Head to the intersection of Fairfax and Santa Monica if you are ever in Los Angeles and take a gander at this random game-related piece of graffiti (picture thanks to Matthew). Since 505 makes no sense given the location or context, we're banking on S.O.S. -- though, still, we're kind of in the dark about that. Check out the highlights for today:
Joystiquery
LGC07 hands-on: Zack & Wiki
PAX 07: Joystiq interviews Sony's Sam Thompson about Uncharted
PAX 07: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune hands-on
Today's most commented video: Message board sketch
News
Call of Duty 4 beta overhauled, sign-ups still available
GRAW 2 gets free content pack
Sony prohibits sharing of downloadable Warhawk
Unreal Tournament 3 gets no demo on PS3, PC in the clear
Tiger Woods 08 demo now on Live
Someone's actually making a Joust movie
A progress report on PlayStation Home beta
ESRB responds to Manhunt 2 rerating complaints
Heavenly Sword animated series: Part III & IV
Silent Hill V taking cues from Gan's movie
Valve not looking to leave EA (4 Dead)
Correction: Borderlands will NOT require Xbox 360 hard drive
Rumors & Speculation
Sony Ericsson 'obviously' considering PlayStation-branded phone
Culture & Community
Manhunt 2: conspiracy theories from AO to M
Leipzig, booth babes, video, nudity, NSFW
BioShock banned at Valve offices
Nintendo, Sony and EA heading to GC Asia
Mountain Dew's Halo 3 ad
Final Fantasy retrospective: Part VII
Reader Comments (19)
Posted: Aug 29th 2007 12:15AM (Unverified) said
AGHHHH!! My local fry's and toysrus didn't have blue dragon today. wtf
also, that's a cool graffiti
at least I can get puzzle fighter tomorrow, and perhaps blue dragon will have arrived too
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also, that's a cool graffiti
at least I can get puzzle fighter tomorrow, and perhaps blue dragon will have arrived too
Posted: Aug 29th 2007 12:43AM (Unverified) said
hahaha, I live a couple of minutes from there. Might check it out tomorrow.
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Posted: Aug 29th 2007 12:56AM hvnlysoldr said
What's 505 and S.O.S.? I know what 404 means but not much else.
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Posted: Aug 29th 2007 1:00AM Colossalhat said
S.O.S officially stands for Save our Ship, but it can also be translated as Save our Shit among other things.
No idea if 505 is supposed to be something...
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No idea if 505 is supposed to be something...
Posted: Aug 29th 2007 1:16AM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
Bobblen is summoning the SOS Brigade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOS_Brigade#SOS_Brigade
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOS_Brigade#SOS_Brigade
Posted: Aug 29th 2007 1:26PM Korova Pamplona said
Captain Obvious here:
"505 might have been the number of the building!"
See you next time *flies away*
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"505 might have been the number of the building!"
See you next time *flies away*
Posted: Aug 29th 2007 12:58AM Colossalhat said
Oh no, someone's kidnapped one of the Bubble Bobble dinosaurs (dragons?) and they need our help. Quickly, begin cordinating the rescue operation!
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Posted: Aug 29th 2007 1:18AM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
Dragon is correct. The official term for Bub/Bubby/Bubblen (green) and Bob/Bobby/Bobblen (blue) in this form is "Bubble Dragon."
Just some random trivia (Well, I guess it's not all that random, since it's related to the topic at hand... Okay, I'm rambling now. I'd better stop before I go on too long. I hate it when I ramble on and on, completely forgetting the reason I made a comment in the first place. You ever have that happen to you?).
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Just some random trivia (Well, I guess it's not all that random, since it's related to the topic at hand... Okay, I'm rambling now. I'd better stop before I go on too long. I hate it when I ramble on and on, completely forgetting the reason I made a comment in the first place. You ever have that happen to you?).
Posted: Aug 29th 2007 1:38AM (Unverified) said
505 is the area code for New Mexico...which also totally dosen't make any sense either...
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Posted: Aug 29th 2007 2:54AM (Unverified) said
I've noticed that a few months ago. If you look closely, it's actually a tile mosaic.
I'm guessing that SOS is actually the graffiti artist's handle.
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I'm guessing that SOS is actually the graffiti artist's handle.
Posted: Aug 29th 2007 12:59PM (Unverified) said
His name is space invader and he has tile mosaics all over the world. Thats one of about 5 that I've seen in LA. There's a giant one on the side of a building on Melroseon my way home from work. His site is space-invaders dot com.
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Posted: Aug 29th 2007 1:05PM (Unverified) said
Gaming graffiti, I love it! Nothing better than seeing the video game world affect life outside the games as well.
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Posted: Aug 29th 2007 9:10PM (Unverified) said
HAS ANYBODY HERE EVER PLAYED BUBBLE BOBBLE BEFORE!? jeez... when one player dies in a two player game, they are in the corner beckoning you to insert coin or push start and sometimes say SOS.
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Posted: Aug 30th 2007 3:05PM KidDynamic said
Um, I call Photoshop, at least on the large image with the small dragon image. It's totally not fitting into the rest of the ambient light. Also, it's closer to the bottom pipe than the one in the inset image.
I would call Photoshop on the whole thing if The Iconoclast didn't just confirm that he's seen it too...
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I would call Photoshop on the whole thing if The Iconoclast didn't just confirm that he's seen it too...
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