Hey now, folks. Just adding a few thoughts to my small scores segment:
I'm still working on the Bil-o-Meter. I have a few more ratings in the works. I'll make a blog about it as soon as I have everything together.
I bought the Zig-Zag 360 tower from my best friend for $10, and he bought it at a nearby yard sale for $3. I've yet to set it up, though. I saw one gentleman's tower setup where he had his 360 on the lower shelf, and his PS3 on the upper one where the 360 games would go, and I'm considering doin' the same thing. Though it's not advised, especially seeing as how I live in earthquake country. BTW I didn't know it was called a "zig-zag" until I got it home. It was a happy coincidence none the less...
On the whole
Morrowind thing: I can't speak for others, by in my case, the Game of the Year release for XBox has good resale value. So whenever I find a copy that's fairly complete, in really good condition, and they're asking no more than $5 for it-- which is surprisingly often-- I do the ol' buy-and-flip. I've discovered so many of them over the past couple years, I finally decided to keep one for myself. The dang thing's almost as common as
KotOR II 'round my neck of the woods.
And my thrifting prowess is mainly due to having tons of locations in the south S.F. Bay area, and knowing when most of the locations start putting out the "new" stock. I go to all but one of
the 18 stores in the Goodwill of Silicon Valley chain at least twice a year, and to six of them at least twice a week. There's also one near my workplace I visit every day during my lunch break. Of course, my Goodwill runs will be going up dramatically during the holiday shopping rush when the all-but-brand-new Target-salvage goods start comin' in. I'm sure there'll be a ton of XBox One and PS4 launch titles.
I also live within ten minutes of two Savers, with a third Savers under construction in Santa Clara, which is more or less on the route between my house and my workplace. There are also four Salvation Armies, but the one nearest me is the only one really worth going to. And don't get me started on
my beloved Rasputin's. There are a few independent thrifts, too, but they rarely ever have any gaming stuff. And the few pawn shops there are are crushingly disappointing when it comes to overall stock, let alone electronic stuff.
On the whole ICP/Juggalo deal: Whattaya mean, you're too old to dig ICP, Duke?! I'm only a year younger than you, and I kinda dig 'em. 'Course, I got on board relatively early in the late 90s after their first guest shot on Howard Stern got me curious. BTW you totally have to check out the JCW episode featuring King Kong Bundy, featuring some of the most colorful color commentary ever.
Another can't-miss JCW match: ICP versus Kid C0ck and Feminem.
Oh, and another thing:
You're absolutely right that they don't make ultraviolent sci-fi like Paul Verhoeven did back in the day, especially the original
RoboCop. I'd buy it for much more than a dollar 'cuz it freakin' RULES! And if you think otherwise, I have two words for you:
And speaking of Verhoeven: if you ever happen upon a copy, you gotta watch the VIP edition of
Showgirls with the David Schmader commentary track on. You're in for some really funny shiznit as Schmader does a good MST3K/RiffTrax-style breakdown of the movie as it plays. If you're fortunate to find a complete box set, you'll also have all the components to play the pin-the-pasties-on-Elizabeth-Berkley drinking game...
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