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Greg2600
04-25-2009, 10:30 AM
I don't know what all the complaining is for, this is one of James' best episodes yet. He reviewed a system few have seen in action, had lots of funny jokes, and some cool effects.
c0ldb33r
04-25-2009, 10:58 AM
I liked this episode except for the turd. It looked weird and was just annoying. Otherwise I found it to be pretty enjoyable. :)
elvis8atari
04-28-2009, 02:29 AM
Here's a behind the scenes type thing with Rolfe playing more Odyssey
http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=1142
ryborg
04-28-2009, 04:08 AM
Wow, was that the first time they've released a behind-the-scenes vid, because that was really funny? I could definitely watch more of those, assuming the process is that good every time.
boatofcar
04-28-2009, 09:56 AM
Here's a behind the scenes type thing with Rolfe playing more Odyssey
http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=1142
Can anybody else not see this video? I have no idea why it's not showing up for me...
Gentlegamer
04-28-2009, 10:19 AM
Here's a behind the scenes type thing with Rolfe playing more Odyssey
http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=1142Confirmed: the Nerd boozes while making his videos
boatofcar
04-29-2009, 08:48 AM
Confirmed: the Nerd boozes while making his videos
If ever there was a fact that didn't need confirming, it was that one.
Insaneclown
04-30-2009, 06:58 PM
Can anybody else not see this video? I have no idea why it's not showing up for me...
Works for me...but wow...is all I can say. lol
Works for me...but wow...is all I can say. lol
Off topic but I love your sig. I was a huge fan of The Ninja!
jcalder8
05-06-2009, 02:06 AM
New video is up now:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/48906.html
X-men
Gameguy
05-06-2009, 02:25 AM
New video is up now:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/48906.html
X-men
I liked it, it was way better than the last one.
CelticJobber
05-06-2009, 02:43 AM
X-Men was probably the best one he's done in the past year or so, IMO.
boatofcar
05-06-2009, 03:14 AM
I really wish they were all like that.
Arcade_Ness
05-06-2009, 03:44 AM
I'm intrigued about X-Men 2: Clone Wars now. Great video.
Gentlegamer
05-06-2009, 10:02 AM
LOL at the Spinal Tap joke at the beginning!
kainemaxwell
05-06-2009, 10:39 AM
Great mention of having to reset the Genesis at the end of the Mojo stage of Sega's X-Men.
elvis8atari
05-06-2009, 01:52 PM
Welcome To Die!!!!!!!!
7th lutz
05-06-2009, 02:01 PM
The Nes version of Xmen is terrible to put it mildly. AVG is correct about that game.
I think it might have been the worst Nes game I ever rented outside Who framed Rodger Rabbit.
Kitsune Sniper
05-06-2009, 03:40 PM
I'm surprised he didn't touch Wolverine: Adamantium Rage or Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge.
Trumpman
05-06-2009, 03:55 PM
I really liked this episode - had no idea about the terrible NES X-Men games. I liked his bit on the "evolution of Wolverine" because it was so true.
elvis8atari
05-06-2009, 04:59 PM
I'm surprised he didn't touch Wolverine: Adamantium Rage or Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge.
He can't do every x-men themed game all at once. there must be a million of them. i'd rather he just focus on a few anyway
kainemaxwell
05-06-2009, 06:41 PM
I'm surprised he didn't touch Wolverine: Adamantium Rage or Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge.
He'd be flat out wasted after trying to play Arcade's Revenge.
I know I wanted to be.
Kitsune Sniper
05-06-2009, 07:13 PM
He'd be flat out wasted after trying to play Arcade's Revenge.
I know I wanted to be.
Oh COME ON it's not THAT BAD. I liked it!
Greg2600
05-06-2009, 08:10 PM
LJN such garbage. Glad he mentioned the Konami arcade X-Men, which I adored at the time. Sadly Acclaim/LJN had the console license for both X-Men and Simpsons back then. Thankfully, Capcom and SEGA got them back for X-Men for the 16-bits.
