The Shmups Forum Dead Pool

[Ed Oscuro]

@ SkyKid: I'm sure that's it. If that car has getup like some top-end sports bikes, your average lead-footed commuter in a four-cylinder car might easily panic. If that's the case, surely Mr. Walker should have realized the risk of putting untrained people in the car with that much power. And even if it was some kind of freak aneurysm, again, you don't let just anybody drive an overpowered car without a first go. Also, I wonder why this wasn't arranged at an actual racing circuit? I get the urban travel being part of the draw but let's face it - racing the streets only works in the movies.

RIP, I guess.

You know what's more traumatic than losing a loved family pet?

Having some jerk erect random statues of dumb-looking cartoon characters along your nice waterfront! Granted, Brian is only three-and-a-half feet tall and this probably still beats much "urban art" you'll find in Amsterdam (or any big city, really).

[DEL]

Being a Porsche driver myself, I do find it very hard to believe that they lost control so badly on an empty wide US street. Take a look at the scene, no skidmarks at all on the road.
I wouldn't be surprised to see some anti-speed agenda surfacing behind this.......event.
Maybe we'll finally get those black boxes in all our cars, issuing us immediate fines the moment we go 11% above the road's speed limit.
Who knows?

[Jonathan Ingram]

Never watched any of the Fast & Furious movies nor do I intend to, but I remember him in Pleasantville and The Skulls.

Being a Porsche driver myself, I do find it very hard to believe that they lost control so badly on an empty wide US street. Take a look at the scene, no skidmarks at all on the road. I wouldn't be surprised to see some anti-speed agenda surfacing behind this.......event.

Sounds like the Hegelian Freemasonry are at it again. A guy can`t even drive his Porsche anymore without getting in the way of those Illuminati types.

[Moniker]

The Anti-Speed Illuminati may not be as menacing as the Blow Up the Vatican with Antimatter Illuminati, but, just the same, they're not to be fucked with.

[KennyMan666]

And so, one of the most important people of recent history is gone.

Nelson Mandela has passed away, aged 95.

[Ed Oscuro]

Heard some stuff on the radio and realized what had happened before they even mentioned the name. Mandela was so well-known (and well-liked!) that it was impossible to mistake.

It's interesting how many people have made explicit reference to Mandela's speech (which you can hear, it was recorded) at the time of his sentencing in 1964 in which he defended the use of violence to bring the country together. If he hadn't explicitly paired what he was doing with the vision of having no white or black domination in South Africa, but rather coexistence and harmony, it might never have come out as well as it did.

So time goes on; I know many people will be upset about this but I am happier for the chance many are getting to reflect on his life and what he tried and succeeded in achieving. Here's to the Father of South Africa.

[NRS]

His passing was actually last week, but we can add Danny Wells (who portrayed Luigi on the Super Mario Bros. Super Show) to the tragic list.

[Ed Oscuro]

Peter O'Toole died yesterday in London at the age of 81. "To England, and to other things."

[Skykid]

^ Marvellous actor. Not many left of that calibre.

[Moniker]

Lawrence of Arabia remains one of my very favorites. RIP.

[Ed Oscuro]

And speaking of things, it's the end of an era:
http://www.p4rgaming.com/the-penny-arca ... huts-down/

[Gespenst]

This just in; RIP Mikhail Kalashnikov.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25497013

[BulletMagnet]

Probably the last celebrity death of 2013: James Avery, aka Uncle Phil from the "Fresh Prince" TV show.

Of course, in a fit of probably-too-soon silliness, my first thought was, "When DJ Jazzy Jeff ends up following him to the great beyond, will he get thrown back out?"

[Ed Oscuro]

What can we say about Uncle Phil? He was Uncle Phil. - Carlton

RIP though!

[Leandro]

Of course, in a fit of probably-too-soon silliness, my first thought was, "When DJ Jazzy Jeff ends up following him to the great beyond, will he get thrown back out?"

That made me smile

RIP Uncle Phil, the tv series very popular here in Brazil

[Ed Oscuro]

Oh shit, he was Shredder too O_O
May he dine on turtle soup in heaven forever <3

[Eno]

Not sure whether we'll have a new thread or reuse this one for 2014 so I'll leave this here: Hiroo Onoda, the WWII japanese soldier who surrendered in 74, has died
I've been feeling like reading his book ever since I found out about him.

[GaijinPunch]

Not sure whether we'll have a new thread or reuse this one for 2014 so I'll leave this here: Hiroo Onoda, the WWII japanese soldier who surrendered in 74, has died
I've been feeling like reading his book ever since I found out about him.

