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FredMSloniker posted:Regarding the spoiled thing: maybe add a disclaimer to the beginning of the video, or before the segment in question, like one of those 'viewer discretion is advised' things? So people know to skip ahead? I haven't seen the episode in question but I think anyone who has ever been fishing and seen a fish being gutted has seen worse. I'm not exactly an old nature-dweller myself, but I have a hard time imagining people being quite THAT sheltered. Unless it's an outright phobia like with one of the people here, of course. And no I'm not going to spoiler this you people are being silly.  zari-gani posted:I truly don't think it warrants a warning like that. You can barely see what's going on, and despite having the same sensitivity as Random Stranger, I had no problem with it. Screencap of the part in question. Yeah, seems like a really extreme reaction for something that small. All this spoilering made me imagine a lot worse.
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I'm pretty sure Binary Land repeats the same stages over and over but with more obstacles, so getting the whale which eliminates those obstacles completely makes most stages trivial. I never noticed that when I played it on my NES way back when, and it explains why Arino clears the whole thing so quickly and easily despite the large amount of stages.
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The only thing I disliked about the SMW episode was how many stages he never played. Time restraints  And yeah, he was horrible against Bowser but come on, the way it all ended was totally worth it. And aside from that one stage he breezed through Bowser's Valley which I remember caused me a fair amount of trouble.
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I tried ActRaiser 2 some time back and inflicting that on Arino would be absolutely evil. It'd be alright if it didn't kick you back to the beginning of the stage whenever you die unless you reach the stage boss, and of course there's also mid-stage bosses you need to kill again every time you die. It's also slow as molasses.
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I know of it mostly because Anthony Bourdain visited Cambodia in No Reservations, it was a very good episode though obviously not very cheerful. Looking forward to the special though.
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joek0 posted:I would love to see Arino play Ice Climbers for a challenge. Does the game have an ending or is the game infinite. Like Binary Land, I think Ice Climbers would get too repetitive to make for a good episode.
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Oct 6, 2012 20:58
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PureRok posted:I played the demo and I really enjoyed it. They fixed every problem I had with previous RE games (mainly the tank controls). Of course, I also liked Resident Evil 5 and don't really like any of the ones before 4. So I guess I'm the new target demographic? Man, you would get torn apart out there in the wild internet for saying something like that. Anyway, I never even realized Red Arremer was Firebrand in the Clover version, guess I'm just used to both of those names.
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Unless I'm missing something, Atomic Runner isn't on the list either.
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FredMSloniker posted:*raises finger, opens mouth* I remember reading somewhere that it's pretty common since it's basically the only thing your brain has to work with when creating an image of the person in question. For example if your avatar is a real wise-looking long-bearded man, that's the image the brain associates with the things that person writes. I noticed I tend to do the same thing when I actually started thinking about it. It doesn't mean people actually think the avatar has anything to do with the person in reality, obviously. It's just another case of the brain trying to make things easier to process. Anyway, this is rather off-topic. Personally I think Arino should play Alundra since he likes puzzles. Shame it's probably a bit too long for the show.
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Haven't watched the episode, but the first DKC is full of those shortcuts. Some years back I remember playing with my friend and getting stuck in one of the snow levels for ages, then at one point I accidentally fell into some random pit and it took me to the end.  Also anyone not loving the DKC series is obviously crazy.
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Any particular reason why there's no link to Smart Ball in the OP's list? E: Also the translation history might be a bit outdated. Kanfy fucked around with this message at 17:25 on Feb 9, 2013 |
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Feb 9, 2013 17:12
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Surprises are good, Mansion of Hidden Souls or something equally unusual would be interesting.
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makere posted:It kind of blows my mind, how just couple years back, we were lucky to get even one subbed episode in year. I think the point was that content being made exclusive to a streaming service that isn't available everywhere means some people won't be able to see the content at all, I don't think anyone cares about which service to watch as long as they can watch them. Of course it's rather premature but still, looking at the discussion and comments it seems people here have a really hard time communicating without massive amounts of snark and  .
