It Lives!!!! - Page 115

OctoberRaven · 02-20-2008, 01:17 AM

You haven't heard the news about Silver Potato, then?

Regulus Tera · 02-20-2008, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mauve Mage

This isn't particularly funny per se, but it's pretty freakin' awesome nonetheless. Music made with just a DS and two iPhones. Finally, a decent use for an iPhone!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh0VX74alwk

Is that Electroplankton? <3

Flarecobra · 02-20-2008, 01:36 PM

Gasp! Something NOT from Youtube!

Doc ock rokc · 02-20-2008, 05:44 PM

This is one thing we always wanted in a FPS
COMPLETE LEVEL DISTRUCTABLITY

phil_ · 02-20-2008, 06:04 PM

Well, that was a funny take on what it would be like to be a character in a FPS. The destructability is damn cool, too. Though, Red Faction had (limitedly) destructable levels, and you could make a fully destructable map in Blockland, if you were so inclined. Still, cool.

And now, my youtube contributions. Food 411 for One, the cooking show for people living alone in cramped apartments: How to make Italian food. And the rest of the series.

And this is why I keep a stash of links for this thread: so that I can make comments and still contribute.

Regulus Tera · 02-21-2008, 12:24 AM

NEVER!! YOUTUBE IS GOING DOWN!!

That said, the genealogy of Mario as explained by Japanese kids:

Quote:

Other than writing for 4cr I have a full time job as an English teacher. This year I switched to teaching elementary school. The kids are great but it is an exhausting job. Anyway, recently I decided to do a lesson about family structure. To teach English words like Father, Mother, Brother, Sister, etc.

As with a lot of lessons I do with first graders, I have to make it as interesting as possible or I can’t hold their attention for more than about 7 seconds. Kids this age love video games. Especially Mario games, so when teaching the word “brother” I decided to use a word they already know from the game “Super Mario Brothers“. However as it turned out, the one who got the lesson was me. Here’s what happened:

(This was almost all in Japanese, but I’ll writing it in English here)

Me: Here is a good way for you to remember the word for “brother”. Finish this phrase: “Super Mario _______” (wait for response)

Energetic boy: Galaxy!

Me: Ok, it’s a bit different.. try again, “Super Mario _____”

Girl: Party?

Me: One more try. “Super Mario ______”

Boy: I got it! Brothers!

Me: Good. That’s right. The word is “brother”. So who is Mario’s brother?

Boy in the back: Wario!

Me: Is he?

Boy: Yes!

Me: Ok, well.. Does Mario have another brother?

Different boy: Waluigi!

Me: He’s Mario’s brother too?

(Students discuss this among themselves and eventually decide)

Boy: No, only Wario.

Me: OK. But I think he has another brother.

Girl: Luigi!

Me: Yes! Luigi is Mario’s Bro..

Excited boy who interrupted me: Peach!

Me: Peach? Peach is Mario’s brother?

Girl: Of course not! Peach is Mario’s sister!

Me: Oh sorry..

Girl: It’s ok.

Me: Who else is in Mario’s family?

Boy: Koopa! (“Bowser” in the English versions)

Me: He is? Is he Mario’s brother too?

Same boy: No, he’s Mario’s father.

Other boy: He’s not!

Girl: Maybe an uncle?

Boy: Mini-Koopa is Koopa’s son.

Me: Anyway, back to Mario and Luigi. What was the word I want you to remember?

Boy: Oni-chan (the Japanese word for “older brother”)

Me: In English it’s “Older Brother”. Who is older, Mario or Luigi?

Girl: Luigi.

Me: Luigi? Why?

Girl: He’s taller.

I can’t argue with that logic. However I am a bit troubled by some of these revelations. According to my students, I learned the following:

1. Mini Koopa is Mario’s brother, stepbrother or cousin.
2. How height of someone is directly proportional to how old they are.
3. Mario’s father (or uncle) often kidnaps his own daughter (or niece).
4. It is up to Mario to constantly defeat his father (or uncle) to win the love of his sister.
5. Mario is possibly romantically involved with his sister.
6. Mario has an evil brother.
7. No one knows who Waluigi is, but he hangs out with the family at most parties.

And they say Nintendo games are kiddy. Sounds pretty mature to me.

Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope · 02-22-2008, 12:53 AM

At the Peking Moon

CelesJessa · 02-22-2008, 01:05 AM

Speaking of Peking...

I just got to see the Peking Acrobats live (for $5) and they were OUTSTANDING. If anyone ever gets the chance to see them, do it!

Truely outstanding. The chair balancing act had me holding my breath the whole time (the chairs were stacked so high he could have touched the curtain at the top)

Videos really can't properly convey how amazing the show was but... it was truly awesome.

Fifthfiend · 02-22-2008, 04:23 PM

Kilgayne · 02-22-2008, 08:08 PM

That last comic was creepy o.o; Here's one for ya. I'm pretty sure a lot of you have watched it already but... yeah.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iF6j0ku0gVU

02-20-2008, 01:17 AM	#1141
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Doc ock rokc ...Really? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: in Theory. Everything works here Posts: 3,961	This is one thing we always wanted in a FPS COMPLETE LEVEL DISTRUCTABLITY __________________ I have a Pesterchum its DangerousDoc I am ether fading out of Time, Space, or Reality...Or Simply my Typewriter is running out of ink

02-20-2008, 06:04 PM	#1145
phil_ Just sleeping Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: At home, probably in bed. Posts: 6,482	Well, that was a funny take on what it would be like to be a character in a FPS. The destructability is damn cool, too. Though, Red Faction had (limitedly) destructable levels, and you could make a fully destructable map in Blockland, if you were so inclined. Still, cool. And now, my youtube contributions. Food 411 for One, the cooking show for people living alone in cramped apartments: How to make Italian food. And the rest of the series. And this is why I keep a stash of links for this thread: so that I can make comments and still contribute. __________________ Be T-Rexcellent to each other, tako.

02-22-2008, 12:53 AM	#1147
Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope Definitely NOT a samurai Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Location: Wherever the wind leads me Posts: 5,347	At the Peking Moon __________________ Lost in the Music ~ On Hiatus Tales of a Torn World ~ World Building

02-22-2008, 01:05 AM	#1148
CelesJessa DA-DA-DA-DAA DAA DAA DA DA-DAAAAAA! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Zanzibar Land Posts: 6,531	I support youtube Speaking of Peking... I just got to see the Peking Acrobats live (for $5) and they were OUTSTANDING. If anyone ever gets the chance to see them, do it! Truely outstanding. The chair balancing act had me holding my breath the whole time (the chairs were stacked so high he could have touched the curtain at the top) Videos really can't properly convey how amazing the show was but... it was truly awesome. __________________ Last edited by CelesJessa; 02-22-2008 at 01:10 AM.

02-22-2008, 04:23 PM	#1149
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02-22-2008, 08:08 PM	#1150
Kilgayne Rainbow Mage Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12	That last comic was creepy o.o; Here's one for ya. I'm pretty sure a lot of you have watched it already but... yeah. http://youtube.com/watch?v=iF6j0ku0gVU