I’m verklempt, as I look at this amazing box full of goodies again. *S U P E R* thought gesture, that I’m kinda in shock.
Big package, gets a big backstory. 56k warning, lol.
bradtemple87 was my gifter, and buddy...you roped a Grand Slam!! Thank you so very much for your generosity!!
Once upon a time, I lived in the Bay Area. Lots of folks from the boards (some that still post, others from time to time) cliqued up and became even better friends irl, than we were on the boards.
We all would play copious amounts of fighting games together, and Brad is yoked and could cosplay as Sagat pre-scar...so this bit of ephemera is hella special-and one I’ve never seen:
The drawling mentions something I didn’t even know B knew about, because I had kept the fact that I sold a particular pcb quiet, as I was embarrassed to be down on my luck years ago...
...and man, did I ever need it! In a post High Score Girl world (and w/covid spiking prices also) I NEVER in a million years expected to be gifted a shootie PCB, much less w/ kit bits. THIS IS AMAZING:
I’m a total Macross freak, and NMK feen too. This game checks all of my boxes, and is precious to a lot of us geezers from the hay-days of old BIGTIME hosted meetups.
Without fail when some of us see each other once in a blue moon, someone will start humming/beatboxing the melody from this game’s attract screen.
Selling it was something I absolutely had to do at the time; however, I’ve always missed it.
I’m one cart closer to a PGM full set now as well, I just can’t believe how rad this package is...until I remember who sent it.
Thank you, Brad. So very much!!