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Post by toei on Dec 13, 2022 0:19:53 GMT -5
Mario still looks like a recognizable caricature of the character, at least (hard to fail that with that uniform), but Donkey Kong is just a weird chubby animal of indeterminate species.
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Post by Ex on Dec 13, 2022 0:39:41 GMT -5
Mario still looks like a recognizable caricature of the character, at least (hard to fail that with that uniform), but Donkey Kong is just a weird chubby animal of indeterminate species. Yeah that ad is all kinds of WTF.
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Post by toei on Dec 13, 2022 0:52:49 GMT -5
I thought they were both angry, but Mario is angry (and also Wario) while DK is blushing.
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Post by Ex on Dec 13, 2022 1:07:08 GMT -5
Mario is angry while DK is blushing. Now I understand why Mario is angry.
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Post by Kazin on Dec 13, 2022 7:45:16 GMT -5
DK's blush is completely absent from my newspaper print copy of the ad, so that takes on a whole new dimension now lol
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Post by Ex on Dec 13, 2022 11:29:10 GMT -5
Kazin just more weirdness in general with that ad. - In all seriousness though, I've been enjoying the photos in this thread. Nice job fellas. At some point I'll post some of my own stuff. Maybe in January when I have time for doing so.
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Post by Kazin on Dec 15, 2022 12:42:16 GMT -5
Got something I've been meaning to pick up for a while for my display - an e-Reader card! lmao I don't even like Manhole that much - it's fine - but Nintendo sure seems to, because the only Game & Watch e-Reader card they ever released was for this game, and iirc it came with the e-Reader. I've had my e-Reader since launch (I bought it for the Gamecube Animal Crossing connectivity stuff), so I've owned this before, but I must've thrown it out or something, since I sure didn't have this card until I bought this one. I think it fits well in the display there with both the widescreen Manhole, and the original, "Gold" edition Manhole. The eBay seller even included the nice protective sleeve, which I didn't even know they were going to send! Worth the $10 for me (and probably no one else lol) (that's my custom GBA there with an IPS screen and a Metroid Fusion inspired color scheme. It can also do HDMI out, which is obviously not pictured, because I don't think the HDMI out cable would even fit with the e-Reader in there)
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Post by Kazin on Dec 31, 2022 15:08:13 GMT -5
Got a great deal on him, and you can see why: I tried making my own battery terminals and testing continuity to the board, which I got, but he won't power up. The board has some corrosion on it, too, which means he'll probably never work again. Still, everything else is in good condition, so worst case scenario I source a working ROB. Freaking eBay.
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Post by Sarge on Dec 31, 2022 15:45:34 GMT -5
Who knows? Depends on what's busted, and whether it's worth putting in the work to trace it all out. Looks awesome, though!
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Post by Xeogred on Dec 31, 2022 18:21:00 GMT -5
Wow, these are some awesome artifacts. Kelsey Lewin would love them, though she probably already owns them all haha...
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