I must say, out of every single video game out there... this is the best they could come up with?
Super Mario is better than any of these.
Heck, even Pac-Man shoves these in a corner.
Well, you can blame that on the voters. If you look at the full bracket for the contest, you'll see that it started out with 128 games. In the first round Pac-Man was out-voted by Mega Man 2 and Tetris, which in turn both lost to SMB1 and The Legend of Zelda. SMB1 and Zelda were defeated by SMB3 and Super Mario World in the Quarterfinal. I'm kinda surprised that SMB3 didn't make it to the Finals, but something tells me that the majority of the voters on that site weren't even alive at the time of SMB3's release. It seems somewhat apparent that the older and arguably better games in the contest were beat out by the newer games that are more popular with the younger voters.
Oh, man. Don't even get me started. There are so many video games with awesome theme music. Of all the games I've played, however, I think Final Fantasy VI probably has the best music overall. If you haven't played the game (why not?), here's an example of what I'm talking about: The Decisive Battle. And here's a remix of that song that might be even more awesome.
Wow. That was actually somewhat mind-blowing in a way. If they would have combined the best parts of that script and the best parts of the finished version, the movie probably would have been much more enjoyable.
Believe it or not, I think I might have actually liked the movie more if John Connor really had died at the end. It would have made perfect sense, considering how much he came in direct contact with various Terminators who should have dispatched him quite easily. Why would they just throw him around when they could easily kill him by snapping his neck or punching a fat hole through his gut? Seriously.
I also believe that a greater focus on Marcus and Kyle would have vastly improved the film. Christian Bale's version of John Connor seemed like nothing more than a vehicle for his massively inflated ego. Talk about ****ing distracting.
I am typing this on a computer at work because my personal HP laptop (a Pavilion dv6000 which is less than 2 years old) has decided to stop working, apparently due to problems arising from what I assume is a defective GPU. I considered putting this in the "Real Life Advice" thread but I figured it would get more attention here in WCT. The following post from this website sums up the situation pretty well:
Dear News12:
Regardless of whether this story is newsworthy or not, I and hundreds of others are still pushing this issue.
The problem the public has is that HP (i'm sure this may affect Dell as well, but I haven't been following how well they've been handling their side of the problem) has made a list of computer models (very specific ones by the way) that now have an extended warranty because of this problem, AND I believe this page has remained unmodified since they first discovered the issue: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docu ... 00427_dv20
Now for the meat of the issue: The internet community has banded together a list of almost 500 legitimate laptops with Nvidia GPUs inside as well as the corresponding serial numbers for each laptop. We have been contacting the BBB, the CPSC, Attorney Generals, and anyone and everyone we can get ahold of from HP: http://hplies.com/ (You will also find at the top of the site the letter we mailed to Mark Hurd)
Thus far, only about 7 (that we know of) of those 500 computers have gotten free out of warranty repairs done to their laptops - the most insulting fact is that they are being repaired and replaced with the SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS! Not only that, but the repairs are covered only for a 90 day warranty. Even then, before they decide to repair the laptops, they issued a bios revision that has the fan run on full at all times to extend the life of the computer just past the 1 year warranty. Some of these processors are reaching temperatures over 138Celcius! Water boils at 100Celcius and causes second degree burns. My particular laptop turns on by itself! Now imagine if you will, this computer turning itself on at night and being placed next to correctional fluid which is commonly found on desks - should this fluid spill because of a family pet and contact the computer - the house goes up in flames. One customer had a sticker on his computer MELTED OFF. You might also find that HP has been deleting, censoring, and even BANNING customers with this issue from their forums.
The ironic part is that Mark Hurd is quoted as saying "Everything we do must be for the customer. If it's not, then we need to reconsider why we're doing it" and then their mission statement of "HP Total Care".
For example, one person had his computer repaired due to the GPU by HP FOUR TIMES before they finally gave him a brand new, ENTIRELY DIFFERENT computer.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope this helps the hundreds possibly millions of other people with thousand to two-thousand dollar doorstops.
Obviously, I did not find out about this issue until very recently. Of course, it was too late to really do much about my laptop's more serious problems by the time they manifested themselves. I am most likely going to just buy a new computer and maybe try to haggle with HP after I get my new one up and running. I wish I could trust HP to actually repair my laptop and not just replace the defective parts with more defective parts, but it doesn't look like they're giving people many reasons to trust them.
So, is anyone here having similar problems? If you have an HP laptop that is experiencing any of these symptoms, you'll most likely end up in the same boat I'm in now.
Well, I think Lord of Extinction might be part of what Tarmogoyf forshadowed. Maybe we're going to be getting some seriously huge */* creatures with some attractive mana costs.
Lord of Extinction is basically just an uber-Lhurgoyf without the actual Lhurgoyf creature type. I don't think Tarmogoyf had anything to do with that card being printed, nor will Tarmogoyf ever be reprinted. If anything, they might make a "fixed" version of it that has the same abilities for a slightly higher casting cost.
The Weaver T-1000 kept the "eel" in an aquarium as a pet. Ellison commented on it when he was in her office sometime in the last couple of episodes. Presumably she did this so she could keep eyes on her office even when she was away.
OK, well that makes sense. I don't know why I didn't make that connection before.
