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Gutcruncher posted:I wonder what kind gentleman managed to make that happen. Hmmmm Abe's Hang On obsession really drove that release.
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Gutcruncher posted:I wonder what kind gentleman managed to make that happen. Hmmmm ![]()
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Holy poo poo Zari I love u ![]()
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What an awesome gif, zari-gani. I can hear Arino singing "Kibe" in my head with it. ![]()
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I am so, so sorry for this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tVZ_ohqrRE Random Stranger fucked around with this message at 02:55 on Jan 30, 2014 |
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Random Stranger posted:I am so, so sorry for this. I was hoping someone would do this. Thank you
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zari-gani posted:I was hoping someone would do this. Thank you I "improved" it a little.
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I bought and watched the first DVD of that set, where they interview Yuji Naka at the end. Apparently, he was big into PC games when he was younger, and the concept of a holiday-themed demo like "Christmas Lemmings" left a huge impression on him. And now you know the rest of the story.
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Random Stranger posted:I "improved" it a little. I actually think it was fine the way it was before ![]() zari-gani fucked around with this message at 05:53 on Jan 30, 2014 |
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Just a heads up but the server sa-gccx.com is on is going down for a few minutes for a quick reboot for updates and the sort. Please do not flip out. Edit: all done! flyboi fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Jan 30, 2014 |
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The next challenge is Woody Poko. I guess Wonder Project J will have to wait for another day... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Poko
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Is it still season 17?
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Mister Chief posted:Is it still season 17? Yes.
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Kakaricho posted:The next challenge is Woody Poko. I guess Wonder Project J will have to wait for another day... I love how that wiki page translates the main character's name as "This Baggage". I've heard that the MSX version of Woody Poko is better than the Famicom version, but I haven't played either one so I wouldn't know. Hopefully it's either good enough or bad enough that we'll want to see Arino stick it out all the way to the end.
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Yo thread, I been meaning to get my girlfriend into Game Center CX as well. She really likes Japanese culture and video games and anime and is a huge greasy nerd like me so I think she'd like it. Problem is, what episode do I use to introduce her to it? While I love the show I feel like some episodes are a bit hit and miss and they run quite long so I don't want to risk scaring her off from it. My favorite episodes are all two-parters but because they run a bit long I was thinking of showing her a single one part episode instead. I'd like it to have one of those segments where he goes to visit an arcade because those are my favorite and I think she would like that a lot. I'd also want it to be an episode with AD Nakayama because he's loving adorable I can't stand it. Any suggestions for good episodes for a first timer?
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I can't remember if Nakayama is in it, but Go by Train. Just don't be upset if she leaves you because she falls in love with Abe.
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You know what I wouldn't even blame her
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I'd say try the earlier travel specials. I thought the one up north was great, where he's playing Super Mario Bros 3 (I think) and going to a spa.
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Bolverkur posted:and going to a spa. Male nudity is a winner to keep her in front of the screen ![]()
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Chernobyl baby posted:Yo thread, I been meaning to get my girlfriend into Game Center CX as well. She really likes Japanese culture and video games and anime and is a huge greasy nerd like me so I think she'd like it. Problem is, what episode do I use to introduce her to it? While I love the show I feel like some episodes are a bit hit and miss and they run quite long so I don't want to risk scaring her off from it. A friend asked me for episodes to introduce a bunch of people to the show. I came up with Go By Train, Takeshi's Castle, Paris Dakar Rally Special, PaRappa, Pilotwings. I figured that was a good mix of stuff we never saw in the west, kusoge, a couple you're likely to be familiar with, staff interaction, and some good old Arino suffering. Maybe throw in a trip episode (Northern trip is my favorite) and another familiar game (Battletoads? I just looked again and its a two-parter, so maybe hold onto that a bit).
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I always say Adventure Island is the best episode to start with. Features a well-known difficult and unfair game, it's an early episode so you don't miss any in-jokes, and it gives a good example of what the ADs do (explains how to do things, buys food for Arino on a whim, slaves over a Famicom for 28 hours just to clear it for him). Kan posted pics from the GCCX Cafe that just opened: ![]() Abe and his ramen pizza. Reminder: he turns 50 years old this year. ![]() The drink concocted by Arino and pork cutlet rice bowl by Watanabe. ![]() Some art by some nerd.
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zari-gani posted:
Not gonna lie, I would kill to have one of those on my wall ![]()
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How many Canadians can claim they have a whole wall in Japan dedicated to honoring them? It cant be more than 15
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Gutcruncher posted:How many Canadians can claim they have a whole wall in Japan dedicated to honoring them? It cant be more than 15 There's gotta be some Celine Dion fans there. vvvv I keep forgetting he's Canadian. zari-gani fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Jan 31, 2014 |
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zari-gani posted:There's gotta be some Celine Dion fans there. I'm sure more than a few teenage Japanese girls have a Bieber wall, too. Still awesome, although I'm a bit surprised they didn't go for cocktail arcade cabinets instead of tables.
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zari-gani posted:
I like that they put your explanation poster up next to it as well.
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Random Stranger posted:I like that they put your explanation poster up next to it as well. I actually had to remake the whole thing just for this because the previous version is too small to print.
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zari-gani posted:
The guy hasn't noticeably aged since the show started. He still looks like he's maybe in his mid-30's.
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Here's a bunch more photos of the cafe from the official movie Twitter. ![]() They've even displayed the cooling sheet Arino used for episode 175! ![]()
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Those poor people. They have to listen to Arino singing with Takeshi's Challenge as they eat.
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zari-gani posted:
So amazing. What occasion was the Mighty Bomb Jack one made for? I remember it being posted about at the time, but other than that I can't remember much about it.
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Xik posted:So amazing. I believe that's for the movie
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Xik posted:What occasion was the Mighty Bomb Jack one made for? I remember it being posted about at the time, but other than that I can't remember much about it. It's a promotional poster (and maybe the DVD cover, I forget) for the GCCX movie!
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Of course, the movie ![]() They are all really awesome, but that Mighty Bomb Jack one is my favourite.
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Xik posted:So amazing. It's for the movie, and was used on a folder you get for pre-ordering your movie ticket too. ![]() Kakaricho fucked around with this message at 01:12 on Feb 1, 2014 |
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King Vidiot posted:The guy hasn't noticeably aged since the show started. He still looks like he's maybe in his mid-30's. That's how East Asians age. Give it another 10 years and you might actually see some wrinkles
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Xelkelvos posted:That's how East Asians age. Give it another 10 years and you might actually see some wrinkles Well Arino actually looks older than he did at the start of the series, though I guess not by much. Abe really doesn't though.
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I cannot believe that there's a whole cafe dedicated to one TV show. ![]()
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Cialis Railman posted:I cannot believe that there's a whole cafe dedicated to one TV show. Two TV shows ![]()
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Cialis Railman posted:I cannot believe that there's a whole cafe dedicated to one TV show. Well, it's not there indefinitely or anything -- taking over cafes for however long is a pretty regular PR thing in Tokyo.
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