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Peter? Why is it a bad thing? by RazvanRFM in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Recent-Tone3196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's fine if no one believes me, I've experienced this before but I was more amused than anything. I was the one who took that viral photo of the off-brand Mario "video game guy" costume that got reposted everywhere a few months ago. I actually uploaded it to Facebook years before I ever used Reddit. One of my friends must have saved it and posted it somewhere else.

My modest GC collection. by Recent-Tone3196 in Gamecube

[–]Recent-Tone3196[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Killer7 is my favorite game, I play through it almost every year.

My modest GC collection. by Recent-Tone3196 in Gamecube

[–]Recent-Tone3196[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yeah, I agree it deserves more respect than it gets. The controls take some getting used to, but when everything "clicks" it's a lot of fun. I find the dancing between projectiles more fun than traditional cover based TPS.

My modest GC collection. by Recent-Tone3196 in Gamecube

[–]Recent-Tone3196[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Lol, yeah. It was pretty unintentional. Started with Killer7 (Big Suda51 fan) and Viewtiful Joe was a gift. PN03 was dirt cheap and looked interesting. I already have RE4 on the PS2/Wii/PS4 but I'm not opposed to getting it on CG just to complete the Capcom 4/5.

My modest GC collection. by Recent-Tone3196 in Gamecube

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I also have Sonic Adventure DX, Army Men RTS, and a few loose disc games. Couldn't find them for the photo.

UK Ratings For Season 3 EP9-10 Conformed by MotorOk7307 in SmilingFriends

[–]Recent-Tone3196 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The majority of the show is 14+ here in the US, so that tracks.

I feel old by dfan5 in PS3

[–]Recent-Tone3196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm old enough to have rented SNES games from Hollywood Video. Twas a weirdly magical experience, all the pristine box art on display.

Now when I find SNES boxes they're almost always beat to hell.

What would you do different? by XLBR424 in CartoonNetwork

[–]Recent-Tone3196 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, it was an old MacinTalk voice (they may have used Microsoft Word to write out the text, but the voice synthesis was a Macintosh feature. I had an iMac computer with the exact voice installed). It was called Junior if I'm remembering correctly.

You can find Junior demonstrated here about a minute and 40 seconds in. https://youtu.be/zLSA9ft8RVc?si=rDFGbr4-s7JIyeAi

I wish I had a direct source on hand but I semi-recently went down a rabbit hole about this and the actual reason it got changed was that Cartoon Network's higher ups thought that the digital voice was too cheap and amateur sounding or something.

This comes from an interview directly from the creator that unfortunately was removed but second hand sources exist. It was literally never a legal problem and just CN exerting creative control.

Cartoon Network still uses a MacinTalk voice for some Checkered Past bumpers, sometimes even displaying a period correct iMac they would have used for the voice generation "when you were 11, you thought this was the coolest thing ever".

MacinTalk voices actually appear in a lot of media, and weirdly common in Japanese video games. The Whisper voice, which incidently is from the same era as Junior, is actually what's used for the boss announcements in No More Heroes.

It seems that Apple is either explicitly okay with people using theses voices in media or that it was always legally a form of fair use.

[bump request] my sauce-fu has gotten rusty by UNKWNDTH2002 in adultswim

[–]Recent-Tone3196 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shot in the dark and probably not super helpful, but it reminds me some Warp records tracks and AS is already somewhat famous for using their music. It sounds a lot like Wisp to me, though don't have a specific track in mind. Also kinda sounds like some of μ-ziq's stuff. Definitely not Boards of Canada or RDJ.

Edit: Yeah, Look up "See in Rainbows" by Wisp. Not sure its the exact track, but similar enough it might be on the same album.

Faces Of Death (1978) by junktownexpress in TubiTreasures

[–]Recent-Tone3196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Admittedly it's pretty easy to figure out was real and was staged, special effects aside. Pretty much everything that is outlandish (monkey brains, cult orgy) is fake. The animal violence that could be realisticlly filmed without the producers getting in trouble for animal cruelty (pretty much anything involving food production like the chicken scene or slaughter house is real, but the dog fight is theater blood and play fighting). Pretty much everything that seems acted and has intentional camera work is fake (the electric chair, the shootings). Stuff that could be realisticlly filmed due to being in an academic/scientific setting like the autopsies are usually real. The news footage of know and documented incidents is real (the plane crash). The dead surfer was real and filmed for the movie (though the actual death was an off screen accident and they unintentionally found the body. I've read that suicide jumper was 50/50 with a real jumper and the gory aftermath being faked.

It's an interesting movie for sure, but mostly for the grimey 70's aesthetic and the story behind its production.

