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YOU WON'T BE READING THIS IN THE CAPITALIST RUNNING DOG MEDIA!

China Daily Nov 13, 2007
‘Democracy’, deceptive garment of Dalai LamaQuote: “What truly happened in Tibet before 1959 when it was ruled by the Dalai Lama who claimed democracy was his ideal? Before 1959, lands and people were fiefdoms of institutions of Tibetan local governments, monasteries and nobles, who sustained the Tibetan feudal serfdom as the three major estate holders… Serfs and slaves, who accounted for 95 percent of the population of Tibet, had no basic human rights or freedom… With spiritual enslavement and promise of happiness in the next life, the privileged group of monks and nobles deprived serfs of not only their personal freedom and property, but also of their spiritual freedom… In contrast with such a reality, the empty talk of democracy by the Dalai Lama and his international supporters is merely a cheap garment, which they use to fool the public.”

But is he a bad enough dude to save the president?

yes but that story is particularly rubbish at getting us westies to get all riled up and hate china, duh?

....must...read...little red book....must...read

Hmmmmm.... am I missing a joke ? I am seriously not being a smart alek. I just don't get it?!

And didn't he teach Chuck Norris martial arts?

Ahtman's joke is a reference to the game Bad Dudes, I think.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:YOU WON'T BE READING THIS IN THE CAPITALIST RUNNING DOG MEDIA!

China Daily Nov 13, 2007

So, we're supposed to listen to the words of a newspaper in a country whose communist government that is notorious for slapping down anyone or anything that dares speak out against it openly?

Or was your post "tongue in cheek?"

He's always posting about Red China from his position as an American
working their embassy, I believe.

Thanks Malfred.

Ahtman wrote:But is he a bad enough dude to save the president?

Dali Lama 10
Ninjas 0-

Don't worry, I'm not that cool I just randomly browse Game Spot from time to time.

http://www.gamespy.com/articles/788/788292p3.html

"How often do the words, "President", "Ninjas", "Kidnapped", and "Dude" all appear in the same sentence, much less in all caps? They just don't write video games like this anymore."

You could go by Gamespy, or like me, you could remember it from playing in an actual arcade when it came out. That's right, arcades aren't just myths, they used to exist.

Ahtman wrote:That's right, arcades aren't just myths, they used to exist.

The noise, the lights, the etiquette involved in fighting game challenges and the reassuring weight of a pocket full of tokens ...
Though sometimes I think I miss the funny smell the most

- Salvage, raised in arcades from one coast to the other

Ahtman wrote:You could go by Gamespy, or like me, you could remember it from playing in an actual arcade when it came out. That's right, arcades aren't just myths, they used to exist.

DDR is more popular than you might want to believe. And the cool Asians will always play those driving games I suck at.

I don't recall anyone saying DDR was not popular. I know that it is insanely popular overseas and has a good following in North America as well. Still doesn't change that the arcade scene is radically different now compared to when Bad Dudes came out. The number of arcades is quite a bit smaller and the ones that are around tend to have less machines and more event games, like DDR or the sit down linked racers.

Also, just becuase it is popular doesn't make it good. DDR is a horrible game and only truly horrible people would play it. Puppy eaters, baby rapers, ect, ect. Just awful.

Hey Ahtman. How many dudes would play "Duke-Nuke-em" if the arcades could support it? I would not have as much money for gaming if any Arcades did that! lol

You'd probably be there, but all the kiddies would have hacked it and
played it on an arcade box simulator.

Dang. Malfred always has the Devils-Advocate example!!!!

Going to fire up my Emulator now Malfred, you got me in the mood!!! lol

akira5665 wrote:you got me in the mood!!! lol

That is what I do.

Ahtman wrote:I don't recall anyone saying DDR was not popular. I know that it is insanely popular overseas and has a good following in North America as well. Still doesn't change that the arcade scene is radically different now compared to when Bad Dudes came out. The number of arcades is quite a bit smaller and the ones that are around tend to have less machines and more event games, like DDR or the sit down linked racers.

Also, just becuase it is popular doesn't make it good. DDR is a horrible game and only truly horrible people would play it. Puppy eaters, baby rapers, ect, ect. Just awful.

ha! I have to admit that nerds and their women DDRing is a far cry from the days of yore when I had to decide between slurpies and more quarters at the 7-11.

Ahhh Bad Dudes...I remember it well. It was all about low kicking and getting the nunchucks.

Arcades full of side scrolling beat'um ups were the best. I have no idea how much money I pumped into Bad Dudes, Double Dragon, Final Fight, Warriors of Fate, X-Men, Dungeons and Dragons: Shadows Over Mysteria, and Aliens vs. Predator. All such good games that now only seem to exist on MAME.

Gamespy wrote:How often do the words, "President", "Ninjas", "Kidnapped", and "Dude" all appear in the same sentence, much less in all caps? They just don't write video games like this anymore.

Except "President", "Ninjas", "Kidnapped", and "Dude" don't appear in the same sentence.



Do I get some sort of Grammar Nazi award?

What's the last good side scrolling fighter you played?

Best strictly side-scroller: I really did like Bad Dudes vs Dragon-Ninja, although RoboCop and Rolling Thunder get honourable mentions.


Best more-or-less side-scroller: Final Fight, hands down. One of the best games ever, IMO. I think it was one of the first of this type (obv Double Dragon was older but that game blew huge chunks), and inspired the side-scrolling-plus-up-and-down-the-screen genre which included some real gems like X-Men (the huge double-wide six player version was my favourite )


Viperion

WOW!!! Thanks for those screen Caps Viperion. Good stuff!!

I cannot for the life of me see the Dali-Lama hiding in the background of any of them though.........

The Killer List of Video Games (www.klov.com) is your friend

Viperion

I was lucky enough to see the Dalai Lama in NYC in October.

VERY interesting man, and surprisingly humorous. If only everyone could be that funny.


And, you know, good in other ways too.

All your Tibet are belong to us.
You are on the way to destruction.
You have no chance to survive
make your time.
HA HA HA HA

Orlanth:
All your Tibet are belong to us.
You are on the way to destruction.
You have no chance to survive
make your time.
HA HA HA HA

@ Orlanth- Wakka wakka wakka- (Aussie translation-lol )

From what I understand, the truth about the Lama is that he's a permanent fixture of the DC cocktail party circuit.

If you're having a cocktail party, you can invite the dude and he'll show up. He gets to pretend to be a big deal, and everyone shows up to your party. It goes something like this:

"Yeah, I'm having a cocktail party on Tuesday. A few guys from the gun lobby are going. So is the chair of the HELP committee. Oh, and the new undersecretary of education is going to make an appearance."

"Is Lama gonna' be there?"

"Lama? Most def!"

"Oh man--I'm there."

It's because of him that DISTres worked.