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4 hours left to get in on this Smarty Ring that has no video, no actual prototypes and the four updates are very sparse..and yet it has nearly a QUARTER OF A MILLION dollars in backing when they were asking for 40k. Wtf.. http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/smarty-ring
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A kickstarter to educate the youth about the constitution! The story - quote:Little-known Founding Father wannabe Jefferson Quincy Washington III, Esq. has lost the Seven Articles of the United States Constitution. Now, James Madison - the Father of the Constitution - has sent YOU on a great quest to find and recover all seven articles - just in time for the Founders to sign the Constitution for Constitution Day. Each Founder that they meet will send them on a minigame adventure that will lead them to the next article.      The introduction to that podcast, if you don't want to listen to it (I know I don't), is a bit of a country song with an old white man saying "Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem." Followed by another white man saying "I only have one thing to say to the tax increasers: Go ahead, make my day." I couldn't listen beyond that because the actual cast's audio came out garbled. And don't forget, quote:Founded in 1996 by Andy McKean and his late wife Kathy, Liberty Day is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to educating American students about the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and American government.  (originally posted in the wrong Kickstarter thread) Surprisingly, they didn't lie about that. If you contribute you have a chance to win this sweetass poster!  Wait, I thought raffles weren't allowed on Kickstarter?  Shai-Hulud posted:I always liked how Half-Life did Add-on names. Opposing Force, Blue Shift, Decay. All physics terms the same as Half-Life itself. RoanHorse has a new favorite as of 05:38 on Dec 12, 2013 |
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Dec 12, 2013 05:22
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good God that comic art makes Rob Liefeld cry. Someone should tell Andy Mckean to stop being a cumrag asking for handouts and boost himself up by his own bootstraps
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Dec 12, 2013 06:07
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Autechresaint posted:4 hours left to get in on this Smarty Ring that has no video, no actual prototypes and the four updates are very sparse..and yet it has nearly a QUARTER OF A MILLION dollars in backing when they were asking for 40k. Wtf.. (Spoiler: They're getting exactly jack poo poo.)
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Dec 12, 2013 07:33
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RoanHorse posted:And don't forget, Doesn't matter, it's for an awareness campaign and that's prohibited too.
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Dec 12, 2013 09:23
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The Smarty Ring has Butt Call alert... wonder what that's for :/
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Dec 12, 2013 10:57
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DStecks posted:I got that impression, I just never miss an opportunity to take a shot at David Cage. David Cage: The Uwe Boll of the gaming world. All we need now is for Uwe to pick up the rights for a Farenheit movie, and we'll have reached a lovely story singularity.
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Dec 12, 2013 11:16
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TetsuoTW posted:Everyone who backed that deserves exactly what they'll get from it. I have to believe that they got some rich relative to back it for a large sum in hopes of getting others to trust the project because 'heck if it has 200k then it must be legit.' Its flexible funding so the rich backer gets his money back regardless.
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Dec 12, 2013 15:09
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J.A.B.C. posted:David Cage: The Uwe Boll of the gaming world. Actually, he owns. Heavy Rain is dumb AND awesome.
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Dec 12, 2013 16:57
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theflyingorc posted:Actually, he owns. Heavy Rain is dumb AND awesome. I'd hate David Cage less if he hadn't deluded the whole industry into thinking that he's some champion of quality storytelling, instead of the purveyor of garbage that he is.
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Dec 12, 2013 17:19
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DStecks posted:I'd hate David Cage less if he hadn't deluded the whole industry into thinking that he's some champion of quality storytelling, instead of the purveyor of garbage that he is. I have never read an interview with him or anything, but Heavy Rain does indeed own, which seems like a strong counterpoint to your argument. press X to JASONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
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Dec 12, 2013 18:20
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Wikipedia posted:He has designed and directed all four games released by the studio: Omikron: The Nomad Soul (1999), Fahrenheit / Indigo Prophecy (2005), Heavy Rain (2010), and Beyond: Two Souls (2013). David Cage: Colon Enthusiast
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Dec 12, 2013 22:19
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Beyond: Two Souls is another lovely colon title (no pun intended). It's like they couldn't decide between calling the game "Beyond" or "Two Souls", so they decided not to decide.
