ABC News uses our ridiculous big-boobed pterodactyl joke as serious DoA screenshot


Above: ABC News' website, as screengrabbed this morning. What's wrong with this picture?

The image in question is the work of former radarite Dave Meikleham and came fromthis feature. I remember him making it, because ithad said Scotsman chuckling away to himselffor ages. Take a look at it again at full size and try not to laugh:


Above: It's understandable really. If you've never played a videogame, this probably looks exactly like one

ABC readers will be shaking their heads and tutting at the nonsense that passes for entertainment these days. Gamers will see Ayane running towards the group, horrified that she's looking ata circa-1998 CG render of herself with the newly-attachedpterodactyl head and wings of Metroid boss Ridley.Us? Favourite story of the week so far.

01 Jun, 2011

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Justin Towell

Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.