From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
    >>> I used to see it all the time, but never bothered to pick it up. I   
    >>> wished I had.   
    >>   
    >> Ouch.  I'm searching around online for the game's instructions. There   
    >> are some icons on the "toolbar" that I can't figure out what they do.   
    >> I'm not having much luck.   
      
   A long while back, this one online site had a shitload of those "rental"   
   manuals that consist of basically just one page, pure text form. I   
   downloaded all of them, for the hell of it, let me check tonight and   
   I'll see if I have one for Populous. If so, I'll let you know. :)   
      
    >>>>>> Skitchin,   
    >>>>> I have this, but haven't put a whole lot of time into it.   
    >>>> I'm more of a collector now, than just a gamer. It's doubtful I will   
    >>>> ever play this.   
    >>> It sounds interesting enough, and I sure read heard enough about it   
   back   
    >>> in the day...I'm just not sure I can put up with the mandatory   
    >>> choppy-ass scrolling. ;)   
    >>   
    >> Seems like Road Rash on roller skates or something. Eh, not something   
    >> I really want to bother with.   
      
   Yeah, that's pretty much what I've heard as well.   
      
    >>> Wow, now that's rare! Man, I go out looking foe Genesis stuff and   
    >>> they've got all sorts of rental stickers or just plain crap all over   
    >>> them. I've not only got to clean the cart's contacts(I always do) but   
    >>> then try to clean off the actual cart casing on top of it.   
    >>   
    >> I'm actually really fussy with carts.  If a game isn't in the right   
    >> condition, I don't want it. With other cartridge-based systems you can   
    >> swap circuit boards and what not (part-swapping tricks), but I rarely   
    >> do this with Genesis carts because they do not open easily.   
      
   You just need one of those special tools to get into them. Once you get   
   one, though, it's damn easy. A one time payment for $15 and you never   
   have to worry about it again. I can't remember the name of the place I   
   got mine, but if you're interested let me know and I'll look through   
   Paypal and find them for you.   
      
    >>> It's amazing the deals you'll come across due to the dumb-ass pawn   
   shops   
    >>> lack of intelligence. I do love fucking them. Of course, they come   
   back,   
    >>> and with a vengeance, on ebay. $5 for a cart-only game, then $27.50 to   
    >>> ship it. ;)   
    >>>   
    >>   
    >> Actually, I have good luck on ebay with Genesis stuff. I got the ooze   
    >> mint for $7. The problem with ordering carts online is I can't inspect   
    >> them to make sure they are in the condition I need them to be in.   
    >> Sometimes they are, sometimes they aren't.   
      
   Yeah, seems like most ebay users are less than upfront about the actual   
   items they sell. I hate it when they use stock photos too...   
      
   Bel   
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