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 Well, that was a painful stream. In addition to the general chaos we only managed to get through seven games, so the final tally for this Top 20 is... sixteen games. I prostrate myself in apology and promise that the next one will be better. Remember to weigh in on the new poll if you have not already! EDIT: NesLover's birthday gift is now available on my site for everyone to enjoy. Sorry about the two-day delay NesLover, but since I was late with my original idea I decided this morning to make something completely different. Arthur D Wolfe fucked around with this message at May 21, 2012 around 17:21 |
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Game suggestions for the next stream: Bibleman (PC) Nickelodeon Guts (SNES) Barbie: Explorer (PSX) Barney's Hide and Seek (Genesis) ChaoticGood fucked around with this message at May 27, 2012 around 07:57 |
| # ? May 27, 2012 07:43 |
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You could pretty much just make the entire Top 20 for next week out of the SNES library. They had tons of games that were based on Saturday morning kid's shows and cartoons, and they were pretty much all poo poo. - AAAHH!!! Real Monsters - The Adventures of Batman and Robin - Biker Mice From Mars - Bobby's World - Bonkers - Eek! The Cat - Family Dog - The Flintstones - The Incredible Crash Dummies (also a toy line and a bunch of other poo poo..) - James Bond Jr. - The Jetsons: Long Subtitle - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Nickelodeon GUTS - The Pirates of Dark Water - Ren and Stimpy (times - Rocko's Modern Life - Sailor Moon - Scooby-Doo - SWAT Kats (I haven't even heard of this, but apparently it was really a show) - Taz-Mania ...okay this is going on and on with no end in sight, but there's also Tom and Jerry, Tiny Toon Adventures, and Ultraman, and probably more I've overlooked. Good lord.
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| # ? May 27, 2012 14:49 |
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The Genesis version of Scooby Doo is actually pretty interesting. It's a Lucasarts -imitation adventure game, completely different from the SNES game.
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| # ? May 27, 2012 15:45 |
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 I trust you are all prepared for the startling conclusion to the Barrows Twins saga? Thanks to Domus and Sudden Javelin for joining me for this one, hope you have had a smashing birthday so far SJ! Now that we are eight weeks into the new thread I think it is about time I got to work on an in-thread project. I have decided to put off Nocturne until I find a reliable way to make the second half of the game bearable to watch, so in the meantime I am going to do a game that has been skulking in the shadows for a while...
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| # ? May 27, 2012 16:03 |
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So I'm watching through the recording of the second Clock Tower game and something's been bugging me right from the get go: Why the gently caress does nobody in Norway have a goddamn Norwegian name?
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Tewratomeh posted:- Family Dog I had that game when I was a kid. As in I spent actual kid money on it, because it was being sold for $20 at Walmart. It is aggressively mediocre, and extremely short. So you could presumably finish it within the span of a single stream play through. If you are still taking suggestions for horror games, might I throw in Isle of the Dead for MS-DOS for consideration?
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| # ? May 28, 2012 01:54 |
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Speaking of horror games. I've been playing Cry of Fear and I was wondering how accurate it is in its portrayal of everyday life in stockholm?
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| # ? May 28, 2012 12:34 |
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Captain Fargle posted:Why the gently caress does nobody in Norway have a goddamn Norwegian name? Lonely Rolling Star posted:If you are still taking suggestions for horror games, might I throw in Isle of the Dead for MS-DOS for consideration? coleman francis posted:Speaking of horror games. I've been playing Cry of Fear and I was wondering how accurate it is in its portrayal of everyday life in Stockholm?
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| # ? May 28, 2012 12:56 |
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Family Dog is a horrible platformer to a short-lived cartoon that really made no sense. The art was gimmicky at best, and how they even had time to create a tie-in game for it amazes me. EDIT: I am still loving the horrible foreign sim games for pre-stream. This may have been brought up in one of the chats that I have (unfortunately) missed due to being busy on Saturdays, but how many do you have left? I know there are a ton of mediocre tasks out there that could have been made into a full-fledged title, but... Vrikkian fucked around with this message at May 28, 2012 around 13:15 |
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Is anybody else having trouble making it through the Ju-On video? Not because of the commentators, mind you, but due to the walking speed being so slow. I remember hearing about that when it came out, but the game would literally only take 2 of those 3 hours to beat if not for the walking speed.
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| # ? May 28, 2012 14:30 |
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Lonely Rolling Star posted:If you are still taking suggestions for horror games, might I throw in Isle of the Dead for MS-DOS for consideration? Isn't Isle of the Dead the one where getting the first shotgun of the game automatically kills you? I remember I had that game, it was hard as balls, I never got even slightly far, and... ...yeah, on consideration, add it to the list. It's a comedy goldmine!
