The Official Angry Video Game Nerd Discussion Thread [Archive] - Page 26

Cryomancer

02-19-2010, 06:05 PM

Regarding the Philosopher's Stone, can jade even be "melted down" like gold? I mean, I'm sure it CAN be, but wouldn't it more likely just get sold as a "big ass chunk of jade" / raw material sort of thing? Even if that has been sold or lost, there's a chance that could turn up I bet. Maybe sans-cover, but it wouldn't surprise me if the stone itself surfaces some day.

Also, you'd think there might be a story out there somewhere about "some guy with a jeweled sword he wanted to sell me" from an appraiser, I doubt things like that are exactly weekly occurrences.

edit: for the record, I'd like to have the crown. IT IS TIME TO PLAY ATARI, I MUST DON MY ROYAL CROWN.

Jorpho

02-19-2010, 06:41 PM

Also, you'd think there might be a story out there somewhere about "some guy with a jeweled sword he wanted to sell me" from an appraiser, I doubt things like that are exactly weekly occurrences.I don't know about where you live, but I wouldn't have too much trouble buying a fancy-looking sword, albeit maybe not one with a gold-colored hilt. But that's what spraypaint is for.

elvis8atari

02-20-2010, 03:43 AM

He also did a video about Alice In Wonderland. One of my favs

http://www.spike.com/video/cinemassacre-alice/3345070

boatofcar

02-20-2010, 08:45 AM

He also did a video about Alice In Wonderland. One of my favs

http://www.spike.com/video/cinemassacre-alice/3345070

I'm the same age as James, and what he said about the Jabberwocky in the made for tv special hit home big time for me. That thing scared the crap outta me when I saw it as a kid, and since it aired shortly after we got our VCR, we taped it. Whenever I'd watch it again, I'd always have to leave the room during that scene. It was just too scary.

Jorpho

02-20-2010, 12:42 PM

I was just thinking about that one the other day, and added it to my Zip (Canadian Netflix) queue.

Zap!

02-20-2010, 01:32 PM

I'm the same age as James, and what he said about the Jabberwocky in the made for tv special hit home big time for me. That thing scared the crap outta me when I saw it as a kid, and since it aired shortly after we got our VCR, we taped it. Whenever I'd watch it again, I'd always have to leave the room during that scene. It was just too scary.

Wow, I always pictured you to be a couple of years older than I am from your posts.

Famidrive-16

02-21-2010, 02:48 PM

James talks about the PS3.... (dvd player):

http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=4707

Zap!

02-21-2010, 11:40 PM

James talks about the PS3.... (dvd player):

http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=4707

I am stunned he just got into Blu-ray a couple of months ago, since he's so big into movies. Instead of complaining about the PS3 controller, he also needs the PS3 Blu-ray remote, great for watching movies. Not knocking him, but I also got the impression he's no nerd when it comes to technology. Definitely not a geekburger.

kgenthe

02-22-2010, 12:21 AM

Not knocking him, but I also got the impression he's no nerd when it comes to technology. Definitely not a geekburger.

I thought the same after watching. In addition to being a big nerd, I am also an a/v enthusiast and had to chuckle a bit listening to him explain his problems with rca/hdmi and how oblivious he is to the concept of anamorphic DVDs (not his fault, it's confusing, and I have had this conversation with family/friends). I don't own a PS3, but it's disappointing to see that it doesn't default to 2 channel PCM or Dolby Digital, as I'm sure most PS3 owners, and Blu-ray owners just use TV speakers and not a full surround sound setup. Shame on Sony.

Additionally, his HDTV is kind of small, and on a smallish TV from that distance, there isn't a big difference between DVD and Blu-ray.

Snapple

02-22-2010, 12:40 AM

Funny that he's had a PS3 for a year and never played a game on it. I think he's missing out, but perhaps he really is a pure retro gamer.

Kitsune Sniper

02-22-2010, 09:33 AM

Funny that he's had a PS3 for a year and never played a game on it. I think he's missing out, but perhaps he really is a pure retro gamer.

I think he said that he's never played a PS3 game in it. :P

Nature Boy

02-22-2010, 08:47 PM

I am stunned he just got into Blu-ray a couple of months ago, since he's so big into movies.

