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TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Talk about coincidences...

I was thinking the other day, 'hey, I should probably register to these forums to give something back for all the great fun I've had watching Game Center CX.' And then they make it so you have to register to view this topic!

So thank you all for providing, I've enjoyed the episodes a lot. Discovered the whole thing a few months back and already seen all the episodes that are subbed. Incidentally, I've never seen the Kotaku episodes, so when the DVD's make their way to here in Finland, I'll be in for a treat.

Oh, and thanks for the avatar, it really suits me.

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TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


I finally got my DVD's delivered here too and immediately started with Ninja Gaiden (haven't seen any Kotaku episodes previously). And man, can it get any better than this? It's such a great episode filled with excitement and disappointment from a game that's really merciless with its difficulty. The disbelief when Arino beats a final boss only to realize it's not the last one (twice, for that matter) is always so funny to watch. And you just gotta love the teamwork of the guys here.

About the DVD quality: I was missing the segments, but other than that I have nothing to complain about. Hopefully people will pick the DVD up so that we might have more releases in the future.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Watching some of the older episodes again and I totally forgot how socially inept guys like Inoko MAX and Nakayama were on their first appearance. Although in my mind one of the greatest moments of the show is when Inoue manages to clear the super hard seahorse level in Umihara Kawase (#31) and his reaction that follows.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Obeast posted:

Also, is the stage 1 music of these games stuck in anyone else's head now?

I think it's the single most memorable game music themes, like, ever, so yes.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


I dunno how common practice it is among GCCX fans, but lately I've been trying to acquire myself some of the games featured in the show just to see how I'd fare against Arino, like The legend of mystical ninja which I didn't own yet. I even contemplated on getting myself a Famicom just to be able to get my hands on Bio miracle or Quest of Ki.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


I buy mainly games I've actually played as a kid or games I want to play now, not just for the sake of collecting. And I'd really want Little Samson and Mr.Gimmick, but at least the latter is probably out of my reach pricing several hundred euros. One could get Little Samson for about ~100 € but that's still very steep IMO. Other than those two nothing I still want to buy isn't too expensive for NES or SNES. Well, maybe Mega Man 6.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Thanks for the translation! That must've been a lot of work. But man, this episode was funny as hell. I love how Arino doesn't want his daughter to be a geek (or rather, to wear glasses) but still aces all the geeky questions. His reactions in the boyfriend events were also hilarious.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


There's one thing that keeps bothering me. Who's the guy in the staff that keeps laughing at most of Arino's jokes? He's always goin' "WAHAHA" with a really audible laugh in the background.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Wahaha! Sorry for being lazy. I was just watching the Bio Miracle episode and he's all over the place. Back a bit there was discussion about those episodes where Arino scolds the characters and I've always liked this one where he goes "Watch out, kid!" It's also a game with a great BGM. Would've been a great addition in that GCCX piano medley.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


I totally lost it at Rappin' Arino. Thank you for the translation!

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


I tried to tweet Arino to thank him for the Parappa episode but I think I ended up calling him a rock.

It was funny how in the Dig Dug episode he kept on insisting to finish the game the "fun" way instead of the boring way by just pumping up the enemies. I loved his half-assed victory celebration while he was doing that. "Boring!"

And by the way, why didn't that Simpsons arcade game never get a home system port? Along with the X-Men arcade game I really wanted to see those on a SNES or even Megadrive. They did such an awesome job with Turtles in Time, after all. But I guess the other two were too big and complicated to be squeezed into a 16-bit cartridge?

TeaJay fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Dec 9, 2012

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Oh, I don't have any of these modern consoles. I've occasionally thought about getting a 3DS, but if Scribblenauts Unlimited is on Wii U, could get that one and try those new Mega Man games as well.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


He responded like so:

"Yes!アイムROCK!Wii U!"

It's funny as hell no matter what he is going for here. A couple of other people tweeted to me as well afterwards but they were all in japanese so I have no idea what they were trying to say.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


RabidWeasel posted:

She leaves at some point, the new narrator doesn't have that hint of barely restrained disdain :(

Oh lord yes the narrator change. The old one (Yuko Takeda?) is so much better. I'm not sure how I can put my dislike into words here, but I just hate how the new narrator tries to be so emotional and dramatic all the time and ends up just sounding so weird.

TeaJay fucked around with this message at 15:01 on Dec 10, 2012

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Thank you for the DKC translation! Can't wait for part 2. Best part was when Arino was carefully planning his approach in Stop & Go station and then promptly fell off the cliff even without making the jump...

