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* ''[[Duke Nukem Forever]]''.
* ''[[Duke Nukem Forever]]''.
* His ''[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/extra-punctuation/7473-Extra-Punctuation-Videogames-as-Art Extra Punctuation]'' on [[Roger Ebert]]'s claims of the validity of video games as artwork, in which he gives a respectful, rational and highly intelligent breakdown of the argument that proves to be one of the most sober and thoughtful takes of the issue found anywhere on the internet. Doubles as a [[Pet the Dog]] moment.
* His ''[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/extra-punctuation/7473-Extra-Punctuation-Videogames-as-Art Extra Punctuation]'' on [[Roger Ebert]]'s claims of the validity of video games as artwork, in which he gives a respectful, rational and highly intelligent breakdown of the argument that proves to be one of the most sober and thoughtful takes of the issue found anywhere on the internet. Doubles as a [[Pet the Dog]] moment.
{{quote| ''Art is any created work that provokes strong emotions in you, personally. And trying to impose your feelings on someone else is as pointless and time-consuming as trying to impregnate a dishwasher.''}}
{{quote|''Art is any created work that provokes strong emotions in you, personally. And trying to impose your feelings on someone else is as pointless and time-consuming as trying to impregnate a dishwasher.''}}
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl. And the hate mail response to come with it.
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl. And the hate mail response to come with it.
** The "Mailbag Showdown" episode was great for its vicious mocking of the concepts of [[Reviews Are the Gospel]], [[Complaining About People Not Liking the Show]], and [[He Panned It, Now He Sucks]], the crowning moment coming when Yahtzee responds to a comment [[What an Idiot!|that insists that his reviews are worthless because he doesn't give games numerical scores]]:
** The "Mailbag Showdown" episode was great for its vicious mocking of the concepts of [[Reviews Are the Gospel]], [[Complaining About People Not Liking the Show]], and [[He Panned It, Now He Sucks]], the crowning moment coming when Yahtzee responds to a comment [[What an Idiot!|that insists that his reviews are worthless because he doesn't give games numerical scores]]:
{{quote| '''Yahtzee''': You like numbers? How about FOUR? As in, "FOUR-k you!" ''(Giant number 4 crushes a personification of the commenter)''}}
{{quote|'''Yahtzee''': You like numbers? How about FOUR? As in, "FOUR-k you!" ''(Giant number 4 crushes a personification of the commenter)''}}
* His ''Ocarina of Time 3DS'' review had the usual generic Nintendo-bashing, but in a refreshing twist he never explicitly condemned the game but made the point that [[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped|the game is thirteen years old and has a dozen sequels which have expanded upon it]], and [[Nostalgia Filter]] won't turn those who didn't play it when it was new.
* His ''Ocarina of Time 3DS'' review had the usual generic Nintendo-bashing, but in a refreshing twist he never explicitly condemned the game but made the point that [[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped|the game is thirteen years old and has a dozen sequels which have expanded upon it]], and [[Nostalgia Filter]] won't turn those who didn't play it when it was new.
* Beating [[Gears of War]] [[Fan Dumb|fan boys]] to the punch by telling them that if he said the plot of [[Gears of War]] was actually good, they'd praise him and repeat, but if he said the plot was crap, they'd be howling at him "what did you expect in a [[Gears of War]] game?"
* Beating [[Gears of War]] [[Fan Dumb|fan boys]] to the punch by telling them that if he said the plot of [[Gears of War]] was actually good, they'd praise him and repeat, but if he said the plot was crap, they'd be howling at him "what did you expect in a [[Gears of War]] game?"

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Art is any created work that provokes strong emotions in you, personally. And trying to impose your feelings on someone else is as pointless and time-consuming as trying to impregnate a dishwasher.

Yahtzee: You like numbers? How about FOUR? As in, "FOUR-k you!" (Giant number 4 crushes a personification of the commenter)