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Dec 12, 2013 22:57
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contrapants posted:David Cage: Colon Enthusiast Only when souls are involved, apparently
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Dec 12, 2013 23:00
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A soulon enthusiast.
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Dec 12, 2013 23:17
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theflyingorc posted:Only when souls are involved, apparently David Cage: Soul Colonic
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Dec 12, 2013 23:17
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DStecks posted:Beyond: Two Souls is another lovely colon title (no pun intended). It's like they couldn't decide between calling the game "Beyond" or "Two Souls", so they decided not to decide. Plus there's just no way to 'say' the colon, telling somebody the game name means "Beyond Two Souls", so how many? Three Souls? Its just a really awkward name. Indigo Prophecy didn't really mean anything but it worked pretty well as a name. Fahrenheit doesn't tell you poo poo though. Heavy rain, is so-so. Its not bad, and it implies some heavy drama is coming, but it doesn't sound all that cool.
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Dec 12, 2013 23:24
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Zaphod42 posted:Plus there's just no way to 'say' the colon, telling somebody the game name means "Beyond Two Souls", so how many? Three Souls? Its just a really awkward name. I wonder who gets to pick the titles for games, especially for the big corporate games. If Beyond: Two Souls was the product of a PR guy, there was a wasted college education right there. If it was Cage himself who picked it, that would explain quite a bit, considering that English is not his first language. Picking a title is often a matter of what feels right, something that's hard to get a sense for unless you're intimately familiar with a language.
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Dec 12, 2013 23:52
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DStecks posted:I'd hate David Cage less if he hadn't deluded the whole industry into thinking that he's some champion of quality storytelling, instead of the purveyor of garbage that he is. Having David Milch, the best TV writer in history, adapt one of your games into a movie probably goes a long way to convincing people of that.
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Dec 13, 2013 00:17
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DStecks posted:I wonder who gets to pick the titles for games, especially for the big corporate games. If Beyond: Two Souls was the product of a PR guy, there was a wasted college education right there. If it was Cage himself who picked it, that would explain quite a bit, considering that English is not his first language. Picking a title is often a matter of what feels right, something that's hard to get a sense for unless you're intimately familiar with a language. Cage (and half his actors) being hilariously European and trying desperately to pass themselves as American is one of the most subtly funny things in his games. Like in Indigo Prophecy when they call a laundromat a "lavomatic" or how in Heavy Rain they have European-style power plugs.
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Dec 13, 2013 02:14
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Autechresaint posted:4 hours left to get in on this Smarty Ring that has no video, no actual prototypes and the four updates are very sparse..and yet it has nearly a QUARTER OF A MILLION dollars in backing when they were asking for 40k. Wtf.. 
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Dec 13, 2013 09:34
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Zaphod42 posted:Plus there's just no way to 'say' the colon
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Dec 13, 2013 09:59
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Hotdog man's back, looking to install the dreaded vent hood. Still time for a Christmas miracle, you guys!
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Dec 13, 2013 15:55
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Now, I can't claim to predict the internet, but man, that guy's going to be disappointed when he finds out how spontaneous fanatic support works when you come back for seconds.
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Dec 13, 2013 15:57
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Zaphod42 posted:Plus there's just no way to 'say' the colon, telling somebody the game name means "Beyond Two Souls", so how many? Three Souls? Its just a really awkward name. Indigo prophecy literally culminates in a prophesized indigo child, how does that mean anything?
