Author Topic: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance (Read 142165 times)

Ryogo · « **Reply #50 on:** January 16, 2009, 11:46:40 PM »

I remember I used to have a little 20 questions toy a couple years ago. I got it for Christmas, and when I got it, it was already opened because my cousin's family heard about how fun it was and then tried it themselves. I almost never got that Christmas gift XP

But yeah, it was a little plastic ball called "20 Q!" And it was pretty damn good. After 20 questions, if it didn't get it, it would try to guess again after asking 5 more just to see if it could get it. And 99/100 times, it would for sure after the 25th question.

But Jesus, Aki is good. Got Professor X in 15 questions instead of 20. Also got Heat from DDS, Gambit, Rorschach from the Watchmen, and Zeratuel from Starcraft. THough I guessed he would get Zera, since someone said they guess Raynor.

And Roger Rabbit
And Tifa Lockheart. Damn it, I thought I had him going until he straight up asked if she was from Final Fantasy... XP
But not Vaarsuvius from Order of the Stick! Ha! Finally stumped you!

Taishyr · « **Reply #51 on:** January 16, 2009, 11:59:44 PM »

It missed a third of mine. All were probable stumpers, BUT

It took him thirty questions to figure out Vladimir Putin.

Veryslightlymad · « **Reply #52 on:** January 17, 2009, 12:16:09 AM »

Nailed Kaiji in less than 20. I didn't think Kaiji was particularly popular.

It took 20 to get the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, but still. That's fairly impressive.

It struggles mightily with C-list marvel villains like the Spot and Grey Gargoyle.

VySaika · « **Reply #53 on:** January 17, 2009, 12:28:04 AM »

Heh. I ran a few things past it.

Worker 8 it didn't know at all, so I introduced it.
It got me on Agrias though.
Eliminster(sp?) it got in under 20.
I stumped it with Ephraim(did this one just becuase Eph popped into chat when I was thinking of who to use)

Then it managed to get the Red MnM. I was a bit impressed by that.

metroid composite · « **Reply #54 on:** January 17, 2009, 03:42:26 AM »

It got every Touhou and TF2 character I tried.

Failed on internet fiction characters (big shock >_>) and some Canadian Television characters from the 90s.

EDIT:
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/01/15/feminist-vandalism/
Photoshop vandalism.

http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/01/12/daily62.html?ana=e_du_pub
More ridiculous Burger King advertising.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #55 on:** January 17, 2009, 06:27:59 AM »

Quote from: Talaysen on January 16, 2009, 10:09:11 PM

Quote from: DjinnAndTonic on January 16, 2009, 06:15:46 PM
Apparently it gets too confused by how similar RPG female mages are, as it just can't distinguish between Lucia, Lenneth, and Lufia. I wonder why... >.>;;

Lenneth is a mage?

They're also all three blue-haired demi-goddesses and use magic. VP2 Lenneth in particular is handy with spells.

-Djinn

Ryogo · « **Reply #56 on:** January 17, 2009, 07:34:14 PM »

Yeah, I tried doing the Spy today. Question 8 kinda gave it away I think....

"Is your character a spy?"

It also got Celes from FF6. Final question to narrow it down: "Has your character ever sung?" Doh.

Took him 30 questions to get Tomba from the Tomba games though. I think it got him purely by eliminating every hair color BUT pink.

EDIT: ARGGGGGGG. I decided to pick the Vault Dweller from the first Fallout game, thinking that it wouldn't guess it because of being able to pick gender and such. Question 10 however... "Is your character from the Fallout series?" BAH. Got it three questions after that...

WanderingMind · « **Reply #57 on:** January 17, 2009, 08:38:05 PM »

It got Solid Snake and Kiba, but I stumped it on Misato Katsuragi.

Yakumo · « **Reply #58 on:** January 17, 2009, 08:39:00 PM »

Really? I would have expected it to get that one. Huh.

WanderingMind · « **Reply #59 on:** January 17, 2009, 08:46:34 PM »

Quote from: Yakumo on January 17, 2009, 08:39:00 PM

Really? I would have expected it to get that one. Huh.

I must have stumped it when it asked "Is she the leader of a group?" and I answered "Yes."

Ultradude · « **Reply #60 on:** January 17, 2009, 09:36:59 PM »

Done lots. Stumped it with lots of obscura, though it got Tomoko Kawase aka Tommy Heavenly6 aka the lead singer of the Brilliant Green. Took 21 qs to get Terra, which surprised me a tad.

Have been teaching it some other characters, notably Bian Zoldark.

Grefter · « **Reply #61 on:** January 18, 2009, 01:11:42 AM »

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/science/space/16mars.html?_r=3&ref=science

Shamelessly stolen from PVP today, but still. Mars farted apparently.

