Web Amusement Emporium

So, Steamshovel Harry is entertaining. I didn't post this in the PC / Web Games section because there's not much of a game, but the music with autotuned vocals singing the instructions is amazing.

http://www.kongregate.com/games/projektnova/steamshovel-harry

I'm not entirely sure how this works, but it's cool: http://labs.echonest.com/Uploader/index.html?trid=TRBENHH13AFC1ABCDC

It's the Infinite Jukebox - search for a track, hit play, and it generates "pathways" through the song that make each listen somewhat unique. I went twenty minutes not realising I was really listening to the same track. Of course, it works better on some songs than others. Make sure to open it in a new window if you want to have it playing in the background.

Unfortunately it loads as fast as molasses on my current connection.  

VG Cats has had a couple of updates recently.  The next two strips after this one are also relevant to Nintendo, and less depressing.  (The author says he loves the Wii U, if that's a mitigating circumstance.)

JayMoyles wrote:

I'm not entirely sure how this works, but it's cool: http://labs.echonest.com/Uploader/index.html?trid=TRBENHH13AFC1ABCDC

It's the Infinite Jukebox - search for a track, hit play, and it generates "pathways" through the song that make each listen somewhat unique. I went twenty minutes not realising I was really listening to the same track. Of course, it works better on some songs than others. Make sure to open it in a new window if you want to have it playing in the background.

Cool... I think. I sort of understand.

The top comment.  Some of you will probably agree with the main post, but it's the top comment you want to read.

That was cracking.   

Do you go on Reddit often Balla?

Can't say I do - someone posted this up on my Facebook feed. That seems like just my sort of sub-Reddit though.  

Anything UK related is great, as the comment sections are full of the wry wit you'd expect from Britain. The rest of the site is cursed with the Yanks spouting tired old memes at each other or making atrocious pun comment threads on a serious video. I tend to frequent some gaming subreddits there, and the wrestling one too.

Shigenu Miyamoto* joins Twitter

*Not the real one

beemoh wrote:

Shigenu

YOU BIG IDIOT

Today I discovered I Suck At Tinder, which I have been enjoying a lot.

Rum Rapture wrote:

beemoh wrote:

Shigenu

YOU BIG IDIOT

And is it the real Shigenu Miyamoto? NO IT FUCKING ISN'T.

Actually there's every chance it probably is

How English are you.

I got 34 out of 70, You are very chuffing English. A welsh friend of mine did it and got 11/70 which is You are not very English, old chap.

I wonder what some of you will get as a lot of you are in Scotland or down under. I also wonder what the questions would be on there's have you eaten a deep fried mars bar or do you end every sentence as a question?   

39/70 for me.

Only 32. I put this down to my relative lack of interest in sports.

43 out of 70. You are basically the Queen. The queen is dead, long live YOU. There is no one in England’s green and pleasant land as English as you. You make St. George himself look positively foreign. What’s that? St. George was actually born in Palestine? Don’t be silly. P.S. The queen isn’t really dead

The St. George part is rather appropriate, considering I've actually mentioned that here recently.

52. You are basically the queen. The only embarrassment was when it asked about judging people who put sugar in tea, and having to admit that I put sugar in tea

Nothing wrong with that. (coughs)

23/70. Let's see how the rest of the Scottish contingent do.

17/70 here.

mmm

Balladeer wrote:

One in each cheek?

Miiverse is a strange, worrying place.

A video game music quiz anyone?

I managed 41/90.

Aw man, I only got 33. Very disappointed in myself. Also disappointed in myself that one of the ones I did know was Sonic and the Secret Rings (albeit that's Smash Bros.' fault)