Monthly Archives: May 2008

Atari 800 Flashcart – Part Two

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

WIZARD OF WOR At the CGE in Vegas last year there was a real Wizard of Wor. It was very difficult to get onto it and play it, because apparently arcade gamers in a freeplay environment forget everything they ever … Continue reading →

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Pinback’s Top Ten Games of All-Time: #6

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Pinback

#6: INFOCOM GAME (1980-) You can get all righteous and indignant about the state of gaming, our children, and our society as a whole by going on a rant about how video games these days are morally bankrupt, paper-thin exercises … Continue reading →

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Mickey’s Fine Malt Liquor

Posted on May 13, 2008 by ChainGangGuy

In case you’re a newer member of the BBS, do yourself a favor, go read all previous ROCKER posts in the Troll Room archives. You’ll be glad you did. ROCKER was the ballsiest, rockingest guy in the whole world. They’ll … Continue reading →

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Review: Willow *1/2

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Knuckles the Clown

When I was younger my dad (Sasha) and I used to go to all kinds of special places together. Drag Races, baseball games but mostly court. Besides being an uneducated failure my dad also had a laundry list of problems … Continue reading →

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There Was a Time When I Burned

Posted on May 9, 2008 by PWC2 Reader - Tragic Burn Victim

There was a time long ago. A time when I burned. Yes, literally burned. Why? Oh, if I were a betting man (which I’m not), I’d wager it was due to the hot tasty content provided regularly by our roast-host, … Continue reading →

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Pinback’s Top Ten Games of All-Time: #7

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Pinback

#7: GRAND THEFT AUTO III Perhaps the greatest testament to this game’s greatness, if you can get past the astonishing technical achievement it represented, is the fact that it might have been even better without the actual “game” part of … Continue reading →

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Fuck eBay: ChaseTheChuckWagon.com

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

One of the funniest examples of contempt for the consumer was given to us, like God’s only Son, by someone who used to work on one of Sony’s on-line role playing games. He described his base of customers as something … Continue reading →

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Pilsner Urquell

Posted on May 6, 2008 by ChainGangGuy

Let’s bring it down a notch for Tuesday, take it easy, remain calm, and keep it well under 5.5% abv. Without engaging in a lengthy, coma-inducing definition of the term “session beer”, let’s just says it’s: A cultural term originating … Continue reading →

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No Time to Squeal, Reviewed by Pinback

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Pinback

Boredom is one thing. The boredom I was experiencing at about 3 PM today is something completely different. It’s that middle-ground between being asleep and awake, where you couldn’t quite muster the energy to care what state you were actually … Continue reading →

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Family Guy Pinball

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Ice Cream Jonsey

Rather than sit in traffic today, as it’s ridiculously fucking snowing on May 1st out here, I broke ranks and headed over to Jason’s Billiards in order to play some Family Guy pinball. It is one of the newest pinball machines in the world, from Stern. … Continue reading →

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