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ImPureAwesome posted:Am i a bad person for thinking non gx f-zerois kinda boring No, not really. F-Zero X looks like mud so that it can run at 60 FPS and with the amount of racers it does, so unless you are actually playing it, it takes a bit to get interested. As for the original, SNES games are always a bit weird to spectate, at least for me. If you mean outside of streams and just in general, then you are a bit weird, yeah. Sad to hear that it's as bad as it is, though. I loving love F-Zero and seeing you guys rip on this current run is a real bummer. Has ANYTHING noteworthy happened?
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At least the race is a lot closer than DKR, unless 6ish second is a huge gap in this game
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Jan 5, 2015 20:08
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honestly racing speedruns are only fun when poo poo is completely broken/breakable like in GX and probably the DKR any%
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Jan 5, 2015 20:08
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RyokoTK posted:That entire run was so unbelievably hype. I've never even beaten GX's story mode and he completely clowned it. For my money the best moment in all of AGDQ 2014 was that straight line dash mission, where CGN is bribed into deliberately skipping a capsule. Just after "Oh wait, he doesn't have enough boost so this is going to be a little--", there's this beautiful gap of a few seconds where nobody in the whole room is breathing. Then he makes it with like 0.9 seconds to spare and the crowd goes wild. It's like something out of a film.
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qntm posted:For my money the best moment in all of AGDQ 2014 was that straight line dash mission, where CGN is bribed into deliberately skipping a capsule. Just after "Oh wait, he doesn't have enough boost so this is going to be a little--", there's this beautiful gap of a few seconds where nobody in the whole room is breathing. Then he makes it with like 0.9 seconds to spare and the crowd goes wild. It's like something out of a film. Naming a best "moment" from that run is impossible. The whole thing is magic. There's a bit where one of the guys takes off his shades and he actually has another pair underneath. It's loving incredible.
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Voted Worst Mom posted:honestly racing speedruns are only fun when poo poo is completely broken/breakable like in GX and probably the DKR any% F-Zero X and GX are just very challenging games, so watching people play it skillfully is very impressive to me. poo poo like Mario Kart is not very exciting to watch people go fast at normally because it's not that hard.
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Jan 5, 2015 20:12
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F-Zero last year was nice because the runner was really laid back and made decent commentary about cool shortcuts while also taking breaks to let people hear the cool soundtrack. It wasn't some amazing adrenaline rush, but this weirdly relaxed run that was a very appropriate primer for the crazy GX run.
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Sdoots posted:No, not really. F-Zero X looks like mud so that it can run at 60 FPS and with the amount of racers it does, so unless you are actually playing it, it takes a bit to get interested. As for the original, SNES games are always a bit weird to spectate, at least for me. Yeah I meant watching it. I've never actually played it
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Jan 5, 2015 20:14
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I think I'm coming to the realization that race based speed run races are lame as gently caress. They should just race each other.
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Rorus Raz posted:F-Zero last year was nice because the runner was really laid back and made decent commentary about cool shortcuts while also taking breaks to let people hear the cool soundtrack. It wasn't some amazing adrenaline rush, but this weirdly relaxed run that was a very appropriate primer for the crazy GX run. Reading this made me think about what it'd be like if that guy who did Perfect Dark did the GX run. "That guy" being the one who interupted others abruptly with "I NEED TO CONCENTRATE" and didn't participate in anything that the rest of the people there tried to do, like a quick "Happy birthday!" to a donator or something. It was painful.
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Jan 5, 2015 20:15
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Listen to all those enthusiastic F-Zero fans demanding the series comes back.
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Jan 5, 2015 20:16
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I like Naegleria as a couch dude. I dunno why. He's a total dickwad but he's just so blunt. "This trick saves, uh, 0.2 seconds?" "And how costly is it if you miss?" "...Well, you die."
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Crain posted:I think I'm coming to the realization that race based speed run races are lame as gently caress. They should just race each other. I assumed all the races would be against each other 
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Jan 5, 2015 20:17
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Random Stranger posted:Listen to all those enthusiastic F-Zero fans demanding the series comes back. Nerds are awkward people who don't do normal things, so we get jumping jacks instead of fandom cheering.
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Jan 5, 2015 20:19
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Ramadu posted:I assumed all the races would be against each other F-Zero is a single-player game. It has no multiplayer. GX's story mode is the same way I think? I don't know about Climax though. Diddy Kong Racing could have been a
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Random Stranger posted:Listen to all those enthusiastic F-Zero fans demanding the series comes back. Seems to be a trend this AGDQ, this is the most lifeless I've ever seen any GDQ. Even the runners seem afraid of showing a personality, and the GDQ monitor is gone. 
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Crain posted:I think I'm coming to the realization that race based speed run races are lame as gently caress. They should just race each other. Yep. I don't really see the point when both are essentially playing the exact same way with a few seconds of difference.
