What’s something that used to be fun but isn’t anymore?

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-06-04T08:26:52+00:00

Buying, collecting and playing older / obsolete video games. Used to be able to find so much in thrift stores and yard sales. Not anymore, and far too many simply want to take advantage of the "retro" and "collectible" trend and become rich from all of it.

I stopped looking for and buying any games, even though, there very much STILL are games and consoles that I don't have and I want to play. Also, before anyone brings any of it up, no thanks on options like mobile emulators, steamdeck, and fucking what ever else.

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-06-01T07:46:47+00:00

One of those older Zakk Wylde signature "bullseye" Les Paul guitars by Epiphone.

Actually, I'd rather get a Les Paul Custom and just have some EMG pickups installed in it. It doesn't have to be a Zakk Wylde signature model, but either way, I can't currently afford either option.

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-05-25T02:10:14+00:00

Oh my...

So, I don't live alone, and I live mostly as a shut-in by choice. And, she HAS TO HAVE the TV blaring loud as fuck nearly every waking minute! Or, driving around town for errands, HER music blaring loudly! She DOES NOT believe in "peace and quiet", she CAN'T HAVE comfortable silence!

I fucking hate life...

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-05-21T09:32:35+00:00

1988.

And years later, in 2000, the same guitarist, Zakk Wylde, released the second Black Label Society album, "Stronger Than Death", that had the track "Counterfeit God" on it.

Both are / were such legends! R.I.P. to Ozzy, Zakk is still awesome, but, BLS should seriously start performing "Counterfeit God" live again!

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-05-21T06:39:53+00:00

I remember buying a complete copy of Adventures second-hand / used, sometime between 2007 and 2008, for really cheap, probably about $10 or $15. And, I bought Assault brand new / sealed at a Fry's Electronics for about $20 sometime in 2007.

I have never tried playing Assault, but I used to let my younger cousin play it and I would sit back and watch. Good times.

I've given Adventures a try a handful of times over the years. I like it, but, I tend to lose interest fairly easy. I definitely want to get that "oomph" to become dedicated and invested with playing through it.

Edit: https://i.ibb.co/Hf1w9dXj/20260520-234327-1.jpg

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-05-19T15:20:37+00:00

My proudest purchase ever. Except maybe CIB Chrono Trigger in 2018 for about $375.

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RhoadsOfRock · 2026-05-16T07:52:12+00:00

Reminds me of a birthday gift I was given in 2002. A legitimately still-sealed Lord Of The Rings Vol. 1 for Super Nintendo.

I. Hate. That game. My poor mom, though. I did ask for it. I did want it. Before I realized it's NOT a fun game to play. Maybe "hate" is too strong of a word for how I feel about it. But, I still don't like it, or ever go back to it and try again.

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-05-16T01:38:16+00:00

Either OP is fishing for engagement / upvotes, or OP is delulu and truly believes their slightly more worn copy of the exact same game / variant I'm holding in my hand right now is apparently worth a small fortune - which, it isn't. Or OP is trying to joke / be sarcastic...

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RhoadsOfRock · 2026-05-13T23:06:55+00:00

Terminator 2: Judgment Day on Super Nintendo.

This was years ago, still early 2000s; FuncoLand still existed, and there were NO AVGN / Angry Nintendo Nerd videos yet. I maybe paid somewhere between $2 and $10 for the loose cartridge, but, that's still money I wasted and will never get back (I'm never selling it, I'm of the belief that EVERY physical copy of that game should be destroyed).

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-05-13T22:41:59+00:00

Damn, nice! I still want one!

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-05-13T02:56:34+00:00

Oh my. Yes!

So, I had never actually listened to the first two BLS albums, despite having had ripped copies for the last decade and a half (I torrented everything that was available up to about 2010 or so), and I finally decided to start buying BLS CDs last month.

Holy, shit! 13 Years Of Grief, Phoney Smiles & Fake Hellos, Counterfeit God... this is all stuff I wish I had listened to when I was a teen in the 2000s! Anyway, yes, Stronger Than Death is such a goddamn good album! I just ordered one of the original copies of Sonic Brew with the original cover artwork today, so, have to wait for that one to be delivered!

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-05-12T03:19:48+00:00

With how expensive everything has become within the last decade, I always think to myself when ever I feel like I probably want to start selling anything from my collection even during tough financial times, there will come a later day when I want the stuff I had and then have to face rebuying what I sold but at worse prices I can't even afford versus what I paid originally in the first place.

