I really need to have a firm technology cutoff before bed. I still turn the TV off right before bed like when I was in my 20s, but there's also that damn phone to contend with.
It was largely successful. I ended up dozing for a few hours, but still slept for a good 9 hours and I feel pretty good now.
Although, we record Nerds Without Pants this evening, and I'm always super keyed up after that and don't sleep well, so I may not have planned well.
Yep, that Gamefellas! I worked at the Barton Creek mall store from 1997-2000, then I managed the Lakeline store from 2000-2004, and stayed with the company until we folded in 2005.
That would be cool! I have a handful of signed video games, but they are just filed in with everything else. Wish I had a way to show them off that made sense.
My best friend made that for me! He's been getting into Lego art. Which is weird, because he's not artistic. He made this massive Sailor Moon piece for his wife. I have no idea where they plan to display it. It's the size four of the Bumblebee piece.
I kept every bit of swag for my Lunar collections. I never opened the stuff for the second game. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I think it's because I had bought the Japanese Metal Gear Solid Premium Package, and lost the t-shirt and dog tags.
I fell in love with the Kallax shelves after Friend of the Show John Gholson used them to display his trade paperbacks. They are a wee bit inconvenient for video game displaying though.
I've had to scale way back on podcasts, and it makes me sad. I probably used to listen to about 30 hours a week. Now it's closer to 10. I keep up to date on the Bomb/Beastcasts, Comics Conspiracy, TnB, and Rebel FM. Then I subscribe to Mysterious Universe, 8-4 Play, Square Roots, and Astonishing Legends, but I have skipped a bunch of recent ones because I got so far behind.
I had originally planned on keeping this old CRT flat screen for my classic games, but it turns out that flat tubes have a lot of input lag, and the TV was just too big. And I also discovered the My Life in Gaming YouTube channel, and they detail how to get the best picture from your older systems on HDTVs. For example, a PS2 looks FANTASTIC on an HDTV if you use component cables and set the system options to progressive scan. If you want to get really hardcore you can get an XRGB Mini for older systems, which makes them look far better than you could imagine, but that's an expensive route that I have yet to go down. Right now I use a Retron 5 for my old cart games, and they look amazing in HD.
So, I thought that the games shown at the Switch presentation showed promise, mainly for RPGs that probably won't make their way to other consoles. But I'm puzzled at the age of some of the games announced for the system. I believe that the version of Skyrim coming to Switch is the 2011 release, not the enhanced edition, which is extra troubling.
I think the console itself looks good, but 299 is too much for me based on what it seems to do. I'd largely be using it as a portable (well, nightstand) system, and 199 sounds right to me, expecially since you can get an Xbox One S for the same price as the Switch.
