The Blackangel

Consoles from back then used chips that were simpler and cheaper to make. Thus they were in a much higher supply. The chips that we use now didn’t exist back then. You’re talking about 16 bit graphics being the pinnacle of gaming design. Now, however, the chips we have are capable of running lifelike graphics. If they offered scent we could tell who had recently brushed their teeth and who farted. The technology of gaming now is so intricate and powerful that one chip takes much longer to make than it did 10, 20, 30 years ago. As technology advances, chips and other components to support it will take longer to make, thus slower supply chains. It’s like when CD’s were released. People were spending thousands on CD players and getting rid of their cassette players. Now people are streaming and buying digitally, and losing interest in CD’s for a large part. Supply and demand is directly related to technological capabilities and advancements.

I have display cases for them, that I bought from Zippo. Each of the 3 cases holds 50 lighters. I’m halfway to filling them at the moment. This is just one of two items that I collect. The other is skulls.

I don't know any tricks, but these lighters don't get used. They're a collection. I keep the factory seal on the back of them, and display them.

No, that's just the light reflecting off of it. That's actually the second pic I took. The first one had a huge glare that blocked about half of it from being seen. So I had to retake it. I bought it off the Zippo website. Also @Reality vs Adventure you might be interested to know that they have tons of AC zippos.

They won't do it. They all supported Adolf, and fought against democracy. They're just making this claim to give the impression that their party matters. It doesn't. Even if they did form a new party, their actions and ideals wouldn't change. There would be no difference from how they are now except what they call themselves. The appropriate name for them would be Fucking Retards if you want to put it mildly. No offense to anyone with mental and cognitive difficulties. I have several of those issues myself. If they really want to get behind this country there already is a party they need to join. The people already in that party are called Democrats. And for those who try to use the "Democrat ends in rat" as an insult, I say thank you! Because if you knew anything about rats, you would know that they live in colonies in a nest. And there's a patriarch and a matriarch. They run the show. But all the other rats are finding food, defending the colony, and maintaining the nest. They work together to survive. They all take care of their young. They support each other and live together mostly peacefully. So to call us rats, is actually a huge compliment.

My collection has reached 75 Zippos currently, some of which I had made custom. But I thought this one would be of interest to the forum.

That wouldn't work for a lot or people though. It would be like seeing it on TV or on a computer. It could essentially cheapen the experience. I want to visit things like Stonehenge, the Pyramids/Sphinx at Giza, and the Colosseum. I want to see the Mona Lisa, and the Sistine Chapel. Seeing it through VR would make no difference. I could just admire them over my computer.

It doesn't affect me personally all that much, because I always wait several years to buy a new/next gen console, assuming I buy one at all. But with the shortage of components needed and the demand going higher and higher every day, there's no way they can meet the worldwide demand anytime soon. I would estimate that it would be mid 2023 to late 2023 before they will be able to put out more of the system and start meeting the demand. I may be over shooting it, or I may be under shooting it. Only time will tell.

I grew up in a family that literally tried to kill me. My sperm donor beat the living shit out of me literally every day of my life until I was 18 when he finally died. I didn’t have to dodge boards anymore. I didn’t have to sleep with a loaded rifle anymore. I was finally free. I just hoped I didn’t have any permanent marks left over from this, but I unfortunately do.

Well if the father beat the shit out of his youngest literally every day until his death when the child was 18, but never touched a hair on the childs siblings, I could relate to it. If the mother looked the youngest in the eye and told them that she wished she had aborted them, I could relate to it. If uncle of the youngest one tried to kill them when they were two years old, I could relate to it. If they youngest child slept with a loaded rifle from the age of 12 one, then I could relate to it. The real world isn't as pretty as you think it is.

This is why I stand all my systems up on end.

Being engrossed in a game doesn't block fists IRL.

It would have to be specifically catered to people with disabilities. But even then my claustrophobia wouldn't let me play it.

I got some $40ish games for like $1.49 on the Nintendo eShop when they went on sale several times. With physical, I couldn't tell you. I assume you're talking release date new, not new to me. If it was new to me, I got the first 3 AC games for less than a dollar.

Some side scrollers are incredibly easy. Then and now. But for genre's to try, for me it would be more mystery games. Not necessarily horror, but mystery in general.

FF8 would be my go-to. I know the game inside and out, so I can just get on it, and keep gaming while I deal with whatever issue.

GTA, and any war game like CoD and it's clones/sequels.

I've wondered just about every time I've played Castlevania SOTN, exactly whose job it is to go around the castle and light all those damn candles and lamps.

Riding out with Lenny in RDR2 when we were going to clear out Shady Belle. During the conversation on the ride, Lenny mentions that people might call Arthur a "nigger lover". Initially it didn't really bother me. But when I thought about it, this was just 30 years after the Civil War ended. While he may not have been a slave, he still wasn't free. He had to watch his back at all times and sleep with both eyes open. Him being black, in that time period, was more dangerous than it is now. And it's not a safe time for blacks. Just look at what happened to George Floyd. But back then, Lenny couldn't have gone to town without a white person with him. He most likely would have gotten lynched. The sins of my race seem to stretch further than any other.

They haven't helped me from the trauma I went through in the Marines. They haven't made a damn bit of difference. So I'll tell you right now that that study is severely flawed, or purely bullshit. Besides, they only publish the results they want from studies like that anyway. They don't publish the numbers of soldiers that violent games either didn't help or made their PTSD worse. Those are the numbers you're looking for.

You can be killed for wearing the wrong color in the wrong part of town, or being the wrong color in the wrong part of town. I've experienced them. It's why there's a bullet scar in my leg. Every race/color/ethnicity has to watch their backs carefully due to racism. Here in the states, it's mostly blacks followed by Hispanics that have to watch their backs the closest. Those of us that are white, but bottom class don't have it any better with the exception of being white. I could rob a convenience store, but if there was a black guy seen nearby, he would be picked up before I would be looked at. Racism is bullshit if there's nothing to back it up. To give an example of what I mean by that, let me give one of my own. I hate xtians. I absolutely hate them. My entire life no xtian has given me the tiniest shred of civility. They have condemned me, forced the bible down my throat, and harassed me nonstop. For 39 years. I was excommunicated when I was 3 from the Roman Catholic church for asking a question in Sunday school. This shit has come from my own family as well. Because of the nonstop, relentless bigoted intolerance towards me for NOT being xtian, I now hate every last shred of anything related to it. People, objects, locations, all of it. "Civilization will not attain to its own perfection until the last stone, from the last church, falls on the last priest." --Emile Zola

If you don't harm the rats at any point I'm interested. If you're forced to harm them, then I want nothing to do with the game.

I'm a glutton for punishment. And a masochist.

I definitely was unaware of the game. If I got into playing it, I would probably be found unconscious several times slumped over my keyboard because I forgot to breathe. Either way it's going into my wishlist.

It's in the eShop retailing for $29.99 USD. €24.65 £21.20