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CRP901
11/29/09

In reply to Desert Bus Charity Shatters $100K Goal
Is it just me, or does anyone else here read the "most boring videogame ever" description as a challenge?
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astidcrisse
11/29/09

@CRP901: Challenge? this game has won the award for all years past and all years future.

You can't even begin to imagine how boring it is. check out youtube, you might get glimpse ;)
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denisnossevitch
11/29/09

@astidcrisse: Won? This game IS the award.
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astidcrisse
11/29/09

@denisnossevitch: hahahaha well said
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Madpotator
11/29/09

In reply to Desert Bus Charity Shatters $100K Goal
They got 14 points before Bill crashed the bus. Needless to say, when I saw it happen my heart was broken. Desertbus was really fun to watch when I happened to have time, with those guys and gals all goofing around in the room and all. I wish I could have donated, but maybe next year, when I will probably have a job.
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dracosummoner
11/29/09

In reply to Desert Bus Charity Shatters $100K Goal
Child's Play never ceases to amaze me with what they do.

Off-hand question: do the writers of any other major gaming webcomics have their own charities?
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WiggyDee
11/29/09

@dracosummoner: Don't think so, but a lot of other webcomic artists heavily support Childs play, whether it be by just putting in a plug on there news page or by having a merch sale and putting all the proceeds towards Childs Play.
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dracosummoner
11/29/09

@WiggyDee:

That's still really cool. Thanks for that; I wasn't aware.
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(Starman) Starman
11/29/09

In reply to Desert Bus Charity Shatters $100K Goal
You know, I actually thought that it was an actual Desert Bus ride from Phoenix to Las Vegas at first.

Then I found out that it was just a game.

And now I want a high-speed rail game this badly.
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Sam Fister
11/29/09

In reply to Desert Bus Charity Shatters $100K Goal
I know this is frowned upon here.But it's a slow news week for you guys isn't it?.You guy's might as well, kill someone and throw a copy of GTA4 on their corpse.Tip the cops of about a possible murder.Get the scoop on video game violence leads to murder.And post it up here so I can read about it.
Shit, it's Sunday, I have nothing to do.Even fapping feel's weird on sundays.
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jayntampa
11/29/09

@Sam Fister: wtf? Raising over $100,000 for Child's Play IS an important post -- and 100% gaming related. This is something called a "blog" ... the editors post what is interesting to them in order to share it with more people.

If you're looking for hard news, go to CNN.
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Jehuty
11/29/09

@jayntampa: if by "hard news" you mean the very same news being recycled by the hour, then yes... :P I <3 cnn though

@Sam Fister: I'm with Jayntampa here. "News" doesn't have to equal something tragic or specifically console related. This affects us all as gamers, and it's for a hell of a good cause.

Even jokingly suggesting they kill someone and throw a copy of GTA4 on their corpse just makes you look like an insensitive dickwad.
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jayntampa
11/29/09

@Jehuty: By hard news, I mean the soft fluffy pillow kind easily digestable through reading just the lead, which = CNN :P
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Jehuty
11/29/09

@jayntampa: hahahah, touche
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jack2pot
11/29/09

In reply to Desert Bus Charity Shatters $100K Goal
Dear Owen

Get some sleep . You deserve it

:)
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Owen Good
11/29/09

@jack2pot: Wasn't me, dude. It was all LoadingReadyRun up in Vancouver. But yeah, they're deserving of a long winter's nap.
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alpy
11/29/09

@Owen Good: It was in Victoria, on Vancouver Island :)
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scrapking
11/30/09

@Owen Good: Thanks for the DBfH post. A correction, though, LoadingReadyRun is in Victoria B.C., not Vancouver. And Victoria is not a suburb of Van either, given there's water between the two. :-)
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Owen Good
12/01/09

@scrapking: Correction appended. Good work, guys.
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WhiteMåge
11/29/09

In reply to Desert Bus Charity Shatters $100K Goal
I'm a little peeved that neither this article or the site about it actually say what Desert Bus is.

[en.wikipedia.org]

It's a semi-interesting read. Would've been nice not to have to look it up myself, though. ;D
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Nimlygos
11/29/09

@WhiteMåge: They actually did explain what it was on their main page [desertbus.org]

also I cant find it atm..but theres a link to the desert bus ROM that somebody made...it was in one of the other DBfH posts
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WhiteMåge
11/29/09

@Nimlygos: Oh...I checked back a ton of pages, and the FAQ, and figured if it wasn't there it must not be anywhere. Why the heck wouldn't it be in the FAQ? :|
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CrazyHaze
11/29/09

@WhiteMåge: I was actually reading an article on this in this months Game Informeror. I am not sure if Penn and Teller really came up with it, but the point of the game is to simulate a real life bus driver driving from Phoenix to Las Vegas with no stops on a 8-hour bus ride. Nothing interesting is supposed to happen. It may be on a game title Smoke and Mirrors on the Sega Cd. (At work so not much time to look it up)
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Nimlygos
11/29/09

@WhiteMåge: ah, here it is. have fun!
[desertbus-game.org]
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ecwcwwe
11/29/09

In reply to Desert Bus Charity Shatters $100K Goal
Actually, they managed 14 points this year, until Bill (one of the drivers) crashed it, ironically, while trying to sing the song "Don't Stop me Now".
Their previous record was 6 points from year one.

