November 9th, 2009 by Benj Edwards
Coming Soon: Ben Bernanke’s Bail-Out!!
[ From Video Games and Computer Entertainment, November 1990 ]
Discussion Topic of the Week: How has the current U.S. economic recession affected you?
Tags: 1990, advertisement, money, NES, Recession, Sofel, stock market, VGCE, Wall Street Kid
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November 9th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
For one thing, I don’t eat out as much as I used to. And another, I don’t have as much money to blow on collecting old games. I had to sell most of my collection to help pay off my credit card.
I also eat bologna instead of roast beef.
November 10th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
The recession has made me appreciate having a good job with solid benefits.
November 11th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
I used to slide down mountains of gold bricks. Now the gold bricks slide down me.
July 31st, 2010 at 11:19 am
For what it’s worth “Wall Street Kid” got reamed in this article, “Based on Crap: The 10 Worst Things to Make Nintendo Games About”, by Seanbaby:
http://www.seanbaby.com/nes/nes/basedoncrap06.htm
After I actually played that game I was glad I had a decent income, good looks and a decent brain. What is it about excessive wealth that leads peoples’ brains to atrophy? For those of us who have a decent income I can only speak for myself when I can say with complete confidence that I really wouldn’t have a need for all that money anyway.
Sure, I could create a small empire but not for the sake of power itself but as a tool for subversion for personal entertainment. Something to make a point for the sake of having people first take a glance, and a second take, and realize, “Hey, there’s something you don’t see everyday!”
Besides, all the money in the world can’t hide stupidity. The mainstream media is a prime example of that.