I’ve been a fan of Penny Arcade since its inception, and the evolution of the thing has been amazing to watch. Two snarky guys with a real talent for humor started with a casual webcomic that has now become a staple of the genre. Now they have an undeniably successful annual charity for kids in hospitals at Christmas (plus related black-tie event) and a series of the most massive and popular gaming conventions ever, the Penny Arcade Expos.
PAX ’07 just wrapped up and while I was again unable to attend, they’ve provided a bevy of second-hand tales and media to sort through and enjoy. Normally I wouldn’t post any of that here, but there’s this one bit… it’s a guy singing and playing an acoustic guitar and I figure that’s the best sheep costume I’ll ever find.
So here you are go. Jonathan Coulton’s “Re:Your Brains”. Enjoy. With some fava beans and a nice chianti, if you like.
(It’s about the Xbox game Dead Rising, I think.)
Trevor Bramble
Programmer. Swell guy.
Jonathan Coulton is brilliant, one of my favorites. He has a lot of free songs at
http://www.jonathancoulton.com/store/downloads
check out skullcrusher mountain and mandelbrot set.
that sing along gives you a great insight to the male/female ratio at this particular convention.
Thanks, Dave!
AIV – Was it ever in question what the gender ratio might be like at a gaming convention? =^)
ha ha…no; but the sing along really drives the point home.