Haven't had much to say here, hence haven't been writing much.

In politics, the Count Kackula-Dim Tim Walz duo has been speaking Communism, things like price controls and blaming "greed" for rising prices. Simultaneously, they are proposing helicoptering money so people can buy houses. I'm not exaggerating: if those bozos get into office, the US is going to turn into the Soviet Union, breadlines and all.

My "Everdrive 64 x5" flash cart came in a bit ago, what a great product! With it I've been having a lot of fun playing the Nintendo 64. I got to ninety stars in "Super Mario 64" then kind of petered out, I've one hundred-percented that game a zillion times before including just recently, so I have a little fatigue. It's amazing how much better I am playing on a real N64 controller, on a real CRT-- this versus an emulator, or the "Switch Online" app.

I jumped on to "Cruis'n USA" yesterday. I don't understand why that port gets so much flak, it's super close to the arcade game visually, in terms of audio, and gameplay. I watched the arcade version on YouTube right before walking over to the N64-- so I could do a side-by-side, essentially. The only knock is the framerate, which is-- granted-- very low in at least the "San Francisco" and "Redwood Forest" stages. Nonetheless, my son and I were playing the "coast to coast" mode in two player last night, and having a lot of fun. It's cool to play it with every car, to unlock the faster versions with the new colors.

I'll put it this way: I like "Cruis'n USA" on the N64 more than I like "Ridge Racer" on the PSX. I might like it even more than "Daytona USA" on the Saturn.

I've also been cranking my way through the original "Suikoden" on the PSX. Just like "Breath of Fire" on the Super NES, they don't give you a way to fast travel between towns for ages, so I'm getting a little bogged down mentally with all of the backtracking. But I think once I do get a way to head back to my castle whenever I want, I'll enjoy managing the stable of adventurers I've recruited so far. I also wish the game did more technically, it kind of looks like a PC Engine game, outside of the 3D battles of course. But I get that this is one of the first RPGs on the entire PSX platform. I've looked at a couple of screenshots from the sequel, and it appears to be polygonal.

I also bought the PSX "Doom" port, wow is that phenomenal! I've only played a few stages, but I'll circle back to it once I get through the titles ahead of it in my backlog. I also beat "Warhawk", I want to play through it one more time before I review it.

In personal news my daughter also has Scoliosis, her back is a carbon copy of mine. So now she's going to start going to the chiropractor a few times per week with me, which is actually kind of fun in a round-about sort of way-- I love spending time with my kids.