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I don't remember my dad actually BUILDING the TV, I just remember it was the TV we had until I was in high school, and that's a pretty long time to have a TV!  I also remember it had a remote control, which was revolutionary when he first built the TV, although the remote never worked right.  And of course, I remember playing the Pong clone he installed on it, but I was so young I didn't realize it was a video game.  Just someting you did on the TV when there was nothing else on.  Was the Heathkit TV your dad built really huge, like a piece of furniture you sit on the floor?

Ever since I was little, I always wanted a big screen TV.  So a year after I got my Xbox 360 back in 2006, I finally got a big screen flat TV.  I was so happy!  You know that feeling you get when you get something you always wanted?  I'm still using that TV, too!  Hasn't worn out yet!

Good to hear from you and Happy New Year!  If you get a chance, do be sure to read my Cary's Best Games of 2020 Awards Show blog!

I'd get an Xbox One, but there just isn't enough games I want on it to warrant a purchase.  And half the games I wanted that were on it (Ori, Lucky's Tale), are now on the Switch!

I like "Tinkleton."  Sounds like a fancy name for the bathroom.  "Pardon me, I have to use the Tinkleton."

Yeah when I had emulators on my PC, I learned a lot about Genesis games I didn't know existed, since I didn't have a Genesis as a kid.  Aside from Daze Before Christmas, I learned that Crusade of Centy was a blatant Link to the Past ripoff, and should be on Genesis collections today!  Also learned there was a new Pengo game on it that actually played more like Bomberman.  And there was a Super Mario All-Stars version of Mega Man that had 16-bit versions of Mega Man 1-3 on it!  Actually I knew about those titles before, but they were mostly SEGA Channel exclusives, and who actually had that back then?  Nobody I knew!

Strangely enough, I didn't discover just how awesome Streets of Rage 2 was with those emulators!  It just slipped by me!  I knew about Streets of Rage before that, but I didn't give it much of a look because beat 'em ups were a dime a dozen back then.  It wasn't until I played it on one of the early Genesis collections (I think on the Dreamcast) that I discovered how awesome it was!

Not only did I like Bubble Bobble when I was a kid, later on I had it on a PSOne collection, and my brother Jeff and I played it a lot when he was little, and he loved it, too.

Shantae games are great.  I recommend Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.  It's my second favorite and easily accessible on most current consoles.  But any Shantae game is good, so whichever you start out with will be a winner.

If you have another player, Streets of Rage 4 is way easier, and more fun.

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is my second favorite Shantae game (the original is my favorite).  But all of them are good.

The Switch may not be my number one favorite Nintendo console, but it's certainly worth getting if you can afford it.

I think I first read about Daze Before Christmas in a magazine, but probably thought it was a joke or something.  Then in college when game emulators were first starting to rise, I had it on my Genesis emulator.  For what it is, it's really not THAT bad, though.  Decent little 16-bit platformer from what I remember.

I didn't have emulators on my PC for very long, though.  I decided to uninstall them for two reasons.  One, I was starting to become a "big time game reviewer" and I was worried about the legal issues regarding emulators and what it might do to my reputation.  Seems silly now, but back then, I didn't know.  The other reason I deleted my emulators is because with SNES, Genesis, NES, and arcade MAME emulators all at my fingertips, I was worried I wouldn't get anything done and neglect my college studies.  I haven't had emulators on my PC since.

I wish I had time to play the new Dragon Quest game.  I would play it totally in 16-bit mode, though.