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Apologies if it was already discussed, but is this really true regarding the classic Atari 2600 game, Berzerk?quote:Berzerk was the first video game known to have been involved in the death of a player. In January 1981, 19-year-old Jeff Dailey died of a heart attack soon after posting a score of 16,660 on Berzerk.[8] In October of the following year, Peter Burkowski made the Berzerk top-ten list twice in fifteen minutes, just a few seconds before also dying of a heart attack at the age of 18.
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muscles like this? posted:The same with Microsoft and Avatars. They've stated that they won't let them show up in games that do anything violent to the Avatar. There are a ton of Xbox Indie Avatar fighting games.
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Nov 1, 2010 02:04
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21stCentury posted:Yeah, but it's all in good fun with protective gear and everything. Do they wear headgear in Wii Boxing? I thought that was just the fencing in Resort. EDIT: Click here to watch a Mii get punched full in the face. Rocketlex fucked around with this message at 02:18 on Nov 1, 2010 |
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Nov 1, 2010 02:15
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People Have Died posted:Apologies if it was already discussed, but is this really true regarding the classic Atari 2600 game, Berzerk? Definitely true for Burkowski. I grew up near the arcade where he died and it was all over the news.
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Nov 1, 2010 04:39
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So I'm surprised this one hasn't come up yet. In Lunar 2: Eternal Blue for Sega CD, the game's English manual referenced an item called the "Dark Scimitar" which was supposed to be extremely powerful:  However, no one ever found the item, despite immense crazy searching. (I know because I had some friends who spent considerable time searching for it.) The game's producer for the US release repeatedly claimed it was possible to find in-game, and talked up the item's abilities. Various rumors persisted about how and where it could be located; including beating unwinnable battles, not opening certain chests and coming back to them after the game's conclusion (it had a playable ending), .etc. The data on the game's CD referenced a few other items that didn't otherwise seem to exist in the game, leading to speculation they might be located together. Eventually, people located a bug (the "Lemina" bug) which allowed you to glitch the game and put certain items into your inventory; however, when you did this, the Dark Scmitar didn't have the abilities the game's US staff claimed it did. The game's US executive producer claimed that the item's abilities didn't work unless you obtain the items legitimately, and continued to claim it was possible to obtain -- and that he would never reveal how. This was back in the early days of the internet, and lead to numerous flamewars and bannings on the forum on the publisher's site. HUMOROUSLY, when the game was released (with updated graphics) on the PSX, there was a hidden picture in the game of one of the villains holding this item. Small White Dragon fucked around with this message at 10:42 on Nov 1, 2010 |
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Nov 1, 2010 08:23
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Endorph posted:Maybe it's just a regional thing, but I don't hear it that much in real life unless there's booze around. Nah I agree with you. Most people in the world don't casually drop the F-Bomb, and if you do it over here in australia is accepted but its also quite unsophisticated and bogan. The goons knew what you meant, they were just being purposefully obtuse because they wanted to say how they swore in front of their parents.
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Nov 1, 2010 09:00
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Small White Dragon posted:Ironically, when the game was released (with updated graphics) on the PSX, there was a hidden picture in the game of one of the villains holding this item.
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Nov 1, 2010 10:24
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Akuma posted:How is this ironic? Is it like rain on your wedding day?
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Nov 1, 2010 10:44
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Akuma posted:How is this ironic? Is it like rain on your wedding day?  (Changed)Anyway, I seem to remember rumors back in the day about some of the other Zelda games have second quests hidden somewhere, like the first one did.
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Nov 1, 2010 10:45
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Crows Turn Off posted:Having your Mii as an unlockable character in SSB:B would have been cool. Before it was released, I was almost ready to bet money that there'd be a Fighting Mii Team in the vein of the Fighting Polygon Team. Oh well. Sir Spaniard posted:Not really sure it's an urban legend/hoax, but it is game related. Aw, jeez. I would have never seen the extended mouth if it weren't for this post. I just had to GIS it, didn't I  
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Nov 1, 2010 11:07
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Fonzarelli posted:Nah I agree with you. Most people in the world don't casually drop the F-Bomb, Depends where you are. North of england, you'll hear everyone say it including 10 year olds. It's not that big a deal here. As such, seeing people refer to it as an 'f-bomb' makes me think you live in the bible belt and are around 50 years old. It was a bad generalisation.
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Nov 1, 2010 13:18
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Small White Dragon posted:So I'm surprised this one hasn't come up yet. I beat that game about a thousand times on sega cd. If that scimitar was available, I'd have found it. Seriously, someone must have decompiled that game by now, and if that were available, they'd have found it.
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Nov 1, 2010 13:31
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I seriously love this stuff, digging up things lost in code. Mister Roboto fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Oct 23, 2014 |
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Nov 1, 2010 13:53
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ohnoitschris posted:Before it was released, I was almost ready to bet money that there'd be a Fighting Mii Team in the vein of the Fighting Polygon Team. Oh well. I didn't intend for it to be the case, but.. Trap sprung, I guess. 
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Nov 1, 2010 14:04
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People Have Died posted:Apologies if it was already discussed, but is this really true regarding the classic Atari 2600 game, Berzerk? True, but he died playing the Stern Electronics coin-op game, not the Atari 2600 version, which was not released until over a year after his death.
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Nov 1, 2010 14:05
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The Bible posted:I beat that game about a thousand times on sega cd. If that scimitar was available, I'd have found it.  The Bible posted:Seriously, someone must have decompiled that game by now, and if that were available, they'd have found it. Sadly, there were no extra maps there. Although there is an empty character slot...
