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What about this episode does everyone not like? I was expecting something terrible.
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Andorra posted:What about this episode does everyone not like? I was expecting something terrible.
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Jan 6, 2013 19:15
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Novasol posted:This game. Man, gently caress this game. I gotta say, though, I'm really curious about the PC(?) version. The screenshot that got posted looks ridiculous.
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Jan 6, 2013 19:52
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Obeast posted:It's just an incredibly boring game compared to most of the other games Arino has played for the show. Pretty much this. It's more entertaining to watch him struggle with a hard game (or even just any game that has action) compared to something like this. It put him to sleep, for gently caress's sake! It may also be the problem with games like this and Link to the Past - the games are so long that a lot of parts are skipped over when they're condensed to an hour or so, so you don't see as many of his struggles since they have a lot of footage to edit down. I was also kinda disappointed at the lack of Inoko MAX but "His first helpful contribution in five challenges!" made me laugh. At least the Tamage was great. Abe arguing with the store owner over the value of those stamps was fantastic.
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Jan 6, 2013 20:42
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about time.
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Jan 6, 2013 20:51
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Shock Trooper posted:At least the Tamage was great. Abe arguing with the store owner over the value of those stamps was fantastic. Highlight of the episode IMO.
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Jan 6, 2013 21:11
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RabidWeasel posted:Highlight of the episode IMO. It was a great Tamage. I actually laughed out loud when Arino went "They're not even listening!" TeaJay fucked around with this message at 21:16 on Jan 6, 2013 |
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Jan 6, 2013 21:13
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I don't know, I didn't find this episode/game to be any more boring than other text-heavy challenges like Night of the Sickle Weasel or Hokkaido Serial Murder. For my money, the absolute worst/most boring challenge is still Famicom Jump. Talk about a game that has absolutely nothing interesting going on in it.
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Jan 6, 2013 23:09
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If you guys like watching people play old(ish) videogames, SpeedDemosArchive is doing another live charity marathon right now. http://marathon.speeddemosarchive.com/
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Jan 6, 2013 23:23
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Hakkesshu posted:I don't know, I didn't find this episode/game to be any more boring than other text-heavy challenges like Night of the Sickle Weasel or Hokkaido Serial Murder. For my money, the absolute worst/most boring challenge is still Famicom Jump. Talk about a game that has absolutely nothing interesting going on in it. Even though I've mostly grown used to it, the Americanized names/text (I can understand not using the Japanese name for the Percy guy, but hearing 'King Onion' and seeing whatever his American name was, was pretty grating) bothered me again in this episode. I really don't think this game was well-known enough to warrant that treatment, and I think there's plenty of places to go if people want to see the American versions of games played but not as many for seeing the Japanese versions of things, but I don't really want to start another argument about it.
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Jan 6, 2013 23:44
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Thank you very much for translating this infamous episode! The game portions were bland as expected, Arino trying hard to make jokes whenever he could. But as it has already been pointed out, the Tamage is great. Specially that one highlight. The "Aces" segment was also enjoyable as usual, but every time Arino shakes the boxes I cringe... Those are precious old consoles, you know!
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Jan 7, 2013 01:02
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Dr. Psychobabble posted:Thank you very much for translating this infamous episode! They don't say it but presumably it's Kibe's old console! I can just imagine him wincing off camera...
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Jan 7, 2013 01:19
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Putting Kibe through hell is always funny.
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Jan 7, 2013 01:29
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Kibe does seem like a cat person.
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Jan 7, 2013 01:58
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The whole Aces of Hardware segment might as well have been Kibe's Corner. Look at their system selection: Sega Master System, Sega SG-1000, Sega Game Gear, and then if they have time for it they'll do the 3do, Cassettevision, and Puter. I suppose it could be that Sega had more failed hardware than anyone but it really feels like Kibe just wanted to show off his collection.
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Jan 7, 2013 02:02
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What was Kibe talking about when he was telling Arino about the indentations on the cartridge?
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Jan 7, 2013 02:08
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KNITS MY FEEDS posted:What was Kibe talking about when he was telling Arino about the indentations on the cartridge? He was talking about the packaging design.
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Jan 7, 2013 02:53
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Was this the text heavy episode you were hinting at?
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Jan 7, 2013 02:59
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Mister Chief posted:Was this the text heavy episode you were hinting at? Yes. The entire interface had to be reworked every time it appeared on screen so that it was clear what Arino was doing at the time.
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Jan 7, 2013 03:34
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Random Stranger posted:Sega had more failed hardware than anyone Yep.  RIP Nomad.
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Jan 7, 2013 03:44
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Doc Hawkins posted:Yep. I love my Nomad, it was incredibly handy as long as you never expected to use it on battery power. That thing could kill 6 AAs in like 40 minutes.
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Jan 7, 2013 03:46
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Doc Hawkins posted:Yep.  I know it's probably Sega's most popular failed console, but drat was that had some amazing games on it. At least Sega hasn't forgotten about it and is re-releasing games from it's library, so it's not all bad. Now, if Capcom can get their heads out of their asses and re-release Power Stone, then I'll be really okay.  I've never played a Saturn, but from what I've heard, that was a pretty great console as well. Obeast fucked around with this message at 07:32 on Jan 7, 2013 |
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Jan 7, 2013 07:30
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The J-Wiki article on Kibe says that as of 2008 he owns 21 game consoles.
