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13Jul/123

Nick’s Friday Round-Up

This is for all those superfans of Doctor Who. For those of you who have everything Doctor Who. Now you can have your own sonic screwdriver. What's that? You say you already have one? Well, not this one. This sonic screwdriver is a universal TV remote control. Yep, you too can control electronics with the wave and pointing of a screwdriver, that doesn't actually tighten screws, but does pretty-much everything else. *still does not work on wood [geekologie]

Here's something for the fans of Game of Thrones, as well as all the Minecrafters out there. The world of Game of Thrones recreated in Minecraft. This is awesome and all, but I won't be impressed until I see the entire Star Wars galaxy recreated. Come on, people, get on that. [geekologie]

And speaking of Minecraft. The official release date for 1.3 has been announced! FINALLY! If you can't tell... I play Minecraft. [geekosystem]

Zombie related things always seem to pop up in this here round-up. It's not my fault. I just find cool stuff about zombies, so I share my findings. Ya know what... if ya don't like it, then don't click the link. STOP YELLING AT ME! *deep breaths*. Ok, sorry, I'm good now. Back to what I was saying. If you're ever on vacation, and find that a zombie apocalypse has broken out, here are 7 zombie-proof landmarks of which you should take your vacation. It never hurts to take precautions. [buzzfeed]

When you're packing your bags for said vacation, don't forget to pack your $24,000 zombie apocalypse kit. It'll defs come in handy in a pinch. [geekologie]

A lot of times, when it comes to superheroes, there isn't much science behind their superpowers, so it gets explained away as being a "mutant" or something like that. When it comes to Spider-Man, however, there is a bit of science that can backup that wall-crawling, web-slinging, and spider-sense. [buzzfeed]

Now that we're in a sciencey mood, it turns out that even though it's super awesome, and nobody messes with The Bat, sadly his cape glider would kill him. Kill 'em dead. No more Bats. He would be a stain on the ground, even though he could actually glide with it for up to a thousand or so feet, he would have far too much speed. [blastr]

Want moar Batman? Here's the evolution of Batman and other Batman characters over the past 70 years. [buzzfeed]

I'm Batman! You have no proof to the contrary. [youtube]

I know you've been sitting there this whole time, asking yourself , "What are the 25 greatest Sega Genesis games of all time.", because I know that's what I'm thinking of as I'm reading through awesome web articles about random geeky links. Well I'm here to satisfy that curiosity. [dorkly]

Whenever I get a watermelon, the first thing that comes to mind, is what awesome sci-fi thing can I carve this watermelon into. Not really. I usually just end up with watermelon juice all over my face, trying to beat my latest seed-spitting distance record, however, there are plenty other people who can do the sci-fi carving. [blastr]

The most evil villain in all of the Disney universe, or even all of the fairy tale universe, is Maleficent. Any and all arguments to the contrary will be responded to with violence, consisting of face-punching and knee-kicking. A fellow by the name of Dan, and no, not fellow Savepointer Dan, another Dan, has created a paper mache bust of the dragon form of Maleficent, and mounted it upon his wall, like a boss. LIKE. A. BOSS. This bust is amazing. [geekologie]

The Assassin's Creed movie is further along, with an actor chosen to play the part. [geekosystem]

Tired of having a sloppy computer desk? Look at it. Just look at it. You see those cups there? How about that half-eaten bag of chips. You know I'm right. NOW CLEAN IT UP! While you're at it, why not hide all your dangling cords, and add a few LED lights and make your desk look all super sleek. Here's an example of what I expect it to look like. Now get started. [howtogeek]

An X-Wing Figher beard, because... why the heck not? [geekologie]

Do you enjoy real-time strategy/shooter mashup games? I'm talking Command and Conquer mixed with Starcraft. Do you like free games? Good. Then go play Airmech, for the Chrome browser. It won't disappoint. Also, did I mention it's free? [howtogeek]

*ANNOUNCEMENT*
For those of you who enjoy my weekly round-ups, and actually read it and click ALL THE LINKS! And based on the comments, that's about 2 of you, I'm gonna give you a heads-up that next week there's a 90% chance that I won't be able to post a Round-Up for reasons of being crazy busy. So try not to go into withdrawals, and I'll be back in 2 weeks.

Author: Nick LabyrinthX

17Feb/124

Nick’s Friday Round-Up: UMAD BRO? Edition

This is just soooo wrong, making fun of Canada like that. We all know Canadians have Mounties, not a CSI.

This week has been awesome, cuz it finally snowed, and not crappy snow, but the good kind you can make snowmen with. I made a tiny snowman in front of the movie theater last night. When I perfect my skills, I'll be making snowman works of art such as this. Welp... there's not much to talk about, so let's just jump into this thing.

We all know Whitney Houston passed away recently, and in Save Point fashion, I've found the best tribute ever made. Vegeta's tribute. [youtube]

What would you say if I told you that Link and Samus action figures will soon be released, with two versions of Samus, both with and without armor? What if I said, the Armored Samus action figure would be fully poseable, like seriously poseable for all your action-packed posing needs. *pew* *pew* *pew* [geekologie]

Speaking of "*pew* *pew* *pew*", what do you get when you shoot a large acrylic slab with a particle accelerator? Freakin' amazing fractal art, that's what! I'll take two, thanks. [geekosystem]

Normally you wouldn't think it dangerous to light a firecracker and drop it down a sewer manhole. Well guess what... Looks like this dude thought the same thing. Boy was he wrong. Hey, two little kids next to him, you might want to run away before you get crushed. What has this video taught us? Don't throw firecrackers in the Ninja Turtles home. Their booby traps will MESS YOU UP! [youtube]

TMNT 1 and 2 were awesome movies. TMNT 3, well... meh. Maybe we can rectify TMNT 3 with a TMNT live-action reboot? What do you think? Turns out Jonathan Liebesman, the guy who directed Battle L.A., is in negotiations to direct a new one. I LOVE me some live-action Ninja Turtles. If this goes though, he better not screw it up, that's all I'm sayin'. [gammasquad]

Another franchise in the works of becoming a live action movie is Twisted Metal, to be written and directed by Brian Taylor. This was one of my favorite games to play on the PlayStation. Over time it has developed an in depth and dark storyline for each of the characters. This has the potential to become a seriously amazing movie if Brian does it right. [geekosystem]

We have 3 years until 2015. That's the year when hoverboards are suppose to be made and already widely circulated. Mattel will soon be releasing Hoverboard replicas. Sadly it's only a replica of Marty's hoverboard, and as it clearly states on the packaging, it does not work on water. Looks like I'll have to wait a few years to get a Pitbull, because it's got POWAH!! [geekologie]

Whether you love or hate the fact that Star Wars is coming out in 3D, the fact is, that it's happening, and there's nothing you can do about it. George Lucas will keep finding ways to re-release the Star Wars movies, and he'll keep finding little things to change about it. Even if you hate this, is it really all that bad? Here's 4 things you need to accept about George Lucas. [cracked]

Are you only familiar with 3 or 4 Darths in the Star Wars universe? Educate yourself, with a list of ALL THE DARTHS!! in all of the Star Wars. (darth maul will always be my favorite darth. come at me bro) [ugo]

What if Star Wars actually took place within Feudal Japan? What would the characters look like? Let's find out, shall we? [howtogeek]

I'll finish up this Round-Up by destroying small bits of your childhood. Or at least show you things about it that you never realized. [buzzfeed]

GAME BONUS: Do you love Shadow of the Colossus? How about a simplified, yet still nearly as fun flash game with the same gameplay style? I present to you, Heir. [armorgames]