# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=580 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 581 --- ## [I don't get yesterday's Penny Arcade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-yesterdays-penny-arcade/484295)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-yesterdays-penny-arcade/484295 "2009-02-05T04:38:45Z")
I’m mildly connected to the game world though I don’t fanatically follow all of the tidbits Penny Arcade often references. But I’m curious what this strip is about. I remember the recall of LittleBigPlanet because of a v… --- ## [Photo-realistic graphics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-realistic-graphics/484099)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-realistic-graphics/484099 "2009-02-05T01:01:11Z")
We all know that whenever a game with revolutionary better graphics comes out, it is being called photo-realistic by game magazines and the publishers themselves. Often they were hilariously wrong in retrospect. I am won… --- ## [Really, really old obscure video game (PC)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-really-old-obscure-video-game-pc/484480)
**Author:** [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-really-old-obscure-video-game-pc/484480 "2009-02-05T00:54:46Z")
OK, here’s one for those expert Dopers who can always answer every obscure question in 5 minutes. I’m counting on you guys here. In 1990-91, my brothers had a PC in their room for games and BBS chat (the only BBS in to… --- ## [Sims 3 Delayed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-3-delayed/484340)
**Author:** [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-3-delayed/484340 "2009-02-05T00:25:53Z")
Well the Sims 3 has been delayed from February 20 to June 2. The press release does not say why, but it is my guess that it is as much about no one is buying games as it is it not being ready, not to mention them laying … --- ## [NFL Playoffs Prediction Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-prediction-contest/479455)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-prediction-contest/479455 "2009-02-04T22:02:52Z")
Sorry for starting this late. I had the idea a few days ago but it slipped my mind. Hopefully we can get some entries before game time Saturday. There will be 2 components of this contest. One will be picking your predi… --- ## [Metal Gear Solid 4. Complete. Disappointed. Spoilers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-gear-solid-4-complete-disappointed-spoilers/484401)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-gear-solid-4-complete-disappointed-spoilers/484401 "2009-02-04T21:22:30Z")
So I finally got around to beating MGS4 last night. I’ve loved every MGS game so far and loved this one too up until the end of the 4th act, after which it only got worse and worse… . . . . . . . . . . . . … --- ## [Fantasy Baseball 2009: Mock Drafts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-2009-mock-drafts/484117)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-2009-mock-drafts/484117 "2009-02-04T21:18:41Z")
Okay, it’s February, and I’m about 2 months behind schedule. Not having to write about fantasy baseball every week is a two-edged sword - I’m not going to burn out, but I’m also a bit more removed from the game. To tha… --- ## [Yet another "Help me choose a great PS3 game"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-help-me-choose-a-great-ps3-game/483741)
**Author:** [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-help-me-choose-a-great-ps3-game/483741 "2009-02-04T20:22:15Z")
Want another all-consuming, fascinating, and fun game. IANAHG (hardcore gamer) - the last two games I played were Bioshock and Fallout 3. And those were the first games I played since Halo 2 (not 3, 2). But I loved bo… --- ## [The Daily Feud: Groundhog Day by Gangster Octopus \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103 "2009-02-04T19:05:40Z")
Groundhog Day Feud DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Google or other research is allowed, if you desi… --- ## [WoW Cute Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-cute-story/484330)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-cute-story/484330 "2009-02-04T18:28:18Z")
I didn’t wanna mess up the “Questions” thread with this (I may already have anyway with all the dancing and songs and stuff), so I gave this its own title. Anyway, I was playing Wolkenlaufer, my human warrior, heading t… --- ## [Riddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle/484015)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle/484015 "2009-02-04T06:39:20Z")
In today’s New York Times is a math riddle from Charles Darwin. If I have a cup of brandy and a cup of water. I take a teaspoon of water and add it to the brandy. Then I take a teaspoon of the mixture and add it to the … --- ## [How much of a TV delay is there in a "live" sports broadcast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-tv-delay-is-there-in-a-live-sports-broadcast/484069)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-tv-delay-is-there-in-a-live-sports-broadcast/484069 "2009-02-04T02:48:07Z")
Something that Al Michaels mentioned made me ask something I’ve actually wondered about for awhile. When Fitzgerald scored his 2nd TD tonite, Michaels said that the video feed on the scoreboard showed Fitz at the 15 whe… --- ## [A Little Late To The Party (Orange Box)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-late-to-the-party-orange-box/484074)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-late-to-the-party-orange-box/484074 "2009-02-04T00:09:16Z")
Or…“Okay, Okay, You Finally Got Me”. On another messageboard that I frequent, some people were saying that they had never played Team Fortress 2 (me neither). We all were going to hop out and get it (I got it for 17 buc… --- ## [Discussion of Official Calls in Super Bowl 43](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-official-calls-in-super-bowl-43/484091)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-official-calls-in-super-bowl-43/484091 "2009-02-03T20:27:51Z")
If I miss any, please add them. I’ll try to remember as many “controversial” calls as I can and my opinions on them. These are my opinions only, of course. First Steeler TD, Big Ben getting pulled into the endzone by… --- ## [Football rule questions re the Super Bowl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-rule-questions-re-the-super-bowl/484106)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-rule-questions-re-the-super-bowl/484106 "2009-02-03T18:34:46Z")
I didn’t here the anouncers mention a couple of rules issues … What about the rule that if a player would have come down in bounds but gets pushed out he’s in bounds. The announcers didn’t mention that at all on the la… --- ## [Who Here Has Gone Big (Big) Game Hunting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-gone-big-big-game-hunting/483998)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-gone-big-big-game-hunting/483998 "2009-02-03T16:56:03Z")
