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Fenguin
11-27-2005, 4:54 PM
Wal-Mart is helping to celebrate the 106th anniversary of the release of Quake 4 for the Xbox360. Yes, the release is going to celebrate the old 106 in just over a month, which as you can see was released on the second-to-last day of the 19th century.

http://theinquirer.net/images/articles/Quake4_date_small.jpg

http://theinquirer.net/images/articles/Quake4_closeup.jpg

So, that brings up the question of how old is a game before it is considered old? According to Wal-Mart, a game gets to its teens after 6 days, and by 106 years, it is considered 'mature.' Quite sensible.

http://www.walmart.com/search/browse-ng.do?ics=20&ico=0&ref=++125866.125866+500524.4293873225+125866.18403 1+125866.245686&path=0%3A2636
The_Maker
11-27-2005, 5:25 PM
o.O

O.o

Uhm...
O-K Then.

/me declares Fenguin the Warboards finder of abnormal things on the internet :P
Vhaeraun
11-27-2005, 5:31 PM
Haha.

Gotta love Wal-Mart.
ZeroDarkStar
11-27-2005, 6:55 PM
How do you mess up that badly...honestly.
The_Maker
11-27-2005, 7:07 PM
Maybe it has something to do with Thanksgiving or some special seceret day in history that has no significance to the common mind. Like the invention of the rubber ducky or something...
Modred
11-27-2005, 7:17 PM
My great grandpa played Quake 4 on the Xbox 360 back in the day. He told me how great it was, back in his gaming prime. And wow, I had no idea the internet was around back then. How old is Al Gore?
kongurous
11-27-2005, 7:20 PM
My great grandpa played Quake 4 on the Xbox 360 back in the day. He told me how great it was, back in his gaming prime. And wow, I had no idea the internet was around back then. How old is Al Gore?

Al Gore is another name for God.
WeekendLazyness
11-27-2005, 8:10 PM
OMG Y2K ALL OVER AGAIN!
Darmago
11-27-2005, 8:11 PM
Maybe it has something to do with Thanksgiving or some special seceret day in history that has no significance to the common mind. Like the invention of the rubber ducky or something...

It could have been the invention of aspirin.

Or the paper clip

or maybe just the highest recorded cricket score...

we may never find out.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1899
pixels
11-27-2005, 8:49 PM
haha what the fuck

'hey, i do say old chap this quake 4 game wont load on my haystack'
Ender
11-27-2005, 9:57 PM
rofl, that's awesome!
Moser
11-27-2005, 11:23 PM
'hey, i do say old chap this quake 4 game wont load on my haystack'
Hahaha. Thanks for the good laugh pixels. For some reason I said that in some old English man voice and made myself laugh.

And that, is why we should all shop at Wal-Mart!
Whiteknight
11-28-2005, 2:27 AM
Ah, so that's what they did back in 1899. I've always wondered how they survived without videogames.

Why does everyone revert to a British accent when talking in olden times?
Aquarian
11-28-2005, 5:12 AM
0_o...

Whoah...Weir-...Intresting...
Seal
11-28-2005, 4:01 PM
Al Gore is another name for God.
you mean Vin Diesel, don't you?
offtopic? o rly
Vhaeraun
11-28-2005, 4:21 PM
you mean Vin Diesel, don't you?


Al Gore is another name for Vin Diesel.
The_Maker
11-28-2005, 6:09 PM
So is Will Smith...


we're getting so off topic here :P
Night-Hawk
11-28-2005, 7:32 PM
* caugh * BLOND !!! * caugh * sorry had something in my troath
MidnightGladius
11-28-2005, 8:40 PM
Hehe. Seriously, Fenguin (and to bring this thread somewhat back on topic), where do you find this kind of thing, anyways? I can't imagine you thumbing through hundreds of pages in search of these rare gems of absurdity.

Props to you, anyways. :)
Protoss_Honor
11-28-2005, 9:19 PM
That is just plain wierd. 1899? I don't remeber there being any games back then. Video games were not invented until 1905, by Herbert Schneelstover, my neighbor. That add is obviously mistaken.
kongurous
11-28-2005, 9:25 PM
* caugh * BLOND !!! * caugh * sorry had something in my troath

Maybe I should keep my suspicions out of this thread.

Anyway, HA HA, WAL-MART. YOU SUCK.
RedRagToAnOrc
11-29-2005, 11:11 AM
My brother experienced the same thing, but when he was creating his account on the Xbox website. It simply would not allow him to change his birthday from the year 1799 or whatever it was. So apparently, he's 206 years old.

Nice find, in any case.
KexMex
11-30-2005, 11:21 AM
Ha ha ha. Awesome.

Remember when somebody on the street tried to sell Napoleon's boots to me. Lol, I'd have to pay approximately $1500, and besides, they'd prolly be quite bad by now.
Vhaeraun
11-30-2005, 11:51 AM
* caugh * BLOND !!! * caugh * sorry had something in my troath

It might be a good idea to get your foot out of there then ^_~

Now, I say we sue them for rereleasing a game that was out 106 years ago