Talk:606: Cutting Edge - Revision history

Bb777 at 01:48, 22 March 2025

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141.101.98.88 at 20:25, 6 July 2019

2019-07-06T20:25:52Z

172.68.142.89 at 17:27, 3 July 2018

2018-07-03T17:27:09Z

172.68.142.89 at 17:22, 3 July 2018

2018-07-03T17:22:43Z

108.162.246.161 at 11:20, 5 May 2017

2017-05-05T11:20:56Z

Davidy22 at 04:54, 10 January 2016

2016-01-10T04:54:15Z

162.158.133.138: /* update on Command & Conquer servers */ new section

2016-01-08T16:46:14Z

‎update on Command & Conquer servers: new section

162.158.6.246 at 23:06, 21 September 2015

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107.204.46.198 at 00:43, 2 May 2013

2013-05-02T00:43:40Z

Greyson: ...I am right, right?

2013-03-05T16:52:42Z

...I am right, right?

New page

Today is early 2013. This comic is right. [[User:Greyson|Greyson]] ([[User talk:Greyson|talk]]) 16:52, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

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		+	valve literally copy-pasted the sources for portal from half-life - [[User:Bb777\|this is a signature]] ([[User talk:Bb777\|talk]]) 01:48, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

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	According to the Wikipedia page, Portal promises Cake to whomever solves all the puzzles. "Still Alive" is the song played over the end credits. These things should be explained above but aren't. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.142.89\|172.68.142.89]] 17:27, 3 July 2018 (UTC)		According to the Wikipedia page, Portal promises Cake to whomever solves all the puzzles. "Still Alive" is the song played over the end credits. These things should be explained above but aren't. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.142.89\|172.68.142.89]] 17:27, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
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	This explanation should be marked as incomplete, as it totally fails to explain what the heck FREE CAKE! and The Cake is a Lie! are all about—which frankly seems to be almost the only thing that needs explaining at all after you have taken care of the game itself. I KNOW Portal is a game, but I have no idea whatsoever about the cake thing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.161\|108.162.246.161]] 11:20, 5 May 2017 (UTC)		This explanation should be marked as incomplete, as it totally fails to explain what the heck FREE CAKE! and The Cake is a Lie! are all about—which frankly seems to be almost the only thing that needs explaining at all after you have taken care of the game itself. I KNOW Portal is a game, but I have no idea whatsoever about the cake thing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.161\|108.162.246.161]] 11:20, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
−	Still ~~incomplete! Can someone please clue us in about the subtext for~~ "~~The cake~~ is ~~a lie" and why~~ the song~~/lyric is relevant?~~ [[Special:Contributions/172.68.142.89\|172.68.142.89]] 17:22, 3 July 2018 (UTC)	+
		+	According to the Wikipedia page, Portal promises Cake to whomever solves all the puzzles. "Still Alive" is the song played over the end credits. These things should be explained above but aren't. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.142.89\|172.68.142.89]] 17:27, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

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	This explanation should be marked as incomplete, as it totally fails to explain what the heck FREE CAKE! and The Cake is a Lie! are all about—which frankly seems to be almost the only thing that needs explaining at all after you have taken care of the game itself. I KNOW Portal is a game, but I have no idea whatsoever about the cake thing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.161\|108.162.246.161]] 11:20, 5 May 2017 (UTC)		This explanation should be marked as incomplete, as it totally fails to explain what the heck FREE CAKE! and The Cake is a Lie! are all about—which frankly seems to be almost the only thing that needs explaining at all after you have taken care of the game itself. I KNOW Portal is a game, but I have no idea whatsoever about the cake thing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.161\|108.162.246.161]] 11:20, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
		+	Still incomplete! Can someone please clue us in about the subtext for "The cake is a lie" and why the song/lyric is relevant? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.142.89\|172.68.142.89]] 17:22, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

