Jamaican Bobsled Team Raises $30,000 In Dogecoin
Jamaican bobsled team raises $30,000 in dogecoin
You know Bitcoin? The crypto-currency that’s about as fake as real money? It’s apparently big enough that there was a need for an alternative. Liam Butler likes that doge meme so he created dogecoin. He also liked Cool Runnings so he started a fund, Dogesled, to send the Jamaican bobsled team to the 2014 Sochi Olympics. They raised 27 million dogecoins, or $30,000.
I…I couldn’t make this stuff up.
So meme. But money? Much real. Such surprise. Wow.
Source: Jamaican Bobsled Team – Dogecoin Fund via RT
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Chart Party – The search for the saddest punt in the world
Sports geekery is geekery like anything else. SB Nation's Chart Party answers tricky questions by doing deep dives into a vast amounts of statistics. The show has tackled what if Barry Bonds didn't have a bat and just how profoundly bad the Cleveland Browns are. This one's still my favorite. It uses a complex formula to determine how "sad" a punt is, and then runs it on every punt in the modern NFL. This inspired me to do my own absurdly complicated formula to decide what retro games I should put on my handhelds' limited storage space. I might report on that later, but I should stop punting and finish a blog post already.
Source: Chart Party via GeekNights
Retromania!!
Two weeks ago, Columbus Retro League put on an excellent pro wrestling-themed event. More than just a tournament, this show had all the promos, interviews, and hype you’d expect from a Pay Per View. About two hours in, I defended my CRL Season 2 #1 ranking in Fire Pro Wrestling D and WWF Royal Rumble, both on Dreamcast. Check it out while you’re binge-watching speedruns from Summer Games Done Quick.
Source: YouTube via Chris Bidwell
Pretend This Didn't Happen
The world just keeps self-destructing. Did you plan to go to school, watch sports, or attend events? Too bad; it’s all cancelled for the rest of March. At least podcasts still work and Columbus improv comedy scene has one. Season 2 is now online featuring the lovely Jiko and the rest of Brainstorm. Put on some headphones, avoid the crowds, and Pretend This Didn’t Happen.
Source: Pretend This Didn’t Happen via Jiko
Neon FM
Tokyo Attack came to Matsuricon again and introduced me to Neon FM, a button-drumming music game with some neat features. If you fail a song, the game drops the difficulty level a little and lets you keep playing. The arcade, iOS, and Android versions all work about the same and even support online multiplayer matches between them. I want to try that sometime but the closest arcade with Neon FM is in the developer’s home town of Baltimore.
I thought Orange Lounge Radio had an interview with the developer, but the wiki had no mention of it. Maybe I've got it mixed up with the Kyle Ward interview in episode 596 where he talks about ReRave's arcade and mobile versions. I'm confused.
Source: Neon FM via Orange Lounge Radio episode 524 (1h59m in) which I had to look up again on the OLR Wiki
The 8-Bit Big Band
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Source: The 8-Bit Big Band and YouTube and Bandcamp via andyTHPS Community Tournament #2
Fumio Ito – Rush a Difficulty 2006 Arrange Ver.
30-Day Video Game Music Challenge (Super Hard Mode) Day 20: Music from a racing game From OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (Xbox, 2006)
OutRun 2 with Turbo OutRun music is a lot more fun than actually playing Turbo OutRun.
Source: YouTube, challenge by OverClocked ReMix I think?, via NintendoCapriSun
ETIA. – Singularity
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Find something more hype…if you can… Fast songs in music games overclock my brain like nothing else, even if I hear them outside the game.
My cross-post messed up the post type and I can't delete it and re-make it without creating broken links. It's a video post now, so I swapped the Bandcamp embed for a YouTube video for Tumblr only.
Source: ETIA. and YouTube, challenge by OverClocked ReMix I think?, via NintendoCapriSun
Thank You Scientist
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Source: Thank You Scientist via Spotify
Stan Freberg – St. George And The Dragonet
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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT3QYb7AN6k via Anime Hell via MisterKleenhead
Junko Shiratsu and Mariko Nanba – Door Into Summer
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Source: YouTube, challenge by OverClocked ReMix I think?, via NintendoCapriSun
