So as you are all likely aware, our forums are still down. It sucks, I know -- especially after Mxyzptlk just started organizing FNF in the forums, which I'm super happy about.

Last week I was able to put the front page post up early, and that's something I'd like to continue doing, so I'm asking anyone interested in hosting to post their info (online tag, game, system, time) here in the comments if you aren't already planning on making a cblog of your own today.

Specifically, this call for entries goes out to Xbox 360 players, because we are generally a spontaneous bunch and fear organization. I realize this probably should have gone up yesterday, but I was busy attending to ALF-related business and couldn't be bothered.

You might have already seen the thread up on NeoGAF, but just in case you hadn't, I decided to make this post. I didn't want you guys to miss out on a bunch of useless (yet extremely interesting) facts about video games.

I've selected my favorites from the post, so check 'em out and remember, once you see it, it can't be unseen. You've been warned.


Now this is how you cut corners! The bush is exactly the same as the leftmost cloud, other than color of course.


Another striking resemblance.

Pokemon will never die: Ekans backwards is snake.


Notice anything peculiar? The gym is set up to look like a Clefairy!


The original design for Gordon Freeman.

Alucard backwards is dracula (how the fuck did I not notice this?)

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest ... get it?


Rare slipped a little something into Banjo Tooie for the adult players.


WHY PENUS WHY!!!

Tekken was going to be called: "Rave Wars," and Namco kept the name as one of Law's moves.

Devil May Cry was originally a Resident Evil game. A bug in Onimusha led to the air combat found in DMC today.


An early Dreamcast prototype.


Goatse, anyone?


Moar plz!

For more, check out the NeoGAF thead or Games Radar's 101 things you didn't know about games.

No one has called me out on it yet, so I'll call myself out: I somehow fell asleep for 13 hours and didn't post about FNF. I was pretty tired from a week of not-sleep, so yesterday I thought I'd go lay down for about an hour. That way I would have enough energy to stay up for FNF -- what a shit decision that turned out to be.

I wake up and it's fuckin' 7:30 a.m. I've got no idea what's going on and only a vague memory of what happened on Friday. Literally the first thing that came to my mind was how I had missed posting about FNF.

A big apology goes out to those of you who post about and/or participate in Friday Night Fights. Cereal. That said, how did things go over last night? The regulars still showed up, right?

This shirt has been in the making for a long time, as most of you older Dtoid members already know. I'm pretty sure that I was one of the first people to order it too, since I randomly stumbled upon the shirt when browsing SplitReason. Then I told Lemon about it, he did a cblog, it went on the front page, etc. etc.

It took forever for the thing to get to my house, but it was well worth the time and money it cost.

Yup, I've been writing on Destructoid for exactly one year now. I was this close to forgetting about it too, but luckily Lawl and I were talking about old stuff and it somehow jogged my memory.

While I haven't traveled to any events (MAGfest here I come) or met any of you guys in real life, it's still been one of the best experiences of my young life. I'm sure you guys have all heard the speech, so I'll spare you just this once.

What would a post like this be without thanks? So here goes: super-wicked-sexytime thanks to Niero, Ron, Fronz, and Sheir for all of the things you guys have done for me. Mad love to y'all.

Now if only I could find all of the secret keys and gain access to the Pleasure Dome...

There were at least two Dtoid rooms going last night, this is a recap of the one with GuitarAtomik, BahamutZero, Heretic, Itemforty, Hoygeit, Lifehacker J, and some other people that I’m forgetting.

-Having a grenade explode behind you while jumping off of a two story building is fucking awesome.

-We somehow got the tires from a car (in the level Crash) to float in the air.

-Heretic is a bastard that loves using last stand. People on our team even made a proclamation when they killed him. If he ever tells you that this is his last match, for the love of God, do not believe him.

-GuitarAtomik is really, really good at this game. If you like winning, you’ll want him on your team.

-When you hear the words, “let’s do dis,” your teammates must repeat the phrase in the correct accent.

-To the random dude that stayed with our team for most of the night, your laugh is absolutely insane.