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	Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-07-command-and-conquer-multiplayer-saved-following-gamespy-shutdown		Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-07-command-and-conquer-multiplayer-saved-following-gamespy-shutdown
	[[Special:Contributions/162.158.133.138\|162.158.133.138]] 16:46, 8 January 2016 (UTC)		[[Special:Contributions/162.158.133.138\|162.158.133.138]] 16:46, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
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		+	This explanation should be marked as incomplete, as it totally fails to explain what the heck FREE CAKE! and The Cake is a Lie! are all about—which frankly seems to be almost the only thing that needs explaining at all after you have taken care of the game itself. I KNOW Portal is a game, but I have no idea whatsoever about the cake thing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.161\|108.162.246.161]] 11:20, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

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 "The title text also points to another flaw in this strategy: multi-player gaming requires other players, so if you play a game five years after everybody else, there's nobody else to play with. It's even worse with online gaming, as the company hosting the online server may have shut it down a long time ago." Unless the game happens to be team fortress 2.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.6.246|162.158.6.246]] 23:06, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
-== update on Command & Conquer servers ==
+;update on Command & Conquer servers
 The servers have been shut down in 2014, about five years after this comic was launched, but game enthusiasts managed to run their own servers.

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	"The title text also points to another flaw in this strategy: multi-player gaming requires other players, so if you play a game five years after everybody else, there's nobody else to play with. It's even worse with online gaming, as the company hosting the online server may have shut it down a long time ago." Unless the game happens to be team fortress 2.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.6.246\|162.158.6.246]] 23:06, 21 September 2015 (UTC)		"The title text also points to another flaw in this strategy: multi-player gaming requires other players, so if you play a game five years after everybody else, there's nobody else to play with. It's even worse with online gaming, as the company hosting the online server may have shut it down a long time ago." Unless the game happens to be team fortress 2.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.6.246\|162.158.6.246]] 23:06, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
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		+	== update on Command & Conquer servers ==
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		+	The servers have been shut down in 2014, about five years after this comic was launched, but game enthusiasts managed to run their own servers.
		+	So it is still possible to play this game now in 2016. :-)
		+	Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-07-command-and-conquer-multiplayer-saved-following-gamespy-shutdown
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	Today is early 2013. This comic is right. [[User:Greyson\|Greyson]] ([[User talk:Greyson\|talk]]) 16:52, 5 March 2013 (UTC)		Today is early 2013. This comic is right. [[User:Greyson\|Greyson]] ([[User talk:Greyson\|talk]]) 16:52, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
	I tested the hypothesis in the last panel by announcing "FREE CAKE!", setting down an empty cake box with "The cake is a lie" written inside it, and running. The results were highly conclusive: memes do not magically revive after five years. [[Special:Contributions/107.204.46.198\|107.204.46.198]] 00:43, 2 May 2013 (UTC)		I tested the hypothesis in the last panel by announcing "FREE CAKE!", setting down an empty cake box with "The cake is a lie" written inside it, and running. The results were highly conclusive: memes do not magically revive after five years. [[Special:Contributions/107.204.46.198\|107.204.46.198]] 00:43, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
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		+	"The title text also points to another flaw in this strategy: multi-player gaming requires other players, so if you play a game five years after everybody else, there's nobody else to play with. It's even worse with online gaming, as the company hosting the online server may have shut it down a long time ago." Unless the game happens to be team fortress 2.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.6.246\|162.158.6.246]] 23:06, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

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	Today is early 2013. This comic is right. [[User:Greyson\|Greyson]] ([[User talk:Greyson\|talk]]) 16:52, 5 March 2013 (UTC)		Today is early 2013. This comic is right. [[User:Greyson\|Greyson]] ([[User talk:Greyson\|talk]]) 16:52, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
		+	I tested the hypothesis in the last panel by announcing "FREE CAKE!", setting down an empty cake box with "The cake is a lie" written inside it, and running. The results were highly conclusive: memes do not magically revive after five years. [[Special:Contributions/107.204.46.198\|107.204.46.198]] 00:43, 2 May 2013 (UTC)