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[Moonface]

Ended up a 6-4. If only they played like that against Argentina.

Isn't that the way every time with England?

Worst Anime Car Chase of All Time

I got to introduce one of my Wee Baby coworkers to the QUALITY van. This one is a classic. It's not that the art is bad; it's that the animation is wrong. Just, all of it. Everytime I watch it, I find something new. 10/10, all the notes, I miss the annotations.

I'm watching this as I'm typing this post, so I'm gonna just put my reactions as they naturally come to me in bullet points below:

• 1:11 - I liked the skid going on until the sudden 90 degree instant turn. Although it would still not be in reality, it could've slammed into the van blocking the way to maybe have it look better.
  
• 1:15 - What the heck is that man shooting from that gun?! Or is the van made of tinfoil?! XD
  
• 1:20 - Shout out to the window behind them being shot out, then instantly fixed not even 5 seconds later.
  
• 1:30 - I see consistency isn't gonna be a thing because now the back doors have a different appearance.
  
• Oh, never mind the point on the window, I realize now it's the busted doors behind it being shown. The angle just made it seem like the window was broken. XD
  
• 3:05 - What was my guy trying to achieve grabbing that door handle?!
  
• 3:15 - "They're faster than we are" and yet no attempt was made for the chasers to get in front and cut the van off.
  
• 3:30 - Uh, wow. Everything about that hit was.... something. That whole sequence of the van being hit just manages to outdo itself with something wrong every 10 seconds. The worst offender has to be the chasing van choosing to drive off the highway where the van fell off, and somehow managing to make it through the roof of the same building the van went through despite the fact the chasers wouldn't know where to aim for when driving off the highway. XD
  
• 4:45 - How is the chasing van underwater?! The other van came nowhere close to being submerged when it fell into the same pool!
  
• 6:05 - So much for the chasers losing them I guess?
  
• 6:25 - Yes girl with the red hair, have a face of joy as your friend drives the van down the stairs of a subway and got lucky not a single poor bastard was on those stairs.
  
• 6:32 - Nice scaling to make the van look like a Hot Wheels toy.
  
• 6:34 - I love that homie on the bench to the right of the frame couldn't give less of a fuck about what's happening.
  

Uh, wow. Well it wasn't as terrible as I thought it would be but maybe I'll rewatch it at some point with the annotations, which was a recommended video to me after finishing it and since I know you said you miss them Maniak, here it is: Worst Anime Car Chase of All Time w/ Annotations

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Before I watched the video above, the last thing I had watched was this: Can You Beat Ratchet and Clank Without Jumping?
If nothing else, I recommend people check out this part from the video for an incredibly cool trick that also causes a hilarious glitch. XD

[Kyng]

The Dutch Grand Prix, at Zandvoort.

It's the last race there for the foreseeable future (they didn't extend their contract past this year) - which I just can't understand, since the sport must surely be enjoying a surge in popularity there thanks to Max Verstappen!

At least it was a good race, though, with a genuine battle for the lead - even if Max crashed out early on, denying the fans a chance to see their local hero past the first lap .

[Maniakkid25]

@Moonface You completely missed the Shark-Dolphin-Shark. At 4:27, the van picks up a Shark inflatable that immediately turns into a dolphin, and then turns back into a shark as they exit the location. It's my favorite bit of the entire thing. That and the ending where they magically just shift off the railroad tracks somehow despite braking straight forward. The entire video is brilliant. God, I love the QUALITY van!

The vid with the annotations has a terrible framerate, but it'll be acceptable as a substitute, I guess. I don't know why Youtube killed Annotations. I liked Annotations. They had a use.

Edit so I don't double post: How 9 Yu-Gi-Oh Cards Bankrupted an Entire Company

So, this is a wild as hell story. Like, every time I thought I knew what was going to be said, I got uppercutted with a suprise. The biblical levels of greed here are fucking amazing!

[Kyng]

Currently watching a model locomotive review (for a locomotive I already own, so it's a bit late to influence my purchasing decisions ). But at least the review seems favourable so far, so I guess I made a good purchase!

Before that, I watched the Spanish Grand Prix, which was at a brand-new circuit in Madrid, appropriately named the "Madring". This circuit presents a demanding technical challenge for the drivers and cars - but sadly, there weren't many good overtaking opportunities, so it wasn't the most entertaining race to watch!

[Moonface]

Steve Of Warr | Playing the Mario 64 Tomb Raider Mod...

I only fully watched the first couple of levels then after skipped around to just find any parts from the game I was curious to see in this mod, such as Mario fighting the T-Rex at the 38:00 mark. It probably won't happen but I'd love to see someone try and speedrun this because I bet you can pull some wild shit using Mario's moveset in OG Tomb Raider.

[Mr EliteL]

It's likely been done before with other games/characters, but first time I've actually seen a character play as they would in their own game, in another game. Funny how Mario's using his jump kicks and dives to kill enemies, but damn poor T-Rex didn't stand a chance.

[Moonface]

It's likely been done before with other games/characters, but first time I've actually seen a character play as they would in their own game, in another game. Funny how Mario's using his jump kicks and dives to kill enemies, but damn poor T-Rex didn't stand a chance.

I believe the Jak & Daxter x Half Life run at the most recent GDQ was similar, where Gordon Freeman was placed into J&D but played exactly as he would in Half Life, even down to having a gun and stuff. I can't say I've seen other examples of porting a character visually and mechanically over to another game though.
I also learned that during the Greece chapter, the human enemy Lara has multiple encounters with throughout it is able to actually die during any of the encounters where they'll run away after taking enough damage. Normally, Lara will never deal enough damage to kill them before they run away and despawn, but all of Mario's attacks in that mod are a one hit kill. I expected his attack to just trigger that human enemies run state though because I didn't think the developers were just using the same one you fight and can kill at the end of the chapter in a boss fight.


Can You Beat Ratchet & Clank Without Collecting Bolts?
Some interesting tech in here that wouldn't be used for almost any other challenge run of this game. Also a shame that if not for being forced to collect two bolts at the start of a level that can't be avoided no matter what, it would genuinely be possible to beat the whole game without collecting a single bolt.