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I'm sure Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat were both $150ish on release for Megadrive/SNES I'll try Starfield on Gamepass eventually, just got BG3 to waste time on
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Laserface posted:Perfect dark was a far superior MP experience over Goldeneye imo. Too slow fps imo
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BoonyPC posted:I'm sure Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat were both $150ish on release for Megadrive/SNES MK 2 was about $80 when I got it as a Christmas present so not quite that much unless you're adjusting for inflation.
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Aug 27, 2023 04:21
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Breetai posted:MK 2 was about $80 when I got it as a Christmas present so not quite that much unless you're adjusting for inflation. Hey I actually found proof, I remember getting these catalogues in the mail back in the day https://static.gamesmen.com.au/media/catalogue-archives/1993-1994-Summer/index.html $170 for SM All Stars haha Oh and Encarta for $500, jesus BoonyPC fucked around with this message at 04:43 on Aug 27, 2023 |
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Aug 27, 2023 04:36
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BoonyPC posted:Hey I actually found proof, I remember getting these catalogues in the mail back in the day I got some serious nostalgia reading this. Almost all of my computer games as a kid/teenager were pirated, because who the gently caress could afford $99 a game back then? I remember saving up to buy Space Quest 5 and it cost me about a month's worth of Xmas holidays paychecks because my stupid maccas job only paid me about $4.90 an hour. But somehow now a brand new computer game today costs $89, how the gently caress does that work 
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Aug 27, 2023 04:57
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its partially economy of scale stuff but also making games is a prestige industry nowadays which means they pay staff quite a bit below market wages for similar skillsets in other sectors
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Aug 27, 2023 05:17
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Makes sense, but we were definitely paying a premium just for living in Australia. In 1994 I was lucky enough for my olds to take me to the USA and my $100 spending money got me Doom 2, Sam & Max and Quest for Glory 4, which were all relatively new at that point in time.
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Aug 27, 2023 05:40
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Not having to physically ship media is probably a big help.
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Amy Lee still got a great set of lungs and can actually perform. But holy poo poo Qudos is steep up the top - I used to climb all over draglines for work but I got some real vertigo last night.
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Aug 27, 2023 06:02
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bee posted:Makes sense, but we were definitely paying a premium just for living in Australia. In 1994 I was lucky enough for my olds to take me to the USA and my $100 spending money got me Doom 2, Sam & Max and Quest for Glory 4, which were all relatively new at that point in time. We paid significantly more for any kind of physical entertainment media, whether it was books, music, or movies, too.
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Lolie posted:We paid significantly more for any kind of physical entertainment media, whether it was books, music, or movies, too. Australia tax. Photoshop was notorious for that. Was cheaper to fly over to the states and buy it than get it here in Australia at one point. Yep, and we had the most horrendous region coding too. We were lumped in with like south America, so it took ages to get the region 4 movies here. Pretty sure I paid like $200 for Wing Commander 3 back in the 90's (was totally worth it).
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I was at a party once and there was a sales rep there for Photoshop who had 5 or so unrelated people tell them in no uncertain terms e that Photoshop sales doctrine loving sucks and was over priced for even as good as the software is, and they weren't using Photoshop because of he price Just real funny to see someone get dunked on for their job in the off hours within seconds of introductions
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Jestery posted:
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My dog's tail got caught in the fly-screen door as she was coming inside. I feel like such a bad pet parent.
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i applied for a job at the centrelink call centre and despite the fact that i didnt even make it to the face to face interview they made a point of telling me that you should never admit to anyonr outside of work that you worked for centrelink
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Aug 27, 2023 08:35
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Jezza of OZPOS posted:i applied for a job at the centrelink call centre and despite the fact that i didnt even make it to the face to face interview they made a point of telling me that you should never admit to anyonr outside of work that you worked for centrelink My daughter works for the NSW government in IT and because the organisation gets unhappy clients all of its employees are entitled to silent electoral enrolment. She works in a secure building and has no contact with the public but the offices which do see the public don't even have security guards.
