http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7VAhzPcZ-s

It's the intro to one of their eps, I wonder what Yahtzee thinks :O

your the second person to post this link...tonight

it was interesting, but i hope that's the only one. I mean look what happened when the "Irate Gamer" realized that James Rolfe's character is popular, a veritibale crapstorm of comments on both people's videos going "OH LOLOLOL U COPIED DAT FRUM DA IRATE GAMR MAH GRAMMAR ONLINE IS GUD".

I'm not saying the video was bad. i enjoyed it, I'd just not like to see the person who made it have a bunch of uninformed fans of zero punctuation (you and I both know that there are a lot of them) going to all the guys videos saying "YOU RIPPED HIM OFF"

At least the maker of that video said it was a parody/homage to Zero Punctuation, unlike said Irate gamer, who claimed to be entirely original.

Also: i'm not defending the irate gamer, i think he's god awful.

That was pretty good. Pure Pwnage and Zero Punctuation are both awesome.

and they say the internet is just full of people ripping everyone off and churning out poor imitations of stuff that’s popular.

Please God of all that is holy I pray to you please smite down the genius who decided it was a good idea.

British people taking the piss is funny, americans doing it is just annoying, its not their fault but americans are just have genetically inferior funny bones, and no understand as to why and when swearing is funny!

Oh and he "thought" calling himself Nazi was funny!

Bad humor is even less funny when you're trying to imitate good humor.

I thought it was acceptable, for a parody... if you can call lazy plaigarism a parody. If anything it served to make yahtzee's ego throb nicely.
But i'm not complaining, moar ego = moar zero punctuation.

What the hell are all these Z's flying out of my mouth for, I have woken up now.

I guess imitation is a form of flattery.
The P.O-guy gives credit to Yahtzee and ZP at the end credits of the video so I guess it's all fine as well.

B.t.w, there's a Higher-Resolution and Higher Quality video of that same episode right here.

For some reason, it wasn't too funny. Perhaps it was the terrible accent...

scarbunny:
and they say the internet is just full of people ripping everyone off and churning out poor imitations of stuff that’s popular.

Please God of all that is holy I pray to you please smite down the genius who decided it was a good idea.

British people taking the piss is funny, americans doing it is just annoying, its not their fault but americans are just have genetically inferior funny bones, and no understand as to why and when swearing is funny!

Oh and he "thought" calling himself Nazi was funny!

Pure Pwnage was around before Zero Punctuation, Pure Pwnage did a few of those paradodies and did a pretty good one in regards to TF2. He's not American, he's Canadian, all he needs to do is pepper in a few 'ehs' and you would have recognized the accent. PurePwnage in itself is just a skitshow, I did find the few episodes pretty good, but then around episode 5-7 (can't recall, not going to go and check it out.) it started to turn a bit too... Epic. They're also responsible for 'FPS Doug' which if you don't know what that is, shame on you, and I'll at the very least say that they're taking their thing to some pretty good levels. I think they're even on tour now.

I'm saying all this, and I'm not even particularly even FOND of what they do, but I acknowledge they're doing a fine job regardless. On my closing notes of 'Nazi', it was a phonetic pun on you know, Yahtzee? Phonetics, do you speak it? That's actually pretty funny, I didn't laugh at it or for the rest of the parody, but I never laugh for ZP, my brain just knows it's funny and goes "Ah! Clever, I see where he's going with this, nice."

Words words words aside, if you'll excuse me, I need coffee, badly.

Monkeybone:

scarbunny:
and they say the internet is just full of people ripping everyone off and churning out poor imitations of stuff that’s popular.

Please God of all that is holy I pray to you please smite down the genius who decided it was a good idea.

British people taking the piss is funny, americans doing it is just annoying, its not their fault but americans are just have genetically inferior funny bones, and no understand as to why and when swearing is funny!

Oh and he "thought" calling himself Nazi was funny!

Pure Pwnage was around before Zero Punctuation, Pure Pwnage did a few of those paradodies and did a pretty good one in regards to TF2. He's not American, he's Canadian, all he needs to do is pepper in a few 'ehs' and you would have recognized the accent. PurePwnage in itself is just a skitshow, I did find the few episodes pretty good, but then around episode 5-7 (can't recall, not going to go and check it out.) it started to turn a bit too... Epic. They're also responsible for 'FPS Doug' which if you don't know what that is, shame on you, and I'll at the very least say that they're taking their thing to some pretty good levels. I think they're even on tour now.

