View Full Version : G4's Icons series...
nickerous
06-11-2010, 11:13 PM
I know I have the Atari episode from Season 2 and the NES episode from season 4. Both were recorded straight to dvd from a tivo, so dvd quality (not sure on resolution). Pretty sure I have the Miyamoto episode from season 1 in the same quality.
schultzed
06-12-2010, 08:02 PM
I mailed 3 discs today (via 1st class) to General Chaos so he should have them soon.
I put all the season 4 eps I have (except Gran Turismo). I also included all of the Cinematech episodes that I have (4 total) because there seems to be some interest in them plus the Judgment Day 100th episode and 3 game makers.
I noticed the debate about the Atari episode, so I included it at the last minute.
schultzed
06-13-2010, 01:22 AM
Great... so did you have all eps of Season 4 except for Gran Turismo?
No, I have . . .
63 - Frank Miller
64 - Tim Schafer
65 - Star Wars
66 - Ralph Baer
67 - Playstation
68 - George A Romero
69 - NES
Personally, I don't think there was a second Splinter Cell . . . it just doesn't make sense. Plus, I was pretty intently following it right then.
I seem to remember yawning about the King Kong episode and not keeping it and I don't know why I don't have the Xbox 360 one . . . I kinda remember it . . . I think it may have been more of a G4 special and not quite an Icons show.
The Gamemakers I have are:
Game Maker Specials
72 - God of War
73 - Jade Empire
75 - Americas Army: Rise of a Soldier
I think I didn't dig the Fantastic Four enough to record it and I know I had the Spiderman episode on my DVR but never committed it to DVD.
schultzed
06-13-2010, 09:36 AM
I was wanting to see that Ralph Baer one and the King Kong one :( I'm sure we will find all the peices that we need. Season 4 really was starting to lead into the 5th season. Starting to venture into pop culture rather than video games.
I'm not sure why King Kong fell through completely for me . . . but I never kept the Mark Cuban one . . . surprised I hung onto Miller and Romero. It definitely crashed and burned. I don't know why they didn't stick with gaming topics.
I was trading sets of these on cheapassgamer.com for awhile. I got a few takers . . . they sent me a game (worth about $10) and I sent out sets of what I had.
general.chaos
06-14-2010, 06:20 AM
.................................................. .
NE146
06-14-2010, 12:23 PM
Dang.. that's hardcore :D Nice work man.
So is the general plan for these dvd's to start up some torrent of it somewhere like on underground-gamer or something? That'd be great. :)
general.chaos
06-14-2010, 12:26 PM
.................................................. .
DEBRO
06-14-2010, 01:16 PM
Hi there,
I have seasons 1-4 (with the exception of 5008-George A. Romero...I didn't see the game relation so I didn't record it). They come from usenet and from my DVR. I sent them to grobles87 because I thought he was going to make these avaliable to everyone.
general.chaos
06-14-2010, 01:51 PM
.................................................. .
general.chaos
06-14-2010, 04:35 PM
.................................................. .
NE146
06-14-2010, 05:12 PM
I'm of the impression that this should not go to a private tracker.
It is taking us a lot of work to get these all together (and save them from disappearing into obscurity).
The more people that have access to this collection the better IMO.
I guess I meant "torrents" in general. Whether it was public or private doesn't really matter to me unless it's private and I don't have access to it :p
I think if it eventually does get shared out as such I could probably shove it on usenet as well. That pretty much covers all the bases as far as public availability.. for at least 2 years :)
general.chaos
06-14-2010, 05:31 PM
.................................................. .
Nintendo Gamer
06-14-2010, 05:36 PM
.....
general.chaos
06-14-2010, 07:25 PM
.................................................. .
schultzed
06-14-2010, 08:02 PM
I can host on Bitgamer if needed.
That being said, I got the DVD's in the mail today Thank you schultzed!
ripping them now, should be ready in a day or two.
Glad I could help. Great job by the post office to get the package to you. Sat shipping (via 1st class) and Mon delivery.
general.chaos
06-14-2010, 08:19 PM
.................................................. .
HappehLemons
06-14-2010, 11:56 PM
That list is looking fantastic.. is there any chance of getting the Tekken episode from Season 4 (5012) , or does it even exist?