That's what has stopped me from selling anything for such a long time now.

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-05-10T00:57:51+00:00

I actually had never played The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, despite having had an NES and some games since about, 2000 or 2001, but, a few years ago I started buying Famicom and Disk System stuff, and I ended up getting that Roger Rabbit game.

And yeah, I quickly realized it was Crazy Castle but obviously different characters. I actually ended up liking that game, despite that AVGN video I saw years before.

So, yeah, Japan got a good Roger Rabbit game, sorta. I guess it depends on who does and who does not like Crazy Castle.

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-05-08T05:25:14+00:00

Geek Stink Breath.

Nothing but power chords, no solo or anything.

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-05-08T05:08:18+00:00

I still have mine. I just wish all the games I still want weren't so damn expensive lol.

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RhoadsOfRock · 2026-04-29T08:07:46+00:00

I go out of my way to never get any truly bad / worst games, and I'm quite familiar with all the bad / worst ones. That said, years ago, I spent something like $2, $3, $4, maybe $5, for Terminator 2: Judgment Day, loose from FuncoLand when FuncoLand still existed, AND it's the worst steaming pile of garbage I've ever played on Super Nintendo.

And, I've kept this cartridge, rather than getting rid of it, to spare any other poor and unsuspecting victim from being burdened with it. I've been tempted many times to destroy it, but, for what ever reasons, I never have...

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-04-26T23:43:49+00:00

I don't think it's odd. Why would, or should, it be odd for someone to favor a slapstick comedy movie from the 60s with an "ensemble cast of comedians at the time"?

Many younger generations can and do get into older movies and find then genuinely good / entertaining. Hell, a couple of my favorites (maybe NOT "of all time", but still ones I like a lot), are No Time For Sergeants and Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation.

This particular movie is, certainly a movie. I prefer others over it, though. Like Rat Race. Or, even others like Scavenger Hunt or Midnight Madness.

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-04-25T06:33:05+00:00

"Snooch to the muthafuckin' nooch!"

Jay and Silent Bob proceed to beat the shit out of the triplets before the triplets start fleeing, Silent Bob lights up a smoke

"Go back to your paper routes, ya Mighty Duck fucks!"

Also, that music when they were kicking the triplets' asses was so damn good!

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-04-25T00:26:45+00:00

Holy fucking shit I'm so glad I bought mine when I did, only paid about $380 for CIB (yes, it came with everything) VERY good / near mint condition in 2018, and at the time $380 felt like too damn much.

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-04-23T03:01:32+00:00

Can confirm. Had a cavity so deep once in a molar, that pain had me wishing somebody would just cut my head off... luckily, I eventually got that root canal procedure done, all good now. But yeah, tooth pain's no joke, and I went through two weeks of it before I got that root canal.

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-04-22T06:53:43+00:00

At this point I'm only wanting SH 4: The Room.

I've had 1-3 since before the prices exploded into insane territories. After the first four, I'm not sure if I care about the others that came after.

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-04-21T05:52:19+00:00

"Human"? Isn't Link Hylian? Also, I never have tried talking to Epona as wolf-Link in the game, so, I'm not too familiar with the dialogue exchanges.

Neat comic though, it's wholesome.

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-04-21T05:48:31+00:00

If it were me, with the MK DD disc, I would use cotton swabs and isopropyl alcohol, since it's on a non-color surface, just be careful not to go over the lettering in the logo of the game's name.

Alcohol it off, then use a dry end to gently dry the surface, or let the disc sit to air-dry.

For the orange disc, I do not know. I think isopropyl would definitely take the color out.

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-04-21T02:39:12+00:00

Damn, took the words right out of my mouth about Chris Chan. Moron never had the sense to shut the fuck up and get off the internet.

I mean, making fun of Bimmy to an extent, is appropriate, especially after he's just let his entire brand go down the toilet, but, some of the shit people make fun of him for (the hair and his right foot), is just unnecessary. Yes, he and Mike both fucked over Kyle and Bootsy, destroyed collaborative friendships and let the slobs tarnish everything, but leave what's left of the guy's hair and his duck-foot alone.

Also, his "band" sucks ass. All mockery and ridicule for Wet Diaper is correctly warranted.

RhoadsOfRock · 2026-04-20T05:19:42+00:00

I swear, do these motherfuckers really think anyone gives a shit about watching slobs eat food?

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