Spectrum memes

[sn3j]

[sn3j]

[Evil Genius]

GAME OVER

COMPLETED: 100%

[TMD2003]

There must be plenty of WOLOLO opportunities throughout Spectrum history.

Incidentally, I only found out about the Minecraft WOLOLO Easter egg earlier this year...

[Morkin]

You whippersnappers and your contemporary humour, I have no idea what WOLOLO means or is..

[PeteProdge]

You whippersnappers and your contemporary humour, I have no idea what WOLOLO means or is..

[stupidget]

'Wololo is the sound made by the Priest unit in the 1997 game Age of Empires....'

[Morkin]

OK thanks, I get it now..

[TMD2003]

The important part of that explanation is that there's been 25 years between the release of Age Of Empires and now...

"Wololo" is (the start of) the priests' chant that will convert enemy units to their own side. I never played Age of Empires, but I'm well aware of how you can build up a massive Red Army to crush your opponents, but as soon as you hear that "Wololo... wololo... wololo..." in the distance, you're in trouble. Suddenly, all your red-coloured infantry starts turning blue and you're being attacked from within. Your best option is to include priests of your own.

As for Minecraft, if the Evoker gets close to a blue sheep, it will chant "Wololo", and turn the sheep red. It had to be pointed out to me on the wiki, because the only time you're ever likely to meet an Evoker is in a woodland mansion - very rare - or during a village raid, and evn if your village is full of sheep, how many of them will be dyed blue? It doesn't work the other way, mind.

[sn3j]

Found this on the web, it was made up from Amstrad CPC sprites. I changed two colors for the Speccy look.
Games:

Spoiler

Tir Na Nog, Dun Darach, Marsport, Heavy on the Magick

[TMD2003]

Despite not matching which way round the games are, green would be the better colour for Tir Na Nog because Cú Chulainn is dead in that game (green is something of a zombie colour), and alive in Dun Darach. Still, at least that accounts for Paul McCartney... Billy Shears... or whatever the replacement was called, doesn't it?

9 STOP statement... 9 STOP statement... 9 STOP statement... 9 STOP statement... 9 STOP statement... 9 STOP statement... (cue appalling cacophony for eight minutes)

[flatduckrecords]

[from Twitter]

MFW I’m down the shops today buying Brussels sprouts and other “last bits” when I’d rather be at home playing with the Woot! Bundle.

[PeterJ]

Spent three hours in Sainsbury's this morning with exactly the same thoughts as you @flatduckrecords!

[Morkin]

Me stuck at home forced to play the Woot! tape while other Specchums are doing Xmas shopping:

[R-Tape]

MFW I’m down the shops today buying Brussels sprouts and other “last bits”

Why so soon?

[flatduckrecords]

NGL fellas, I think it was worth the effort.


Spectrum shown for scale.

[Morkin]

I knew it..!!



I'll expect an apology in the post tomorrow.

[R-Tape]

[Juan F. Ramirez]

(Posted by Lord Arse at Mastodon)

[Juan F. Ramirez]

Found on Reddit:

[Juan F. Ramirez]

[PeteProdge]

[Morkin]

[PeteProdge]

[Juan F. Ramirez]

Seen on TW, based on the last RG cover... brilliant!