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jadekitten posted:What Strider sub? I looked and I don't have that one. Ahaha, whoops. I must have been thinking of a different ep entirely. e: quote:The only people I can think of who would use it aren't just the typical video game nerds but the really extreme video game nerds. That's a fair point, too. Hokuto fucked around with this message at 05:37 on Oct 6, 2012 |
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Hokuto posted:Ahaha, whoops. I must have been thinking of a different ep entirely. And speaking a really extreme video game nerd I'd never use "option" unless I was talking about a Konami shooter. 
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Random Stranger posted:And speaking a really extreme video game nerd I'd never use "option" unless I was talking about a Konami shooter. Agreed, to me Option is a Gradius thing and not a video game thing.
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Oct 6, 2012 06:50
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In the Golgo 13 episode the crew went to an arcade called JJ Club 100 and when Arino was playing the trackball game something was mentioned about how the arcade is on a "timed freeplay model." Just curious how that works exactly. I assume you pay a fee when you arrive and you receive a card you can scan that counts down how much time you have left to play? Kind of like an American casino? I like that concept more than just plugging coins in. Surprised I've never seen something similar in the states. AwwJeah fucked around with this message at 13:20 on Oct 6, 2012 |
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Oct 6, 2012 13:10
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Meme Emulator posted:Agreed, to me Option is a Gradius thing and not a video game thing. I had to think for awhile to why this seems so natural to me. Then I realized the announcer in just about every Gradius game went 'OPTION' every time you activated one Plus, you know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6yo5u2RcZ8 Best drat game soundtracks
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AwwJeah posted:In the Golgo 13 episode the crew went to an arcade called JJ Club 100 and when Arino was playing the trackball game something was mentioned about how the arcade is on a "timed freeplay model." Just curious how that works exactly. I assume you pay a fee when you arrive and you receive a card you can scan that counts down how much time you have left to play? Kind of like an American casino? There's an arcade I love in Fairfield, Ohio called Arcade Legacy that does this except to the extreme. You pay 10 bucks to get in and everything is set to free play. It is the finest place. It sounds like it wouldn't be profitable, but the owner makes up for it through constant fighter tournaments, used games/DVD sales, beverage sales, and other oddities. It's been open for a few years now and I hope it stays that way :D
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Meme Emulator posted:Agreed, to me Option is a Gradius thing and not a video game thing.
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Meme Emulator posted:Agreed, to me Option is a Gradius thing and not a video game thing. It's more of a shmups-in-general thing but yeah, not really widespread outside the genre.
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Fist Punch posted:There's an arcade I love in Fairfield, Ohio called Arcade Legacy that does this except to the extreme. You pay 10 bucks to get in and everything is set to free play. It is the finest place. It sounds like it wouldn't be profitable, but the owner makes up for it through constant fighter tournaments, used games/DVD sales, beverage sales, and other oddities. It's been open for a few years now and I hope it stays that way I was turning this over in my mind and I imagine a place like that would stand to profit more than a traditional arcade. It's a much more attractive offer than the other model and I imagine most people don't spend more than 5 bucks when they pop into an arcade these days anyway. And let's be honest, that 5 bucks won't get you anything but a few minutes of play time and a sense of being ripped off since today's machines are designed to cost you the maximum amount of money for the smallest amount of play time possible. Plus, there's an upside to keeping customers inside your store since a busy leisure area is much more attractive to someone walking by. When you pass an arcade that's full of flashing lights and colors but no one is inside having any fun, it's just depressing as hell. Went to a tourist town recently (Gatlinburg, TN) which had a couple of arcades and every single one of them reminded me why I haven't been to an arcade in ages. Most everything is a new age claw-macine rip off or a ticket dispenser and the actual video games cost a fortune for what you get out of them. It's not fun anymore because you feel guilty after you lose and you realize you wasted a dollar on a machine that was fun for maybe a minute. I would love to be able to pay a flat fee to just play games and hang out with my friends until we got bored instead of feeling pressured not to waste the couple of bucks I brought with me. AwwJeah fucked around with this message at 17:17 on Oct 6, 2012 |
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Fist Punch posted:There's an arcade I love in Fairfield, Ohio called Arcade Legacy that does this except to the extreme. You pay 10 bucks to get in and everything is set to free play. It is the finest place. It sounds like it wouldn't be profitable, but the owner makes up for it through constant fighter tournaments, used games/DVD sales, beverage sales, and other oddities. It's been open for a few years now and I hope it stays that way Hey fellow Arcade Legacy visitor! It's also profitable because the owners of the mall he's in paid him to move there and cut him a huge deal on the rent so that he's paying less for twice the space of his old location. That's what happens when you're in a dead mall and desperate for anything to bring people in. Works out great for him because once you know about it you'll follow him anywhere!
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AwwJeah posted:In the Golgo 13 episode the crew went to an arcade called JJ Club 100 and when Arino was playing the trackball game something was mentioned about how the arcade is on a "timed freeplay model." Just curious how that works exactly. I assume you pay a fee when you arrive and you receive a card you can scan that counts down how much time you have left to play? Kind of like an American casino? This is exactly how Gameworks works (wish they hadn't closed the one in Vegas  ). Something like $30 gets you a card that works for the next two hours realtime. It was a pretty great system, I thought, considering that included $2 monstrosities like that Star Wars arcade game.
