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I played Dave Mirra 1 when I was 10 and it was terrible, so I traded it in and got Matt Hoffman's Pro BMX instead, and looking at the state of Dave Mirra 2, I absolutely feel like I made the right choice. It looks awful. Can't wait to see you struggle through this!
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Wow. Some of those tilt angles look beyond the ability of the human body to sustain.
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Nov 9, 2012 19:09
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quote:7 new posts I made the right choice  Well, I'll play Dave Mirra 2 to the end, even if hopes really don't get raised from here on out. I've recorded the first three levels, but I've been getting a bit better at the game so maybe my gameplay itself will become cooler. Houle posted:The level size vs. your speed seem to make that time limit really limiting more so than strategy inducing. Whereas in other games with a time limit it may make you look for a particular line or shortcuts in the level...it seems to punish you for exploring the level outright and just stay in the main half pipe. Well, the challenges themselves make you get out of the main half pipe. Though, if you watch the first video again, I never had to use the two buildings I opened up through completing the challenges. They both have one gap in them each, but there's so much stuff with pretty much the minimum amount of important things in them (usually 1 person or gap). The next level, Trainyard, is even worse in having too much unused open space. It's not hard getting around the level, but the levels really could have been cut down by just removing empty areas and bringing parts of the level closer together. Insetik fucked around with this message at 19:58 on Nov 9, 2012 |
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Nov 9, 2012 19:35
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And here's a quick supercharged second update to push things along! Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 Level 2: Trainyards  Text Link
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Nov 9, 2012 23:06
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Did the game seriously respawn you in a place where you were immediately unstable and fell over?
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Nov 10, 2012 07:29
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Glazius posted:Did the game seriously respawn you in a place where you were immediately unstable and fell over? Multiple times. Then again, most of those were because there was an oncoming train, and the game I guess didn't take that into account (then again once or twice it just does it like that anyways).
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Nov 10, 2012 08:26
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Hey, it's a Sunday update since I can't really update tomorrow or Tuesday. This time, we do some swamp riding. Nothing too bad in this level here. Dave Mirra 2 Level 3: Swamp trails  Text Link
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Nov 11, 2012 22:51
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The music selection for this game is so much more weird than some the other games. Though it is a relief that it includes more than just current songs. One of my biggest complaints about THPS2 was just how plainly bad the soundtrack was compare to the less obtrusive THPS1, which actually had a catchy song or two.
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Nov 12, 2012 16:32
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I have to laugh a bit. The best way to pull off the insane trick is to abuse the game's physics to grind uphill. ...I suppose if the physics are going to abuse you, the reverse is only fair.
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Nov 12, 2012 17:41
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Glazius posted:I have to laugh a bit. The best way to pull off the insane trick is to abuse the game's physics to grind uphill. After trying that challenge some more, the way you're supposed to wallride is to start the wallride pretty much right after you jump. Then you'll have enough height to jump up onto the roof. And if you don't make it, if you hit the room with your body and fall off the bike, hold triangle and your guy will hang on to the roof. Still, I didn't get wallriding down until I'd gone through the last level, and it still doesn't work sometimes.
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Nov 13, 2012 18:24
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Sorry for the late update. Anyways, you guys are once again going to have to decide whether I killed someone or not, because blanktester still won't shut up about it. Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 Level 4: Commercial District  Text Link
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Nov 15, 2012 20:41
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Don't worry, Ovues, you did not kill that man. You were standing perfectly still when he ran into you. He killed himself. He just used you as the instrument of his death.
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Nov 15, 2012 21:19
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You now have the ingredients for some creepypasta. Write up some story about how you accidentally crashed into Dave Mirra in the game, and he didn't respawn. And then one-by-one, all the other riders die off too, until you're alone in the game. And then end it with how you've dusted off your old BMX bike and are going to go out riding, with no follow-up.
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Nov 15, 2012 23:37
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Eh, I've done worse.
