Ben GunsbergerJan 21, 2023
John Siracusa

These two stories show how the Last-Starfighter-style youth training fantasy is actually playing out in real life.

https://uproxx.com/edge/metal-gear-solid-marines-box-trick/

https://www.polygon.com/23433134/ross-chastain-wall-ride-nascar-gamecube-martinsville

Two Marines Defeated An AI System By Using A Trick From ‘Metal Gear Solid’

Two marines managed to pull off a trick that we thought was only possible in a video game like Metal Gear Solid.

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Jan 19, 2023 at 6:17pmIvory for iOS
Show threadJohn SiracusaJan 19, 2023

You've been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier…

This is it.

Show threadPeter CohenJan 19, 2023
@siracusa May the luck of the Seven Pillars of Gulu be with you at all times.
Show threadpdgillJan 19, 2023
@siracusa just watched this recently with my son. It’s holds up and my tears welled up sharing it with him.
Show threadChip MasonJan 19, 2023
@siracusa They need more Grigg
Show threadDon WhitesideJan 19, 2023
@siracusa the military should be so lucky as to have Robert Preston doing intake. RIP.
Show threadChris IngramJan 19, 2023
@siracusa I watched this movie so many times when I was a kid.
Show threadCarlos G.Jan 20, 2023
@siracusa they don’t make movies like this one anymore ☺️
Show threadChris Huck  Jan 19, 2023
@siracusa Does the Death Blossom count as “one weird trick”?
Show threadDan Morgan Jan 19, 2023
@siracusa Also a scene in “Color of Money” where Tom Cruise (Vince) says the video game he’s playing will train the next soldier.
Show threadDaronJan 19, 2023
@siracusa I want to see a video of the marine somersaulting for 300 meters straight! That sounds like an Olympic gymnast not a solider in full tactical gear!
Show threadLeMadChefJan 20, 2023
@siracusa There's also Jimmy Broadbent - probably one of the most famous sim racers turned real-life race car drivers. I don't know if there's an official story, but here's his own words https://youtu.be/v4eTPhoxnWg
Thank You For Helping Me Achieve My Dream

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