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| # ? May 28, 2012 14:43 |
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Vrikkian posted:I am still loving the horrible foreign sim games for pre-stream. This may have been brought up in one of the chats that I have (unfortunately) missed due to being busy on Saturdays, but how many do you have left? timeandtide posted:Is anybody else having trouble making it through the Ju-On video?
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| # ? May 28, 2012 15:21 |
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Arthur D Wolfe posted:unexpected side-effects (I mean the above in the most flattering way possible, Arthur.)
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| # ? May 29, 2012 05:12 |
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Hmm... I have to admit, I found the Ju-On video to be fun, if only because of you and your co-commentator's continual banter. There were potentially cool elements to that game which the designers relentlessly squandered. Like when the kid pushed you off the building, I heard what sounded like real actual emotion in your voice, anger, frustration, surprise, and outrage that this kid, (passive up to this point,) pushed you! Pushed you off the roof And then, comes the complete negation of the tension when She just threw you off the roof with herself moments later, without any ability to resist. Frankly, I understand Ju-On is all about an irresistible curse. It's a no-win situation. However, they probably shouldn't have created a video game around a no-win scenario!
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| # ? May 29, 2012 06:26 |
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Drakli posted:Frankly, I understand Ju-On is all about an irresistible curse. It's a no-win situation. However, they probably shouldn't have created a video game around a no-win scenario! You know, I think it's OK to make a game where it's a no-win scenario. Hell, Tetris is a no-win situation. But it's not OK to make a no-win scenario where the only reward for delaying death is boredom. In Ju-On, there is literally no reason to get through a scenario, plot wise. You don't really learn anything more about the people involved, the cause, or a possible solution. You just die in a different place. I guess maybe you die more like people died in the movie. Woo. I can't imagine even hardcore fans caring that much.
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| # ? May 30, 2012 01:20 |
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Domus posted:You know, I think it's OK to make a game where it's a no-win scenario. Hell, Tetris is a no-win situation. Personally, I tend to think of titles like Tetris, Pac-Man, Asteroids, and the like less as no-win scenarios and more as games where you set your own win conditions. Call it Zen (Note: I don't know much about Zen,) or Obsession, but whatever it is, I think it's about where you set the bar. That said, I admit I've kind of fallen out of love with games that don't have a clear endpoint, so the appeal is kind of lost on me,  even though I acknowledge it exists.  But we definitely agree on Ju-On.
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| # ? May 30, 2012 05:36 |
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Aww, came home expecting to veg out to a stream, and there ain't none yet. Also, what got picked for next week?
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| # ? Jun 3, 2012 23:40 |
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I couldn't let it go, I had to hunt down and show off the best scene in the PSX Clock Tower. Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyE5sURuMu0#t=174s Look at that little guy. How could you be afraid of someone so happy?  But it does beg the question, is that Dan under that particular Scissorman costume? Harris?... Professor Barton?
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| # ? Jun 3, 2012 23:56 |
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If you want another Wii Horror game that's bad but not quite as bad as Ju-On, try Calling.
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| # ? Jun 4, 2012 00:13 |
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 This is probably the worst title image I have ever made. Always exciting to hit new lows! Domus posted:Aww, came home expecting to veg out to a stream, and there ain't none yet. Also, what got picked for next week? Tewratomeh posted:But it does beg the question, is that Dan under that particular Scissorman costume? Harris?... Professor Barton?
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| # ? Jun 4, 2012 20:06 |
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Ao Oni looks absolutely horrible and boring. I guess it's to be expected from a freeware RPG Maker game, but goddamn. It's basically just wandering around in silence in a comically-oversized house doing jack poo poo until a giant, horribly-drawn blue guy chase you around to the Psycho theme. What the hell, stream thread?
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| # ? Jun 4, 2012 20:31 |
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Tewratomeh posted:You could pretty much just make the entire Top 20 for next week out of the SNES library. They had tons of games that were based on Saturday morning kid's shows and cartoons, and they were pretty much all poo poo. quote:James Bond Jr.
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| # ? Jun 4, 2012 20:43 |
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Tewratomeh posted:Ao Oni looks absolutely horrible and boring. I guess it's to be expected from a freeware RPG Maker game, but goddamn. It's basically just wandering around in silence in a comically-oversized house doing jack poo poo until a giant, horribly-drawn blue guy chase you around to the Psycho theme. An RPG Maker game? drat 
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steinrokkan posted:An RPG Maker game? drat Hold on, Yume Nikki was done with a similar program, and it's freaking awesome. I'm cool to give it a chance.
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Yes, and I also recently enjoyed "Off", made with the same software. It's not going to have mind breaking mechanics or graphics, but that doesn't make it bad. It better be easier than Yume Nikki, though.