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Jan 5, 2015 20:20
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RyokoTK posted:I like Naegleria as a couch dude. I dunno why. He's a total dickwad but he's just so blunt.
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Jan 5, 2015 20:22
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RyokoTK posted:I like Naegleria as a couch dude. I dunno why. He's a total dickwad but he's just so blunt. I agree, I think there's something so genuine about how much of an rear end in a top hat he can be that comes off endearing, haha. I also really enjoyed his Sonic 1 run last year where afterwards he pulled off this really loving clutch TAS trick in Green Hill Act 3, if anyone remembers that.
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Jan 5, 2015 20:23
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Alteisen posted:Seems to be a trend this AGDQ, this is the most lifeless I've ever seen any GDQ. Even the runners seem afraid of showing a personality, and the GDQ monitor is gone. Yeah, With the exception of the obvious runs most of these guys, even the ones with good runs, seem really subdued this year. Everyone seems like they are trying way too hard to be professional.
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Jan 5, 2015 20:28
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Crain posted:I think I'm coming to the realization that race based speed run races are lame as gently caress. They should just race each other. Depends on the game. There's been some very enjoyable runs of newer F-Zero games in years past. I don't think the SNES one lends itself to an entertaining watch though.
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Jan 5, 2015 20:28
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Hakkesshu posted:Yep. I don't really see the point when both are essentially playing the exact same way with a few seconds of difference. Rorus Raz posted:This exactly why a race was a terrible idea. F-Zero seemed to have a bunch of crazy high-risk shortcuts that saved mere portions of a segment. In a race nobody is going to risk dying for such a small lead. What they really need to do is have more E-SPORTS commentary like they did with Super Metroid last year.
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Jan 5, 2015 20:28
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RyokoTK posted:What they really need to do is have more E-SPORTS commentary like they did with Super Metroid last year. While I support this, isn't Go1den's throat currently as destroyed as Studio's? I thought he sounded pretty ragged last time they had him on donations.
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Jan 5, 2015 20:30
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Chocolate Donuts posted:While I support this, isn't Go1den's throat currently as destroyed as Studio's? I thought he sounded pretty ragged last time they had him on donations. That was ZachSK, not Golden. Golden isn't doing any hosting this year.
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Jan 5, 2015 20:31
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Crain posted:Yeah, With the exception of the obvious runs most of these guys, even the ones with good runs, seem really subdued this year. Everyone seems like they are trying way too hard to be professional. I put the blame on Bonesaw not attending this year. That kid's an infinite well of hype and charm.
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Jan 5, 2015 20:31
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just having a collectathon anti-hype run like Banjo Kazooie, then a collectathon race like DKR, then another loving race with Mario Kart Wii was a bad idea the rest of the marathon has owned tho
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Jan 5, 2015 20:32
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RyokoTK posted:What they really need to do is have more E-SPORTS commentary like they did with Super Metroid last year. Tune in for the Ninja Gaiden relay race, then.
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Jan 5, 2015 20:33
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Watching F-Zero without music or commentary while some guy reads out an endless list of deceased grandmothers to that monotone engine hum is my idea of a good time.
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Jan 5, 2015 20:34
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yea i dont care what other people say, its ok to hear a personal donation story sometimes, but hearing constant "I lost my X to cancer, kick cancer's butt" is also kind of annoying we've all lost someone to cancer or had someone affected by cancer, we get it its loving terrible
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Comrade Question posted:Watching F-Zero without music or commentary while some guy reads out an endless list of deceased grandmothers to that monotone engine hum is my idea of a good time. this sounds like a great idea for a modern art installation
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Crain posted:Yeah, With the exception of the obvious runs most of these guys, even the ones with good runs, seem really subdued this year. Everyone seems like they are trying way too hard to be professional. Yeah. It seems that almost every bit of endearing silliness (costumes, goofing off, plushies cycled on a regular basis, the sassy monitor) has been replaced with dead air or awkwardly read Messages From Our Sponsors. I don't think I've heard that Turtle Beach one read once without the commentator tripping over themselves. It's horribly written, admittedly. Edit: They mute the setup phases too, even when the commentator isn't saying anything. I liked being able to hear what's going on. Dominic White fucked around with this message at 20:41 on Jan 5, 2015 |
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We cannot enjoy an overweight man in a Link costume, and chat monitor has been replaced with soulless ads. Has AGDQ sold out 
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no but we could do with a bit more silliness
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Jan 5, 2015 20:41
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To be fair, you're supposed to see at least one ad every single setup.
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AGDQ is trying to put me to sleep this year. Did anything notable happen between Rystar and F-Zero block that I should go back and watch?
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Jan 5, 2015 20:43
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F-Zero X is the coolest loving game
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Jan 5, 2015 20:43
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Poultron posted:To be fair, you're supposed to see at least one ad every single setup. It'd be cool if they put donation incentives where the big block of sponsors logos are during every run
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Jibo posted:AGDQ is trying to put me to sleep this year. I liked sonic heroes
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