The Old School Gamer
05-06-2009, 09:22 PM
Like most of his movies this one brings back some bad memories. I saw the X-Men NES game for $9.99 used at the local Phar-Mar's video rental store. I had just gotten into comic books and my favorite one was of course the X-Men. I was so excited, I didn't even know they had their own game! I bought it, got home, ran upstairs and poped it into my NES. Never in my life was I so let down by a game. I've gotten bad games before but this was the worst thing I'd ever played. It was every bit as bad as the Nerd said, if not worse. How this thing got Nintendo's seal of approval is beyond me.
Great review by the Nerd!
Jorpho
05-07-2009, 12:14 AM
"There's no gold at the end of that rainbow, because this, my friends, is the unholy stamp of DEATH!"
I'd heard of the infamous reset thing before, of course, but it was always my understanding that there was some message from Xavier or something that at least hinted about what you should do.
(Say, there's never been a game where you could control Xavier, has there? Or would such wheelchair-oriented gameplay be in bad taste?)
Kitsune Sniper
05-07-2009, 01:03 AM
(Say, there's never been a game where you could control Xavier, has there? Or would such wheelchair-oriented gameplay be in bad taste?)
I can see it now: Xavier versus his worst enemy:
http://girlsentertainmentnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/stairs.jpg
Rob2600
05-07-2009, 01:41 AM
After seeing the X-Men and Wolverine NES games, I still believe my theory:
1. LJN developed a handful of generic games ahead of time and put them on the shelf
2. LJN acquired movie and cartoon licenses
3. LJN took one of its generic games off the shelf, added some sprites that were supposed to resemble the licensed characters, and released it to the unsuspecting public
Seriously, most of LJN's NES games had absolutely nothing to do with the licenses they're based on. My theory is the only logical explanation.
IceDrake
05-07-2009, 01:57 AM
(Say, there's never been a game where you could control Xavier, has there? Or would such wheelchair-oriented gameplay be in bad taste?)
Xavier was playable in X-Men Legends I and II.
Jorpho
05-07-2009, 02:06 AM
1. LJN developed a handful of generic games ahead of time and put them on the shelfBut why even do that much, when they could probably just buy the relevant engines from some guys in Hong Kong (not unlike what Color Dreams did) ? As per Wikipedia:
...[T]here is no known video game that has been developed by LJN themselves even though many of their games, especially the pre-Acclaim ones, did not disclose the developer. Majority of the licensed titles published by LJN were developed by the then-unknown Rare Ltd...
optic_85
05-07-2009, 04:57 PM
Great video, very informative, but I probably would have been a little harder on the first X-Men game for Genesis. It was pretty damn flawed, it was very tricky to navigate, it was hard as hell, and that reset thing fooled me pretty good as a child.
I actually played (a lot) the wolverine game for nes nes back in the day. It wasnt entirely bad, but it certainly was hard as nuts. The one thing that was actually good about that one is the music, especially the intro tune. The sound effects were ok as well.
The avgn seemed a it "jaded" to me in this video; too much beer can do that to you in the long run i suppose. :drinking:
But why even do that much, when they could probably just buy the relevant engines from some guys in Hong Kong (not unlike what Color Dreams did) ? As per Wikipedia:
Wolverine was developed by Software Creations, and X-Men was done in Japan (http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Blog#LJN_and...Atlus.3F).
alexander4488
05-08-2009, 03:47 PM
Awesome video, however, the Nerd's first episodes will always be the best.
I've started reviewing games myself. Check them out here:
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=131341
Or here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/alexander4488
ryborg
05-08-2009, 07:46 PM
Awesome video, however, the Nerd's first episodes will always be the best.
No
I've started reviewing games myself. Check them out here:
No
Or here:
No
ShinobiMan
05-08-2009, 08:36 PM
I love everything the guy does. What a talent. Looking forward to seeing his name on the big screen one day. Not enough filmmakers as passionate as he is.
elvis8atari
05-11-2009, 08:16 PM
Here's his review of the boardgame DragonStrike. Anyone remeber that?
http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=1169
c0ldb33r
05-11-2009, 08:27 PM
bahh, it's been reviewed better (http://www.spoonyexperiment.com/2008/01/05/dragon-strike-board-game-review/).
