Comments on: In Light of Recent Olympic Events…

By: MCQ

MCQ — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:00:16 +0000

You have to get through the great deku tree. Good luck and watch out for big spiders.

By: BTD Greg

BTD Greg — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:39:55 +0000

I’ve got OoT on my Wii’s Virtual Console. I haven’t gotten out of the Kokiri Forest yet, though.

By: MCQ

MCQ — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:40:39 +0000

Brian, it’s never too late for a second childhood. If you have never played Ocarina of Time you should run out and get that game immediately, play it until your thumbs bleed and never, ever reveal to anyone again that you don’t own it. Brace yourself for the Shadow Temple. It’s creepy, and beating that boss took me for-freaking-ever.

By: BrianJ

BrianJ — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:51:41 +0000

Alas, I never got to play Ocarina of Time. I was referring to Zelda II. Not exactly a Phelpsian achievement.

By: MCQ

MCQ — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:25:30 +0000

Beating Zelda (Ocarina of Time) on a single Blockbuster rental would not be meaningless. It would be superhuman, with Red Bull or without. Beating that game is still one of the top acomplishments of my life, and I didn’t do it in three days.

By: BTD Greg

BTD Greg — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:57:15 +0000

Again with the sport/not-sport debate! Why are sports fans so defensive and exclusive about their definitions? And does it really matter if the term “sport” rather than “athletic competition” is used? Clearly, gymnasts, boxers and karate participants are pretty damn good athletes.

Sport, not sport, whatever.

By: BrianJ

BrianJ — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:49:20 +0000

ability to endure hours physical and mental exertion on nothing but Red Bullsâ€¦

Kids these days. {shakes head} Back in my day, we didn’t have Red Bull; if you wanted to beat Zelda in three days so you could do it on a single Blockbuster rental, well you just pushed through on nothing but your own stupid boyhood drive for meaningless success.

By: MCQ

MCQ — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:55:17 +0000

BTW, I thought Nastia Liukin’s comments after the competition were classy and right on. She gave credit to her opponent and refused to get drawn into the controversy. The tie breaking system needs work, yes, and maybe they shouldn’t have one, but Nastia would have won if she did her routine perfectly. She didn’t, which opened the door for what happened.

By: MCQ

MCQ — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:50:17 +0000

Yes, it’s a sport even if the outcome depends on judges, (heck, there are a lot of sports that are judged including snowboarding half-pipe and ski jumping) but the amount of subjectivity involved in some competitions does sort of ruin the enjoyment of the fans. That doesn’t mean it’s not a sport, it just means there’s a certain amount involved in winning a medal that is not in the hands of the competitors. Frustrating, yes, but unavoidable.

By: kwk

kwk — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:12:46 +0000

Games like a chess are not sports. They donâ€™t meet the level of athletic skill required.

But car racing does (like drag racing)? Any kind of race counts as a sport? How about three-legged racing? Or pinewood derbies?

Why not video games? They take practice, coordinating with teammates, quick reaction times, ability to endure hours physical and mental exertion on nothing but Red Bulls…