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jyrque posted:This reminded me of checking out the Amazon Best Sellers list. The Kacho is #10. I think that's still pretty high for a niche show. As long as it's above MXC that's all right by me.
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ACID POLICE posted:Let's just hope this poo poo gets put on the home screen of every American fool's 360 and PS3. That's what GCCX needs to get the DVD sale and international success snowball going I'd love to be wrong and this time next year we have a Takeshi's Castle situation where Arino's face is plastered on Challenge in between repeats of Crystal Maze and Krypton Factor (and maybe GamesMaster if i was to play crazy optimist) but I'm a realist about this and the tea leaves are not floating in the right direction.
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jyrque posted:This reminded me of checking out the Amazon Best Sellers list. The Kacho is #10. I think that's still pretty high for a niche show. When it first came out it was #1. RGM is doing amazingly well considering its previous failure with Kotaku. Not really its fault, but still.
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rdbbb posted:As long as it's above MXC that's all right by me. I was always so disappointed that MXC is the way Takeshi's Castle was broadcast here. I seem to remember seeing maybe a subtitled version of TC on PBS decades ago, though maybe not. It might have just been one of those "check out this crazy poo poo from other countries" specials that FOX would occasionally air. Although I would totally buy DVDs of MXC if they had a subtitled version of the Japanese show instead of that weird, stupid dub which I can only assume was improvised on the spot.
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Hit or miss Clitoris posted:I was always so disappointed that MXC is the way Takeshi's Castle was broadcast here. I seem to remember seeing maybe a subtitled version of TC on PBS decades ago, though maybe not. It might have just been one of those "check out this crazy poo poo from other countries" specials that FOX would occasionally air. Although I would totally buy DVDs of MXC if they had a subtitled version of the Japanese show instead of that weird, stupid dub which I can only assume was improvised on the spot. Seconding this - I'm a huge fan of physical game shows (Kinniku Banzuke, Sasuke, It's A Knockout/Jeux Sans Frontieres, Wipeout/Total Wipeout, The Crystal Maze, etc.) and MXC just kind of makes me sad inside.
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Hit or miss Clitoris posted:I was always so disappointed that MXC is the way Takeshi's Castle was broadcast here. I seem to remember seeing maybe a subtitled version of TC on PBS decades ago, though maybe not. It might have just been one of those "check out this crazy poo poo from other countries" specials that FOX would occasionally air. Although I would totally buy DVDs of MXC if they had a subtitled version of the Japanese show instead of that weird, stupid dub which I can only assume was improvised on the spot.
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As long as we're talking about dubbed Japanese shows, I'd always wondered what it would be like to watch Iron Chef with subtitles instead of the dub. (do they female guests really giggle as much in the actual show too?) I love that show and I have a huge library of episodes on my HD but I can't help but wonder how much is lost in the dubbing process.
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Hit or miss Clitoris posted:I was always so disappointed that MXC is the way Takeshi's Castle was broadcast here. I seem to remember seeing maybe a subtitled version of TC on PBS decades ago, though maybe not. It might have just been one of those "check out this crazy poo poo from other countries" specials that FOX would occasionally air. Although I would totally buy DVDs of MXC if they had a subtitled version of the Japanese show instead of that weird, stupid dub which I can only assume was improvised on the spot. Im almost positive the DVDs have a few properly subtitled episodes on there as an extra. Not that that helps you, but just a bit of trivia. Meme Emulator fucked around with this message at 09:59 on Mar 19, 2013 |
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Mar 19, 2013 09:56
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Azazell0 posted:As long as we're talking about dubbed Japanese shows, I'd always wondered what it would be like to watch Iron Chef with subtitles instead of the dub. (do they female guests really giggle as much in the actual show too?) I love that show and I have a huge library of episodes on my HD but I can't help but wonder how much is lost in the dubbing process. The answer to this is yes.
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Hey, that doesn't have the seam from the book! Azazell0 posted:As long as we're talking about dubbed Japanese shows, I'd always wondered what it would be like to watch Iron Chef with subtitles instead of the dub. (do they female guests really giggle as much in the actual show too?) I love that show and I have a huge library of episodes on my HD but I can't help but wonder how much is lost in the dubbing process. I watched a few episodes of Iron Chef before it got picked up by the Food Network and as I recall the dub is extremely close in flavor to the subs that I saw. The guys who did the dub of it did a good job. Bringing this back to GCCX, Arino has played an "Iron Chef" arcade game a few times on the show but from what I can tell it has no connection to the cooking series. The LCD game where he chops fish on a board has the exact same title in Japanese as the television show "Iron Chef". IIRC, zari-gani chose to translate it slightly differently which is probably for the best since it would be kind of confusing to call the game "Iron Chef".
