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NEC PC-Engine/SuperGrafx => PC Engine/SuperGrafx Discussion => Topic started by: offsidewing on April 24, 2007, 11:05:12 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-NEC-PC-ENGINE-DUO-R-cable-1-joypad-1-game_W0QQitemZ8219816860QQihZ020QQcategoryZ187QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
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"free game is not Dragon Ball, random pick"
First: it's not free. You pay. A LOT. The game may not be seperate, but you ******** pay!! "Free" should not be part of that sentence!
Second: Why the hell does it say "random pick"? It should say Sapphire (original version) x2!!
That seller sucks.
Edit: Had to send him a message. Pretty much the same as the what I just wrote.
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haha, seriously, what a rip off.
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Does he not bother to search ebay at all and see the same product on sale for 1/8th the price. This guy is either a crook, a moron, or has no idea of the value of the object he's trying to sell. Personally I think its a blend of being a crook and being a fruit of the stupid tree.
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The rest of the items in his store aren't that outrageously priced.
But the real question is: what the f*ck does "96% new" mean? 4% of the console is old? Which 4%? That could be a deal breaker.
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I was poking around the PC Engine section of his store. Check out this relic:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEC-PC-ENGINE-DUO-JAPAN-JOY-TAP-Multi-Tap-offer-3-port_W0QQitemZ290014906390QQihZ019QQcategoryZ187QQcmdZViewItem
Look at the picture. Look at it closely. Study it. First of all, what the hell is it? I've never seen a 'Tap like this before.
Next, check out the part where he talks about the condition. This thing is 85% NEW!!!! "Very good condition"!!! Jesus, I'd hate to see one of his 100% old items.
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Haha, that guy is still trying to sell that nasty tap. Someone posted the auction for that months ago and we were all saying how it looks like a rock from the stone age.
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But it's 85% NEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Its obviously a typo. Its supposed to be $99.99. Just check his other auctions.
The rest of the items in his store aren't that outrageously priced.
But the real question is: what the f*ck does "96% new" mean? 4% of the console is old? Which 4%? That could be a deal breaker.
Some asian sellers use % to score the overall condition out of 100. 100 meaning new and 1 meaning utter garbage. "96% new" would mean mint condition, but technically imperfect.
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I figured that 96% new probably meant that the screws, AV cable and maybe the TurboChip™ door had perhaps all been used.
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Well, that's a big no-can-do, then. I refuse to deal with used TurboChip™ doors. [-(
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Well, that's a big no-can-do, then. I refuse to deal with used TurboChip™ doors. [-(
That's why the Duo-R costs a grand. It has a TC door and not a PCE Hu door.
That Freaking 3-way tap looks like it was used in an old Timex slapshot commercial or used in a garbage disposal dyno test.
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But it's 85% new! I bet it's only the right corner that has been used.
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At only $9.99 part of me is sorely tempted just to buy that tap just so I can get a look at it :-) I mean it's beyond the level of messed I've ever seen on a PC-E tap. I've seen a few models but none look like that one. Is it just a really messed up tap or is it some yet as of unheard of "Bonk Stone" Model.
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At only $9.99 part of me is sorely tempted just to buy that tap just so I can get a look at it :-) I mean it's beyond the level of messed I've ever seen on a PC-E tap. I've seen a few models but none look like that one. Is it just a really messed up tap or is it some yet as of unheard of "Bonk Stone" Model.
This is why we love you. We should all chip in, buy this artifact, and take turns sharing it. I'm willing to put $3 towards this goal... any other takers?
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At only $9.99 part of me is sorely tempted just to buy that tap just so I can get a look at it :-) I mean it's beyond the level of messed I've ever seen on a PC-E tap. I've seen a few models but none look like that one. Is it just a really messed up tap or is it some yet as of unheard of "Bonk Stone" Model.
But it's 85% NEW!!!!!!!
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At only $9.99 part of me is sorely tempted just to buy that tap just so I can get a look at it :-) I mean it's beyond the level of messed I've ever seen on a PC-E tap. I've seen a few models but none look like that one. Is it just a really messed up tap or is it some yet as of unheard of "Bonk Stone" Model.
This is why we love you. We should all chip in, buy this artifact, and take turns sharing it. I'm willing to put $3 towards this goal... any other takers?
You got my 3 bucks! We need one more...
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At only $9.99 part of me is sorely tempted just to buy that tap just so I can get a look at it :-) I mean it's beyond the level of messed I've ever seen on a PC-E tap. I've seen a few models but none look like that one. Is it just a really messed up tap or is it some yet as of unheard of "Bonk Stone" Model.
