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Friday Fun Thread for December 6, 2024

Be advised: this thread is not for serious in-depth discussion of weighty topics (we have a link for that), this thread is not for anything Culture War related. This thread is for Fun. You got jokes? Share 'em. You got silly questions? Ask 'em.

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I recalled a video from back when RPS was a cool gaming website that parodied various "mad skillz" montage showcases from Call of Battlefield gamers. I asked YT for "360 crop rotation" and turns out it wasn't made by a random schmuck that had his 15 minutes of fame. No, he was just getting started.

Man, I miss those parody MLG videos.

Immediately wishlisting

You can get the original here.

I find that the original is much more committed to the bit than the sequel (and in the sequel, you can capture some of it if you turn the Meme Power up to 69), but I am hoping in the meantime for a mod that restores what belongs in the game after a certain point rather than what the creators were forced not to include in a game for reasons related to selling it for actual money.

That said, I found the rationalization for why things are the way they are relatively satisfying, and it's actually a plot point so I'm not too sad about it. It's Duke Nukem 3D for the Internet Age, complete with Mighty Foot.

I also find that, whenever someone makes something like this, the impression I get of them is irrevocably positive. There really isn't any room for cynicism or personal callouts if you're doing this; it's just childish, unironic love of the patently ridiculous through a lens that everyone who experienced it sees as personally empowering. It's very difficult to show it to people who don't quite get it and that makes me sad, because it's for a very particular audience at a very particular time (kind of like HomestarRunner, for that matter).

I think I played the original on release and got a great laugh out of it. Looking forward to playing the sequel.

For those desirous of that old flavor of classic internet degeneracy, may I suggest Sliphantom:
The Unicum Guide to the T26E4 Super Pershing
Tank Autism 2: Revolutions

Sseth is…he’s iconic. I’ll go with that. I can’t believe the farming simulator bit was him!

My introduction to the genre was Train Simulator Bitch. Could have sworn it was originally posted by a League of Legends YouTuber, though?

Wasn't sseth a LoL YTer in the olden days? I might be mixing him up with Dunkey though

You are correct; amongst his older videos you can find classics like Spawn Karthus.