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Glad to see another marathon Let's Play by you guys. Hopefully you won't get as discouraged as you were in the second half of the Sonic LP.
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Looking forward to this. I don't really watch LPs anymore, but you guys are entertaining enough that I can't help but check up on most of your videos.
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Mar 30, 2013 08:54
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With the 20 years of Sonic, you made a mistake, that I hope you will not repeat. You missed the Paint game. Please do not do this again. Good Luck!
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Mar 30, 2013 11:14
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You guys are crazy and I love you, also, still gently caress you for VLP'ing Digimon World before me. Good luck with this, hope you don't burn out on the millions of bizarre side games. I'll be watching eagerly.
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Mar 30, 2013 13:39
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I was like, "those voices sound familiar" then I scrolled down and was like, "woah run button podcast, they also did that sonic thing", then I was like, "sweet". Hopefully this information will aid you on your quest for marios.
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whoo-hoo, another long haul! And this time I'm actually a member so I can post all my opinions noone cares about here! Anyways, first up, a little note of interest that I've noticed over the years with Nintendo and ports...Often when they remake a game for a different system (including the arcades) it will NOT be an identical game. Usually it will be close, but sometimes it'll be dramatically different, such as the Arcade version of Super Mario Bros or the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong. Now, I'm not expecting to see every variance where it's say, the same game with mildly different levels thrown in or something, but some of them might be worth a look see. Regarding Wreck-It-Ralph's inspiration from Donkey Kong, well take a look at the two games' cabinets:   Also, one other thing from your chat. You guys when talking about Gunpei Yokoi and the less-than-stellar Virtual Boy reminded me of this story that's in one of my dad's "bathroom readers" that talks about Yokoi's history with Nintendo, from his early days developing toys, to apparently his having become enemies with the boss, and the Virtual Boy being pushed through by the higher ups after it being clear that it was a failure, and throwing the blame square on Yokoi to oust him from the company. I'll have to find it soon and try to maybe post some excerpts from it as we go through Nintendo's history if you'd like. It's pretty long for one of the bathroom reader entries.
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Mar 30, 2013 14:55
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I would suggest adding Donkey Kong for the gameboy to the list. The first 4 levels are the same as the original Donkey Kong but that's just about the only similarity.
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I've never I really hope you do a side video for Mario Paint. LeadRobot fucked around with this message at 18:15 on Mar 30, 2013 |
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Mar 30, 2013 15:22
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donar posted:I would suggest adding Donkey Kong for the gameboy to the list. The first 4 levels are the same as the original Donkey Kong but that's just about the only similarity. Donkey Kong for the game boy is actually a rather amazing game all things considered. First they throw you off by having the first four levels be pretty much a perfect emulation of the arcade game, complete with the "how high can you go?" meter. Once you're done there, boom, the whole game changes. The graphics are suddenly pushing the "super game boy" (which it was designed for) to the limits in color and pattern depth (remember, this was before the game boy color was a thing). The gameplay itself becomes the first in what would be the "Mario vs. Donkey Kong" series, which plays nothing like the Donkey Kong games. Suddenly it's a puzzle strategy game, with save features, a world map, etc. The only other game I know of to be that ambitious for the original Game Boy is, funny enough, Space Invaders, where they snuck a whole second version of the game on the chips that is only playable on the Super Game Boy, but is made to look like the original arcade cabinet, complete with translucent overlay on top of the glass!
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Mar 30, 2013 15:33
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So it's multiplayer for New Super Mario Bros. right? I want rear end in a top hat physics in my NSMB.
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Mar 30, 2013 15:51
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Oh man, I can't wait for Dr. Bowsers Mean Goomba Machine. Also, saw that KC Green was excited for this, you guys should try to set him up as a guest, if possible.
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Mar 30, 2013 20:01
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20 Years of Sonic was very enjoyable overall and I'm sure this won't disappoint either. We even have a post by Niggurath on page 1, very nostalgic.Rocketlex posted:I've kind of picked up a lot of Mario knowledge and trivia though certain ongoing projects of mine, so I'll be sure to remind you if you miss anything of note in the Mario series. That's you? Thanks for the entertainment.