But it's 85% NEW!!!!!!!
85% broken. :)
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At only $9.99 part of me is sorely tempted just to buy that tap just so I can get a look at it :-) I mean it's beyond the level of messed I've ever seen on a PC-E tap. I've seen a few models but none look like that one. Is it just a really messed up tap or is it some yet as of unheard of "Bonk Stone" Model.
This is why we love you. We should all chip in, buy this artifact, and take turns sharing it. I'm willing to put $3 towards this goal... any other takers?
You got my 3 bucks! We need one more...
I'd consider this one it's for the good of the team :mrgreen: now who would pay shipping........
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I was poking around the PC Engine section of his store. Check out this relic:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEC-PC-ENGINE-DUO-JAPAN-JOY-TAP-Multi-Tap-offer-3-port_W0QQitemZ290014906390QQihZ019QQcategoryZ187QQcmdZViewItem
Look at the picture. Look at it closely. Study it. First of all, what the hell is it? I've never seen a 'Tap like this before.
Next, check out the part where he talks about the condition. This thing is 85% NEW!!!! "Very good condition"!!! Jesus, I'd hate to see one of his 100% old items.
Ha ha ha, it's famous. I posted a thread about that a year ago or something. It's hilarious. :P
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I'll contribute $10 towards the beauty. I may take it to a jeweler and have them turn it into a necklace or something, a la Flava-Flave. j/k
We could turn this thing into a kind of "My week with the Hard Stone Tap." Different forum members have it for a week and post pics with it. Then mail it to another member. It's like taking care of the classroom hamster in 4th grade.
This may be funny only to me, and would require people to run to the post office, but I'm chuckling thinking about it.
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I love the idea. A lot.
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i would also participate in the stone tap wackiness :D
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We could post a visual blog in the vein of Keranu's PC-FX picnic.
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This idea is made of sheer awesome and win. This needs to happen.
It could be a series of Stone Tap Reports live from across the USA. We can even do a map to follow the Stone Tap's travels across the country.
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I'm just going to buy it. First, I should make sure that I'm actually going to get what's pictured. It would be a huge let down to get this tap in any better condition.
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It would be a huge let down to get this tap in any better condition.
Never thought I'd read something like that in my lifetime. :P
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Haha, way to go, offsidewing! I fully support your purchase!
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It would be a huge let down to get this tap in any better condition.
Better send the seller and question and make sure it's still in 85% NEW condition.
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It begins..............
In all seriousness if this thing is 85% NEW~! what the hell is 0%, small amounts of internal wiring attached to a PC-E connector socket ?
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I just bought the tap. $17.99 shipped. Expect pics as soon as I receive this bad boy. :dance:
Also, we will need to get a sign up sheet going of who wants to take turns with this thing.
85% New...
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Haha, that's so awesome. Do you think maybe some day you could sell it to me so I could ues it for an episode of Console Chronicles?
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Heck, I could supply the tap on a contractual basis and get a "Producers Credit" in the next episode.
The opening titles could read like a Bond film...
"(insert Offsidewing's clever production company name here) in association with Keranu Films present Crusty Turbo Tap as Ian Fleming's James Bond in Ridley Scott's.. 85% NEW"
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Haha, 85% NEW. That will never get old. :mrgreen:
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If only it could talk... i'd love to hear that things story.
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Offsidewing, You are one cool dude for buying that tap :lol: :clap:
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This is greatness.
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If only it could talk... i'd love to hear that things story.
It will talk, and when it talks, it will have a Sean Connery accent. It's going to be one suave mofo. He's going to have to be really smooth, cause he ain't gunna get things done on looks.
We need to give this thing a name. I'm open to anything.
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Haha, 85% NEW. That will never get old. :mrgreen:
dude, you're 85% RIGHT!
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"85% NEW" is the perfect name for that "thing".
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Oooo... According to the Engrish email I received, I should have good ol' "Eight-Five" in my possession by May 7th.
Expect pics...
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we'll expect :D
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I demand a stickied thread for '85'. It must not be forgotten and buried under any other threads.
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I just bought the tap. $17.99 shipped. Expect pics as soon as I receive this bad boy. :dance:
Also, we will need to get a sign up sheet going of who wants to take turns with this thing.
85% New...
Holy crap. I will paypal a donation to you, just for taking the plunge. You can hold onto the artifact for as long as you like :). I trust that one day, even if it is years from now, I will be able to hold this tap in my own mortal hands.
Has anyone found the old thread? The dude has been trying to sell this tap for a long time....
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I thought that it was a wood carving at first. God I wonder where that thing has been.
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Is it May 7th yet???
