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Which episode was it where Inoko MAX gets a text message from his mother?
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Jun 12, 2012 15:28
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I think my best recommendation would be the episode that summarizes the Lemmings 24 hour challenge. It's got a bit of everything that makes the show so great: staff assists, elaborate props, live audience interaction, Abe cooking, sleep deprivation, and a down to the wire ending.
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Jun 12, 2012 15:33
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BAKOON posted:Which episode was it where Inoko MAX gets a text message from his mother? Shadow Lands. I think it's episode #36.
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Jun 12, 2012 16:13
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My personal favorites: Legend of the Mystical Ninja: Maybe it's because I played the paint off this game growing up, but it's got a lot going for it. A fairly well-known title in the west, Lecher-Arino (during the striptease scene), psycho Gambler-Arino (DAI DAI DAI DAI DAI), great interaction with Inoko MAX, puzzlement as he figures out what he's supposed to do with the plates... great episode overall. Tokimeki Memorial: One of the great "The Staff Screws With Arino" episodes. His comedic background comes out in full force. Another game which most folks have heard of, but few have probably taken the time to play, thus letting curiosity fuel the enjoyment. "I'd have to say... MY WIFE!" Densha de Go!: It's not just a man, at a desk, playing a video game. Sometimes he plays dress-up. And sometimes the staff decides they want to challenge him, with the stakes being... dinner. Umihara Kawase: Not only is it the introduction to the Inoko MAX saga, but it's an interesting, unique game that folks in the west have probably never heard of. The pictures contributed by the game's artist are also a cool indication of the traction the show started to get in the industry. Bonk's Adventure: Not only is it a great game and a great challenge (even dealing with that... erm... setback), but the recap of the Ki challenge shows the lengths to which these people will go for the sake of old video games. Also, CARTOON MEAT. "Do you think they had cheese in this era?"
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Jun 12, 2012 18:58
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My two personal favorites, mostly thanks to certain scenes are: Ultra Seven: The ending is just such crystallized Arino: "Eh?  "...NO WAY!!"  Legacy of the Wizard: "I made it." 
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Jun 12, 2012 20:24
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NBHS posted:Bonk's Adventure: Add to that the fact that he gets totally screwed by a bug. Not a glitchy old game system like in other challenges, but an honest to god gameplay bug.
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Jun 12, 2012 21:21
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S.O.S. remains one of my favorite episodes, in that it's about discovering a new, strange game along with Arino messing around and being funny. I think the best part is that the game seems to have an awesome premise at first, but then it's slowly revealed that it's a gamer's nightmare: a multi-character escort mission with crappy controls and physics, not to mention dodgy AI, under a time limit and partially underwater. I tried it with some folks recently and it seemed to be a hit. We watched Actraiser afterwards, but someone fell asleep during it and it seemed to get less interest.
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Jun 12, 2012 22:45
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TheDingo posted:Add to that the fact that he gets totally screwed by a bug. Not a glitchy old game system like in other challenges, but an honest to god gameplay bug. I think that's the "set back" mentioned. Arino tackling the bonus stage made this episode for me.  ...... 
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Jun 12, 2012 23:23
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All the above, also Sonic The Hedgehog Because Nakayama. Also Bomberman. Goddess Desu, and the end where Arino and several assistants all play against each other is great.
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Jun 13, 2012 01:13
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While I recognize it's currently in Discotek-publishing land and unavailable through legal means, I had a question about Ninja Gaiden (the first one)... ... how long did it take Arino to finish? Curious as to the number of hours. It's for a piece I'm working on. Hopefully a helpful soul who might have a legacy copy of the video could look it up.
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Jun 13, 2012 18:00
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NBHS posted:While I recognize it's currently in Discotek-publishing land and unavailable through legal means, I had a question about Ninja Gaiden (the first one)... I looked through the episode raw and find that the challenge is appr. 19 long.
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Jun 13, 2012 18:06
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NBHS posted:While I recognize it's currently in Discotek-publishing land and unavailable through legal means, I had a question about Ninja Gaiden (the first one)... 19 hours, spread over 2 days http://www.crunkgames.com/?p=87&page=42 Crunk Games is still a useful resource! RDBB is happy!
