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Crobot91 · 04-25-2011, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Billbeaux

"7 Shockingly Dark Origins of Lovable Children's Characters"

http://www.cracked.com/article_18906...haracters.html

Contains an amusing--if somewhat off-the-mark--introduction to the Turtles' original incarnation for the uninitiated (although they overstate the violence a bit...to the point where the early Mirage books damn near come off like talking animal torture porn!)

That was a funny read.

Billbeaux · 04-29-2011, 08:56 PM

Kudos to anyone who managed to win more than a couple of these games (alas, just TMNT and Mega Man for me)

http://www.cracked.com/article_15696...deo-games.html

Obviously #9 is the main attraction.

*oldmanwinters* · 04-29-2011, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Billbeaux

Kudos to anyone who managed to win more than a couple of these games (alas, just TMNT and Mega Man for me)

http://www.cracked.com/article_15696...deo-games.html

Obviously #9 is the main attraction.

In addition to TMNT & Mega Man, I'm proud to say I can also KO Tyson, destroy Jacquio and the Demon in Ninja Gaiden, and save the world from the alien invasion in Contra. No cheats, just right. I don't own any of the other games on the list, however. Maybe one day...

Billbeaux · 05-01-2011, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

In addition to TMNT & Mega Man, I'm proud to say I can also KO Tyson, destroy Jacquio and the Demon in Ninja Gaiden, and save the world from the alien invasion in Contra. No cheats, just right. I don't own any of the other games on the list, however. Maybe one day...

*bows down*

Tyson ate my children, I couldn't even reach Jaquio (always got torn apart by the Masked Devil...only reason I knew Jaquio came next is because I read the novelization umpteen years ago), and Konami code or no, my Contra guy was the proverbial one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.

All things considered, Shredder is quite the pushover in that game (...didn't stop me from standing there like a dolt until he de-mutated me the first time around), but actually reaching him!? Pretty sure my entire Ph.D. level profane vocabulary stems from that very ordeal!

As for Battletoads...I'm pretty sure that Nintendo of America was a clandestine arm of the Department of Defense, and that the racing level was actually some kind of Last Starfighter-esque training simulator.

deadpoolRKO · 05-12-2011, 03:04 PM

pretty neat article.

http://www.cracked.com/article_18906...haracters.html

Spoiler:

~~ABrown~~ · 05-12-2011, 03:10 PM

As a child, I didn't realize how dark the TMNT history actually was. When I first saw the original lighter TMNT cartoon, I wasn't a fan of it. It wasn't until the darker first live movie came out that I became a fan. Only afterwards did I warm up to the original cartoon.

*oldmanwinters* · 05-12-2011, 04:17 PM

There is already a catch-all thread for Cracked.com articles:
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...ark+origins%22

*Raph's Girl* · 05-12-2011, 04:19 PM

I knew that particular orgin about Cubone. I think it was said in the cartoon. Buuut... Dang man.... the true origin of the Tin Man of Oz..... good lord!

deadpoolRKO · 05-12-2011, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

There is already a catch-all thread for Cracked.com articles:
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...ark+origins%22

oh my fault man. i searched " orgins " and didn't find anything.

*Donnie* · 05-12-2011, 07:59 PM

The author of that article is pretty inaccurate, boring, and judgmental. He assumes nobody picked Leonardo as a kid. How is that at all an accurate or appropriate statement?

*Powder* · 05-12-2011, 08:07 PM

It's OK, Cracked is a sh*tty website 100%.

*Ninjinister* · 05-12-2011, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by deadpoolRKO

oh my fault man. i searched " orgins " and didn't find anything.

That's because "orgins" isn't a word.

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Originally Posted by Powder

It's OK, Cracked is a sh*tty website 100%.

And this isn't even English o.O

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Originally Posted by DonnyTMNT

The author of that article is pretty inaccurate, boring, and judgmental. He assumes nobody picked Leonardo as a kid. How is that at all an accurate or appropriate statement?

It's a humor site. Inaccuracy, unless completely off, is not only expected, but par for the course.

*Spitfire* · 05-12-2011, 09:38 PM

No one I knew picked Leo as a kid. Everyone was all about Mikey, and maybe Raph. I was the only Don guy I knew. I never met more diverse people till I started coming here. In random conversations about my clothing, which happen almost once a week, people always say Raph is their favorite turtle. I rarely hear any different and I've never heard Leo.

**Jester** · 05-12-2011, 09:40 PM

My wife liked Leo as a kid...and I'm a Raph fan.

Why did we get married?

*Spitfire* · 05-12-2011, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

My wife liked Leo as a kid...and I'm a Raph fan.

Why did we get married?

Because you clearly found someone special! Tiffany is a Leo fan too. Watching the OT it's not hard to imagine why most people didn't like Leo. He was the team wet blanket who spent most his time on screen breaking up all the fun. Even Cam Clark stated in an interview that he went from being Mikey to the team buzz kill for 10 years.