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I'm supposed to get my "85% New" multi tap today. I CAN HARDLY WAIT...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=290014906390&rd=1&rd=1
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Now this should prove interesting.....
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I'm supposed to get my "85% New" multi tap today. I CAN HARDLY WAIT...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=290014906390&rd=1&rd=1
Go run buying a disinfecting before use it :dance:
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A deep cleansing bleach bath awaits it's arrival...
and probably a Tetanus shot for me too, just to be safe.
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and probably a Tetanus shot for me too, just to be safe.
:lol:
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A deep cleansing bleach bath awaits it's arrival...
and probably a Tetanus shot for me too, just to be safe.
Don't clean it up too much - it might loose some of its charm (or whatever the opposite of charm is called).
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Maybe an Auto-clave (sp??) instead of bleach.
Just enough heat, or bleach, to kill any kind of Andromeda strain it may be carrying. I don't drink sterno...
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Still no tap. The last time I ordered something from Kong Hong I never saw it.
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I pretty much only buy stuff from Hong Kong these days. It usually arrives in about five days, but it has been delayed from time to time, once it took three weeks to get my package. Never lost anything though.
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Yeah, I get things from HK all the time as well. Usually they are timely, but sometimes packages get held up for a few weeks. Customs maybe.
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I can see it now.
The customs agent inspecting this particular package was immediately taken with this particular 'Tap's 85% NEW!!!! condition. Never having seen anything like it before, he decides to keep it for himself and report the package as 'lost in transit'.
A shame.
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I can see it now.
The customs agent inspecting this particular package was immediately taken with this particular 'Tap's 85% NEW!!!! condition. Never having seen anything like it before, he decides to keep it for himself and report the package as 'lost in transit'.
A shame.
That would be hilarious...
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I can see it now.
The customs agent inspecting this particular package was immediately taken with this particular 'Tap's 85% NEW!!!! condition. Never having seen anything like it before, he decides to keep it for himself and report the package as 'lost in transit'.
A shame.
That would be hilarious...
Or they took one look at it and upon scientific study found a new species of mold growing in it and its now on its way to a lab somewhere.
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It may have been radioactive and the Department of Homeland Security has confiscated it for further testing. If you're lucky, you'll get to take a nice vacation to sunny Guantanamo Bay.
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I'm not too worried about getting a visit from a federal agency, unless it's about another job.
I will wait for my 85% new tap to show up. It probably ran into some immigration trouble at O'hare.
"So Mr 85% New, I see that you are only a 3 port tap. What makes you think you can do the job better than a 5 port Duo Tap that already resides in the US?
"You may not know this, but I'm kind of a big deal around here. I'm 85% new! That's why!!"
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He may be 85% NEW!!!! but he's only 60% of the fun.
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He may be 85% NEW!!!! but he's only 60% of the fun.
He's still not here.
It's going to be sweet when it gets here...
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I would be contacting the seller and giving him hell.
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Where is it coming from again? China?
I stopped buying games from China when a package from there took 21 days to cross the Pacific to my home, in Seattle.
I have much more luck with packages from Japan, which arrive in no less than 2 and no more than 4 days after the sender ships them. A
Ridiculous, if you ask me, considering for all intents and purposes China and Japan are about the same distance away. Maybe US Customs agents have their eye on things coming in from China or something.
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I contacted the seller and the response I got was:
"Trust Mail Delay."
:clap: No Shit...
It's from Hong Kong, the capitalist cog in the reformed communist economy of China. Mmm, Hong Kong... Ooo how I love man-made super structures and the prayer inducing approach into the old airport.
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Still no 85% new tap. Time to file the ebay crap. Thank god it was only $17.
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Still no 85% new tap. Time to file the ebay crap. Thank god it was only $17.
Looks like its only 85% real.
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By chance, did you get an empty box in the mail? Maybe the tap biodegraded back to its base elements, or maybe you've been 85% screwed. It's only been a month so far, so I still have hope that you'll get it. :pray:
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Maybe he 85%ed his ass outta there!
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Looks like 85% NEW!!!! just isn't good enough to make it through customs.
I think they upped the requirement last year to 90%.
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I contacted the seller again. Apparently, they will make things right.
Time to file item not received. I was so looking forward to some editions of "Where in the Muthaphuckin World is 85% New?"
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When you leave feedback for the seller you should make sure to note you were 85% disappointed with the transaction.
EDIT: I just read through this whole thread from message #1. This has to be the funniest thread ever to grace these message boards. It had me in stitches from the get go.
Necromancer made a good point early on that this thread needs to be stickied and never forgotten.
