Author Topic: Huge Nintendo wedding gift! (Read 6556 times)

Tanookisuit · « **on:** June 01, 2011, 04:28:02 PM »

My fiancee just surprised me today with this Nintendo Popeye arcade cabinet! She's crazy! I love this game. It's like ultimate Donkey Kong. The animations are great, it's super challenging, and the music is really catchy. I've always wanted an arcade cabinet of this!

http://flic.kr/p/9Pskbd

Ian Sane · « **Reply #1 on:** June 01, 2011, 04:30:02 PM »

Wow, that is awesome! And the best thing is that due to licencing issues Nintendo can't release an arcade perfect version on the VC. This is in many ways a lost game and you have the only (legal) way to play the original version of it.

Ceric · « **Reply #2 on:** June 01, 2011, 04:32:32 PM »

Quote from: Tanookisuit on June 01, 2011, 04:28:02 PM

My fiancee just surprised me today with this Nintendo Popeye arcade cabinet! She's crazy! I love this game. It's like ultimate Donkey Kong. The animations are great, it's super challenging, and the music is really catchy. I've always wanted an arcade cabinet of this!

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Congratulation! That cabinet looks to be in excellent condition.
Is that the future Misses in the picture? If so Congrats again.

bustin98 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 01, 2011, 04:40:09 PM »

Quote from: Ceric on June 01, 2011, 04:32:32 PM

Is that the future Misses in the picture? If so Congrats again.

You say that until she turns around... though I do wish my wife had a rear view like that... /shallow hal

Ceric · « **Reply #4 on:** June 01, 2011, 04:43:09 PM »

Quote from: bustin98 on June 01, 2011, 04:40:09 PM

Quote from: Ceric on June 01, 2011, 04:32:32 PM
Is that the future Misses in the picture? If so Congrats again.

You say that until she turns around... though I do wish my wife had a rear view like that... /shallow hal

Shush you... He's getting married.

Tanookisuit · « **Reply #5 on:** June 01, 2011, 04:59:56 PM »

Ha ha. Yeah, she also happens to be a very pretty girl. Out of my league. I'm a lucky guy.

Ceric · « **Reply #6 on:** June 01, 2011, 05:02:45 PM »

Quote from: Tanookisuit on June 01, 2011, 04:59:56 PM

Ha ha. Yeah, she also happens to be a very pretty girl. Out of my league. I'm a lucky guy.

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I'm assuming that's you beside her. Your not bad.

Tanookisuit · « **Reply #7 on:** June 01, 2011, 05:06:34 PM »

Ceric- we had a talented photographer. I'm a goblin.

And Ian- yeah, I wasn't satisfied with the NES version, and the chances of this ever appearing on virtual console are so slim, so I'm stoked to get it. Plus, this is kind of the game Miyamoto wanted to make when he made Donkey Kong, so it feels like a really integral part of Nintendo history.

UncleBob · « **Reply #8 on:** June 01, 2011, 06:16:52 PM »

Sweet. /am jealous.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #9 on:** June 01, 2011, 06:33:49 PM »

Don't take this the wrong way, but you look like a Bond villain in that photo.

Tanookisuit · « **Reply #10 on:** June 01, 2011, 06:59:02 PM »

Yeah. I almost always kind of look villainous/mean. Serves me well as a teacher.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #11 on:** June 01, 2011, 07:11:59 PM »

Hey, I'm (going to be in a few years) a teacher. What do you teach?

Tanookisuit · « **Reply #12 on:** June 01, 2011, 07:36:26 PM »

I teach art classes. I teach comics classes to college students at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I also teach jr high and high school kids at various places- everything from animation to painting. I teach part time and make art the rest of the time.

Ceric · « **Reply #13 on:** June 01, 2011, 11:49:15 PM »

Thats cool. I always wanted to get into animation but I can't draw or really write. Though I know how things should be and would love to produce but without the other two and a really good social network you can kiss that goodbye. Though that is a cool sounding job.

Stogi · « **Reply #14 on:** June 02, 2011, 12:04:05 AM »

Quote from: bustin98 on June 01, 2011, 04:40:09 PM

I do wish my wife had a rear view like that... /shallow hal

You poor demented honky...

That cabinet is awesome and that pic is great. You look like a younger cast version of House M.D.

Sundoulos · « **Reply #15 on:** June 02, 2011, 12:41:43 AM »

Awww...that is totally awesome. That's one of those things that I'd love to have, but I'd never have the room to store. Popeye was always one of my faves! That...Crystal Castles, and the old Star Wars game with vector graphics.

Edit: Oh, and Tanookisuit, congrats on the pending wedding. My best wishes for many years of happiness to come!

bustin98 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 02, 2011, 12:52:00 AM »

I was just in Chicago for the National Restaurant Association convention. Great town, wish I could have seen more of it.

I was also (long time ago) accepted at the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning in Jersey. Couldn't go though, too expensive. But it was still quite a process to get that far.

And please don't take my comments any way other than jest. Congrats to you both, definately.

I have a memory of playing Popeye on the Atari 2600 during a New Year's Eve party. 1984, maybe... I surely would have enjoyed the arcade one.

Ceric · « **Reply #17 on:** June 02, 2011, 09:26:24 AM »

Quote from: bustin98 on June 02, 2011, 12:52:00 AM

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I have a memory of playing Popeye on the Atari 2600 during a New Year's Eve party. 1984, maybe... I surely would have enjoyed the arcade one.

I forgot that your that old...

Caterkiller · « **Reply #18 on:** June 02, 2011, 04:01:49 PM »

Lucky! I wish my wife got me an old school Nintendo Cabinet! Congrats you be a lucky man!

Tanookisuit · « **Reply #19 on:** June 02, 2011, 08:01:53 PM »

Thanks, guys!

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