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Akinator, AKA WHAT THE HELL GET OUT OF MY MIND

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  • RikushixRikushix VancouverRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I haven't messed with this in over a year, but last time I did it got Bartimaeus, who is a snarky demon without a true physical form. I had to answer nearly every question with a negative or "I don't know", and he still got it.

    lol

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  • Dread Pirate ArbuthnotDread Pirate Arbuthnot OMG WRIGGLY T O X O P L A S M O S I SRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    It couldn't get Mat Cauthon from the Wheel of Time. Take that, robot.

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  • KlatuKlatu Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi OiRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Took it 30 questions to get Gozer, it's first guess was big horned guy from Legend after 20..

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  • CaptainPeacockCaptainPeacock Board Game Hoarder Top o' the LakeRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    It got the Mannequin guy from Today's Special in 10....

    That was the best I could come up with from my childhood.

    I, for one, welcome our new Akinator overlord.

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  • SkittlebrauSkittlebrau Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I was surprised when it got Toonces, the Driving Cat.

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  • Jacks_ColonJacks_Colon Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    It got the Oscar, as in the award.

    Also it got my dick, this is weird.

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  • ShivahnShivahn Unaware of her barrel shifter privilege Western coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited January 2011
    Muramasa18 wrote: »
    "Is your character Chinese?"
    Yes!
    "Is your character slanty-eyed?"
    ...

    In its defense, that's a pretty good question to ask if your character's from an anime, as sometimes the Japanese portray the Chinese as having pencil-thin closed eyes, and other times do not.

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  • EmperorSethEmperorSeth Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I found it had trouble with Megaman bosses, though, probably since there are 80 or so from Classic alone with nearly identical descriptions.

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  • Donkey KongDonkey Kong Putting Nintendo out of business with AI nips Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Shivahn wrote: »
    Muramasa18 wrote: »
    "Is your character Chinese?"
    Yes!
    "Is your character slanty-eyed?"
    ...

    In its defense, that's a pretty good question to ask if your character's from an anime, as sometimes the Japanese portray the Chinese as having pencil-thin closed eyes, and other times do not.

    "Is your character Japanese?"
    Yes!
    "Is your character extremely racist?"
    Akinator, you are wasting questions.

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  • VanderbrentVanderbrent Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I beat it with Todd from Todd and the book of pure evil :)

    also, the thing has Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen in it, which is just impressive.

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  • CycloneRangerCycloneRanger Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Hmmm; Akinator failed to guess Bhima from the Mahabharata even after 40 questions.

    [Edit: Got Themistocles, though, after three tries. It was looking pretty grim there for a while.]

    [Edit 2: Oh shit, son. He got Captain Dathon, of "Darmok" fame in ST:TNG. I didn't even know that guy was given a name; I was just going for "Tamarian Captain".]

    [One last edit: I just got Kirk'd by the Akinator. I was trying to play Robert Oppenheimer and he asked if my character "had killed humans". Ten minutes later I'm still not sure how to answer.]

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
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    after guessing terminator at 20. He won't go any further.

    I had in mind pants from Jerkcity.

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  • Magus`Magus` The fun has been DOUBLED! Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    People are starting to feed him bullshit questions and 'characters', sadly.

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  • DelzhandDelzhand Hard to miss. Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    He didn't get Lenneth Valkyrie. He guessed some Touhou character at 20, then asked if the character used a bow. I clicked yes and the site just stopped responding.

    So, if we're ever attacked by sentient robots, call in the Valkyries, I guess.

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  • Raiden333Raiden333 Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Man, I thought Croaker from the black company would have been way too hard to get in 20 questions.

    Nope! He never even asked "is your character a doctor" or anything.

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  • TubularLuggageTubularLuggage Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    The only problem, and it's unavoidable, is when people give incorrect information, whether it's accidental or intentional.

    For example, according to the people who have used this site, Ellen Page is American. Or apparently, Thomas Lang, an Austrian session drummer, was in Lord of the Rings (he wasn't).

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  • RikushixRikushix VancouverRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    You can correct answers though, can you not? or is that just the picture/name?

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  • HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    The only problem, and it's unavoidable, is when people give incorrect information, whether it's accidental or intentional.

    For example, according to the people who have used this site, Ellen Page is American. Or apparently, Thomas Lang, an Austrian session drummer, was in Lord of the Rings (he wasn't).