I have also surmised that the drone which crashed into the building was the same one that Sarah saw hovering when she woke up outside that warehouse after being shot. The next question is: why did it choose that moment to attack and how did it know where they were? The tracking chip implanted in Sarah was fried, wasn't it?
OK, the season finale somehow managed to be mind-blowing and confusing at the same time. I will not be happy if this show gets canceled.
One thing I don't understand is the whole drone crashing sequence. Obviously, Weaver was trying to protect the Connors from the fireball caused by the crash. However, the T-1000 eel that merged with her seemed like it came from the wreckage, implying that it was piloting the drone. Or, was it just part of Weaver that was blown off in the explosion? Maybe I need to re-watch that part on Hulu.
Another thought I have regarding this episode is the possibility that John didn't end up in an "alternate" future after all. If you read up on Terminator: Salvation, you'll discover that John Connor wasn't the only leader of the resistance. Perhaps he was sent to a point in the future directly before the events of the new movie take place, and before he becomes the new leader and sends Kyle Reese back in time.
Methinks this deck needs at least four more 1-drops, preferably something red. Manaforge Cinder might be useful for early mana-fixing although it would be much better if it actually accelerated your deck. Perhaps Flamekin Bladewhirl or Flamekin Harbinger would help, since you seem to be running enough elementals to make either one worthwhile. The Harbinger in particular would give you a good way to fetch a Shriekmaw or Nyxathid for the next turn. I agree that dropping Resounding Thunder for something like Nameless Inversion would be a good idea. If nothing else, it would smooth out your mana base and make the deck much more consistent.
This is exactly right. That was your biggest mistake. If your under chipped and get a hand like that in that position, you should have moved all in from the start.
My sentiments exactly. With one of the smallest stacks this late in the tournament, ATs should be pretty much an automatic all-in pre-flop.
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Then that permanent's controller may sacrifice a land. If the player does, he or she may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.
I beg to differ. X-Men Mutant Apocalypse had some songs that are arguably more metal:
Cyclops Theme
Wolverine Theme
Boss Theme
Of course, it probably didn't hurt that the game was made by Capcom. Didn't they make a few other games with pretty cool music?
Well, you can blame that on the voters. If you look at the full bracket for the contest, you'll see that it started out with 128 games. In the first round Pac-Man was out-voted by Mega Man 2 and Tetris, which in turn both lost to SMB1 and The Legend of Zelda. SMB1 and Zelda were defeated by SMB3 and Super Mario World in the Quarterfinal. I'm kinda surprised that SMB3 didn't make it to the Finals, but something tells me that the majority of the voters on that site weren't even alive at the time of SMB3's release. It seems somewhat apparent that the older and arguably better games in the contest were beat out by the newer games that are more popular with the younger voters.
Wow. I could probably kill the rest of my day just checking out all the different links on that page. Ah, the memories.
On a related note, anyone who missed Friday night's episode of The Tonight Show needs to watch this. Conan O'Brien + Super Mario = Epic Win.
EDIT: Just found this. LMFAO. Oh, and this too.
Some other games with epic music: Chrono Trigger, Contra, Punch-Out!!, and pretty much every Mega Man game
Tom Hanks getting owned by a meteor was pretty awesome too. Random stuff like that is what I think makes Conan so funny.
Wow. That was actually somewhat mind-blowing in a way. If they would have combined the best parts of that script and the best parts of the finished version, the movie probably would have been much more enjoyable.
I also believe that a greater focus on Marcus and Kyle would have vastly improved the film. Christian Bale's version of John Connor seemed like nothing more than a vehicle for his massively inflated ego. Talk about ****ing distracting.
Obviously, I did not find out about this issue until very recently. Of course, it was too late to really do much about my laptop's more serious problems by the time they manifested themselves. I am most likely going to just buy a new computer and maybe try to haggle with HP after I get my new one up and running. I wish I could trust HP to actually repair my laptop and not just replace the defective parts with more defective parts, but it doesn't look like they're giving people many reasons to trust them.
So, is anyone here having similar problems? If you have an HP laptop that is experiencing any of these symptoms, you'll most likely end up in the same boat I'm in now.
Internet Explorer vs. Firefox (vs. Chrome vs. Opera)
Metallica vs. Megadeth
"Tedious" vs. "Teidious" (Sorry, I had to)
Lord of Extinction is basically just an uber-Lhurgoyf without the actual Lhurgoyf creature type. I don't think Tarmogoyf had anything to do with that card being printed, nor will Tarmogoyf ever be reprinted. If anything, they might make a "fixed" version of it that has the same abilities for a slightly higher casting cost.
OK, well that makes sense. I don't know why I didn't make that connection before.
Another thought I have regarding this episode is the possibility that John didn't end up in an "alternate" future after all. If you read up on Terminator: Salvation, you'll discover that John Connor wasn't the only leader of the resistance. Perhaps he was sent to a point in the future directly before the events of the new movie take place, and before he becomes the new leader and sends Kyle Reese back in time.
My sentiments exactly. With one of the smallest stacks this late in the tournament, ATs should be pretty much an automatic all-in pre-flop.
That would be correct. You're up again.
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Then that permanent's controller may sacrifice a land. If the player does, he or she may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.