Lurker > MZero

LurkerFAQs, Active DB, DB1, DB2, DB3, DB4, DB5, Database 6 ( 01.01.2020-07.18.2020 ), DB7, DB8, DB9, DB10, DB11, DB12, Clear
Board List
Page List: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 6
TopicB8 Madden Franchise @Continues Here@
MZero
05/11/21 5:08:17 AM
#405
I have high hopes for Elliot Good

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicCoronavirus Topic 10
MZero
07/27/20 10:08:44 AM
#378
SmartMuffin posted... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/world/asia/japan-coronavirus.html

New outbreak rising in Japan. Must be because those science-hating rednecks refuse to wear masks.

Actually Japan may be one of the few places where fewer people are wearing masks now then when then pandemic began, because it's hot. Also a lot companies have started sending their employees back to work, leading to crowded rush hour trains (my company did this for two weeks before letting us go back home once cases starting approaching 100 per day in Tokyo again). Everything has pretty much opened back up too. So the rise is really not surprising.

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicGame of the Decade of the Year Results and Discussion Topic [GotDotY]
MZero
07/24/20 6:53:23 AM
#252
This might just beat out the Fang/Cid P SMFFFC as the weakest final I've seen in a contest

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicI once threw a controller at the floor so hard it ricocheted and broke my TV
MZero
07/18/20 9:01:14 PM
#16
foolm0r0n posted...
It's crazy that you had to wait until you successfully destroyed something to realize that attempting to destroy something could lead to something being destroyed

I always knew it was a possibility but in the heat of the moment I didn't really think about it!

pjbasis posted...
Was the controller ok at least

Yup! It still works to this day!

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicI once threw a controller at the floor so hard it ricocheted and broke my TV
MZero
07/18/20 3:33:05 AM
#8
MartinFF7 posted...
FFX Chocobo Racing?

Nah

The only game that can make me rage enough to throw a controller is NBA 2K, which is why I don't play it anymore

HanOfTheNekos posted...
since what?

Since I broke my TV!

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicYour First Thought 56: "The Game that Changed Everything"
MZero
07/18/20 1:13:04 AM
#45
Ocarina of Time

definitely not true for me

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicI once threw a controller at the floor so hard it ricocheted and broke my TV
MZero
07/18/20 1:06:06 AM
#3
I haven't since! I learned my lesson!

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicI once threw a controller at the floor so hard it ricocheted and broke my TV
MZero
07/18/20 12:40:16 AM
#1
I have not thrown a controller since

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicWho would you say is the most obscure US President?
MZero
07/17/20 10:36:38 AM
#37
oh yeah, and Van Buren Street was infamous in my home town as the place to find prostitutes so definitely not him

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicWho would you say is the most obscure US President?
MZero
07/17/20 9:37:52 AM
#31
Benjamin Harrison I believe was the first president to have his voice recorded

I went with Pierce

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicRemember Mars One?
MZero
07/16/20 2:05:51 AM
#5
Sure i member

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicYour First Thought 53: "Series most desperately in need of a new game"
MZero
07/14/20 9:05:01 PM
#31
I thought of (Advance) Wars for whatever reason

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicSave My Favorite Final Fantasy Characters XXII: Day 8 [smfffc]
MZero
07/14/20 10:38:06 AM
#170
happy chris day

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicSave My Favorite Final Fantasy Characters XXII: Day 8 [smfffc]
MZero
07/13/20 12:44:14 PM
#25
Cait Sith
Tidus

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicYour First Thought 51: "Most disappointing video game sequel ever"
MZero
07/12/20 8:46:00 PM
#37
FFX-2 of course

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicYour First Thought 49: "Video game world you'd most like to live in"
MZero
07/12/20 4:36:31 AM
#67
ZenOfThunder posted...
my first thought was Spira for some reason and I immediately remembered that there's a big fin that fucks up any major city

same

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicYour First Thought 50: "Most overhyped game of all time"
MZero
07/11/20 11:01:59 PM
#52
Brawl