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Mar 30, 2013 20:59
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Your 20 years of Sonic let's play has to be one of my all time favourites and I'm glad you're revisiting this concept so soon, even if this series won't have as many laughably bad games as the last one.
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Mar 30, 2013 21:45
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As well as this being really cool to see, if y'all are interested in playing along with KnK you should check out the Mario marathon thread over in games, where a bunch of goons are playing a bunch of the games too.
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I'm just gonna put this out there. On the one hand, I perfectly understand why the Paper Mario games aren't getting full playthroughs. However, I'm still a little bummed the Paper Mario games aren't getting full playthroughs. They're some of my favorite Mario games. In general, I think this is a larger problem with the Mario games than the Sonic ones. With Sonic games, there's a pretty clear delineation between the "core" games and the "side" games. With Mario, you have all these weird spin-off franchises which have ended up becoming just as if not more popular than the core. There's probably someone out there who's upset you won't be giving the full treatment to the Mario Party series, too. EDIT: There's also a much smaller percentage of Mario games which are complete garbage. Even their stupid budget shovelware like Mario Sports Mix usually ends up way better-produced than it has any right to be. Rocketlex fucked around with this message at 22:09 on Mar 30, 2013 |
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Mar 30, 2013 22:05
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I greatly look forward to when we unearth the hidden treasure that is Mario's Time Machine.
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Mar 30, 2013 23:31
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You guys are bad. Quality control, what the gently caress is that?! Go back to YouTube (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Earnestly posted:You guys are bad. Quality control, what the gently caress is that?! Please don't threadshit. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Mar 30, 2013 23:42
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I loved your Sonic LP, so I'm pretty excited for this. Also, if you don't at least play through all of SMRPG I will be very upset. 
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Mar 30, 2013 23:47
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Tobias Grant posted:I loved your Sonic LP, so I'm pretty excited for this. Super Paper Mario might be a good candidate for a full playthrough. I mean let's face it, every other Mario RPG game they could play would have a lot of grinding.
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Mar 30, 2013 23:49
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My one request would be playing Mario 3 without the warp zone/whistle. Sure, it makes the game a lot longer, but I've always thought there were some real gems among the levels that everyone perpetually skips.
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Mar 30, 2013 23:55
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The one problem I see with playing the Paper Mario games to completion is that they can go on for a very long time, and RPG's usually are very boring to watch as you have someone just going through menus and clicking stuff basically the entire game.
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Mar 30, 2013 23:56
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This is going to be the best kind of insane.
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My tip for a somewhat more playable way to look at the 2's is give them a quick look on the NES like you list, then go ahead and try to play them fully on the All Stars version on the SNES. All Stars changes how the games save and continue, making them far more forgiving, and completeable.
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Mar 31, 2013 01:11
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You maniacs! Only Keith could find issue with the term "movie".
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Super Paper Mario is probably a good game for a full playthrough, as there there is no (minimal) grinding making it effectively a platformer with RPG-style level-ups. Though Im sure these guys already know what kind of pain we want to see them in, so this should be a fun ride regardless.
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Lumberjack Bonanza posted:You maniacs! I dunno, to be fair, it IS a pretty dumb term. And yet, it's the only one we have that doesn't really describe the medium the "movie" is in. Film, celluloid, video. Even dumber is "flick" which describes the sound of the film running through the camera. Cinema is an abbreviation for Cinematograph, which was an old tyme word for movie projector. Pictures is even dumber.
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Regarding the portrayal of Billy Mitchell in King of Kong, the director claims they actually edited in order to make him seem like less of a dick than he was. Whether or not this is actually true is kind of difficult to prove, but if it is then Billy Mitchell is basically the worst person.
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Real funny guys, but you missed April Fools by a day. ... wait a second. 
