What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[Luke]

Edited out - this should have been a message, too.

It's all about perception and your own experiences. Having a friend commit suicide by overdosing doesn't have the same impact as cutting your own Father off a rope when you are twelve years old on Christmas Eve.

Same as the difference of hearing about a death and witnessing it.

I mean, it's fine to have opinions. If your Father always stressed responsibility but offed himself leaving behind four children, all under the age of thirteen and a wife with no education and little chance of getting a job, on a holiday at that, I'd say you have the right to be a bit upset.

Let's not point fingers. Instead share some articles about what clinical depression is and the telltale signs so we can help those in need.

[CRTGAMER]

Fragems you are making me terrified of eBay. Bleh.

here's what I sent:

Dear Xxxxx,
I did play the cart for a few minutes with no problems, so I'm sorry you are encountering them. Ship it to XXXXXXXXX. As soon as I can confirm it is the same cart, I will issue you a full refund as well as the price of first class return shipping.

I wish you the best of luck in finding a 20 year old used SNES cart with a fully working battery in the future!

-me

Did you already refund? Just realized, maybe the save battery is still okay? I discovered on SNES Donkey Kong Country a while back that a save does not occur until the third level and certain steps are done. Always though a level would auto save. Maybe this might be the case with that game, the buyer did not do a certain step?

One of the last games I purchased on eBay was Ogre Battle. Dead battery. I just chalked it up to "shit happens, it's an old game" and didn't contact the seller. I guess I didn't even realize returning it was a possibility. The description said "tested" which I generally take to mean "the title screen appears okay." I'll replace the battery someday or hell, I guess I could just use Retron 5 save states now.

Go for it, the battery is a very easy two prong solder connection.

[jp1]

those of you talking about suicide being cowardly or selfish can invite yourselves to shut the fuck up at any time. you have literally no idea what you're talking about. i'm not going to discuss this on this forum because i doubt i will be able to reign it in.

Hope that was not pointed my way. I was saying something quite different from that.

[CRTGAMER]

(Weak) Smile: I bought a surround sound system for my game room. My game room is small, only about 150 square feet. The surround sound system is intended for a living room about 400 square feet large. When Mario jumps, you can feel it. My wife is not sure this is a good thing.

That is a good thing. I designed sound system around one I saw in college where you felt the lightsabers turn on. I just need to upgrade the subs and it will be complete. Just dont go deaf.

The only thing I do not like about many of the surround systems (at least the ones I have seen) is that most of the sound still blasts from the front. This is due to only two tiny speakers at each back corner. Same with the newer Sound Bars, all the noise emunating from the front. I just use my existing stereo amp which already has decent speakers mounted at each side of the couch. Combined with the WEGA built in surround sound of three speakers, works out pretty well.

[the King]

I know it rained all day, but I had no idea we got that amount of rain. The pictures of I-75 in the paper this morning were crazy.

Yeah my wife and I were like, "Yeah it has just been raining..no big deal," and then BOOM! Water everywhere. They really meant it when they say flash floods.

[jp1]

(Weak) Smile: I bought a surround sound system for my game room. My game room is small, only about 150 square feet. The surround sound system is intended for a living room about 400 square feet large. When Mario jumps, you can feel it. My wife is not sure this is a good thing.

That is a good thing. I designed sound system around one I saw in college where you felt the lightsabers turn on. I just need to upgrade the subs and it will be complete. Just dont go deaf.

The only thing I do not like about many of the surround systems (at least the ones I have seen) is that most of the sound still blasts from the front. This is due to only two tiny speakers at each back corner. Same with the newer Sound Bars, all the noise emunating from the front. I just use my existing stereo amp which already has decent speakers mounted at each side of the couch. Combined with the WEGA built in surround sound of three speakers, works out pretty well.

Ideally you want 5 (or 7) identical speakers for a uniform experience. This also helps with setting a proper crossover point for the subwoofer and ensuring timbre match. Some who don't research the topic might also be inclined the place the surrounds in the rear while they belong at your side slightly elevated beyond ear height. A vast majority of your dialogue will come from center channel and music from front l/r so you are correct that the front soundstage is usually larger, the surrounds are meant to introduce immersion in a subtle way. When you have rain on a movie for instance and it sounds like you are literally standing in it, you know you have it right. To each their own...but sound bars and surround in a box is not really a good starting point to judge the experience in my opinion.

[Luke]

Ideally you want 5 (or 7) identical speakers for a uniform experience. This also helps with setting a proper crossover point for the subwoofer and ensuring timbre match. Some who don't research the topic might also be inclined the place the surrounds in the rear while they belong at your side slightly elevated beyond ear height. A vast majority of your dialogue will come from center channel and music from front l/r so you are correct that the front soundstage is usually larger, the surrounds are meant to introduce immersion in a subtle way. When you have rain on a movie for instance and it sounds like you are literally standing in it, you know you have it right. To each their own...but sound bars and surround in a box is not really a good starting point to judge the experience in my opinion.

All I need is my Sega's CD QSound.

Proper set up is key. Your receiver should have set positions for the dimensions of your room. Read the manual of your receiver like there is going to be a pop quiz on it. Some receivers have settings for "small" "medium" and "large rooms", others let you input the sq. footage. A good receiver isn't cheap, so utilize that equipment for the best sound possible. Totally worth the time to tweak the settings.

I do the whole seven speaker thing, but I have to say I have a friend who has a sound bar that really does a fantastic job. Maybe it's the size of his theater, but the bar does an incredible job of putting out "surround" sound.

Good part about calibrating your sound system is that I find it something that is fun to be obsessed with. Nothing like hearing the THX theme full blast in crystal clear quality.

[MrPopo]

Ditch that kb/m and grab a controller baby! . We're opposites when it comes to that though, so I'm perfectly ok with the exclusive.

I prefer being able to actually aim at my targets without feeling like I have mittens on my hands.

[flex wood]

Ditch that kb/m and grab a controller baby! . We're opposites when it comes to that though, so I'm perfectly ok with the exclusive.

I prefer being able to actually aim at my targets without feeling like I have mittens on my hands.

Solution! start using your kb&m with mittens on to get used to using a controller. Post pics of this as well.

[MrPopo]

Ditch that kb/m and grab a controller baby! . We're opposites when it comes to that though, so I'm perfectly ok with the exclusive.

I prefer being able to actually aim at my targets without feeling like I have mittens on my hands.

Solution! start using your kb&m with mittens on to get used to using a controller. Post pics of this as well.

I'm going to start banning "random" people. I'm not sure when I'm going to stop.