I'm saying all this, and I'm not even particularly even FOND of what they do, but I acknowledge they're doing a fine job regardless. On my closing notes of 'Nazi', it was a phonetic pun on you know, Yahtzee? Phonetics, do you speak it? That's actually pretty funny, I didn't laugh at it or for the rest of the parody, but I never laugh for ZP, my brain just knows it's funny and goes "Ah! Clever, I see where he's going with this, nice."

Words words words aside, if you'll excuse me, I need coffee, badly.

Yes I understand Phonetics; however trying to get a cheap laugh from Nazi's is just lazy.

I never really liked FPS Doug either. Maybe their humor is beyond my comprehension

Ah Canadian, guess that explains it then.

scarbunny:

Yes I understand Phonetics; however trying to get a cheap laugh from Nazi's is just lazy.

I never really liked FPS Doug either. Maybe their humor is beyond my comprehension

Ah Canadian, guess that explains it then.

Or, he did it for legal reasons and it actually does fit... Croshaw can be quite, Draconian in his reviews. As for FPS Doug, that's fine, but he's become a phenomenon in his own rights, BOOM! HEADSHOT, people know it, but he cinched it... But yeah, Canada, same people responsible for some of the greatest comedians and shows around, pretty obvious. You'd argue that point with me, but if you watched shows like Just For Laughs or Kids in the Hall, you'd see Canada has a pretty funny populace, they have no guns or indoor plumbing so they make funny to have the time pass by before the sweet, sweet release of death.

Oh, and my coffee was delicious, thank you.

Monkeybone:

scarbunny:

Yes I understand Phonetics; however trying to get a cheap laugh from Nazi's is just lazy.

I never really liked FPS Doug either. Maybe their humor is beyond my comprehension

Ah Canadian, guess that explains it then.

Or, he did it for legal reasons and it actually does fit... Croshaw can be quite, Draconian in his reviews. As for FPS Doug, that's fine, but he's become a phenomenon in his own rights, BOOM! HEADSHOT, people know it, but he cinched it... But yeah, Canada, same people responsible for some of the greatest comedians and shows around, pretty obvious. You'd argue that point with me, but if you watched shows like Just For Laughs or Kids in the Hall, you'd see Canada has a pretty funny populace, they have no guns or indoor plumbing so they make funny to have the time pass by before the sweet, sweet release of death.

Oh, and my coffee was delicious, thank you.

Obviously there would be no other phonetic puns they could have used? Dammit Fahtzee would have been more amusing, especially to the general populous of the interweb

And I’m not going to argue that there aren’t some funny Canadians I mean I'd have to laugh being that close to so many Americans. However I maintain the UK produces a better quality of stand-up comedian, true we can’t right decent sitcoms any more but hey.

Oh man, this sucks...badly. I don't think they've really understood what makes ZP so humerous.

I liked it. Mainly because I've watched all of series 1 of PP and thought he worked the accent really well.

I like that they keep up to date in their parodies. I havn't actually watched the last couple of episodes but I enjoyed the first series through and through.

And Doug didn't just cinch it, the character practically invented it. People watch that video without knowing where it is from and that makes me a sad panda.

I liked the parody. Good on them.

scarbunny:
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Dammit Fahtzee would have been more amusing, especially to the general populous of the interweb

And I'm not going to argue that there aren't some funny Canadians I mean I'd have to laugh being that close to so many Americans. However I maintain the UK produces a better quality of stand-up comedian, true we can't right decent sitcoms any more but hey.

Fartsy? Are you serious? That's absolutely juvenile. There's one thing with being crass and swearing, but toilet humor isn't part of their regiment. Nahtzee is not lazy, I'm pretty sure I'd piss myself if I saw Croshaw in person sporting a longcoat and some jackboots while he did one of his reviews. He does have a certain voice and certain power to his narration, and it's not a far leap of the imagination to make the connection. Not that it's bad, but it is a brick shitting "what if" situation.