I really like this review of board games though :)
elvis8atari
05-11-2009, 08:32 PM
Spoonys is good too. Spoony and AVGN seem to be friends. I think they were in the TGWTG video together. Two different takes on the game. I think they're both funny.
Ryaan1234
05-11-2009, 09:18 PM
Spoonys is good too. Spoony and AVGN seem to be friends. I think they were in the TGWTG video together. Two different takes on the game. I think they're both funny.
Just to clear up what he's talking about TGWTG.com did a 1 year anniversary "Brawl Battle" video that features the AVGN, TGWTG, Spoony, Little Miss Gamer, and Lee from Still Gaming among various other people in an amazing fight with each other.
TGWTG 1 Year Anniversary Brawl Battle (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/6719-1-year-anniversary-video).
It's epic-ness is on the level of a battle from Lord of The Rings. Really.
Gameguy
05-11-2009, 09:25 PM
I stopped watching Spoony since he switched to Blip.tv, none of the videos play correctly on my computer so I can't watch them.
Kitsune Sniper
05-11-2009, 09:48 PM
I stopped watching Spoony since he switched to Blip.tv, none of the videos play correctly on my computer so I can't watch them.
I've seen that happen to a lot of folks. :| I love Spoony's videos, but damn is Blip.tv annoying as hell.
joshnickerson
05-11-2009, 10:15 PM
Dear God, that fight was awesome... despite the fact I didn't recognize most of the faces.
Jorpho
05-11-2009, 10:17 PM
For a second there I thought it even defeated DownloadHelper (http://www.downloadhelper.net/), but no, it seems that's the way to go.
If you're dead set against using Firefox extensions, pausing the video and copying the FLV out of your browser cache after it has finished loading works splendidly too.
Arcade_Ness
05-12-2009, 02:11 AM
Yeah the Big Brawl made me very happy. I know most of the people involved. We'll see what else they have up their collective sleeves.
Sosage
05-12-2009, 04:35 AM
I was just rewatching his Indiana Jones vid...he gets pissed, yanks out Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, takes it to the side and whips the fuck out of it...sending it flying into something (a lamp?) and he breaks character with an "oh fuck!"...which I think is hilarious. Anyone know if there is a backstory to that shot?
Also...how the hell do I send him a game for consideration? Where do I send it?
A Black Falcon
05-12-2009, 04:41 AM
Here's his review of the boardgame DragonStrike. Anyone remeber that?
http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=1169
Dragon Strike is an awesome game, it's one of my all-time favorites... I have it, as well as Hero Quest (the game it was 'inspired' by) and two of Hero Quest's expansions (Kellar's Keep and Quest Pack for the Elf). All the contents of both games fix in the DragonStrike box, so I don't need to choose between one and the other when I have the box with me. :)
The video is awesome though. Awful acting, silly sparkling things around the characters... but awesome anyway. It's so ridiculous that it's awesome. :) It's better than the first Dungeons & Dragons movie, at least... that one was just awful. This is at least funny.
As for the game itself, which neither of those reviews really cover much (but particularly the Spoony one, which is just a play of the video; AVGN has a bit of the game itself, at least -- and that is most of what you're doing with this game, playing it...), it's great. It has more variety than Hero Quest in some ways, with talking to monsters, feats of strength and dexterity (hitting the manscorpion with its own tail would surely be one, or both, of those feats), etc in some ways, but the number of missions that comes with the game is somewhat limited and only moderate in difficulty most of the time (Hero Quest is just as easy to win, but has more missions and continuity, so you carry over your character; in Dragon Strike each mission is a self-contained one and you do not keep special items or anything between them.), and unlike Hero Quest there were no expansions apart from one or two missions in TSR magazines of the time, so once you've done them you just got to make them up yourself.
