Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

by antinous on Feb 28, 2008 8:06 PM PST Comment 67 comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW7q0JzWaoY

Commence derision.

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Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

oh my god.

by xanthan on Feb 28, 2008 8:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

It's probably the weirdest thing that's ever happened on this website.

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 28, 2008 8:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

If I have to watch this video one more time, the terrorist have truly won.

I bet the members of Al Qaeda are Dodger fans.

by xanthan on Feb 28, 2008 8:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

The prophecy! It's true!

Nattowear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Feb 28, 2008 8:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

I think I just barfed in my mouth.

Why isn't Sabean held accountable for leading the Giants into many years of mediocrity???

by oldrips on Feb 29, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Uhh, Hijack?

Favorite classic RPG, go!

Earthbound!

by xanthan on Feb 28, 2008 8:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Paranoia!

Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)

by antinous on Feb 28, 2008 8:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

The Computer is your friend, citizen!!

by Skaldheim on Feb 29, 2008 8:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

The best games of Paranoia I had where where the GMs just tossed the rule book out. It's not like you need rules when you all get vaporized 4 times a session.

by zenbitz on Feb 29, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Since this is the "old school" pencil and dice sub-thread:

Runequest (1st EDITION baby!)
Call of Cthulu
Champions
GURPS (I am the only one though)

by zenbitz on Feb 29, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

I only started playing RPGs this year I feel so left out!

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 28, 2008 8:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

I'm disappointed in you, I thought you were more nerdy than that.

by xanthan on Feb 28, 2008 8:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Hey, let's talk classic Nintendo PLATFORMERS and I'll nerd the crap out of you! Platformers were all we had in my house when I was young, and I was dangerously loyal to Nintendo. And then I missed the SNES because we were poor/cheap. We call those the dark years. Only slightly darker than the semi-dark years, though, which came when I hit the "I want girls" phase and came under the mistaken assumption that serious gaming was counterproductive to that. I later realized it was my awkward and asocial nature that was actually counterproductive and got back into gaming. Not surprisingly, it was only after then that I started getting girls (well, two of them anyway - not at the same time pervs) and the one that stuck also games!

Which just goes to prove it: Hardcore gaming gets you dates.

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 28, 2008 10:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Phantasy Star IV! Final Fantasy VI and Crono Cross receive honorable mentions.

Nattowear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Feb 28, 2008 8:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Er, Chrono TRIGGER. I've never played Cross.

Nattowear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Feb 28, 2008 8:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Chrono Trigger was my old roomate's favorite game of all time.

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 28, 2008 8:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Was I your roommate, somehow?

Aurilia sounds like a planet out of StarFox.

by Gabafnerhagen on Feb 28, 2008 9:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

I tend to doubt it... my roomate was also a Dodger fan. It was cool, though, because we lived in Berkeley. So I got to watch my games on TV and he had to listen to his in his room on the computer with his headphones on.

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 28, 2008 10:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

See, what's funny is, I love the Dodgers. (I'm locking my door after I post this.)

I love my enemy as though it were my friend. I have come to realize that I only hold any shred of respect for one other team in the NL West, and that's the team I love to hate.

I even root for them when we're out of it, hoping they'll get all the way to the World Series and lose in four games. Then, Giants fans would be pissed that they got there in the first place, but would also have some vindication in knowing they were swept.

And I still crave a Dodgers-Giants NLCS because the crowds would be AMAZINGLY INTENSE. But that won't happen as long as they're both trading spots between 4th and 5th in the standings. (You watch, Giants will have at least six more wins. Maybe even ten. Maybe.)

In the end it's all a diabolical scheme to provide fire under the asses of Giants management and Bay Area sports writers. It'll work, see. Nyah, see, nyah.

But yeah, I've never been to Berkeley.

Aurilia sounds like a planet out of StarFox.

by Gabafnerhagen on Feb 29, 2008 1:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Good choices, I loved FF 3/6. I had the GBA version but I lost it on a flight last year.

/sad

by xanthan on Feb 28, 2008 8:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Phantasy Star II

Such on Nei's death, FF7 fanboys.

by kwyjibo on Feb 28, 2008 8:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

OMG AERITH T_T

Nattowear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Feb 28, 2008 9:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

cries

I'll never forgive Sakaguchi-san for that.

by Skaldheim on Feb 29, 2008 8:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Oh, you meant RPG video game, not pen and paper. Ultima IV, my favorite game ever.

Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)

by antinous on Feb 28, 2008 8:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

I was completely addicted to Diablo II: Lord of Destruction for about three years. Otherwise I got nothing.

Democracy is lovely but baseball is more mature. BVCE supports Manny Burriss and SF Dugout.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 28, 2008 9:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Super Hydlide, for the Genesis. Don't know why, but I played the crap out of that game at my friend's house. I never even owned a Genesis. Do you know how hard it is to play an RPG on a system you don't own?

Game that I owned: Final Fantasy III for SNES. I has a chainsaw.

My roommate in college was obsessed with chocobo breeding. He got better.

