The Best of 2012
My picks for what was important, awesome, or worth talking about in 2012.
Batman v. Superman Wasn't All Bad
It's not a good movie, but it was made with good intentions and if you look closely you can find a few interesting ideas.
Stolen Pixels
A screencap comic that poked fun at videogames and the industry. The comic has ended, but there's plenty of archives for you to binge on.
Object-Disoriented Programming
C++ is a wonderful language for making horrible code.
Starcraft 2: Rush Analysis
I write a program to simulate different strategies in Starcraft 2, to see how they compare.
I really need to know whether this is anything like the real game. My sister wants to get it, but I don’t think she wants to commit suicide.
Results 1 – 10 of about 390,000 for wii fit suicide. (0.20 seconds)
… I guess you’ve got your answer, Kel’Thuzad.
Thats it bring Oprah into it! DOUBLE WAMMY! A Body Mass Index of OVER 9000!!!!
Wow. The panel with “Am I right?” followed by two “Yes” options really got me. Bravo.
I saw him Sunday and he lost some weight, folks. Such a good boy.
Kel'Thuzad, it’s nothing like that, LOL. The only thing is, if she has any possibly serious body issues (dysmorphia, anorexia, etc.) it could exacerbate things, because it’s a little crack-addled as to what “fat” is, since (duh) it’s a simple machine and calculates things simplistically. Other than that, it’s a lot of fun, and I’ve been enjoying using it.
i would consider getting a wii fit, but apparently i am too large to actually exercise on it.
i ought to grind their bones to make my bread…
The timer-thing in the last panel made me think of the neurotoxin-timers from Portal. Nice job
breaking it, heromaking me automatically associate Wii Fit with GLaDOS, Shamus. ;)Personally I have always found having the only options for a yes/no answer question to be “Yes” and “Maybe” extremely hillarious.
Lanthanide: I couldn’t decide between “Yes/Yes” or “Yes/Maybe”., or which one was “funnier”. It was more or less a coin toss at the end.
How about “Yes/Yes, but…” (though I guess the button’s too small for that last one). :)
Looks like they changed where it is (bad link?)Shamus-I keep getting a 404, but when I visit the site and hit latest it comes up.
I liked the ‘Favorites’ Button. My favorite way to crucify myself? Tori amos? No….. Ice cream? YES!!!!
Sadly, this isn’t the first time I’ve heard complaints about WiiFit. Not a good buy, especially since most people stop using it after a month or so.
Personal opinion? “Yes/Yes” fit the personality of the Wii Fit better. Do ya really think after all of its rant it was going to give you a chance to weasel out of anything [grin]?
The answer to your question: No. It’s not just you.
“Brain Age” isn’t much nicer. It’s all very Japanese. Shaming, but passively so.
However, I sometimes wonder if the Japanese versions of these games don’t tell players that their “Emperor is a God” and they should “bomb the harbor, once their BMI hits 25.” Can anyone translate the Japanese? ;)
(Hey! My “Wavatar” changed!)
Maybe you need a different game. How about, Weight Fat?
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/04/who-needs-wii-fit-when-youve-got-weight-fat/