Real games had joysticks, not telephone dial pads.

No @i_hate_you_carl_monday:disqus is not taking about Sid Meyer's Pirates.  Get with the timeframe here.

Combat
Adventure
The Empire Strikes Back
Pitfall
Kaboom!
Spiderman
Space Invaders
Pac-Man

Yeah, at that age, ANY game was better than no game, even if only to convince the parents that you enjoyed everything they bought so they should definitely buy more.  But beyond that, pretty much any game WAS better than no game.  Playing E.T. was a better option than sitting there desperately awaiting the next time…

@avclub-bfc58c81e954a4ee8722992437a86d9d:disqus , not even George Plimpton's endorsement could possibly hope to elevate the Intellivision over the Atari.

Maybe it did @avclub-e7a493b9b2145a9a61cbd4a62c12b171:disqus because I know that I was perfectly satisfied with Pac-Man.  Sure, it wasn't quite the same as the arcade, but even at that age I understood that arcade machines were wonderous things that offered far more than I could expect from my home console.  I really…

I still question how badly this game actually sold.  Yeah, Atari spent way more on the license than they should have, and then overproduced the cartridge by a ridiculous amount, but I wonder how it did compared to other big name titles of the time.  (I'm sure that info's out there somewhere, but I'm too lazy to look…

And THAT is what's wrong with kids today.

Yeah.  Radiolab just beats out This American Life for me because SCIENCE! 

I've liked basically none of his movies.  Very little of his stand-up has amused me.  But I fucking LOVE this skit.  I sat here laughing out loud at every line that was quoted so far.

See my post a few threads above as to why that likely changed.  (Hint, it probably has little to do with your "maturing musical tastes.")

I believe that part of the premise was GOOD dumb rock song.

That's because in fifth grade you aren't worried about being a hipster (or a circa '92 proto-hipster) who cares more about whether a band is original & "authentic" (whatever the hell that means) than about the music itself.  The need to present yourself as enlightened and knowledgeable (and disdainful) in order to fit…

I have difficulty arguing with anything on that list other than maybe "My Sharona"  Can't stand it, though I get why people like it.

Maybe 15 years ago Homer did.  Now, not so much.

Yeah, @avclub-21cb1137b6aab4de4328a8c698770071:disqus I thought that the episode where Meg joined the Flag Squad and was subsequently humiliated by the cool kids, leading Lois to exact revenge was a great episode.  That episode wouldn't happen now, and it's to the show's detriment.

Honestly, it shocks me that ANYONE would still willingly watch Family Guy without the knowledge that there's a paycheck in it.

@avclub-ac0cc045737916963285e58df2b820fd:disqus , I think that The Matrix sold MANY a first DVD player.  I know that it was included in the first batch of discs I bought along with mine.

It should be neither.  No band that uses a "punny" or "clever" name actually has any desire to succeed.  It's like these people form bands SOLELY to get their oh-so-witty name on a playbill somewhere.  Aim higher.

@avclub-3c23902822283144c09d87f123545c87:disqus , if you're going to criticize someone on the proper use of pronouns, could you fucking get rid of the apostrophe in "its"?