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Jun 13, 2012 18:10
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joek0 posted:I looked through the episode raw and find that the challenge is appr. 19 long. Much appreciated! Tyma posted:19 hours, spread over 2 days Guh. I forgot about that resource entirely! Twenty lashes for me. 
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Jun 13, 2012 18:15
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Tyma posted:19 hours, spread over 2 days Mostly because you did that for me!
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Jun 14, 2012 01:26
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I didn't realize that next week's episode is part 2 to Captain Tsubasa. Is the game long. Anuone play the NA localized version.
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Jun 14, 2012 06:04
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Ah drat, I missed the stream of part 1. Is there somewhere to grab the raw?
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Jun 14, 2012 06:08
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Just a couple of relevant news links. Kotaku: Game Center CX is Coming to DVD Kotaku Japan: Game Center CX in USA DVD. The last paragraph explains where the "extremely American taste" cover art came from. vvv That one was posted back in February. But I'm confused by its length and the bracket at the end. The way they worded it almost makes it sound like they're the ones releasing it, too, not Discotek. Maybe they'll post a proper article when the DVD comes out? I also wonder if Kotaku USA will post an article about the GCCX in USA DVD, since the show made the trip to see who's been watching on the website. zari-gani fucked around with this message at 06:59 on Jun 14, 2012 |
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Jun 14, 2012 06:40
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zari-gani posted:Just a couple of relevant news links. Yeah Kotaku, way to be on the ball with this one. Edit: Actually, I cant even find a date anywhere. DID they actually just now post that news story?
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Jun 14, 2012 06:48
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zari-gani posted:Just a couple of relevant news links. I will never ever complain about Kotaku's US layout again. Holy poo poo Japan. It's nice that they gave it a mention, but geeze, they didn't really even try. They could have at least maybe given some info about what episodes there were, even a link to the company's site? I mean yeesh, there's literally a pointless, open ended square bracket at the end of the story.
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Jun 14, 2012 06:55
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zari-gani posted:Just a couple of relevant news links. I laughed really hard at the Kotaku US article for some reason. So abrupt!! The JP article is neat though! Pretty cool that you keep getting lil bursts of recognition for that poster! Even got a dA link this time. I also like how they put "illustration that they themselves made" in bold. SUPER SHOCKING.
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Jun 14, 2012 07:00
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Edison Carter posted:It's nice that they gave it a mention, but geeze, they didn't really even try. They could have at least maybe given some info about what episodes there were, even a link to the company's site? I mean yeesh, there's literally a pointless, open ended square bracket at the end of the story.
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Jun 14, 2012 07:00
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I thought the actual article was hiding behind noscript, but then I temp allowed all the gawker domain and still nothing..... Then opened it in chrome and the same thing. This isn't an article, it's a heading. A sentence. Ugh, Gawker, if they moved their entire publishing platform to twitter nothing of value would be lost.
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Jun 14, 2012 07:20
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iastudent posted:Ah drat, I missed the stream of part 1. Is there somewhere to grab the raw? I have a bunch of raws for GCCX on my channel. Here is the link to Captain Tsubasa Part 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyuTFQVayWE
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Jun 14, 2012 08:31
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Any deets on upcoming episode translations?
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Jun 14, 2012 09:01
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quote:The 12 episodes of GameCenter CX that appeared right here on Kotaku are DVD bound with two audio tracks, including the original Japanese narration. Should be out later this summer. [ The best part of the article is the [.
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Jun 14, 2012 09:02
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Splash Damage posted:Any deets on upcoming episode translations? I know that Rainbow Islands is in the pipeline.
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Jun 14, 2012 09:04
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Mister Chief posted:I know that Rainbow Islands is in the pipeline. I don't see how it's even possible to beat that game with the best ending. One, you're lucky to make it to the end of a level. Two, the secret boss is a bitch and a half because it's a space shoot-'em-up boss with space shoot-'em-up movement range and action AI, but you're futzing around in the Rainbow Islands platformer engine. Finally, it is in fact entirely random that you'll even GET the R-A-I-N-B-O-W diamonds in the first place. I wouldn't have made it without savestates, and I always had to keep one on hand from the beginning of the world. I mean, Adventure Island is some poo poo, but at least that's totally dependent on twitch. That? You can't fix that.