But I'm not really an RPG guy; I'm a Nintendo franchise fanboy. Mario/Zelda/Metroid usually adds up to a worthy game each year, and that's all I have time for.

by Grant on Feb 28, 2008 9:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

See, I grew up a total Nintendo fanboy (which sucked because I never had an SNES, but was cool because Nintendo is the shtitz), and it's only recently that I've started getting into the RPG genre (although perhaps I should include Pokemon).

In March the Wii is getting its first real RPG (Baroque, an Atlus title also coming out on PS2) and I'm WTFBBQing over it. Nintendo System + RPG = WTFBBQ for me right now.

I'm also on the last stage of Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door for Gamecube (backward compatability ftw), which is an RPG style game though I have a hard time calling it a real RPG.

And even though it'll be a PS3 title and I don't have one of those, I'm already geeked out about FFXIII. I'm really starting to "get" this whole FF thing. I'm not finishing FFIII until I stop playing Pokemon, though. Which is tough because, technically, you never stop playing Pokemon....

And in about a month I'm going to break down and buy Etrian Odyssey for the DS for like $60 bucks from an Amazon seller, because that game looks cool.

I'd love to play more classic/old school RPGs. RPGs are fun. Why didn't I realize this sooner?!!??!

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 28, 2008 10:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Er, somehow forgot Zelda games are widely considered RPGs. So Twilight Princess technically counts as the first true Wii RPG... but that's just a technicality.

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 28, 2008 10:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

She's the truant student. I'm the stern Detention Officer.
The AC in my office broke down , and...

Oh.

NL West TempestTeapot...the AL doesn't care WHO you sign.

by victor frankenstein on Feb 28, 2008 10:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Dragon Warrior!

Nate Schierholtz cannot play third base. Nate Schierholtz cannot play third base. Steve Kline is pretty okay. Nate Schierholtz cannot play third base.

by groug on Feb 28, 2008 10:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Honorable mention to Crysalis, which I would have gone with if (a)I remembered it as well as Dragon Warrior, or (b)I could find any information without going to like a third page on a Google search.

I mean, I'm willing to put some effort in, but come on guys. Meet me halfway.

Nate Schierholtz cannot play third base. Nate Schierholtz cannot play third base. Steve Kline is pretty okay. Nate Schierholtz cannot play third base.

by groug on Feb 28, 2008 10:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

When I first got the game, I spent 12 hours battling Red Slime to build up experience and gold.

The next day I discovered Game Genie.

Idolizing the Nuschler Face since April 8, 1986 / GIANTSPACE returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Feb 28, 2008 10:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

We used to invent codes in Game Genie to see what they'd do. It worked best in Mario 3, where you could practically plug in a random code and have something visible change in the game.

There was a code we put in once that made Mario look like his hands were glued together in front of him. This perception was supported by the fact that he also couldn't climb vines. That was a lame code.

There was another code that would turn Mario gray. He couldn't use items, but he was permanently invincible anyway so it worked out fine. Or it would have, except he couldn't use pipes. So we could only play like the first 3 levels.

Come to think of it, I don't think that any code we made up actually had a positive effect....

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 28, 2008 10:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

On that same note, I still remember the Game Genie code for Infinite Lives in Mario 3. It was SXIOPO. Note the power of repetitive action. Over ten years since the last time I used that code and it's still in the easily accessible part of my brain.

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 28, 2008 10:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

I remember when I first saw Super Mario Bros. 3 being played. It was in that movie with the guy from the Wonder Years. Anybody remember the name of that movie?

Idolizing the Nuschler Face since April 8, 1986 / GIANTSPACE returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Feb 28, 2008 11:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The Wizard

"I love the Power Glove... It's so bad..."

Nattowear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Feb 28, 2008 11:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Oh Yeah!

My memory was distracted by other memories of my crush on Winnie Cooper when I mentioned the Wonder Years.

Idolizing the Nuschler Face since April 8, 1986 / GIANTSPACE returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Feb 28, 2008 11:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

HAHAHA

[beep beep boop beep]..."The Powerglove".

So tight.

All you guys talk about is the baseball boogie and Angel Villalona.

by Woody Wins on Feb 29, 2008 10:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: HAHAHA

Toby MacGwire is part of his possee at the tournament.

Idolizing the Nuschler Face since April 8, 1986 / GIANTSPACE returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Feb 29, 2008 10:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: The Wizard

BTW, that's Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley.

I read the news today oh, boy

by SF Pete on Feb 29, 2008 3:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

It was a good time not to have the internet. It made it more fun asking your buddies if they found codes.

Though a subscription to Game Pro came in handy.

Man, now I want to install a NES emulator on my work comp tomorrow.

Idolizing the Nuschler Face since April 8, 1986 / GIANTSPACE returns!

by SoFa King Mike on Feb 28, 2008 10:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Dragon Warrior was super hard for me when I was younger, I never even came close to beating it. I did get it for free when I started my subscription to Nintendo Power when I was like 9.

by xanthan on Feb 29, 2008 4:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Chrono Trigger for sure.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Feb 29, 2008 12:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

I have that and still haven't started it. I've finished Chrono Cross, though, and loved the hell out of it.

by Skaldheim on Feb 29, 2008 8:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

I liked Chrono Cross, but not as much as CT.

