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Title: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: Blondeshell on January 30, 2013, 03:31:45 AM
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
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: JaguarX on January 30, 2013, 03:41:21 AM
day jobs
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: LadyShin on January 30, 2013, 02:30:10 PM
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=queensnyc.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F09%2Fshops-atlas-park-mall-glendale-queens-nyc.jpeg)


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.
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: mrultimate on January 30, 2013, 03:26:59 PM
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.  :(
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: Rae on January 30, 2013, 05:08:44 PM
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=farm9.staticflickr.com%2F8049%2F8429458895_c326fa2159.jpg)
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: dwturducken on January 31, 2013, 10:55:23 PM
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.
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: Mister Bison on February 01, 2013, 09:02:10 AM
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
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: Dollhouse on February 01, 2013, 03:29:05 PM
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=farm6.staticflickr.com%2F5110%2F5593832783_c32414397f_z.jpg)
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: Tivomaniac on February 01, 2013, 03:38:34 PM
Does my car count?

(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i47.tinypic.com%2Fk4zhja.jpg)
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: Triplash on February 01, 2013, 04:49:41 PM
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
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: 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
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: Power Play on February 01, 2013, 08:43:38 PM

A music store here in Tampa.

(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=everybusinesslisting.com%2Fcustom%2Fdomain_1%2Fimage_files%2F2448_photo_17749.jpg)
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: LadyShin on February 01, 2013, 09:59:07 PM
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-Y9HMavXi8qc%2FT45g9-sFqMI%2FAAAAAAAAFU0%2FpJdUBCLuW0E%2Fs1600%2Fpintu-gerbang-utama-grand-galaxy-city-bekasi.jpg)
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=static.panoramio.com%2Fphotos%2F1920x1280%2F12531088.jpg)
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=localism.com%2Fsystem%2Fs3_buckets%2Factiverain-image-store-2%2Fimage_store%2Fregion_images%2Far117863445575393.jpg)
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: SerialBeggar on February 02, 2013, 12:22:53 AM
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.
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: JWBullfrog on February 02, 2013, 01:31:53 AM
Lady Shin that center pic reminds me of cimmeroa
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: LadyShin on February 02, 2013, 08:37:55 PM
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
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: Blondeshell on February 03, 2013, 01:47:37 AM
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)
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: TonyV on February 03, 2013, 08:30:58 AM
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!
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: Reiraku on February 03, 2013, 09:08:19 AM
Quote from: Dollhouse on February 01, 2013, 03:29:05 PM
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=farm6.staticflickr.com%2F5110%2F5593832783_c32414397f_z.jpg)

Boulder Highway?
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: no hero on February 03, 2013, 06:17:22 PM
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. :)
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: LadyShin on February 03, 2013, 10:58:51 PM
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=images2.wikia.nocookie.net%2F__cb20071006211737%2Fparagon%2Fimages%2Fc%2Fca%2FPPD_Drone.jpg)

(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=media.komonews.com%2Fimages%2F121025_drones_big.jpg)
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: Zombie Man on February 04, 2013, 04:22:48 AM
(https://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f346/zombie_guy/City%20of%20Heroes/Demo%20and%20Help/8b307e0f.jpg)
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: 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)
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: Aggelakis on February 04, 2013, 06:54:22 AM
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.
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: LadyShin on February 04, 2013, 03:42:47 PM

 
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
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: okami on February 05, 2013, 05:18:10 PM
Beat me to it. Saw the email ad this morning and thought something looked a little familiar.
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: Zapping on February 06, 2013, 03:55:38 AM
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.
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: dwturducken on February 14, 2013, 02:06:40 AM
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.
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: LadyShin on February 14, 2013, 06:53:27 PM
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=wirednewyork.com%2Fimages%2Fcity-guide%2Fliberty%2Fliberty.jpg)

(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=nowgamer.net-genie.co.uk%2Fsiteimage%2Fscale%2F0%2F0%2F349418.gif)

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!
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: healix on February 14, 2013, 11:26:58 PM
*hands LadyShin award*

(https://i.imgur.com/FAZNNAY.jpg)
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: Fifth on February 15, 2013, 12:38:33 AM
Quote from: LadyShin on February 14, 2013, 06:53:27 PM
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=wirednewyork.com%2Fimages%2Fcity-guide%2Fliberty%2Fliberty.jpg)

(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=nowgamer.net-genie.co.uk%2Fsiteimage%2Fscale%2F0%2F0%2F349418.gif)

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.
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: gypsyav on February 15, 2013, 12:52:41 AM
Quote from: Power_Play on February 01, 2013, 08:43:38 PM
A music store here in Tampa.

(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=everybusinesslisting.com%2Fcustom%2Fdomain_1%2Fimage_files%2F2448_photo_17749.jpg)

I know that store and yeah, it makes me think of CoH when I see it.
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: healix on February 15, 2013, 11:39:50 PM
Found these

(https://i.imgur.com/GtVq1tp.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/mpQ6aNc.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/nx3svg9.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/2AcNykX.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/NlKfrQo.jpg)
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: LadyShin on February 16, 2013, 06:58:16 PM
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:
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=swamplot.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F01%2Ffirst-ward-sixth-ward.jpg)

 8) :
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=bluesteelprolighting.files.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fblue-steel-006.jpg)


Freedom Plaza:
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=upload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F1%2F13%2FFreedom_Plaza_Washington_DC.JPG)

Orange Bagel!
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=t1.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcSP-Yfa0sEqkifGYCqDNKsGQF9rNFZh8knkDfXwhpQFnN-xjzNm)


Perez Park:
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=mw2.google.com%2Fmw-panoramio%2Fphotos%2Fmedium%2F13405399.jpg)
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: Triplash on February 16, 2013, 07:55:51 PM
Quote from: LadyShin on February 16, 2013, 06:58:16 PM
Orange Bagel!
(https://images.weserv.nl/?url=t1.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcSP-Yfa0sEqkifGYCqDNKsGQF9rNFZh8knkDfXwhpQFnN-xjzNm)

*snicker*

Awesome ;D
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: no hero on February 16, 2013, 09:39:47 PM
Quote from: Triplash on February 16, 2013, 07:55:51 PM
*snicker*

Awesome ;D

Agreed!
Title: Re: City of Heroes References in the Real World
Post by: dwturducken on March 20, 2013, 08:24:57 PM
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.