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It& #39;s a long one, so buckle up.
So, I& #39;m browsing the other social media Hellmouth. I keep that account for maybe three friends and a handful of Star Trek meme pages (see below), so don& #39;t judge.
Like many sites are prone to so, it inundates me with ads.
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So, I& #39;m browsing the other social media Hellmouth. I keep that account for maybe three friends and a handful of Star Trek meme pages (see below), so don& #39;t judge.
Like many sites are prone to so, it inundates me with ads.
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And, of all places, it gives me ads from Walmart. These ads are a constant nuisance, for the first thing they show me is always the same thing: a premade arcade cabinet with Marvel vs Capcom and X-men vs Street Fighter. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">
I am a child of the 90s, dearest Twitter. I grew up with these games. The pizza parlor by my primary/middle school had them in order, replacing them as the new ones came out.
It also had a Neo Geo machine which was equally important, but not for this thread.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">
It also had a Neo Geo machine which was equally important, but not for this thread.
So seeing this cabinet, this $500 thing I cannot justify spending money on because 1) it& #39;s a silly purchase, 2) I have nowhere to put it, and 3) it hasn& #39;t been put on the shelves yet, is making my brain demand the happy nostalgia juices.
Not fun.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">
Not fun.
It& #39;s a pain because...the emulation sites are dying off. Trying to find a place that hasn& #39;t been dick kicked by Nintendo that isn& #39;t virus laden is a moracle in and of itself.
That did not stop me at all.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">
That did not stop me at all.
You see, oh Twitter, if you poke me enough, I will make it happen. Dangle the carrot just out of my reach for long enough, and I will break your arm to get it.
I am the sorcerer that, if pushed hard enough, will blow every spell slot on Fireball to fry your ass.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">
I am the sorcerer that, if pushed hard enough, will blow every spell slot on Fireball to fry your ass.
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And boy howdy, you would be right to be scared. I hinted. I found a place I knew I could trust. I downloaded multiple emulators to decipher file names. I threatened to YEET THE BABY JESUS to get it to all work.
And by the end of it, I got what I wanted.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">
And by the end of it, I got what I wanted.
I got my damn games.
I& #39;ve still got it. I can find the thing and make it work.
I...also got a reminder that I haven& #39;t played them in nearly a decade, so...I& #39;m rusty.
Also picked up a couple of the Bubble Bobble sequel that Taito refuses to re-release. As a treat.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">
I& #39;ve still got it. I can find the thing and make it work.
I...also got a reminder that I haven& #39;t played them in nearly a decade, so...I& #39;m rusty.
Also picked up a couple of the Bubble Bobble sequel that Taito refuses to re-release. As a treat.
So how was your evening?
