In honor of the release of the Nintendo Wii the Great Dome found itself hacked.
Photo Credit: Eric Schmiedl
More photos can be found here
Update (11/19/06; 2:08 PM)
The cultural reference for that symbol goes back to one of my favorite video games from when I was a kid, Zelda!
The symbol is the Triforce symbol.
From zelda.com
The TriforceThe holy Triforce was created by three Goddesses to serve as a symbol of their sacred bond with Hyrule -- the world they had created. The Goddess Din offered the Triforce of Power, Nayru contributed the Triforce of Wisdom, and Farore presented the Triforce of Courage. Combined, the three pieces formed the ultimate sacred Triforce.
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Posted by: Daniel on November 19, 2006
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-Adam
T-minus 21 days, 4 hours, 58 minutes, and 19.4 seconds.
Posted by: Adam on November 19, 2006
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Posted by: ICE on November 19, 2006
I was reading some comments. . . stuff about how such things make people even more attracted to MIT. There are traditions at every university/college. Not just MIT.
Posted by: Guyomar on November 19, 2006
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Posted by: Frank Trampe on November 19, 2006
See my update above.
- Bryan
Posted by: Bryan on November 19, 2006
Posted by: Sean on November 19, 2006
I went with my friend to get a Wii last night. Playing it was the most interactive experience I've ever had in console gaming (Wii Sports and Zelda are awesome).
Wii Rules!
Posted by: Seth on November 19, 2006
Posted by: Nur on November 19, 2006
*waits patiently until christmas*
Posted by: Jack on November 19, 2006
Posted by: Murph on November 19, 2006
the link above about nintendo doesn't work..
Posted by: jas on November 19, 2006
All hail the mighty Nintendo Wii!
Posted by: Bianca on November 19, 2006
Posted by: Buddy on November 19, 2006
I'm not really much of a gamer person (thanks to parents) -
my extent of "gaming" goes to tetris on a TI-89 --
haha.
still a nice hack though...
Posted by: theresa on November 19, 2006
Posted by: 0 on November 19, 2006
Love the hack, but I'm still not so sure about the Wii.. I shall be patient and see if it is worth it or not. (The controller is awesome, though!)
Posted by: Adam on November 19, 2006
Posted by: Michael Snively on November 20, 2006
Posted by: Atul on November 20, 2006
i had to beat down the mobs at the electronics department in target where i work...i was like a scene from a not so funny b-movie
i'm not sure i want to work the release of a system again haha
~Jenn
Posted by: Jenn on November 20, 2006
i had to beat down the mobs at the electronics department in target where i work...it was like a bad scene from a not so funny b-movie
i'm not sure i want to work the release of a system again haha
~Jenn
Posted by: Jenn on November 20, 2006
I went to BestBuy the day after Thanksgiving two years ago, to purchase a pretty good computer for $200. There were other great deals, too. I waited in line for 6 hours, and was the last one to get a computer.. Anyway, the store was COMPLETELY swamped when they opened.. Every inch of the store was occupied by a customer.
When I checked out, it turns out that it was the 1st day of work for the guy running the checkout lane! I can't imagine how horrible it must have been for him!
I called MIT to check a few things about my application, and guess what? My application was out for review.. Today! Its scary knowing that Matt, Ben, or another one of MIT's esteemed admissions officers might be reading my application at this very moment!
Finally, what is the plural of Wii! I can't figure it out! Is it Wiis? Or perhaps, does it just remain Wii? (i.e. "I have two Wii.") Or maybe, just maybe, it becomes Wiii.
Bah, after Googling this problem, it seems that Nintendo wants us to say "Wii systems", so Wii doesn't have an official plural. :-(
-Adam
Posted by: Adam on November 20, 2006
The tribute to the Wii at MIT is awesome.
- Rick S.
Posted by: Rick on November 20, 2006
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Posted by: Prasanna Gautam on November 22, 2006
It actually was pretty close to that this week. Prior to the triforce, some group had put a flag on the dome that was up for a couple of days.
Posted by: 0 on November 23, 2006
Has inspired me to think of such acts at my school ... Wonder how my teachers will respond though, planning to pin a red ribbon onto my school's main wall in response to the upcoming World Aids day ... True that it isn't as flashy as a triforce or R2D2 but it is for an equally good cause!
Posted by: Jack on November 24, 2006
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