/vr/ - Retro Games

Is there something like a chronology for EVERYTHING? Where all the specials go, including the DVD challenges and the NC challenges. Maybe even stuff like Downtown with Yoiko and other misc stuff as well.

>>1503331
http://pastebin.com/S9Z26LLQ
Literally exactly that.

JD = PATHETIC FAGGOT

What happened to that blog full of GCCX raws and others show like the Survivor Island one?

Arino to Watanabe: You kinda look like a piggy bank.
Announcer: Arino, Watanabe's parents are here to watch. You shouldn't be saying things like that.
Arino: A really cute piggy bank.

Never change, Arino, never change~

>>1503343
I knew I forgot to add something to the OP.

>>1503919
No, just no. Find it on your own. It caused enough drama as is.

>no one posts in GCCX threads anymore

>>1505272
I gave up when it became less about discussing Arino's exploits and more about subbing community dramas.

Are the generals any better recently, then?

>>1505281
It's like when the Drama stopped the post rate became much much slower, although it did spike when those new episodes came out but it's died down quite a lot recently.

>>1505281
The last few generals were surprisingly nice, in my opinion. People actually talked about the show.

>>1505287
I miss when the generals were like 7 days instead of how the last one was like 37 days. At least before the drama anyways. I don't know if maybe you should try calling it a general again since just calling it a thread didn't bring in more posters and didn't stop the shitposting.

Random Stranger from SA says
>Hmm... that's a lot of finished translations about to hit...
Get hype I hope?

>>1505409
I hope it is gonna be DKC2

Alright /vr/, I'm a guy who likes vidya but has never liked shows about vidya. But on the other hand I know this show has a big following and I'm willing to give it a shot. Link me the best episode to try and win me over.
don't blow it

>>1505412
Prince of persia
ghosts n ghoblins
Tokimeki memorial

>>1505412
http://pastebin.com/FWqMHSrs
There's kind of an overwhelming lot here but it breaks them down pretty well and marks some for beginners. Maybe try starting with Ghouls and Ghosts.

>>1505410
Rocky Rodent is confirmed almost done and DKC2 is in the works but might take longer still.

So how was the 3DS game, guys? Was it even good compared to the other 2?

>>1505412
>>1505420

I second that notion, TokiMemo is a good start. Most of the show's appeal (at least for me) is how funny Arino is (the rest is on how clumsy he is and the AD antics.)

Him playing TokiMemo means he won't be stuck on a platforming bit for half an hour or anything, so there are no parts to lose interest, really.

And to this day, I still love the answer he gave when asked who his favorite gal is.

>>1505571
Not out yet, but you be the judge. http://youtu.be/gBGITT-1Lls

>>1505420
>>1505419
>>1505572
>recommending anything but the first season in chronological order as a starting point

>>1505572
I love all the episodes with unique gameplay, myself, like TokiMemo, quizzes, Power Pad games, Derby Stallion, Go by Train and River King.

You should watch 'em between the regular ones to make things more interesting.
Also, avoid the stuff with fighting games and shmups, they totally suck.

>>1505578
Huh, I thought it was out out, given it already has a few reviews.

>I'll have to buy a japanese 3DS just to play it

>>1505591
Which episode is "his smile and optimism: gone" from?

>>1505591
The only thing I heard about it is from that link in the previous thread. The guy totally hated it and said that it sucks ass compared to the first two.

I've been wondering, which game took Arino the longest time to beat?

>>1505601
The games in the new game are just clones of iconic retro games just like the first two games

>>1505583
It's not exactly a show with more continuity than "Arino played this other game once". Plus it only got better as time went on. I wouldn't recommend anyone start with a first season episode.

>>1505606
If we talk about the normal game challenges and not some events I would say DKC2.

>>1505597
It's from the Quest of Ki two-parter.

>>1505613
The first few seasons have the most continuity due to the segments like that journey to the west game segments and some other stuff I can't remember..

>>1505613
>Plus it only got better as time went on
Not really.

