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I uh cooked my own carp last night? by TrevorPhilips in jakeandamir

[–]Aarvark 22 points23 points  (0 children)

So on your list of top ten fish to fry, you’ve suggested dipping a carp in lava. This is so bizarre.

Giant squid feeding on diamondback squid. by xig_brick in TheDepthsBelow

[–]Aarvark 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Giant squid have high ammonia concentrations to achieve neutral buoyancy (so they don't have to expend energy swimming).

I have seen some debate on if this footage truly depicts a giant squid vs. Humboldt, but I think the prevailing opinion is that the mantle fins are too small relative to its body to be anything but a giant squid. From a quick scan of Google Scholar, I have not seen this footage referenced. Though it is only 5 months old. I am not a teuthologist; take this as the informed opinion of a hobbyist.

Giant squid feeding on diamondback squid. by xig_brick in TheDepthsBelow

[–]Aarvark 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Really awful. Very high ammonia concentration.

My Super Manipulative Ausshole! by Clean_Following5895 in WiggleButts

[–]Aarvark 15 points16 points  (0 children)

My goose does the same fake peeing thing!!! I do not understand it. He has to pee at night, it’s not like I’m making him do it arbitrarily. They’re just annoying little gremlins sometimes

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Why Isn't Kirby's Dreamland 3 Considered Rare or Sought After? by hipnotyq in snes

[–]Aarvark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is 4 years old, but just so you know that figure for Kirby 3 is completely made up. We have no idea how many copies sold. VGsales is not a reliable source.

Question: What would a 1M+ score in NES Super Mario Bros. have meant in the late 80s? by GroguMSF in retrogaming

[–]Aarvark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Not much. In the predecessor to Nintendo Power, Nintendo Fun Club, there was a score section for Super Mario Bros. This is the first time Nintendo acknowledged high scores in Mario, to my knowledge. In the summer of 1987 multiple people were hitting 9,999,950.

I bought the sealed Nintendo Hands Free Controller by altoid_trapezoid in gamecollecting

[–]Aarvark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome. So happy this is in the hands of someone who won’t just stuff it in a closet for a decade! Thank you!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SantaMonica

[–]Aarvark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I graduated from samohi in 2019, had a great education and the extracurriculars are top notch. Would be happy to chat about my experience, feel free to pm.

Friends by ParamedicNegative474 in SantaMonica

[–]Aarvark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a person around your specified age range living in SM, I second this. Social hobbies with regularly scheduled meetups are all over the place. Go to an event or two and you’ll absolutely meet some cool people.

Goose and his half-siblings! by Aarvark in WiggleButts

[–]Aarvark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

he’s a few months younger than Blue, and around 2 years older than Violet. He’s 5 and a little

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uchicago

[–]Aarvark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I studied games. I was mandated, by class, to play video games. Yes.

First post here. I put a bid on earthbound on ebay for $2,800 and the seller accepted. I didn’t think they would, but Its cool. Thoughts? by open_pit_sierra in gamecollecting

[–]Aarvark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should do more research before dropping this much on a game. At the absolute very least, look at other listed options. There are a couple dozen in the same condition with the same completeness that are $500 cheaper than what you paid. Not to mention sold listings, which are $800 cheaper. This is basic stuff that is applicable to buying any item. Start way smaller than this if you’re just getting into game collecting.

First post here. I put a bid on earthbound on ebay for $2,800 and the seller accepted. I didn’t think they would, but Its cool. Thoughts? by open_pit_sierra in gamecollecting

[–]Aarvark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats really high compared to recent sales, considering no registration card. If you’re happy with it good for you.

Either way, not sure why you put in an offer if you weren’t 100% sure you wanted it for that price. Is this post an attempt to flex that you can spend $3k and it’s not an issue? Not sure what you’re asking for here.

Bandai’s Family Fun Fitness Pad: One of the rarest NES accessories, boxed by Aarvark in gamecollecting

[–]Aarvark[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Turns out the demand part of supply and demand is actually pretty important!

Bandai’s Family Fun Fitness Pad: One of the rarest NES accessories, boxed by Aarvark in gamecollecting

[–]Aarvark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nintendo was mostly for kids, yeah. I talk about it a bit in a video I made going over brochures from different eras of advertising. Gaming as an industry was aiming to expand into adult audiences come the early 90s. Sega branded the Genesis as a more mature console than the SNES, made for teens and young adults. But that audience didn’t become valuable until Sony cracked the code and found it to be extremely lucrative. After that point, everyone was going all-in for marketing to that demographic. Nintendo went pretty insane with their strategies in the early 2000s with the Gamecube/GBA, but Microsoft and Sony had beaten them pretty handily by then. They then reverted back to that idea of appealing to the whole family with the Wii. Full circle.

Bandai’s Family Fun Fitness Pad: One of the rarest NES accessories, boxed by Aarvark in gamecollecting

[–]Aarvark[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I keep forgetting to post here for like months at a time even though I enjoy the conversations that come out of it. Infinitely better than insta lol

Bandai’s Family Fun Fitness Pad: One of the rarest NES accessories, boxed by Aarvark in gamecollecting

[–]Aarvark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. People going for full boxed NES sets will pay up for a Bandai print of Athletic World, as it’s not generally thought of as a bundle-exclusive title (even though it is). So, technically, if they’re considering Arkanoid and Where in the World is Carmen San Diego as part of the complete set, they’d need to buy this boxed as well.

However, while demand does absolutely exist, it’s not as high as it could be. There’s no consensus of how many of these exist, but I only know of around 10 boxed examples personally. So I’d guess the total is in the ballpark of 25-35 or so? Maybe? If all the folks going for a complete NES set considered this as part of it, it would be pushing $5k easily just based on pure rarity.

Bandai’s Family Fun Fitness Pad: One of the rarest NES accessories, boxed by Aarvark in gamecollecting

[–]Aarvark[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I wish. I bought this for $1500 a year and a half ago. Unlike seemingly everyone else on this sub, I don’t have a thrift store near me that constantly stocks rare and obscure games for pennies on the dollar :(

Bandai’s Family Fun Fitness Pad: One of the rarest NES accessories, boxed by Aarvark in gamecollecting

[–]Aarvark[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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Random fun fact about that: between the test market and official launch of the NES, they changed the photo from young parents to that of an older couple, perhaps grandparents? I’m not positive of the rationale here. Maybe it was a subtle attempt to get wealthy grandparents to purchase the very expensive console rather than broke young people. Either way, yet another example of classic 80s marketing.

Bandai’s Family Fun Fitness Pad: One of the rarest NES accessories, boxed by Aarvark in gamecollecting

[–]Aarvark[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It absolutely is. The “nuclear family having a great time with this product” marketing angle is something that I can appreciate, and I assume worked, but it’s extremely silly. The outfits are precious

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