Hey Scott, did they release an ICMG card in the TCG for the new Empire Strikes Back? I have a few cards, but I would imagine to fill a 210 card set that he might be there. I'll look into it, but if anyone knows, let us know please.

Okay. So I'm embarrassing myself here...

So can you list the distinguishing features of a Tri-Logo (loose) figure versus a standard American released figure please? If I have a Chewbacca that was on a Tri-Logo card, what will make him unique from the regular American carded release? You definitely have this market cornered and I am very inpressed with the depth of your knowledge on this topic. Any time I can learn more about variations, I dive right in...

Do you know any good links where I can check out images that  show the different variations?

Unbelievable!!!

I can't tell you how much I loved to play it! My buddy and I used to toke tough and then get lost in a full game or 5 at the mall before it was shut down.

I was a stoner, but am no more. Just thought I'd clear that up. Not many older memories that are of the sober nature. But all good times!

What do you have to trade? I have quite a few figures you are interested in.

- first 2 figures were Chewbacca & C-3PO. Had the pick of the litter at the age of 7 (think I saw A New Hope 27 times in the theater on the Hill in Boulder, CO (Flatirons Theater and it's still there and still showing flicks). There must've been something about gold. I would love to see who the top selling figure was those first few weeks. I would not doubt that C-3PO was up there.

- Had all the figures from the original film, but only the Land Speeder vehicle. I passed up the Millennium Falcon for the RC R2-D2 (no obstacles) and Evel Kneivel Canyon jumping Dragster with parachute that really works! Could have cared less about card backs or even cards or any packaging. It was an obstacle that got in the way of imagination and creating my own Star Wars scenes with friends.

- No clue about Boba Fett or mail-aways.

- Had a bonfire of black plastic Kenner smoke when I was 14 or so. My pyro phase didn't last long. But the regret I endure each day has lasted way too long.

Did anyone ever figure out how to pull up the plastic frame under the screen and at the back of the control shelf and retrieve the keys to the game? Such a rumor, never saw legitimate proof.

Used a Chuck E. Cheese token in the change machine at one arcade and when I pushed the coin return button, I'd get 5 tokens. I think I ended up selling Chuck E. Cheese tokens for $5 a piece!

The games that hooked me early:
Space Invaders
Star Castle
Dig Dug
Asteroids
Tempest
Donkey Kong
Berzerk
Gorf
Vanguard
Q-Bert
Centipede

The games that kept me hooked:
Donkey Kong Junior
Robotron
Elevator Action (such a great game!)
Spy Hunter
Road Blasters
Cyberball
Narc
Smash TV
Commando (with the machine gun. So good!)

At least it got us out in the world and didn't make us isolated. So I was red eyed and cotton mouthed and throwing down great pizza and cheese fries. It was worth every quarter I spent and every minute I wasted.

Did anyone else buy the code books and figure out the level patterns for different games? I'd love to have one of those books today. The pattern of the ghosts in Pac-Man and how you could get super close and they'd shift in the other direction at certain points...

They would post high scores at one place called the Milky Way. Every top 10 dude was a bonafide stoner. This one guy played Defender forever and just ended up leaving because he needed to use the bathroom. I think the home gaming systems are cool (I own a PS2), but they cut us off from the culture of the arcade scene. All the games I see out now are way too interactive for me. We need an old school arcade or 2 around. Thing is, it would be full of middle age dudes like us. Kids these days could not hang with the retro graphics and game play.

Saw the $100 one too. Very cool. I have a few fairly limited Slayer items that I treasure.

- Araya pick
- Flyer for an L. A. show with Slayer, Exodus & Venom
- Limited Edition 'Decade of Aggression' with bonus live tracks and it is in a reinforced metal case that is individually #'d.

My buddy had a limited edition ep that came in a sleeve fill with a blood looking substance and glo-in-the-dark skulls or something like that.

I also found out that the early pressings of Show No Mercy (wax) have side 6 & side 66 instead of 1 & 2 or A & B.

Amazing that Slayer have endured 20 years and stayed true to their art.

I also heard a rumor about Paul Bostoph joining the newly ressurected Testament!

And...

Lamb of God & Slayer are slated for Ozzfest. I might actually go...

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