10 years of Penny Arcade
Murago
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10 years! I believe I started reading in 2004. I remember b/c one of the first comics I remember reading was this one.
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Two of my favorites would be
I Hope You Like Text
Dungeons And Something Else, Part Two
How about you?
Happy 10 years Penny Arcade!
High Employee Turnover
Two of my favorites would be
I Hope You Like Text
Dungeons And Something Else, Part Two
How about you?
Happy 10 years Penny Arcade!
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It's hard to believe it's actually been that long.
But now I feel old. Thanks.
The first comic I actually remember reading, though I think I hit the site off and on before this:
That's right, bitches. I'm old school.
Though the thing about being old school is there's always somebody who's older school. I'm sure this person will be along shortly.
They're probably in the thread that's already been made about this.
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I'm old. I get confused. Like Ted Stevens.
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and my all time favorite is
Cha Cha Cha Changes
Ah, such a wonderful 10 years of sarcasti-wit and intellectual humor, And whatever the hell Gabe does.
Just kidding, I love Gabe too.
I actually have the music from that godforsaken game on my winamp playlist.
So me.
One of the other ones i really remember is this one
Arch,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_goGR39m2k
Edit: AH, here we go.
Man, I was 12 when I started reading this...
There's just a combination between the art and the meter of the writing that they have always been able to achieve. If you can read it and understand the pace at which the dialogue is delivered, it is amazing.
I love that they often come back to the bench:
Mmm-hm.
But my all-time favourite is this:
How did i forget about that one? Deffinately one of my favorites.
Arch,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_goGR39m2k
It's been a really productive ten years.
What's the internet record for regular webcomic posting? I don't think G&T have missed a single tri-weekly date, have they? They've been very disciplined, which is a great factor in making early success as a webcomic. I know I've given up on promising sites owing to their lack of consistency.
To my knowledge, they missed it once because Gabe's computer broke and they couldn't access the file. Once.
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I think the record goes to User Friendly, which has been daily since November '97.
I used to read on-and-off because the way Gabe's nose was drawn really freaked me out. I always thought it unnatural. But I finally started reading it regularly after I saw this one last January:
And I think I'll just add this one to the thread because of its glorious backstory:
Also
Face Twit Rav Gram
Also we would be remiss in looking back at 10 years worth of comics without mentioning the Christmas in September.
And... it is again.
I think they had a week or two without an update when the original host went belly up. The next comic after they came back had Gabe saying 'Where have you guys been?'.
Choose Your Own Chat 1 Choose Your Own Chat 2 Choose Your Own Chat 3
Hey, so was I!
...
Whelp, i certainly feel old now.
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Christ you guys are young.
15, Jesus you guys are young.
I was 12, can I be in the middle of your age-sandwich?
Choose Your Own Chat 1 Choose Your Own Chat 2 Choose Your Own Chat 3
(I was 19.)
I was looking for like, a java game website similiar to addictinggames.com, that at the time I thought was called pennyarcade.com Well I threw a dash in there and came across a lovely little comic. I wanna say I was a first semester sohpmore in high school at the time (so fall of 99) and I know The Bench was still on the main page (I can't believe Mike and Jerry don't have those archives). I distinctly remember doing this in some typing class the school mandated we take. I was hooked ever since, coming back 3 times a week to read my favorite 3 panel strip.
This is the first one I remember reading.
And I know no one will share this with me, but this is one of my more favorite comics. I can't explain why, I just love it.
So thanks, Mike and Jerry, for 10 years of entertainment.
Man, I've been reading since I was 16. Good times.
Edit: This here's one of my favorites, because it makes me hungry every time i read it:
Sometimes you just have to let people know about an awesome sandwich.
And I JUST NOW noticed that Tycho is in Gabe's room going through his stuff when Gabe calls him.
You're actually really missing out.
I really hope they Bring back Div and the Fruit Fucker though. It's been too long sine we've seen them.
It's been a great 10 years.
When I asked him what that was a reference to, expecting some random martial arts flick, he sent me a link to the above comic. That's right, in 1999, my former college roommate introduced me to PA. You whippersnappers.
Also, I sometimes really miss The Bench. I don't remember who did them, but there were a series of bench strips featuring Mike Doughty that were fantastic. Also, I used to think Tycho looked like Damon Albarn.
Those days shall never come again...
Thanks a lot, fuckers. Now I'm depressed. Happy fucking Birthday.