Yahtzee takes on Nintendo Fanboys.

Posted by Les on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 at 10:19 PM. Read 493 times. Tags: , , , ,
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This one is a classic. I had to share:

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decrepitoldfool United States Posted on 05/08/2008 at 07:57 AM

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This guy could do educational videos on any topic whatever and kids would learn from them.

walkerparkhill United States Posted on 05/08/2008 at 10:55 PM

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I love nopunctuation!!!

I think I’ve watched all of his videos at least twice, not for the games, but just for his humor and amazing insults.

GeekMom United States Posted on 05/09/2008 at 01:27 AM

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I found myself getting out of breath in sympathy, though.  Does he EVER breathe?

Love snarky Brits.  Just love them.

Webs United States Posted on 05/09/2008 at 09:38 AM

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Fucking funny!

For the record I played SSBB and it seemed liked a rehashed copy of the GameCube version. Not what I really look for in a game. It appears Nintendo thinks they can integrate fun and cool ways to control the user experience of games and that is all that’s needed for a great game. While it’s cool to play SSBB using two hands, there needs to be more to it than that.

One big complaint I have with Wii games is poor multiplayer and Internet integration. For example, I think it would be cool to be able to buy items for games from the Internet, maybe like new levels or characters. Maybe even win new items by beating people online. Shit like that. Maybe all the consoles are not doing this kind of stuff yet and I should stop whining. But it seems Nintendo has never really understood how to make use of the network capabilities of their console. Thankfully Nintendo seems to be picking up on the importance of multiplayer experience with Mario Kart, which is pretty decent and fun.

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Last_Hussar United Kingdom Posted on 05/09/2008 at 05:02 PM

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Very good, very Kermodian.  However makes the common “Fair Use” cock-up when he pirates the music.

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Bones United States Posted on 05/09/2008 at 06:47 PM

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I love this guy. I remember a long time ago Les posting a review(one of these) of something, don’t remember what, a valve game maybe? After that I was hooked, I had to watch pretty much everything this guy came out with. I kind of fell out of habit, as always, and just now this revived my love for this (British?) bastard.

Sepharo United States Posted on 05/12/2008 at 08:30 PM

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I’m not some crazy Nintendo fanboy and I’m not obsessed with SSB.

But he did butcher the game in his review. It’s a great game, lots of fun. His review just screams that he wasn’t able to understand how to play and therefore didn’t enjoy it.

Patness Canada Posted on 05/13/2008 at 06:16 PM

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Well, here’s the rub, for me. It’s a fanboy game, filled with fanboy references. If you can get into the gameplay (ie. if you enjoyed any of the other games) and you can get around the frustrating controls to find something that works for you, great.

Nintendo did, as much as they tried to do otherwise, aggravate this problem greatly. Same holds for Mario Kart. But I’ve liked both series’, and this is something I’m willing to forgive in exchange for a gamecube controller.

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Michael Peacock United States Posted on 05/13/2008 at 08:33 PM

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Thanks for that Les - I laughed all the way through.  Zero Punctuation rules.

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Sepharo United States Posted on 05/13/2008 at 09:25 PM

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Frustrating controls?

They are the exact same controls as always…

Oh yeah, forgot to mention, I play with a wavebird.

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