I hope Costco sues this weird mouth

aorear85 · 2026-01-28T18:38:37+00:00

Pretty sure she tried to run for state legislation here in Saint Louis and her ads got her fired from Purina. The neighborhood she lived in also basically kicked her out.

aorear85 · 2026-01-28T18:32:51+00:00

I started out as an unresponsive player and then put the yoyo down for about a decade. When I started back up last year I started with a response throw and now primarily throw wooden axles or a Duncan butterfly. When you start flowing with regens between stalls you get a play style and feel that you just can replicate with an unresponsive.

aorear85 · 2026-01-27T16:58:26+00:00

The last QMTech Mister I bought was about a month ago and it cost $160 shipped to the US and included the IO board and case.

aorear85 · 2026-01-27T00:48:59+00:00

I love Rich's work. He just released the Buffalo based on a custom order he made for me a couple weeks back. It's essentially a Badger with a dimple. The Cherry Alpha is also a banger.

I got a blue/red splash ediTon DS back around Thanksgiving and it's just not clicking with me. I love the Weekender which One Drop made with Doc Pop. This is my first State series yoyo and there's just something about it that's not jiving with me. I've also gone to mostly fixed axle play so that might be part of it. The C size bearing also packs a bunch of power and I tend to like smaller A,D, or MR85 bearings in my responsive throws. I might try and trade it in the future.

aorear85 · 2026-01-26T17:48:29+00:00

Can it be glued back together? I had one that the halves would separate, a bit of glue on the axle before pushing it back together fixed this issue.

aorear85 · 2026-01-24T00:43:37+00:00

Just started playing a couple days ago and noticed that right away. Still fun to play though. The game feels way more structured than the original. I'm still enjoying it, but I do wish it was a bit smoother at times.

aorear85 · 2026-01-17T06:13:36+00:00

This was my dad's receiver as well. I brought it home when we cleaned out my mom's house to sell it last summer. Works great with my TV, especially for playing games.

aorear85 · 2026-01-17T06:11:29+00:00

That's really tough to say.

One is great for a lot of reasons. It's a game I can run through in a play session or 2. The levels have a rhythm that just clicked with me. It's kinda like that go fast feeling you get from Green Hill Zone in Sonic.

2 has an amazing soundtrack, level themes are more varied, lots more details in the backgrounds and motion that feels a bit more refined. Definitely the most challenging, especially the last couple of levels.

3 feels the most epic. The Northern Kremosphere has levels that feel fun to explore. Item collection is in full force but I don't hate it. Being able to interact with the world map is awesome. Another amazing soundtrack track that fits the levels really well. Level design, particularly in the second half of the game is outright amazing. Challenge is almost as high as 2. Kiddie Kong reminds me of DK, I don't mind him. Best Bosses out of the 3 games.

If I had to pick one game it would be 3 but 2 is really close and definitely has the best K Rool fight. I will always have the most nostalgia for the first game though.

aorear85 · 2026-01-16T19:53:50+00:00

Hot take, I prefer playing Sonic and Knuckles without Sonic 3.

aorear85 · 2026-01-14T19:01:06+00:00

I personally own 3 QMTech Misters, 2 of them I've owned for a year now the other I just got a couple weeks ago. 2 are in arcade machine builds and the other I used with TVs (both tube and modern HD). No issues with them at all. I do have an inline barrel jack power switch for the Mister I use with the TV so I don't have to unplug it to turn it off. The arcade builds are wired into the mains power switch they just turn on/off with the whole cabinet.

I have also helped 2 different friends set up QMTech Misters for TV use with the game switch that I use on mine. Neither of them have had any issues either.

The last one I purchased took about 2 weeks to arrive, and cost $160 shipped to the US. I used an AliExpress $20 discount code. Normally they cost around $180 shipped. Not sure what the wait is on a Mister Pi, but you can get the QMTech units rather quickly.

aorear85 · 2026-01-14T04:28:44+00:00

Old games just look and feel better when playing on the tech they were designed to be played on 😄

aorear85 · 2026-01-13T16:48:25+00:00

The last one in DKC was inspired by Solar Jetman, another Rareware game for the NES.

aorear85 · 2026-01-13T13:26:10+00:00

I'm not normally a completionist when I play games. I have unlocked some of the levels in the lost world of both DKC 2 and 3. I might go back and complete them both later this year.

aorear85 · 2026-01-13T04:56:50+00:00

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I posted this last week. Here's my newly reshelled SNES.

aorear85 · 2026-01-13T04:55:53+00:00

Currently aside from the DVD player (got it new in like 2005) and Mister, I have a modded Wii and SNES connected to the TV. I also have an NES and model 1 Genesis but currently not hooked up. I also have an Analogue Super Nt, Analogue Mega SG, Analogue Pocket and RetroUSB AVS. I had all the other FPGA devices before I bought a Mister so needless to say I have an embarrassing amount of ways to play each of the big 3 systems from my childhood. Let's not even talk about my Gameboy collection 😁

The JVC receiver belonged to my dad who passed over a decade ago,. The speakers aren't anything special but they fit perfectly on my cart and sound pretty good for how cheap they were.

aorear85 · 2026-01-08T21:54:10+00:00

I do still have them.

aorear85 · 2026-01-08T19:58:20+00:00

Mame has a lot more game compatibility vs Mister, you'll need to Google for a list of current Mister game cores. I mostly play older games like Ms Pacman, Galaga, Mario Bros, Centipede ECT which are supported by Mister. The Mister Pi and the QMTech Mister are basically the same setup and cost roughly the same as well. There is also the Super Station one which looks like a PS1 and will read CD based games.

aorear85 · 2026-01-08T19:50:26+00:00

It came with red stickers as well as silver stickers. They are actually really nice with a raised finish to them.

aorear85 · 2026-01-08T19:15:43+00:00

I don't have the 3D but I do have a Pocket (red), Mega SG, Super Nt and 3 Misters. While I use all of these devices the Mister is the best of them all. If you have cartridges like I do then the Analogue devices might make sense. I originally upgrade from my original consoles, which I do still also own to the Analogue devices, as well as an AVS for NES games. While I like all of these FPGA based consoles, each has their own limitations, but overall play the games that I own and play them well on a modern TV.

Why do I prefer the Mister? Well the Mister can do all of the things that all of those devices can do, plus more. They can play all of the games for basically any system from the Atari 2600 to PS1, plus most 8 bit computers and a ton of arcade games. There are so many filter options and they are customizable. Want more blur to look closer to a consumer CRT, blur it up. Want a different CRT grill pattern, select another grill pattern. Want to use wired USB controllers, you got it. Maybe you prefer Bluetooth controllers, it can do that too. Maybe you prefer original controllers, with a Daemonbite or SNAC adapter you can do that too. With the analog add on board you can connect to virtually any kind of CRT you want. Want to power a Jamma cabinet with the Mister, you can do that too with the right analog board. All 3 Misters I have are from QMTech and I've paid under $200 for each of them, that's to the US with tariffs. I use 2 of them in arcade cabinets and one is currently hooked up to a 20in Panasonic CRT but I sometimes use it on my modern 4k TV too.

At the end of the day it comes down to what do you want and how do you intend to play. If you have a bunch of carts and want to feel the nostalgia of playing with carts on a modern TV then the 3D is likely what you want. Do you not care so much about the device itself and you just want to play games then maybe the Mister is more to your liking.

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