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Because nothing says console wars like a fast-talking aussie (update)

7:52 AM on 08.30.2007, Gameboi 40 comments

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While cruising around the vast space of the interwebs, I was lucky enough to stumble upon sarcastic brilliance in its purest form. Ladies and gentlemen, feast your eyes and ears on Zero Punctuation: Console Rundown.

Anyone who knows me personally can vouch that I find the rantings of madmen (OK, they don't even have to be mad) all too titillating. If you throw in super fast-talking and a foreign accent, I'm sure to take the bait. In the 80's it was John Moschitta and those blasted Micro Machine commercials that had me glued to the TV during those Saturday morning cartoon marathons. Now it's some crazy Australian guy on the Internet comparing the next "more like current" generation of consoles to one another. It's fast, it's somewhat true-- and it's funny.

If you can manage to disregard the glaring mistake where he talks about Zelda, Metroid, and Mario and then slaps up pictures of Master Chief and Sonic, you should at least find yourself somewhat amused as well by the words of the man who goes by the name of Yahtzee. He's a genius, and he made me laugh at his video.

[Update: Well upon further review, I'm not sure how I missed the irony of the Master Chief/Sonic mixup. It does seem to be done purposely, and I can now appreciate the subtleties of this man's wittiness more than before. Just goes to show that you can indeed "kid a kid." Thanks to everyone that pointed that out in your responses.]

[Via The Escapist]


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mackisawesome's Avatar
mackisawesome at 08/30/2007 10:28
that was actully amazing.
i love playing dodgeball with 2 amputee's
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 08/30/2007 10:29
I thought that the Metroid/Halo and Mario/Sonic mix-ups were intentional.
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Mabec at 08/30/2007 10:30
So true :)
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FrogMan at 08/30/2007 10:31
I wasn't sure about this guy until he said that Fantasy World Dizzy is the best game ever. I don't agree, but still a good, obscure choice.
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Andrex at 08/30/2007 10:31
i love this since i discovered his video like 2 weeks ago... search for his psychonauts video its really great
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Gameboi at 08/30/2007 10:34
"Like beating two quadruple amputees at swingball"

I totally lost it when he got to that part.
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Los Tres Ojos at 08/30/2007 10:37
I was cracking up at the "I eat lions" in the gears of war picture
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brainderailment at 08/30/2007 10:45
"Hooting Dickholes" For the lose.
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Snaileb at 08/30/2007 10:46
Gameboi I'm so glad they decided to make you editor. This was hilarious.
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Cowzilla3 at 08/30/2007 10:52
Best..ever.
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Gameboi at 08/30/2007 10:54
@Snaileb

Me too! Your response sounds like I just got the gig though. I have been around for a while now (yes, I know that you know this already). I just don't get to post as much as the heavy-hitters :-(

When I hit the lottery, I'll devote all my time to Destructoid.
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Dale North at 08/30/2007 10:58
loved it, except the part about HD movies (not bluray or HDDVD in particular)
If you can't see the difference, something's either wrong with your eyes or your TV
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Doomtrain at 08/30/2007 11:07
We need more people like this person. The internet can never have enough intelligent humor.
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BlindsideDork at 08/30/2007 11:16
Oh no....Jack might come and no one likes Jack!!!

*gasp*
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keener at 08/30/2007 11:18
+1 @ necros
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BlindsideDork at 08/30/2007 11:18
I likes him!
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jerrt at 08/30/2007 11:20
simply wonderful. that was great. [:
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fetusmilk at 08/30/2007 11:28
AHH dizzys adventure i can still hear the crazy bubbly soundtrack in the back of my head.
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Chris Taran at 08/30/2007 11:43
"If you can manage to disregard the glaring mistake where he talks about Zelda, Metroid, and Mario and then slaps up pictures of Master Chief and Sonic,..."

Yeah, that was actually intentional.
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RskimB at 08/30/2007 11:54
lol jawsome
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Mxyzptlk at 08/30/2007 12:01
As soon as I heard his voice I recognised this guy, always funny. Hadn't seen this video yet though, good find!
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RICHARD BLOCKER at 08/30/2007 12:01
Halo is MS's Metroid and sonic is Sega's Mario.
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japan at 08/30/2007 12:11
fkcing awesome
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Racoon at 08/30/2007 12:29
Yea I don't think that was a mistake Gameboi, just a joke.
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Justice at 08/30/2007 12:34
Yeah he's british isn't he?

Haha Dizzy was a crazy game
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Sharpless at 08/30/2007 13:10
He's a Brit who lives in Australia, I believe. I saw his Heavenly Sword demo review and I think he's hilarious.
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vexed alex at 08/30/2007 13:16
That made me laugh.

The elitists made me sad, though, and the fact that some of you are unable to see that some things are jokes.

"I wasn't sure about this guy until he said that Fantasy World Dizzy is the best game ever. I don't agree, but still a good, obscure choice."

See?
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Sharpless at 08/30/2007 13:21
After actually watching it, I LOL'd at the Final Fantasy comparison.

Also, I eat lions.
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lvl54spacemonkey at 08/30/2007 13:27
If anyone wants to see the Psychonauts one I blogged it last week but no-one cared.
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Spykron at 08/30/2007 14:14
load of bullshit and chips. good god that slayed me.
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Lord_Satorious at 08/30/2007 18:32
Oh my god, you have to watch all this guy's stuff, it's fricken' hilarious. I loved the "Heavenly Sword" demo review on "The Escapist" magazine website, and "The Darkness" demo review on the author's own website.
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Gameboi at 08/31/2007 07:56
@sunami88

Unfortunately, the video was not from the originating site (who doesn't want us to embed, but link to it instead), and had to be removed. Since I loved it so much, I made the needed edits -- however small they may appear to be.

-Alan
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Gameboi at 08/31/2007 09:27
@sunami88

I made it the very first link...
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