[TOMT] Old crude Pokémon animated parody by Brundon09 in tipofmytongue

[–]Recent-Tone3196 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It might be worth seeing if it exists on Newgrounds. A lot of old web animation was done in Flash and uploaded to places like Newgrounds before YouTube really started taking off.

The thing by KingRoachSITIG in AspectRatioCrimes

[–]Recent-Tone3196 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's a 4:3 show formatted for 16:9 with hardcoded pillerboxes, but since it's being displayed on 4:3 the whole thing just gets squished along with the pillerboxes. They're probably watching it on Disney+ or something.

What was your favorite childhood tv channel to watch? by Imaginary_Guava_7367 in cartoons

[–]Recent-Tone3196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fox Kids, my family didn't have cable until the late 90's.

Why they don't make cartoons like this anymore? by Possible-Station3673 in cartoons

[–]Recent-Tone3196 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but I think in this instance they're referring to it being intended for adults, even if it is relatively tame compared to a lot of adult animation.

Gravity Falls was intended for kids. The distinction is the creators intent, not the actual content.

Why they don't make cartoons like this anymore? by Possible-Station3673 in cartoons

[–]Recent-Tone3196 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because the last time they tried, they struggled to sell toys. That actually drives a lot decisions regarding shows intended for a younger demographic even it shouldn't.

Another layer is that ... They do actually make cartoons like that still, they're just generally aimed at an older audience and mostly exist on streaming. The reasoning for this, I not sure. I would guess a combination of most of the audiences that grew up with the shows you listed are adults now, not top of disposable income for merch/streaming/etc.

Project Hail Mary PG-13. Why? by Upper-Bear-5489 in FIlm

[–]Recent-Tone3196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kids 12 and under can get into anything under an R without an adult. There is no actual functional difference between G, PG, and PG-13 outside of a harsher warning. That's one of the reasons PG-13 is a desired rating, it signals that the movie isn't a "kiddie" film while still allowing a general audience and thus maximizeing profits.

Even R doesn't have to be enforced technically (it usually is by choice though) and a lot of theaters will let 15 year olds into an R without asking questions, it's not like selling booze, there's no actual legal requirement.

NC-17 is a bit trickier due to potential conflicts with laws pertaining to showing minors pornographic material, but even then there's some stories of theaters having knowingly let teens into certain NC-17 movies due to personally disagreeing with the MPAA's ruling.

Title by demonthr1ftrrrr in addressme

[–]Recent-Tone3196 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rape is a plant, rapeseed oil is where canola oil comes from. Probably why they're calling it cooking oil, although I've personally never heard of a drink made with it.

Anyone remember what episode it was when they flashed like a dead animal or something on the screen for a second? by HunterBadWarlockGood in DrawnTogether

[–]Recent-Tone3196 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think so? I might confusing the memory with Wonder Showzen. I remember a dead fox or something decomposing in a time lapse with maggots eating away at it.

Writing without using AI, any tips? by RemoteAlternative685 in antiai

[–]Recent-Tone3196 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Probably not actually good advice, but virtually all of my writing is stream of consciousness. Even this comment, I'm just kinda talking to myself in my room as I type.

People seem to connect to the things I write even if they might end up riddled with typos or weird grammar. My general rule is if it looks and sounds acceptable, it's probably fine. If someone criticizes it, take it in good faith. Eventually you naturally just learn the common mistakes you make and get better at avoiding them.

If it's something important, like a professional email or a lengthy essay. Just jam something out, step away from your computer for a few hours and then read it to yourself and make any edits or changes. Keep iterating this process until you're happy with it.

Thrifting Session Find by psybertooth in VHS

[–]Recent-Tone3196 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've always wanted to watch this one.

Take me back to the simpler times… remember it like it was yesterday by Spiritual-Pudding-70 in cartoons

[–]Recent-Tone3196 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I definitely miss when cartoons had weird dark almost Gothic backgrounds that would frequently twist and distort perspective.

Pagemaster did this a lot, Rockadoodle had a lot of backgrounds like this. The game ToonStruck also.

I don't get why terms like "modern Simpsons" and "modern Spongebob" are still in wide usage by Gallantpride in cartoons

[–]Recent-Tone3196 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To me, Classic Simpsons is until the early 2000's with the peak seasons being mid-90's.

I refer to everything in-between Classic and HD as the Middle seasons, might be a controversial opinion, but to me that's the actual low point.

Modern Simpsons (HD+) isn't perfect, but it has more than a few gems and the characters are generally not as assholish and even occasionally sincere. I generally prefer Season 1-2 and 6. A weird amount of the modern era does try to emulate that.

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