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{{comic | {{comic | ||
| number = 188 | | number = 188 | ||
| − | | date = | + | | date = November 24, 2006 |
| title = Reload | | title = Reload | ||
| image = reload.png | | image = reload.png | ||
| − | + | | titletext = And watch out for that guy from comic #53. | |
| − | | titletext = And watch out for that guy from comic #53 | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | This comic | + | This comic refers to the common method for reloading your ammunition in arcade game type shooters, also known as "rail shooters." The player is typically given a {{w|Light gun}}, and the player characters typically have unlimited magazines of ammunition; to load a new magazine, the player would aim their light gun away from the screen and pull the trigger. Obviously this method of reloading would not work in real life.{{citation needed}} |
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| + | The title text tells you to watch out for the guy from comic [[53: Hobby]], which shows a man who randomly pops up to the police when they are performing a drug raid. This refers to the random figures that pop out at many games; if they are not a valid target and you shoot them, you will lose points. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Four soldiers are preparing to enter a battlefield; their leader addresses them.] | :[Four soldiers are preparing to enter a battlefield; their leader addresses them.] | ||
| − | :Leader: Okay men, we | + | :Leader: Okay men, we're going in. Stay low, keep behind cover, and if you run out of ammunition, shoot outside the battlefield to reload. |
| − | {{comic discussion}} | + | {{comic discussion}} |
[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Video games]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:56, 22 October 2023
| Reload |
 Title text: And watch out for that guy from comic #53. |
Explanation[edit]
This comic refers to the common method for reloading your ammunition in arcade game type shooters, also known as "rail shooters." The player is typically given a Light gun, and the player characters typically have unlimited magazines of ammunition; to load a new magazine, the player would aim their light gun away from the screen and pull the trigger. Obviously this method of reloading would not work in real life.[citation needed]
The title text tells you to watch out for the guy from comic 53: Hobby, which shows a man who randomly pops up to the police when they are performing a drug raid. This refers to the random figures that pop out at many games; if they are not a valid target and you shoot them, you will lose points.
Transcript[edit]
- [Four soldiers are preparing to enter a battlefield; their leader addresses them.]
- Leader: Okay men, we're going in. Stay low, keep behind cover, and if you run out of ammunition, shoot outside the battlefield to reload.
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