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Found it. Otomata! [http://www.earslap.com/projectslab/otomata?q=2u2z5o6n35](http://www.earslap.com/projectslab/otomata?q=2u2z5o6n35)

@Justn: > I have seen people talk about it here but I honesty thought it was just because of the April fools prank and they were just making fun of that show secretly… I had no idea you guys were serious :o between this and "jersey shore" I'm not sure which is worse for our youth.... I'm also sorry if I offended anyone I just don't get it... How can you even expect to have a girl/boy friend if they see you watching mlp..... this caused me to go buy some weed... Have fun with ur little pony ~~fag~~_fan_fiction Actually, I've met a number of girls BECAUSE I became a brony. I'm going to be doing collaborative writing with one, and come to think of it every girl I know save for one thinks that MLP is badass and awesome. Also thanks for showing that you've never watched the show. This current series is ten kinds of badass, in the first two episodes alone the main characters fight an ancient corrupted god, a manticore, and all sorts of crazy shiz. There have been several dragons in the show so far, there's been cockatrices, voodoo magic, gods of madness breaking free from their prisons, bears the size of mountains whose flesh is the darkness between the stars, and more. There have also been references to Trainspotting, Back to the Future, King Kong, Doctor Who, Godzilla, and The Big Lebowski. So try watching some of it before crapping on it. If someone like me could become this level of fan, it would have to be more than just the trash for 5 year olds that the older series were.

I dunno, I don't think that thread title is long enough ;P Anyway, finally got to writing some MLP stuff. If you don't like Ponies, no worries. If you do, and you enjoy reading stories about them, might be another thing to read! [http://www.fimfiction.net/story/8735/My-Little-Black-Ops](http://www.fimfiction.net/story/8735/My-Little-Black-Ops) Yes, it's called My Little Black Ops, no, it's not a crossover. Still in the buildup stages at the moment, but I'm trying to write regularly on it.

Heck yeah, just call me D'artagnan.

 Housecoats rule.

If they hit 4chan, all bets are off. That would pretty well be an outright declaration of war against Anonymous, and I don't see them as the kind of group to NOT rage against the dying of the light. It would pretty much be the first full scale cyberwar where there was actually something major on the line. I mean there's been stuff at stake before, but we're talking the freedom of the internet here. The states would become the online equivalent of Nazi Germany in the eyes of most, and Anonymous would be the free world fighting back. It terrifies me to think that Anonymous might solidly be the good guys here. If they do what needs to be done then great, but… eh. I'm more used to thinking of them as insane virtual partiers (like Magic's Rakdos, but online) than heroes.

Like I said, the big challenge is getting a pony sprite animated. Or hell, just getting one to start with. I could probably do the animation myself, I just need a starting point. It's gotta be small, 32x32, but if someone has just a sideview of a pony at that scale I would totally drop it in and give them credit for it. Assuming it doesn't snowball and turn into way more work then I think it would be. I'd quite like to do that.

Looks like the next game to go up will be a sidescroller, in a few weeks. Depending on how much extra work it would be, there might be a hidden pony mode. Hard part would be finding the sprites, I'm not that great at building them from scratch.

So far so good! What kind of thing are you going to be doing, dx?

Okay, so Megaupload has died. Here's the new link. https://rapidshare.com/files/3330160421/SixDayWar.exe And the class that uses that also does stuff with photoshop and other things, it's about being able to quickly and efficiently get a mockup of a game going to test out the idea of it. I'm also taking 3d modeling, scripting, industry writing and game design II this quarter.

Some of you might remember me. Most probably don't. I'm taking a pretty intense two-year course on game art and design, looking at actually going into the field. In my Minigames and Prototyping class we actually make small games on a (usually) weekly basis, and I figure I might as well put them up here in case some people can have some fun playing them. We use gamemaker for these, though we don't use the drag and drop function at all, unless there is literally no other way to perform that function within the system. All scripting, all the time. Anyway, the first one I've got for you lot is a top-down raiden style game. Only got one level of roughly four minutes in length. It's apparently harder than I thought it was, but it can be beaten. Especially once you get the dodge mechanics down. Anyway, here's the url for it! [http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CYBZJVY3](http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CYBZJVY3)

If I'm in North America or talking to north americans, I call it soccer. If I'm in Europe or talking to Europeans, I call it football. Personally I prefer calling it football, but whatever. I understand that other people are use to their own ways of referring to it, and I'm not egotistical enough to assume that they'd be using my preferred term over the locally dominant one.

So my cousin, one of the sweetest people I've ever met (seriously, it's almost like she's hiding something) is currently in a modelling contest. It would mean a lot for her career if she won this, but to do that she needs all the help she can get! I'd really appreciate it if you could spare a minute or two and cast a vote for her. [Here's the link,](http://www.exploremodeling.com/Casting/FACEON/61656/Ava_Vanderstarren.aspx) the vote button is on the left just under her name (Ava Vanderstarren) Thanks for reading, and thanks double if you actually take a moment to vote!

Okay, who are the three failures who voted yes?

@Sirsk8aton: > The speed this guy sings at will make the hamster in your head stop running. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpP-8tJ-9Js The hell dude, you screwed up my hamster D:

Here, have the non-fail version of that song. PS, it's supposed to be sung by a black man, not a white skank http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc0mxOXbWIU

Her faces make me cringe, and also she's singing the weakass version of that song in the second video. FORGET you? Ain't that some Shh? Not bothering to rhyme the correct word with Digger? Are you fricking kidding me? Get her to stop making retard faces while singing and sing the actual GOOD version of the song, then come back. I am not impressed.

English motherducker do you speak it

I'm starting to think that Moldova is just awesome. This year their performance was done by guys in enormous garden gnome hats: >! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF21pTGtKTw

Okay, not even a minute in and I'm agreeing that Moldova should have won. Tron fiddle and epic sax guy alone should have been enough.

Don't remember Moldova's from last year, I'll have to look that up. I will say that I think Georgia's entry this year was better than the one that wound up winning.

You know, I STILL really like Turkey's entry from last year. That was good!

I'll be honest, I found Ireland's song catchy. They should have just never let the audience see the performer, is all. DAYUM. EPIC do not want, right there.

Basket. Watch the episode "Party of One" to understand why she's doing that. Yeah, Gareth and I just played a few rounds. This is awesome.

 WORMHOLE YES YES YES YES YES YES YES