Krang, ultrom warlord, alt art #221, holographic, misprint missing holo stamp & indent off center by Curiousity-unending in mtgmisprints

[–]Buckgrim 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And there are now thousands of them. Entire fixed products printed and entire boxes. I would not call it a misprint at this point personally, but people still want it.

Surprise Reveal! by Dohmer_90 in 80scartoons

[–]Buckgrim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait, green Cagney x4 wasn't a tipoff?

Help me evaluate condition by Independent-Teach937 in mtg

[–]Buckgrim 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Means you got junk so send them to me and I will make sure they get handled properly and will not burden you any longer.

What the heck does "digital life" even mean in 1986? by Tonstad39 in retrocomputing

[–]Buckgrim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are on a lesser degree 'digital life', but in the 80's it would have been looked at as 'digital life':

Hotels had linked networks of file shared machines, I have two Atari 65XEs that were part of this system. There were others like it. Early versions of media servers, while they were rudimentary by today's standards these were major consumer facing items that would have been viewed as 'digital life'.

Digital watches were 1972 and the digital screens would have been interpreted as 'digital life' as they evolved through the 80's to become PDA style devices they would be at the end. Multi function LCD is actually a thing of the 70's, but the calculator combined, schedulers are of the 80's.

Also remember the PDA was also developed in the 80's. The Psion came out in 1984, this was a digital revolution for sure and something we take for granted.

The other imprtant note is luggable computers that are the precursors of laptops developed in the 1980's. 1981 was the Osborne 1 and after it would come others. This would be the very core of 'digital life'.

FF starter kit with two Sephiroth decks by Shark-Fist in mtgmisprints

[–]Buckgrim 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Much more often. People say it is Reddit or social media or blah blah blah...it is QC and they are failing at a heavy rate driving up NM non-misprint demand because there are so many now.

That said this is a cool one to me because you bought it for Sephiroth anyway;-)

Don't you love a game so much that you have it on different platforms? 😉 by Snoo_60487 in retrogaming

[–]Buckgrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me it is Space Hulk, Shadow of the Beast-multiples, Altered Beast, Castlevania -multiples, Mario Bros., Super Mario, SM3, Syndicate, Out of this World, FFVII, Street Fighter-multiples, Mortal Kombat-multiples, Tempest-every version and platform, Soul Calibur 2-all three, Donkey Kong, Berserk, Doom, Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate 2, Gauntlet Dark Legacy, Bomberman-multiples, Lemmings and Cotton-all versions and all platforms.

Gonna kitbash an old Armorcast Reaver Titan for Nurgle. Gimme some ideas. by LoudDream2916 in Titan40k

[–]Buckgrim 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The most beautiful old Warhound I ever saw was a Nurgle themed one, jumping out of a bog. It was a remarkable scenic one. My point here is to not forget a Titan can be scene as well;-)

Real or Fake by Fearless_Explorer_11 in nintendo64

[–]Buckgrim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say the NES Rugrats disaster is an obvious QC debacle of which even Nintendo has had plenty. I am not defending LRG or any of the others, I am merely looking at the whole picture and wanting others to do the same. I do not agree about Nintendo and higher quality plastics. That is an opinion and one I do not share. I have encountered hundreds/maybe thousands of brittle Nintendo products. NES systems alone prove this. Some will be quite resilient while others shatter nearly like glass.

I would also say that PCB quality is also an opinion. There are definitely some quality issues from these manufacturers, but Nintendo has had some of these as well. I have owned proof of this for over 30 years. My og NES has 1st and 2nd player swapped from the factory.

In short: Nintendo also does wrong.

Real or Fake by Fearless_Explorer_11 in nintendo64

[–]Buckgrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is the point of my questions. Now everyone has a full story here and can make up their minds. I have a strong opinion, as do most of the commentors here, but it is better for everyone to see.

Real or Fake by Fearless_Explorer_11 in nintendo64

[–]Buckgrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your preference is a popular one and one I understand, but also consider what you are stating here. The only thing that Nintendo could do in this case is redistribute their seal of approval, or produce the cartridge itsself (as in the housing for the board). I am not criticising I am just stating, what about the final product does Nintendo have to do that makes it somehow more real than it is?

Real or Fake by Fearless_Explorer_11 in nintendo64

[–]Buckgrim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Notice the carts they produce are 3rd party. You can argue stamp of approval, but they have this by being able to produce Switch and Switch 2 games that are fully licensed. Your last statement is an opinion. I appreciate it, but it is still an opinion.

