Technabob » violence http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Mediated Mortal Kombat: an Argument for Ultraviolent Fighting Games http://technabob.com/blog/2010/03/29/mediated-mortal-kombat/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/03/29/mediated-mortal-kombat/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:28:48 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=30590 Why can’t fighters resolve their conflicts using more constructive means? Can’t they just all get along? How awesome would it be to see Reptile and Raiden baking instead of dismembering each others’ limbs?

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…not that awesome. Because let’s face it, there’s no way to make expressing one’s emotions, taking a break and hugging it out compete with throwing a harpoon, freezing your opponent or jumping off screen only to come down hard and stomp fools flat.

Actually watching Scorpion hug it out is kinda awesome. Because he still harpoons the other dude. Nice.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2010/03/29/mediated-mortal-kombat/feed/ 1 V – the Latest Esrb Rating http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/14/violent-before-i-played-games-t-shirt/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/14/violent-before-i-played-games-t-shirt/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:07:15 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=19869 “Rated V: Violent Before I Played Video Games” courtesy of the fine folks over at ThinkGeek.com. I’ll wear this on the odd days that I’m not wearing my NRA “when they pry them from my cold dead hands”…]]> violent before games

Perfect for your demonic teenage kids – the t-shirt of the day: “Rated V: Violent Before I Played Video Games” courtesy of the fine folks over at ThinkGeek.com. I’ll wear this on the odd days that I’m not wearing my NRA “when they pry them from my cold dead hands” t-shirt.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/14/violent-before-i-played-games-t-shirt/feed/ 1 Cool Cubicle Toy of the Day: USB Missile Launcher http://technabob.com/blog/2006/09/20/cool-cubicle-toy-of-the-day-usb-missile-launcher/ http://technabob.com/blog/2006/09/20/cool-cubicle-toy-of-the-day-usb-missile-launcher/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:28:59 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2006/09/20/cool-cubicle-toy-of-the-day-usb-missile-launcher/ Ever wanted to annihilate your annoying office-mates? Tired of your boss giving you crap? Well you can now put an end to all that with the $54.99 USB-controlled desktop missile launcher.

usb rocket launcher

The rocket launcher fires soft foam missiles from a software-controlled platform that can rotate and tilt to aim at your target up to eight feet away. Currently, the software is for Windows 2000/XP only, but it’s already been hacked to work from a Mac or Linux as well.

The only downside, USB doesn’t appear to provide sufficient power to launch the rockets, so the launcher requires three AA batteries.

[via MobileWhack]

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