I think he explained it quite well: for the size of TV he has, the DVD format still looks great, so he's in no rush to go out and replace stuff he already has. The guy still has his VHS stuff around (not that I don't too - but I never had a large collection, because I never liked the quality of VHS!)

Sosage

02-23-2010, 01:15 AM

Funny that he's had a PS3 for a year and never played a game on it. I think he's missing out, but perhaps he really is a pure retro gamer.

I'm in a similar boat as James. I own one game for it, MGS4. I actually bought the system for that game and ever since I've done nothing but play Netflix/DVDs on it (I still need to beat MGS4 actually...hah!). The 360 is the modern game machine in my house. If only the Wii had some other function other than being the virtual bowling machine...

Archimboldi

02-23-2010, 01:31 AM

I'm in a similar boat as James. I own one game for it, MGS4. I actually bought the system for that game and ever since I've done nothing but play Netflix/DVDs on it (I still need to beat MGS4 actually...hah!). The 360 is the modern game machine in my house. If only the Wii had some other function other than being the virtual bowling machine...

how far did you get in mgs4? the actual gameplay really tapers off after the second chapter.

the 360 is also my main machine. Kinda crazy how much is there is to play on it, especially after you take XBLA into account.

I can understand using a PS3 as a video machine. The dvd player is supposed to be super nice and blu-ray is also a plus (though kinda overrated, imo.)

CelticJobber

02-23-2010, 02:03 AM

You guys and James are missing out on alot of great games by only using your PS3's for movies and MGS4.

Try Uncharted 1 and 2, Infamous, Heavenly Sword (didn't get great reviews, but I liked it alot). And if you like FPS titles (I hate them), there's titles like Resistance 1&2.

Zap!

02-23-2010, 05:22 AM

I think he explained it quite well: for the size of TV he has, the DVD format still looks great, so he's in no rush to go out and replace stuff he already has. The guy still has his VHS stuff around (not that I don't too - but I never had a large collection, because I never liked the quality of VHS!)

But he's the AVGN. He shouldn't have a small TV. Also, he's a huge movie buff.

Sosage

02-23-2010, 04:29 PM

how far did you get in mgs4? the actual gameplay really tapers off after the second chapter.

the 360 is also my main machine. Kinda crazy how much is there is to play on it, especially after you take XBLA into account.

I can understand using a PS3 as a video machine. The dvd player is supposed to be super nice and blu-ray is also a plus (though kinda overrated, imo.)

I made it part way through the Europe portion of the game before it wound up hitting the backburner. Sometimes games just wind up like that, you know?

You guys and James are missing out on alot of great games by only using your PS3's for movies and MGS4.

Not to turn this into yet another machine debate, but lemme give a clearer picture of my situation. The 360's dominance in my house comes down to 1) coming out almost a full year earlier, 2) in that year rooting itself with an eventually strong library (both through retail and XBLA*), 3) 90% of the games that came out for PS3 wound up on the 360 as well (and visa versa), 4) friends list: everyone that I play games with has a 360. Very few have a PS3. Even then, those on my PS3 list are in the same boat. PS3=movies. 360=games.

It's about the games, not brand/platform allegiance for sure. PS3 has some good exclusives from both what I hear and what you're telling me in this thread, but they're all "in the stack"...and seeing as the 360 is my main modern game machine while the PS3 sits on the laggy big screen T.V. for DVDs, their position in the "to be played stack" is very close to the bottom.

*=with downloadable titles being one of the big things this generation, being first really helped MS out imo. I can't speak for everyone, but one machine winds up being the "downloaded games" machine. With the majority of the library being in one spot and not split between two machines. Weird phenomenon, since I'm a collector like the rest of you with a bajillion machines hooked up and a zillion games that cross said platforms. It shouldn't matter, on paper, that I need to switch machines to play/buy a downloadable game...but it does. Weird.

Sorry. AVGN. Uh. We like PS3 for DVDs.

elvis8atari

02-24-2010, 09:18 PM

Since when is a 30 inch or so TV a "small" tv? People are so spoiled these days it's disgusting. Next thing you know, in 2015 a 50 inch will be small.

c0ldb33r

02-25-2010, 04:32 AM

Yeah really, my first TV was a 13" colour TV and it was awesome

Zap!

02-25-2010, 05:00 AM

Since when is a 30 inch or so TV a "small" tv? People are so spoiled these days it's disgusting. Next thing you know, in 2015 a 50 inch will be small.