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
Topicwhen someone asks "How are you doing?" or "How's it going?"
MZero
07/11/20 6:26:29 AM
#27
Drakeryn posted...
"pretty good"


---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicWhat kind of mask do you wear?
MZero
07/11/20 12:54:49 AM
#41
Disposable. I've been wearing them for years so it's comfy. I should probably look into getting a cloth washable one though

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicSave My Favorite Final Fantasy Characters XXII: Day 5 [smfffc]
MZero
07/10/20 8:58:44 PM
#155
Good elim

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicYour First Thought 48: Generic enemy w/ most potential contest strength
MZero
07/10/20 5:32:46 AM
#43
Goomba

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicJCGamer's account turns 15. He celebrates by ranking his top 5 users
MZero
07/10/20 3:06:02 AM
#13
Sheesh, finishing below Full Throttle is rough

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicSave My Favorite Final Fantasy Characters XXII: Day 4 [smfffc]
MZero
07/09/20 12:20:23 PM
#19
Cait Sith
Aeris (for Steiner)

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicYour First Thought 47: "Most beautiful game ever in a contest"
MZero
07/09/20 3:26:33 AM
#44
Final Fantasy X

I was thinking of story not visuals though

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicThink about your top 10 N64 games
MZero
07/08/20 12:06:12 PM
#14
I've played like less than a hour of Banjo-Kazooie and that's it

also
KingButz posted...
I don't think I could name 10 N64 games that I liked


---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicSave My Favorite Final Fantasy Characters XXII: Day 3 [smfffc]
MZero
07/08/20 10:52:05 AM
#177
I didn't realize this started!

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicDKC, Natsume Championship Wrestling and The Immortal coming to Switch
MZero
07/08/20 7:00:53 AM
#33
colliding posted...
the fact that they didn't put any of the Final Fantasies or Chrono Trigger on here during the lockdown is either a tremendous missed opportunity or a criminal act

or square being stingy (likely)

WazzupGenius00 posted...
Now let's get some real shit like Zombies Ate My Neighbors or Metal Warriors

My uncle worked on both of these! Not enough Metal Warriors love imo

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicListening to the Final Fantasy XV OST makes me want to actually play the game
MZero
07/07/20 9:15:08 AM
#42
Top 2 FF play it imo

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicI'm about to actually finish Trails in the Sky [trails] [scplaythroughtopic?]
MZero
07/07/20 5:25:41 AM
#61
i have been busy

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicYour First Thought 44: "Most canonically powerful Noble Nine member"
MZero
07/05/20 9:56:49 PM
#47
Link

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicSave My Favorite Final Fantasy Characters XXII: Nominations [smfffc]
MZero
07/04/20 6:42:45 AM
#321
swordz9 posted...
Did people suddenly start liking Cait Sith?

bout time

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicSmash Bros competitive community is getting #MeToo'd
MZero
07/04/20 6:25:48 AM
#187
StartTheMachine posted...
I can't be the only one who went to a high school where 18 year old seniors were dating 14 year old freshman, can I? I can think of 3 different open, very public relationships like this that were happening my freshman year, all of course with the guys being the seniors and the girls being freshman.

It happened (including senior girls with freshman guys) at my school, too. I never thought it was weird cause we were all in the same school. I assume most of the time the freshman is turning 15 soon if the senior is already 18, but I briefly dated a 14 year old sophomore when I was an 18 year old senior (her birthday was 10 days after mine and she skipped a grade). This never came up until I wished her a happy 16th birthday

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicSmash Bros competitive community is getting #MeToo'd
MZero
07/04/20 4:18:46 AM
#182
all the gamers in this topic saying gamers suck is hilarious

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicYour First Thought 42: "Most AMERICAN Character Battle entrant ever"
MZero
07/04/20 4:06:58 AM
#64
TheCodeisBosco posted...
I thought of Captain Falcon for some reason lol


