Random crap.
This bizarre plastic model kit by Imai comes from the days when Japan blatantly plagiarized stuff. Here is the “Command Robot VR-1” kit from their “Star Command” series, also known as “Nazi R2-D2.” I’ve actually seen this kit in person (at an IPMS show in Phoenix) and it comes with swastika decals. Sieg heil, you overweight glob of grease.
The first time I visited Japan was in 1998, and at that time all I saw were sit-down cabinets like the Sega Astro City, Taito Egret, Namco Cyberlead, etc. So, I was unaware that game centers here in Japan once had standing cabinets like America did until talking with my Japanese friend. He said that he would play Atari’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in the ’80s. Atari had some successes in Japan back in the ’80s, especially Gauntlet and Marble Madness. And going back further, Breakout obviously made quite an impression in Japan, giving birth to the “block kuzushi” genre with Arkanoid being the most exemplary title. Dang, if only I could travel back in time, or at least Quantum Leap into my childhood self and relive those memories…
I took this picture at Try Amusement Tower game center in Akihabara in around 2004 or 2005. This poster warns that only women are allowed in the women’s restroom.
Yes, more fun with Dall-E.
Pretty good.
This one is even better.
There we go. Even better! Scary.
This is great. Now, as a bonus, here is a Snoopy, Minecraft horror movie version.
The Dall-E image generator allows you to create images as though they were painted by famous painters. My friend Brian did Ryu from Street Fighter as painted by Picasso, and Hillary Clinton as painted by Rembrant. I gave it a shot with Darth Maul painted by Georges Seurat and it looks pretty cool. I entered R2-D2 by Claude Monet and these pictures are beautiful.
It looks like Artoo is having a nice day by the waterside. That’s nice.
BONUS: Indiana Jones, as painted by Vincent Van Gogh.
I found a funny cat pic on Gab over the weekend, and decided to give it a Street Fighter II flair.
My friend Brian told me about the Dall-E AI-driven automatic image generator recently. The first thing I tried was Bob Saget on a pogo stick, and that did not work out so well. I tried a few other concepts (I’ll show those in a bit), but the best so far is “Cat Vader.” These turned out wonderful!
Doing “Joe Biden Potato Head” turned out a few good results.
Here’s Biden with a facehugger.
And here’s Super Mario Trump:
THE TRONALD:
Tom Cruise in a cow suit:
And why not? Here is AOC in a chicken suit. It worked even though I misspelled the stupid bitch’s name.
Klaus Schwab and the Eye of Sauron:
Then I tried George Soros as Gollum. Looks pretty much like he always does. I can’t spot any differences.
Justin Turdpole as Data from Star Trek:
NINJA BALLERINA!
OK, last one, I swear. Elmo in a blender:
Fun times. Perhaps this AI will gain sentience and eventually decide to eliminate mankind… excuse me, HUMANKIND (thanks Justin-chan), but whatever.