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Nov 15, 2012 23:46
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So, a truck was driving over the cop car in one of your early objectives.
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Nov 16, 2012 02:04
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Enilev posted:You now have the ingredients for some creepypasta. Write up some story about how you accidentally crashed into Dave Mirra in the game, and he didn't respawn. And then one-by-one, all the other riders die off too, until you're alone in the game. And then end it with how you've dusted off your old BMX bike and are going to go out riding, with no follow-up. But now if I do it you'll know I steal all my ideas from other people. Ugh, why can't I think of things before people get me to think about them! And yeah about the cop car, I noticed that but didn't really get to bring it up in the video. Sorry if this episode was kind of crap, nothing about the level stood out. My failures weren't even funny, unlike later levels where I get mowed down by pretty much everything. The next episode is better, I promise. It's a water park. Who else but blanktester doesn't love those?
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Nov 16, 2012 03:21
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I like that they highlight the trick targets. That's useful. But is it just me or is it impossible to break some of those awnings and land cleanly?
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Nov 16, 2012 19:30
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Glazius posted:I like that they highlight the trick targets. That's useful. The two that I kept crashing on do have a small section of them hanging over the outside quarterpipes. It's just that I went to the side to make sure I hit them, which caused me to fall on my face.
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Nov 17, 2012 04:52
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On this episode of Dave Mirra 2, we play in an empty water park, as well as discuss my tragic backstory, my (potential) web site, and learn Insetik's laws so if we bring them up again you guys will know what we're talking about. Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 Level 5: Galloon Water Park  Text Link
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Nov 18, 2012 22:34
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Is that with a C or K? One side of my extended family might have the same last name.
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Nov 19, 2012 05:42
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Major_JF posted:Is that with a C or K? One side of my extended family might have the same last name. About my actual last name? It's with a K. I don't think you know me, it's kind of common among economics and particle physics people (poo poo, those are my two favorite subjects!)
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Nov 19, 2012 05:51
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Yeah, it basically is the smith of Germany. About the game: It is a weird mix of how they have the goals. It does seem that you could use 2 or 3 runs just trying to find the goals if you don't have a guide.
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Nov 19, 2012 15:20
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Is it me, or was the insane challenge in that park significantly easier from the insane challenge in the first map?
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Nov 19, 2012 20:50
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Shaun Palmer just exploded the biggest nostalgia bomb on me. I haven't seen that boxart in...ten years or so. This is a truly beautiful day thanks to you  Disappointed that you didn't go with shirtless Palmer in Donner Ranch, though  Nothing like Powerman 5000 and Static X while screaming down a slope.
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Nov 19, 2012 23:49
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Glazius posted:Is it me, or was the insane challenge in that park significantly easier from the insane challenge in the first map? The whole lever was much easier than the ones the came before it. Maybe the hardest one, barring the lantern challenge that I kept messing up, is doing a 900, because you'll need good spinning by this point in the game. Overall, the game does get more difficult (AKA bullshit challenges show up earlier and earlier in the levels) but due to the game's bad physics, individual levels can have roller coasters of difficulty. Justiciable posted:Shaun Palmer just exploded the biggest nostalgia bomb on me. I haven't seen that boxart in...ten years or so. This is a truly beautiful day thanks to you I have a strange habit of not picking the "most important person" from any of these person-name games. Screw Palmer and Mirra, it's Czeschin and Moliterno for me. I also only remember presidents like Zachary Taylor and James K. Polk because I noticed no one else remembered them, so yeah... Glad you like the videos.  Your comment got me to rewatch one of the Shaun Palmer vids and guys I'm so sorry I was an autistic robot back then. Maybe the final game in this could be blanktester and I redoing Shaun Palmer. It would be the New Evil Dead of LPs. Insetik fucked around with this message at 00:03 on Nov 20, 2012 |
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Nov 20, 2012 00:00
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Hey, guess what? I CAN MAKE .GIFS NOW! That about sums it up for this episode of Dave Mirra 2, the Highway 47 cloverleaf. Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 Level 6: Highway 47 Cloverleaf  Text Link
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Nov 20, 2012 21:34
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I just wanted to say, it's been neat watching you guys become progressively more comfortable with LPing over the course of this thread. I'm glad you settled on the the two-person commenting team that you have instead of going solo or having random guest commentators every video. I think it helps a lot in a game like this where there's not enough to say about the game to fill 15 minutes every time--the back-and-forth between you guys keeps the videos from getting boring.
