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It seems that every gaming convention needs some genius in a cardboard box, pretending to be Solid Snake. Everyone laughs like it's the first time they've ever seen it, and even cynical bastards like me find a tiny sliver of grudging respect for somebody willing to sacrifice their dignity to impress a gang of nerds.

This guy went beyond the call of duty, especially when it came to the dignity part. As you can see from the footage we captured at the ScrewAttack Gaming Convention, there was much fail to be had for one intrepid cosplayer. Hit the jump to watch the video, because GAME JOURNALISM!

 


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Stryffe's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 11:04
Stryffe
Uggh was it the same Snake with the Mexican Camo from yesterday?
Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 11:05
Diverse
ScrewAttack has a video game convention.
greks224's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 11:06
greks224
Dark video needs to be darker...I guess he fell over?
BattyAdroit's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 11:13
BattyAdroit
Insert foghorn here.
Discarded Couch Sandwich's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 11:15
Discarded Couch Sandwich
Ever want to queue jump on a convention, stick a box on your head. No-one can do anything because they think you're a fun Solid Snake cosplayer; the easiest way to mask the fact you're just a douchebag in disguise. ;)
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 11:20
F Whipple
Need some nightvision
Solgrim's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 11:22
Solgrim
Fail indeed.
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 11:31
Xhumation
Where's keyboard cat when you need him?
Reginald's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 11:31
Reginald
dark video is dark.
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 11:34
Monodi
FISSION MAILED
Infininja's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 11:35
Infininja
Can't see shit!
kagai's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 11:38
kagai
Video fail!
aerofan11's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 11:39
aerofan11
Was that High School Ben in the box?
peachboy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 11:39
peachboy
crap video is crap
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 11:58
Jim Sterling
wtf? It's not *that* hard to see what's going on. Get some glasses.
Kris S's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 12:10
Kris S
Tit
Cadtalfryn's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 12:22
Cadtalfryn
That looks like an annoying way to spend several hours.

I had to turn my brightness on my monitor up to see anything but black.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 12:36
Dexter345
That's weird, I woke up this morning with Pinball Wizard stuck in my head, and now I got to hear a poorly sung version of it that happened in Texas. Bizarre coincidence.
Soulwax's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 12:36
Soulwax
Why did nobody crush him? Like all of his hopes and dreams.
Reginald's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 13:09
Reginald
@Jim Sterling: the gamma settings on your monitor are probably cranked waaay up above what they should be
Ben PerLee's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 13:13
Ben PerLee
I don't like that cardboard box guy. I wish him the worst.
Urashima's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 13:15
Urashima
Huh...just a box....
Onlineatron's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 14:04
Onlineatron
@Jim Sterling

When the majority of comments suggest the video is too dark, perhaps you have to concede defeat?
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 14:08
DaedHead8
Can someone explain what happened? Was the guy in the box playing Rockband? I couldn't see shit.
googoogaagaa's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 14:21
googoogaagaa
I cant see shit. Video fail.

His embarrassment will fade, your bitter loneliness will stay with you forever.
Robpoke's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 14:46
Robpoke
I can see one failure, and that is that he doesn't know how to fold a fucking box. Instead he just used tape. Or maybe he wasn't supposed to be Solid Snake, but an idiot. People cosplay idiots too, right?
Syn's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 14:57
Syn
SNAKE DOES NOT DANCE!
Gibbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 15:03
Gibbo
CAUSE HE'S A PINBALL WIZARD THERE HAS TO BE A TWIST.
HiddenAHB's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 15:27
HiddenAHB
Somebody should go hump that box.
NOW!
ikiryou's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 16:46
ikiryou
*exclamation mark over head*
Genome Soldier: What was that noise?
Genome Soldier 2: Relax, just a dork in a cardboard box.
Boxed Dork: Hey! o_0
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 19:20
Jim Sterling
I guess I can see what's going on because I saw it happen firsthand. I'm really quite sad not everyone can make it out, because it really was fucking funny. Always amusing to see a cosplayer showing off and then have a silly accident.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 20:35
Necros
Sadly, it's impossible to make out what's going on. Boosting the gain or turning on nightvision would have made it watchable.
RiotMonster's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 20:37
RiotMonster
Laaaaaaame..
Zodiac Eclipse's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2009 20:59
Zodiac Eclipse
He's already a guy dressed in a box, do you really think falling over while dancing like a tool embarrassed him any? Hell, it was probably the highlight of his day.
SpikeDelight's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2009 00:01
SpikeDelight
Hurm. I hate newfags who use terms involving the words 'epic,' 'fail,' or 'lulz' outside of their appropriate territory. It doesn't make you seem cool to anyone who knows what it is really from so please stop doing it. Thanks.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2009 00:14
Jim Sterling
"Hurm. I hate newfags who use terms involving the words 'epic,' 'fail,' or 'lulz' outside of their appropriate territory. It doesn't make you seem cool to anyone who knows what it is really from so please stop doing it. Thanks."

This comment is hilarious on so many levels. In a very sad way.
smackifilia's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2009 01:39
smackifilia
@SpikeDelight and Jim Sterling

I'll take you one better. I hate anyone that uses those terms period.
Daraku Tenshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2009 04:40
Daraku Tenshi
Wtf, I thought I'd be the exception but nope, too dark to see anything properly. Epic fail lulz/stfu/bbq/abc?
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2009 05:54
Chronic Logic
Dump it on a truck to Alaska.
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2009 22:40
DaedHead8
@SpikeDelight

Epic Fail. Back to 4chan with you. lulz
jamBOT's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/22/2009 14:09
jamBOT
Did the guy trip over his own feet back there? Is that what happened? It looked like he fell over and was rolling around on the floor --- not very stealthy at all. Yeah he kinda sucks as Solid Snake. Next year he should try a bigger box.
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