Game Anniversaries
Whats That Sample
Dead Comic Book Characters
Black Cinema Quotes
Cons Over the Years
100
This Naughty Dog title had its 10 year anniversary in 2023. Since its release, there has been a sequel, 2 remasters, DLC, and a 9 episode show.
The Last Of Us
100
This Compton rapper sampled Boom Clap Bachelors, a Danish group of DJs
B*tch, Don't Kill my Vibe by Kendrick Lamar
100
Poor Uncle Ben, and Richard and Mary Parker. Oh, and don't forget Aunt May and Gwen Stacy. We should probably stop there. This hero has lost a lot of people.
Spiderman
100
"They got the Golden Arches, mine is the Golden Arcs. You see, they got the Big Mac, I got the Big Mick"
Coming to America
100
Sad because your favorite convention is over already? You have a case of this! I don't think your psychiatrist can prescribe anything for that...
Post Con Depression
200
Feel old yet? This game is turning 25. Nintendo release the 5th game of the Legend of Zelda series in 1998, turning it from 2D to 3D.
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
200
This now deceased rapper sampled Joe Cocker's 1972 song Woman to Woman
California Love by Tupac
200
In this infamous 1988 comic, the dynamic of Batman and Robin is changed when the readers decide whether Jason Todd lives or dies
A Death in the Family
200
"Aint nobody comin' to see you, Otis"
The Temptations
200
This Tumblr-community hosted convention ran for one year and one year only in 2014. Festivities included cancelled guest appearances and a questionable ball pit
Dashcon
300
May of 2023 was the 20 year anniversary of the third installment of the classic survival horror series begins with Heather waking up in a mall.
Silent Hill 3
300
Hotline Bling by Drake
300
in this five issue, limited series, somehow everyone dies after succumbing to a supernatural infection
Marvel Zombies
300
"We didn't land on Plymouth rock! Plymouth rock landed on us. You've been hoodwinked, bamboozled, run amuck and led astray!"
Malcolm X
300
Achoo! Feeling icky the day after the con? You caught yourself a case of this yucky after party virus
Con-flu
400
Indie video game developer Toby Fox's first game is turning 8 this year. His second game "Deltarune" is turning 3, and is an anagram for the first title's name.
Undertale
400
This Singer-Songwriter's 1976 song "I'd Rather Be With You" has been sampled 59 times by different artists like Adina Howard, NWA, Childish Gambino, and Tupac Shakur
Bootsy Collins
400
You can't mention comic book deaths without talking about this marvel character and her multiple deaths throughout the comics
Jean Grey
400
“Ya'll some unstable creatures. I'm not going to use the b-word, I just call y'all unstable creatures"
Baby Boy
400
This slang term for a "high-energy tackle-hug" often beginning with a running start (originating in Ranma 1/2) was extremely popular during 2000s conventions
Glomping
500
This 1978 classic is turning 45 this year. It's influential for being the first fixed-shooter type game.
Space Invaders
500
Pharaohe Monch released this song in 1999 with a unique sample from the Godzilla vs. Mothra soundtrack
Simon Says
500
Coining the term “Women in Refrigerators”, Alexandra DeWitt, the girlfriend of this hero, was murdered by Major Force and stuffed inside a refrigerator.
Green Lantern
500
"This is no time to panic" "When the f*ck do we start to panic?"
Tales From the Hood
500
This term was created because some of these con-goers STANK. If you walk into a game room and and there is a lingering smell, you found this.
Con-funk