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Vlaphor posted:After finishing the latest Vinnyvania episode on Giant Bomb, I became kinda convinced that Vinny Carrevela could make a fine Kacho if they ever made an American GCCX. Dude's got charm. That final episode of Castlevania III definitely had a hilarious amount GCCX parallels. A lot of Arino-level mistakes, doing dull and repetitive work because they had to grind for hearts before each boss attempt, an especially painful blunder followed by a face of complete defeat and It even had the looming atmosphere of despair as their limited time passed with minimal progress, and it finished with a miracle victory right as their time and energy were at their limits and which they brought about by catching the boss in an attack pattern where it was unable to hit them back. Sadly, I don't think Vinny would have either the time or the patience for GCCX-style marathon playing. He was kind of starting to crack there after a couple of hours, although to be fair that demonic music probably didn't help. I wouldn't be surprised if increasing the tempo of that track to make it more sanity-eroding (famicom version is way slower on top of sounding nicer) was yet another intentional dick move from the localizers. 
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FredMSloniker posted:"The Antennoid zone's gravitational pull makes the ship slow and sluggish." I also just heard this line and had a really disproportionately hearty laugh. God, that's an adorable justification.
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Kanfy posted:That final episode of Castlevania III definitely had a hilarious amount GCCX parallels. A lot of Arino-level mistakes, doing dull and repetitive work because they had to grind for hearts before each boss attempt, an especially painful blunder followed by a face of complete defeat and Stuff like this definitely makes me think of GCCX https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CQVFgivVEAAn_VK.mp4
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SuccinctAndPunchy posted:I also just heard this line and had a really disproportionately hearty laugh. God, that's an adorable justification. I especially liked when he destroyed enough of them that the slowdown went away and he died instantly.
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SuccinctAndPunchy posted:I also just heard this line and had a really disproportionately hearty laugh. God, that's an adorable justification. Are there any other examples of games justifying problems in their manuals? I wasn't allowed to have video games as a child so I didn't start playing games until the N64. I've heard tell of Doctor Robotnik's deadly speed traps.
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I think Bangai-O Spirits has a goofy in-universe justification for sprites disappearing when there's too much poo poo happening on screen.
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Rochallor posted:Are there any other examples of games justifying problems in their manuals? I wasn't allowed to have video games as a child so I didn't start playing games until the N64. I've heard tell of Doctor Robotnik's deadly speed traps. It comes up occasionally, although the main thing I remember is the first psp grand theft auto game explaining two shortcomings with gta3 (where you play the same character in the same city, but as a gta3 prequel). Your oddly chunky character model in gta3 is explained by almost everyone you meet for a story mission saying you look scrawny and need to eat. The lack of motorcycles in gta3 (which are in the prequel) is explained on the radio via psa's and mayoral campaign promises to ban the motorcycle menace city-wide.
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If someone does make an American knockoff of GCCX, I hope to god they don't get one of those braying, swearing jackasses you usually see playing in Youtube videos. Among a number of other reasons, GCCX works because Arino is so nice. Anyone know any nice middle-aged American comedians that could be tapped for a hypothetical project?
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Rochallor posted:Are there any other examples of games justifying problems in their manuals? I wasn't allowed to have video games as a child so I didn't start playing games until the N64. I've heard tell of Doctor Robotnik's deadly speed traps. I remember reading that if you used a certain game genie code to beat Bowser In Super Mario Bros 3 you could get caught in a "time trap" that held you in place forever.
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FredMSloniker posted:...GCCX works because Arino is so nice. Anyone know any nice middle-aged American comedians that could be tapped for a hypothetical project? Gabriel Iglesias seems a good fit for an "Arino-like" level of nice-ness.
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Just make Arino do all the challenges in English
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Cialis Railman posted:I remember reading that if you used a certain game genie code to beat Bowser In Super Mario Bros 3 you could get caught in a "time trap" that held you in place forever. It was the "always <suit> Mario" code and the way to avoid it was to hold up while standing in front of the door on the right side of the screen. Why do I remember this? Because when I was 4-5, I must've gotten there a dozen times only to have it permanently pause.
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One of the Sonic manuals has some generic "watch out for Robotnik's clever traps" or something that is supposedly intended as a catch-all for buggy poo poo happening.
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augustus gluten posted:Patton Oswalt His twitter has shown him to be a compete piece of poo poo actually.
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Help Im Alive posted:Just make Arino do all the challenges in English I approve of this plan for all trivia and adventure games.
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Trainmonk posted:His twitter has shown him to be a compete piece of poo poo actually. How so? Hadn't heard this
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Stefan Prodan posted:How so? Hadn't heard this He's basically an MRA/gamergate type of pathetic nerd who does 53 tweet rants about feminism and censorship of comedians because he gets poo poo for being racist and sexist.
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He would be good on Game Center CX US Version because he's funny.
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augustus gluten posted:He would be good on Game Center CX US Version because he's funny. Lets get Adam Sandler.
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Trainmonk posted:He's basically an MRA/gamergate type of pathetic nerd who does 53 tweet rants about feminism and censorship of comedians because he gets poo poo for being racist and sexist. Hardly, but he's not the sharpest tool in the shed either.