(Wiki says it exists..)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icons_(TV_series)
general.chaos
06-15-2010, 08:46 AM
.................................................. .
NE146
06-15-2010, 09:00 AM
Not really to change the subject, but just an aside. Seems a lot of people still have these G4 episodes..
Would any of you out there have the episodes of "Cheat" with the walkthroughs and basic strategy for 2600 Adventure and also Haunted House? I've been looking for those for years now.
DEBRO
06-15-2010, 02:13 PM
Hi there,
We probably should settle on a naming list.
For example, "5004" is a terrible episode name. I usually trust Wikipedia for this kind of information, but it can't be right...
I agree with you. I don't know why G4 did this but this is how they have them on their site too.
general.chaos
06-16-2010, 07:18 AM
.................................................. .
general.chaos
06-16-2010, 02:21 PM
.................................................. .
Red Baron
06-16-2010, 07:50 PM
Sorry that I don't have anything to contribute myself, but this topic caught my eye.. Reminds me of back when everyone was scouring their basements for lost MST3K episodes that would never see the light of day again.
Anyway, I only had satalite television briefly a few years back, and missed or was disinterested in most of what was on G4/Tech TV, so I feel as if I've missed out on a few gems. Once the final torrent goes up I might have to check out this series, which I probably have only seen one episode of.
HappehLemons
06-16-2010, 09:38 PM
Season 1 on underground-gamer, arent the episodes all in 640x480? I could of swore someone already brought this up in the topic.. are they actually 320x240?
general.chaos
06-17-2010, 07:32 AM
.................................................. .
general.chaos
06-17-2010, 08:15 AM
.................................................. .
DEBRO
06-17-2010, 12:53 PM
Hi there,
When you say missing ones are they missing episodes or missing good resolution? From the list I see here I thought you had all of these. I'm just trying to see if I can help. Mine are not the resolution you are looking for (already PM'd Ayce) but I do have them. Just let me know.
general.chaos
06-17-2010, 06:56 PM
.................................................. .
general.chaos
06-17-2010, 07:35 PM
.................................................. .
general.chaos
06-18-2010, 10:24 AM
.................................................. .
HappehLemons
06-18-2010, 01:31 PM
Thanks for uploading and all your hard work guys! I can't wait to see the GM specials and season 4 content!
Nintendo Gamer
06-18-2010, 04:20 PM
.....
general.chaos
06-18-2010, 06:04 PM
.................................................. .
NE146
06-18-2010, 08:00 PM
Anyone have a Bitgamer invite by chance? I only have underground-gamer :p
general.chaos
06-19-2010, 11:31 AM
.................................................. .
Logicdustbin
06-19-2010, 02:53 PM
Torrent has been created. Right now its only on Bitgamer (private). In a week or so I'll toss it up publicly on TPB.
You can find the torrent file on the server if needed.
why not now?
I can wait, just curious why you wanted to delay on a 'open' torrent server....
general.chaos
06-20-2010, 09:53 AM
.................................................. .
HappehLemons
06-20-2010, 03:17 PM
what server?
general.chaos
06-20-2010, 03:39 PM
.................................................. .
NE146
06-20-2010, 08:51 PM
I should be coming across bitgamer 2 invites very soon. Do you by chance have invites for Underground Gamer?
Well looks like someone else took care of you. You still offering that BG invite by chance? :p
Wraith Storm
06-20-2010, 09:06 PM
DAMN!!! My HD is almost full and the Game Makers torrent is near 23 gig!
I'm in the middle of a 14 gig Eek! The Cat torrent. Once it is complete I will copy it to my External drive and then I will download Game Makers and help seed it as well! I have wanted to see if for sometime.
Thanks to everyone for making this torrent possible!
general.chaos
06-21-2010, 02:11 PM
.................................................. .
general.chaos
06-22-2010, 09:10 AM
.................................................. .
Logicdustbin
06-22-2010, 12:16 PM
Also, as no one is seeding or downloading the public torrent, I'm going to stop seeding in like 2 days.
If you want this collection and don't have a BitGamer account, now is your chance...
I'm downloading and seeding...I'm at 46% right now.
edit: utorrent is showing 2 seeds and 12 leechers, don't know why 'kick-ass' is showing 1 seed and 0 leechers.......