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[Karma Kramer]

Thanks adelanta for resizing the images

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http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/02/02...ive-thumbs-up/ (thanks wario for the link)

 

[Wario64]

and mom said i wouldn't get anywhere with these games

 

[neptunes]

yeah, I see it, using the usb version, they probably just mapped the inputs to control something else.

 

[Bildi]

Links are dead for me

 

[Wario64]

Here's the article that accompanies these pics:

http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/02/02/1636-soldiers-testing-fcs-technology-give-thumbs-up/

 

[vissione]

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[Barnolde]

I'm assuming it involves torturing detainees by forcing them to play Soul Calibur 2 with the 360 d-pad. Not even Dick Cheney could defend that.

 

[Ynos Yrros]

Can I go political science fiction on this one?

From what I've seen in one of great war movies, this kind of thing is exactly what burned USA in Vietnam.

 

[gutter_trash]

they would probably have a higher success rate if they had a better D-Pad

 

[adelante]

 

[Battersea Power Station]

"Dude, you're still in Iraq."

"I just signed out of my profile."

"Yeah, but player 2 is still IN Iraq."

"So I have to turn this off?!"

"Yeah."

"That's bullshit -- I should be out of Iraq already."

"WATCH OUT! You're going to turn off the whole war."

"My bad. OK -- it's off."

*Please reconnect controller*

"I'm not playing with that shit on the screen. You're staying in Iraq."

 

[rafman400]

thats pretty crazy

 

[Bildi]

big pics

I see! Thanks, I couldn't get anything working including the link to the story.

The interwebs confound me

 

[Ryudo]

they would probably have a higher success rate if they had a better D-Pad

Thats funny, they dont seem to be actually be using the dpad .

 

[Oldschoolgamer]

they would probably have a higher success rate if they had a better D-Pad

I lol'D.

 

[See]

Joyst*q had this story a while ago.

http://www.*******.com/2007/01/18/steer-you-anti-sniper-bot-with-an-xbox-pad/

Meet the RedOwl, a $150,000 robot intended to hunt enemy snipers for the U.S. military. The RedOwl boasts impressive precision detection, sharpshooter pathfinding, and the ability to "read a nametag from across a football field."

This powerful robot is run via a keyboard, but how does one steer a mega-expensive piece of military equipment? With a modified Xbox controller, of course. Unfortunately, they don't specify which model -- we're hoping it's either the 360 model or the original Xbox's smaller S variant. Sorry, but we want comfort when steering robots worth many times our annual salaries.

 

[Bildi]

 

[a Master Ninja]

 

[ccharla]

You can find more details here: http://news.com.com/iRobot+unveils+sniper+detector/2100-11394_3-5888411.html

That robot is based on the irobot packbot, made by the same people who make the Roomba robotic vacuum (which rules, by the way). I saw a demo at a robot show in SF, and the packbot did very extreme things for a robot -- leaping off 12 foot drops w/o any damage, racing up stairs, etc. There was an army guy there who was telling hella anecdotes about the robot's success in Afghanistan, based on his own personal experience.

It wasn't controlled with a 360 controller, but with a standard-looking RC setup. My guess is the dual analogs control the tank-like treads.

 

[sixteen-bit]

what's the name of that 360 font?

 

[Lobster]

Wow. First the SNES with the bazooka and crap now a 360 controller. SN60 indeed.

 

[a Master Ninja]

what's the name of that 360 font?

http://www.dafont.com/x360.font

 

[VALIS]

 

[cbox]

 

[Bildi]

*snip*

:lol Subtle.

 

[Mar]

This thread is made of pure awesome. I demand more photoshops.

 

[Deleted member 284]

Can I go political science fiction on this one?

From what I've seen in one of great war movies, this kind of thing is exactly what burned USA in Vietnam.

Please tell me more. I'd love to hear your reasoning (said in earnest curiosity/ignorance and not in malice)

 

[tegdf]

I've always wondered about this, but why is the American flag backwards on the uniform but during WW2 it wasn't?

 

[The Faceless Master]

PS2 was sought after by terrorists

while 360 FIGHTS THE WAR ON TERROR

 

[Moderation Unlimited]

Don't like the Xbox 360 controller?

WELL THEN, YOU MUST HATE FREEDOM!!!!!11!!1

 

[bengraven]

GRAW2 unlockable confirmed. You can actually play GR1 WHILE FIGHTING and see it on the Cross-Com. Your drone has now been replaced by a useless ROB clone, also.

Graphics are nice, by the way.

 

[Vic]

Can't wait to see how it will control with the Wiimote! Gestures in war FTW!

 

[Bildi]

 

[Mar]

 

[WickedAngel]

 

[Bildi]

piccie

:lol

WickedAngel, your avatar is a little gigantic.

 

[Pristine_Condition]

Can't wait to see how it will control with the Wiimote! Gestures in war FTW!

...I was waiting for the inevitable "this would be better with the Wiimote" post. There's at least one in every thread.

 

[WickedAngel]

:lol

WickedAngel, your avatar is a little gigantic.

? It's the same size as yours (Or that's how it looks through Opera).

 

[Dizzy]

...I was waiting for the inevitable "this would be better with the Wiimote" post. There's at least one in every thread.

I thought I was the only one that noticed that at first.

Is NeoGAF Wii troll heaven? :lol or does everyone think that EVERY game would be best with the wiimote?

 

[Bildi]

? It's the same size as yours (Or that's how it looks through Opera).

I mean the source is very big - like 600k or something? Sorry, not trying to be an ass, it just slows down the loading.

 

[WickedAngel]

Fixed it.

 

[See]

Here's my crappy attempt:

 

[Bildi]

Here's my crappy attempt:

They're all crappy - I don't think anyone in here uses photoshop. If we do, we use it poorly :lol

Poor Stephan

 

[Umino]

I've always wondered about this, but why is the American flag backwards on the uniform but during WW2 it wasn't?

I'm not sure why the two wars were different with flag style but the backwards flag is to indicate that the soldier is moving forward and the flag is sort of flapping. Good photoshops too guys.

 

[Lobster]

[*IMG]http://129.94.222.47/armyds.jpg[/IMG]

:lol :lol

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Looks like GRAW 3.

 

[Lobster]

^ ^
:lol :lol

 

[See]

Here's another one of my crappy attempts

 

[Tieno]

Excellent shooping!:lol 360 is a great fps controller!

 

[Rabid Wolverine]

Someone needs to photoshop the wii controller in there.