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bpc908 posted:http://www.facebook.com/questions/499742206750878/?qa_ref=ssp #TeamKibe Caitlin posted:To anyone who managed out a comment about me saying to be happy that anything in the US is moving forward because you're NOT HERE : Which is nice and all but again misses the point that it doesn't matter if rights extend outside the US or not with DVDs because they are physical things that can be imported and played outside of the US so local distribution agreements don't really matter. Whereas streaming that fails to push things enough that agreements can be made to show RGM outside the US means it remains in the US ("get a proxy and subscribe to Netflix/Hulu/whatever" isn't really an acceptable alternative, for those of you that were throwing that out there). It's nice to be able to say "well we'll start here and see where it goes", but as a consumer of this sort of niche media I've seen that happen enough times and had to import enough DVDs/games/etc. that I know that it generally doesn't reach as far as we might hope it would. I feel I've shat the thread up enough on this line of discussion however and so will leave it at that. Box of Bunnies fucked around with this message at 12:58 on Mar 19, 2013 |
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Box of Bunnies posted:#TeamKibe I just jumped ship from #TeamKibe to #TeamAbe because unfortunately it doesn't look like Kibe stands even a little bit of a chance anymore 
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I wanted to break down what's happening at this moment. The likely next two releases are a season 16 episode and a challenge that is outside of the normal flow of episodes. They're both pretty big jobs, though, so it's possible that something simpler might finish getting translated and then released before it. Those disappointed that Kibe won't e winning that vote will get a consolation prize.
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Has it been mentioned lately that RGM is actually already available through a streaming service? Some of the DVD episodes are available on - I believe - the Roku channel called ASIAN CRUSH. Oddly, I don't believe these episode are restricted to the U.S., as while I use a DNS service now, I remember it being available on the Canadian Roku Channel list previously. My understanding is that all of the content on the channel is available legally. If I remember correctly, they were exclusively the dubbed versions of the episodes. Obviously, the channel (and, perhaps, the Roku in general) is rather niche, but just thought it would be worth mentioning.
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Mar 19, 2013 15:05
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So, wait. Has the actual announcement been announced, or are we just looking at the vague idea that the show might be coming to some kind of VOD service at some point, or what?
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Mar 19, 2013 15:42
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Maxwell Adams posted:So, wait. Has the actual announcement been announced, or are we just looking at the vague idea that the show might be coming to some kind of VOD service at some point, or what? The official Retro Game Master Facebook page says that its coming to a VOD streaming service, but it doesnt yet say which one or when.
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Maxwell Adams posted:So, wait. Has the actual announcement been announced, or are we just looking at the vague idea that the show might be coming to some kind of VOD service at some point, or what? quote:Yuko here again. I have many inquiries, so I would have to make it clear to you all that the rights are currently cleared for USA only whatever the rights are DVD, VOD or TV, etc. Other territories are 100% relying on the success of US distribution to convince game companies who owns the rights of games used in the show. Let's keep it going!
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Manos99 posted:Has it been mentioned lately that RGM is actually already available through a streaming service? Not lately, but I think someone mentioned this at some point. I don't even know what Roku is...
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makere posted:Not lately, but I think someone mentioned this at some point. I don't even know what Roku is... Set top streaming box. http://www.roku.com/?Ref=CJ
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Manos99 posted:Obviously, the channel (and, perhaps, the Roku in general) is rather niche, but just thought it would be worth mentioning. It's on Midnight Pulp for Roku as well. Dub only as well.
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I love seeing Arino on the Midnight Pulp channel as it just stands out. They've got stuff like Antfarm Dickhole and Nacho Mountain and then you scroll down and there's Arino!
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zari-gani posted:One of the best replies I've ever seen.  I'll threaten you with a smile  You made me peruse all my pictures from the event again. I figured I'd repost them here for all to see and some to remember. Featuring zari-gani's art and rdbbb's greatness http://imgur.com/a/MrY49 PosSibley fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Mar 19, 2013 |
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Mar 19, 2013 21:51
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PosSibley posted:Abe and I have come for the Plushies. God, am I jealous. Also, I'm cracking up that Abe is barely beating Arino in that Facebook poll by a mere five votes.
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Mar 19, 2013 22:11
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This has to be the only show where the cameraman is just as popular as the star.
