*checks Mnementh's profile*
*checks d21lewis' profile*
*checks alabtrosMyster's profile*
You know... we need to have these retro-chats more often. It feels great not being the oldest person here for a change. 
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Augen said: Why in film fiction of the time it is Weyland-Yutani in Aliens and it is Nakatomi Plaza in Die Hard or Marty's boss in Back to the Future II. |
"McFRY!!"
In retrospect, what's funny about that movie is that my suspension of disbelief has no problem with all the far out stuff like holograms and hoverboards - my mind can accept that stuff as part of some hypothetical future reality.
But when Fujitsu says, "Read my fax!" and printed sheets of paper pop out of fax machines all over the house, it instantly breaks the illusion. It suddenly feels like what it actually is - a late 80s/early 90s movie extrapolating based on the tech of the day.
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Augen said: it may seem odd in 2014... |
Yeah, and that's another thing! There's only one year left - where's my flying car?
*cough*
And in an attempt to tie this into the topic... games where you have to use your hands still aren't considered to be "like a baby's toy." 
ColdFire - The man with no name.