---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicIfGodCouldDie Presents MZero's Katamari Mafia
MZero
07/03/20 8:29:27 AM
#42
Mafia is dead

again

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicBest MMO Day 1
MZero
07/03/20 7:59:20 AM
#21
Ragnarok Online

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicWhat is your proudest platinum/100% achievement?
MZero
07/03/20 7:55:49 AM
#53
Katamari Forever or FFX

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicGame of the Decade of the Year ROUND 5 (Boot/Immune): Group 1 Day 2 [GotDotY]
MZero
07/02/20 10:27:23 AM
#28
y'all suck

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicWith the year half over, what is your game of the year so far?
MZero
07/02/20 10:16:29 AM
#14
Persona 5 Royal

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicYour First Thought 40: "Strongest game that's not a part of a series"
MZero
07/01/20 9:15:36 PM
#29
Okami

Not sure if it's part of a series or how strong it is though

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicFinal Fantasy XV was great!
MZero
07/01/20 9:49:20 AM
#8
Top 2 Final Fantasy imo

Story wasn't great but the bros are excellent and gameplay was fun. Noctis is a top 2 FF protagonist

Also top-tier fishing mini-game

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicMy favorite video game of all time has
MZero
07/01/20 2:39:09 AM
#42
92

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicOutrage after TEENAGERS at LITTLE CAESARS did THIS to a PIZZA!!!!
MZero
06/30/20 12:43:45 PM
#13
NFUN posted...
Fuck letting the Nazis erase thousands of years of historical use for two decades of crime. They should not own all context of a word that's not even from their language, and in acting like the word "swastika" refers to Nazis by default is, in a way, letting their ideology win from the grave.

is still an emoji despite the symbol getting coopted by white supremacists. Congress still has a fasces despite the only reason most people have heard of it is from "fascism". Don't let them rewrite history. These dipshit kids putting a swastika on a pizza? Yeah, they're being edge lords. pepper pointing out there's a swastika in Zelda? He's probably just being a little stupid, so we condescendingly pretend he had an interesting point to make and move on with our lives, not "correct" him that it's not a swastika and make the problem worse.

And "what's my point" in pointing out "swastika" is a Hindu term when you said to use the local name to avoid Nazi association? Really? Fuck off. If Zelda was made in India SHINE wouldn't be able to try to avoid association by calling it a different name. He might have instead pointed out that it existed and had holy meaning before the Nazis and that it appearing in the game has nothing to do with them... which he could've and should've done in this case too. Call it a "Nazi Swastika" if context isn't clear that that that's the type being talked about. Don't make the Hindus made up a new word. It's not their fault we stole it.

As for the analogy debate, again, context matters. If you're watching SpongeBob and ask your friend what his favorite cartoons are and he rattles off shounen, he's missing the context. If you're watching Jojo and you ask the same and you get the same, it's appropriate in context. If you're showing an image from a Japanese game from developers who are not fascist shitheads or edgelords, the context probably isn't "This game was made by Nazis", so saying it isn't a swastika, it'd a manji is, again, still missing the context. If you're in a class about Operation Barbarossa and the professor draws a swastika on the board, you're missing the context of you think it's about the Navajos. If you're in a discussion about authoritarian ideology and somebody draws a swastika on their arm, you'd be right in calling them a douchebag, even if they try to "well ackshually" its other historical considerations.

Context matters.

I agree with that in principle. It would be great if we could get millions of people to disassociate the word swastika with Nazis but that seems pretty much impossible.

I see where you're coming from, but I mean considering the theme of the topic it was pretty obvious that pepper was taking a shot at Nintendo. Also, the page he posted literally calls it a manji (or the name of the level is manji), so... SHINE is not wrong in saying that

It would be hard to call it by another name in regards to Hinduism because... there's no other word to call it. That doesn't mean other cultures that do have another word for it shouldn't be able to use them. I feel bad for them but just because it's unavoidable in one context doesn't mean it should be in all other contexts too.