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I bet Abe and the staff will be mystified by how popular he is. It'll be pretty danged awesome if wrote a message for the Retro Game Master FB, since he's never done anything like that for the Japanese fans. And speaking of the LA fan event, the Japanese fans were jealous that everyone got to have their pictures taken with Arino because I think that never happens at their events. Kinda sad to see Kan falling so drastically behind though. He's a really nice guy. Last year there was a fairly big earthquake up the coast near my city, and although it was far enough away that I didn't even feel it, within half an hour he sent me a DM on Twitter asking if everything was all right. 
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I think one of the things that really helps GCCX is that it does have a really enjoyable overall cast. Arino is the main draw but you wouldn't have the same show with just him.
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Does Abe have the same fandom over in Japan that we in this thread (and in general in America???) seem to have?
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zari-gani posted:I bet Abe and the staff will be mystified by how popular he is. It'll be pretty danged awesome if wrote a message for the Retro Game Master FB, since he's never done anything like that for the Japanese fans. And speaking of the LA fan event, the Japanese fans were jealous that everyone got to have their pictures taken with Arino because I think that never happens at their events. I'm sure it has nothing to do with Kan being unliked. Probably just more so that it's a bit less interesting to hear the producer comment on their own show. Arino is, well.. Arino and Abe is kind of the underdog star, usually stuck behind the camera. Also a tiny Japanese man with a tough biker image is kind of charming. People probably want to give him his chance in the spotlight. I'm kind of with Allen, not sure who to vote for. Maybe I'll play it safe and give Kan some love, he does look lonely down there.
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Yeah, I'm thinking about voting for Kan as well. I think Abe is awesome but Kan is the man who made the entire show possible, and he seems to be a pretty cool guy, too. Also, whatever helps the show catch on outside of Japan is fine by me.
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I voted for Abe based on the assumption that if he wins, we'll get a message from Arino stating his shock over losing a popularity contest on his own show. Two for one! 
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Hoooooooooly shitballs tell me this is getting subbed soon please so I can die happy. 
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I swear Arino found this thread and is just trolling us now. "What will we play on the Wii-U Virtual Console today? Oh, I know, a game that's really expensive in English and will never be re-released there ever!" [cut to Arino chugging from a water cooler bottle that says "Gaijin tears" on it]
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univbee posted:I swear Arino found this thread and is just trolling us now. In that episode where he finds a copy of Earthbound and goes 'Wow! This game is expensive! 2000 yen!' Im fairly sure that while he was off camera he was making rude gestures and winking.
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Every time I hear about how expensive Earthbound is, and how it'll never show up on Virtual Console or some kind of re-release, I think it's a drat shame that more folks don't have easier access to the game that isn't just straight up  And then I remember I bought this years ago:  
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I didn't go that far but part of my tax return last year went to getting a cart only copy. Considering how much the market for SNES games has exploded since then I made a pretty good decision. I think I ended up paying $125 for a pretty good condition copy.
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I was posting these in the Wii U thread but I figure I can post 'em in here now, too: Iwata's been tweeting about Mother 2 as part of the "Mother 2 Resurrection Festival" surrounding the Wii U VC re-release, here's what's been said so far: https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/313552759834165248 "Hello, this is Mr. Iwata from Nintendo. From the 20th you will be able to download Mother 2 on the Wii U virtual console. I was involved with this game as a programmer, so it is a game with a lot of memories for me. I found something familiar at home, so I thought I'd share. "  https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/313553070455943168 "Also, a conversation with Mr. Itoi is posted over at Hobonichi. From today, a new piece will be upload every day until the 20th. Please take the chance to read it, if you have time. http://www.1101.com/nintendo/mother2_wiiu/2013-03-18.html " https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/313834574473994241 "Hello, this is Mr. Iwata from Nintendo. Continuing on from yesterday, here are more 'Mother 2' goods. This is a specially-made jacket that was given out to the staff who worked on Mother 2. The logo has been recreated in embroidery. This, too, is one of my treasures." 
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Gutcruncher posted:In that episode where he finds a copy of Earthbound and goes 'Wow! This game is expensive! 2000 yen!' Im fairly sure that while he was off camera he was making rude gestures and winking. Which episode was that by the way? I need to take a screenshot of the most depressing moment GCCX has ever given me.
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Mercury Crusader posted:Every time I hear about how expensive Earthbound is, and how it'll never show up on Virtual Console or some kind of re-release, I think it's a drat shame that more folks don't have easier access to the game that isn't just straight up I remember, long, long ago, when the 64 was coming out, some kid in my class was selling all his snes stuff. He was down to two weird games nobody wanted. Mystical Ninja and this game in a giant box that came with a guide. Ten bucks he wanted. And I passed. 
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Brother Entropy posted:Which episode was that by the way? I need to take a screenshot of the most depressing moment GCCX has ever given me. Wagan Land  gently caress you dude!
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