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Jeapster 2 points ago +2 / -0

I still have my old systems, though not set up. It was hard to part with them and at this point I just hold on to them with some vague idea of it being an 'investment.'

Also, you're forgetting the ledges that the flail and shield robots sit on. You can only go straight up so far before you have to switch walls. Walls and ledges that my middle age reflexes can't cross.

Edit: Wow, um, I've been playing Megaman X wrong for decades. The shield popped quickly, but Sting Chameleon's invisibility let me clear that without any trouble. I didn't even have to wall dash jump. I remember that part of the level filtering like +95% of my playthroughs. Stupid kid me had a rule that you save the boss weapon for the boss and I was still playing like that.

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Jeapster 2 points ago +2 / -0

I know, I paid $110 to get the the $83 toy. Really $140 after buying the required SD cards. At least it came with a free screen protector.

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Jeapster 1 point ago +1 / -0

This is a good option, but previous experiences colored my thoughts about doing this. I really dislike touchscreen controls for gaming, a lot, so just the phone is out. I also bought a SteelSeries Bluetooth controller in 2015 and I still remember it being garbage today. Bluetooth might have improved since then, but I don't know because I don't buy Bluetooth devices because of that stupid controller. Also ear cancer.

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Jeapster 1 point ago +1 / -0

The Steam Deck is the best value for a handheld, but I wasn't sure it was something I really wanted and $399 is definitely more than I wanted to spend.

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Jeapster 1 point ago +1 / -0

Ambernic AI? But I said to buy the Retroid? I'm just salty that it was announced literally a day after I ordered and mostly coping about my money.

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Jeapster 1 point ago +1 / -0

Sorry, I rarely post anything, anywhere. I just saw that Metal Gear remake thread and it coalesced some thoughts I had about a new toy.

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Jeapster 6 points ago +6 / -0

When did Pixar peak? I got to looking at a list of their films and it seems like it was more than a decade ago.

Brave I don't really remember much about it beyond girl power. Monsters University I watched once, I was never into the college or sorority genre. Inside Out wasn't bad but wasn't great and I could see hints of The Message in it. No one remembers The Good Dinosaur.

Cars 2 was the last good Bond flick. Toy Story 3 was the perfect ending to that series. The intro to Up is a top tier film moment.

I only have Inside Out and Incredibles 2 from anything released after 2015. Nothing else merited acquiring.

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Jeapster 2 points ago +2 / -0

You are wrong enough that you prompted me to make an account.

The Air Force could have used an AIM-120 AMRAAM with its active radar guidance to target the large radar cross section of the balloon's gondola. They didn't.

They could have used an AGM-114 Hellfire laser guided missile following the beam of a ground based laser designator to hit the balloon's envelope. The Israelis have used this ground attack missile to target slow moving aircraft before. The Air Force didn't use this.

According to the Wall Street Journal, they used an infrared seeking AIM-9X Sidewinder missile.

I'm not linking it, but they headline is "Pentagon Used Its Highest-End Fighter, Reliable Missile to Down Chinese Balloon."

The untargetable super balloon spy platform was burst by a missile that has been in service for 20 years from a family of munitions that have been in service for 67 years.