Context does matter, yes. The context here is some dumb kids put a Nazi symbol on a pizza, and pepper pointed out that Nintendo did the same thing. Thanks to the opening post, people's minds are already on the "Nazi swastika" so in context, it does make sense to be like that "actually this isn't the same thing"

But anyway, this is way too much discussion for a Full Throttle topic

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicOutrage after TEENAGERS at LITTLE CAESARS did THIS to a PIZZA!!!!
MZero
06/30/20 6:54:26 AM
#11
NFUN posted...
if somebody calls Dragon Ball a cartoon and you correct them by saying "It's an anime and not a cartoon", you're wrong at least technically and likely in spirit of the point they're trying to make*. If a parent tells their kid to stop watching cartoons all day, correcting them that it's akshually anime is pedantic and misses the point. I'm relatively sure pepper2012 wasn't calling Nintendo Nazis, so correcting him that it's akshually a manji is pedantic and misses the point. And in general, saying a swastika isn't a swastika, it's a manji, is saying that instead of it being a holy symbol of peace and enlightenment, it's akshually a holy symbol of peace and enlightenment. Context mattered to Nintendo in using the icon as something other than Nazi symbology, and the same context, that it isn't Nazism, matters when somebody calls the symbol by the name that's widely-used in English

oh i see. guess the hindus are shit out of luck then, because it's their word that the West grabbed for their general name of the symbol

*

this doesn't even apply to this scenario, since there is no non-context-derived difference between a manji and a swastika, whichever direction they're facing. the symbol is the same either way. my dog example is more pertinent--same animal, different names based on locality--and more generous, by specifying the breed and thus identifying a physical difference, to your case than it needs to be

Well yeah but the word cartoon isn't associated with mass genocide so it's fine to use them interchangeably. The word swastika in English is so closely linked with Nazis that using it to refer to something not related to Nazis is best avoided. It's kind of like how "negro" just means black but obviously using it to refer to a person is much worse than using black because of the historical context. So while saying "it's not a swastika" is technically incorrect, calling it a swastika is intentionally inviting misunderstanding that could be avoided by using another word.

Yeah, it does suck for the Hindus. What's your point? If they came up with a new word I would be happy to use it for their version of the symbol. As in there's nothing you can really do to avoid calling it that

My point was about avoiding misunderstanding. If you like anime and when you meet someone say "I like cartoons", no one is going to think you're talking about anime, even if it's not wrong. If the person then asked "oh what cartoons do you like" and you replied with "DBZ, Bleach, Naruto" the person would be like "oh you like anime". Sure, it's not a big deal in that case but when you mix in Nazis being more clear is kind of more important.

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicSave My Favorite Final Fantasy Characters XXII: Nominations [smfffc]
MZero
06/30/20 6:15:17 AM
#103
Cait Sith
Prompto Argentum
Kain Highwind
Ardyn
Gladiolus Amicitia
Ignis Scientia

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicGame of the Decade of the Year ROUND 5 (Boot and Immune): Day 1 [GotDotY]
MZero
06/30/20 6:13:12 AM
#30
Boot: Celeste
Boot: Shovel Knight

Immune: Super Mario Odyssey
Immune: Persona 5

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicFavorite Remaster/Remake of 2020 at the halfway point
MZero
06/30/20 6:11:21 AM
#20
colliding posted...
royal is objectively the best game on this list, but I still voted for royal


---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
TopicOutrage after TEENAGERS at LITTLE CAESARS did THIS to a PIZZA!!!!
MZero
06/30/20 1:23:31 AM
#8
NFUN posted...
it's literally a swastika. that's like saying a chihuahua isn't a dog, it's a perro

No, it's like saying Dragon Ball is an anime not a cartoon

While anime and cartoons are the same thing most people would call it anime to distinguish is from western cartoons

Just like people would say manji to distinguish it from being a nazi symbol

Also since it's facing left it would be a sauwastika anyway (and these kids goofed if they were going for the nazi symbol)

---
MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!
Board List
Page List: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 6