-edit-
In fact, there is a video of his crash on youtube
[www.youtube.com]
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relatively_speaking
11/29/09

In reply to Desert Bus Charity Shatters $100K Goal
And yet, watching the Desert Bus live broadcast was the best part of Thanksgiving week. For something boring, it was awesome.
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Rachel Fogg
11/29/09

In reply to Desert Bus Charity Shatters $100K Goal
Ah a feel good story! Great job you guys! Desert Bus? My god...that game looks far too hard and challenging for me.

Paint Dry Master is more my speed.
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toadstoolporridge
11/29/09

@Rachel Fogg: Grass Blade Grower is a little more my style.
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TaylorEatWorld
11/29/09

@toadstoolporridge: I'm into the more hybrid games such as Paint the Grass and Watch as it Dries and Grows.
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spiderweb1986
11/29/09

@toadstoolporridge: No love for Boil King 12: The Watched Pot?
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James Henderson
11/29/09

@Rachel Fogg: I preferred the sequel, Paint Dry Master 2: The First Was Just The Undercoat.
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madog
11/29/09

@spiderweb1986: The less popular "Boil King 13: The Cyst Popper" was better IMO.
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relic1980
11/29/09

@Rachel Fogg: I figure I can entertain myself by playing Government Inaction 2:The Wait Of Glory ^_^.
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Sooku
11/29/09

@madog: You kids and your vidjagames! Back in our day, if we wanted to play "Boil King", we boiled a real king!
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Ken
11/29/09

@Rachel Fogg: Really, I prefer the much slower paced game of "Halflife:Uranium 232". It only takes 68.9 years for the first decay, its the second one that's a killer.
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Rachel Fogg
11/29/09

@James Henderson:

Y'know the third installment is coming out soon, it's more intense.

Paint Dry Master the 3rd coat.

Because two isn't enough.
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Rachel Fogg
11/29/09

@relic1980:

I really enjoyed Impeachment Princess 5: Quest for the Golden Acquittal...
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Rachel Fogg
11/29/09

@Ken:

ROFL! There's always the impressive Cogs of Conflict.
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(Starman) Starman
11/29/09

@Rachel Fogg: I'm more of a Grinder Experience Man myself.
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relic1980
11/29/09

@Rachel Fogg: I must play that ^_^.
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(Starman) Starman
11/21/09

In reply to Child's Play Drivers Pile Back on the Bus
I'll bite.

I thought it was actually driving a REAL desert bus from Tucson to the end of the country, with exploding fuselage of the refuel vehicle and all!

Turns out though it was just an actual playthrough of a video game. Which took me 4 clicks on the WebCam and a YouTube search of "Desert Bus" to figure out....
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denisnossevitch
11/20/09

In reply to Child's Play Drivers Pile Back on the Bus
Yes, but does it have online play?
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Bouchart
11/20/09

@denisnossevitch: It isn't even in HD! Lame.
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SigmundTheSeaMonster
06/21/09

In reply to Desert Bus Creators Take on Jack Thompson
Videogame does NOT = polio. What a moron.
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CowLion
06/21/09

In reply to Desert Bus Creators Take on Jack Thompson
After watching almost a season of the show, I came to the realization that Penn and Teller were ridiculously hypocritical. For instance, they spend time in one show arguing how the use of statistics and numbers to prove a point is BS, but they use statistics and numbers to prove their points. They also show that anyone can bend the truth to suit their argument, something they do quite often.

Basically, the show is an attempt to win over the audience through swearing and nudity, while their arguments aren't exactly sound and the people they attack are generally so stupid and worthless to begin with, attacking them becomes redundant.

Would still like to see Penn chew out Jack Thompson, though.
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Cartman86
06/21/09

@CowLion: They pointed out that they have an agenda in an a couple episodes. They talked about how they are biased specifically. I mean how can you not be. I would love to know where you saw them say statistic are bullshit. I mean what statistics were they talking about? Some random poll done by a religious group or a variety of polls done by respectable groups. I mean sure believing everything authority figures tells us is a little risky, but we have to do it. If we don't we couldn't trust anyone and nothing would get done. I would say though the majority of the stuff they dubunk is completely right. I have disagreed with a couple (gun control), but I still liked the reason why they wanted less gun control.
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Theoutlet
06/21/09

@CowLion: While they do some questionable editing at times for the sake of good television, Penn and Teller have always been up front about their bias. All they're trying to do is make you think differently I'm guessing they attacked something that was a little too close to home and then decided you didn't like it anymore? That was it wasn't it?
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bobtheduck in Korea
06/21/09

@Cartman86: That is what's great about them... They don't fake objectivity... They're just honest about being biased, and if more "news" organizations would do the same, the world would be a better place... Really...
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Devenu
06/21/09

In reply to Desert Bus Creators Take on Jack Thompson
I loooooved the Bullshit episode about PETA. Probably my favorite one.
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Theoutlet
06/21/09

@Devenu: That's a close second to the one about recycling for me and the one about "organic" food is probably my third favorite.
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