If you're ever feeling a bit down, if life's got you by the throat, just pop on over and re-live the 85% larger-than-life exploits of good ol' 85% NEW.
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When you leave feedback for the seller you should make sure to note you were 85% disappointed with the transaction.
EDIT: I just read through this whole thread from message #1. This has to be the funniest thread ever to grace these message boards. It had me in stitches from the get go.
Necromancer made a good point early on that this thread needs to be stickied and never forgotten.
If you're ever feeling a bit down, if life's got you by the throat, just pop on over and re-live the 85% larger-than-life exploits of good ol' 85% NEW.
I remain optimistic. I have another 29 days to file the complaint, so I shall be patient.
Actually, I probably could start playing "Where in the Muthaphuckin' world is my 85% New Tap." Because really, I have no muthaphuckin' idea where it is right now.
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MY FRIENDS, THE DREAM IS OVER! (Hey now, Hey now...)
The seller just replied and stated they no longer have the tap. :cry: Christmas is stolen from me, the Pumpkin King is dead, I've met my Waterloo.
Seriously, I feel like I just got dumped. :-& All the seller offered was some lame ass 5 player tap or a refund. Visions of me pimping the 85% new around my neck and screaming "YEEAAAHHH BBBOOOYYYY" around the office are no more. Taking this thing with me on my next trips to Scotland or Germany, posting pictures, and playing "Where in the Muthaphuckin world..." are no longer possible.
I've written the President and asked that the flag be flown at half staff tomorrow.
Maybe buying this guy's Duo-R for $1000 will make me feel better...
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So they sold you a tap that wasn't even a confirmed part of their inventory? :evil: DIE EBAY DIE [-X
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So they sold you a tap that wasn't even a confirmed part of their inventory? :evil: DIE EBAY DIE [-X
Yeah, what the f*ck?
This guy led you to believe they had shipped the thing weeks ago, and blamed the fact that you didn't have it yet on "mail delay"?
After a MONTH of bullshit, he finally comes clean with the fact they never had it to begin with?
Looks like its only 85% real.
85% bullshit is more like it.
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85% bullshit is more like it.
Agreed, the lying bastards! Though they're probably really confused as to why you aren't interested in the five player tap. Just take the refund, leave neutral (or negative) feedback mentioning 85% in some way, and move on without the prize. :(
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I did contact the seller and specifically told him I wanted a crudded up tap, just incase they thought I'd leave negative feedback not getting an 85% new tap.
Any creature with a developed occular system can tell that puppies no where near new, which is why I want it.
If not, I've asked for a refund which will make me happy.
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I did contact the seller and specifically told him I wanted a crudded up tap, just incase they thought I'd leave negative feedback not getting an 85% new tap.
Any creature with a developed occular system can tell that puppies no where near new, which is why I want it.
If not, I've asked for a refund which will make me happy.
Cr*p, this was an anti-climatic resolution. I wanted to contribute a few $$$'s towards the Encrusted Tap because I had faith in its existence. Now I don't know what to believe in. I'm floored. There has never been, nor will there ever be, another artifact like this one. What's the point in continu
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Demand a refund and report this jackass to ebay. He's broken one of the most fundamental rules of auctioning...actually having a product to auction.
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Demand a refund and report this jackass to ebay. He's broken one of the most fundamental rules of auctioning...actually having a product to auction.
I will as soon as I'm done taking my 85% new 'Crying Game' shower.
"I know all there is to know about the crusty tap..."
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Oh man, that really sucks. I was looking forward to seeing this classic piece of video game history in photos around the world. Guess the dream is over.
Perhaps we could "generate" a similiar-looking tap? Rolling it in mud, tying it to a string after the car, giving it to the neighbourhood bulldog... Anything's possible, but it will be extremely hard to take away exactly 15% of its condition, so I guess we're pretty much screwed. 85% screwed, to be precise.
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I could take one of my new 'Taps and replace the cable with a really really old one.
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I have a nonworking turbo tap... i could beat it ub, but I just don't think the effect would be the same.
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The $17 is back in my account along with a message "I do Refund. No Excuse."
I'll just keep listening to the song "Happy Together" and think of all the fun I could have had...
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The $17 is back in my account along with a message "I do Refund. No Excuse."
I'll just keep listening to the song "Happy Together" and think of all the fun I could have had...
This makes me very sad :( .
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No excuse? What's that supposed to mean? "I'm not sorry"? As in: it's your own fault you decided to buy this nonexistant crap? :P
Or: "I have no excuse that this item decided to stop existing"? "It's my fault".