I also LOVED Xenogears when I was a teenie. I don't know how I'd feel about it if I played it again now, but damn was that game awesome when I was 15.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Feb 29, 2008 9:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

Final Fantasy IX.

by Skaldheim on Feb 29, 2008 8:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Uhh, Hijack?

What's an RPG?

"There's not enough bases out there to intentionally walk everybody you want to." - Grady Little

by leftymalo on Feb 29, 2008 8:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Role-Playing Game.

by Skaldheim on Feb 29, 2008 9:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Rocket Propelled Grenade

Nattowear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Feb 29, 2008 12:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

WTF

an entire thread on RPG's without a mention of Baldur's Gate I and II (AKA the Greatest Game Ever Made). What is wrong with you people.

Flossing a dead horse

by kenshin1 on Feb 29, 2008 1:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

On computers,

Ultima 4. No computer RPG has come close.

For fun and addictive hack-n-slash, the the Might and Magic series, 1-9, also, the Bard's Tale series, 1-3, and the Eye of Beholder series, 1-3.

Not exactly classic, but Neverwinter Nights is also great, because the toolset has resulted in a HUGE amount of user created content.

by rfloh on Mar 1, 2008 9:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

That video is hilarious! Oh my god.

As for video games I played a lot of Final Fantasy III. I had a Setzer/Celes thing going on. I never owned the game or the system, so I played it at my boyfriend's all the time.

Hmm, I wonder if I can get that for the Wii. I heard it was actually FF7 thhough? Wouldn't want to buy the wrong one.

Still the proud parent of Notgardo Alfonzo; hoping for a perfect spring.

by tk on Feb 29, 2008 11:10 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

None of the FFs are available for Wii, but FF VI (which is the proper name for what was called FF III in America) is available for GameBoy Advance. (So are most of the earlier ones.)

by Skaldheim on Feb 29, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

And FFIII (which is the actual FFIII) is available on the DS.

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 29, 2008 11:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

Wait, what, now? FFIII (as known in America) is available on the DS? I have one of those, but not a Gameboy.

Still the proud parent of Notgardo Alfonzo; hoping for a perfect spring.

by tk on Feb 29, 2008 12:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

There is a remake of FF3 for the DS, with 3D graphics and stuff I think. The original is on GBA which is also compatible with the DS.

by xanthan on Feb 29, 2008 12:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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No, no, no, no, no. FFVI (also known as FFIII) is available on GBA, which you can play on your DS.

FFIII (also known as Not Previously Available in America) is available on the DS with slick 3D graphics.

The two are different games. The DS one is actually FFIII, like the real chronological Japanese release FFIII. Unless every single review I read of the thing is wrong.

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 29, 2008 12:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

oh, got it. OK. I only ever played the one that was called III here in 'Merkuh.

Still the proud parent of Notgardo Alfonzo; hoping for a perfect spring.

by tk on Feb 29, 2008 12:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

By contrast, I've only ever played the one that was called FFYOUCAN'TBUYMEINAMERICA in 'Merkuh.

But I have the itch now. Final Fantasy has caught me in its web and I must systematically play every game over the next however long it takes me to do that.

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 29, 2008 12:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

Just wait until you get to Final Fantasy XI. You might have a hard time finishing that one...

by Skaldheim on Feb 29, 2008 1:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

I'm saving up for a gaming PC (since my laptop won't even play Sims 2 anymore since I updated my graphics driver so it could play KOTOR2... I think a real gaming computer will make my life much easier), and when I get that months from now I have big plan for FFXI.

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 29, 2008 1:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Awesome. FF XI has been sucking my free time for 4 1/2 years now, hehe.

by Skaldheim on Feb 29, 2008 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

Now I'm confused.

by xanthan on Feb 29, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

I think he's telling us that the true FF3 is within all of us.

Nattowear | comics | Durham? I hardly know 'im!

by Natto on Feb 29, 2008 1:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

Well, that's what I was planning on saying in the dramatic season finale. Guess I'll just have to kill off one of my major characters instead. People love that stuff.

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 29, 2008 1:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

Up until Final Fantasy VII, the Japanese editions were numbered differently than the American ones. Why? Because half of the first six titles never made it to America initially. To avoid confusing us Americans, the American releases were numbered sequentially and separately. So the game known as FF6 in Japan was initially released as FF3 in America.

Squaresoft got wise with Final Fantasy VII, and released it with the same name all over the world. Since then, they have published all the FF games with the original games in America. But still, to some people, 6 = 3.

by Skaldheim on Feb 29, 2008 1:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Mock the 1986 Dodgers Here

Good Lord! In 1986 the Giants were coming off the only 100-loss season in their history. How in the world can we in good conscience mock the Dodgers of that season?

by sharksrog on Mar 2, 2008 1:57 AM PST reply actions 0 recs