Also the first season is great and introduces the format and the staff like cameraman Abe. There is really no reason to not start from episode 1.

>>1505578
>>1505591
The 3DS game came out on March 20, Japan only.

>>1505636
Welp, I knew it was sometime this month. Thanks.

The special edition with the DVD looks pretty good, but it's probably sold out everywhere.

>>1505624
I've not even left season 1 yet, Started a few months ago and I really enjoy it.

Is it true a majority of episodes are untranslated though?

>>1505869
>Is it true a majority of episodes are untranslated though?
No. About 4/5 of episodes are already subbed. See >>1503343
Most of the first season has only the challenges subbed though.

Have any of the games he's played not survived into this era of emulation? I was thinking about trying some of them out myself, maybe livestreaming the struggle, just want to know before I start making any real plans.

>>1505607

Yes, but according to the Amazon reviews I've read they took out some stuff from the other games. There are no more quirky vidya magazines, there is no way to check the goals while you are playing the game and the games they made for this one look like they were made by amateurs.

>>1506065
You can emulate every game he challenges. He does play stuff in segments, like G&W, that you can't obviously emulate.

>>1506240
Can we all agree that Game & Watch is complete shit?

>>1506327
They're pretty primitive. Some of them are interesting at least for historical reasons. I liked that special one they showed last with the disk system mascot case.

>>1506327
no. there were many great Game & Watch games that were pretty incredible for their time

>>1506404
It doesn't matter how impressive they were. They're complete shit and I pity everyone who wasted his time back in the day with this kind of games.

>>1506073
>There are no more quirky vidya magazines,

True, that sucks, same as not having boxart.

>there is no way to check the goals while you are playing the game

That and having to use the touchscreen to select stuff is a minor annoyance.

>and the games they made for this one look like they were made by amateurs.

Bullshit, I haven't cleared it yet, but I still play some of the games in free mode. That review from Wired makes me wonder if the guy who played it likes the show and understands Japanese, I think both of those are key to enjoying it.

And Kan runs an arcade in this game, how can anyone dislike it?

thread reminder still waiting on space hunter subs

So where would one obtain GCCX raws?

>>1506780
I get mine at nyaa's torrent.

For those who don't know, the person asking for Space Hunter subs talking about the raws blog is a certain troublemaker. Ignore and report.

>>1506785
What I wanna know is whats so great about Space Hunter?

>>1505586
>Also, avoid the stuff with fighting games

Seconding this, if you're just getting into the series.
Doubly so if you're familiar with the game featured - it's fucking torturous.

>>1506785
wtf you talking about? I'm no trouble maker. What the fuck you think I been doing? I come on every now and then and say I am waiting space hunter subtitles.

so again, waiting on space hunter subs.

>be playing vidya
>things going fine, picking up powerups, on a roll
>suddenly
>SHIKASHI

I wanna see Arino play Starfox.

>>1506240
>He does play stuff in segments, like G&W, that you can't obviously emulate.

>>1506327
I like G&W donkey kong.

>>1507479
This is not emulated. This is made to look and feel like the classics from scratch.

I don't come to this general much. Do we still have an option for ftp downloads? Also, has anyone subbed Super Butoden 2 yet?

>All these people getting my space hunter posts deleted without reason

so whats the reason? waiting on space hunter subs

>>1507691
http://www.rosettastone.com

Last episode I saw that was new was Tom Sawyer. Are the two in OP the ones after that, or did I miss some?

>>1507895

Sky Kid I think.

>>1507895
You only missed Sky Kid between Tom Sawyer and Budokan.
http://pastebin.com/M07tVfza

How comes that one janitor decided to stick to this general? Is he/she known?

>>1507907
I think this is probably the /vr/ thread with the most hate, so he must keep a look out.

>>1507916
No it isn't. Not even close.