I'm a little ashamed to admit I didn't know who he was until news of his passing hit my Facebook feed. His tenacity (or maybe I should say stubbornness?) is a testament to the enemy mind The Allies faced in WWII. It's a touchy subject, but I fully understand people that agree that the bomb ended the war quicker and with fewer casualties... although it sucks for those within the blast radii. The willpower of guys like him is why.

[Skykid]

Not sure whether we'll have a new thread or reuse this one for 2014 so I'll leave this here: Hiroo Onoda, the WWII japanese soldier who surrendered in 74, has died
I've been feeling like reading his book ever since I found out about him.

He's an idiot who killed several Phillipine people because he was too slow to recognise the war was over, and got away with it. The Wikipedia reads like comic farce; I have no idea how such a silly man could be considered as a hero.

[drauch]

Always thought it was an amazing story, but not in a respectful sense. Amazing how a government could turn someone into such an idealistic, brainwashed soldier after that many years in the jungle. So much of that dude's life was spent in squalor and paranoia. Frickin' insane.

[GaijinPunch]

He's an idiot who killed several Phillipine people because he was too slow to recognise the war was over, and got away with it. The Wikipedia reads like comic farce; I have no idea how such a silly man could be considered as a hero.

Have you read anything about the Japanese spirit during WWII? Or anything about Japan during WWII? This isn't that hard to believe.

[Skykid]

He's an idiot who killed several Phillipine people because he was too slow to recognise the war was over, and got away with it. The Wikipedia reads like comic farce; I have no idea how such a silly man could be considered as a hero.

Have you read anything about the Japanese spirit during WWII? Or anything about Japan during WWII? This isn't that hard to believe.

Oh, of course I know. That just doesn't change the point any.

[Ed Oscuro]

Not sure whether we'll have a new thread or reuse this one for 2014 so I'll leave this here: Hiroo Onoda, the WWII japanese soldier who surrendered in 74, has died
I've been feeling like reading his book ever since I found out about him.

He's an idiot who killed several Phillipine people because he was too slow to recognise the war was over, and got away with it. The Wikipedia reads like comic farce; I have no idea how such a silly man could be considered as a hero.

Also killed some Americans! I noticed that this time, when I re-read the page. Eh, while his reason may not have been the greatest one, the pullout definitely wasn't as orderly as it could have been. (Though telling everybody to take to the hills puts some of the responsibility back on him, at the same time it probably was the reasonable decision in the narrow tactical sense.)

Always thought it was an amazing story, but not in a respectful sense. Amazing how a government could turn someone into such an idealistic, brainwashed soldier after that many years in the jungle. So much of that dude's life was spent in squalor and paranoia. Frickin' insane.

I actually think that goes too far - so you hear about Russian pilots whose deference to authority causing a collision when they disregard their airplane's warning systems because the ATC told them differently; we all know about situations where you don't know what to believe, and sometimes it is easier just to delay than take that next step, especially when you can enumerate a bunch of possible problems with deviating from the plan. He certainly takes it to an extreme, but war is an extreme situation.

Did you guys notice the bit about how the student, Suzuki Norio, who found him wanted to find "Lt. Onoda, a panda, and the Abonimable Snowman;" he died a few years later in an avalanche while looking for the yeti. Different generations, obsessive people...

[drauch]

War is an extreme situation when the said war is actually going on. Not 29 years later. Nothing is commendable about insanity.

[Snake]

Onoda is cool.

[GaijinPunch]

Oh, of course I know. That just doesn't change the point any.

The only part that's really retarded is that I assume he made no attempt to actually scrutinize against the "propaganda" saying Japan had lost. Everything else (for better or worse... a lot of both probably) is what got Japan where it is today. Extreme tenacity... ignoring everything else. Got 'em to the top... and is now a pair of cinder blocks on their feet.

[Mero]

Since this thread hasn't yet noted his passing I'll just pop in to say that Roger Lloyd-Pack (he of 'Trigger in Only Fools and Horses' fame) expired a few days ago.

RIP

[drauch]

Looks like YouTube gaming personality, JewWario, shot and killed himself two days ago. The dude made a lot of silly videos, but he also made some very knowledgeable gaming videos for Japanese exclusives. He'd often either translate, or walk people through menus on how to play games that were easy to bypass the language barrier. Seemed like he had a pretty strong passion for a lot of different things, and overall came off as just a nice dude.

[Friendly]

Never heard of him; any idea what the story was behind that anti-semitic sounding name "JewWario"?

[drauch]

Kinda far from it. He was Jewish.