Because of that stand-alone nature, though, it's easier to play a single Dragon Strike mission than Hero Quest, so playing a game doesn't commit you to an entire campaign. This also means that designing your own missions isn't too hard; you just design it for the players. You don't need to take character equipment into consideration, as with Hero Quest, or worry about having to make an entire campaign, instead of a single mission. Or you can do what we usually did and just make it up as you go, traveling between the maps in an adventure... in Hero Quest that would require more planning, I think, with the character sheets, money, buying stuff between missions, etc, and really would need to be in a more formal campaign setting, as with the various campaigns in the original game and its expansions. So when playing a single game of boardgame D&D style stuff, I found I usually ended up with Dragon Strike, even though I probably like Hero Quest a bit more (though the elements like feats, talking, etc, add a lot and are very nice to have).
Dragon Strike does have only a limited number of monsters, so you rarely fight more than a few at a time. You can only do one point of damage per character per turn though (unless you have an item that boosts damage) so it is balanced, but compared to something like Hero Quest where you can face off against large groups, sometimes the game feels a bit empty, particularly in the official quests. Still, they are decently fun, the first time at least.
The official missions also all have somewhat annoying turn limits. In my own quests I'd just drop that, but the built-in quests all have a turn limit, and when you hit the turn limit the dragon comes, and he's tough. They are also all set on one map only. That was always kind of annoying, one of the main reason to want to do them yourselves is to use more than one map in a mission. :)
Also, because the maps are drawn, the game gets a bit predictable even when you are making up your own missions. In Hero Quest, you placed the doors, furniture, etc. into the rooms, and it has cool stand-up paper and plastic furniture to use, as well as tiles. In Dragon Strike, most of those things are printed on the board, so you have much less configuration of the layout. Now, you do get four maps instead of Hero Quest's one dungeon, and they are quite varied, but still, after a while, it's like "what's at the campfire this time", "what do the blue eggs do now", etc... :)
Of course to solve that problem you could just play real D&D, but if you want something simple, or for kids too young to understand the real thing, games like these are fantastic. I really have no idea why they didn't stick around, there were a bunch of great ones in the late '80s to early '90s, then the genre for some reason seems to have faded... the ones there are now aren't nearly as popular as Hero Quest or Dragon Strike were, I think.
Anyway, last time I played the game with my cousin last year, we tried to recreate the story in the movie in a campaign, from memory, both having seen it many times. We were doing pretty well I think (got more than halfway through), before we had to stop for lack of time. :) I've always preferred to play as the Dragon Master/Zargon/whatever, as opposed to the characters...
Oh, as an aside, US Hero Quest and European Hero Quest have some interesting differences. In the US one, Fimirs, the Gargoyle, Chaos Warriors, and most bosses have multiple hit points. You put skull tokens under enemies to mark how many hit points they have lost. In the European one, all enemies except for a very few bosses and the Giants have one hit point. This makes the US one more difficult... which is impressive, given that it's still very hard for a full-power party with a full set of weapons and a bunch of potions and such to actually lose to just about any possible enemy group. But in the European one it's even less possible. Oh, and the bad guy (the DM, that is) is called Morcar in the European one, but Zargon in the US. Also, while the base game and the first two expansions came out in both regions, a further three expansions only came out in the Europe, and a further two only in the US; none of those came out in both, so only player-edited rules allow you to play them by the altered rules of the other region's game.
The two US-exclusive expansions are very expensive now, going for upwards of $200 on Ebay... too bad I didn't get both of them back when they were new, instead of just one (though I did have a friend with the Barbarian Quest Pack, I didn't get it myself).
optic_85
05-12-2009, 09:23 AM
I really liked the Dragon Strike video. Easily one of his best. When I was a young my friend had a plethora of board games like Dragon Strike, Hero Quest, Castle Risk, Axes & Allies, and a few others that we would play all the time. I haven't seen that cheez ball video in years, so that brought back quite a few good memories.
CaryMG
05-12-2009, 01:37 PM
Jesus Christ -- try ta navigate that guy on YouTube ....
BoardGame reviews ....
CardGame reviews ....
Trailers ....
Movie reviews ....
Trailers of multiple part movie reviews ....
Guys with a similar name -- "Andy VideoGame Nerd" -- using the same font ....
I guess it would be too much of a bother to label your videos VGN32 -- "Contra" For NES or some such.
:)
kupomogli
05-12-2009, 02:44 PM
I owned that Dragon Strike game. It was good, although obviously not as in depth as D&D.
