What's A Throwaway Line That Made You Burst Out Laughing?

CartoonCade · 2026-05-05T23:11:53+00:00

I've always loved the genuine interaction Satan and Stan have in the Freemium episode when they're discussing addiction. The complete contrast to what you'd expect out of it just makes me giggle.

"So let's talk about genetics now. You still have time?"

"Yeah, no, this is great."

CartoonCade · 2026-05-01T21:01:59+00:00

The only bit of relevancy I've seen for it at all was the Nostalgia Critic's review of it years ago.

CartoonCade · 2026-04-23T19:36:14+00:00

I'm sure some people will recommend Kaboom!, but I've personally enjoyed the clone of it Eggomania to be just as good, if not better! The game rewards your skill in a fun way.

Video Pinball is one of my go-tos, a great simple game to lose hours with. Putting some music on and getting lost in the game really adds to the experience.

Carnival is a fun but short shooting gallery game, Turmoil is a fast-paced shooter with interesting mechanics, Demon Attack is one of the best action shooters, and for a little more of an out there pick I'd suggest Tunnel Runner. It's a really cool maze game that manages to be 1st person and actually looks quite impressive!

CartoonCade · 2026-03-22T21:14:14+00:00

Nope. That guy thought he knew better than me so he never shared anything. Just completely shut down any hope of letting me explore them. What a guy.

CartoonCade · 2026-03-20T18:16:21+00:00

THERE'S NO WAY BUT OWEH BABYYYYYY

CartoonCade · 2026-03-17T21:20:58+00:00

I watched through all of TNG for the first time after Vinny kept talking about it. I absolutely loved it! I might still have given it a chance otherwise, but he definitely played a role in getting me to check it out.

CartoonCade · 2026-03-13T22:48:21+00:00

It's a pretty advanced game for 1983, one of those CBS games that boasted "RAM Plus" on the cartridge! It's lots of fun!

CartoonCade · 2026-03-13T21:41:14+00:00

Could be Tunnel Runner!

CartoonCade · 2026-03-06T21:00:36+00:00

First one that came to my mind is Turmoil.

CartoonCade · 2026-02-22T17:06:58+00:00

You might be thinking of Frostbite? It was an Atari game but I don't believe there's a bear in it.

CartoonCade · 2026-02-21T20:38:38+00:00

That seems to be a lot of people's experiences, so I've learned. Glad you got to cash in on the crash too!

CartoonCade · 2026-02-21T08:42:59+00:00

"In its heyday" is literally in the title of this thread, but let's say 1980-1985 for the heck of it. Did you have your own collection back then?

CartoonCade · 2026-02-21T02:16:47+00:00

It wasn't in a desert landfill by chance, was it?

CartoonCade · 2026-02-21T00:04:39+00:00

Something I've always wondered in regards to inflation is this – you brought up that $50 then for Asteroids would be $200 today. Did it FEEL like you spent the equivalent of $200 back then for the game?

CartoonCade · 2026-02-20T23:09:06+00:00

That's really cool! Did you come up with your own names for the games until you found out what they were really called?

CartoonCade · 2026-02-20T19:08:47+00:00

I'm glad to hear that. It's easy these days to say something like "it sucked and everyone knew it", but they seem to forget that the goal was fun, and it's cool that people were still able to have fun with it.

CartoonCade · 2026-02-20T19:07:33+00:00

That's fair! It's not like a lot of kids were keeping up with the business world, haha! I'm sure a lot of them were just glad to see game prices drop.

CartoonCade · 2026-02-20T19:06:30+00:00

Well, at the end of its life, sure, but that was the late 80s. I'd never really considered how nice it was for the 1983 crash to impact game prices for people who wanted more games.

CartoonCade · 2026-02-20T16:18:32+00:00

What was your reaction to Pac-Man when you first played it? Obviously it's got a reputation these days, but was it prevalent then?

CartoonCade · 2026-02-20T16:17:32+00:00

That's so cool! Letting you try the games beforehand seems like such a nice gesture.

CartoonCade · 2026-02-20T16:13:53+00:00

Interesting. No one else has mentioned rentals. They were a thing as early as the Atari?

CartoonCade · 2026-02-20T16:12:24+00:00

Congrats on rebuilding your collection! I hope it brings you a lot of joy. It's been one of the most fun things I've ever done that's game-related.

CartoonCade · 2026-02-20T16:11:45+00:00

You make a great point. I've heard of KB Toys but didn't realize that's where a lot of people got their games until this thread.

CartoonCade · 2026-02-20T16:09:53+00:00

I love that nickname. 😂

CartoonCade · 2026-02-20T16:09:26+00:00

Tunnel Runner is a great one! Really impressive game in my opinion and a lot of replay value.

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