TomFooligans's discussions

I think these stories are all very unfortunate, of course, and tragic—few things are more tragic than the death of an infant—but I think the focus on video games as an indirect factor in these deaths is often, if not always unimportant. My step-brother used to be smacked upside his head as a toddler by his father for… Read more

Could have sworn on my life that we had a Super Robot Wars game for GBA in our Used case when I used to work at Game Crazy...maybe I was wrong. Whatever it was, it was like $25 used so I never did pick it up. Read more

Too fuckin' right. I work at a convenience store and I sell these tickets to desperate people who could use $1,000 let alone half a billion dollars, and when I heard last night on shift that some fucking basketball player had bought X thousand dollars worth of tickets I nearly retched. Human greed is so awful, don't… Read more

Rabbit Fire IS amazing. "Ahah...pronoun trouble." Read more

lol, wow, make me feel dated. Chat rooms were just multi-person IM conversations, basically...except they really preceded person-to-person, non-email instant messaging. AOL's social face was its chat rooms; message boards were good for what they were, but chats allowed a 24-hour ongoing conversation with strangers.… Read more

I wonder if what you've suggested wouldn't require a ton of effort, though? I mean, it'd either be a heavily over-worked team of moderators pulling their hair out re-reading lame comments to file and sort them for the reader's convenience, or you'd have to write a bot of some sort to do it for you, and there are any… Read more

Just a couple of thoughts... Read more

When did Kotaku stop doing the comments of the week, anyhow? I forgot all about it, but it is in fact how I got my star (both times [I got it removed because I was having a bad day and wound up acting like a child about LittleBigPlanet DLC]). It was one of my favorite things about the site, in fact...something to look… Read more

I tried LSD recently for the first time, and with both trips (within a few days of each other) I remember quite specifically that I felt like I could go the rest of my life without drinking another beer or smoking another cigarette. Then of course, it wore off and I wanted to drink beers and smoke cigarettes...true… Read more

Quadrillionth of a second? I think this Femto might have something to say about that! Seriously though, the method of getting the image is outrageously cool.

Aw, I still get a warm chuckle out of the animated series. Its existence, and indeed its terribleness, are evidence of innocence, which is always something to smile at. Innocence of the people behind that project, as evidenced by how ridiculously off-mark the show was...innocence of the whole damn gaming world at…

The [pizza.net] stuff reminds me of Tim and Eric. Read more

I'd certainly prefer a solar-style "EMP" than a nuclear accident to be the thing that really changes the course this planet is heading on. Read more

Part of me would like for the planet to get wrecked by something like this. I feel like that would be an instant, comprehensive solution to a lot of society's woes. Of course, everyone would lose their minds, having to actually live like depression era farmers and hobos, but by skippy, that could be a fun experience… Read more

There are no words for how happy this little clip makes me. More to the point, that this woman did this. This is the human experience. This is what it's all about. #inarticulate Read more

Although I'm positive an 8" iPad would make for a satisfying tablet experience, I know from small screens (as I had a 13" netbook with a 720'ish resolution and I am pro at squinting) and I wonder if it would not detract from the whole idea that tablets are challenging the almighty laptop? I know that I don't care to… Read more

Aesthetically, I don't think it makes a lick of sense, but I love it nonetheless because houses that are dug out of hillsides make me a happy guy. Read more

My backward compatible PS3 (60GB) was lovely...except that it got the Yellow Light of Death and swallowed my Rock Band 2 disc in its death, leaving me more than a little jaded about even needing a PS3 if I still have a working Xbox. There might even be a working PS3 in my house but in over a year I haven't mustered… Read more

I have done a lot of thinking about the Vita. Initially, I was very impressed, and I suppose I still am. The dual analog sticks, touch screen, and large screen all appeal to me. However, I can't shake the feeling that it's just not something I need in my life. I am usually either at work, sleeping, or waking at home.… Read more

Sounds like he got the message. Read more