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Egoraptor, despite earlier claims that he had finished his “awesome” series, has just come out with the latest installment: Awesome Gaiden. It’s one of the shorter pieces, but is still chuckle-worthy for sure. However the bad news is that the “Awesome” DVD has been postponed “in favor of a much more interesting project.” You can keep up with all the latest updates on Egoraptor’s new blog.

[Egoraptor.net / via Destructoid]

Because no one demanded it, and due to an overdue “A Look Back @” column still in the works, I bring you yet more equations that may amuse or bewilder. I’m surprised Gamers(TM) hasn’t lodge a complaint on my inspired “borrowing” of their shtick. I’ll get on with serious stuff soon, but for now, enjoy:

Technorati : celda, chrono cross, dragon quest, games TM, humor, katamari damacy, manhunt, of flames and forums, prince of persia, simgolf, zelda

In lieu to British magazine Games(TM), and due to being stumped on a coming article, I give you a little dose of real-life equations which, unlike real equations on your last calculus paper, could be fun and related to what has been going on in the past years. Because if you can’t make fun of the videogame industry, who can you make fun of (apart from politicians and celebrities)?

More to come, so stay tuned.

Technorati : angering the internet community, battlecruiser, derek smart, fable, games TM, halo, humor, kingdom hearts, microsoft, peter molyneux, xbox, xenogears

Imagine a world where forum posters from “GameFaqs” and “NeoGaf” (to name a few) wander around acting stupid and getting away with atrocities like “bump” and “L33t” speak. This video below shows us a glimpse of this bizarre reality at work in the corporate world. *shudder*

Technorati : corporate, first, humor, internet

Why Hollywood hasn’t turned to creating common desktop games into big budget epics of Bruckheimer-explosive proportions is beyond me. I’m still waiting for my Tetris movie.

Technorati : desktop game, humor, minesweeper

Ok, hypothetical situation, what would happen if Duck Hunt met the OC? No, I’m serious, what would happen? Well, something like this:

Based on the now famous SNL sketch ‘Dear Sister’, it caught me off guard and laughed hard. Enjoy!

Back in March we posted about Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show, the Youtube short that tried to immitate the wackyness of Japanese TV. Well now they are back with the second episode and a short music clip.

Both are still as funny as the first, which isnt much to you say but you at least get a laugh out of them, and it will probably be the knock knock song.

At least there’s still Kiko for the eyecandy factor! We’ll keep you posted if more come out.

And now for a little self referencing humor here’s a little visual story about how I just might have found my new religion right on Dark Diamond. Click the thumbnail for the full version.

Also reminding you of our newly opened forums where we already have a small ammount of members posting and we’d all love you to join and come be a huge geek with us.

Densha Otoko, the Japanese TV drama based on the story of a Japanese Otaku who saves an upper class girl from a drunk in the train and later falls in love with her, changed Japan and the Otaku image forever. Suddenly Otaku weren’t just awkward and geeky but also kind, caring and innocent lovers; some women actually started seeking Otaku for relationships! But really, how many Otaku would go out of their way to save a girl in distress from a drunk?

Japanese TV show Trivia Seed asked just that and set out to test 100 Otaku in a set-up situation. Watch as waves of Otaku face this challenge, including a crossplaying one, the results will surprise you!

Notice how the cool looking guy runs like a girl and the crossplayer is actually quite tough!

Near 70% of Otaku would risk their necks (and all the goodies they are carrying) to save a girl in distress. How about that? Seems bravery isn’t lost among our kind, what would you do in a situation like this?

Military training videos are supposed to be serious and solemn, most of all they are supposed to teach something, in this case about common office accidents . But for some reason I cant seem to take this video very seriously, I cant quite put my finger on what is it though. Perhaps its because its black and white and we’re living in a color HD video era, or perhaps its all the Super Mario sounds someone synced all over it.

A small amount of gaming slapstick comedy never hurts, ironically.

[Overtime Comedy]

I suppose I must apologize for yesterday’s lack of posts on my part. I was feeling a little under the weather and went to bed at 6. But I did waste a lot of time before that, time that could have been better used at posting. What did I spent  my time in? Well I was doing a quiz. Yes, yes I know a quiz shouldn’t take more than a couple of minutes, but this was no ordinary quiz, it was The Impossible Quiz!

I made it up to question sixty-something when before I said “fuck this, I could be posting” and went to bed. If you’ve got a minute or forty free then check this out, it will probably end up pissing you off but at least it has awesome Impossible Quiz music! Try it out and tell us how far you made it in the comments.

[Slapp-me-do at Deviatart / Via Joystiq]

No, I’m not talking about one creepy lonely otaku being swarmed by sexy maids, schoolgirls, magical girls and nurses. I’m talking about a couple of otaku kicking ass Final Fantasy style! How, do you ask? Like so!

I was literally cracking up during the whole thing, its the dorkiest thing I’ve seen in months, and dorky is my bread and butter! The Phoenix Down is perhaps the high point of this sketch, who knew Sakura had the power to bring you back from the death? You just know that this could only go on inside the mind of a bullied otaku, and most of us have probably thought something along those lines at some point in our lives.

So its funny because its true, well except the part where the geeks beat the bully. In real life those guys would have beaten the shit out of those gentle otaku only to find that 15 years later in life they are chief engineers at Sony, developing the PS7 while this guys end up as janitors or worse yet, executive bosses at Sony.

[Japan Probe]

Hana to Hashi brings us this awesome Japanese TV parody of Death Note. This time revenge goes the extra mile, death is simply just not enough.

As much as this cracks me up, I just know there’s an inflation fetishist out there pleasuring himself furiously to this. So much for laughter…

[Hana to Hashi]

Capcom’s localization team must be filled with either true geeks or Will Smith fans. Why? Well apparently a dialog in the soon to be released Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney — Justice For All is a famous internet meme as seen in this video.

Didn’t get it? Pause at the clowns dialog, here let me type it for you.

“In West Clownadelphia, born and raised, on the playground is where I spend my clowin.”

You got it right, thats the theme song of the Fresh Prince of Bel-air. Here’s the original lyrics:

“In West Philadelphia, born and raised, on the playground is where I spent most of my days.”

Will Smith fans or huge geeks? We guess huge geeks. After all, there was 1337 speak in the first game. Way to go Capcom!

Engrish is an infinite source of comedy gold, but sometimes things get so out of control and out of the reach of common sense that we just have to share, for great justice.

James from Japan Probe, who works as an ESL teacher in Japan posted some of the best engrish his student’s used in a recent test. My favorite is the following gem:

Question 4: Mary is going back to America for the winter holiday! You are her student, so please finish this e-mail to her. (Must be 2 sentences related to winter vacation.)

Answer: I will kill you, next summer.

I bet Marry wont come back. Go check out the rest of the questions, they are hilarious.

[Japan Probe]

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