July 30. 2012
Spotlight Week is here! All week we’ll be reading a variety of guest posts from some generous and creative people, all of whom have generously donated their time and efforts. I appreciate them all.
Starting us off is no stranger to The Tepid Ride, Mr. Allan Keyes. Mr. Keyes is my real-life brother and I am very glad he’s taken a regular Monday gig here. He needs no further introduction, so here we go!
Anyone here play video games? I’ve been a video game addict since I was a kid. I was playing games back when Pac- Man was single. My current favorite is the Gears of War series. How could it not be? Look at the featured weapon:
That’s right. It’s a high-powered assault rifle equipped with a chainsaw! Combine the killing power of a high-caliber weapon with the killing power of a buzzing chainsaw and this is what you get. How to describe the resulting instrument of gory, over-the-top violence? Royal diesel. After all, who among us HASN’T wanted to create something like this?
Thus affirming my belief that America is the greatest country in the world. We’re so well-armed that we can combine our weapons to maximize our destructive power in imaginative new ways. TAKE THAT CHINA!!!!
Anyway, I’ve been following the news from ComiCon, and there were several announcements of eagerly-awaited video game releases that I think are worth sharing with all you, even if you’re not quite as hardcore a gamer as me:
5) MAYHEM! MADNESS! MURDER! 
I think the title is a bit redundant though. I mean doesn’t mayhem usually follow naturally as a result of a rampage? I can attest that mayhem has indeed accompanied each of my rampages. Of course, my rampages have also been accompanied by getting tasered and then soiling myself in the ensuing convulsing, so let’s call it good.
Anyway, I like this game because it reminds me of an awful wrestler from back in the day – yes, he was a wrestling accountant:
This gentleman wrestled as Irwin R. Schyster. Hey, IRS! Get it! GET IT!??! I’ll say this for Vince McMahon, he never made the mistake of being too subtle. Of course, this is a perfect segue to the next high-profile release for Xbox:
4) WWF vs. WCW
…..hey wait a minute. This isn’t new, it’s kind of old and busted. We’ve seen quite a few WWF vs. WCW releases over the years. What’s the deal? Oh……………….not this WWF:
THIS WWF:
I gotta admit I like this one better. I think that panda can take the Hulkster (they both sport the same ‘stache and beard). But this is a blatant rip-off of AWESOME FOX reality show Man vs. Beast: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_vs._Beast , a show that pitted men in feats of strength against champions of the animal kingdom. Here is just one synopsis of the competitions held:
“A group of 44 dwarfs lost a race against an Asian elephant to see which could pull a commercial jet a certain distance first.”
And this is why you come to MR. BTR folks. There’s very few places on the net where you could ever hope to read about something like this. What drugs was the creator of that show on?? Who even thinks of having dwarfs challenge an elephant at anything!??!?!? I’m drooling just reading those words. I MUST SEE IF THIS IS ON DVD ANYWHERE. You don’t get quality TV like this anymore, though Hardcore Pawn comes close.
3) Everything old is new again!
An old classic gets a facelift:
You all knew this was coming. For classic game fans, this is also available as part of a GameStop-exclusive “Before and After” two-pack along with another updated classic:
2) Get Your Freak On!
Love the Kinect. It allows you to play your game by moving your body in the appropriate way. So I have to admit, this one is an absolute natural:
This game has several unique levels. You can master solo play, or get up for group mode, where you can play with up to 5 people. Sure to be an orgy of fun! (This game requires a special controller, which is sold separately in adult shops near you)
Did you know that this is not the first pornographic video game? Not by a longshot. I present to you Custer’s Revenge:
Good lord. Folks, this is real and was available for the Atari 2600! The video game industry was so new, Atari couldn’t keep 3rd-party pornsters from manufacturing for its system. Good times my friends, good times. Anyway, the “plot” of this game was pretty straightforward: Custer arose from the grave (in more ways than one) and got his “revenge” on those damned injuns by molesting a squaw while arrows rained around him. No, seriously:
How’d he get his pants off over his boots? I must say, this is the hottest use of pixels since I learned that I could use an upside-down calculator to spell the word boobs. Gameplay was easy: Custer earned points for each……thrust. Sometimes an arrow capped him and ended the level. “Swedish Erotica” my a$$. This is about as erotic as a pair of batwings:
And the most exciting release announcement from Comic Con….(and maybe containing a few future spoilers):
1) Hitting Rock Bottom:
Nowhere to go but up, right?
UGH. Maybe not. Nevermind that loser with the cheeseburgers, I’m the one who suffers for his art.
Mr. Blog's Tepid Ride 
What if some aliens passing by happened to pick up your blog and used it to assess the level of sophisitication of the life forms on this planet? They will either run like hell or vaporize us.
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Yeah but I figure with The Kardashians and reality TV we are already doomed.
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I’d vote for vaporizing….
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Who needs to jump down the rabbit hole when you can bring the rabbit hole to us ?
One more idea for the Fat Guy with the hamburger : He captures Meatwad ( From ATHF ) as part of a videogame scenario, 😀
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Like that!
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I’m guessing you’ve seen the series. Absurdity & gonzo humor as a fine art form !
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One of the best things on Adult Swim. And Carl? Hysterical. Speaking of AS, ever see the Eric Andre Show? Amazingly funny.
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Doesn’t Dana Snyder also do the voice of 1 of the M & M’s in the commercials ? I know he voices Granny in Squidbillies.
Eric Andre – WTF ? He acts like he’s drugged.
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That show is so odd there must be drugs involved somewhere.
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Eric Andre – completely meshuggah & mental. I reiterate, WTF ?
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He’s hysterical but only a shadow of Space Ghost Coast to Coast. But Hannibal Burress is scary lol
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The cast acts like they’re on crack, meth & steroids, possibly all 3.
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Where was tat from ?
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Rick James on The Dave Chapelle Show
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Don’t watch him much. Prefer Stephen Colbert.& it’s been awhile since I tuned him in.
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This one was definitely a wild ride! It had a little of EVERYTHING!
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