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The only one that comes to mind for me, even remotely, would be Kwong Ruyl or whatever the cameraman of Yoo Jae Suk in the Runningman series is, and even he wouldn't come close I think, as he's not such a looker like Abe.
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Since he seems fairly prominent as far as TV spots on various shows go, I'd compare him to a comedian like Gilbert Gottfried.
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ponzicar posted:So could someone name an American celebrity who is roughly as famous in the US as Arino is in Japan? I get the impression he is more of a "hey, I think I saw that guy on tv once" celebrity than an "OHMYGOD I'M YOUR BIGGEST FAN CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH!?" celebrity judging from his interaction with the public on this show. Any star of a cable reality show would be a good match. I'm going to say one of the Duck Dynasty guys only because my brother is regularly mistaken for one of them when he goes out. Of course Arino actually has skill at entertaining people and will have a longer career on television than 99% of the reality show people... Anyway, who wants a vague hint about the episode getting released really soon? It's going to be a classic!
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Drakkel posted:I'd guess about the same as an American comedian that's on tv occasionally but not constantly? Dave Attell? He's known fairly well to anybody who's ever had Comedy Central, had his own "reality show" for a while where he goes around to different locations and interacts with the locals, would probably get recognized on the street by a handful of people but wouldn't really get hounded all that much. As for an American comedian who actually reminds me of Arino, humor-wise, I'd say Conan O'Brian. They may not seem at all that similar, but just imagine Conan delivering some of Arino's lines while looking into the camera. It's the same sort of deadpan observational humor. Conan does a lot more "mugging" and physical comedy, but otherwise he seems to have the same basic style. Plus Conan does that Clueless Gamer segment... Man, Conan O'Brian would be the perfect
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I think in terms of popularity, Arino might be close to Patton Oswalt. Recognizable, but not a super huge star, but big enough to get good exposure. Or maybe even David Cross. It seems like Arino is relatively popular, but not an absurdly huge celebrity. Maybe he's the Japanese equivalent of ICP. Except, actually entertaining and talented at his primary profession. 
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EDIT: Nevermind, missed a thing!
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Cemetry Gator posted:Maybe he's the Japanese equivalent of ICP. Except, actually entertaining and talented at his primary profession. 
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I always thought sort of Adam Savage level, perhaps, but I'm not much of a popular culture guy. v v
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King Vidiot posted:As for an American comedian who actually reminds me of Arino, humor-wise, I'd say Conan O'Brian. They may not seem at all that similar, but just imagine Conan delivering some of Arino's lines while looking into the camera. It's the same sort of deadpan observational humor. Conan does a lot more "mugging" and physical comedy, but otherwise he seems to have the same basic style. Plus Conan does that Clueless Gamer segment... I think you are right. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVL8S3lUHf0RqD7TZ6hohWk8Sd3asaqnY
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Mister Chief posted:Night Of The Sickle Weasel just got ported to IOS and is coming to Android soon. Quoting for those who missed this. It's a legit international release with a full EN localisation courtesy of Aksys, and it costs $3.99 (free download with full unlock as IAP). (The official EN title is "Banshee's Last Cry", by the way. At a quick glance, they seem to have westernised most of the character names, and the kamaitachi is a banshee now. Hmm... surely that'll cause problems down the line...) PaletteSwappedNinja fucked around with this message at 11:33 on Jan 27, 2014 |
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Hokuto posted:Since he seems fairly prominent as far as TV spots on various shows go, I'd compare him to a comedian like Gilbert Gottfried. I would totally watch a western version of Game Center CX starring Gilbert Gottfried.
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Famibomb posted:I would totally watch a western version of Game Center CX starring Gilbert Gottfried. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxp83CimT0w
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On the topic of favorite GCCX moments while not directly GCCX this is my favorite thing to have ever come out of the show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXguekkfHqc The actual clip is pretty hilarious too and probably one of my favorites. I also liked the continue check process with Nakayama but I forget the episode that was in.
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Given that he's a comedian known for doing nerdy stuff and also for hosting things, I think Arino's closest US equivalent is probably Chris Hardwick.
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flyboi posted:On the topic of favorite GCCX moments while not directly GCCX this is my favorite thing to have ever come out of the show Wait, those are not Saturn graphi- 
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flyboi posted:I also liked the continue check process with Nakayama but I forget the episode that was in. The continue check was in Wing of Madoola, and is totally my favorite part of that episode.
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Random Stranger posted:Any star of a cable reality show would be a good match. I'm going to say one of the Duck Dynasty guys only because my brother is regularly mistaken for one of them when he goes out. Of course Arino actually has skill at entertaining people and will have a longer career on television than 99% of the reality show people... Is it Spelunker?!
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WesY2K posted:Is it Spelunker?! It better be the Budokan live show!