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Sexy Slippers posted:Hey fellow Arcade Legacy visitor! It's also profitable because the owners of the mall he's in paid him to move there and cut him a huge deal on the rent so that he's paying less for twice the space of his old location. That's what happens when you're in a dead mall and desperate for anything to bring people in. Works out great for him because once you know about it you'll follow him anywhere! Oh dang Arcade Legacy dude in the GCCX thread what is going on here. Yeah, the deal he got on the current spot in the mall is phenomenal. I miss that place so much But I'm ACROSS THE SEA now so not much I can do about it. Luckily, arcades in Japan are pretty awesome as far as value/selection, but... they definitely don't have that community feel.(p.s. tell jesse he needs to see if he can hunt down a japan-style UFO catcher, i am BEYOND ADDICTED to these things) also hey how 'bout all these extras!! It's strangely satisfying to just plop down and watch nothing but tamages and stuff with no challenge in between. I thought it might feel kind of empty, but I've been pleasantly surprised. Thanks as always, SAGCCX Heroes!!!
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Here is the next episode hint. Can someone translate this!
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Oct 6, 2012 20:32
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"It got hot this time (sweat). Next time, it's off to someplace cold..."
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Arino challenges Cryostasis.
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I would love to see Arino play Ice Climbers for a challenge. Does the game have an ending or is the game infinite.
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Betting on Kickle Cubicle. He hasn't played that yet correct?
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cronox2 posted:Betting on Kickle Cubicle. He hasn't played that yet correct? I forgot that one. He has not challenged it yet, but has played it in a Tamage segment this season. That would be a fun challenge to watch.
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Oct 6, 2012 20:57
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Hokuto posted:"It got hot this time (sweat). Next time, it's off to someplace cold..." Arino vs Alpha Protocol. ... Actually, that would be fuckin' great. Can you imagine the kind of sexual harassment rear end in a top hat character he would play?
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joek0 posted:I would love to see Arino play Ice Climbers for a challenge. Does the game have an ending or is the game infinite. Like Binary Land, I think Ice Climbers would get too repetitive to make for a good episode.
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Mister Chief posted:What was the hot game he challenged? "Being hot" was refering to being in Cambodia which is the most recent episode. I am refering to the GCCX in Aisa special.
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Oct 6, 2012 21:09
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Did that episode have a challenge like the USA special had Robocop?
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joek0 posted:"Being hot" was refering to being in Cambodia which is the most recent episode. I am refering to the GCCX in Aisa special. Calling it, Game Center CX in Greenland! 
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Mister Chief posted:Did that episode have a challenge like the USA special had Robocop? The challenge for that episode was Super Mario Kart.
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 We're up to episode 59 in the segments collection. This one features one of my favorite arcade segments and Arino's favorite moment from season eight. Download torrent81 (1 files; 147.85 MB) View torrent stats Direct Download Also, I'm going with Fire and Ice as the next episode. Either that or Antarctic Adventures...
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I would love to see Arino play Kickle Cubicle. That is my favorite childhood game.
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Fire N Ice is one of my favorite NES games of all time. He might play it as it is a sequel to Solomon's Key. The Fire part makes me skeptical of this being the right guess. I would love to see Fire N Ice as it is a great puzzler and I love watching Arino challenge puzzlers and his claim to be good at them.
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Hokuto posted:I'm watching the DVD version of the Ninja Gaiden II episode and noticed something. When Ryu gets phantom doubles, the first one looks odd and grey and barely shows up on screen. The second one (when he has two) shows up properly and looks orange like it should. This didn't happen in ShinYaguchi's initial fansub so I assume it's an oddity with the DVD encoding? I've noticed stuff like this in other episodes subbed by the team. I think it might be that the video frame rates are often lower than the game's, so graphical weirdness shows up. Sometimes sprites outright disappear. Another example might be this incredibly slow spinning blade. No wonder all her can do is give out a halfhearted "Ohhhh..." AwwJeah posted:In the Golgo 13 episode the crew went to an arcade called JJ Club 100 and when Arino was playing the trackball game something was mentioned about how the arcade is on a "timed freeplay model." Just curious how that works exactly. I assume you pay a fee when you arrive and you receive a card you can scan that counts down how much time you have left to play? Kind of like an American casino? At the Celebration Station chain, which is the closest thing to a traditional arcade near me, they've switched over to "Player Cards" that, apparently, hold a balance you use on the arcade machine. I'd reckon it also holds your ticket count.
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Arino amigurumi!
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Meme Emulator posted:Agreed, to me Option is a Gradius thing and not a video game thing. To me it's a shmup thing in general
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Gutcruncher posted:Arino challenges Cryostasis. That'd be the sickest thing ever
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I hope this show lasts for decades and they eventually run out of retro games so that they can make him play some modern games. Or a special episode or something where he challenges a modern game.
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Heti posted:I hope this show lasts for decades and they eventually run out of retro games so that they can make him play some modern games. Or a special episode or something where he challenges a modern game. I'd like for it to get so popular they make an American version with Wayne Brady playing the games 
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I've got to say something about my prediction that Game Center CX in Asia would be incredible. I was dead on. I do, however, have the problem that there's no Google street view in Cambodia so pinning down these locations for the map is going to be tough...
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redmercer posted:I'd like for it to get so popular they make an American version with Wayne Brady playing the games The "Conan O'Brien plays a game" thing he does sometimes is pretty good. For an actual show they'd need someone who's an actual gamer though. Aw who are we kidding? Any american made show like this would just be a giant advertisement. That's probably part of why the retro games thing works so well.
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Gutcruncher posted:Arino challenges Cryostasis. "Uwaaa! Lightbulb! Need a lightbulb! Ah! Abunai!"
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Heti posted:Aw who are we kidding? Any american made show like this would just be a giant advertisement. The Japanese one already is. It's less obvious now than in season 1, but it's still really, really obvious.
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Heti posted:The "Conan O'Brien plays a game" thing he does sometimes is pretty good. For an actual show they'd need someone who's an actual gamer though. First, let's not pretend that "commercials as entertainment" is an exclusively American domain. Also, the only two other comedian gamers I can think of are Robin Williams and Dave Chappelle
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