>>1505412
Yhe Quest of Ki episodes

>>1507489
And you can emulate it

waiting on captain tsubasa subs

shit was exciting in both episodes

>>1508801
what is this image

>>1508862
thurman thomas + hanako ikezawa from the western 4chan-made visual novel katawa shoujo

and part of it is a game called katawa crash made about that visual novel

>>1508874
>thurman thomas
I think that was the part that was confusing to me, thank you

>>1508801
>Sure thing little crippled girl

I love that line.
But I'm beyond sick of the Katawa fanboyism at this point....

>>1509857
>>1509021
>>1508874
>>1508862
Nazi janitor doesn't delete off-topic for once.

>>1506073
>the games they made for this one look like they were made by amateurs.

Which is funny since there are homebrew programmers that have made impressive games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2DJrr2iBXc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O7CHpbXIiM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN-Z8S_MIH4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct7T1L0cdYo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8kj7kytJp4

Yes, these are actual NES games, written entirely in assembly. Why don't they make a GCCX game where they have those games be actual retro games programmed by hobby programmers? I think a hobby NES programmer would be cheaper than a modern team to make games that look like NES games.

This whole GCCX3DS kerfuffle reminds you that indieszero was busy with the NES Remix games. I think it would have been more fitting for them to have worked on it.

>>1505591
or better yet just buy a gateway 3ds

>>1506535
Geez, you're kind of an opinionated little bitch, aren't you?
It doesn't really matter what your opinion on them was. Those little Game & Watch were fantastic for their time, and paved the way for a lot of our handhelds.

>>1510873
The games are still complete shit. It's unlike good NES games where the gameplay still holds up till today. If you play G&W games nowadays and have fun for more than 5 minutes I will accept your opinion. Also, they were only from a pure technological perspective impressive. It doesn't really matter for game enthusiasts like us.

>>1510909
>If you play G&W games nowadays and have fun for more than 5 minutes I will accept your opinion
They are good games when you're bored. Believe it or not, where I live they still sell this kind of game.

>>1510915
>They are good games when you're bored
Is this supposed to be a good argument? Stopping my piss beam and starting it again is a good game when I'm bored.
>Believe it or not, where I live they still sell this kind of game
Yeah, I find this G&W knockoffs, where 10 games are in one bootleg handheld system, all the time too.

>>1510479
>Why don't they make a GCCX game where they have those games be actual retro games programmed by hobby programmers?

Because that would take much longer and cost more, for something 99% of the target demo isn't going to notice or care about. You are downplaying the huge difference between coding for the NES and coding nowadays with modern high level languages.

>>1510909
I don't know man... Back then, where you could only play games in arcades or at home, having one to carry around with you was pretty great. It didn't matter how short the game was back then. You had a couple of minutes to kill, so why not jump over some barrels while you're at it.
Having a full length, at-home game experience just wasn't a thing back then... So of course it's going to be bad.
Nintendo has a ton of really shitty games that do not hold up today, most of those being the earlier games. Even you yourself said "unlike good NES games."

The games were fine. The gameplay was alright for what you got, and people still enjoy them for nostalgic reasons. You don't like them, and that's fine. You've done a good job expressing your opinion on the matter. Other people still enjoy them. That's all there is to it.

Also... do you really stop your "piss beam" and start again when you're bored? You need some better hobbies.

>>1511050
In what way is that healthy?

>>1511035
>do you really stop your "piss beam" and start again when you're bored?
It's actually pretty healthy.

>>1511051
Trains your bladder and does a better job at cleaning your urethra.

>>1511061
>Trains your bladder

What are you, five?

>better job at cleaning your urethra.

I ask again; what are you, five?

>>1511065
How rude, you asked.

>>1511078
Alright, fair enough.
But all this aside you did say that this was something you do for fun when you're bored.

While pissing, you stop, hold it for some time, then go again. Dear god why. Why would this be something you do for fun whenever you're bored?

>>1511083
I used it to show my dislike for G&W and to devalue its position as a game. It clearly went over your head.

This was my last off-topic post for fucks sake.

>>1511098
Nah, it didn't go over my head. It was just a clumsy way of trying to devalue the game, that's all.

But right, no more off topic discussions. I have some piss to hold in for a while.