    This is why it at Yuri from Infinite Space. The plot spans too much in the characters life and too much weird stuff for definite yes or no answers on a lot of the questions it asks.

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    It almost certainly fixes answers based on what the majority says.

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  • HachfaceHachface Not the Minister Farrakhan you're thinking of Dammit, Shepard!Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    It's pretty weak on Shakespeare.

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  • JohnDoeJohnDoe Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Akinator didn't guess Owyn from Betrayal at Krondor.

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  • JohnDoeJohnDoe Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    No Silent King from Planescape Torment either!

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  • theSquidtheSquid Sydney, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Couldn't guess Velvet or Vella from the Malloreon.

    Had to introduce Vella.

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  • Aroused BullAroused Bull Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    JohnDoe wrote: »
    No Silent King from Planescape Torment either!

    Does that even count as a character?

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  • DeadfallDeadfall I don't think you realize just how rich he is. In fact, I should put on a monocle.Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Got Ezio in 9 questions. Questions 7 and 8 were "Is he Italian?" and "Is he a climber." Dang.

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  • Raiden333Raiden333 Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    JohnDoe wrote: »
    No Silent King from Planescape Torment either!

    Does that even count as a character?

    Hey, if Wilson from Cast Away does...

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  • Sentient6Sentient6 Mad Grad Student Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Couldn't get Nicky Heath from The Devil You Know.

    Still, that thing is scary. Got my first few all within 30 questions. I am afraid.

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  • ShivahnShivahn Unaware of her barrel shifter privilege Western coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited January 2011
    Sentient6 wrote: »
    Couldn't get Nicky Heath from The Devil You Know.

    Still, that thing is scary. Got my first few all within 30 questions. I am afraid.

    Stop playing!

    You are feeding him.

    Due to your careless giving of information, he is closer to knowing all.

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  • Sentient6Sentient6 Mad Grad Student Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Shivahn wrote: »
    Sentient6 wrote: »
    Couldn't get Nicky Heath from The Devil You Know.

    Still, that thing is scary. Got my first few all within 30 questions. I am afraid.

    Stop playing!

    You are feeding him.

    Due to your careless giving of information, he is closer to knowing all.

    We are Akinator.

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  • JurgJurg In a TeacupRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Akinator doesn't know his Zeboyd Games characters. B)

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  • joshua1joshua1 Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I was trying for Detective Jack Sprat from the Nursery Crimes series and I seemed to have it beat. I was surprised when it threw Dirk Gently at me. I mean, the series are so themeaticly linked!

    It did have Jack Spratt in the list of corrections at the end, but that one was referring to the nursery rhyme. Jack Sprat is a Detective who is ALSO a nursery rhyme.

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    beat it with D.L. Diamond from Superjail

    he asked some questions that got me worried for a bit but he never quite nailed it

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  • Muramasa18Muramasa18 Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Sentient6 wrote: »
    Shivahn wrote: »
    Sentient6 wrote: »
    Couldn't get Nicky Heath from The Devil You Know.

    Still, that thing is scary. Got my first few all within 30 questions. I am afraid.

    Stop playing!

    You are feeding him.

    Due to your careless giving of information, he is closer to knowing all.

    We are Akinator.

    Resistance is futile.

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  • OctoparrotOctoparrot Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Help me get this thing to understand that John Galt is an evil bastard.

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  • zeenyzeeny Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Wtf is this shit, after 6 questions, 3 I don't knows, I confirmed it's an american, it hasn't existed and not from a cartoon, it doesn't ask me if it's from a video game, but it asks me if IT'S FROM THE FALLOUT SERIES? Get out of here. I was going for the Vault Dweller.

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  • RikushixRikushix VancouverRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Haha, stumped it with Captain Ventralis from Mass Effect.

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  • OctoparrotOctoparrot Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Amazing I had to teach it Kurma the World Turtle.

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  • EgoEgo Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Oooh, time to see if it gets A'Tuin from discworld.

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  • EgoEgo Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Heh, it got it. I imagine novel + unknown sex + been into space is what did it (apart from being an animal with four legs and claws that isn't a cat or dog.)

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    Erik
  • DangerousDangerous Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Incredible, it got Francis York Morgan from Deadly Premonition in 20 questions. Gonna have to try something harder next time.

    Edit: Damn, also got Scott Shelby from Heavy Rain.

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