Ah, the power of cheese

[Sylvie]

Somebody please tell me there's a way to recover it. Or even better, it still exists somewhere in its entirety.

[Fynn]

Was looking for it a whle ago myself. Couldn't find anything :( Here's hoping someone here may be able to revive it!

[Hollycat]

Archive man HC to the rescue!!
http://home.eyesonff.com/general-archive/52054-final-fantasy-iv-ah-power-cheese.html

[Sylvie]

Archive man HC to the rescue!!
http://home.eyesonff.com/general-archive/52054-final-fantasy-iv-ah-power-cheese.html

I knew of that, but I was hoping somebody had retained the images.

[Hollycat]

Sorry they are all gone, as are all the original sites, you would have to find someone who was around back then and archived it.

[Sylvie]

Maybe Necro still has them somewhere.

[Sephex]

Sadly, the best archive I could find.

Final Fantasy IV: Ah, The Power of Cheese (http://web.archive.org/web/20080109075525/http://demented3d.com/ffiv/episodes.html)

[Sylvie]

Thanks! That is more complete.

[Hollycat]

Sadly, the best archive I could find.

Final Fantasy IV: Ah, The Power of Cheese (http://web.archive.org/web/20080109075525/http://demented3d.com/ffiv/episodes.html)

Dude, you rock.

[Sephex]

Thanks, guys. I also have fond memories of the parody, so I looked pretty extensively for it!

EDIT: Strange...now not as many pics are loading.

[Jiro]

It was one of the greatest inspirations in my life.

[Jinx]

I'm gonna read this!

[ReloadPsi]

I remember doing a count of the amount of times Ceodore and Cecil said "What?" in The After Years. I lost it, sadly.

[Jinx]

I tried to read this, but the meaning is lost without the pictures.

[Sephex]

I tried to read this, but the meaning is lost without the pictures.

Yeah, occasionally I try to find a better archive. This one looked good at first, but then most of the pics started to mess up again. I really wish this project would come back in full force.

[ReloadPsi]

Why was it called "The Power of Cheese" anyway? Because the translation was cheesy?

[Sephex]

Why was it called "The Power of Cheese" anyway? Because the translation was cheesy?

That is part of it, I believe. However, the title also alludes to the slogan of these commercials that were running at the time.

The Power of Cheese - YouTube (http://youtu.be/-5v9i04XsqU)

[Old Manus]

You could always use the (far inferior) lampoons of a few other of our members shameless plug

http://home.eyesonff.com/eyes-plays/120007-eyes-plays-final-fantasy-iv.html

[Sephex]

I wish I was around for that. I totally would have participated.

[Jiro]

I remember yours being rather entertaining, Manus.

[Old Manus]

Thanks. You'll get your Paypal notification over the coming days.

EDIT: Actually, Heath's was probably funnier

[Jiro]

I'll have to read 'em both again then. We should do another LP

[Jachra]

I actually managed to save the entire play through and I have it on an external hard drive. I'll be looking for a place to put it up - for now, if anyone wishes to have a copy of their own, shoot me a PM.

It includes the photos, too. I got it while it was still up.

[Citizen Bleys]

I'll host it on Bastardly if so desired.

EDIT: http://bastardly.org/power_of_cheese/

[Raistlin]

That is great news! I thought this was lost forever. Thanks for saving the day, Jachra.

[Madonna]

It should have been clear from the outset that Cecil was Squall's prototype. ...What? Nevermind...

[Jachra]

You're welcome :D
I couldn't let it die, and I'm glad I snagged it when I could.
Oo, a reputation point, handy.

[Necronopticous]

Hey guys, I'm flattered at the effort in reviving this. Thanks.

I actually still have everything backed up on my home computer as well (including the majority of the April-fools joke episode in Japanese) but have refrained from re-upping it for various reasons. Here is a PM I sent to Jiro about it:


Ah, yes. I actually considered putting this back up on my current webspace a few times but have not done so due to the weird five-year phenomenon (in this case eight-year phenomenon):

Coding Horror: What did you write five years ago? (http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2006/10/what-did-you-write-five-years-ago.html)

What I would really like to do, and have wanted to do for a while, is put this back up proper in a permanent location with 1:1 pixel screens (as opposed to the blurry, stretched godawful originals I used) and highly scrutinized and edited text (hilarious that most of the gags in the thing are about how terrible the spelling/grammar is in the translation, but I made tons of embarrassing mistakes myself). The problem is that I am now a slave to work and adult life and realistically will never have the time to do such things. I wonder if anyone would be up to the challenge?

[Citizen Bleys]

I don't think I could write jokes that match your style and would be funny enough to include.

In fact, I can think of only one person who could.

[Del Murder]

Yay it's back! This was the last thing on my EoFF Bucket List too.

[Jachra]

I'm glad to see I wasn't the sole source, though now it's spread out at least!

I would find it difficult to improve on, so I'll pass, though I'd be happy to review any new versions.

[Roogle]

Hey guys, I'm flattered at the effort in reviving this. Thanks.

I actually still have everything backed up on my home computer as well (including the majority of the April-fools joke episode in Japanese) but have refrained from re-upping it for various reasons. Here is a PM I sent to Jiro about it:


Ah, yes. I actually considered putting this back up on my current webspace a few times but have not done so due to the weird five-year phenomenon (in this case eight-year phenomenon):

Coding Horror: What did you write five years ago? (http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2006/10/what-did-you-write-five-years-ago.html)

What I would really like to do, and have wanted to do for a while, is put this back up proper in a permanent location with 1:1 pixel screens (as opposed to the blurry, stretched godawful originals I used) and highly scrutinized and edited text (hilarious that most of the gags in the thing are about how terrible the spelling/grammar is in the translation, but I made tons of embarrassing mistakes myself). The problem is that I am now a slave to work and adult life and realistically will never have the time to do such things. I wonder if anyone would be up to the challenge?

Oh, that is interesting. I would definitely like to host it on Eyes on Final Fantasy someday with the proper vision that you have for it in terms of style and code.