@deanbmmv: Ha! Been a while since a comment as made me laugh so much. A very hearty +1 to you, sir.

@RawSteelUT: This article doesn't strike me as "fishing for controversy". It doesn't seem paint AT&T as the villain, it just shows the two opposing viewpoints. If the tone seems to side with those arguing to importance of games, that's probably because this is an article on a website whose audience consists…

@NeoAkira: That's what I meant by pointing out the differing art styles. If you were to render one of those ladies in the medium and art style of the other, you'd have two very similar characters.

@(Starman) AnalysisDialysis: They'll probably add Marvel characters.

@SacGamer: Everyone makes preemptive judgements of others to a degree. I'm not saying that I make up my mind about a person based solely on their appearance, but when you see someone for the first time, part of your first impression of that person is their looks. In fact, "first impression" would have been a more…

@Dark_Mirage: I saw an episode of that show many years ago, and I had more or less blocked it out of my mind. Thanks for undoing that.

@Spoony Bard: They've both got the side ponytail, and the stockings are nearly identical. If you take into account the decidedly different art styles, the two designs are actually quite similar save for the shirt. And, of course, the creepy dude in back.

@Nobuyuki: That's what Firefox's imageblock is for.

@SacGamer: I wouldn't call it stupid. In my mind, long fingernails set off the same preemptive judgements about a person as things like a tramp stamp or a fake tan.

I appreciate any tribute to Mario and it's clear that a lot of work went into this; the images are detailed and well-drawn. But that's about the nicest thing I can say about this.

@RyuuzakiBjorn: Gabe is sick, and I believe Tycho has his hands full as he and his wife just had a baby girl.

@ergonomicuser: Dang, you got me. Didn't notice that one. The clause was originally "They are called 'Etch A Sketch'", which is the origin of the superfluous "y".

New Kid Icarus? Maybe? Please?

@aang001: Despite your lack of proper grammar, capitalization or punctuation, and your generally idiodic tone, I only find myself drawn to argue with one thing: They toy is called "Etch A Sketch", and they're still quite popular.

@aspasticninja: Yeah, it's an awesome place. Because you can do this!

I saw a red one of these a few weeks ago at an arcade in New Hampshire called Funspot (you know, the one from King of Kong). It's a very attractive cabinet in real life; these photos don't do it justice.

@(Human) Gyaruson: Um, Metal Gear Solid might not be the best source for historical information regarding politics. Kojima's been known to embellish things juuuuust a little.

The loading screens in Metal Gear Solid 4 taught me that smoking can be bad for your health.

@choco27: If you shoot something and it explodes, it was bad. If you're ever in a fight, you can tell if you're hurting the other guy because he'll start flashing.

@TravisTouchdown: He better not throw a Falcon Punch. Being made of paper, he'd go right up in flames.