Coldguy
05-12-2009, 06:13 PM
Just to clear up what he's talking about TGWTG.com did a 1 year anniversary "Brawl Battle" video that features the AVGN, TGWTG, Spoony, Little Miss Gamer, and Lee from Still Gaming among various other people in an amazing fight with each other.
TGWTG 1 Year Anniversary Brawl Battle (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/6719-1-year-anniversary-video).
It's epic-ness is on the level of a battle from Lord of The Rings. Really.
Not to brag or anything...I was there and managed to punch angry Joe. :D Yea the video was a complete coincidence, James hasn't seen Spoony's reivew, however it is a different take.
Oh for the record, Spoony's video is better IMO.
Gameguy
05-12-2009, 07:08 PM
I've seen that happen to a lot of folks. :| I love Spoony's videos, but damn is Blip.tv annoying as hell.
For a second there I thought it even defeated DownloadHelper (http://www.downloadhelper.net/), but no, it seems that's the way to go.
If you're dead set against using Firefox extensions, pausing the video and copying the FLV out of your browser cache after it has finished loading works splendidly too.
I don't know what's causing it, all I know is that the video plays for 2 seconds before the video freezes. The audio still plays, though it pauses every few seconds which is annoying. I suspect that it's because his videos are too large because he wants everything to be DVD quality, I think one I tried to download was over 250MB, but since I only have 256MB of RAM I didn't bother to finish it. Several reviewers I've come across keep the free videos small but eventually offer a DVD that has everything in better quality, only Spoony doesn't do that. Screw Blip.tv. :mad:
Luckily, his review of Dragon Strike is still available on his youtube account so I can still watch it again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxDfuuWyCww
Kitsune Sniper
05-12-2009, 07:58 PM
It's not all Spoony's fault, Blip.tv makes all videos friggin' huge. The main reason why he doesn't post stuff on Youtube anymore is because they keep deleting his videos.
Another thing, he doesn't really do DVDs because the man breaks copyrights left and right. He knows that. He makes money out of his shirts and ads, though.
c0ldb33r
05-12-2009, 08:13 PM
Well Spoony also offers the bite-sized versions. If people don't like the big ones, then use the small ones.
I like Spoony's videos more than anyone else's on the net. They're friggin hilarious and he reminds me alot of myself.
Gameguy
05-12-2009, 08:31 PM
It's not all Spoony's fault, Blip.tv makes all videos friggin' huge. The main reason why he doesn't post stuff on Youtube anymore is because they keep deleting his videos.
Another thing, he doesn't really do DVDs because the man breaks copyrights left and right. He knows that. He makes money out of his shirts and ads, though.
I blame him for using Blip.tv instead of Revver or some other video hosting site. I know why he doesn't use youtube anymore as I watched his videos regularly, it's partly because his videos got taken down along with other youtube problems, another reason is because he wanted to get paid for doing them and Blip pays a bit for videos(but so does Revver which actually works for me). I'm not going to buy a new PC just so I can watch his videos.
As for DVDs, AVGN had a ton of copyrighted stuff in his videos but simply edited them out for the DVDs. Another reviewer(I believe it was Happy Video Game Nerd) mentioned that he wanted to release DVDs of his show, so there are several people doing it. Maybe Spoony changed how he has his videos, but I remember him mentioning that he liked Blip because all his videos could be big screen with better quality, I just felt there was no need for it.
Well Spoony also offers the bite-sized versions. If people don't like the big ones, then use the small ones.
I like Spoony's videos more than anyone else's on the net. They're friggin hilarious and he reminds me alot of myself.
I think I tried those too, I don't think they worked for me either. What really bugged me is that I couldn't watch the end of Phantasmagoria 2, all the parts except the last one were posted on youtube. I know that's when he had problems so he wouldn't use youtube anymore, but it still bugged me that I couldn't watch the last part. I'll try again but I doubt it would work.
Coldguy
05-12-2009, 08:39 PM
Blip >Revver
When I have a pay per click on his videos, I like to make sure they pay on time. Revver has a bad habit of not paying you when your video is popular and will only pay you 6,8, up to 12 months later.
