in which nostalgic reminiscence leads to world altering revelations
thatoneguy297: what was the first machine you guys had in your house?
Corey: we had an old Compaq running windows 3.x
Corey: when the name "windows" actually made sense, because everything was in a window forever
prguitarman: first comp machine? 1994 persario
PRChris: and i would endlessly play the demo games that came with it
Corey: hahah yesss
Corey: did you have that shitty bumpercars game
Corey: OMG I AM PLAYING A GAME ON THE INTERNET
PRChris: haha no D:
PRChris: they werent net games
Corey: it was an MMO where everyone was a bumpercar
Corey: windows 95, yo
PRChris: i had stuff like Lemmings, this one where you're a car with a face and you have to go to the parade but you never got to the parade because it was a demo
PRChris: it was like Puttputt Goes To The Parade!
Corey: LEMMINGS FUCK YEAH
PRChris: then there was this one where you just throw random balls on the screen to music and that's all you did but it was fun
Corey: oh man i would play that TODAY
PRChris: it wasnt a rhythm game. you just made the balls bounce around randomly
Corey: do you remember what it was called?
Corey: or are you sure you aren't thinking of the falling marbles screensaver?
PRChris: nah i dont
PRChris: hmm no but i remember that
PRChris: After Dark!
Corey: sometimes you'd get a smileyface that squeaked
Corey: yeah!
Corey: IDLEWILD
PRChris: thats the name of the screensaver program but it wasnt the game name
PRChris: ON MIGHTY TOASTER WINGS
Corey: I HAVE THAT ON MY MAC AT HOME :D
PRChris: IN THE BRIGHTEST DAY OR AFTER DARKKKKK(tm)
Corey: after dark and idlewild were competitors i think, hahah, geez
Corey: back when screensaver packages were a business model
Corey: where you paid for internet by the minute
PRChris: hahaha
Corey: 600 free AOL minutes!
PRChris: i remember using the BAD DOG screensaver a lot thinking it would scare my family
Corey: OMG YES
Corey: move the mouse BORROWORROROW
PRChris: and he would pee on and knock down the trash can
PRChris: did you know they made a tv show out of him/
PRChris: it didnt last long but i remember a tv show
Corey: oh christ i don't remember that happening but i totally believe it
PRChris: Bad Dog was a short-lived animated cartoon that aired on ABC and Teletoon during 1998. The cartoon focuses on the Potanski family and their dog Berkeley. The show's gimmick was that whenever Berkeley was told that he was a bad dog, he would freeze and pretend to be dead until someone told him he was a good dog. This would happen every episode.
Bad Dog received extremely poor ratings. In spite of this, Fox Family reran Bad Dog briefly in 1999.
It is unknown whether or not the show was inspired by the popular After Dark screensaver Bad Dog. The two dogs have a similar appearance, and the "Bad Dog" of the show is named Berkeley, a possible reference to Berkeley Systems, the creators of After Dark.
PRChris: wow it lasted 3 seasons
PRChris: i thought it lasted like 4 episodes
Corey: that...
Corey: that sounds terrible :<
PRChris: http//www.retrojunk.com/img/tvshows/16266_987.jpg
PRChris: best pic i can find
PRChris: http//www.toonarific.com/show.php?show_id=361 hahaha
Corey: wait
PRChris: wow
Corey: that came on before bobby's world
Corey: i watched that
Corey: i fucking watched that what was wrong with me
PRChris: oh maybe
PRChris: hahaha
PRChris: but bobby's world was good (in its time)
PRChris: if i'd watch it now i may go back in time and punch young me in the nose
Corey: oh man i haven't revisited that show ever
Corey: is it that bad?
PRChris: i dont know
PRChris: i just remember the title being pretty bad
PRChris: and his voice
Corey: oh god yeah
Corey: who was the live actor dude that gave the intro
PRChris: running over the squirrel
Corey: was that a comedian that bobby was supposed to be?
PRChris: oh god i dont know
PRChris: i never knew!
Corey: like little bill?
PRChris: seinfeld?
Corey: me neither! he was just some guy!
