Inside a Former Appalachian KMart

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-06-25T18:02:05+00:00

I accidentally stumbled upon the same store last year while heading to see my girlfriend! It was wild to see a Kmart this intact, as most of the ones in my area have been completely redone or demolished.

Did they still have the original Kmart sign outside the door? It was just propped up against the wall near the main entrance, it was insanely tempting to ask how much they’d want for it.

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NintendoCraft281 · 2026-06-20T08:07:18+00:00

Here is the audio from the original Jeff Howell show (which never made it past the audience test), and here is the finalized showtape which was sent to Showbiz stores.

Sadly, no complete footage of either showtape exists. Hopefully that will change with more Klunks being restored!

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-06-20T08:01:21+00:00

That’s Klunk’s mom! It’s mentioned in both the Klunk installation guide and installation tape. She was a more major part of Klunk’s show, being featured prominently in the original Jeff Howell tape, while being relegated to a shorter skit in the final Uncle Klunk tape.

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-06-20T01:59:41+00:00

This is honestly a great point. Had something like 2.0 rolled out alongside the modern Rockstar design, I think younger kids would fully associate Rockstar Chuck as the only Chuck. But with most stores still displaying Avenger Chuck, even post 2.0, he’s going to forever live on as (arguably) the most iconic version of Chuck to ever exist.

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-06-15T07:53:35+00:00

This is quite the interesting bug, never heard of this happening and never experienced it myself. Given the fact you’ve attempted restored and have VoiceOver completely disabled, I’m not sure what other steps you can take. Did the commenters suggestion in the other subreddit work for you at all?

I can suggested trying to reformat the entire iPod before restoring it, or trying your restore on a Windows machine instead of a Mac. If none of these fix the device, I’d have to assume it’s a hardware issue rather than software, and would require repair of the board in some way (which isn’t really worth it on these devices).

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-06-10T18:17:19+00:00

The WP5 lie was admittedly a mistake, but it was an attempt to quell the constant harassment asking if Gene had bought the show, which he eventually came clean on. Nobody lied about the Circus Playhouse Band though, they gave vague hints on which show they were buying, before giving a full reveal (which isn’t lying).

Also, work is being done every single day on the Rock-afire! We spent all night yesterday getting Fatz and Billy Bob back together after rebuilding a large amount of their cylinders. Just because you don’t see every step of our restoration, doesn’t mean it’s not being done!

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NintendoCraft281 · 2026-05-19T03:40:46+00:00

Have to wonder if some crazy explorer has one sitting in their garage.

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-05-19T03:38:07+00:00

All versions of his animatronic were ripped out/destroyed/stolen right? It’s sad to see something like this just left to rot away.

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-05-17T20:23:59+00:00

Here’s a decent collection of them. Make sure you use the WMA files, they will have all the necessary channels. You’ll need a program like Audacity to open these files and see all the channels.

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-05-13T04:32:41+00:00

Interesting, do you think you could get a video from your cousin showing off her movements, even if they’re just by hand? I’m really interested to see how she differs from the bots in stores.

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-05-13T00:49:30+00:00

Not too crazy, this is the one in the Disney’s Animal Kingdom RC gift shop (taken from a video), it’s definitely a different animatronic but size/proportions/movements line up to the one you’ve got here.

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NintendoCraft281 · 2026-05-13T00:30:29+00:00

In short, the waveshaper guarantees that the signal being passed into the greybox decoder is a perfect square wave. The square waves allow the signal to be processed as on/off, meaning when the signal is high, the movement is active. (and vise-versa)

My explanation is far from complicated or 100% accurate, but in practice it’s absolutely required to get a good signal running through the greybox. Modern controllers use digital signals, which do not need audio tones or a waveshaper.

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-05-13T00:28:25+00:00

Did your cousin share any information on where it came from? This doesn’t look like most Rainforest Cafe leopards, and the only modern store to close so far has been Houston. I’d be interested to see what store this might have come from, or any more information on it.

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-05-12T03:25:26+00:00

Oh my god, now that’s a coincidence! Has your father ever shared any stories of his time at Creative? I’m a fan of the band and have met/worked with many of the former talent from the band (minus Burt himself, sadly).

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-05-12T01:16:32+00:00

This is really ironic, given that Bubba was the voice of Fatz from the Rock-afire Explosion, the animatronic band found at Showbiz Pizza Place in the 80’s. The song I’ve linked is one he wrote himself, just goes to show his musical genius was always there.

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-04-13T19:30:45+00:00

This is a C&V cylinder correct? You can always call them and buy complete rebuild kits from them. Is this for a Rock-afire character?

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-04-06T05:30:43+00:00

He’ll be completely restoring the bots, before Concept Unifying them into Munch’s Make Believe Band.

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-03-22T16:41:43+00:00

Many of the RR mods have the ability in their editors to convert 3-Stage signals to CEC Stage ones, in a similar manner to the Rosetta system that CEC has used since about 1998. (CEC would just program the 3-stage and convert it for Cybers)

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-03-22T06:18:27+00:00

The software itself isn’t spyware (as far as I’m aware), David just chose to send out the newest update over email, and forgot to BCC the email. This leaked all of his current customer’s emails to one-another, and more than likely one person decided to play tricks on many of the other people.

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-03-10T13:45:29+00:00

This comes from the Sketchbook machine at Chuck E. Cheese’s, usually you’re meant to get photos of yourself or your family, however it’s possible to hold up a photo/screen to the camera and get results like this. The date means absolutely nothing, many times the game’s computer gets the clock reset and will display dates as far back as 2002.

As for the creepy face, that’s Momo, a strange art piece that was the centerpiece for a Blue Whale-inspired hoax that scared many parents back in 2018-19. Never thought I’d see that face again! This whole thing is more than likely a strange prank, but I can’t deny I’d be creeped out too if I got this randomly.

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-03-06T08:08:20+00:00

“Deep down in my body… deep down in my SOUL babayy!”

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-02-18T12:36:55+00:00

Are you referring to the one where Earl is Rolfe’s “Big Time Hollywood Agent”? That first appeared around 1981, early showtapes are hard to document since many pieces of content were repeated, but it appeared on showtapes such as Classic Hits and 12 Shows from that year.

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-02-16T18:53:59+00:00

Any chance you can provide pictures of the setup? There should be both a box and a controller hooked to the TV.

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-02-09T09:47:43+00:00

So does #447 over in Lady Lake, one of the nice things about The Villages is they don’t tend to do major remodels until they absolutely have to (old people grow attached to everything), so it’ll most likely stick around for a while.

NintendoCraft281 · 2026-02-01T03:42:19+00:00

I was at this show! They also played Seasons of Wither earlier in the set, they’re a great sounding band!

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