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Dec 13, 2013 16:03
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Antitonic posted:Hotdog man's back, looking to install the dreaded vent hood. Still time for a Christmas miracle, you guys! WTF!? That has to be against Kickstarter's rules somehow. He has an even worse picture up now, and he's claiming he will make hamburgers too. Marta Velasquez has a new favorite as of 16:12 on Dec 13, 2013 |
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Dec 13, 2013 16:09
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Dec 13, 2013 16:13
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Antitonic posted:Hotdog man's back, looking to install the dreaded vent hood. Still time for a Christmas miracle, you guys! Miracles don't happen twice.
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Dec 13, 2013 16:16
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there really isnt a risk at this point of the project.. if it all fails i can store my intire restaurant in a storage unit til i can try it again... but the only challenge is getting the vent hood installed... i have everything already... i haven't been cleared yet by the health inspector but its all in order and just waiting to get hood installed for him to pass me... he is pleased with the building now
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Dec 13, 2013 16:18
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Well my kid was hoping to get some dental work done, but goddammit this man has a dream.
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Dec 13, 2013 16:18
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Dec 13, 2013 16:21
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Some goon seriously donated to Doobie a second time, and not just dropping a dollar to post a disparaging remark, either. Tsk, tsk.
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Dec 13, 2013 16:34
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Anoia posted:Some goon seriously donated to Doobie a second time, and not just dropping a dollar to post a disparaging remark, either. Tsk, tsk. Hell, I'll own that. Damned if I can give a good enough reason why though, if I'm honest. Only $50, and felt like it?  VVV That's probably part of it too. Either the funding falls though or I'm out a negligible amount. It's like gambling, never put down what you can't afford to lose. Antitonic has a new favorite as of 16:58 on Dec 13, 2013 |
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Dec 13, 2013 16:48
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Antitonic posted:Hell, I'll own that. Damned if I can give a good enough reason why though, if I'm honest. Only $50, and felt like it? Also you won't have to pay $50 since it's not going to get funded. ($3,200 for a vent hood?)
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Dec 13, 2013 16:53
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Grim Up North posted:
what the hell I actually had to check this wasn't troll page, it reads like a parody of itself, sorry doobie but i don't think you're going to get many double-dippers for this.
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Dec 13, 2013 16:55
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A Steampunk Gent posted:what the hell I remember Doobie saying that his boss said "haha, you are a fuckup and your hot dog empire dreams will be crushed by reality." His boss was right and is probably having a good belly laugh right now. Maybe he should go back to that hot dog guru in Chicago he talked about.
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Dec 13, 2013 17:21
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monster on a stick posted:Also you won't have to pay $50 since it's not going to get funded. If you read, he actually spent $8,000 of the $10,000 he apparently netted after fees and backers pulling out just buying the vent hood. The money now is just to install it. Last I heard he had found a used vent hood for a lot cheaper. 8k seems ridiculous, but I'm not in the vent hood business and I haven't kept up on the project since it was funded.
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Dec 13, 2013 17:25
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67 ellipses on that page (though some have two or four periods) The guy must type like he thinks Or else he thinks an ellipsis is literally three times as good as a period, since that's how he's using them Incidentally where did the racism happen, or has someone actually gone through the effort of documenting the saga thus far? I've seen chunks of the story and the guy who gave hot dog man his Christmas money, and the bits of that one thread where the one guy indignantly justified giving his Christmas money to hot dog man
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Dec 13, 2013 17:31
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Jett posted:67 ellipses on that page (though some have two or four periods) something something black people something fried chicken mostly 'racist hotdog man' is more concise than explaining the complex and many layered stupidity of giving Christmas to a hick failing to sell diarrhea dogs in a shack in Alabama because the mod of a chat forum made a post etc etc
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I think what he actually said (on the Facebook page he keeps accidentally making personal posts on, wasn't it?) had something to do with fried chicken and black people. After the fake photoshop comments that followed I don't know what to believe. e:f,b Anyway, did he have anything to say about no longer getting a cameo in the Dropsy game? Or was that offer just quietly withdrawn? Anoia has a new favorite as of 17:46 on Dec 13, 2013 |
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