kikonawa
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How a Gaffer and his 3D printer trolled the world (2nd NX fake)
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Horsemama1956
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Why even bother? Pretty lame?
I think Mr. Waddles was one of the #teamreal people that were very dick-ish to #teamfake.
It's funny how people said we were so desperate for this to be fake. Now some #teamreal are so desperate for it to be real lol.
Again it's glorious.
Seems pointless. He didn't create the hoax on this site, and he wasn't the one who posted his work here either.
Aaronrules380
Member
Yeah, I don't think he should be banned given the circumstances.
Have a goddamn sense of humor people
Have a goddamn sense of humor people
Coreda
Member
I'll let you in on a secret...
Video games are a waste of time.
Geez, someone woke up on the wrong side of bed.
inpHilltr8r
Member
when the photoshop came out I was like, they never look like the patents
when this hit though I was like, holy shit it's real
looks like the future has snuck up on me again
bravo sir!
when this hit though I was like, holy shit it's real
looks like the future has snuck up on me again
bravo sir!
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
You would think grown ass people whould have better things to do with their time.
Bitch Pudding
Member
Well, he wasn't banned yet, not sure if he's out of the woods yet.
MikeE21286
Member
That's insane lol
You have a god damn Super Saiyan Sonic the Hedgehog as your avatar.
Aaronrules380
Member
I'm saying this in response to the people (or person at least) calling for a ban. It was a simple prank, and he didn't actually spread it here himself. People need to learn to have a sense of humor
Yeah but if Rosti knows how even fake leaks like this cause issues then I understand his posts.
I don't know. Believing in insiders is rough to begin with. Rosti doesn't exactly leak anything anyways AFAIK. He just talks about the NDA really. I'd give him the benefit of the doubt.
Kissenkopf
Banned
You mean than being mad about a fake? Yes, I agree.
Aaronrules380
Member
Seriously, considering he's creating something and exercising the use of real world skills, I'd say that making the fake was way more productive and worthwhile as a use of his time than posting on Neogaf is
321florida
Banned
To get all the praise they are getting right now.
I figured it was fake just by setting it was in. Who leaves confidential stuff this laying around like that?
People are starving for news so much they'll believe anything remotely realistic
everyday math
Banned
And he's on Neogaf....
Aaronrules380
Member
A treehouse employee retweeted it, so at the very least some of them were probably laughing their asses off alongside the fakers
The funny thing about the post is how it neglected sanding, painting, polishing, etc. Yeah, if you just 3D print it and slap it together it will look like crap, but in the hands of someone who knows how to work with that stuff it can look more professionally made.
Nendoroids are even made in 3D printers and look really good.
Messofanego
Banned
You've got a 3D printer. You're creative. Why not? You writing this post is also a "waste of time". We're all wasting our time here with hundreds of pages about this speculation.
KanameYuuki
Member
That was next level trolling, that was commitment and really good crafting skills haha.
So how expensive was that joke, I suppose the 3D printer is from his workplace but are the materials to use it expensive at all?
So how expensive was that joke, I suppose the 3D printer is from his workplace but are the materials to use it expensive at all?
Don't be butthurt.
The guy doesn't deserve a ban. Ain't his fault Gaf is filled with gullible, thirsty people lol
psh.
It was fun. Even many of the people who believed it was real are in this thread giving the guy kudos because they had fun with it. Everyone had a fun few days dissecting it and reacting to it, making their own mockups, gifs, and jokes. It wasn't just the prankster who enjoyed it, so that hardly makes him an asshole.
Bitch Pudding
Member
MikeE21286
Member
This has to be one of the most elaborate video game pranks I've ever seen
The funny thing about the post is how it neglected sanding, painting, polishing, etc. Yeah, if you just 3D print it and slap it together it will look like crap, but in the hands of someone who knows how to work with that stuff it can look more professionally made.
Nendoroids are even made in 3D printers and look really good.
Yep, people seemed to forget sandpaper is a thing...
The Albatross
Member
Pretty cool article on the prototype stage of the X1 controller:
http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/18/t...stuff-that-didnt-make-it-in-part-1-exclusive/
Yup, careful sanding, primer, paint and clear coat and you've got yourself a legit looking prototype.
Aaronrules380
Member
Agreed
And in an ironic twist, those shades are real.
It's the guy
SaganIsGOAT
Junior Member
Those saying he should be banned should pound sand.
gutterboy44
Member
Well done. If you really wanted to put in the effort, you could avoid some of his "tells" that it was fake, or at the very least a lower quality prototype. Airbrushing instead of spray painting with multiple wet sands will make it look much better. Printing molds for the control stick nubs and casting them in rubber. Then of course doing all the super tedious shit he mentioned like screw holes and other real ports like USB C or something pulled out of a real device and put in the 3d print. All of these things though aren't necessarily dead give away that it is a fake. Companies need to prototype early things and 3d printing is way easier than making tooling for injection mold plastics. The fact we never saw it function in real time is the only sure thing. However, in time we will hit that same tipping point where a combination of readily available 3d printing and the next gen of things like after effects could make shit like faking an entire boot up or on screen footage that much easier to fake. I think it is great that people do these fakes. It is an important reminder and also allows people to have discussions with little to no consequence. Let's hope some people at Nintendo read some discussions just in case their concepts are anything like the ones faked. It would be absolutely hilarious if NX ended up in the ballpark of the fake SteWii.
NHarmonic.
Member
The leak talk is always fun, helps to bring more hype and the discussions between team fake and team real are always hilarious.
Lighten up a bit.
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