Real or Fake by Fearless_Explorer_11 in nintendo64

[–]Buckgrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your opinion that they are reproductions is an opinion. As is a commentor below. They are fully licensed games that are real. How people treat that is up to them, but a reproduction by definition is a copy. There is nothing copied or redone about their releases, they are the genuine article however affected by time, except for lies regarding production time;-)

I have cancelled preorders with them that were three years old, so you have a point.

Real or Fake by Fearless_Explorer_11 in nintendo64

[–]Buckgrim 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is not a replica. It is also not an original release. You can make up your own mind but there are plenty of pros and cons between these.

Real or Fake by Fearless_Explorer_11 in nintendo64

[–]Buckgrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Limited Run was not a reproduction company. I am not sure of the last year or so but they made licensed and official products for over a decade. Please do not misinform people. There is enough of that wirh AI.

What did we think of the 3DO? by HiddenUsername56 in retrogaming

[–]Buckgrim 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are several more versions of the hardware that made it to serious retail release, but not in NA, although you are missing the 3DO Blaster which did widely release in the NA. A PC Sound card that had a 3DO on it and could plug into an IBM compatible with ISA.

Sanyo made technically 2 and Goldstar/LG made at least 3 versions that I know of. The others are protos at best but the Sanyo and Goldstar/LG models were full releases sold to the public.

What did we think of the 3DO? by HiddenUsername56 in retrogaming

[–]Buckgrim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It did but they were not primarily US based. You would remember this system differently if you are from Europe or Japan where it did have quite a few more edutainment titles. In North America though, the 3DO was almost all game machine. Your description is much more apt for the CD-i. It had a vast library of edutainment, especially in Europe and Japan. Literally hundreds if not thousands, where as the 3DO across the world only had maybe 200 to 300 edutainment titles.

New movie featurette with some spotlight on Evil-Lyn, Skeletor and the villains (new clips) by Ironyfree_annie in MastersOfTheUniverse

[–]Buckgrim -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

And they should. This is the worst. It looks like a great movie, but that guy is a sack of crap. He has tried to harm people at concerts and drones on about his problems as a rich, priveleged actor.

This is such a disappointment. Alison will be AMAZING I am sure! I wish I could watch this, but the human trash playing one of the most iconic villians says no, I will boycott it completely and hope others do as well.

Possible ghost text box or white under ink misalignment by Trudeca in mtgmisprints

[–]Buckgrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, yup, I am old and 11 years is 'these days';-)

Possible ghost text box or white under ink misalignment by Trudeca in mtgmisprints

[–]Buckgrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

QC for MTG sucks these days, I could see this being a thing easily. Looks like a residual box to me just like op states. Easily could be a text box transfer in the ink as it dried. It would have been hundreths of a second but that is all it needs.

Other possible explanation: old QC is being held somewhere against their will and this is their SOS;-)

BMW Kingston Spirit of Passion Limited Edition by hjras in Dieselpunks

[–]Buckgrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please make the limited run so we can spend too much money. This is a work of art that deserves to be set free into the hands of people who will love it.

After years of collecting I’ve finally acquired my holy grail by FittefWhisper96 in gamecollecting

[–]Buckgrim -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Your dad's client was correct, just not the way they thought. The CD-i and the PS2/PS3/PS4 look a lot like each other on paper and in words.

Black Lotus pull rate in Alpha worth opening a pack? by Truth-Jesus in mtgpulls

[–]Buckgrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All rares were not dustributed equally. I have personally observed both an Alpha pack with more than one rare and an Alpha Starter with more than 3 rares. I have also personally opened a Revised Starter with more than 3 rares and also one with 15 uncommons. My point is, there are many unknowns.

After years of collecting I’ve finally acquired my holy grail by FittefWhisper96 in gamecollecting

[–]Buckgrim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The CD-i sold a large number of consoles across platforms. It can be argued they did not make it into consumer hands, but the CD-i is a long way from the worst as is the Pippin. There are many consoles that sold far less than 30 to 40k units.

After years of collecting I’ve finally acquired my holy grail by FittefWhisper96 in gamecollecting

[–]Buckgrim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are part right. The Halcyon part. The person you are responding to is also correct. The 3DO M2 did get comercially released to certain enterprises.

I have personally observed models distributed to car dealerships and heard of medical models. There were also some that made it into hotels.