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Well, I got my $17.99 back and used it to buy Power Golf 2 and World Class baseball shipped for $7. The other $11 bucks I spend on Cocaine and Hookers to help me get through this anguish.
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Ooo. Eleven whole dollars. You big spender. :lol:
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Hey, I never pay retail. Especially on Blow and Hookers.
Actually, the other $11 went towards buying my son a lego set. But Coke and Hookers makes for better reading.
However, I did find an alternative to the tap...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Jack-Nicklaus-Turbo-Golf-Turbo-Grafx-CHAIN-SMOKE-ED_W0QQitemZ170106309177QQihZ007QQcategoryZ62053QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
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Hey, I never pay retail. Especially on Blow and Hookers.
Actually, the other $11 went towards buying my son a lego set. But Coke and Hookers makes for better reading.
However, I did find an alternative to the tap...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Jack-Nicklaus-Turbo-Golf-Turbo-Grafx-CHAIN-SMOKE-ED_W0QQitemZ170106309177QQihZ007QQcategoryZ62053QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
Ok, I'm slow: what does "chain-smoked" refer to? The fact that this dude put Jack Nicklaus in his TGMM-16 and never took it out, ever?
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Hey, I never pay retail. Especially on Blow and Hookers.
Actually, the other $11 went towards buying my son a lego set. But Coke and Hookers makes for better reading.
However, I did find an alternative to the tap...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Jack-Nicklaus-Turbo-Golf-Turbo-Grafx-CHAIN-SMOKE-ED_W0QQitemZ170106309177QQihZ007QQcategoryZ62053QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
Ok, I'm slow: what does "chain-smoked" refer to? The fact that this dude put Jack Nicklaus in his TGMM-16 and never took it out, ever?
i'm assuming that's what it means. I mean really, is there a better game for the TG-16?
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An awesome cartridge. Buy it.
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At first glance, I thought that yellow was the natural color of the card.
Man, that's rather gnarly. :-&
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Whoa that's insane! At first glance, I thought that was the design of the card too, but I know that's not how it's supposed to look! I would like to buy that if it was only a dollar or something.
EDIT: Do you guys think that HuCard is 85% new???
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I do not, no. More like ...... 68%.
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Shit, using the Bonk Stone Tap Carbon Dating technique, I'd say that HuCard is 92.3% New.
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However, I did find an alternative to the tap...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Jack-Nicklaus-Turbo-Golf-Turbo-Grafx-CHAIN-SMOKE-ED_W0QQitemZ170106309177QQihZ007QQcategoryZ62053QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
Oh, you've struck gold, my friend. The subtitle is the real kicker: "ONLY GAME THIS GUY EVER PLAYED??? INSERTED ONCE!!!"
Ok, I'm slow: what does "chain-smoked" refer to? The fact that this dude put Jack Nicklaus in his TGMM-16 and never took it out, ever?
No, it refers to the fact this dude put Jack Nicklaus in his TG-16, never took it out, and then proceeded to smoke 239,871 cigarettes while apparently blowing smoke rings on the exposed portion. That's the only feasible, scientifically plausible, expert-endorsed way this cart ended up in this condition.
The real question is, what spectacular set of circumstances prompted the owner to actually remove the cart from his TG-16 in the first place?
Maybe he decided to give Power Golf a spin and never looked back.
Or maybe he just got lung cancer and died.
EDIT: Do you guys think that HuCard is 85% new???
I do not, no. More like ...... 68%.
That card is clearly 15% new, no less, no more, and 85% SMOKED!!!!
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TGMM-16
:-k
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That card is clearly 15% new, no less, no more, and 85% SMOKED!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
That HuCard has to be more carcinogetic than raw Weapons Grade Plutonium!
Play the Turbo, Chernobyl style!!
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I just read this thread for the first time so it was 100% new for me
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TGMM-16
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Turbo Grafx Mother Muckin' - 16? :-s
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I know the net has everything that ever existed and then some, heck I've got a wide mix of weird only the internet could provide stuff...... But even I gotta wonder where do some people FIND this stuff ? =P~ That card looks like it was dropped into a mixer full of ground up cigars.
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It was probably in the window of a used game store for years, soaking up those healthy UV rays from the friendly sun.
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TGMM-16
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Turbo Grafx Mother Muckin' - 16? :-s
Wow. Was that a pokemon reference just then?
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Knowing Steve, it probably meant Turbo Grafx Military Madness - 16, LOL!
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The stupid "M" key on my laptop has been annoying the hell out of me -- it is too "sensitive". Either that, or there are a few cat hairs stuck between the key and the contact. :)
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Haha, that's one helluva typo. I really thought the two M's had to stand for something.