It's small for someone who is a huge, huge movie buff and has money like The Nerd. 50" small? No, but I decided on a 61" in 2007. Why? Well, the 70" was too expensive.

Icarus Moonsight

02-25-2010, 05:08 AM

I think you are confusing movie buffs and av nuts. They do meet and cross at times, but one does not need to imply the other.

Cryomancer

02-25-2010, 08:03 AM

He's got a projector, he can just play a movie on the damn wall.

Besides, these are probably his basement/gameroom TVs. I wouldn't be surprised if there's an upstairs living room with a fancier one.

tubeway

02-25-2010, 11:41 PM

He's got a projector, he can just play a movie on the damn wall.

Besides, these are probably his basement/gameroom TVs. I wouldn't be surprised if there's an upstairs living room with a fancier one.

There is. The Nostalgia Critic has a special where he went to the guy's home, and they're sitting in his real frontroom, talking. He has a big widescreen television in there and some pretty nice furniture, if I remember correctly.

Insaneclown

02-27-2010, 04:35 PM

Not bad of a video. Interesting though but I liked it.

Kitsune Sniper

02-27-2010, 05:03 PM

DuckTalesNES

02-27-2010, 05:37 PM

Since when is a 30 inch or so TV a "small" tv? People are so spoiled these days it's disgusting. Next thing you know, in 2015 a 50 inch will be small.

I think the point is that a 30 inch TV is too small to really enjoy the benefits of Blu-Ray.

InsaneDavid

02-27-2010, 06:59 PM

Jorpho

02-27-2010, 07:47 PM

That's what DownloadHelper is for.

Gameguy

02-27-2010, 10:24 PM

Is anyone else having problems watching his videos on Blip.tv? For some reason the movies aren't preloading, and the time display is kinda screwy right now. This started to happen from his Laserdisc video onwards...

Yes, same here. They either load with audio only (frozen picture) or skip to about half way and then pop up the replay box.
How old are your computers? They load fine on my mom's newer laptop, I can't play any of blip.tv's videos on my own laptop which is older. Your problems with the videos are the same what happened to me with all of Spoony One's videos, I couldn't watch any once he switched entirely to blip.tv. My processor is too slow.

Kitsune Sniper

02-27-2010, 10:28 PM

How old are your computers? They load fine on my mom's newer laptop, I can't play any of blip.tv's videos on my own laptop which is older. Your problems with the videos are the same what happened to me with all of Spoony One's videos, I couldn't watch any once he switched entirely to blip.tv. My processor is too slow.

My computer is fast enough to run blip.tv videos.

The issue is with the flash thingy that downloads and plays the video. That particular one is acting broken for me. Every other Blip video works fine.

Gameguy

02-28-2010, 01:00 AM

My computer is fast enough to run blip.tv videos.

The issue is with the flash thingy that downloads and plays the video. That particular one is acting broken for me. Every other Blip video works fine.
I'm not sure what it is then, I watched his most recent videos before I posted that message here. I had to borrow the new laptop to do it, but I watched several of them and they all played fine. I watched his most recent video through his reviews of video formats and watched a few past that too.

Famidrive-16

03-06-2010, 12:58 AM

Pong consoles:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/62615

ryborg

03-06-2010, 01:10 AM

Now THIS has to be a video we can all agree is excellent. If you don't like hearing about vintage pong consoles, I'm not sure why you're posting on this forum. I only wish he would have spent more time on each console.

onReload

03-06-2010, 04:29 AM

It's interesting that it's hard to say which is the best with all the aging affecting functionality...the Fairchild F's controllers do seem like a lot of fun, if not cumbersome as hell...

I'm 22, so when I play games I remember from childhood, other kids my age walk by and reminisce or talk about how "old school" it is - took me a long time to realize how much I missed just due to when I was born.

I've tried to get into home console games from before the NES, but I've generally found it near impossible, but Pong is just classic fun. Was interesting to see some of the INSANE approaches developers took to bringing it home.

It's interesting how at the end he imagines people playing Pong, and that they might think "this is it." According to one of the guys in the "Get Lamp" trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwZxUGmqSOo), that's how some text adventure gamers felt. My generation is a spoiled one gaming-wise; we're always waiting for the next big break through. I wonder if you can even consider gaming to be the same thing anymore.

