As I make the short drive in to work each morning, I usually turn on the local public radio station to catch a little of the news from NPR. During the particular time slot of my trip, I tend to hear a short program (http://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-morning-report) about global economics and market events. This short program sometimes has a segment that features a multiple choice quiz about recent economic-related trivia. The regular contributor of this segment is none other than...
"Lord Recluse" (http://www.theglobalist.com/AuthorBiography.aspx?AuthorId=1).
Every time I hear it I smile a little bit and think that he's not too far removed from the in-game character (aside from the whole obsession-with-world-domination thing, natch).
I'm curious what other references to City of Heroes you see or hear in the real world on a regular basis, and what memories or emotions they might trigger.
Edit: for punctuations
day jobs
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This was an image in a real estate article at queensnyc.com .. There were a few articles that discussed the troubles of this place in Queens, NY; including foreclosure, auction to the highest bidder, and the wish to change the name due to association with failing companies.
Quite a parallel, huh?
Full articles here:
http://queensnyc.com/2012/09/atlas-park-mall-in-glendale-queens-wants-to-change-its-name/ (http://queensnyc.com/2012/09/atlas-park-mall-in-glendale-queens-wants-to-change-its-name/)
http://www.qchron.com/editions/central/uncertain-future-for-atlas-park-property/article_2962c811-c179-5964-946c-8c9325fee27c.html (http://www.qchron.com/editions/central/uncertain-future-for-atlas-park-property/article_2962c811-c179-5964-946c-8c9325fee27c.html)
To be honest I haven't seen that many real world references, but when I do I get hit with nostalgia so hard it hurts.
Here in Houston every other weekend when we go to pick up our granddaughters we pass a business named Paragon Pools. Without fail I think of our city. :(
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What's weird is, I know that it's not, but I've been down streets in Charleston, South Carolina, and in Boston that look almost exactly like that.
Saint Martial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Martial_(disambiguation)) is the name of several villages (communes) here in France. One of them I got through each time I visit my grand mother (once a year).
Though none of them has the Golden Gizah, several has a carnaval neighborhood xD
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Does my car count?
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Every workday, I'm in a DC Metro elevator that has only two floor butons: MEZZ and STREET.
Quote from: Sailboat on February 01, 2013, 03:46:45 PM
Every workday, I'm in a DC Metro elevator that has only two floor butons: MEZZ and STREET.
Mezz Street, huh? Quick question: does that dominate your attention while you're there? Or do you not let it control your thoughts?
Oh, and is the muzak stunning or does it make you fall asleep?
I kid, I kid. But seriously... whatever you do,
do not try to hold people on an elevator. They'll get confused, and afraid, and then security will snare you and knock you down.
...
;D
This looks exactly like Skyway during the TF where it is ruined:
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20130201/DA45RNFO1.html
A music store here in Tampa.
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Quote from: Ironwolf on February 01, 2013, 08:28:09 PM
This looks exactly like Skyway during the TF where it is ruined:
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20130201/DA45RNFO1.html
Nice catch.
Lady Shin that center pic reminds me of cimmeroa
Quote from: JWBullfrog on February 02, 2013, 01:31:53 AM
Lady Shin that center pic reminds me of cimmeroa
I do see the resemblance.. I remember leaping from rooftop to rooftop, slaying minotaurs and cyclopses..Is that correct grammar? :o
Quote from: LadyShin on February 02, 2013, 08:37:55 PM
... cyclopes..Is that correct grammar? :o
fixed (granted, not something people use every day)
Quote from: Tivomaniac on February 01, 2013, 03:38:34 PM
Does my car count?
That, my friend, earns a spot on my Facebook page. Well done!
Quote from: Dollhouse on February 01, 2013, 03:29:05 PM
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Boulder Highway?
Quote from: Tivomaniac on February 01, 2013, 03:38:34 PM
Does my car count?
Nice! The wife has "States" and I have "Tyrant" license plates on ours. :)
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(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=media.komonews.com%2Fimages%2F121025_drones_big.jpg)
(https://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f346/zombie_guy/City%20of%20Heroes/Demo%20and%20Help/8b307e0f.jpg)
The spare tire on the H3 still makes me think it's a Crey product:
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Quote from: Codewalker on February 04, 2013, 05:22:07 AM
The spare tire on the H3 still makes me think it's a Crey product:
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.zercustoms.com%2Fnews%2Fimages%2FHummer%2Fth1%2FHUMMER-H3-Australia-1.jpg)
HA!!! I never noticed that til now.
Quote from: Codewalker on February 04, 2013, 05:22:07 AM
The spare tire on the H3 still makes me think it's a Crey product:
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.zercustoms.com%2Fnews%2Fimages%2FHummer%2Fth1%2FHUMMER-H3-Australia-1.jpg)
Quote from: Aggelakis on February 04, 2013, 06:54:22 AM
HA!!! I never noticed that til now.
OMG! I was wondering why it looked familiar! :o
Someone over at ThinkGeek decided to mourn CoH in an image for a product they just started selling.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/f09a/
Pretty cool, actually. Who ever painted that figure did a pretty good job.
Beat me to it. Saw the email ad this morning and thought something looked a little familiar.
Quote from: TerminalVelocity on February 05, 2013, 02:25:14 AM
Someone over at ThinkGeek decided to mourn CoH in an image for a product they just started selling.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/f09a/
Pretty cool, actually. Who ever painted that figure did a pretty good job.
I just saw that too. If I had any artistic talent I'd think of picking up a set to try and recreate some of my characters.
I don't have any specific ones, but I get flashes, like things in passing that remind me of the game, the way passing a certain thing, like a park bench or something, reminds you of an ex-girlfriend or passed relative. Seeing a subway on a commercial gives me the strongest deja vu for the Underground in Praetoria, for instance.
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Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
*hands LadyShin award*
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Quote from: LadyShin on February 14, 2013, 06:53:27 PM
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Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
I guess I shouldn't be Surprised I don't see Pulsar in there :/ I was on for awhile with the vigils in Paragon but then I devoted the remaining days on COH beta playing content that would never see the light of day on live.
Quote from: Power_Play on February 01, 2013, 08:43:38 PM
A music store here in Tampa.
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I know that store and yeah, it makes me think of CoH when I see it.
Found these
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(https://i.imgur.com/mpQ6aNc.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/nx3svg9.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/2AcNykX.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/NlKfrQo.jpg)
Marcus Cole:
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=images3.mtv.com%2Fshared%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Famg_covers%2F200%2Fdrh400%2Fh408%2Fh40858ezjgw.jpg) (https://images.weserv.nl/?url=t1.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcQomKo4-b4tO9lKZ5neIZeND7T3GSB7rGKhzERy91rvOH4zT5cC)
Legacy Chain:
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.inboundlogistics.com%2Fcms%2Fuserfiles%2Flegacy_photo.jpg)
First Ward:
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8) :
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Freedom Plaza:
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=upload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F1%2F13%2FFreedom_Plaza_Washington_DC.JPG)
Orange Bagel!
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Perez Park:
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Quote from: LadyShin on February 16, 2013, 06:58:16 PM
Orange Bagel!
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*snicker*
Awesome ;D
Necro!
My son is playing Legend of Zelda:Skyward Sword, and something keeps causing Link (or someone; I'm not really paying attention) to whistle. The sound effect is the exact same whistle sound effect used for the MM:Thugs Summon power.
I have had occasional washes of nostalgia while playing other games, but this was the first one from someone else playing something in the other room.