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26 minutes ago, Merzbow said:

I'm sure Codemasters did the same.

Codemasters were always doing crazy stuff.  Had the joystick port carts for the MegaDrive (like a multi tap built into the cartridge for two more controllers) and then on the NES the original Micro Machines was a pass through cartridge.  You needed an original NES game to plug into Micro Machines for the console to register it.

Edit: MD multitappers were called J-Carts.

For me the MegaDrive was the US sports games console.  The EA games always seemed to be more MD friendly, with NHL 95 being glued in for months at a time.  Jordan Vs Bird had an annoying crash glitch though

I hope that all the people that have had a pony 2023 have a far rosier (roseyer?) 2024.

23 hours ago, Chris B said:

Some Like It Hot is still brilliant and funny, and every bit as good as its reputation.

3 hours ago, Gus Mears said:

I forgot to mention Some Like it Hot. They had it on at the local cinema recently and it's still absolutely brilliant. Tony Curtis as Shell Oil Junior never fails to make me howl. Was surprised how well it held up, there's obviously stuff that wouldn't fly now, but less of it than I anticipated given it was released when Eisenhower was in office.

My all time favourite film, it's just sublime.  Joe E. Brown is the MVP for me with the final line, but I'm scared to watch the documentary in case it reveals they took 8000 attempts at it rather than the bottled comic timing lightning that it comes across as.

Honourable mention to Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2.  Del Preston's brandy glass of brown M&Ms and the introduction of "schwing" to my teenage vocabulary will always hold the WW pair a place in my heart.

Formula E Unplugged (think own brand "Drive to Survive") starts tomorrow to lead in to the new season which begins with the Mexico City e-Prix on Saturday week.

Happy New Year you lovely folks.

How To Have Sex

I think it's exclusive on MUBI at the moment.  Excellent.  Should be a mandatory watch during sex ed lessons, but not as an instructional.

21 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

It may have changed more recently, but there was a big scandal about it a few years ago in the papers and on watchdog about Smart TV's no longer being smart.

IIRC it was YouTube dropping support for a ton of old TVs, with no way to upgrade, that got a lot of publicity.

On 12/26/2023 at 8:14 PM, FelatioLips said:

The Boy and The Heron

It may be recency bias but it very well might be my favourite Ghibli film. Visually breathtaking from start to finish. I was almost in tears at some of it just from the sights and sounds alone.

I was exhausted.  Miyazaki might really be retiring after that as he put everything in it.  Very dense and buckets of animated bird shit.

17 hours ago, MVP RULZ said:

Week 17 Fixtures

Thursday December 28th

Cleveland Browns

Saturday December 30th

Dallas Cowboys

Sunday December 31st

Baltimore Ravens

Buffalo Bills

Chicago Bears

Tennessee Titans

Indianapolis Colts

Jacksonville Jaguars

Los Angeles Rams

Philadelphia Eagles

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

San Francisco 49ers

Seattle Seahawks

Denver Broncos

Kansas City Chiefs

Minnesota Vikings

10 hours ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

No, you’re crying at the end of the Ghosts Christmas special!

Fassbender perfection gif.  Ghosts is going to be a comfort re-watch for decades to come.

15 hours ago, Infinity Land said:

I went back a few pages and didn't see any mention of the show, so I figure it might be worth a mention. Slow Horses just finished its 3rd season.

Yeah, consistently excellent.  Quality wise AppleTV really hits the spot.  For All Mankind and Slow Horses have become all-time favourites for me.  Monarch Legacy of Monsters is having a really promising first season too expanding the modern Godzilla films.

10:47 in

2 hours ago, Mr_Danger said:

Saltburn. Barry Keoghan is a bit of a Mr Ripley, but weirder. I really liked this...

Same, but I'd have to dock half a star for ruining Sophie Ellis Bextor for me.

1 hour ago, FelatioLips said:

Going to finish the kitchen, have a bath and go to bed I think. 

Sorry it was a bit rubbish for you.  I'd make yourself a monster coffee tomorrow.

Just come out of a cinema viewing of "It's a Wonderful Life" so my Christmas meter is fully topped up.

Merry Christmas to you all.

3 hours ago, Keith Houchen said:

Alison Krauss

Always had the singing voice of an actual angel, but I swear there are some old interviews kicking around where her speaking voice sounds like she's a docker with a 20 a day habit.

It's Trisha Yearwood for me, handily on the CMA Christmas special on BBCFour.

And although it's a completely obvious pick, Glen Campbell singing Jimmy Webb's words remains completely irresistible.

22 hours ago, MVP RULZ said:

Week 16 Fixtures

Thursday December 21st

Los Angeles Rams

Saturday December 23rd

Cincinnati Bengals

Buffalo Bills

Sunday December 24th

Indianapolis Colts

Green Bay Packers

Houston Texans

Detroit Lions

Washington Commanders

Tennessee Titans

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Chicago Bears

Miami Dolphins

Denver Broncos

Monday December 25th (Merry Christmas)

Kansas City Chiefs

Philadelphia Eagles

San Francisco 49ers

8 hours ago, SaitoRyo said:

The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia

And a banging Reba tune, the music video of which is virtually a film in itself.

15 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

I always thought it weird that we assign a gender to things like countries, vehicles or other inanimate objects. And they are usually a "she"

 

As someone learning French I would be delighted if I didn't have to remember if my cheese was masculine or feminine.

1 hour ago, Keith Houchen said:

Yeah, Led By Donkeys being the prime example. 

I think only their road-painting stunt really falls into that category.  The billboards, projections, and videos have been some of the better attempts at not letting the shitness and sleaze get swept under the rug. For example, I can't really see how their lockdown timeline is comparable to paying Farage actual money to do a Cameo where the pay-off is grifters will say anything if you pay them.

5 hours ago, Devon Malcolm said:

Even Radio Times wouldn't give Bullet Train 4 stars though.

You're such a Percy.

On 12/13/2023 at 5:05 PM, MVP RULZ said:

Week 15 Fixtures

Thursday December 14th

Los Angeles Chargers

Saturday December 16th

Cincinnati Bengals

Indianapolis Colts

Detroit Lions

Sunday December 17th

Atlanta Falcons

Cleveland Browns

Green Bay Packers

Miami Dolphins

New Orleans Saints

Tennessee Titans

New England Patriots

San Francisco 49ers

Los Angeles Rams

Dallas Cowboys

Baltimore Ravens

Monday December 18th

Philadelphia Eagles

The Ladbaby piss-take puppet is the only decent thing about it.

32 minutes ago, Bicurious Dad said:

It truly will be the happiest place on earth tonight.

The most magical place on earth.  (The gag works perfectly well, I'm just an absolute pedant)