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News Credits: 1 · by **Duke of Luns** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:16 pm

I was watching the season finale of Code Monkey's this morning, and I noticed something. So using the magic of video tape and my camera(yes, it's low tech), I slowed it down and paused it, and it appears to be(or at least an homage to) Optimus Prime!

Notice the tanker trailer has similar stripes to Prime's trailer, even if it isn't the same type. Also, there's no one driving the truck :shock:

(

). And, the show takes place in the 80's, and they've had a few other 80's references too. And the truck belongs to "Protendo(an obvious knock at Nintendo), a Japanese gaming company.

And if a mod feels this is more at home in Transformers GD, they are free to move it there.

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:25 pm

And it's getting attacked by the Dukes of Hazard and their...trained Ninja???

News Credits: 1 · by **Duke of Luns** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:38 pm

i_amtrunks wrote:And it's getting attacked by the Dukes of Hazard and their...trained Ninja???

Good point, I should probably explain a little, since G4 isn't exactly mainstream:

The show is basicly about programmers who make Atari 2600 esque games, and they are all part of a company called Gameavision. And as you can tell, it's done entirely in pixelated graphics(I wanna say they're 16-bit). It also has a lot of game references.

The Ninja's are coming out of the trailer, and they're part of Protendo. The two guys in the car with horns on it are Mr. Larrity, a rich Texan, and owner of Gameavision. The little dude is they're Korean game-tester Benny. The Protendo Ninjas surprise Mr. Larrity, and kidnap Benny(not really a spoiler, it's in the description of the show). The truck doesn't do anything, and I should have gone a little farther, cause the back of the truck(where the legs would be) are blue, just like Prime.

News Credits: 7 · by **Geekee1** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:40 pm

Nice catch, I love that show.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:37 am

I don't know that show, but it seems to be funny.

But there is indeed someone driving it!
Look into the window, you'll see a showdowy head with a big sharp chin, a fat round nose and a cigarette!

News Credits: 1 · by **Duke of Luns** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:22 am

Dead Metal wrote:I don't know that show, but it seems to be funny.

But there is indeed someone driving it!
Look into the window, you'll see a showdowy head with a big sharp chin, a fat round nose and a cigarette!

90% sure that it's a tree in the backround. Remember, this is a picture taken off of a TV, and this is a paused VCR tape. In motion, it's clearer that there's no one driving. That could have been an artistic choice, cause the truck goes by pretty fast, or just an homage to transformers as driverless vehicles.

FF VII's Cloud Strife also had a cameo later in the episode, as did Godzilla.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:30 am

Duke of Luns wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:I don't know that show, but it seems to be funny.

But there is indeed someone driving it!
Look into the window, you'll see a showdowy head with a big sharp chin, a fat round nose and a cigarette!

90% sure that it's a tree in the backround. Remember, this is a picture taken off of a TV, and this is a paused VCR tape. In motion, it's clearer that there's no one driving. That could have been an artistic choice, cause the truck goes by pretty fast, or just an homage to transformers as driverless vehicles.

FF VII's Cloud Strife also had a cameo later in the episode, as did Godzilla.

Is there anyplace I can watch this online?

News Credits: 1 · by **Duke of Luns** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 11:55 am

They have Code Monkeys on google video:

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Code+Monkeys+episode+

The previous episode(number 13, the one mentioned here) isn't up yet, which isn't surprising.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:36 pm

Duke of Luns wrote:They have Code Monkeys on google video:

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Code+Monkeys+episode+

The previous episode(number 13, the one mentioned here) isn't up yet, which isn't surprising.

That is F awesome!
I love stuff like that!