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| # ? Jun 5, 2012 00:26 |
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Ah, wish I had been able to turn up to last weekend's stream... After all, I could have said "Oh hey there, EEK! is a ripoff of Sleepwalker, a bullshit 90s platformer which consisted entirely of an overly nasty escort quest!" Well, I'll hopefully be there this coming weekend, to chew the fat, and generally mock Ao Oni.
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| # ? Jun 5, 2012 02:22 |
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I rather enjoyed watching these on YouTube. Keep up the good work. EDIT: I request to add Virtual Sailor to your list of sims. It's a shareware game, but that's a probably a good thing so your wallet doesn't have to cry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Sailor Vrikkian fucked around with this message at Jun 5, 2012 around 03:00 |
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So what were the games left over for the second part of the saturday morning cartoon stream? I'm wondering because I hear mention of some really old games I might have owned and played the hell out of. I'd love to be on for those if they are what I think they are, if that's all right.
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| # ? Jun 5, 2012 11:21 |
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Internet Confession Time! I'm sad I missed this last stream as when you got to Sailor Moon, I would be that one guy  out over it. I admit, I watched the poorly dubbed anime as a kid and even have a friend who's rather big on the series so I've watched most of it(including non-American aired episodes)subbed and even have read most of the manga.What bugs me more is I'm going to be missing most of next weeks stream as well. My folks are planning to visit me so I will try to be there in chat talking, but when they call, I have to bounce.
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| # ? Jun 5, 2012 13:36 |
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Tewratomeh posted:Ao Oni looks absolutely horrible and boring. Vrikkian posted:I request to add Virtual Sailor to your list of sims. It's a shareware game, but that's a probably a good thing so your wallet doesn't have to cry. Plutonic Cheddar posted:So what were the games left over for the second part of the saturday morning cartoon stream? Ben Kasack posted:I'm sad I missed this last stream as when you got to Sailor Moon, I would be that one guy Also, something I always bring up because I find it creepylarious: in the Swedish dub, the intro makes a point of commenting on how cute Sailor Moon's butt is. In the very line after it is mentioned she is fourteen. I could tell that poo poo was not right when I was fourteen. 
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| # ? Jun 5, 2012 18:15 |
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Arthur D Wolfe posted:Also, something I always bring up because I find it creepylarious: in the Swedish dub, the intro makes a point of commenting on how cute Sailor Moon's butt is. In the very line after it is mentioned she is fourteen. I could tell that poo poo was not right when I was fourteen. Actually in the Swedish intro they say that she's rather cute. The line immediately after that says "if she fell on her small but..." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpFBNVUnDB0
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Avskum posted:Actually in the Swedish intro they say that she's rather cute. The line immediately after that says "if she fell on her small but..." :swedishanimedubs:
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Arthur D Wolfe posted:That is the second translation, the one that was used on TV4. The "pilot" episodes had slightly different lyrics (basically combining the two lines) and different voice actors for some of the supporting cast. That explains why I don't remember that, I only watched Sailor Moon on TV4. Any idea if the creepy version of the song is available anywhere?
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| # ? Jun 5, 2012 22:53 |
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I am available this Saturday if you need a co-pilot. EDIT: After watching the rest of the SMC's... yes, I did play The Jetsons on my stream, and yes it is a bad game, and yes I did get stuck AT THE EXACT SAME SPOT that Arthur did. Vrikkian fucked around with this message at Jun 6, 2012 around 02:54 |
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Avskum posted:That explains why I don't remember that, I only watched Sailor Moon on TV4. Any idea if the creepy version of the song is available anywhere? Vrikkian posted:I am available this Saturday if you need a co-pilot.
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| # ? Jun 6, 2012 14:54 |
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I think I enjoy the pre-stream games more than the actual games sometimes. Is that wrong?
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| # ? Jun 7, 2012 04:23 |
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Personally, I voted Ao Oni largely because I'm not likely to ever really play it myself. I make a lot of my Let's Play choices that way. I own a copy of Fatal Frame, I understand it's a high caliber title, and I totally intend to play it someday when I stop being a total Shaggy/Scooby coward about horror games. That, and I'm often intrigued by the games that indy-designers or fan-creators make which are interesting enough to appear on the radar.
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| # ? Jun 7, 2012 08:13 |
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Arthur D Wolfe posted:The games left unplayed are Bobby's World, Bonkers, Family Dog, The Flintstones, James Bond Jr, Ren and Stimpy - Veediots!, Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs, Spider-Man, Taz-Mania and Turtles in Time. If this line-up suits you, let me know and I will pencil you in as a guest. Family Dog and Scooby Doo were 2 of the SNES games that I had as a kid. They were awful but I was gonna have fun dammit!  Sign me up Arthur.
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Fabricated posted:If you want another Wii Horror game that's bad but not quite as bad as Ju-On, try Calling. Or for the "great idea ruined by motion controls" try Cursed Mountain.
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