Author Topic: The generation gap (Read 5947 times)

Sasquatch! · « **on:** January 29, 2003, 08:31:23 pm »

I just re-found one of my favorite quotes, posting a friend of mine - "Legomancer" - on the SA forums. Thought I'd share:

It's video games. Specifically, video games you can win or finish. That's ruined everything. When we were kids, there was one thing we all knew: The Space Invaders were coming. Yes, you could shoot at them, you could destroy them, and you might slow them down a little, but then they would resume their inexorable march. You couldn't stop them. You couldn't win against them.

Missile Command, as well. It only had one ending: the flashing words THE END accompanying the inevitable nuclear holocaust. Yes, you could somewhat postpone this, but it was going to happen. The question was not whether you'd fail, but how much time would pass until you fail.

This taught us the reality of life. There is no winning. You'll never be on top of the mountain holding the sword and the princess with your foot planted on the corpse of the villain. There is no final boss who is difficult to defeat but still possible to defeat. There is only an endless marching horde of space invaders, bearing down on you until you submit.

paigeoliver · « **Reply #1 on:** April 22, 2003, 02:02:34 am »

Exactly. Same reason why Robotron is so much better than Smash TV. Robotron is just an endless nightmare starting with level 5. While Smash TV gets harder and easier, and eventually has an ending.

Smash TV has bosses, while Robotron doesn't need them.

AceTKK · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2003, 02:18:48 am »

I wish that quote would fit on a t-shirt!

-Ace-

Dave_K. · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2003, 02:47:53 am »

I distinctly remember reading this before, and I could have sworn it was a quote from some book.

Good quote none the less.

Brax · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2003, 07:32:22 pm »

Quote from: AceTKK on April 22, 2003, 02:18:48 am

I wish that quote would fit on a t-shirt!

-Ace-

I think it needs to go on a t-shirt regardless!!!! That would be perfect on the back of our BYOAC shirt hehe. Well, for all of us except Snaake and the other youngins.

aj6500 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 23, 2003, 06:58:30 am »

I like it, and I might be one of the "youngins" at 26. It does miss one valid point, not only is there a definite end, but you can always cheat, become invincible and basically rampage through levels choosing who lives and who dies. Definitely builds unrealistic expectations for life.

No more vini vidi vici, now it's I came, I saw, I tilda'd and proceeded to kick a@@.

I have the equipment to make shirts. When I get a chance I'll see if I can make it work. I may need some donated artwork to make it pretty tho'.

Pixelhugger · « **Reply #6 on:** April 25, 2003, 02:12:14 am »

Oddly, the first design I was working on for the BYOAC shirt was a space invader theme, which I felt was the best icon for classic games. I scrapped it tho because after reading the boards it seemed the design needed to focus more on controls than on the classic games themselves. If anyone is interested here it is with the quote on the back.

Ghoul · « **Reply #7 on:** April 25, 2003, 02:21:31 am »

Quote from: Pixelhugger on April 25, 2003, 02:12:14 am

Oddly, the first design I was working on for the BYOAC shirt was a space invader theme, which I felt was the best icon for classic games. I scrapped it tho because after reading the boards it seemed the design needed to focus more on controls than on the classic games themselves. If anyone is interested here it is with the quote on the back.

If I saw that at a store I'd buy it, and I'm 16. Very professionally done.

aj6500 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 25, 2003, 02:27:15 am »

Pixelhugger: email me a copy of both prints (graphic only, not the shirt picture itself) sized to about 9x11. I'll see what I can do.

Brax · « **Reply #9 on:** April 25, 2003, 06:45:01 am »

wowowowowowowowowowow

I really really really want one of those!

kspiff · « **Reply #10 on:** April 25, 2003, 06:51:55 am »

That shirt is quite awesome.. I would buy one..

rampy · « **Reply #11 on:** April 25, 2003, 12:20:44 pm »

me too... i'd totally buy one in a heartbeat.

is it too copywrite violation verbotten to be the "official" shirt ... ?

I dig it. Good job pixelhugger!

rampy

Brax · « **Reply #12 on:** April 25, 2003, 05:08:22 pm »

I'd think so, but not so much that I wouldn't wear it every single freaking day!!!!! Wheeeeeeeee!

Can I get a copy of the files? I wouldn't expect anyone to make it but I'd love to go to a shop on my own and get one made!

Luxury · « **Reply #13 on:** April 25, 2003, 05:09:17 pm »

lose the sleeve graphic (3 of the same thing is a little much, no?) and i would buy one. damn cool.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #14 on:** April 25, 2003, 07:06:39 pm »

I like that shirt too, if it wasn;t white

I always get white shirts dirty.

Sasquatch! · « **Reply #15 on:** April 25, 2003, 07:19:59 pm »

I really think that the originator of this quote needs to be consulted before anyone gets into the "marketing blitz" of this, so hold the phones here.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #16 on:** April 25, 2003, 07:27:48 pm »

http://www.anti-social.co.uk/unhappy.shtml

shmokes · « **Reply #17 on:** April 25, 2003, 08:54:33 pm »

I'd buy one, except that it would only be made in large and I need a small. ---daisies---.

Sasquatch! · « **Reply #18 on:** April 25, 2003, 09:10:09 pm »

Quote from: SirPoonga on April 25, 2003, 07:27:48 pm

http://www.anti-social.co.uk/unhappy.shtml

Ja, Loz (the person who ran the now-defunct Anti-Social.co.uk) and I both knew Legomancer from the Something Awful forums way back when.

Pixelhugger · « **Reply #19 on:** April 25, 2003, 10:23:39 pm »

Sir Poonga re: the white shirt, IKWYM- I've lost countless white shirts to my projects over the years- er - months. Which is why I propose the following BYOAC camoflauge colored multipurpose shirt, which should hide most project stains.

Sort of like prewashed broken in antiqued jeans from the Gap.

On a more serious note - I think the shirt could be designed to be printed on white or black-I'd just need to change the black type on the back to a shade of blue to work either way. A screen printer shouldn't care which color shirts s/he prints on as long as the screens are the same, methinks

JesterDEV · « **Reply #20 on:** May 05, 2003, 01:15:22 am »

I would buy that shirt!

AceTKK · « **Reply #21 on:** May 05, 2003, 10:01:19 pm »

I want one, hell I want three

-Ace-

kspiff · « **Reply #22 on:** May 07, 2003, 01:56:04 am »

I have plenty of shirts like that now.. without.. y'know.. the whole MAME thing going on..

Magnet_Eye · « **Reply #23 on:** May 07, 2003, 02:18:02 am »

You should post the images so some of us can print them out on iron-on transfers to make our own t-shirts!


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