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now THAT is what I call funny! :)
now THAT is what I call funny! :)
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My personal favorite:
6. First Wallhack
Cheating in games didn't start with Counter-Strike, you know. Not many people know that wallhacking took place long before Counter-Strike wallhack cheats allowed unsavory players to see through walls.
In the 1903 E3 Gin Rummy tournament (Gin Rummy won the E3 Best New Game of Show prize the previous year), a card player named Samuel Neil enlisted a friend of his, one Joseph Markle, to spy on Mr. Neil’s Gin Rummy opponent’s cards through a small hole drilled in the wall behind the opposing player. Unfortunately, Mr. Neil’s opponent, Mr. Nathan Stevens of New York, spotted Markle scraping away at the small hole to sneak a better peek. Mr. Stevens stood up and memorably exclaimed:
[quote]"Oh my Lord in the heavens above, what in the blue blazes is occuring? A man appears to have hacked his way through the wall in order to help his colleague cheat upon the game! This is rather unsatisfactory!"[/quote]
This phrase, of course, has since been shortened to its modern equivalent, [b]"OMG WTF WALLHACK." [/b]
ROFL :)
-R.
most amusing indeed sir!
Well, we can all guess what this has degenerated into.
This whole article reminds me of the history of Planet Moon, found at the back of the Giants manual and transcribed here for your enjoyment.
[b]The History of Planet Moon[/b]
The year was 1898, exactly 102 years ago, that the young designer, Earlydoors Graham, invented what was to become known as the World's First Videogame. Blood, sweat, and tears went into this grand invention. But the story of which I speak is a tragic one, for young Earlydoors would be left destitute, despondent, and imprisoned before his dream of a great Gaming Empire would be truly realized.
In the late 1800s Earlydoors created a glass bulb which emitted light, and could be turned on and off at will. Indeed, here was the very game itself: on and off, on and off, who's going to be the winner? ON!!! Yes, yes, you win!!! Such a revelation in the gaming field occupied Earlydoors' six sons with many hours of frenzied fun and enjoyment! But, alas, the days in these Elysian Fields would be short lived, for the invention would soon be stolen and eclipsed by another inventor, Thomas Edison, who used the "lightbulb" for the much more practical purpose of lighting areas which were dark. Of course, it all seems so obvious in retrospect, but the times were different then, and for many people, Earlydoors was ahead of his time.
It was shortly after this that the six sons decided to form the company, Planet Moon, in a tribute to their Dad, the forefather of the videogame.
[b]The Fall[/b]
Sad and dejected from the "lightbulb" fiasco, Earlydoors turned his attention to a new quest: The Total Elimination of Many of the WOrld's Most Tiresome Questions. Unfortunately, this endeavor also met with failure. The root of the problem existed in the first two questions he planned on eliminating. They were both to do with a newly created treasure, the now famous Golden Gate Bridge in San Fransisco. The first question...
Why do they call it the Golden Gate Bridge when in reality it's red?
... was the first to be tackled. To combat this much-asked inquiry he would, indeed paint the entire bridge gold.
One less question!
For the following question...
Is this the world's longest bridge?
... he planned to blow it up, eliminating the question along with the bridge itself - hence the nickname, Earlydoors "Paint It Gold And Blow It Up" Graham, as he spent his remaining years in jail.
"Paint It Gold And Blow It Up"
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That can apply to so many situations.
"Saddam, what should we do with this SCUD with the chemical warhead? PIGABIU"
"Honey, what do you want to do tonight? PIGABIU"
:D
PIGABIU. Sounds like peek-a-boo when spelled out