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Jezza of OZPOS posted:i applied for a job at the centrelink call centre and despite the fact that i didnt even make it to the face to face interview they made a point of telling me that you should never admit to anyonr outside of work that you worked for centrelink The shortest I've ever been with my partner (a quietly hissed "honey please shut the gently caress up") was in direct relation to her loudly asking me how my job in the Centrelink call centre was going in the middle of a crowded tram: as soon as she said the word Centrelink a bunch of people's heads rotated towards us like something out of a horror movie and a guy 2 meters away gave me the most 'gunna stab a oval office' look I've ever received. When I was working there someone floated the idea of making branded polo shirts an alternative to shirt and tie as work attire, and I very much did not want to get stabbed on a bus, thank you very much.
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Lolie posted:My dog's tail got caught in the fly-screen door as she was coming inside. I feel like such a bad pet parent. My nephew now has a massive 4cm gash above his left eye, cause he tried to do a back flip off a glass table last night. They've glued it rather than stitched it, so he's going to have a  scar.So don't feel too bad  Edit: Should probably state it was his Dad who was watching him at the time, not me
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Aug 27, 2023 09:32
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I was at Centrelink wit ha client the other day and they have a fucken security guard to unlock the toilet doors.
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Humphreys posted:I was at Centrelink wit ha client the other day and they have a fucken security guard to unlock the toilet doors. That's been the case at the Penrith one for like ten years at least
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kirbysuperstar posted:That's been the case at the Penrith one for like ten years at least Granted, 15 years ago when i was briefly a client myself the place smelt of piss.
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Infinitum posted:My nephew now has a massive 4cm gash above his left eye, cause he tried to do a back flip off a glass table last night. My eldest daughter split her chin open twice when she was younger. One time it was stitched and the other time it was glued. The stitches left a worse scar than the glue. Humphreys posted:I was at Centrelink wit ha client the other day and they have a fucken security guard to unlock the toilet doors. Blacktown office didn't have any toilets when I used to go there.
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Lil nephew's found his voice, and his ability to grab his teething toys. Not quite enough to put them in his mouth on the reg yet, but he's getting there. Oh and my brother and his partner are expecting now too. Goodness. Also I was in Richmond with some time to kill on Wednesday so I took photos of the cherry blossoms.    
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Aug 27, 2023 11:07
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bee posted:I got some serious nostalgia reading this. Almost all of my computer games as a kid/teenager were pirated, because who the gently caress could afford $99 a game back then? I remember saving up to buy Space Quest 5 and it cost me about a month's worth of Xmas holidays paychecks because my stupid maccas job only paid me about $4.90 an hour. I have to say, despite, like most, being absolutely in love with SF2 at the time, the $150-$170 price tag made it a rental from the video store only at the time I also remember a friend of mine had an Amiga and would just pirate absolutely everything, which is probably how I played most stuff in the early-mid 90's
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My daughter's passive aggressive, incompetent manager has been reported to both HR and the union for hiring contractors through an agency instead of doing proper recruitments. The person who reported her is someone about to be assigned against their will to clean up her messes. The reporter has been with the department for 37 years, 30 of them in her current division. The divisions are currently being restructured following the departure of a key manager and incompetent manager is hoping to be promoted well beyond her capability into a new, higher paying, position which will be created. Two directors has previously complained about incompetent manager, one of them being the director of HR. I'm standing by to make popcorn. Lolie fucked around with this message at 05:53 on Aug 28, 2023 |
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BoonyPC posted:I have to say, despite, like most, being absolutely in love with SF2 at the time, the $150-$170 price tag made it a rental from the video store only at the time
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Going to the video store to rent Bomberman while mum was getting fish and chips next door.