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Thanks for the kind words! I'm still trying to fix a few things (like using "like" way too much, and the mic volume needs a bunch of correction each vid) but pretty soon I'll be able to ditch this crap and move on to the big leagues! Join me after this as I LP Pokemon, then Bioshock, then Super Mario 64, then Battletoads, then Dark Souls, then Starcraft, then Portal... Just kidding, I blew all my money on extreme sports games. I'll give some hints to the next game when I post the last Dave Mirra 2 update. It's a racing reprieve after doing two objective games.
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I asked around and borrowed a copy of this game and honestly its worse than you make it out to be. also vI believe there is a skateboarding game that has a cheat for FP mode but I'm not sure.
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Hel posted:I asked around and borrowed a copy of this game and honestly its worse than you make it out to be. also vI believe there is a skateboarding game that has a cheat for FP mode but I'm not sure. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 has it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLp9CUncQQY Sorry for the terrible quality, I couldn't find anything better unfortunately.
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Nov 23, 2012 12:53
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 Dave Mirra's Freestyle BMX 2 Level 7: Devil's Peak  Text Link If you guys are interested in some of the stuff we talked about at the end of the video, and want to see some examples, I found some videos that really show them off. Flatland BMX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWJqUKGFdiE Race*pffft*walking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2urNVmKnEaQ
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Nov 23, 2012 22:20
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Okay, grinding on tracks with a mine car coming at/up behind you is definitely worthy of the title "insane".
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Nov 24, 2012 07:18
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I'm sure I posted this before but all the Freestyle stuff is in Matt Hoffman 2
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Nov 24, 2012 07:40
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FAT WORM OF ERROR posted:I'm sure I posted this before but all the Freestyle stuff is in Matt Hoffman 2 And in BMX XXX. sigh. (I know what you're thinking, and the answer still is "maybe")
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Nov 24, 2012 16:05
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Ovues posted:Race*pffft*walking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2urNVmKnEaQ Also here's his Race Walking game: http://www.videlectrix.com/racewalk.html
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Someone who's been following my videos actually interviewed one of the Z-Axis designers after Aggressive Inline was released. It's mostly about Aggressive Inline, and it does go into detail about that game if you absolutely loved it. Not much about the current game, but still interesting. Interview with Wesley Leviton: http://pastebin.com/MBfY05ZK
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Nov 25, 2012 17:50
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 Your 2-3 week-long nightmare of Dave Mirra 2 is almost over. Make sure to stay to the end with this video, I worked hard on the final bit. Also, does anyone know a better way to make gifs with GIMP? The "import as layers" doesn't work on video like in Photoshop, so I need to save every frame (usually every 2 because I'm lazy) as a picture and import them all then. Anyways, enjoy the video. Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 Level 8: Airport Garage  Text Link P.S. If anyone can guess my old merqurycity account name you... uhh... uhhhhhhh....... I need to find good participation rewards, and fast. Insetik fucked around with this message at 22:14 on Nov 28, 2012 |
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Nov 26, 2012 22:34
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Hah, the bomb diffusing. This game was released a month before 9/11 
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Nov 26, 2012 23:25
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LP Geist next. Person riding is totally an extreme sport.
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Emissary666 posted:LP Geist next. Person riding is totally an extreme sport. There actually was a Geist LP some time back, but it died due to (I think) equipment issues. If you guys ever run out of extreme sports games to play (hah!) I'd be down for a Geist LP.
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