Nostalgia: Things You Had Growing Up
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Finally found a curio cabinet worthy of my man cave. Displaying my Cox Shrike collection! The yellow one is identical to what I received as a kid for my birthday.
Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
nooshinjohn wrote: »Weebles wobble but they don't fall down...
I can still hear that dang theme song in my head...
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Tempest! Never was any good at it. Anyone remember Defender? Loved that game.
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I was terrible at Missile Command but I always played it if it was in the arcade.
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Tempest! Never was any good at it. Anyone remember Defender? Loved that game.
I sucked at it!
Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
The first time I played Tempest was on an Atari Jaguar. The console nobody bought.afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
I was terrible at Missile Command but I always played it if it was in the arcade.
Ditto (and FWIW). That, and Astereoid were among the few games that enjoyed enough to spend money to play (poorly).
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Another one bites the dust, hey, hey! Another one bites the dust!
I hated that game.
Give me Pin-ball tables. I could play for hours on 4 quarters!Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them. -
Another one bites the dust, hey, hey! Another one bites the dust!
I hated that game.
Give me Pin-ball tables. I could play for hours on 4 quarters!
We have a pinball table in the youth room at our church. I stink. My friend can rack up scores of above 9,999 (that’s as high as the scoreboard will go) after that, it kind freaks out, and we’d have no idea how high the score is. -
Tempest! Never was any good at it. Anyone remember Defender? Loved that game.
Love both and was pretty good at both. Much better at Tempest. -
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I was terrible at Missile Command but I always played it if it was in the arcade.
I worked with a guy in 1979 from Egypt who played Missile Command to the point it was like he was addicted to it. He would come to work early and leave late, and eventually got so good he could just keep going and going. His family business needed him to help run it when his father passed away, and he went back home, and the Missile Command machine didn't get played much and one day, it was gone.
My game of choice was "Death Race", where you ran over Gremlins with a "THUMP" and they screamed and a cross would pop up where they were hit. I was one of the two "masters" at it and I was beyond pissed when parents complained about it and it was removed from the movie theater I played it at. At 21 kills, we were just getting started. We were usually in the mid 50's and I had 74 once.
Cable atheist: They're just trying to get your money like a TV preacher!
Vinyl system: I'm long done with the snap, crackle, and pop. -
Bone Cracker. That's funny in bad way. Like Death race, the movie was. I still have a hard time trying to watch that movie.
It looks like an F1 racecar you drove too. Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them. -
Which was your usual chocolate milk mix growing up? Or did you buy it ready made from your dairy? We usually had Hershey's Syrup, Nestle's Quik or Ovaltine. Yoo-Hoo is ready mixed and has whey, it was probably kind of rare around the Plains in the 60's. I probably missed a few others, like store brands. I threw in the Root Beer mix for Jesse.
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Nestle's Quik. I couldn't drink much because I can't drink milk. I had to usually drink Swiss Miss with water. It was about as good as you would imagine.
I still have this cup somewhere.
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I use Hershey’s syrup, like what you would put on ice cream.
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SDA SRS 2.3TL's
Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
SDA 2B TL's -
SDA SRS 2.3TL's
Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
SDA 2B TL's -
SDA SRS 2.3TL's
Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
SDA 2B TL's -
Another fun game taken from the youth....Dodgeballs
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SDA SRS 2.3TL's
Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
SDA 2B TL's -
SDA SRS 2.3TL's
Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
SDA 2B TL's -
SDA SRS 2.3TL's
Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
SDA 2B TL's -
txcoastal1 wrote: »Another fun game taken from the youth....Dodgeballs
We used to play this at my old school before I was homeschooled, until someone got hurt and ruined it for the rest of us.
He was just as sad as we were, but when you get hit in the face and are given a bloody nose, your parents generally complain. -
mlistens03 wrote: »when you get hit in the face and are given a bloody nose, your parents generally tell you to suck it up before they give you something to cry about.
Fixed that for you.
afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
mlistens03 wrote: »when you get hit in the face and are given a bloody nose, your parents generally tell you to suck it up before they give you something to cry about.
Fixed that for you.
That’s how my parents work, but apparently not my friends. -
What are the two appendages hanging from your shoulders for?
They're for blocking the ball from hitting your face!Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them. -
I remember saving the Green Giant labels for one of these babies! Still have it somewhere in the basement.
Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
Oh yes, and the pleasure of getting hit in the face with one of those balls.Cable atheist: They're just trying to get your money like a TV preacher!
Vinyl system: I'm long done with the snap, crackle, and pop.