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Cybernetic Vermin posted:I had missed this one entirely, and it is huge fun. Highly recommended. Hopefully Yoiko will appear as one of the celeb cameos in a batsu game someday.
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redmercer posted:You KNOW Japan doesn't think much of us when Parodius had no chance of coming over because we'd be offended to the point of apoplexy that one of the bosses is a bald eagle with an Uncle Sam hat, but they banked on us eating up Titty Gradius with a spoon. I don't know, sounds to me like they did their research.
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MUTEkI posted:Honestly that actually interests me more. If there's one thing I love more than female anatomy it's terrible, terrible games. (oh btw hi @goons_txt) From what I've heard it's actually a decent JRPG series despite the fanservice, although the first game is pretty clunky. There's an ongoing Let's Play of the first one here. Gutcruncher posted:Well then how about Arcana Heart! Deep and fun fight mechanics that every fighting game fan should enjoy, but are far too often repulsed by the art style. You know Arino would be all over a game like that if he was allowed to play it. I'd watch that episode because his perverted remarks are always hilarious.  E: Actually thinking about it all this talk about creepy animes is pretty funny considering our own Kacho is a self-admitted Cream Lemon expert. 
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Gutcruncher posted:You think this is creepy? I once derailed this thread into My Girlfriend is the President. Oh no, this is pretty mild obviously. I was just thinking that despite being a silly derail and everyone going  we're all watching a show hosted by a guy who at least used to watch cartoon porn himself to the degree he can still remember details about it (or at least could back in 2005). In any other context pitchforks would've been brought out of the shed a long time ago.Thanks to his endearing personality it's merely entertaining, of course.
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Can't say I'm American but I would wager that the most well-known Japanese person in all the western world would be be Yoko Ono.
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All the way.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 is the best drat SNES game. Can't wait to see Toxic Tower.
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Brother Entropy posted:Has there ever been a two-parter that ended in a failed challenge? I can't remember any. Don't think so, no.
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Obeast posted:Is it sad that as I watch this, I start to realize that I don't remember a lot of DKC2? I remember my brothers and I used to play it a lot, but I only remember a few things from back then and a lot of the stuff in this episode actually feels new to me. I'm the exact opposite. Even though it had been years since I played it last, when I played multiplayer with a friend of mine a year back or so I could still remember the locations of practically all of the bonuses and DK coins in the game. I even remembered most of the more obscure stuff such as which walls you could walk/swim through. It was one of the relatively few SNES games I owned as a kid and I played it quite a few times trying to find everything. Hands down my favorite SNES game and I'm definitely looking forward to the episode.
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Lurdiak posted:No loving way he clears it. That game is brutal. Eh, he's cleared worse I think, especially since he doesn't need to do Lost World (Animal Antics ). The final boss is really nasty though.Shame we won't see him beat the secret "true" final boss since it requires finding everything.
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versus posted:Went back and beat DKC2 earlier today for the first time since I was a kid in 3.5 hours at 67% completion. This game is way easier than I remember, other than a select few stages, but I haven't touched the Lost World. Arino, how do you not figure out that holding the roll button lets you move more quickly, or even try the direction arrows to see if they do anything while swimming or while Squawks is carrying you, etc.? Still no roll jumps from him either. What, they still haven't taught him that?  Is the game even possible without running?Because of DKC2 I grew a habit of holding the run button in basically every game that has one because it made the game so much easier and faster.
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versus posted:I'm pretty sure it isn't beatable without the run button; the best example that comes to mind is the bramble race level just before the K. Rool fight. Before you even get to the Squawks race part, you have to make roll jumps, running jumps, and hold the run button to move across a vine quickly to avoid being hit by enemies, just to name a few. Unless he learns, that level's impossible. Yeah, even before that a bunch of stages that require speed like Slime Climb, Castle Crush or Toxic Tower seem really tricky. Heck, can you even outurn King Zing when he chases you? I guess we'll see, good thing I'm not one of those people who get frustrated seeing Arino play games poorly.