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Azazell0 posted:It better be the Budokan live show! Well, thanks to Last Continue, we know that our guys and gals are working on that, so that might very well be it. Hoping for the DKC2 three-parter myself.
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Azazell0 posted:It better be the Budokan live show! Close, it's actually the Quest of Ki live show. They only subbed 5 seconds of it and repeated it over and over multiple times.
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The entire 24 hour broadcast of the Lemmings challenge?
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A live feed that just follows Arino around 24/7 a la The Truman Show?
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Nipponophile posted:Also, there's something off about this recent Tamage, but I just can't place it. This is from a few pages ago, but... which tamage is this from? I've always wondered if GCCX had tried to crossover with Gaki no Tsukai... edit: Oh, it's probably a GnoT segment that just looks like a tamage. That's disappointing.
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Nayato posted:This is from a few pages ago, but... which tamage is this from? I've always wondered if GCCX had tried to crossover with Gaki no Tsukai... Arino and his partner were in a Downtown show where they had to spend a day with Hamada and Matsumoto and if they were polite they (almost always Arino) got hit. I know it was subbed at some point but I have no idea where it can be found now.
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I was just about to second the request for a mirror of Friendly Downtown with Yoiko, and then I found you already had a link on the new site: http://www.sa-gccx.com/episode/friendly-downtown-with-yoiko Thanks, guys!
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Drakkel posted:Arino and his partner were in a Downtown show where they had to spend a day with Hamada and Matsumoto and if they were polite they (almost always Arino) got hit. I know it was subbed at some point but I have no idea where it can be found now. I think it's this one? I honestly only remember it because of the tsundere cafe, which is just goddamn hilarious as a concept for some reason. Edit: Ah, sorry! Didn't refresh before I posted this. :I
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 So the good news. This is not the super racist video game version of Tom Sawyer! The bad news is for Arino. It's one of those... unique games. Please do not reveal the shocking twist at the end of the episode! This episode was translated by zari-gani and checked by Hirayuki. Original story by Samuel Clemens. Download Torrent I need to add that there's some video glitches in the first few minutes of the episode. Sorry about those, they were in the master. They only last a few seconds are all gone pretty quickly. Random Stranger fucked around with this message at 04:15 on Jan 29, 2014 |
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Thank you! SA-GCCX is beautiful.
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Random Stranger posted:So the good news. This is not the super racist video game version of Tom Sawyer! How is this the good news  (I know, it's the good news because that one is an RPG and would be boring as poo poo to watch)
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Excited to watch this release! I'm caught in an icestorm right now and GCCX is always good at times like this. Thank you SA-GCCX team!
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After seeing this adaptation of Tom Sawyer, I don't feel nearly as bad about the Keanu Reeves version of the 47 Ronin.
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I just watched the Tom Sawyer episode... Once again, you guys did an amazing job on an episode I've watched before in raw form. (but mostly forgotten, so it felt pretty new-ish to me).Random Stranger posted:Please do not reveal the shocking twist at the end of the episode!  than  ! Okay, not really that , but it was still worth watching to see. 
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 The return of the revenge! (From Latest Posted Episode): http://i.imgur.com/TLMyFMQ.gif
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What's "The Game Maker"? Another series that features Arino?
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Doc Hawkins posted:What's "The Game Maker"? Another series that features Arino? Is it possible that is what they call the original season where it was focused on a developer ("Game Maker") and the challenge wasn't really the "main attraction"?
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Doc Hawkins posted:What's "The Game Maker"? Another series that features Arino? It's a series of DVDs produced by Gascoin Company, hosted by Arino and Hirai (of the game-loving comedy duo America Zarigani). Each DVD focuses on a different game company, and it's more of an "archive" than anything else, because it's mostly a bunch of clips showing game play of the company's famous old titles. They are silent, but there is a commentary track with Arino and Hirai. The DVDs also include random segments featuring GCCX alumni, such as Nakayama testing how strong the hero of the Spelunker series gets with each title, a sumo game tournament with Abe and Watanabe and others, and Toujima running a retro game music bar and offering musical selections (performed by a piano player) to Arino.
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Doc Hawkins posted:What's "The Game Maker"? Another series that features Arino? The Game Makers is a series of DVD's that Gascoin produces. They feature 8-bit era games from one company and just demonstrate them for a few minutes. There's also a couple of skits in them and they wrap up with Arino and another guest (usually the guy from American Zarigani) playing a few of those games. There's two audio tracks for the game footage, one with footage of the game and one with the comedians commenting on it. The skits usually feature Gascoin staff members like the AD's and Abe and the digital host is a mad scientist with an 8-bit Toujima. The DVD also comes with a book featuring more information about the games and advertisements from the period. The Sega edition is the largest one they've put out so far. It's a two disk set, one featuring the arcade games and the other featuring the home games.
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Random Stranger posted:
I wonder what kind gentleman managed to make that happen. Hmmmm
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