Blip is good, I had no problems with it myself in IE7 and Firefox with a ton of plugins, if you do have issues with blip and email them about it they can help you to fix the issues, many it boils down to firewall aps and anti-virus things.
Besides youtube has a shitty cap, no way to make money, and the quality of a polished turd. The best way to get smaller versions is to go to his blip account directly and view the episode guide there.
kainemaxwell
05-12-2009, 09:44 PM
I was just rewatching his Indiana Jones vid...he gets pissed, yanks out Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, takes it to the side and whips the fuck out of it...sending it flying into something (a lamp?) and he breaks character with an "oh fuck!"...which I think is hilarious. Anyone know if there is a backstory to that shot?
Also...how the hell do I send him a game for consideration? Where do I send it?
Suggest it at his myspace, how Superman 64 finally got done.
Kitsune Sniper
05-12-2009, 09:46 PM
Besides youtube has a shitty cap, no way to make money, and the quality of a polished turd. The best way to get smaller versions is to go to his blip account directly and view the episode guide there.
I have his blip account in my RSS feedreader. ;)
As for the videos, it's not easy for me either, Blip hates Mexico and i have to wait 20-40 minutes for an episode to download. I just start downloading it and go do something else (like lunch), so it's finished by the time I'm done. :P
Sonicwolf
05-12-2009, 09:46 PM
I was just rewatching his Indiana Jones vid...he gets pissed, yanks out Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, takes it to the side and whips the fuck out of it...sending it flying into something (a lamp?) and he breaks character with an "oh fuck!"...which I think is hilarious.
I loved that part. He kind of broke into his real persona when he said "Oh .. (i think is was shit)" - And yes it was a lamp breaking - you can see the light level change.
Jorpho
05-12-2009, 10:02 PM
I think one I tried to download was over 250MB, but since I only have 256MB of RAM I didn't bother to finish it.Unless for some very strange reason you've completely disabled your web browser's hard drive cache, the amount of RAM you have has absolutely nothing to do with it.
kainemaxwell
05-12-2009, 10:02 PM
I owned that Dragon Strike game. It was good, although obviously not as in depth as D&D.
The video for it is pure 80's golden cheese.
Gameguy
05-12-2009, 10:34 PM
Blip >Revver
When I have a pay per click on his videos, I like to make sure they pay on time. Revver has a bad habit of not paying you when your video is popular and will only pay you 6,8, up to 12 months later.
Blip is good, I had no problems with it myself in IE7 and Firefox with a ton of plugins, if you do have issues with blip and email them about it they can help you to fix the issues, many it boils down to firewall aps and anti-virus things.
Besides youtube has a shitty cap, no way to make money, and the quality of a polished turd. The best way to get smaller versions is to go to his blip account directly and view the episode guide there.
I just went to Blip directly and found his Phantasmagoria review. I don't see any smaller size for videos, there's only normal and full screen. I selected to watch it as flash to see if that would make a difference, I then paused it and let it fully load. Same problems as always. I'm not sure why any anti-virus stuff would make a difference for video playback, it only happens with Blip and not any other video site. I even disabled Norton so there shouldn't be any reason for problems. I'm using a recent Firefox browser so I know it's not from that.
Though just knowing he's making more money by using Blip instead of another site just really makes me happy even though I can't watch any of them. :sob:
Unless for some very strange reason you've completely disabled your web browser's hard drive cache, the amount of RAM you have has absolutely nothing to do with it.
It must be something else then, though whenever I download large videos they seem to have problems playing for some reason. Like videos that are 10 minutes long but 100MB because of the high quality always play poorly on my PC. My processor is 800MHz
Jorpho
05-12-2009, 10:58 PM
It must be something else then, though whenever I download large videos they seem to have problems playing for some reason. Like videos that are 10 minutes long but 100MB because of the high quality always play poorly on my PC. My processor is 800MHzWell, yeah, 800 MHz is not particularly fast, unfortunately.
Your best bet would be Geexbox (http://geexbox.org/en/index.html) - if you don't mind rebooting every time you want to watch a video.
