Data Age Mindscape FlexiDisc - Woah! Trippy man!

[captaintrips2017]

Wow I actually had this thing!

[spaceman022]

thats pretty cool :)

[hydrolisk1792]

First: I'm going to go to game stop and ask for Data age games, and when I get told to pull my head out the 80's than I'm going to tell them to pull their heads out of their asses,LOL, just kidding, I had to.

Second, I noticed a Microsoft xbox 360 RF adapter there on your shelf, are you controlling your computer via a 360 wirless controller like me? I love it, it is so convient.

[MaximumRD]

Good eye, yes I do have a wireless 360 pad for my PC. I do all my "modern" gaming on PC. For the longest time I was happy using my PS2 pad plugged into an USB adaptor but I had been getting some games that just would not work right with it, after getting the wireless 360 pad those games all worked perfect so it was well worth it.

[MN12BIRD]

Holly shit dude for a second there I thought you where going to tell us that this was a record, you rigged up to the tape deck of computer "X" and played it to download a game to play. Could you imagine that?

[MaximumRD]

lol well your certainly more imaginative than I!

[wessouthern]

"STAY AWAY FROM MEEeee!!!"

[interghost]

Fraky stuff mate ;o)

[blacklily8]

I actually love this kind of stuff! Reminds me of good ol' Tangerine Dream albums from the 70s (Phaedra, Electronic Meditations, etc.) Good stuff.

[MaximumRD]

Oh me to, it's just a cool part of the history, not like we'll see this kind of thing again!

[Ogma01]

Funny! I just got BUGS, ENCOUNTER AT L-5 and WARPLOCK all in the same lot of gaming stuff!

[MaximumRD]

Cool!

[markvergeer]

Now this is some scary sound track, almost as scary as the games they've put out :P

Great find though! 5/5

[MaximumRD]

Heh heh, yeah..........

I just never know what I will come up with next.

[rowdyrob3d]

Rob, that was cool, and I was hoping you would actually play the audio, which you did! Definitely trippy! I recall getting these Flexidiscs with cereal boxes, and also Starlog and Mad magazines.

I am not a collector, and the few vintage items I still have was kept in very poor condition, but even I cringed when I saw you flopping around that Flexidisc, dropping it on the floor, and rubbing the grooves with your fingers! Take it easy on that thing! It looks like a very rare collectors item! :-)

[MaximumRD]

Heh, well I sold my most perfect one on Chasethechuckwagon (now Gamegavel) for $15. Of course I was hoping for more but that is how it goes. I have two left, they are in fact pretty durable, both go back in a folder now. I might not of showed it if I could not let you all hear it, that would just be creul lol!

[atarileaf]

I've heard of those mentioned on atariage but never saw one before. Thanks for showing this. Very cool bit of vintage gaming memorabilia. :)

[MaximumRD]

Thanks, it was a spur of the moment thought but those are usually my best lol!

[TanukiKGA]

You dont own a recordplayer? Shame on you Rob ;) But man, that is a rather trippy format! Dont think I've seen those soundsheets over here, but.. All I can say is "wow". Flexible translucent vinyl? Its the future of yesteryear!

[MaximumRD]

I was never really much of a record collector but like everyone I had a phase as a kid. Could kick myself for the stuff I got rid of though! I had Bob and Doug McKenzie Great White North Album AUTOGRAPHED for instance DOH!

[cessnaace]

I used to run into these flexidiscs quite a bit growing up. Mad Magazine would put them in with a megazine. Usually the has a novelty song recorded on them.

STAY AWESOME! :)

[MaximumRD]

Oh I remember a very specific song on a MAD magazine Flexidisc called "It's a super spectacular day!" the cool thing was somehow that record had about seven different audio conclusions! It's a Super Spectacular Day! UNTIL......then the end would always have a different description after he sang UNTIL........

Ring any bells?

[cessnaace]

Not yet, but the my brain is suffering from a cold-induced haze. I'm alittle out of it, lol.

STAY AWESOME! :)

[MaximumRD]

Fair enough, it may be for the better lol!

Take care!

[BackForwardPunch]

That's a cool record! It's a shame you don't have a player! I wish I would find something like that around!

[MaximumRD]

I actually got these years ago when they were originally released. A little Mom and Pop electronics store on Yonge St. in Toronto. There were a bunch and I just grabbed 3 and have had them since, actually a friend ad these along with some of my old artwork and he returned it all to me a few years ago......

[TheSuperGamePuggBros]

That is one bizarre record. I have some crazy records in my collection but nothing like this. Thanks for showing it off!

[HalfBlindGamer]

Interesting promotional material for sure hah, I bet it even got some games sold. Thanks for putting this up man.

[MaximumRD]

@HalfBlindGamer My pleasure thank you.

[dbz1229]

Wow didn't know about this.

It was... weird .,,, anyways....

Nice vid and keep em coming =)

[MaximumRD]

@dbz1229 thanks! I always strive to not only do classic game related topics but ones that are different, not the same old stuff, hope I am keeping it interesting for you guys!