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July 12, 2010 by Geeks are Sexy | View Comments
So, being the loyal readers that all of you are, you’ve seen our awesome Geek Alphabet, right? But what about the Gamer’s Alphabet? Made by Artist/Project Manager/Penny Arcade user ElJeffe as a book for his daughter Madilyn, the Gamer’s Alphabet illustrates each of the letters of the alphabet and pairs them with something related to the world of gaming. And when you read the whole thing from beginning to end, it makes a really geeky poem! Check it out:
A is Atari, the first on the scene.
B is Bits, be they 8 or 16.
C for Controller Cords stretched ‘cross the floor.
D for the Dreamcast, a console no more.
E is Ecco, the porpoise-y sea hero.
F is for Fantasies Final… Look, chocobos!
G is for Genesis, 16-bit mirth.
H is for Hyrule, land of Link’s birth.
I is for Infocom’s text-based frivoloties
J is for John Carmack’s first-person novelties.
K for Konami’s dark vampire tales.
L for the Lemmings who march without fail.
M is for Mario. Run, goombas, run!
N for Nintendo, the first name is fun.
O is for Oddworld, with games strage and clever.
P is for Pac-Man, who caused quite a fever.
Q is for Q-Bert’s curse-filled speech bubble.
R is for Ridley, who gave Samus trouble.
S is for Sonic, his fleet feet reknowned.
T is for Tetris blocks falling in mounds.
U is for Ulala’s fast, funky feet.
V is for Video cards, fast obsolete.
W for Wizardry; through dungeons we’d scurry.
X for the Xbox, as big as Missouri.
Y is for Yoshi, a plumber’s best friend.
Z is for Zelda, and here this rhyme ends.
Many thanks to ElJeffe for giving us permission to publish his alphabet!
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Clever and fever don’t rhyme. Fail. Kthxbai.
Actually, dumbass, it’s called a half rhyme. Something you should have learned about in grade school. Be quiet.
Yes it is a form of rhyme.. and I would so buy this!
What about the tabletop gamer’s alphabet?
21 century, what else could be said xD
I second Mushoko.
Where can we get one for our baby?
Seeing as the guys at Penny Arcade would probably have to spend a ton of money even getting this copywritten due to all of the references to various intellectual properties inside, you’ll probably just have to make your own. They could be put out of business for even selling something like that….
Yes, I would love to buy one as well! Are there any plans to publish?
I’m although willing to buy one … for my nephew though :)
…. L is for Linux, better and free
Brilliant. I laughed a lot.
I want to purchase some copies of this!!!!!
What do you mean by bits 8 or 16? You mean memory addresses?
Perhaps you need “B is Bits, be they 0 or 1.”
I read this in the Ashley’s voice from once upon a pixel
Alliteration
EPIC WIN!!! i would TOTALLY buy one! b(^^b) THUMBS UP!
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I own, play, and love my dreamcast, and still buy games for it. D=
8 Bit, 16 Bit
Seriously?
hey author. reknowned is actually spelt “RENOWNED”
Crack open a dictionary next time..
no gameboy??
can i have this book
Ziiinngg.
video cards fast obsolete? srsly? Now I see why nursery rhymes are your forte.
Alliteration is beginning each word with the same letter.
I HAVE A DREAM…..CAST :)
Yeah, I noticed that too. I’m pretty sure the PC gamers’ cards rape anything the 360 or PS3 has to offer…. ATI HD 5970 anyone? Obsolete my ass. Can the 360 play games on 6 screens? No? OK then. I loved the rest of it though.
Xbox ruined it.
Actually, it’s the beginning of a syllable, not the word.
Actually, it’s the beginning of a syllable, not the word.
Im pretty sure this person meant they come out with a new graphics card every 6 months, making the old one obsolete…
I saw this too, and even before coming across it, I noticed that the writing and rhymes were kinda amateur. Ironically, like so many games, this seems like it was rushed to completion without regard for final quality.
I’d like to say it’s a clever concept with poor execution, but the sad thing is that it’s not really even that clever.
Total agreement. :(
if you put xbox in there you have to put the playstation as well, sorry fail for possible favouritism xD
lame crappy art. this could have been so much more