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Breetai posted:MK 2 was about $80 when I got it as a Christmas present so not quite that much unless you're adjusting for inflation. My grandmother bought me mechwarrior (maybe 2) on SNES and it was something insane like $120. This was over 20 years ago now but I remember it being a big ask of mum and dad and grandma just slapped down the cash for lil laserface and my brother to play weird top down mechwarrior co op (one person drove the legs the other drove the turret)
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snes games were signifigantly more expensive than mega drive games i think bc i remember my sister and i asking for a snes for christmas and getting a mega drive and we were dirty but dad had the quite reasonable point that was lost on a 7 and 9 year old that we could afford more games if we had a mega drive
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Lolie posted:My daughter's passive aggressive, incompetent manager has been reported to both HR and the union for hiring contractors through an agency instead of doing proper recruitments. The person who reported her is someone about to be assigned against their will to clean up her messes. The reporter has been with the department for 37 years, 30 of them in her current division. The divisions are currently being restructured following the departure of a key manager and incompetent manager is hoping to be promoted well beyond her capability into a new, higher paying, position which will be created. I love/hate these updates, keep em coming
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Jezza of OZPOS posted:snes games were signifigantly more expensive than mega drive games i think bc i remember my sister and i asking for a snes for christmas and getting a mega drive and we were dirty but dad had the quite reasonable point that was lost on a 7 and 9 year old that we could afford more games if we had a mega drive this assumes the megadrive had more and better games available on it. which it didn't. Which is why I was still dirty about the megadrive instead of the SNES, and was much happier when the playstation came out. bee posted:But somehow now a brand new computer game today costs $89, how the gently caress does that work economies of scale and digital distribution. sick of Applebees posted:I love/hate these updates, keep em coming  also in honour of the barfathon I endured this morning I asked chat gpt to write a song about seratonin syndrome to the tune of john denver's country roads: (Verse 1) Almost heaven, serotonin's stream, Feelin' high, like in a dream, Life's a journey, with its twists and turns, But serotonin syndrome, we must discern. (Chorus) Take me down, serotonin's flow, To the place where balance grows, Serotonin syndrome, heed the signs, Find the middle ground, let your spirit shine. (Verse 2) Bright-eyed and restless, meds in line, Searching for a mood that's fine, But too much of a good thing can lead astray, Serotonin's dance, we must survey. (Chorus) Take me down, serotonin's flow, To the place where balance grows, Serotonin syndrome, heed the signs, Find the middle ground, let your spirit shine. (Bridge) Too much serotonin, a dangerous ride, Nervous system in overdrive, Watch for fever, tremors, confusion's haze, When the symptoms show, don't delay. (Verse 3) Doctor's guidance, a cautious hand, Balancing the chemicals, understand, Finding wellness, both body and mind, Serotonin's blessing, not to blind. (Chorus) Take me down, serotonin's flow, To the place where balance grows, Serotonin syndrome, heed the signs, Find the middle ground, let your spirit shine. (Outro) So remember, in life's grand scheme, Serotonin's balance is the dream, Through the highs and lows, we'll navigate, Guided by caution, it's not too late.
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sick of Applebees posted:I love/hate these updates, keep em coming Honestly, if it was a single thing she should probably get away with it after being given a "do better" caution. But it's not a single thing. In addition to bypassing recruitment and promotion processes, she has also created a textbook hostile work environment and the organisation cannot simply overlook that with the threat of the union being brought onboard. They'll have to get creative in finding a way to deal with her.
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Jezza of OZPOS posted:snes games were signifigantly more expensive than mega drive games i think bc i remember my sister and i asking for a snes for christmas and getting a mega drive and we were dirty but dad had the quite reasonable point that was lost on a 7 and 9 year old that we could afford more games if we had a mega drive Even Mega drive games were expensive. I recall paying the best part of $100 each for Sonic and Ecco in the early 1990s. I think the system came with Bubsy.
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The magazine posted earlier shows they were the same price, street fighter was 160$ on both. $330 today.
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Mega Drive had some classics, Gunstar Heroes is a jam
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Oh god. The union wants details of every instance in which incompetent manager has bypassed recruitment procedures and used contractors and HR is investigating who signed off on that. Shots fired.
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I remember putting together a pros and cons table for PS1 vs N64. I think I wanted N64 but I definitely put "games seem to be cheaper" on the table for PS1. We traded in the busted Mega Drive and five games for a PS1 with NFS and that was definitely the right choice, especially as a few friends had N64 so we could play 'round their place. Then like 12 months later dad got us a Twin Controller Pack N64 when he bought a MFC for work so we lucked out in the end.
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yeah ok maybe the snes had better games. and maybe the snes had MORE games. But you know what it didn't have? Micheal Jacksons Moonwalker. Thats right did the SNES have a game that weird even before the knowledge about a pop icons weird creepy as gently caress personal life became common knowledge? I didn't think so. Also Toe Jam and Earl/Ecco the Dolphin I guess
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Was always best to have friends and relatives with the consoles you don't so you can share. A lot of games are the most fun when novel experiences too.
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