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Wow. Was that a pokemon reference just then?
Not intentionally. My pokemon knowledge is limited to the kids meal pikachu clock sitting on my desk.
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My laptop keyboard sucks balls to. Instead of doubling up word though, it skips to differen't parts of the page and you end up typing words inside of words :lol:
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:shock:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEC-PC-ENGINE-3-PLAYER-MULTI-TAP-JAPAN-TURBO-GRAFX-DUO_W0QQitemZ230139880934QQihZ013QQcategoryZ49230QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
:mrgreen:
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That son of a bitch cleaned it up a bit and relisted it. What a worthless, dirty cocksucker. [-(
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Oh no.....
It can't be....
Wait.... It is....
85% NEW!!!!!
Maybe this guy thinks it's just as much of a joke as we do. Maybe it's his eBay store mascot. Maybe he just can't BEAR to let it go.
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But now it's listed at 0.99!!!! Offsidewing bought it for ten! Maybe they feel they ripped him off and that the price was too high? :o
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Maybe Seldane's right. The original description was inaccurate and the price was a little high for such a piece of shit (but worth every damn penny). They backed out of the deal to avoid an inaccurate listing complaint, and now they're listing it with a lower price and more accurate description. He's still an assclown, and I still want to murder his children and consume their souls.
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He's still an assclown, and I still want to murder his children and consume their souls.
(http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/7427/270405springtimevc4.gif)
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MOTHER f*ckER!!!
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Ok, it's a different seller. PHEW! Still, it's Hong Kong. That place has really gone to the (place where they empty all the porta-pooties into) since The British Empire handed it back over.
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Upon close inspection of the photos side-by-side, I'm not so sure it's the same one anymore.
That first one was a serious mess. I don't think any kind of cleaning materials known to man could make that one look like this recent posting.
If the original was 85% new, by comparison this one must be 234924873647686523% new.
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Ha ha ha, you're right. I forgot just how dirty the other one was. :P That's DEFINITELY not the same one.
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All right, it's a different tap. Side by side comparisons show the the battle scars don't line up, so this couldn't be a freshly shaved and showered 85% new. This tap does look like he could be 87% new (a.k.a. 85% new's fraternal twin).
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This tap does look like he could be 87% new (a.k.a. 85% new's fraternal twin).
I'd hate to see the birth canal that pushed those two out!
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Debateably the best thread ever. Bump. Start from the first post and enjoy...
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Debateably the best thread ever.
No doubt in competition with this thread. 8)
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Debateably the best thread ever.
No doubt in competition with this thread. 8)
My first time reading either of them. Competition? I think not. This thread is clearly 85% better than the linked one.
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Holy shit.... Hard to believe it's already been three years since the 85% new episode. My, my how the 2000's have flown past.
I just read it all again. I laughed, I cried, I re-lived the dream.
The truly criminal part of the whole thing is that all pictorial evidence of 85% new is now nothing but a distant memory, for those of us who were there. Without the images, you only get about 85% of the experience.
No doubt in competition with this thread.
Another blast from the past! Every time that Cephalgy guy shows up, you know good times are just around the corner.
Here's another great one.
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Debateably the best thread ever.
No doubt in competition with this thread. 8)
Glorious Pigs in Satin when you use "Free Translation.com" to insult people on PC Engine Forums. I mean, glorious things will happen when you use "Free Translation.com" to insult people on PC Engine Forums.
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Debateably the best thread ever. Bump. Start from the first post and enjoy...
Did we ever end up buying that crusty old tap? Did I?
Jeezuz, my brain is hurtin' me.
ALSO: Dude, what's up?
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Debateably the best thread ever. Bump. Start from the first post and enjoy...
Did we ever end up buying that crusty old tap? Did I?
Jeezuz, my brain is hurtin' me.
ALSO: Dude, what's up?
The ancient stone tap never showed and I got a refund. A truly dissappointing set of events. My Lord is the thread funny...
I am glad to be back and for two reasons. 1) My 9 year old is really into the retro games. Bonk, Super Mario, Bomberman 94, and Sonic. If he isn't playing transformers on the xbox, he wants to play TG-16 VC or the old Nintendo. 2) The Wii has been a real let down the past year with it's TG-16 /PCE VC. So to fill the void I could get a Japanese Wii for $300 or, randomly visit this site for the first time in two years and pick up a minty fresh Duo-RX for $170 that was posted that very same day. I'm not into Fate or Karma, but what are the chances??
In 2007 I thought the Wii VC would eventually have a lions share of the TG gems. Wrong was I and back am I. I especially regret parting with my PCE wireless controller set. But I'm glad to be back!!