EDIT: Waitaminute, that things more than thirty minutes long ? Holy frak!
whiskeyvengeance
05-13-2009, 02:23 AM
I'm glad to see the dude cranking these out at a pretty quick pace as of late. Can't go too long without a new AVGN.
Is it just me, or is he not as "angry" as he used to be? It seems like the latest Christmas episode was the last one where he really seemed "in character".
chrisbid
05-13-2009, 08:33 AM
for those of us that dont spend 25 hours a day looking for videos online, could somebody put together a glossary of all the people that took part in the battle royal and provide links to their regular content?
Daria
05-13-2009, 10:30 AM
Here's his review of the boardgame DragonStrike. Anyone remeber that?
http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=1169
I had that game, didn't get played as much as Hero Quest and all I have left of it now are the game boards, and some of the figures. And of course that VHS. I know I watched that more than I ever played the game. It was horribly awesome.
c0ldb33r
05-13-2009, 03:43 PM
These videos just remind me of how much I loved Heroquest. I had the original and an expansion pack. Nostalgia forced me to search ebay for it and I was *shocked* at how expensive they are.
Gentlegamer
05-13-2009, 04:03 PM
I still have my complete copy of Heroquest.
A Black Falcon
05-13-2009, 06:13 PM
These videos just remind me of how much I loved Heroquest. I had the original and an expansion pack. Nostalgia forced me to search ebay for it and I was *shocked* at how expensive they are.
Base Hero Quest isn't too bad, and the Kellar's Keep and Return of the Witch Lord expansions are cheap too, but yeah, those Elf or Barbarian ones are insane, $200 easily at least... the European-exclusive ones aren't cheap either, but even they aren't quite that expensive I think.
Awesome, awesome games though, as I said in my last post.
Arcade_Ness
05-13-2009, 11:06 PM
for those of us that dont spend 25 hours a day looking for videos online, could somebody put together a glossary of all the people that took part in the battle royal and provide links to their regular content?
Ok the list is going to be rather long. Most people come from thatguywiththeglasses.com, but I felt like going the extra mile and
provided a link to each person's section.
Angry Videogame Nerd: www.cinemassacre.com or www.screwattack.com
Nostaglia Critic: http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic
The Spoony One: www.spoonyexperiment.com
Nostaglia Chick: http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thedudette/nostalgia-chick
Benzaie: http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/bt/benzaie
Lee-Still Gaming: http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/bt/lee
Little Miss Gamer: http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/pbc/lmg
Linkara: http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/linkara
MarzGurl: http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/marzgurl
Goggles: http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/bt/goggles
Bennett the Sage: http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/bt/the-sage
Angry Joe: http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/bt/aj
Seaan Fausz: http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/bt/aj
Handsome Tom and 8-Bit Mickey: www.thegameheroes.com
Aussie: http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/bt/aussie/
Coldguy
05-14-2009, 04:32 AM
Ok the list is going to be rather long. Most people come from thatguywiththeglasses.com, but I felt like going the extra mile and
provided a link to each person's section.
Pretty good, missing two though. Little Miss Gamer has her own blog at http://www.pbc-productions.com/littlemissgamer/blog/ and she does other stuff for www.pbc-productions.com
Also for the Transmission Awesome team check them out here: http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/podcasts/tranmission-awesome
Ah how could I forget the other sites:
www.angryjoeshow.com
www.atoptheforthwall.blogspot.com
www.boredshitless.no.cr
chrisbid
05-15-2009, 09:47 AM
thank you very much
youd think with a 20 minute production like that, they'd provide links to promote some of these other lesser knowns shows
Coldguy
05-17-2009, 04:55 PM
Behind the Scenes from the Brawl:
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/specials/7012-makingbrawl
Sonikku
05-17-2009, 06:03 PM
Hehe, they're good. Too geeky for my taste at times, but they're fun. I don't know anybody in that vid except AVGN and Nostalgia Critic, and that's enough for me. :D
Arcade_Ness
05-18-2009, 01:51 AM
Hey Coldguy I saw it mentioned in the behind the scenes video that you were there. I was just curious what you were doing there.