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Oh oh…

Posted on June 8, 2014 9:19 pm by bedgell

eBay is a dangerous place.

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3DS? More like Speedy Mess… Ashasha

Posted on June 6, 2014 2:24 pm by bedgell

So you crazy kids… she’s here! The first new console in a year… And well done to the eBay seller lady who beat her own postage estimate by three days to ensure it got to me before the weekend. I’m … Continue reading →

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Closure…

Posted on June 2, 2014 9:54 pm by bedgell

Yes, nearly five years after downloading it, I’ve FINALLY COMPLETED BRAID!! Wooooooohooooo!! The final two puzzle pieces seemed honestly beyond me last time I picked up a pad to play Jonathan Blow’s indie classic. And happy though I was back … Continue reading →

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Etymology Makes Me Feeeeeeel Good

Posted on May 31, 2014 11:19 pm by bedgell

Well, does it get more awesome? Of course, we already knew Ghostbusters was a hotbed of catchphrase creativity. “You’ve… you’ve earned it.” “That’s a big Twinkie” “No, you are being moved off campus.” You know, all the classics. But who … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, In Tech News…

Posted on May 29, 2014 4:11 am by bedgell

New CoD split screen mode invented. Perfect timing for Sunday, when there will be some CoD action. Course, someone may need to remind me that I don’t need a cardboard head-roof when playing at home alone. But damn it I … Continue reading →

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Friends Like These

Posted on May 28, 2014 3:58 pm by bedgell

So how’s THIS for crazy – it’s been 10 years since the last episode of Friends. Whaaaaat?!? I can’t believe it’s even been ten years since the FIRST episode of friends, and yet somehow it’s been 10 years since the … Continue reading →

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Sonic’s Overweight Cousin

Posted on May 28, 2014 7:14 am by bedgell

Now here’s an interesting one. Of course, we all remember Rocket Knight Adventures, and that it was a quality title. But I don’t remember it as being a stone cold classic (because actually, I can’t even remember what it’s like … Continue reading →

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Aiwa-nt One Of Those…

Posted on May 27, 2014 3:15 pm by bedgell

So another SEGA machine-mystery rumbled into town this week when my ongoing eBay hunt for a Mega CD turned up this little number – a hi-fi that the seller claims is a combination boom box/ megadrive and Mega CD. Um… … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, in Japan.

Posted on May 18, 2014 11:40 pm by bedgell

Just posting this as a message back to Good Historical Us-es – don’t worry that you thought you were good at Street Fighter and then got whupped by some Guile-sonc-boom-throwing Chinese dude on the Pier. It can happen to anyone. … Continue reading →

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Prime Doesn’t Cover America…

Posted on May 18, 2014 9:59 pm by bedgell

Just read this beaut of an article about the origins of Nintendo. Some stuff you may have known before – about how it started in the 1800s (only just… 1889. But still… old ahoy), as a company selling playing cards, … Continue reading →

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