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NES Nudity Galore - The JUSTIN BAILEY Conspiracy

Posted by timothy on from the n-completely-s-f-w dept.

Ben Mallahan writes "The debate has raged for years over the origins of the infamous JUSTIN BAILEY code for the original Metroid; but now the truth has finally come out. Brace yourself for the story of the biggest cover-up in video game history ... and a healthy dose of 8-bit nudity!" You've been warned. This short was produced by Ben Makes Movies.com, and I got hooked into watching a few of the other shorts there as well.

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  1. I can't believe... by AKAImBatman · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...that was posted. Dear God. Someone mark the date. Slashdot just died today.

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    1. Re:I can't believe... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      Oh, come on, guys. Slashdot is now officially dead because they posted a tongue-in-cheek story about a videogame many of us grew up with? This article probably appeals to a great number of us, and nobody is forcing you to read it. Hell, it isn't even a full article on the main page--it's just a one-line "preview" that sits between actual articles. Something you could have easily skipped over if you aren't a Metroid fan, or for that matter, a fan of humour in general.

      It took about a thousand times more effort to whine about this article than it would have taken to ignore it completely. You just want attention, right?

    2. Re:I can't believe... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

      You are surprised that 8 bit nudity made it to the front page of a site largely run by someone calling himself "Command Her Taco"?

    3. Re:I can't believe... by nschubach · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Interesting, sure. Funny? I guess that depends.

      I was actually more interested in the REAL story of who Justin Bailey was from the code and why his name was used. A comment below linking to Wikipedia was worth more to me than the cheesy video. Sorry.

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  2. Entertainment? by Faylone · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Isn't this what the Idle section is for?

  3. No, seriously, how the hell did this make main? by Draconix · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't think even Fark would greenlight this. _Maybe_ to the videos section.

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  4. Congrats! by bcdm · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Congratulations, Slashdot, on your great accomplishment! Almost 11 years online before completely jumping the shark!

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  5. Re:Ben is Ben by Digi-John · · Score: 3, Insightful

    To be fair, it was the editor (timothy) who said he got hooked into watching the other videos. Still, remember the days when you had to wait for someone else to find your stuff and post it? Then you got to show up in the comments halfway down and say something like "Oh haha, wondered what was hitting our server so hard!"
    These days half the submissions seem to be "I just wrote an amazingly content-less blog post about Microsoft, check it out and give me ad revenue".

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  6. As the Comic Book Guy would say... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    WORST. SUBMISSION. EVAR.

  7. Re:Oh noes! by Omestes · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I don't take "ur" internet very seriously, but... I do like everything in its place, and while your thing has its place, it isn't this place (unless under the barren wasteland that is Idle) for your thing.

    Notice the title "news for nerds", you only got half of the criteria. I came here expecting both, which, oddly, is why I still come here.

    To remove the aura of flamebait-y-ness, your thing was funny and clever. But next time, please, submit it to Digg. I don't like being advertised at in the incorrect channels.

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