PRChris: he reminds me of seinfeld
PRChris: i didnt know who seinfeld was back then either
PRChris: he was just some guy with goofy hair
PRChris: and he'd spread his arms wide and smile at the tv like "oh no what's going on here D"
Corey: WOAH
Corey: http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howie_Mandel
Corey: IT WAS HIM
Corey: DEAL OR NO DEAL GUY
Corey: NO FUCKING WAY
PRChris: WHAT THE FUCK
Corey: WHAT IS I DON'T
PRChris: MIND IS BLOWN FOREVER WOW
Corey: we had an old Compaq running windows 3.x
Corey: when the name "windows" actually made sense, because everything was in a window forever
prguitarman: first comp machine? 1994 persario
PRChris: and i would endlessly play the demo games that came with it
Corey: hahah yesss
Corey: did you have that shitty bumpercars game
Corey: OMG I AM PLAYING A GAME ON THE INTERNET
PRChris: haha no D:
PRChris: they werent net games
Corey: it was an MMO where everyone was a bumpercar
Corey: windows 95, yo
PRChris: i had stuff like Lemmings, this one where you're a car with a face and you have to go to the parade but you never got to the parade because it was a demo
PRChris: it was like Puttputt Goes To The Parade!
Corey: LEMMINGS FUCK YEAH
PRChris: then there was this one where you just throw random balls on the screen to music and that's all you did but it was fun
Corey: oh man i would play that TODAY
PRChris: it wasnt a rhythm game. you just made the balls bounce around randomly
Corey: do you remember what it was called?
Corey: or are you sure you aren't thinking of the falling marbles screensaver?
PRChris: nah i dont
PRChris: hmm no but i remember that
PRChris: After Dark!
Corey: sometimes you'd get a smileyface that squeaked
Corey: yeah!
Corey: IDLEWILD
PRChris: thats the name of the screensaver program but it wasnt the game name
PRChris: ON MIGHTY TOASTER WINGS
Corey: I HAVE THAT ON MY MAC AT HOME :D
PRChris: IN THE BRIGHTEST DAY OR AFTER DARKKKKK(tm)
Corey: after dark and idlewild were competitors i think, hahah, geez
Corey: back when screensaver packages were a business model
Corey: where you paid for internet by the minute
PRChris: hahaha
Corey: 600 free AOL minutes!
PRChris: i remember using the BAD DOG screensaver a lot thinking it would scare my family
Corey: OMG YES
Corey: move the mouse BORROWORROROW
PRChris: and he would pee on and knock down the trash can
PRChris: did you know they made a tv show out of him/
PRChris: it didnt last long but i remember a tv show
Corey: oh christ i don't remember that happening but i totally believe it
PRChris: Bad Dog was a short-lived animated cartoon that aired on ABC and Teletoon during 1998. The cartoon focuses on the Potanski family and their dog Berkeley. The show's gimmick was that whenever Berkeley was told that he was a bad dog, he would freeze and pretend to be dead until someone told him he was a good dog. This would happen every episode.
Bad Dog received extremely poor ratings. In spite of this, Fox Family reran Bad Dog briefly in 1999.
It is unknown whether or not the show was inspired by the popular After Dark screensaver Bad Dog. The two dogs have a similar appearance, and the "Bad Dog" of the show is named Berkeley, a possible reference to Berkeley Systems, the creators of After Dark.
PRChris: wow it lasted 3 seasons
PRChris: i thought it lasted like 4 episodes
Corey: that...
Corey: that sounds terrible :<
PRChris: http//www.retrojunk.com/img/tvshows/16266_987.jpg
PRChris: best pic i can find
PRChris: http//www.toonarific.com/show.php?show_id=361 hahaha
Corey: wait
PRChris: wow
Corey: that came on before bobby's world
Corey: i watched that
Corey: i fucking watched that what was wrong with me
PRChris: oh maybe
PRChris: hahaha
PRChris: but bobby's world was good (in its time)
PRChris: if i'd watch it now i may go back in time and punch young me in the nose
Corey: oh man i haven't revisited that show ever
Corey: is it that bad?
PRChris: i dont know
PRChris: i just remember the title being pretty bad
PRChris: and his voice
Corey: oh god yeah
Corey: who was the live actor dude that gave the intro
PRChris: running over the squirrel
Corey: was that a comedian that bobby was supposed to be?
PRChris: oh god i dont know
PRChris: i never knew!
Corey: like little bill?
PRChris: seinfeld?
Corey: me neither! he was just some guy!
PRChris: he reminds me of seinfeld
PRChris: i didnt know who seinfeld was back then either
PRChris: he was just some guy with goofy hair
PRChris: and he'd spread his arms wide and smile at the tv like "oh no what's going on here D"
Corey: WOAH
Corey: http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howie_Mandel
Corey: IT WAS HIM
Corey: DEAL OR NO DEAL GUY
Corey: NO FUCKING WAY
PRChris: WHAT THE FUCK
Corey: WHAT IS I DON'T
PRChris: MIND IS BLOWN FOREVER WOW