Most people today who go on safari are going to look at and photograph the aminals and such. And that’s fine. I’ve never done it, but it would likely be fun. But from browsing the websites, it’s still possible to do t… --- ## [Mafia: Evil Dead - DAY/NIGHT EIGHT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-evil-dead-day-night-eight/483255)
**Author:** [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-evil-dead-day-night-eight/483255 "2009-02-03T16:22:05Z")
INT THE CABIN DEN - NEAR DAWN \*The surviving students huddle in the living room. It has been a quiet night indeed. We hear the sound of crickets, and of a fire crackling in the fireplace. There is a very long pause. No… --- ## [Hero on the Hudson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hero-on-the-hudson/484247)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hero-on-the-hudson/484247 "2009-02-03T16:14:44Z")
You, too, can land the plane safely on the Hudson River! Took me three tries. --- ## [Super Bowl Feud by notfrommensa \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-feud-by-notfrommensa-game-over/483879)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-feud-by-notfrommensa-game-over/483879 "2009-02-03T07:49:59Z")
DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Google or other research is allowed, if you desire. Only answers tha… --- ## [Persona 4 - ARRRG!! THAT MAKES NO SENSE!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persona-4-arrrg-that-makes-no-sense/484111)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persona-4-arrrg-that-makes-no-sense/484111 "2009-02-03T07:33:55Z")
I’ve been playing Persona 4 for the past month and the gameplay itself has been what I wanted: a solid refinement on the concepts from the third game. The smaller scale of the dungeons and the busier world were solid im… --- ## [Could you create a SPARTAN supersoldier...in a D&D universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-create-a-spartan-supersoldier-in-a-d-d-universe/484090)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-create-a-spartan-supersoldier-in-a-d-d-universe/484090 "2009-02-03T04:45:41Z")
High time for a geeky brainstorming session, methinks. I’ve been reading an internet-based work of speculative fiction, lately—Alright, it’s a crossover fanfic. Ya happy?—and at one point in the ongoing discussion, some… --- ## [The Torre Kerfuffle(tm) - this isn't the first thread, is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-torre-kerfuffle-tm-this-isnt-the-first-thread-is-it/483740)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-torre-kerfuffle-tm-this-isnt-the-first-thread-is-it/483740 "2009-02-02T23:45:35Z")
Well, the book is coming out and David Wells has done a few interviewscalling Torre a “punk” - for violating the Team Code (“What happens in the locker room stays in the locker room”). What say you? I guess I would say… --- ## [Super Bowl 43. Arizona Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Steelers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970 "2009-02-02T21:32:58Z")
Well, this is the Super Bowl thread. As a longtime, diehard Arizona Cardinals fan, I can’t even explain how it feels to start this. This does seem to be a good matchup. The Cardinals are fun to watch with perhaps the be… --- ## [Yet another Football thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-football-thread/484131)
**Author:** [@FrWindyShephardHenderson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrWindyShephardHenderson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-football-thread/484131 "2009-02-02T17:52:35Z")
According to the NFL rules here, and i quote Now fair enough it means the QB cant pretend like he has the ball or anything. But wouldn’t this rule make hard counts and the use of cadence illegal? After all yelling HU… --- ## [Fantasy Baseball Gone To the 360](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-gone-to-the-360/484067)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-gone-to-the-360/484067 "2009-02-02T16:06:51Z")
I give to you 2K Sports MLB Front Office Manager. I don’t think it’ll necessarily replace fantasy baseball, but it could very well be a helluva placebo for people during the winter to get their draft strategies down and… --- ## [Tips for Halo 3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-halo-3/482283)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-halo-3/482283 "2009-02-02T11:56:21Z")
I have always been pretty good at PC FPS games. But playing Halo 3 on the 360 I am mediocre at best and sometimes I feel outright terrible (I am still new to 360 and Halo 3 so a large part of it is just a need for practi… --- ## [UFC94 - St. Pierre vs Penn 2 (Spoiler-free OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufc94-st-pierre-vs-penn-2-spoiler-free-op/484044)
**Author:** [@Claptree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claptree)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufc94-st-pierre-vs-penn-2-spoiler-free-op/484044 "2009-02-02T08:55:47Z")
So, once again the UFC has hyped the main event way beyond reason. Still, the card looked good overall and needed watching. I was most thrilled for the Machida - Silva and GSP - Penn fights. --- ## [Resident Evil 5 Demo Out on Xbox Marketplace Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-evil-5-demo-out-on-xbox-marketplace-today/483079)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-evil-5-demo-out-on-xbox-marketplace-today/483079 "2009-02-02T05:56:13Z")
Don’t bother. It’s horrible. Sadly, the fears are real. The controls are gimped. This kind of stuff could pass before games like Call of Duty and Halo, but it’s inexcusable now. Having bad controls adding to part of… --- ## [Advice on prop bet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-prop-bet/483963)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-prop-bet/483963 "2009-02-02T03:47:45Z")
There’s a prop bet available at a casino here that I found to be odd regarding the superbowl. From memory: “A team will have 3 unanswered scores, not including extra points or conversion attempts”. Yes -200 No +170 I… --- ## [Wii Tiger Woods PGA Tour questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-tiger-woods-pga-tour-questions/483750)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-tiger-woods-pga-tour-questions/483750 "2009-02-02T02:49:28Z")
I recently purchased Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008 for the Wii. I like the features much better than the golf game that comes with Wii Sports, but have a few questions for those with experience. Did you create your own go… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=579) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=581)