Also, Canada is very much influenced by Britain's taste of comedy, it's just that not a whole lot of it gets out of Canada, which is a shame. If you're a connoisseur of good times, then I recommend Royal Canadian Airfarce or This Hour has 22 minutes to get your more 'Canadian' flavored comedy. Don't forget most of the stuff that gets abroad is filtered through the states, and so it has to go through a shit-brown sepia filter to appeal to them, or not get through at all.

Ah, another great Pure Pwnage Episode... I really don't like cliff hangers, though :(

I thought it was really good :) Then again, was a fan of Pure Pwnage long before ZP.

PS: I didn't even think "Nazi" when I heard the name,... I saw Not-zee as in Not Yahtzee. I think you just didn't want to like and pick it apart. Like our friend Mr. Croshaw, in fact XD

Leave the hating to him, lol.

Fairly amusing, although if the narrator was trying to affect an English accent he really shouldn't have bothered.

Gift.

TheKbob:
PS: I didn't even think "Nazi" when I heard the name,... I saw Not-zee as in Not Yahtzee. I think you just didn't want to like and pick it apart. Like our friend Mr. Croshaw, in fact XD

Leave the hating to him, lol.

Oh... Notzee... That's pretty clever too, one free internet for you, pal. Also, hate is for EVERYONE. Whatever the fuck that dandy's name is has been hating on noobs since his preconception. His dad would put down headphones on his scrotal sack so his little fellahs could listen to Hitler make his hate speeches on propagating the superiority of the master pwner race. OH. I BET YOU NEVER THOUGHT SOMEONE WOULD MAKE THAT CONNECTION.

Monkeybone:

TheKbob:
PS: I didn't even think "Nazi" when I heard the name,... I saw Not-zee as in Not Yahtzee. I think you just didn't want to like and pick it apart. Like our friend Mr. Croshaw, in fact XD

Leave the hating to him, lol.

Oh... Notzee... That's pretty clever too, one free internet for you, pal. Also, hate is for EVERYONE. Whatever the fuck that dandy's name is has been hating on noobs since his preconception. His dad would put down headphones on his scrotal sack so his little fellahs could listen to Hitler make his hate speeches on propagating the superiority of the master pwner race. OH. I BET YOU NEVER THOUGHT SOMEONE WOULD MAKE THAT CONNECTION.

*Insert Yoda Speech about Hatred and Dark Side here*

Hatred can make things fun!

AERIIIIIITH!

I'M COMING FOR YOU!

I'm sorry... I just didn't like it.

Its one of the better Homages/parodies out there, not that there are many good ones.

In fact heres probably the only other one worth watching:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aPcqRGAO0I

Yes its not about gaming, its completely different, but thats the refreshing point.

I actually liked it.Ripping off Yahtzee was a turn-off but he makes a good point.Especially on Portal and GTA4.

Guys can I just note for all you not aware about Pure Pwnage and saying it's a rip of, check their website. http://www.purepwnage.com <-- Very popular spoof comedy documentary about a pro gamer with millions of fans, this video is the intro to their latest episode. And yes it's a parody, not a rip-off!

I'm surprised that so many on the Escapist don't know about Pure Pwnage. GREAT series.

Somehow, his way of speaking makes it boring, and also, I kinf of dissagree with theopinions in the video, the whole "pro gamer" attitude thing.

Zukhramm:
Somehow, his way of speaking makes it boring, and also, I kinf of dissagree with theopinions in the video, the whole "pro gamer" attitude thing.

You have to realize that the entire series is a parody and should not be taken seriously. Those that fail to are usually angry/upset/confused when watching said material.

They are actually poking fun at being "PRO" with the Jeremy character and FPS Doug.

just show its not easy to do what ZERO PUNCTUATION does, i like the referance to COD4 players though.

you spelt parody wrong in the title

Oh yes, gaming should be entirely dominated by testosterone pumped meat heads who want nothing but brainless FPS after brainless FPS. Morons.

PedroSteckecilo:
Oh yes, gaming should be entirely dominated by testosterone pumped meat heads who want nothing but brainless FPS after brainless FPS. Morons.

See, the OP needs to link to PurePwnage instead, because you all are taking it FAR FAR out of context. It's a parody that is a parody. They are "ripping-off" Yahtzee, but the entire series (A Live action show, mind you, on its second season) is a parody of the "Day in the Life Of" a PRO gamer.

Really if you understand the series, this becomes FAR more hilarious ^___^