OMG Yahtzee used a blue cup in the latest episode of ZP!

qptain Nemo · Thu 19/09/2013 14:03:16

At 5:09 mark of the latest episode of Zero Punctuation Yahtzee is seen holding a blue cup not unlike the logo of our dear game engine. Is it an intentional reference? Is it a divine sign? It is a conspiracy? Let's speculate!

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Personally I think it's a playful reference intentionally meant to trick AGSers into thinking it's meaningful when it's actually not. But it could be a subtle Valve-style reference to him working on another AGS game. And of course it's still likely to be completely unintentional altogether.

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(I do hope this fairly innocent silliness is acceptable)

Ghost · Thu 19/09/2013 15:13:58

Who is that Yahtzee guy everyone keeps talking about?

Gribbler · Thu 19/09/2013 15:42:45

Isn't he the author of 5 Days a Stranger, 6 Days a Sacrifice and 7 Days a Skeptic?

Dualnames · Thu 19/09/2013 18:19:58

nemoes! lol!

selmiak · Thu 19/09/2013 18:53:22

isn't he the author of this?

Ghost · Thu 19/09/2013 19:31:15

It hurts so much when a silly joke backfires, goes unnoticed, or just fizzles

. Hey, the man's a legend. Everyone who knows AGS and how to make a personal avatar knows Yahtzee. A slightly smaller number of people knows how to write "Yahtzee" without checking a dictionary. Still a few less people PLAY Yahtzee. And a very small number of those manages to win at the game.

But on topic: I am with nemo here, there is a hidden message. Let's analyze it. Let's be all analytical, and if that fails, let's be anal about it.
!) Many cups are blue.
twhO) Blue is a nice colour and goes well with the overall colour sheme of the ZP videos.
Sree!) It's also one of the more pricey colours, so it may be a take that at consumerism, just like the original Dawn of the Dead was.
FORE) So the epileptic tree just trembles, and the subliminal message is revealed!
Consussion: Yahtzee has never left at all, he's been hiding in Babar's attic all the time, and just now he's rolling the die. The number he rolls, that many games he will buy tomorrow.

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NO! WAIT!

If you tilt your head a little, and squint, and then tilt the monitor a little too, AND have Minecraft running in the background, see, then the cup looks a bit like a roll of toilet paper hanging from a ( - shaped shape.
The meaning? Hell if I know. Is AGS better than toilet paper? Are AGSers using BLUE toilet paper? Does Yathzee record his episodes while on the toilet, secretly playing AGS games there?
The game's afoot!

Ponch · Thu 19/09/2013 19:37:36

Quote from: Ghost on Thu 19/09/2013 19:31:15
Consussion: Yahtzee has never left at all

Yahtz-EE... Ice-EE... It's all makes sense now!

Ghost · Thu 19/09/2013 19:40:18

Quote from: Ponch on Thu 19/09/2013 19:37:36
Quote from: Ghost on Thu 19/09/2013 19:31:15
Consussion: Yahtzee has never left at all
Yahtz-EE... Ice-EE... It's all makes sense now!

Ah. Both use ZERO PUNCTUATION. You're on to something big here, Ponch!

Or... should I say... Pohtzee?

Ponch · Thu 19/09/2013 19:43:21

Quote from: Ghost on Thu 19/09/2013 19:40:18
Or... should I say... Pohtzee?

I'm forty years old, dude It's more like "Paunchy"

Ghost · Thu 19/09/2013 20:24:38

I think we have managed to derail this thread.

Ben X · Thu 19/09/2013 22:43:11

So this means Half Life 3, right?

Ponch · Fri 20/09/2013 03:06:49

Quote from: bbX1138 on Thu 19/09/2013 22:43:11
So this means Half Life 3, right?

We're getting Tex Murphy 6, so anything is possible!

Stupot · Fri 20/09/2013 03:38:13

Blade Runner?

Dualnames · Sun 22/09/2013 22:04:52

Don't be blasphemous, stu!

Surplusguy · Fri 27/09/2013 00:52:14

God, just when I was forgetting Yahtzee...

m0ds · Wed 09/10/2013 07:34:44

Haha yeah! I noticed this too when I saw the video the other week and it immediately stood out! I'm pretty sure Yahtzee understands the use of "signs" or whatever they were called in media studies. Considering his videos are full of these, every image he uses being one of these "signs" (ie images recognised by certain cultures etc) then it holds weight to the "it's an AGS reference" theory. So, I think it's intentional - as to why, not sure...

But I'm generally never right about anything so it was probably just the first color his mouse hovered across when he was selecting the fill tool. There had been rumors of him using AGS again for a couple of years now elsewhere on the net, or at least writing another adventure game, I think... Still, it's an interesting sighting. Guess it'll remain a bit like a myth from GTA for now, generally unproven

Even tho tools like me are still looking for Bigfoot in S.A..

PS. Didn't one of his games at the end have a message along the lines of "Ha, AGS community you didn't notice me whilst making this game!" suggesting he still reads/uses the forum under a different name? Y'know, the Icey theory may not be as far fetched as it seems......!

bicilotti · Wed 09/10/2013 14:14:38

Quote from: Mods on Wed 09/10/2013 07:34:44
Didn't one of his games at the end have a message along the lines of "Ha, AGS community you didn't notice me whilst making this game!" suggesting he still reads/uses the forum under a different name?

Yeah, it was 7 Days a Skeptic!

Stupot · Wed 09/10/2013 14:28:34

IYahtzee could have been posting daily for years and no one has foundmeout so far.

MiteWiseacreLives! · Wed 09/10/2013 18:23:10

Here's a question for the Veterans of the forum, did AGS turn Yahtzee into a monster or was it the other way around?

Andail · Wed 09/10/2013 18:35:54

Quote from: MiteWiseacreLives! on Wed 09/10/2013 18:23:10
Here's a question for the Veterans of the forum, did AGS turn Yahtzee into a monster or was it the other way around?

Veterans of this forum don't talk about Yahtzee

OMG Yahtzee used a blue cup in the latest episode of ZP!

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