Laser death cat punishes Team Fortress 2 grinders
People make maps in Team Fortress 2 specifically for grinding achievements. Bleak, joyless rooms of endlessly spawning bots and resupply crates, where people don't play the game, they game it. But in one of these, achievement_all_v4, the author's added a surprise. A violent, horrific, hilarious surprise of biblical proportions. Here's a clip. You can grab the map here if you want to try it locally, or sort TF2's server browser by map name to find any servers running it. "In both corners next to the respawn cabinets next to the striped walls, there's a func_breakable (keep shooting it - it makes a glass noise). In fact, here's an awesome clip from scout101547 of the Facepunch guys figuring out exactly how to trigger it - in case you can't hear them, you need to set the server variable "tf_player_allow_use 1" to be able to use the hidden switch. Update: word from Valve Team Fortress 2 creator Robin Walker tells us: Update: creator found, rewarded Update: we take on the cat Update: screenshots
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Counting Card Trainer | 888casino blog
The Interactive Card Counting Trainer is a software tool that will teach you how to count cards accurately. No experience is required to use the tool, just the desire to want to learn a mathematically proven technique that will give you the advantage over the casino when you play blackjack. There is the misconception that card counters memorize every card that is played. As you will soon see, that is not true. Card counting is a technique that lets blackjack players know when the advantage shifts in their favor. It’s been mathematically proven that high-value cards (i.e., tens, picture cards, and aces) benefit the player more than the dealer, while the low-value cards (i.e., twos through sixes) are more beneficial to the dealer. After the dealer shuffles the cards, there is an equal number of high and low cards in the deck(s). In addition, if dealers show a low card, they will break more frequently when hitting their hand. Written by Henry Tamburin Ph.D.
The Video Games of Today Reimagined in 8 and 16 Bits
Today’s games are great, but they just don’t carry the same immeasurable nostalgic value as, say, Chrono Trigger, Link’s Awakening, or even Number Crunchers. Now Stockholm-based pixel artist Junkboy has hypothesized for Swedish magazine Level what it might have looked like had contemporary games—Arkham Asylum, Bioshock, Guitar Hero, Little Big Planet, Red Dead Redemption, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Soul Calibur, and more—existed in the golden age of 8- and 16-bit gaming. Of course, several of these games indeed had low-bit predecessors! Compare the full series of “demake” images to their modern originals, below. Arkham Asylum Bayonetta Bioshock Super Smash Bros. Brutal Legend Dead Space Final Fantasy XIII Guitar Hero Killzone Little Big Planet Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Mirror’s Edge Noby Noby Boy Need for Speed: Shift Metroid: Other M Pikmin Red Dead Redemption Resident Evil 5 Sin & Punishment: Star Successor Soul Calibur Starcraft Super Mario Kart (Way of the Pixel via Reddit.
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The 20 Best Movie Drinking Games
It's St Patrick's Day, and no doubt the pressure is on to head downtown for a few jars this evening (or, if you're a student, when doors open). For the budding film fanatic, though, that cuts into viewing time, so here's the ideal way to keep inebriates and cinephiles alike happy. We've compiled some of the best movie drinking games from the collective wisdom of web-based boozers, as well as adding a few on our own. All of these will get you wasted while doing the public service of keeping you off the streets. Please drink responsibly. The Shining Lazydork is the Wikipedia of movie drinking games, a dedicated resource with hundreds of titles available, including their take on The Shining. Choosing Stanley Kubrick's chiller feels wrong, somehow - after all, it's the tale of an alcoholic falling off the wagon and trying to murder his family. And yet The 'Dork's game is a celebration of all those stylistic quirks that make it such an effective scare-story. Drink Every Time: Reservoir Dogs Die Hard
12 Hacked Nintendo Controllers
Geeks love classic Nintendo and since many techies are also handy at hacking electronics, it’s no surprise that there are tons of mods for old Nintendo controllers. Whether you’re a big fan of Mario, Zelda, Contra or Bomberman, these classic Nintendo controller hacks are sure to remind you of the good ol’ days of gaming. Doorbell Ding-dong. Who’s there? Rear Bike Light If you’re looking for a Nintendo controller mod that could save your life, then try this LED bike light made from a controller. Cell Phone If you think people look at you crazy when you use a Bluetooth, just imagine how insane they’ll think you are when they see you talking into a Nintendo controller. iPod Controller Sure you can control your iPod directly using their patented click wheel, but where’s the fun in that? iPhone dock Mp3 Player But why just dock or control an iPod with a controller when you could, instead make your controller into the mp3 player? Memory Card Reader 4-port USB hub Flash drive Computer Mouse Belt Buckle