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I especially regret parting with my PCE wireless controller set. But I'm glad to be back!!
Glad you're back.
I always wanted to try the PCE wireless pads... even if they weren't "perfect", it just seemed really neat...
As for picking up the RX after being M.I.A. for two years... well, that was nice.
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BEST. THREAD. EVER.
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BEST. THREAD. EVER.
It would be even better if someone actualy posted the correct amounts asked for the stuff on the first page.
Now I can't see how ridiculous it was :(
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I just read this as well and it was epic. Did you guys ever find another piece of hardware that was remotely as bad that it could act as a substitute for original Eighty-Five?
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Man, the things I have missed just because I didn't have a computer back then. No excuse I say! [-(
Oh and, Bravo Forum! Bravo! :clap:
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It would be even better if someone actualy posted the correct amounts asked for the stuff on the first page.
The original post concerned a $1000 not so minty Duo-R, but that's not important - the good stuff in the rest of the thread concerns good ol' 85% new, which was a beat to hell Joy Tap 3 for $10. And now you can consider yourself 85% informed. :)
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Just when this thread becomes 85% forgotten, someone always goes and brings it up....
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I love how this thread is 85% nonsense fun.
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this POST IS 85% CAPSLOCK
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BTW:
(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/6158/7f1b.jpg)
85% NEW!!
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but its 100% fun! M I RITE!!
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Wow, that thing really does look like a bonk edition stone turbo tap or something. Either that or someone beat their kids and pets with it.
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But hey, still 85% NEW!! that's no peanuts man!
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BTW:
(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/6158/7f1b.jpg)
85% NEW!!
:lol: Yes. It's all still good for a laugh after all.
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Can someone tell me what's this topic about as "wow" doesn't mean much to me except...wow.
PM me your offers.
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Can someone tell me what's this topic about as "wow" doesn't mean much to me except...wow.
PM me your offers.
It looks like you missed 85% of the explanations given so far.
...am I doing this right?
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Can someone tell me what's this topic about as "wow" doesn't mean much to me except...wow.
PM me your offers.
It looks like you missed 85% of the explanations given so far.
...am I doing this right?
I'd say you're doing it about 85% right...
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Ok, you guys obviously don't get it. So, let me give you an example:
"85% NEW" is just like your girlfriend being 85% pregnant!
Or, on a more personal level, it's like you yourself being 85% dead!
See, simple.
(OK, I'll go away now) 8-[
Charlie
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Ok, you guys obviously don't get it. So, let me give you an example:
"85% NEW" is just like your girlfriend being 85% pregnant!
Or, on a more personal level, it's like you yourself being 85% dead!
See, simple.
(OK, I'll go away now) 8-[
Charlie
:lol: :clap:
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Hmm,
I'm not sure if you are applauding to the example statements, or to the "go-away" statement! :-k
Charlie
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Hmm,
I'm not sure if you are applauding to the example statements, or to the "go-away" statement! :-k
Charlie
example
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BTW:
(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/6158/7f1b.jpg)
85% NEW!!
I don't remember if i said this way back when, but I can understand the seller using a point based grading system if it was physically 85+% new and just happened to be filthy. But you can see at least 45 grading points of physically wear. Combined with the filth, the condition should've been graded as "as-is". A collectible like a sports card would have to be pretty valuable and genuinely rare in the first place, to hold any value in this kind of condition.
It's so awesome that the seller still tried to grade an item that was only worth what he was asking if it wasn't "85% new". An LT in this condition for any price wouldn't be as hilarious as something as an item as functionally useless as a 3 player tap. :P
Was this a lingjr auction? Maybe his fat finger hit the 8 and 5 keys at the same time and it was supposed to be labeled only "5% new" or "8% new". :wink:
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I'd say he appluaded to 85% to the example statements.
Tatsujin
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Was this a lingjr auction? Maybe his fat finger hit the 8 and 5 keys at the same time and it was supposed to be labeled only "5% new" or "8% new". :wink:
LOL, then it would have been something like 5678% NEW!
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75-80% NEW!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pc-Engine-CD-Rom2-/120746780765?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1d11a85d
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The units in the picture look more like 90% new.
This guy should post a "% of new" scale, complete with pictures. I would like to see what something that he thinks is 0-20% of new looks like. Once you get below 50%, it probably stops resembling what you would recognize as that item. Like a 50% new PCE CD drive probably has so much moss and dirt on it that you can only recognize it by shape. By the time you get down below 20%, it probably just looks like a pile of rotting bananas.
Chris
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Pile of rotting bananas :lol:
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By the time you get down below 20%, it probably just looks like a pile of rotting bananas.