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Jun 23, 2013 13:57
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GameCenter CX is truly one of the most powerful forces in the universe if it can make SA and 4chan work together. Well, more Arino for everyone can never be a bad thing.
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Not to mention it'd be completely incomprehensible for the viewers since you'd have to cut the vast majority of both investigation and courtroom parts. It wouldn't work at all.
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GCCX in the west has come such a long way since the first TV-Nihon translations.
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I've been watching the series from the beginning again since it's been 2 years (!) since I was first introduced to GCCX by this thread and I haven't watched it at all in a while. I had almost forgotten what a magical mood-improving effect this show has. At the same time it's weird watching the old episodes knowing that Arino is a decade older nowadays. Also thanks for the new episode, I'll be sure to watch it 15 seasons from now.
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Going through Season 3 right on my re-watch and while I remembered Arino's trouble with Super Mario World I had completely forgotten how insane that got. 282
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Help Im Alive posted:I think that challenge is the only time I ever got a little frustrated at how bad Arino is at games. The final boss especially. Super Mario World is not a game where you should have to grind for lives Eh, the final boss is somewhat understandable but MagiKoopas aren't even particularly dangerous. Also if I'm not remembering wrong, that door he spends all that time trying to reach isn't even required, it just contains the (admittedly helpful) halfway point. As has been said before, the grind is the silliest part of it all since even if they don't know about Top Secret Area, Forest of Illusion 1 is a stage he clears anyway and is a lot faster. Regardless, I like the episodes and that amazing ending makes it all worth it.  
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I'd wager Arino was so much better at I can relate, I remember being godawful at New Super Mario Bros. because the momentum-based movement screwed me over all the time. Unrelated edit:  Shame this show ended after three seasons, I bet it could've gotten pretty popular! Kanfy fucked around with this message at 15:22 on Feb 11, 2014 |
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Random Stranger posted:There have been four "final episodes" of Game Center CX. They finally gave up on that when they came back for season six. And it's too bad, it's pretty funny in hindsight. Must've been a real pain in the rear end for the producers at the time though. E: I had almost forgotten the magic of TV-Nihon's translations.  Watching the Ultraman challenge is kind of sad when you know how it ends. Kanfy fucked around with this message at 22:55 on Feb 11, 2014 |
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kirbysuperstar posted:Wasn't there a blog or tubmlr that devoted itself to lovely TV-Nihon screenshots? That was pretty great. 
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I had also forgotten how bad a beating Arino took in early Season 4. "Please don't lose a third challenge in a row" and then they make him play Adventure Island. Of course this man was the true hero.  Poor guy.
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I just re-watched the first episode with Inoko MAX (Umihara Kawase) so that was a cool read, thanks.zari-gani posted:Currently, AD Matsui is in charge of looking for games to use in challenges, but I was in charge of that when I was an AD. With Arino having played over 150 titles, it's tougher to find games now than it was back in my day. Once in a while, you'll hear someone in the office exclaim, "There's no more games to play!" I've always wondered if that was a problem.
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I must admit I'm very curious about DKC2, it's my favorite SNES game and I know it inside out. Even several years since I played it last I wager I'd find 95% of DK Coins and bonuses on the first try, played that game shitloads. Mostly it'll be interesting to see if he'll struggle with the same levels I used to (Hot-Head Hop ) Probably no Lost World for him though, those levels are brutal. Of course, I'm only now getting to Season 9 in my re-watch so there's plenty of time even if we get something else.
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The Cannes trip is a pretty funny episode to watch these days, what with the jokes about a GCCX movie and his attempts at promoting RETRO GAME MASTER.
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Going to be worth the wait for sure, big thanks to y'all for your hard work.
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