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Torchlight

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9. Lotta people thought Laser Disk would be the next big thing.

Reply to RoseTrellis (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 03:04 PM

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I admit to having purchased one back in the day and holding bragging rights for all of three weeks. Leading indicators do a couple of things really well, but not much else.

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