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Nov 1, 2010 14:08
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Mister Roboto posted:I seriously love this stuff, digging up things lost in code. I'd be interested in that, I'm surprised a thread about that would not gather much interest.
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Nov 1, 2010 14:16
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Admiral H. Curtiss posted:I'd be interested in that, I'm surprised a thread about that would not gather much interest. Mister Roboto fucked around with this message at 15:11 on Oct 23, 2014 |
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Nov 1, 2010 14:17
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Mister Roboto posted:Me too, but it got inexplicably moved to YCS by a mod and then fell to obscurity. Dunno why, I put lots of effort into it (Iceblue helped me too, he deserves praise). I'm not a big fan of Final Fantasy anymore by ANY means but I would completely love a thread or posts like this. If you post in the Final Fantasy thread, link it here.
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Nov 1, 2010 18:01
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Mister Roboto posted:Me too, but it got inexplicably moved to YCS by a mod and then fell to obscurity. Dunno why, I put lots of effort into it (Iceblue helped me too, he deserves praise). Do you have a link for those of us with Archives?
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Nov 1, 2010 18:50
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Skychrono posted:Do you have a link for those of us with Archives? I don't have archives.  Mister Roboto fucked around with this message at 15:11 on Oct 23, 2014 |
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Nov 1, 2010 19:53
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Mister Roboto posted:Like, did you know FF7's Midgar was originally New York? And Cloud's original name was "Hot Blooded" Detective Joe? So it was originally Parasite Eve?
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Nov 1, 2010 20:06
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Keep 'em coming!
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Nov 1, 2010 20:15
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Mister Roboto posted:I seriously love this stuff, digging up things lost in code. This would be sweet. At the worst, you could just post it in this thread and it could be linked in the OP or something.
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Nov 1, 2010 20:19
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With Goldeneye's remake coming out on the Wii in the next week or so, I wonder if there will be any Easter Eggs referring to the original - like being able to get to the island or having every Bond available. That'd be cool.
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Nov 2, 2010 02:15
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Mister Roboto posted:I seriously love this stuff, digging up things lost in code. Hell yes.
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Nov 2, 2010 02:48
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Mister Roboto posted:I seriously love this stuff, digging up things lost in code. I too, would be absolutely interested in a thread like that. I can't help but find cut or unused content fascinating. I think it's just the "what if" factor that gets me.
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Nov 2, 2010 07:38
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Please, make that thread and link it here. FF7's Midgar originally being New York is making my brain hurt. A real life location in a Final Fantasy game? 
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Nov 2, 2010 08:06
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liquidypoo posted:FF7's Midgar originally being New York is making my brain hurt. A real life location in a Final Fantasy game? I can kinda see it. Square clearly wanted FF7 to be a departure for the series in terms of setting and tone, and that's what it ended up being...just not as much as originally considered. It's not so much the real-life thing that gets me as the fact that they chose an American city. This is a JRPG, shouldn't they all be Japanese high school students?
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Nov 2, 2010 08:10
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Rocketlex posted:I can kinda see it. Square clearly wanted FF7 to be a departure for the series in terms of setting and tone, and that's what it ended up being...just not as much as originally considered. Back in those days, Japanese companies didn't know Japan appealed to so many people. They figured the best way to get in the market was to market something the Americans knew. They already had all the support they needed from the Japanese. Plus, back in the late 90s, Japanese RPGs were still largely influenced by Western themes and settings.
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Nov 2, 2010 11:51
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Just an FYI there's a final fantasy thread already: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3351797
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Nov 2, 2010 15:07
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RagnarokAngel posted:Just an FYI there's a final fantasy thread already: I think that would be by far a separate enough concept to warent a new thread.
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Nov 2, 2010 15:18
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No, it really wouldn't
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Nov 2, 2010 17:01
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I'm thinking he can make a big post here or there for it. I don't know if it's worth its own thread.
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Nov 2, 2010 17:29
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This is pulled from Zelda Informer, but: http://www.zeldainformer.com/2010/11/haunted-majoras-mask-has-one-last-great-twist-up-its-sleeve.html Apparently the BEN DROWNED guy is now making an actual game as a conclusion to his epic story. You'll have to hunt for clues on his Youtube channel and website. I think this is going to crash and burn.
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Nov 4, 2010 22:30
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Amppelix posted:This is pulled from Zelda Informer, but: http://www.zeldainformer.com/2010/11/haunted-majoras-mask-has-one-last-great-twist-up-its-sleeve.html "I AM A GENIUS OF HORROR! TIME TO MAKE MY OWN GAME!"
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Nov 4, 2010 22:32
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Amppelix posted:I think this is going to crash and burn. His greatest mistake was going public. He should have stayed in character the entire time.
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Nov 4, 2010 22:33
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Lone Rogue posted:His greatest mistake was going public. He should have stayed in character the entire time. But then he couldn't have requested donations. It's not cheap running an ARG through youtube.
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Nov 4, 2010 23:02
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Lone Rogue posted:His greatest mistake was going public. He should have stayed in character the entire time. Maybe that WAS in-character 
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Nov 4, 2010 23:13
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Lucidphoole posted:But then he couldn't have requested donations. It's not cheap running an ARG through youtube. Are you kidding me? If he kept it all haunted and poo poo and never admitted to it, and the ghost tossed up a PayPal? You bet someone is going to throw him a dime.
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