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My favorite version of Asteroids is a machine that used to be found on the Yahoo! campus. Someone had put in a new vector rom and the asteroid shapes now spelle
by toast0 1y ago
My favorite version of Asteroids is a machine that used to be found on the Yahoo! campus. Someone had put in a new vector rom and the asteroid shapes now spelled the letters in eBay (I don't remember what caps). I don't recall the details, but it apparently was modified while Yahoo Auctions was invested in competing for the US market (which was before I was hired for Y! Travel).
- ljf 1y agoYahoo Auctions - not thought about that for ages - as a huge Yahoo auctions fan (and seller) it was really frustrating to see eBay win - when yahoo was free, had better features and at least in the UK had a better user base too in the early 2000s. I remember images were free on yahoo auctions so I'd add images to those auctions, then hot link to the files on different places, like forums and basic sites where the hosting didn't allow for free images. Fun days!
- dfxm12 1y agoFWIW, yahoo auctions is strong in Japan. If you're into videogames or arcade games (like Asteroids), you've almost certainly asked a proxy to bid on something for you over the years.
- wileydragonfly 1y agoMeh, went through one of those services, (Buyee?) had to give them direct access to my PayPal to set up the account. Won my auctions and that shipping magically went from $40 to $300. Drawn instantly. I filed a fraud complaint with my bank, which I immediately won, and they suddenly started trying to counteroffer at $80. For two years. Anyway, hope they’re enjoying that crate of 80s video games.
- kabdib 1y agoone of the managers at Atari Coin-op disliked turtles there was a special ROM, a version of Asteroids just for him, where the rocks were changed to big, medium and small turtles