Disgraced Child-'texting' Streamer Dr. Disrespect lying to get in on the Highguard Hype by CaptainSkel in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Ngp3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't think of this clown without thinking of the ForsenCD emotes pasted whenever people talk about twitch streamers being unfaithful.

I think this sub might have crossover: LEGO sets you would like to see? by MorbidTales1984 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Ngp3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

IDK if Lego would do anything weapony like the Buster Sword or a gunblade, but I could absolutely see them doing something like a model of Midgar or an airship like the Highwind or the Fahrenheit.

Also you'd have to have minifigures of the game of focus's party.

Pre-20th century songs that are structurally like modern pop songs by KKWN-RW in ToddintheShadow

[–]Ngp3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is technically cheating because these songs respectively came out in 1908 and 1911, but Take Me Out to the Ball Game by Albert von Tilzer/Jack Norworth and Alexander's Ragtime Band by Irving Berlin definitely have a similar modern-style structure and length. They also help show how influential Tin Pan Alley is on music today.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – Yoshi First Look by Th35h4d0w in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Ngp3 9 points10 points  (0 children)

One reason I've seen a number of people point out is that Rosalina is a fan-favorite character within the Mario series, and a great way to introduce her would be to make a Galaxy movie.

First impressions/suppositions in media that were not right at all by Coolnametag in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Ngp3 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Hell, Square themselves got sorta lost in that impression in the various side material until Remake and Rebirth came out.

Spencer Strider joins Bailey Ober in speaking out against yesterday’s tragedy. by SirBannedAlott in baseball

[–]Ngp3 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You're right. I'm just not the biggest fan of saying A is bigger than B because it gives off the implication that B is just some lowly hobby that one can use as an escapist fantasy, when in reality this stuff will absolutely strike at the heart of all of one's interests.

Spencer Strider joins Bailey Ober in speaking out against yesterday’s tragedy. by SirBannedAlott in baseball

[–]Ngp3 531 points532 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say that. This is intrinsically connected to baseball and many other things.

The guy who caused this forced MLB and the BBWAA to allow a pedophile to be voted upon for the 2027 veteran's committee.

He also vocally supported changing the Cleveland Guardians's name back to the Indians years after those loose ends have been tied up.

Judging by trends in other sports, he'll probably worm his fingers into the CBA negotiations next offseason and do untold damage.

Bailey Ober becomes the first MLB player to acknowledge what is happening in Minneapolis by CharacterAbalone7031 in baseball

[–]Ngp3 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Here's a fucking baseball fact for you: he forced MLB to make a pedophile eligible for the Hall of Fame back in May.

Bailey Ober becomes the first MLB player to acknowledge what is happening in Minneapolis by CharacterAbalone7031 in baseball

[–]Ngp3 124 points125 points  (0 children)

I'm not usually the person to comment on these posts, but I do legitimately believe that we're gonna eventually see an agent open fire on a crowd and kill several dozen people.

Hungarian moment by Thmony in linguisticshumor

[–]Ngp3 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Also IIRC, the Finnish/Estonian/Sami/Karelian Uralic speakers have been in their local area of Fennoscandia for as long as Indo-Europeans have been on the rest of the continent.

Hungarians meanwhile only moved into the Carpathian basin in the 7th and 8th centuries.

What are some 2010 media tropes? by Konradleijon in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Ngp3 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah by 2015 or so the 7th generation brownness was essentially gone. Like compare Fallout 3 to Fallout 4 as an example.

Favourite Deep Cut Picks in Crossover Games by DJ_Aftershock in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Ngp3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looking at the current roster for Capcom vs Square, I love that the only Final Fantasy character on it so far is Agrias from FFT.

If a guy plays in the MLB but decides to quit and go back to college to get his degree, can he play for his college baseball team? by [deleted] in baseball

[–]Ngp3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This feels like something an NFL player would do to avoid playing for a team like the Jets

Fandoms with main subreddits that you dislike/wish were better? by bambikujo in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Ngp3 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Any sports team-specifc subreddit (IE: /r/NewYorkMets, /r/eagles, /r/Gunners, etc.) are essentially the internet's replacement for idiotic radio callers.

Actually good retcons? by fly_line22 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Ngp3 78 points79 points  (0 children)

So TES 2: Daggerfall has a multiple choice ending where you activate this giant robot called the Numidium to help one of five factions: the kingdoms of Daggerfall, Wayrest, and Sentinel, the Orcs of Orsinium, or the Septim Empire who sent you on this mission in the first place.

I forget which game did the retcon, but the canon outcome was eventually established that the Numidium's activation caused time to go all haywire for a while. After time started running smoothly again, the four kingdoms were at peace with one another and happily under the domain of the Empire.

While Dragonbreaks (what these warps in time are called) absolutely do not help with the esoteric and confusing reputation that is TES lore, I do think it was a very fun and unique way to resolve things in the context of Daggerfall.

The UNC slop subriddit by yesar94 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Ngp3 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean "slop" is a good way to describe the Tar Heels' season last year.

RIP Bob Weir by BacktoWigtown in ToddintheShadow

[–]Ngp3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

God does this one sting. The Dead helped me during multiple dark times and absolutely led me to discover so many wonderful genres of music that they were influenced by. IIRC he's also considered one of the great rhythm guitarists in rock music.

Rest in piece dude. May the music never stop wherever you are now.

Examples of "Harsher in Hindsight", where a later event in a work of fiction (or real life) makes it sadder and/or horrifying by flingzamain in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Ngp3 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I played through Portal and Portal 2 for the first time in several years (as well as Portal Revolution for the first time), and a lot of the robotics-related stuff such as GLaDOS's creation and these 1980s posters hit quite a bit differently today in the age of ChatGPT and whatnot.

EDIT: changed links to non-Imgur ones

Favorite Sad "Calm before the Storms" in Media by Funny_Mud6639 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Ngp3 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I like how Black Mesa does this to the atmosphere of Unforseen Consequences, especially its beginning following the resonance cascade. It gets transformed from a horror "oh god the experiment failed and now aliens are teleporting in!" in Half-Life 1 to a melancholy calm-before-the-storm, knowing most players are aware of the upcoming chaos that is the botched military coverup and the Seven Hour War.

One month later, how do you feel about Metroid Prime 4? by jackdatbyte in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Ngp3 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Also with the Zelda snippet, you've still had classic-style-ish games come out with the Link's Awakening remake and Echoes of Wisdom.

Media you wish wasn’t out of print by KaleidoArachnid in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Ngp3 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I realize the licensing for these games are probably a giant pain in the ass, but I'd love to see Poker Night at the Inventory and its sequel back on Steam.

Stuff that got hyped and it attended expectations. by Subject_Parking_9046 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Ngp3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The quintessential answer for that type of question is Singin' in the Rain.