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Jun 14, 2012 10:01
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Is the Famicom port harder than other versions? 'Cause I thought that game was fairly easy on the Amiga back in the day.
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Jun 14, 2012 10:48
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Edison Carter posted:I will never ever complain about Kotaku's US layout again. Holy poo poo Japan. I dunno if I've just been unlucky or what, but just about every time I've ever been linked to a Japanese language site, it's been a horrible sprawling mess.
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Jun 14, 2012 13:36
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zari-gani posted:vvv That one was posted back in February. But I'm confused by its length and the bracket at the end. The way they worded it almost makes it sound like they're the ones releasing it, too, not Discotek. Maybe they'll post a proper article when the DVD comes out? This is what's confusing me. It says the 12 eps they did with both their versions and the Japanese audio, but that's not at all what the Discotek DVD is right? So, did they just hear "DVD version" and thought it was somehow involving them or are they somehow releasing their own DVD or what the heck is even happening here
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Jun 14, 2012 13:53
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GidgetNomates posted:This is what's confusing me. It says the 12 eps they did with both their versions and the Japanese audio, but that's not at all what the Discotek DVD is right? So, did they just hear "DVD version" and thought it was somehow involving them or are they somehow releasing their own DVD or what the heck is even happening here It's just Kotak being crap and lazy. Disregard everything they say, listen to Discotek.
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Jun 14, 2012 14:06
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GidgetNomates posted:This is what's confusing me. It says the 12 eps they did with both their versions and the Japanese audio, but that's not at all what the Discotek DVD is right? So, did they just hear "DVD version" and thought it was somehow involving them or are they somehow releasing their own DVD or what the heck is even happening here In complete fairness to Kotaku at the time they made that post Discotek could only confirm those twelve episodes. Ninja Gaiden 2, Shiren, and Mighty Bomb Jack Live hadn't been added yet.
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Jun 14, 2012 14:06
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Edison Carter posted:It's nice that they gave it a mention, but geeze, they didn't really even try. They could have at least maybe given some info about what episodes there were, even a link to the company's site? I mean yeesh, there's literally a pointless, open ended square bracket at the end of the story. Competence from KOTAK? Ahahahahaha!! 
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Jun 14, 2012 15:48
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The White Dragon posted:Finally, it is in fact entirely random that you'll even GET the R-A-I-N-B-O-W diamonds in the first place Or is it?! GCCX knows all. Corridor posted:I dunno if I've just been unlucky or what, but just about every time I've ever been linked to a Japanese language site, it's been a horrible sprawling mess. I don't know why, but Japanese websites tend to have the most awful designs. zari-gani fucked around with this message at 16:55 on Jun 14, 2012 |
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Jun 14, 2012 16:52
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Pretty sure it's because Japanese people mostly browse the internet on bad mobile browsers.
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Jun 14, 2012 16:57
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Which is also why they hate posting and viewing high res images.  
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Jun 14, 2012 17:01
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I always theorized that since text in kanji is so visually busy and information-dense to start with it kind of carries over into how webpages are structured.
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Jun 14, 2012 17:19
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This is a decent article that frames the reasoning behind the awful design. Phones kind of are the core of it though.
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Jun 14, 2012 21:52
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It's been a little while so I thought I'd fill people in on what's coming up. Three episodes you're already aware of from what's been posted in the thread. Another episode in the translation process is a long awaited one that's one of the show's best (and one of my favorite old games, too). We've got something kind of funky coming that I'm sure none of you could predict (it's a first in a lot of different ways). And beyond that is something that even I don't have the details on so I don't even want to hint at it. There's a deluge building right now. Get to higher ground.
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Jun 15, 2012 01:28
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Random Stranger posted:It's been a little while so I thought I'd fill people in on what's coming up. Three episodes you're already aware of from what's been posted in the thread. Another episode in the translation process is a long awaited one that's one of the show's best (and one of my favorite old games, too). We've got something kind of funky coming that I'm sure none of you could predict (it's a first in a lot of different ways). And beyond that is something that even I don't have the details on so I don't even want to hint at it. I wish I followed the thread closer so I could know what youre coyly hinting at
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