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rdbbb posted:Hardly, but he's not the sharpest tool in the shed either. e: This isn't Patton Oswalt argument topic, I was just responding to someone saying he'd be a nice guy comedian host. Don't wanna do a whole thing. Trainmonk fucked around with this message at 08:16 on Oct 4, 2015 |
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Got around to watching the Gradius episode, bit of a weird challenge considering they made it practically impossible for Arino to fail what with the second day and Takahashi doing 90% of the work for him. Guess they really wanted a win out of cardigan's final episode.
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Kanfy posted:Got around to watching the Gradius episode, bit of a weird challenge considering they made it practically impossible for Arino to fail what with the second day and Takahashi doing 90% of the work for him. Guess they really wanted a win out of cardigan's final episode. It's a strange concept, since it had to be clear from the start that there was no way Arino was clearing loving Gradius without some MAJOR help. If they really wanted a win, they probably should have looked into a different game.
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TheMcD posted:It's a strange concept, since it had to be clear from the start that there was no way Arino was clearing loving Gradius without some MAJOR help. If they really wanted a win, they probably should have looked into a different game. I was kinda wondering that too, maybe Life Force (or Salamander over there) would have been a better choice since like in Contra, the konami code gets you 30 lives instead of powerups, and maybe more than once if you follow the arbitrary boss color system. Maybe they decided it would be better because they had continues and they didn't think he could beat Life Force with 30 lives, even with multiple attempts? It was probably the continue system that did it. They really love giving him poo poo for loving up complex (and simple) continue codes. At work today, the Konami code was the topic of discussion, and I correctly suggested Gradius used it first 
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A similar show from Korea called "From Start Till Clear" has been optioned by ITV in the UK. Looking up the first episode (All the episodes are up on youtube officially) They are not hiding where they got the idea for the show from at all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy7NXBb7GZg
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Light Gun Man posted:One of the Sonic manuals has some generic "watch out for Robotnik's clever traps" or something that is supposedly intended as a catch-all for buggy poo poo happening. DOCTOR ROBOTNIK'S DEADLY SPEED TRAPS
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I'm sure this has been asked many times, but I'd like to show a friend an episode of GCCX, and was wondering which episodes you all think are the best to introduce someone to the series with — I'd really like to show how funny this show is, but have a terrible, terrible memory. What do you all suggest?
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WORLDS BEST BABY posted:I'm sure this has been asked many times, but I'd like to show a friend an episode of GCCX, and was wondering which episodes you all think are the best to introduce someone to the series with — I'd really like to show how funny this show is, but have a terrible, terrible memory. What do you all suggest? The first episode I watched was the Bomberman DVD special, which I really liked for the competition vs. the staff at the end. You might also consider some of the quiz episodes for Arino interacting with staff in funny ways, or episodes that show Arino triumphing over tough games with a lot of staff support like the Ninja Gaiden or GnG games.
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WORLDS BEST BABY posted:I'm sure this has been asked many times, but I'd like to show a friend an episode of GCCX, and was wondering which episodes you all think are the best to introduce someone to the series with — I'd really like to show how funny this show is, but have a terrible, terrible memory. What do you all suggest? Paris-Dakar Rally Special would be my pick. It's a classic kusoge that's just strange enough to hit that "weird Japan" vibe, it's a game that Arino has trouble with, but not too much that it becomes overbearing, it has a wonderful continue fail, and it has the start of To Catch A Catch Copy, which is a great segment. While it's not really good in one particular way, it has a good mix that gives a good impression of what the series is about.
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I think the best first episode is any really famous classic game, like Mario Bros tier, or something like that.
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mabels big day posted:I think the best first episode is any really famous classic game, like Mario Bros tier, or something like that. Alternate choice is any game your friend is quite familiar with, with some possible exceptions to this rule.
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WORLDS BEST BABY posted:I'm sure this has been asked many times, but I'd like to show a friend an episode of GCCX, and was wondering which episodes you all think are the best to introduce someone to the series with — I'd really like to show how funny this show is, but have a terrible, terrible memory. What do you all suggest? I'd say Battletoads as a good display of Arino's general platforming/action skill with certain games. Then maybe a puzzle/quiz game or something, like what was that one about child rearing. Maybe a two parter like SM64? To be honest, they all have Arino in them and his rapport with the ADs is always pretty funny, not to mention all the arcade visits and other segments. But I'll always love Legend of the River King 2 just because of how loving chill it was
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The first two I saw were Castlevania 3 + Umihara Kawase and I think they sold me on the show pretty well (especially umihara kawase since it's a neat game I never would've known about otherwise)
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I pick Battletoads or Mega Man episodes regularly for people new to the series. Otherwise I'll let them pick a game, the only ones I will actively tell them they should pick a different one are RPGs and stuff like SMW or OOT.
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I always show the Quest of Ki as the embodiment of everything GCCX stands for.
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Hokuto posted:I always show the Quest of Ki as the embodiment of everything GCCX stands for. Where's that gif of sad-arino-head-bump-onto-spikes?
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Any episode where he pauses, plans his next move aloud, then runs directly into the nearest pit.
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Doc Hawkins posted:Any episode where he pauses, plans his next move aloud, then runs directly into the nearest pit. Bonus points if one of the ADs is part of the strategy session. I'm gonna second picking a game, or at least a genre, your friend is a fan of, though. And stay away from RPGs and other super-long games; they don't make compelling viewing.
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RabidWeasel posted:Where's that gif of sad-arino-head-bump-onto-spikes?  I only show this gif and everyone is hooked. makere fucked around with this message at 06:52 on Oct 9, 2015 |
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