>>1511051
It also helps you delay climax when having sex.

Kibe got all dressed up for his book signing.

>>1511242
Why couldn't he just wear something like a tuxedo?

>>1511246
Kibe is secretly a Jedi

>>1510951
I figured it'd be more authentic since many games were designed around hardware limitations, and look/play the way they do for a reason, so a game from the ground up will be more authentic. I don't think those guys will be too expensive at all, they already make these games as a hobby. But hey, in the world of business, it's all a risk. I doubt the GCCX games are million sellers to begin with.

NES coding is essentially unreadable unless you are a computer wizard.

Its a shame this show is so shitty now.

>>1502952
Both the mega and torrent downloads of Oishinbo seem to be 480p, but it's in 720p on dailymotion. Does daily motion not compress stuff like youtube and it's fine to just grab the mp4 from there? If not is there somewhere to get the original file?

>>1512245
I downloaded the torrent and it's 720p.

>>1512252
Really? But it's only 333MB.

>>1512259
Yeah, it really is 720p. Magic of encoding, I guess.

>>1512282
Oh okay, thanks. I guess with a game like this where nothing moves much on screen they can afford to crank the compression right up.

>>1511246
>implying a tuxedo would look anywhere near as classy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVAany_f8kk

So, here's SAGCCX's April Fool's joke.

>>1512497

I'd play it.

These threads are gay and I hide them.
Thank you, carry on.

>>1512574
so much better than "what is this show is he chinese?"

come now, son.

Holy shit....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVAany_f8kk

>>1512497
Nurse Nakayama is so lifelike

>>1512497
Look at that, I was playing SR4 recently. They should share the presets that they have, if at all possible.

>>1512926

They're in the character database for SR4, wherever that is. Search for SAGCCX.

Also, Arino has seen the video too: https://twitter.com/arimorokoshi415/status/451048994060242944

>What is this! That ponkoron at the end!

>>1502952
wait

>Game Center CX the Movie

what

JD = AWESOME RESPECTABLE HUMAN
APRIL FOOLS!!!!!

JD = PATHETIC FAGGOT

>>1513089
Who the fuck is JD?

>>1513319

>>1513323
>jd harmeyer
Is he in any way relevant to GCCX general?

>>1513334
Nah, but it's fun to derail the thread derailers.

guys why is nakayama so shy?

>>1513581
Some people are shy. Other people aren't.
It's a part of a person's personality.

New episode:

Episode 145 - Famicom Detective Club (Mega - 355 megs)

https://mega.co.nz/#!DIdnUabY!u_9qquj0eC1Y-gydWKU8UzGubMvRAeHh7ExfzKb5nWU

>>1516059

>>1516059

Fuckin' A. I've been waiting for this one.

The first challenge of season 18 will be Dragon Child Fighter (竜の子ファイター), a Turbo Grafix 16 game by Tonkin House, who also made Full Speed Delivery Boy.

Game play footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgGxZs6VzWM

>>1516059
>https://mega.co.nz/#!DIdnUabY!u_9qquj0eC1Y-gydWKU8UzGubMvRAeHh7ExfzKb5nWU

aw shit nigga

>>1516059
Their encoding are god tier now, it seems. 355MB for that quality?

>>1516197
Why do they keep picking those terrible, obscure games?

That one ain't even particularly good, there's certainly better stuff on the PC Engine.

>>1516263
Getting the rights is probably a big factor.

>>1516059
Fuck yes, awesome! I love those adventure game episodes.

I think the only one left to be subbed now is Portopia, I wonder why they've been avoiding it until now.

>>1516269
I really wish companies weren't so stingy with their older games, specially Konami.

I want Arino to play the sequel to Mystical Ninja, damn it.

>>1516225

It might be because a goon that seemed to know his shit was complaining in the thread about the massive sizes. Maybe he helped them out in figuring out how to do it properly.

So the two dudes dressed as Mario Brothers in the Budokan challenge were Matsui and Takahashi, right?

Or was it Nakayama as Luigi?