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US Mario 2 is pretty short, I bet you can 100 percent it easily. edit: Also the story goes that Mario was created because Miyomoto wanted the player to distinguish what was on the screen and not have a totally flesh colored character. Mooseontheloose fucked around with this message at 14:09 on Mar 31, 2013 |
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Mooseontheloose posted:edit: Also the story goes that Mario was created because Miyomoto wanted the player to distinguish what was on the screen and not have a totally flesh colored character. Yeah, this is the version of events I heard too. Mario has a hat because hair is hard to portray in pixels, he wears overalls so his arms don't blend into his shirt, and like was mentioned in the video he has a mustache to hide his mouth and define his nose. Also, gotta second the recommendation for Donkey Kong on the Gameboy. It was the first time Mario really started showing off his acrobatic abilities. Flips, kicks, handstands are all from here. Be sure to watch both openings on the title screen.
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Orry posted:Regarding the portrayal of Billy Mitchell in King of Kong, the director claims they actually edited in order to make him seem like less of a dick than he was. Whether or not this is actually true is kind of difficult to prove, but if it is then Billy Mitchell is basically the worst person. During the early days of G4, years before King of Kong, they'd run this little piece during commercial breaks where they'd do a little spotlight on Billy Mitchell regarding his attaining the world record score for Pac-Man not too long before that. It was like a little 3 minute thing where they showed him playing while he talked about the game and how in the higher levels it gets weird, with invisible walls and far more obvious AI behaviors in the ghosts and what not, until eventually you hit the kill-screen. He comes off as exactly as much of douchey tool in that, and G4 was trying to make him out to be a video game hero at the time. Also, yeah Mario not only has a mustache so you can see where his mouth is in DK's primitive graphics, but he wears overalls you you can easily tell that he has arms separate from his torso. Sorry I keep posting so much in the thread, I just know way too much early video game/nintendo trivia. It's funny, even if I were a paid up member back during the Sonic thread (which I followed religiously) I wouldn't have had too much input besides "yup, I played all the Genesis Hedgehogs". But here, I bet I could list upwards of 40 games Mario was in BEFORE the SNES era off the top of my head alone. I can name more versions of Super Mario Bros than wikipedia. The worst part: I have no use for this knowledge. I guess between that and participating in the Mariothon over in the main Games subforum has me a little bit too excited for this thread, and again, I apologize.
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Choco1980 posted:During the early days of G4, years before King of Kong, they'd run this little piece during commercial breaks where they'd do a little spotlight on Billy Mitchell regarding his attaining the world record score for Pac-Man not too long before that. It was like a little 3 minute thing where they showed him playing while he talked about the game and how in the higher levels it gets weird, with invisible walls and far more obvious AI behaviors in the ghosts and what not, until eventually you hit the kill-screen. He comes off as exactly as much of douchey tool in that, and G4 was trying to make him out to be a video game hero at the time. no need to apologize. What you're doing is literally what this thread is for.
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This is gonna be a treat, considering I've the memory of a 5-year-old and can't really remember some of the old Mario games I once played back in the day.
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You guys are the craziest. Mario Paint requires at least a 2-hour video just devoted to the drawing sections. Clearly.
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This is going to be a much happier LP than the last one I think.
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MokBa posted:This is going to be a much happier LP than the last one I think. It helps that, while not all Mario games are equally good, and I'm sure some people don't like some of them, none of them are at least offensively bad or broken, unlike some of the later Sonic games.
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4th Asclepiadean posted:It helps that, while not all Mario games are equally good, and I'm sure some people don't like some of them, none of them are at least offensively bad or broken, unlike some of the later Sonic games. Never played Hotel Mario, I take it?
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What's funny is that after Donkey Kong was a hit Nintendo was given the license for Popeye and made a Donkey Kong-esque game later on.
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Someone ought to do a great genealogical diagram of which Mario games are considered to be direct sequels / in the same series to others. I thinking something like the Discworld Reading order: http://www.lspace.org/books/reading-order-guides/the-discworld-reading-order-guide-20.jpg For instance: The Gameboy Series: Super Mario Land > Super Mario Land 2 > Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 > Wario Land II > Wario Land 3 > Wario Land 4 The 'main' RPG series: Paper Mario > Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door > Super Paper Mario. The 'handheld' RPG series: Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga > Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time > Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story > Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
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