing for the Leo. Surprised to see a TV Altron, too. Of course, I dare not hope for a TV Sandrock. The most-ignored Wing mech of all... Also---Kirk's Zaku I seems to have quickly become everyone's fave Zaku I. (it is mine)
  21. David Hingtgen
    Not quite that many---you'll miss some of the best Milia/VF-1J action. I'd suggest skipping the first 10, the higher teens/early twenties, and most of the thirties.
  22. David Hingtgen
    "TRIPLETS---sequel underway to the 1988 comedy movie TWINS which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito. The sequel has the characters played by Schwarzenegger and Devito discovering that Eddie Murphy's character is their third sibling. The script hasn't been written yet."
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    And the airlines figured out people knew this, so now most charge extra to sit in an exit row.
  24. David Hingtgen
    Going a little OT here, but it just emphasizes how a lot of technology "looks" haven't changed as much as they used to. 1955 car vs 1985 car? Completely different. 1982 vs 2012? A lot of common sedans look not all that different. More rounded, yes, but not like they've got huge fins and afterburner tail lights. Airplanes---hah! 1955 F-86 vs 1985 F-18? 1982 F-15C vs 2012 F-15C? Or civilian----1955 DC-7 vs 1985 DC-10. Or 1982 767 vs 2012 767... I'd even argue the same for fashion. 50's/60's/70's vs 80's/90's/00's. Remakes of movies from the 40's and 50's, even 60's sometimes 70's---OK. Times/things change. But anything from the 80's/90's---what's going to be different? Will "Future Detroit" look any different at all? (Sadly, if anything, it may look even worse than what the original movie showed)
  25. David Hingtgen
    So, someone ordered 400 cupcakes to be delivered to Bioware's offices. 1/3 blue, 1/3 red, and 1/3 green. Though it doesn't matter which color you pick, they all taste the same. But you've got choice! Anyways--
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