Greg2600

03-06-2010, 01:54 PM

Great video, can't believe he has so many of those hunk of junk pong consoles!

Sosage

03-06-2010, 03:22 PM

Someone was telling me about how Pong had a very serious competitive community going on way back in the days. Like Street Fighter or FPS's, but it was the late 70's/early 80's and Pong was the only head to head competitive game. People would walk into arcades with special gloves and everything. I wonder, if this is accurate, which Pong system was the preferred home system for the hardcore?

I think I am thread derailing now, but is there anyone older than me (I'm in my early 30's...so...40 year olds?!?) that remembers any of this era?

Cool vid. Oh lord the wood grain.

Snapple

03-07-2010, 02:15 AM

I would guess the purists back in the day use the Atari Pong cabinet. Could be wrong though.

Icarus Moonsight

03-07-2010, 02:22 AM

James really should have got a wood-grain faceplate for his 360 for this one. Other than that, pretty good. Channel F controllers and the pong game on it looked fun. Reminded me of the Airhockey thing on WiiPlay, which is fun once in a while.

SPAZ-12

03-07-2010, 02:30 AM

I thought it was funny that none of his TVs went above channel 80 or so. Then again, I think that this might have been a joke, because I'm pretty sure his VCR would work for this (I have an almost identical model, which I know works with Japanese pong consoles).

somesortofrobot

03-07-2010, 04:24 AM

Great video, can't believe he has so many of those hunk of junk pong consoles!

Money's no object for James and his reviews. After all, he did buy multiple CDi's as well as two Atari Jaguar CDs.

Greg2600

03-07-2010, 09:50 AM

Money's no object for James and his reviews. After all, he did buy multiple CDi's as well as two Atari Jaguar CDs.
Well, he probably had them already. I have no clue what most of those are worth, I was simply surprised he had them at all, especially some of those generic, hideous ones. I could see the Nintendo ones, as a novelty. I would have like to see him delve further into the Fairchild Channel F, as that was more than a Pong system, but he may not have any more games.

I'll tell you one thing, whenever he puts out a video of some of this stuff, you can be sure the ebay sales of them will go through the roof for the next week or so.

swlovinist

03-07-2010, 10:41 AM

As a pong enthusiast I really enjoyed his video. He made alot of valid points with the systems, and brought up some important things to remember when collecting this stuff. I think that his last series of videos he has done have really hit the mark.

Sosage

03-07-2010, 12:53 PM

I wonder, if this is accurate, which Pong system was the preferred home system for the hardcore?
I would guess the purists back in the day use the Atari Pong cabinet. Could be wrong though.

So they made a home pong arcade cabinet!!!? Oh. Ok. I think I see what you were trying to do there.

chrisbid

03-07-2010, 01:20 PM

he hasnt even scratched the surface, there are plenty of other pong consoles

elvis8atari

03-08-2010, 01:10 PM

he hasnt even scratched the surface, there are plenty of other pong consoles

He said in the video he's just doing the ones he happens to own. And what does it matter? They're all basically the same thing anyway.

Profoundemonium

03-08-2010, 01:59 PM

It would be interesting if he made a video on LCD games, like Tiger Electronics and the Game & Watch series, since he's showed a few of them in the intros. I like the informative type videos and it would work well if he did it in the same style as the Pong consoles review, though a bit more in depth.

Kitsune Sniper

03-08-2010, 02:19 PM

That's not a bad idea, but I imagine it would be quite hard to capture video for those, though.

Jorpho

03-08-2010, 05:49 PM

That's not a bad idea, but I imagine it would be quite hard to capture video for those, though.Goodness knows Ashens has done it often enough.

Kitsune Sniper

03-08-2010, 08:09 PM

Goodness knows Ashens has done it often enough.

Who's that?

ryborg

03-08-2010, 08:12 PM

Who's that?

Blasphemy!

www.ashens.com

Daria

03-08-2010, 08:43 PM

I love that he's playing the Fester's Quest music in the background. Has absolutely nothing to do with pong, but it is a catchy tune.

Kitsune Sniper

03-08-2010, 08:49 PM

Blasphemy!

www.ashens.com

Oh, it's the Human Killing Machine dude.