TeaJay fucked around with this message at 10:12 on Dec 16, 2012

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Oh, sorry about the spoiler. Edited it for future reference.

Count me in with those who never even knew about those shortcuts. I never had this game as a kid, but rather only played it quite recently. It's still unfinished for me... (I'm not as good a player as I remember being as a kid).

TeaJay fucked around with this message at 10:21 on Dec 16, 2012

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


My personal waitlist is pretty much 1) Mega Man 4 and 2) Mr. Gimmick at this point. Those two games are personal favourites of mine and I can't wait to see how Arino will fare with them. (it's a huge dream of mine to eventually get a copy of Mr. Gimmick, maybe when I put up 300 € or so...)

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


I was watching the Doreamon episode where Arino and Toujima struggle with the western game descriptions and it made me think how bad Arino (and Toujima) is with english. For some reason I've had this idea that the japanese are at least somewhat familiar with english, as it's used so much in games and media, but if Arino is any guide, it probably applies to younger people or the people who are interested in western games and media in general. I'm guessing the english alphabet is what makes it so hard for Arino, although he might know some phrases phonetically?

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


This is a very interesting discussion. I thought about comparing my studies in german and french, but I thought that while the languages are very different (Finnish myself) they still use the western alphabet and many of the words and sentence structures are similar to english.

By watching japanese TV shows and listening to music in addition to teaching myself some basics I've mostly learned some vocabulary and common phrases, but like you guys said earlier, the sentence phrasing is totally different from what I'm used to so it's hard to follow, even with translations. Maybe learning japanese by watching GCCX isn't the best way, but drat it, I sure know how to say "it's dangerous/easy/hard"!

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Panties from a prize game made me double take. What? Even if it's Japan, that caught me by surprise.

About Nakayama:

What is with Nakayama and these female announcers? First the retro read-aloud announcer treats him so badly it makes me feel bad (not even looking at him and speaking like he's not even there) and now Takeda even gets scolded by Arino to be nicer to him. (although they did compliment him for making a good argument for Yie ar Kung-Fu).

TeaJay fucked around with this message at 12:41 on Dec 31, 2012

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Episode 25 (Quiz - Feudal lords' ambition) where Abe got the movie question wrong and was corrected by Producer Kan (?) Much hilarity ensued.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


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

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Like I posted a few pages back, I always feel bad about the female announcer guests treating Nakayama so badly.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


I'm pretty envious. It's been a longtime dream of mine to own an arcade cabinet (or a pinball machine) but I have totally no knowledge of game electronics (or any) so it's kind of a longshot ast this point.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Thanks for the new release!

Also have to mention that I recently bought a 3DS XL and the first game I bought from the Virtual console store: Mighty Bomb Jack. There's a few others I want to try, although the collection of VC games is a bit lacking here in Europe at the moment.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Regarding scripted or not, I suppose if Arino plays well there's no need for AD's to step in. But are they making a plan on when to step in on the fly as they go along, since they can't be sure what is causing Arino trouble during his gameplay? Or do they have everything planned out with every possible solution ready with information should Arino need it?

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


I have to echo you guys in that I really like James Rolfe, but less so the AVGN. James always gives the best insight when he's not fully in character (and has admitted lately that constantly swearing gets really old) and I really love his retro gaming device reviews. Plus episodes like Plumbers don't wear ties are just hilarious.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


I like the idea of having the whole segment in one video. It's something I've actually hoped before, but rather for the north trip. Or if anyone has a suggestion for software I can easily attach those episodes together, I'm all ears.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Famibomb posted:

Watching the Ring-Ring Tactics Compilation and noticed they took out the sound clips of the song Monkey Magic by Godiego for the DVD edit.

When I first heard it on the TV episode subs I got nostalgia chills. I loving loved the show 'Monkey' as a kid.

A Japanese TV show, based on a Chinese legend, dubbed in England, and was super popular in Australia during the 80's. I dunno why but it just worked.

Incidentally, they also took out the clips from the song "Gandhara" by Monkey Majik, a band I guess was named after the song! At least I guess it was the cover, since the version in the show sounded nothing like the original by Godiego.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Aku posted:

Arino does surprisingly decent for a guy playing Super Metroid for the first time. He beats the game at around 5 game hours. Even though he couldn't clear the "3 hours" goal it's still a heck of a lot better than I managed my first time.

I totally recommend watching it. A lot of nail-biting moments!