FearlessLeader · 05-13-2011, 02:35 PM

Leonardo has been my favorite since I was seven and watched the OT. I am also kind of a buzzkill though so that's probably why, or him being my role model made me that way

I was always the only Leo fan I knew growing up, pretty much everyone loved Mikey.

While I respect his opinion it does disappoint me a little that Cam Clark said those things about the character, but whatever I suppose.

At least Mike Sinternikklaas appreciated the character for who he was.

*Bauer536* · 05-13-2011, 06:17 PM

I did not like Cracked and some of the things they said. The only thing I didn’t mind was the video of the turtles being compared to other characters. This is something I like to do all the time, especially since I watch shows like The Big Bang Theory. You can take those four nerds and compare them to the TMNT. Now about the OT, I would say a lot of people didn’t like Leo on that show. But it’s funny, because when I was in high school, I would ask a few classmates who their favorite turtle was. You would not believe the answer: LEONARDO. Something tells me by today, he has become a favorite more than he was before, and it seems that he will become a bigger favorite when we see an honorable but humorous side to the character. Still, I think he had humor from the start. Like I say, we’ll just have to see.

05-12-2011, 03:04 PM	#25
deadpoolRKO Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: I can't wait until i can have a custom user title Posts: 782	7 shockingly dark orgins of childrens characters ( TMNT makes the list at #7 ) pretty neat article. http://www.cracked.com/article_18906...haracters.html Spoiler: My favorite was cubone , i never knew that the skull he wore was from his dead mother. __________________ ( TMNT Clothes , DVD's , Accesories , ect. ) Red Bubble ( My Tee Shirt Designs )

05-12-2011, 04:17 PM	#27
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,499	There is already a catch-all thread for Cracked.com articles: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...ark+origins%22 __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

05-12-2011, 04:19 PM	#28
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	I knew that particular orgin about Cubone. I think it was said in the cartoon. Buuut... Dang man.... the true origin of the Tin Man of Oz..... good lord! __________________

05-12-2011, 09:38 PM	#33
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	No one I knew picked Leo as a kid. Everyone was all about Mikey, and maybe Raph. I was the only Don guy I knew. I never met more diverse people till I started coming here. In random conversations about my clothing, which happen almost once a week, people always say Raph is their favorite turtle. I rarely hear any different and I've never heard Leo. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

05-12-2011, 09:40 PM	#34
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,300	My wife liked Leo as a kid...and I'm a Raph fan. Why did we get married? __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

04-29-2011, 08:56 PM	#22
Billbeaux Foot Soldier Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Flyover Country Posts: 168	Kudos to anyone who managed to win more than a couple of these games (alas, just TMNT and Mega Man for me) http://www.cracked.com/article_15696...deo-games.html Obviously #9 is the main attraction.

05-12-2011, 03:10 PM	#26
~~ABrown~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,831	As a child, I didn't realize how dark the TMNT history actually was. When I first saw the original lighter TMNT cartoon, I wasn't a fan of it. It wasn't until the darker first live movie came out that I became a fan. Only afterwards did I warm up to the original cartoon.

05-12-2011, 07:59 PM	#30
Donnie Something from the Past Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York Posts: 3,256	The author of that article is pretty inaccurate, boring, and judgmental. He assumes nobody picked Leonardo as a kid. How is that at all an accurate or appropriate statement?

05-12-2011, 08:07 PM	#31
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,955	It's OK, Cracked is a sh*tty website 100%.

05-13-2011, 02:35 PM	#36
FearlessLeader Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Watching Space Heroes Posts: 1,048	Leonardo has been my favorite since I was seven and watched the OT. I am also kind of a buzzkill though so that's probably why, or him being my role model made me that way I was always the only Leo fan I knew growing up, pretty much everyone loved Mikey. While I respect his opinion it does disappoint me a little that Cam Clark said those things about the character, but whatever I suppose. At least Mike Sinternikklaas appreciated the character for who he was. __________________ Artwork by Jim Lawson

05-13-2011, 06:17 PM	#37
Bauer536 Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2011 Location: United States Posts: 1,550	I did not like Cracked and some of the things they said. The only thing I didn’t mind was the video of the turtles being compared to other characters. This is something I like to do all the time, especially since I watch shows like The Big Bang Theory. You can take those four nerds and compare them to the TMNT. Now about the OT, I would say a lot of people didn’t like Leo on that show. But it’s funny, because when I was in high school, I would ask a few classmates who their favorite turtle was. You would not believe the answer: LEONARDO. Something tells me by today, he has become a favorite more than he was before, and it seems that he will become a bigger favorite when we see an honorable but humorous side to the character. Still, I think he had humor from the start. Like I say, we’ll just have to see.