I found that video funny. His other stuff... not so much. He's too British. :(

Jorpho

03-08-2010, 09:02 PM

I found that video funny. His other stuff... not so much. He's too British. :(http://i50.tinypic.com/2e2klm9.jpg
He makes me so happy.

c0ldb33r

03-09-2010, 05:57 AM

Who's that?
Check YouTube. He's awesome. I probably enjoy his videos more than anyone else's videos. The only problem is that doesn't release them frequently enough!

Edit: oops, I didn't see that this issue had been resolved. Nevermind :)

elvis8atari

03-13-2010, 12:21 AM

This is a funny review he did on Deathstalker

http://www.spike.com/video/cinemassacre/3357960

Famidrive-16

03-17-2010, 06:10 AM

(sorta new) Nerd:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/63245

He's also not uploading new Nerd videos until May.

guitargary75

03-17-2010, 08:29 AM

Not until may!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

guitargary75

03-17-2010, 08:40 AM

I can understand why though. I get burned out on stuff sometimes. But, I will miss my monthly dose of the nerd!

Zap!

03-17-2010, 04:01 PM

James deserves a rest, but I will sure miss his videos.

Famidrive-16

03-27-2010, 02:40 AM

Brand new Board James

http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=4843#comments

ryborg

03-27-2010, 03:09 AM

Holy crap that was awesome. I think a lot of kids made their own games like that (I know I did with my friends), but I don't know of any who kept them after all those years.

Jorpho

03-27-2010, 04:10 AM

I approve!

Kids don't do that anymore, do they?

squirrelnut

03-27-2010, 05:45 AM

Go to walmart, i doubt any kid still plays board games anymore :( they only have like 3 variations of monopoly. when i was a child, there was like 17

guitargary75

03-27-2010, 09:20 AM

I love board James! I think I may like it better than the nerd! Okay maybe not, but still, it is great!

Jorpho

03-27-2010, 12:19 PM

Go to walmart, i doubt any kid still plays board games anymore :( they only have like 3 variations of monopoly. when i was a child, there was like 17Well, they were going seriously overboard with Monopoly variations a few years back.

Snapple

03-27-2010, 01:27 PM

I am perfectly content with one version of Monopoly, the original one. As far as Deadly Dungeon goes, good video. I like Board James. I think I had the game with the big angry face on the mountain that he did a while ago.

elvis8atari

04-11-2010, 06:02 PM

Here's outtakes to his Ninja Gaiden episode

http://www.cinemassacre.com/2010/04/07/outtakes-ninja-gaiden/

Coptur

04-14-2010, 10:26 PM

Funny outtakes. I never knew how to say Ryu's name correctly. Is it "RE-YOU" or "RYE-YOU" ?

Matt-El

04-14-2010, 11:28 PM

Ninja Gaaaayyyyydeeen!

two snaps!

Eyedunno

04-15-2010, 01:32 AM

Funny outtakes. I never knew how to say Ryu's name correctly. Is it "RE-YOU" or "RYE-YOU" ?
Actually, it's technically not either, but it's not a kind of sound combination that exists in English. The best way I've thought of to explain it is like this:

Think of words like cue, view, few, hue, and pew. All of these words start with a consonant followed by a "y" glide into a "u" vowel, but they're all only one syllable. Ryu is (basically) the same thing, but with an "r" sound at the beginning. But it's not an English "r" sound; it's more like a Spanish "r", and it's made by flicking the tongue on the ridge above the teeth (the alveolar ridge). If you're American, it's a lot like the "tt" in "butter".

This explanation is not perfect - the Japanese "u" is mostly unrounded, unlike the English sound, and in this particular name, this "u" is also held for two beats (morae) - but saying something that rhymes with "cue" and starts with the sound in the middle of "butter" gets you a hell of a lot closer than "Rye-you" or even "Ree-you" (though "Ree-you" is, I think, the better of these two, especially if you accent the "you" rather than the "ree").

aaron7

04-16-2010, 11:47 AM

So its... TEEYOU then? That's what I got out of that lol

boatofcar

04-19-2010, 07:08 AM

baraka

04-19-2010, 08:03 AM

Hero Quest is probably my least favorite James video ever. Not only does he not bother to set up the game and play it, he spends half the video setting up a bad joke eveyone knew was coming. Big thumbs down on this one.

I have to agree with that and I didnt like the Board James video before that either (with the selfmade games). Mike Matei should be motherf***er Mike and not the actual Mike Matei in these videos...