I have only watched the RAW of the episode, would love to see it translated since Super Metroid is one of my all-time favourites. But I have to admit I never would have thought he'd do so well. I remember I was completely lost when I played it the first time and found only a fraction of the missiles and bonuses.

Also, as long as there's discussion about Arino and lyrics about sex, I have to say that my favourite GCCX translation ever is how "ero-otoko" becomes "lady-killer" in Tokimeki memorial.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


That make-up is really disturbing.

Love the challenge, though. Arino showed again some luck mixed with skill, which makes watching him tackle these last-minute victories so interesting. Loved how they finally succeeded.

TeaJay fucked around with this message at 15:05 on Jan 27, 2013

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


FinalGamer posted:

Also 12 Celsius is nowhere near loving cold Arino :colbert: it's like 4 Celsius here if you're lucky but being winter it's down to around 1.

Here in Finland it's not uncommon to get -30 C every now and then in the winter... (although not usual. Normally around -10.)

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


You can also see him laughing on the New year specials.

Can anyone remember off-hand what episode had the TamaGe visit to a small restaurant/bar/cafe which was basically someone's living room, with Famicom and games in the cupboard drawer?

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Shingen posted:

I just rewatched that one last night... Season 6, episode 042, Adventure Quiz Hatena's Quest

Thanks. I can't help but feel jealousy over the fact that they have awesome little cafés like that one in Japan. Watching the show and seeing all these various quaint shops and arcades has given me a huge urge to go apply for a starter fund for new business owners from the government and start my own café with pinball machines, arcade games and retro consoles people can play if they want to!

Kan isn't really a person who'd laugh out loud like that. I remember in the Korean trip episode he gave Arino such a cold stare when he just stopped for a moment to do some window shopping...

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Thanks for the two-part Yoshi's Island! The evening went nicely with the episodes waiting for the Super bowl. It's amazing to think how fast you guys worked to translate the most recent episodes.

The Barcode battle is a fun little sequence. I vaguely remember those devices being sold here as well in the 90's and kids going around shops scanning various products to fight each other.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


I don't doubt at all that the times he spends on those games are legit. Dying over and over is one thing, but then you gotta make progress back to that spot you're dying over and over in too. Sometimes I gotta wonder at his tenacity - after all, we're getting the abridged version where they can just say "20 minutes later..." but he has to actually get there (albeit sometimes with the help of AD's, of course). For me, when I play a hard NES or SNES game, I feel like throwing the controller to the wall after a few deaths at a tough spot.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


MUTEkI posted:

What got me in particular was the custom speakers for a couple of the cocktail-style games like he had. I mean, I'm the sort of crazyass mofo who just downloads the .VGM soundtrack of (arcade) Turtles in Time and listens to it on infinite loop while at work at my desk.

I listen to the Super Metroid soundtrack when it's a dark and a rainy day.

And yeah, that arcade owner was way better than some of the guys we've seen. He obviously cared a lot about the games. It always bugs me out to go to an arcade and see half the machines with the "BROKEN" sign on them.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


I would go to an establishment like that. Pay 10 € at the door and play as long as you like, all the machines are free.

Arcades as a whole have all but died here in Finland anyway. You find an odd pinball machine or an arcade cabinet in gas stations and such, but in major cities, there are no arcades. There are casinos, though. I'm not sure what killed the arcades, is it the fact that handheld consoles made their breakthrough or that cellphones and tablets are nowadays "busy" gamers choices for a quick fix? To me, going to a local arcade was always an exciting feeling, like going to the movies. It's just not the same at home, no matter what kind of rigs you have.

TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


I'm too poor to have private messages, so I'll just throw this here for jyrque and others:

http://www.nokkakivi.fi/peliautomaatit.htm

It's an arcade with all kinds of classic games in a local small amusement park. I'm planning to make a visit next summer, since up until recently I didn't even know they have that there.

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TeaJay
Oct 9, 2012


Shingen posted:


On a related note, what bugs me about a lot of people who hate on the DVDs, when you think about it and get down to it for a majority of those who are like that among people I know, it's because they don't want to spend money on the show, they just want to watch it for free. I have one friend who wanted to borrow my set to watch the Shiren episode, and before asking to borrow it, told me flat out that if he had the DVDs he'd rip them and put them up on bittorrent.


Some people will never be convinced to support any artists or producers by buying their product if they can steal them for free. They are just wired like that, it's the kind of decency and common sense they lack.

I registered on these forums just for this topic too but rather wanted to say how awesome everything related to SA-GCCX and Arino is!

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