April Fools stuff

[A Black Falcon]

I know it was yesterday, and didn't see as much April Fools Day stuff as sometimes, but there were a few funny things around... here's one I saw on neogaf:





Also, Blizzard as always had some funny stuff. Here they trolled Bioware and Valve pretty hard...
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/supplydepot/

Following the success of our mobile-gaming lineup, we are proud to unveil the next entry in our series of epic handheld, pocket-sized entertainment!

It is a dark time for the galaxy. The alien forces of the voracious zerg and the ancient and enigmatic protoss have threatened the terrans for years.

Pushed to their limits, the beleaguered terrans plan a last-ditch attempt to save their people from extinction. They enter deep development on the most important research project of their time, one that will elevate warfare forever.

RAISE your expectations!
LOWER your enemies into the ground!!

Mankind's last resort is...
Supply Depot!
Features:

Endless hours of gaming including repeat playthroughs and Endurance Mode!
Deep, rewarding gameplay—multilevel play control allows you to both RAISE and LOWER Supply Depot!
Riveting backstory set in the StarCraft game universe!
Get up close and personal with an iconic StarCraft hero!
Multiple endings, each influenced by your choices and color-coded for your convenience! (Further epic endings planned for post release as downloadable content.)
Tens of hundreds of thousands of unlockable hats!

StarCraft: Supply Depot 2 is available on your favorite web browser, and coming soon for iPhone and Android!

Launch StarCraft: Supply Depot 2 now, and also make sure to check out Blizzard's other amazing mobile games!

Just awesome.

Oh, and yes, there is an actual game. Play it now, it's amazing!

[A Black Falcon]

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[Dark Jaguar]

It wasn't yesterday, it's today.

That Google Maps thing got REALLY nerdy on some Famicom. I hate to pick apart a joke... wait I love doing that. Here goes.

The microphone on controller 2 wasn't sensitive enough for voice recognition. It only detected volume. There already was a modem add-on for the Famicom. It sure would have been funny to see that in there. I mean, if they're adding in a modem to a Famicom cart, why not go all in and add an ethernet jack for broadband? I'm pretty sure the Famicom didn't need "blowing" or any other home remedies because it was a top loader. However, the first run of the console did have a severe issue that could result in a dead system in a lot of cases. Nintendo quickly repaired the issue in the second run on out.

Anyway, still very funny stuff.

[Great Rumbler]

I'm pretty sure the Famicom didn't need "blowing" or any other home remedies because it was a top loader.

The opening for Game Center CX shows a kid blowing into a Famicom cartridge before playing it.

[A Black Falcon]

Yeah, and I certainly sometimes have to blow on NES (with my toploader) SNES, Genesis, GB, etc. carts to get them to work... they aren't too much more likely to work just because of that.

As for the point about the microphone, that's probably being a bit pickier than the joke is about, yes? :) I think it's pretty funny, and it's a real map option for Google Maps, too... I mean, on their website, not on a cart. :p

Oh, and yeah, of course you're right, it should have been "today" and not "yesterday".

[A Black Falcon]

http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/blizzkidzz/

More awesomeness from Blizzard: Their upcoming lineup of kids' games!