Weekly Webcomic Wrapup cleans its hard drive (literally)

by Ross Miller on Sep 13th 2008 7:30PM

We'd type more, but it turns out we took some bad advice and are now a bit nonplussed. (Via Digg) Here are our picks for the week's best game-related webcomic. Polling after the break; be sure to vote for your favorite!

If Scott Johnson can do this then so can I (Dueling Analogs)
Same Scenario, Different Year (Digital Unrest)
Rose Colored Glasses (Robot Martini)
The Diplomatic Route (Penny Arcade)
Just Say No (2P Start)
Forgotten Prince (Castle Vidcons)
Bees (Fanboys Online)

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: September 13, 2008
If Scott Johnson can do this then so can I (Dueling Analogs)	82 (7.0%)
Same Scenario, Different Year (Digital Unrest)	243 (20.8%)
Rose Colored Glasses (Robot Martini)	16 (1.4%)
The Diplomatic Route (Penny Arcade)	294 (25.1%)
Just Say No (2P Start)	232 (19.8%)
Forgotten Prince (Castle Vidcons)	114 (9.7%)
Bees (Fanboys Online)	190 (16.2%)

(What? You say we didn't pick your favorite gaming comic this week? Make sure we and everyone else gets to see it in the comments below.)

Tags: webcomic

Reader Comments (59)

Eh, even some of my regular favorites aren't funny this week

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Eh, even some of my regular favorites aren't funny this week

Curse this comment system!

Just Say No... ;)

＾ this is your comment with DRM

You know the funny thing? The dishwasher thing actually works.

Well, assuming your keyboard is a plain, wired keyboard. ;)

No kidding. This is actually true few months ago I tried this and it actually works.

Just don't put there a Wireless Keyboard and you should be fine.

Evidently this process will actually work with the white Apple keyboards.

Works with any keyboard that won't fall apart. As long as you don't plug it in until completely dry you're totally safe. If it falls apart due to the high pressure spray and heat then well, stop buying crappy keyboards.

Also works with motherboards or any other piece of circuitry with no hidden spaces, rustable metals, or moving parts. (motherboards are coated to prevent oxidation at the factory)

I think a drying time of 1-2 days is a requirement, though.

Of course, if a keyboard is really good enough to be cleaned, it's good enough to have the key caps popped off and be cleaned properly.

Sorry, but it is actually true. You can put keyboards in the dishwasher. If you want to be safe, leave it to dry overnight.

I make a habit of buying a new keyboard every couple of months.

Some "sticky" things just don't wash off folks.

Namely spilled cola. You people are sick.

Ohhhh coke, see, I was thinking semen. I wonder if anyone else thought of that. How funny would that be?

:D

Actually semen isn't that hard to clean off a keyboard.

...wait, what?

lol

yes, that's my whole comment ;)

Good luck cleaning it out from the inner workings of the keyboard once it's dripped down.

Coke is much worse though. I've had Coke ruin keyboards, playstation 2's, laptops, etc. You'd think I'd stop drinking coke near my electronics but...well..you'd be wrong.

vidcons and 2P Start had good messages, but weren't funny

Fanboys was the only one to make me laugh

I remember telling this customer bout her wet cell phone that a good place to dry is inside the microwave... she came back bout 30 mins n showed me a burnt celly =)

Keyboard Dishwasher how-to (for MS Natural Elite):
http://www.rabidhardware.net/index.php?id=9

I've been doing this for about 2 years now.

Eh, fanboys this week.

Some one's going to have to explain Robot Martini this week for me. I don't see why it is funny or how it is at all relevant to video games.

The last line

'Try with Chevre and Okami'

If you still don't get it let me know.

Dan is making fun of a few things this week... that it could be silly to treat game reviews like a "High Art ", that games that treat themselves like high art are also silly (even snobby), and a few specifics about Okami itself. (that the "second sip" you take of it is staler than the first)

I like it, but I had to vote for the silly Bees comic this week. (Sorry Dan!)

Good ol' Facepunch forums.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3159/2807838577_83cbed0126_o.jpg?t=1053139

Got to love them.

Made me laugh much more than any of the comics.

That was funny as hell XD, priceless.

@Nightvortez

Man that was funny as hell! I can't stop laughing! ROFLCOPTER!

Meh, none really struck a chord with me. I'm tired and annoyed with all the anti-Spore news this week, thought the Hannibal comic was cheap, so I voted for "Digital Unrest," though I think PA was actually the funniest this week. Just don't think the PA guys need any more hype.

I thought the lock should have had "Wife" written on their as well; at least for me, personally, she's usually very understanding, until Tuesday she came home and saw the RB setup sitting in the living room. Her eyes needed a bra.

Gonna have to say 1¢ Arcade this time. Only it & Fanboys got a chuckle this time. =/

robot martini just because it took a second read through and when i did it made perfect sense. besides i'm like one out of 5 who might vote for it

thanks for the vote! I own RM and I didn't vote for SideScroller this week -- hey! I'm not totally biased :-P

Not just keyboards, works with PCBs too.

Make sure there are no batteries or undischarged capacitors and give it a whirl. Make sure the thing's dry, and preferably don't use the heat dry setting or soap (leaves residue).

Works wonders on certain non-working Neo Geo arcade carts, and presumably would work on old NES games as well (though I presume they don't get quite so nasty as Neo Geo carts that have been through the arcade wringer and then stored in a warehouse in Hong Kong for years).

Not bad, but it can't hold a candle to this:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3159/2807838577_83cbed0126_o.jpg?t=1053139

Yea but you can't fit the whole fucking thread in a little article picture.

That being said, I saw it on Digg on Friday night and was literally crying with laughter.

2P Start for the epic meaning.

FUCK DRM

I'm surprised more people haven't voted for the 2P start. Usually most people jump on board when a good point is being made...this point being that indeed, fuck DRM.

I would totally try that dishwasher keyboard thing. But I don't have a dishwasher. =(

Digital Unrest is so true that it hurts. My wallet is crying.

Penny Arcade for being genuinely funny, and is it just me or did that digital unrest comic seem REALLY familiar? I could've sworn I have seen that comic before? hmmm.

@ Obie

I was thinking it looked extremely familiar until I scrolled down and the guy had linked to an older comic on the same site.

I knew I had seen something almost identical before.

I remember seeing that keyboard in the dishwasher thing in some video many years ago.

Also, wouldn't any electronic device work after being put in water, but you have to let it completely dry?

I voted for castle because I too haven't forgot about the Dreamcast, good bye my sweet prince :(.

I wish I could vote against any of the awful comics that dare suggest Okami is stale.

Robot Martini?

You must have interpreted it in a totally different manner from me, I don't think that was the suggestion at all.

Y'know what I read it wrong, took my own bias in there and I was away.

Just ignore what I said.

Don't get me wrong; I loved Okami. It doesn't have any replay value, and I wasn't wild about the potty humor, but overall it's a beautiful game and I recommend it to anyone who will listen.

Okami's art style is great I guess and the brush technique was certainly innovative too. It just holds the players hand way too much.

Specifically, knowing exactly what the game wants me to do, but not being able to do it till i've gone somewhere or talked to every villager twice or any other arbitrary thing the game requires me to do before telling me exactly what I already knew...

I thought Digital Unrest was funny, but come on there are other systems BESIDES 360.

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