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Jan 7, 2013 07:33
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The Saturn was pretty bad in the US, but the line-up was solid in Japan. The Dreamcast had a pretty great lineup worldwide thanks to Sega's arcade hardware.
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Jan 7, 2013 07:34
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Lifespan posted:The Saturn was pretty bad in the US, but the line-up was solid in Japan. The Dreamcast had a pretty great lineup worldwide thanks to Sega's arcade hardware. The Saturn was certainly superior in Japan, but Id have a really hard time saying it was bad in the US.
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Jan 7, 2013 07:35
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Just realized this Princess Tomato episode uses a bit of Inuyasha music bits... 
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Jan 7, 2013 08:13
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zari-gani posted:The J-Wiki article on Kibe says that as of 2008 he owns 21 game consoles. I think that's what I owned in 2002. 
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Jan 7, 2013 08:18
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The White Dragon posted:Haha, poo poo, wasn't it you who LPed this game waaaaay back?  Random Stranger posted:The whole Aces of Hardware segment might as well have been Kibe's Corner. Look at their system selection: Sega Master System, Sega SG-1000, Sega Game Gear, and then if they have time for it they'll do the 3do, Cassettevision, and Puter. I suppose it could be that Sega had more failed hardware than anyone but it really feels like Kibe just wanted to show off his collection. Is it my imagination, or has this exact same Aces segment been used in another episode? Because I definitely remember seeing it 
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Jan 7, 2013 10:18
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You're probably thinking of the clip show episode after Arino got back from medical leave. I remember that had a few re-run Aces of Hardware segments.
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Jan 7, 2013 10:21
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Novasol posted:Is it my imagination, or has this exact same Aces segment been used in another episode? Because I definitely remember seeing it It was rerun in the Cannes Film Festival episode, which we released a long time ago.
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Jan 7, 2013 10:28
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zari-gani posted:The J-Wiki article on Kibe says that as of 2008 he owns 21 game consoles. That actually seems low for a serious collector. I counted up about 17 consoles that I own, and most of those I bought new and just hung on to. I think the only manufacturers I have more than two consoles each from are Nintendo and Atari. If I started to fill in gaps, I could hit 30 easy.
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Jan 7, 2013 16:06
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Got my beautiful sparkly pins today! Thanks Chococat.
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Jan 7, 2013 21:55
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UP AND ADAM posted:Got my beautiful sparkly pins today! Thanks Chococat. Same here. They're an ever better quality than I expected too. Thanks Chococat!
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Jan 7, 2013 23:26
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I ran through Princess Tomato in like a day and a half after getting it back in October, and I feel like a huge nerd for enjoying it way more than Arino did.  I feel like they could've done more with the game if they were going for comedy. They didn't even feature that terrifying-looking alcoholic bunch of grapes in the resistance compound, did they?
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Jan 7, 2013 23:48
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kimpira posted:I feel like they could've done more with the game if they were going for comedy. They didn't even feature that terrifying-looking alcoholic bunch of grapes in the resistance compound, did they? Oh god, Grapey. It always scared me how he drinks grape juice... I'm guessing Arino didn't have any interesting reactions to even to some of the more bizarre moments. Producer Kan said the episode was unsalvageable.
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Jan 8, 2013 00:01
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Got my pins today too, thanks~!
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Jan 8, 2013 00:38
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zari-gani posted:Oh god, Grapey. It always scared me how he drinks grape juice... It just strikes me as an odd choice. I mean, there's little to no challenge involved in clearing the game, it's definitely more of a journey/atmosphere kinda thing. I guess they wanted to go easy on him after Super Ghouls n Ghosts? Still, the skit sections were fun as hell and it was kinda funny seeing Arino's tolerance level dropping the longer the challenge went on!
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Jan 8, 2013 02:53
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Pulled Pork posted:It just strikes me as an odd choice. I mean, there's little to no challenge involved in clearing the game, it's definitely more of a journey/atmosphere kinda thing. I guess they wanted to go easy on him after Super Ghouls n Ghosts? Still, the skit sections were fun as hell and it was kinda funny seeing Arino's tolerance level dropping the longer the challenge went on! I think they thought since the game was goofy and less pressure that Arino would have more funny comments to make about it. Instead he was just as bored of it as we were watching and just wanted to get it done. They give away the game and a business card at the end of each episode x all the seasons, plus the chief has done autograph signings... is it unusual that nobody resells them? Its not often that the statue is on ebay (too rich for my blood) but I havent seen anything with his signature pop up... and I want one.
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Jan 8, 2013 03:14
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Gutcruncher posted:The Saturn was certainly superior in Japan, but Id have a really hard time saying it was bad in the US. Given its reputation as an arcade-at-home powerhouse, there were a pathetic amount of ports released here. I guess it makes sense, though, since arcades in the US were dead by then. At least Taito was brave enough to put out the only two shmups - Darius Gaiden (meh) and Galactic Attack (friggin awesome).
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Ofecks posted:Darius Gaiden (meh)  Darius Gaiden was great.
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