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    Of course not. That would make sense/ruin the minty original goodness. Especially since they "only grade factory-sealed packages"... except when they grade a resealed package because they're idiots, or grade a package from a system that didn't ship with a plastic wrap, or grade a prototype because they're rapacious creeps... you get the idea. The best was a case where they packaged a Metal Gear Solid game+cheat book combo package... in a box too small for the package, and "protective" case actually damaged it. Oh, and the only graded prototypes I've seen, they removed the protective stickers from the EPROMs. EPROMs which are erased with exposure to UV light... and sealed in a box that offers no UV protection... And the cost for grading a game is not fixed. It is a percentage of what they estimate the fair market value to be. Aside from being a fee blatantly unrelated to the actual service rendered, it also gives them a heavy incentive to overestimate value. Basically, the VGA are terrible.
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    So it is time for us to write WEP and tell them how awesome a Lego Voltron would be so they get on the licensing horn with Lego?
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    That's because our scripts don't literally just write down "technobabble" and tell the actors to ad-lib some sciencey-sounding gibberish.
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    Until recently, I'd definitely agree. But I think Messer is EXACTLY what Hayate needs. I thought he was being a dick to try and force Hayate to quit, and just misreading the kid greatly. But no, he's pushing Hayate's buttons in EXACTLY the right way to enkindle a burning desire to get better in him. The dickface stunt while he was celebrating at the end of his duel with Mirage? Got him to stop slacking and start attending classes. He learned how to fight, and it has already saved his life. No amount of reasonable discussion or threat of discipline would work, it just made him more stubborn. But Messer got through to him. He looked like a villainous caricature while doing it, but it worked. He is pissing Hayate off, and Hayate's slacker streak is being overwhelmed by his pigheadedness. He desperately wants to wipe that cold condescending glare off Messer's face, and he'll do whatever it takes to do it. He'll even learn how to fight if it means he can show up Messer. He'll learn what he needs from whoever will teach him, all so he can rub Messer's face in the dirt. Exaggerating a bit, as Hayate's actually shown a bit of respect and admiration for Messer, but... the fact remains that Messer's "I'm not talking to you, except when I surprise-attack you" routine has genuinely had a large positive effect on Hayate. He may not be a great teacher, but he's doing an EXCELLENT job at making sure Hayate learns what he needs. Mikumo and Freyja are similar, though we've seen less of their training. Freyja coming at this half-heartedly and needs something to galvanize her will, make her take things seriously. Mikumo is that something. Really, for all the crap Freyja gave Hayate about his slacker ways, she isn't any better. She's more active, but lacks the dedication to make things work. The two are every bit as alike as that scene in episode six made them look.
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    The 7 sound boosters were okay right up to the moment they started shooting lasers of song energy. Personally.
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    What about #teamHayateScarfish?
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    They already seem to have come to a sort of understanding. Scarfish is a good guy.
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    His walls all have secret alcoves. When people come 'round, he slaps the red button, the display cases spin around, the anime titties are hidden, and all people see are bookshelves full of classical literature.
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    I'd love to see Mylene again, but Lady M is obviously Doctor Chiba. I really like that they aren't just leaving Mirage's family as a namedrop. It would've been so easy to make her a Jenius for the name recognition and then just leave it at that, but they decided to go into how the name affects Mirage, the burden of her family's reputation. Her grandparents are literally living legends, her aunt can rock the skies without even having proper flight controls, and Mirage is... decent, but not exceptional. She knows she isn't living up to her heritage, she knows everyone around her knows, and it is eating away at her inside. ... Actually, I wonder if that's why she's out in the boonies with Delta squadron now instead of still with the spacey . Did she leave to escape her legacy? Because let's be honest here. The ragnans didn't fight Space War 1. Max and Millia may as well just be characters in a story. When she goes out on Ragna, Mirage is just Mirage. In the spacey, she was never going to be more than "the Jenius' disappointment of a granddaughter", whether it was fair or not. Out there, far from Earth, she can be herself, succeed or fail on her own merit. She won't be held up to an impossibly high standard.
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    Yeah, I retract most of my complaints about Messer being a jerk. He may be overdoing it, and too stiff for anyone around him to realize it, but he does actually care. And with them going to war, Messer's soldierly guidance is, honestly, what Delta squadron needs most.
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    Oh well. Then the sound boosters were just for extra bomba.
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    Disney is where studios go to die. They operate on something like a five-year cycle oscillating between "we should make our games in-house, why are we licensing this crap to others" and "why are we spending so much money on video game development, we could outsource this and not deal with the headache" that sees them buying and then closing a LOT of studios.
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    Hasbro is unlikely to make a deal with Bandai. My understanding is they actively avoid doing business with Bandai so they don't upset Takara.
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    Red is better. Sildani is right.
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    Game grading isn't new, and is likely a huge part of the inflation of old game prices. And it doesn't just sound silly, it IS silly. Made worse by the fact that the graders don't actually know what they are doing, and that the protective boxes they seal the games in DON'T PROTECT THE GAMES(open to the air, no UV-reflective coating).
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    It really is.
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    And at this point, the show is overtly shipping them. Also... is it just me, or does Captain Johnson have a plate on the back of his head like a backwards Bretai?
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    Dude, spoiler warnings next time! You just ruined Empire Strikes Back for me!
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    They also projected the Walkure girls onto asteroids. And gave the episode 37% more bomba.
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    I think that was a "tutorial" screen. Illustrating at what points he needed to start worrying about his propellant. Basically "Look, rookie, if your screen ever looks like this, GO HOME IMMEDIATELY OR YOU WILL DIE HERE." I did note that the gauge for the valk's internal engine had a much higher warning mark set than the auxillary rockets and maneuvering thrusters. Don't forget how he turned around, burned his way all the way back to base, then burned it back out AGAIN to Mirage's location. I'm sure Hayate was full-throttle the entire way, and that'd tear through his stores like nothing. .
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    That's a remarkably crowded panel.
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    That's adorable! I still fire Destiny up every now and again to shoot some stuff, but much of the charm is definitely gone. BRING BACK SPARROW RACING!
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    Actually, I find Transformers easier to watch than a lot of other period cartoons BECAUSE it is so bad. It is bad enough to fall out the other side and becomes self-parody.
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    That apparently happened to the Manhattan Project, too. Author wrote a short story that proposed a nuclear bomb, and he was close enough to right that the feds came knocking on his door to find out where he was getting his information. http://www.digplanet.com/wiki/Deadline_(science_fiction_story)
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    Vintage commercials add that flair of realism. Edited to note I am 100% serious.
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