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akator

Member Since 28 Jun 2008
OFFLINE Last Active Yesterday, 10:05 PM

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In Topic: When was the Arcade-Console gap greatest?

Yesterday, 5:52 PM

IMO, the biggest gap was during the 2600 heydays. Don't get me wrong, I love the 2600... but as a kid at the time I had a 2600 at home but still played the arcade versions every time I could because they were so much better in every way.

After that, there were always growing and shrinking gaps with consoles, but from the early 80s on computers always made up the difference and generally provided much better arcade conversions than the consoles. Sometimes the consoles would catch up, but only for a few years, and then computers would take over again for the better arcade experience. By the time the CV/5200 were out, there were already great arcade conversions for home computers. By the time the NES and SMS were popular, there were already better arcade versions for the ST and Amiga. Et cetera.

In Topic: What do you consider to be the best frontends for Mame & Mess?

Yesterday, 10:32 AM

I've heard GameEx is pretty good, but I haven't used it myself.

In Topic: How does USPS insurance claims work?

Fri May 25, 2012 10:27 PM

View Postjtoubeaux, on Fri May 25, 2012 9:25 PM, said:

I'm glad it worked out for you! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Thanks! It's cool that I only lost the shipping costs... way better than losing everything.

Still, I think this was a fluke. Maybe they looked at how much I had insured over the last few years, and that I never had to make a claim before and that made it easy to pay out.

Like I said, now that I've made a claim, and they paid, I suspect they won't do it again.

Still, I will pay for insurance for items worth the cost because I think it makes the postal workers be more conscientious about delivery...

In Topic: How does USPS insurance claims work?

Fri May 25, 2012 9:08 PM

Unbelievable. I got my insurance check from USPS this week. They never contacted me or the buyer. That is the kind of luck I never have :-D

I think it helped that I had multiple photos of the system tested and working, then multiple photos of it being packed. There was no question that when the system left here it was tested and working, and that it was packed well.

Of course, I have no expectations that if I need to make a USPS insurance claim again that things will go so smoothly... so hopefully, I won't ever have to do it again ;)

In Topic: akator's Sale *New Items 05/17*

Fri May 25, 2012 9:14 AM

Boxed ColecoVision Games | Sold

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