Yeah, I have a Duo like that. Ya think Blue can patch it up for me? :wink:
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By the time you get down below 20%, it probably just looks like a pile of rotting bananas.
Yeah, I have a Duo like that. Ya think Blue can patch it up for me? :wink:
:-" :-" :-"
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The units in the picture look more like 90% new.
This guy should post a "% of new" scale, complete with pictures. I would like to see what something that he thinks is 0-20% of new looks like. Once you get below 50%, it probably stops resembling what you would recognize as that item. Like a 50% new PCE CD drive probably has so much moss and dirt on it that you can only recognize it by shape. By the time you get down below 20%, it probably just looks like a pile of rotting bananas.
Chris
A 50 % new PC Engine looks surprisingly like a Sega Master System :P
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The units in the picture look more like 90% new.
This guy should post a "% of new" scale, complete with pictures. I would like to see what something that he thinks is 0-20% of new looks like. Once you get below 50%, it probably stops resembling what you would recognize as that item. Like a 50% new PCE CD drive probably has so much moss and dirt on it that you can only recognize it by shape. By the time you get down below 20%, it probably just looks like a pile of rotting bananas.
Chris
A 50 % new PC Engine looks surprisingly like a Sega Master System :P
Right! And it will still play HuCards, but only ones that are about 50% new and more closely resemble (in both look and performance) SMS Sega Cards.
See? We can just start making the "% of New" scale for him.
Chris
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The units in the picture look more like 90% new.
This guy should post a "% of new" scale, complete with pictures. I would like to see what something that he thinks is 0-20% of new looks like. Once you get below 50%, it probably stops resembling what you would recognize as that item. Like a 50% new PCE CD drive probably has so much moss and dirt on it that you can only recognize it by shape. By the time you get down below 20%, it probably just looks like a pile of rotting bananas.
Chris
A 50 % new PC Engine looks surprisingly like a Sega Master System :P
Right! And it will still play HuCards, but only ones that are about 50% new and more closely resemble (in both look and performance) SMS Sega Cards.
See? We can just start making the "% of New" scale for him.
Chris
So, what would 0 % new be like ?
The Jaguar CD ? :P
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The units in the picture look more like 90% new.
This guy should post a "% of new" scale, complete with pictures. I would like to see what something that he thinks is 0-20% of new looks like. Once you get below 50%, it probably stops resembling what you would recognize as that item. Like a 50% new PCE CD drive probably has so much moss and dirt on it that you can only recognize it by shape. By the time you get down below 20%, it probably just looks like a pile of rotting bananas.
Chris
A 50 % new PC Engine looks surprisingly like a Sega Master System :P
Right! And it will still play HuCards, but only ones that are about 50% new and more closely resemble (in both look and performance) SMS Sega Cards.
See? We can just start making the "% of New" scale for him.
Chris
So, what would 0 % new be like ?
The Jaguar CD ? :P
No, an Action Max (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Max).
Chris
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The units in the picture look more like 90% new.
This guy should post a "% of new" scale, complete with pictures. I would like to see what something that he thinks is 0-20% of new looks like. Once you get below 50%, it probably stops resembling what you would recognize as that item. Like a 50% new PCE CD drive probably has so much moss and dirt on it that you can only recognize it by shape. By the time you get down below 20%, it probably just looks like a pile of rotting bananas.
Chris
A 50 % new PC Engine looks surprisingly like a Sega Master System :P
Right! And it will still play HuCards, but only ones that are about 50% new and more closely resemble (in both look and performance) SMS Sega Cards.
See? We can just start making the "% of New" scale for him.
Chris
So, what would 0 % new be like ?
The Jaguar CD ? :P
No, an Action Max (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Max).
Chris
I never even knew this existed :P
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I had an Action Max growing up. It looked cooler in the commercials.
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I had one, too. I think my dad bought it off of a clearance rack or something. I had whatever game it was that had you going through a haunted house.
Just looked it up. "The Rescue of Pops Ghostly".
Chris
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I had one, too. I think my dad bought it off of a clearance rack or something. I had whatever game it was that had you going through a haunted house.
Just looked it up. "The Rescue of Pops Ghostly".
Chris
Yep! I remember that one!
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Can someone please rename that topic?
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I'm reluctant to mess with the legacy of 85% NEW!!!!!!!!!!
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Of all the goofy things I've done in life, being part of this thread is certainly one of the most memorable.
We have a sales campaign in my region at work, and we have a customer category called "85% probability." I squirted coffee out my nose when I read the power point deck for the first time.
This thread always has, and always will be, a day brightner.