Grefter · « **Reply #62 on:** January 19, 2009, 09:27:54 AM »

Old but I don't care, this is great.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=aN6ox8uchwE&feature=related
Master of Puppets (with lyrics listed!) in Mario Paint. There is a few other cool ones I am going to check the quality of before posting.

Edit - http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=5rVoRb4XPLM&feature=related
Dragonforce - Fury of the Storm there. http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=KfxzMcAET7Y for the original for comparison since I will assume most of you don't have something as lame as Dragonforce lying around in easy access).

Meh that will do other stuff isn't as much fun.

Lance · « **Reply #63 on:** January 20, 2009, 03:09:20 AM »

http://www.wickedsmallgames.com/games/s/spin-the-black-circle/play-game.html

Fun yet difficult flash game. Good luck.

Hunter Sopko · « **Reply #64 on:** January 20, 2009, 05:36:30 AM »

Quote from: Lance on January 20, 2009, 03:09:20 AM

http://www.wickedsmallgames.com/games/s/spin-the-black-circle/play-game.html

Fun yet difficult flash game. Good luck.

I got to the one where they introduce the blue one-way walls. The square-spiral and the one where you have to drop the ball into the goal (the one before the spinning cross) deserve to die.

hinode · « **Reply #65 on:** January 20, 2009, 11:58:58 PM »

http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/01/top-5-crazy-thi.html

Thought about posting this in IotD instead, decided against it. "From the Man who brought you 'RIIIIIIIIIIIDGE RACER!'..."

http://www.atlus.com/classofheroes/

Atlus announces PSP dungeon crawler, looks like Tally-chu bait.

Shale · « **Reply #66 on:** January 21, 2009, 03:42:35 AM »

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/01/19/the-ad-placement-from-hell/

One of the ads that ran during the Battlestar Galactica premiere this week had some...er...unfortunate parallels to the episode. Big-ass spoiler warning.

Captain K. · « **Reply #67 on:** January 21, 2009, 04:32:07 AM »

Quote from: Shale on January 21, 2009, 03:42:35 AM

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/01/19/the-ad-placement-from-hell/

One of the ads that ran during the Battlestar Galactica premiere this week had some...er...unfortunate parallels to the episode. Big-ass spoiler warning.

That was awesome.

Ryogo · « **Reply #68 on:** January 21, 2009, 05:26:53 AM »

Quote from: Captain K. on January 21, 2009, 04:32:07 AM

Quote from: Shale on January 21, 2009, 03:42:35 AM
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/01/19/the-ad-placement-from-hell/

One of the ads that ran during the Battlestar Galactica premiere this week had some...er...unfortunate parallels to the episode. Big-ass spoiler warning.

That was awesome.

I lol'd. Hard. I don't watch Battlestar, so it didn't make a lick of difference spoilerwise.

On a related side note, I'm craving tomato soup like mad now.

Mad Fnorder · « **Reply #69 on:** January 21, 2009, 06:48:03 AM »

The famous all-female Tarazuka Revue is putting on a new musical production. The subject?

http://www.capcom.co.jp/gyakutensaiban/takarazuka_index.html

Phoenix Wright.

Cotigo · « **Reply #70 on:** January 21, 2009, 07:02:19 AM »

...Awesome. Only really awesome because I've spent some time studying Takarazuka in my class on Gender in Japan but still.

Also, Boom, headshot.

Grefter · « **Reply #71 on:** January 21, 2009, 09:10:28 AM »

And here I was going into that expecting "I just want this feeling to last forever" and then him to hand her another bowl of soup or to spray on some more deoderant or something.

metroid composite · « **Reply #72 on:** January 21, 2009, 06:27:08 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfOUhwhdUV0&eurl
(video) Videos of people as they play games.

http://laughingsquid.com/bush-street-renamed-obama-street-in-san-francisco/
Oh San Francisco....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xeni/3210291738/
Parrody of the old rap band "Run DMC", (best known for It's Tricky)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I66aySW4le8
(video) British humor....

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21938
Independent games festival has announced 10 winners for 2008.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvYV5QZtevk&e
(video) SUVs with gatling guns.

Captain K. · « **Reply #73 on:** January 21, 2009, 08:39:26 PM »

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3172364

Interview with some guys behind P4.

NotMiki · « **Reply #74 on:** January 21, 2009, 10:54:23 PM »

Quote from: metroid composite on January 21, 2009, 06:27:08 PM

http://laughingsquid.com/bush-street-renamed-obama-street-in-san-francisco/
Oh San Francisco....

http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1372903,CST-NWS-hair12.article

Think I may have already posted this, but...good business decision, yes?

News:

Author Topic: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance (Read 142165 times)

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