Crawling Back: absentee member confessions.

[vestcoat]

Post here if you've been MIA for a while . Like a day or two or something.

[MrFulci]

Vestcoat, you took the time to add all that stuff to the poll? Wow, I don't even know if I'll read through it all.

Myself, I was here before, then registered in 05, not sure what led me to finally registering,b ut I do know from.. 1997 or 1998, until 2003 I took a break from buying TG-16 stuff. I had the system around, hooked up for a while, then disconnected again in 2002? 2003?

After a while of it disconnected, saw how TZDs stock was looking, ordered some cheap games I never bothered with before (Buster Bros, Riot Zone), and some more hardware. Got back into it for a while.

Then, 2008 or so, took a break again.

Last year, played through some games, Bomberman and Bomberman 93. Also played a bit of NES when I had the time, in 2013.

This year, not so much so far, but I plan on playing through a few certain games on NES, TG-16, and Genesis.

I haven't disconnected my systems during this time, though a few were unplugged, and in the case of the Duo-R, the voltage regulator switched off a lot. Yeah, I have one of those for the Duo-R. I like to make sure it is getting the same power it would get in Japan.


I've done this before, with the TG-16 and my other consoles, taking a break from it for a while, sometimes years, , then coming back.

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[Necromancer]

Heh, I voted for the Simpsons reference. 

[Opethian]

I didn't vote because I was still abesnt

[420GOAT]

i cant figure out windows, and im usually drunk after work if im lucky.

[blueraven]

  life is a clusterf*ck. and I went back to the demon planet known as "kollij"   

[VenomMacbeth]

"Fartknocker".  Wow.  I've not heard that one since elementary school.  Got any more, gaywad? ;P

[bob]

I actually would like to know why so many of the regulars have dropped off from frequent postings.
Most of them were the reason i enjoyed this place so much. Trust me, some i dont miss at all, but for the most part, its a bummer. I loved this place when i joined in 2012, obviously not too long ago, but a lot has changed even since then. Most of the discussions and responses are just tired now and rehashes from people that just found this place, post the "OMG WHY...(insert dumb question here)" and leave.
Or worse, add drivel to EVERY new thread that comes up.

[roflmao]

Alcohol ftw!

Even though I haven't been posting as much as I used to, I have still been obeying.  A couple of days ago I spent my lunch break in my 90° car and beat Blazing Lazers on the Express!

[schnuth]

life is a clusterf*ck.

This. But I recently got back into Turbo games again, so here I am.

[TR0N]

Id check the site every day though i don't post like i use to.Hey it happens when you burn out that's it really.

[esteban]

I actually would like to know why so many of the regulars have dropped off from frequent postings.
Most of them were the reason i enjoyed this place so much. Trust me, some i dont miss at all, but for the most part, its a bummer. I loved this place when i joined in 2012, obviously not too long ago, but a lot has changed even since then. Most of the discussions and responses are just tired now and rehashes from people that just found this place, post the "OMG WHY...(insert dumb question here)" and leave.
Or worse, add drivel to EVERY new thread that comes up.

Well, besides the usual reasons (i.e. Real Life), I think some old-timers are frustrated by the "how many times have I already had this conversation" dilemma. I know I often feel this way.

Also, I want to play more PCE and talk about it (especially games that are rarely discussed, or aspects of better-known games that are rarely broached), but I end up playing until late, late, late and I have no energy/desire to post about it. This has been happening for years. I usually •  intend • to write something up, but by the time I catch up on the forum, I am falling asleep. 

BUT THE BIGGEST REASON I am not posting  is that I'm working on TG-16 stuff to share with you all in the near future. 

[blueraven]

Also, I'm Jesus. This miracle shit is labor intensive.

Well, besides the usual reasons (i.e. Real Life), I think some old-timers are frustrated by the "how many times have I already had this conversation" dilemma. I know I often feel this way.

99% of the time it LIFE. I disappeared to go back to college and put away my turbo workshop, stopped playing games and stopped modding consoles. 16 hour days between classes, 2 jobs, and a truck that constantly needs repair has left me with little time other than to pop into chat and say "IAMALIVE" or something equally obnoxious. As far as the conversations It's either OMG MAGICAL CHASE or ZOMG where have you been?!?!!?? And after wading through all of those questions, what's left over is rehashing the Nintega debacle, who has the largest collection, and who OBEY's the most.

Also the members who passed away (RIP, you will be missed) who were here on a regular basis were the people I talked to more often than not. It completely took the wind out of my sails and was just too raw to be in chat or posting on the forum.

Even though I haven't been posting as much as I used to, I have still been obeying.  A couple of days ago I spent my lunch break in my 90° car and beat Blazing Lazers on the Express!

Dedication. f*cking awesome. This is the stuff that keeps me coming back for more.

[roflmao]

Even though I haven't been posting as much as I used to, I have still been obeying.  A couple of days ago I spent my lunch break in my 90° car and beat Blazing Lazers on the Express!

Dedication. f*cking awesome. This is the stuff that keeps me coming back for more.

[Tatsujin]

btw. who exactly is this member: absentee?