ByTor, Prince of Ro’den

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Brings back a lot of memories for me; good job Sony.

Okay, I was thinking about another film today and not as busy as of late, so I figured I'd do another. The film I'm highlighting with this post is one born out of the high fantasy craze of the late 1970s, which included the popular roleplaying tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons. This picture, the 1982 animated film The Flight of Dragons is one of those films that's interesting, but yet has some cringe-worthy moments. It was also one of those films that never had a theatrical release and has bounced around on early VHS and later DVD releases as well as a couple of plays here and there on broadcast television. You cannot even say it's a cult classic, but rather in my opinion a buried treasure that is sure to please at least somewhat. Based on an amalgamation of two books: The Flight of Dragons and The Dragon and the George, the rather heady, deeper, and more adult-friendly story about the conflict between Science and Magic plays throughout. Set around a man from modern times being transported back to the time of the twilight of the age of Dragons and Sorcery as the main protagonist and hero. The voice acting and animation are excellent, especially for the time. James Earl Jones got to voice the villain again, which was kind of the thing at the time with him voicing Darth Vader in Star Wars. Other fairly big named voices that are noticeable are: Harry Morgan (Col. Potter from M*A*S*H), John Ritter, James Gregory amongst others. The score and theme song, which is sung by Don McLean, are actually pretty darn good as well. All in all it's a pretty good cartoon, while some probably wouldn't enjoy it, it's at least worth a viewing if for no other reason but nostalgia.

About sums up Archie's Echidnas.

Ran a bloke down, he flew up in the air, landed on the Jeep and stayed there for a mile or so.

A human, a very fast one.

Okey dokie; it's been a couple of months since I have, (or anyone for that matter... hint, hint), regaled you all with my gooey nostalgia about a forgotten animated relic from times of yore. Today for once I will not be talking about one with anthropomorphic animals, but humans depicted in rotoscoped animation. The one I'm talking about is the masterpiece by animation legend Ralph Bakshi that is American Pop. Bakshi should ring a bell with most animation aficionados, or at least will know his work such as the animated Lord of the Rings, Fire and Ice, Cool World, and of course the obscene and vulgar exposé on college life: Fritz the Cat. We won't be talking about that one on this forum, but feel free to look it up if you are into furries getting involved in questionable carnal activities. Anywho, I'd say that if this one was live action it would probably be acclaimed and considered required watching to music majors, but since it was animated and drawn rotoscoped to boot it's been relegated to the "cult classic" bin. The film chronicles popular American music of the 20th Century up to the year of the film's release, (1981), through the eyes/lives of four generations of men in a family. The first one being a Jewish immigrant child fleeing Czarist Russia with his mother after seeing his father, a cantor, murdered by Cossack troops. From the streets of New York he survives through getting involved with Vaudeville and such only to be hit by many tragedies. It segues into his son who experiences the interwar period and Second World War with Jazz and Big Band music. Without spoiling the rich story it eventually goes to his son and the beat craze, folk, and later psychedelic rock; again, a very engaging story. It finishes off with his child and the 70s/80s rock and punk music. All in all it's a great story and exposition of American popular music through the first 3/4ths of the 20th Century. I'd really love to see a sequel to this going through glam 1980s, grunge 1990s and on, but I doubt it would come from a big company and it too would be left to the "cult movie" bin. Whatever the case, if you want a great, moving story and excellent rotoscoped animation check it out, it's easy to find.

I figured I'd bite. I've always loved foxes and would hope that I was one as an anthro/furrie, but a lot of my friends say I'd be a squirrel, (basically because I play them well in RP and created a character that everyone seems to like that's a flying squirrel). All of them pick canines, so I pick on them and call them "the dogs" when the discussion comes up. However, if I was going by my own body type and personality I'd probably be a bear; either a Polar or Kodiak bear to be precise. I'm large, a loner, highly territorial, and ill tempered if riled. I suppose a big cat like a tiger would also be apropos as well. I've also considered a rat at times because I match well on the intelligence factor. But anyway, that's my take as it would.

Nice to see you here!

John Marston phasing through the earth on a grave.

As the title states, a place to talk about under-appreciated gems & guilty pleasures, but SatAM specific.

I think we need a thread for this; any weird video game articles or such can go here now. http://vgpwn.com/the-10-best-hidden-trophies-in-uncharted-4/

Come on now... it's not nice to pick on the disadvantaged.

http://www.screengurus.com/2016/09/23/ranking-38-sonic-games-and-spin-offs-worst-to-best/

Most people today might not remember this little video, but its implications and creation have had a profound impact on independent artists and internet media. This was the opening ceremonies video put together for the 1983 Diacon IV Science Fiction and Comic Book Convention. Whilst the idea of mixing animation and music was not a new thing, even amongst otakus and comic book fanboys, this was one of the ones that did everything right and captured a lot of people's attention. Interestingly enough, this was new animation done by 12 people and apparently no royalties or permission was paid to content owners. Whilst copyright issues made official U.S. release impossible, it made animation history and helped to promote animé and bring the genre to a much wider audience.

Remember, this is Pachter; he's the guy we keep around as Video Games' court jester. Almost always is wrong about everything and making wild claims. Wot I cannot believe is that he get paid so well.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/gaming/547198/PS4-Pro-Michael-Pachter-Xbox-One-S-PlayStation-Slim

http://www.dualshockers.com/2016/09/19/watch-the-audience-explode-as-hideo-kojima-dismisses-metal-gear-survive/

Long before Tony Hawk video games came on the scene; many fun events included throughout. Oh for the good 'ol days when we had ECA instead of EA.

Re-running is cheap and so is nostalgia. I wonder wot the rest of their lineup is? Too bad my free three months of Starz just ran out.... But I have the DVDs anyway.