>>1516269
Well, I'm just really glad they're doing another PC Engine game, even if it's kusoge. I love that console.

>>1516332
It was Nakayama in the Luigi outfit.

>>1516302
The files are beautiful lately, just wish 60fps was something they cared about.

>>1516289
I feel like I may be the only person on the face of the Earth who never really enjoyed these games....

anyone have a link to that Dailymotion account with the latest raws?
Or any other site that has them?

>>1516059

>not posting the image as well

>>1516819
Why is the AVGN there?

>>1505412

Paris-Dakar Rally

>>1511242
Too bad he's married. A man that truly loves SEGA is a rare catch.

>>1516197
Fun fact: The game was developed by the same team who brought us such timeless classics as Circus Caper or Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

I'm pretty sure I'll be cumming endlessly when the Donkey Kong Country 2 trilogy will be released. I fucking love that game.

>>1516197
Full Speed Delivery Boy was fucking surreal, I'd love to watch him suffer through more of that.

>>1516474
I unlocked the ARPG you were asking about, it's a pretty good Zelda clone. Some unique features are the 'rupies' in the game are expended when you use disposable items like bombs, arrows and the rifle, and you have multiple lives. When you die, the broken toy soldier stays there and can be used to block enemies and protect yourself.

It's pretty good, but the last dungeon is really hard, if I can't clear it soon, I'll likely either give up at the shrine (this is the only game that allows it) or have the ADs help me.

>>1516850

>>1517204
Well, this game is downright nonsensical, has bizarre level design and some pretty grating background music.

It should be fun, right? Especially when Arino plays this stuff.

>>1517303
Dude this is the funniest thing i've seen today, and i've seen a lot of funny things today

>>1516059
rub a dub etc

HEY, Mr. "I want to see Metro Cross and Space Hunter subbed!". Good news for you!

https://mega.co.nz/#!aVs1iTSZ!jdnEnL_dAJ0oFlgybCD7XUMXdFwyhbc_rOf-ABae2mo

>>1518317
Oops, forgot the image.

>>1518317
as the person thats been asking for that (and lately captain tsubasa as well) I thank you from the bottom of my heart

>>1518317
>part 1
and 2?

>>1516059
>>1518317

This has been a good couple of days.

>>1518317
Holy crap they've been releasing episodes left and right.

How about some retro zombie games? Now I know that nowadays every single modern game has a some sort of pointless zombie DLC and people are getting kinda of sick of them, but these old school zombies are a different deal.
By "old school zombies" I mean the Romero zombies and other similar zombies from the same era.
I like Corpse Killer. It's good pointless violent fun with extra cheesy full motion videos. I like the zombies in this game because they remind me of 70s/80s italian horror movies.

>>1518317

>>Part 1

Ohhhhhh snap.

>>1506625
Chris Kohler definitely knows about Game Center CX, they talked about it sometimes in older Retronauts episodes, before anyone had even started subbing this show. I'm pretty sure he can read Japanese too, though I'm less positive on this point than the first.

B-back to watching old episodes again I guess...

>>1505621

When I first started watching this show, I watched whatever looked interesting. Happened to watch Journey to the West in chronological order.

>>1519691

We got two new episodes in two days, quit complaining. Metro-Cross part two will likely be any day.

>>1518521
I'm 100% sure they will release it tomorrow, like they always do with two-parters.

>>1506625
>>1519258
I think I've heard him say on one of the Wired Game|Life Podcasts or somewhere that he's fluent in Japanese.

I'm only on Season 13, are the new episodes still good?

Didn't Arino visit one of these threads once?

>>1519818
No.

>>1518317
So that's why they've been silent for so long!

Holy shit, that's a lot of episodes to watch. Here's hoping they've actually subbed Space Hunter. It needs subs badly.

>>1519818
I wish.

>>1519818
What makes you think that happened?

>>1519832
I dunno. I just had this memory that happened for some reason. Maybe it was a dream.

>>1519791
Yes.

>>1519832
Maybe he mistook it for when Hideki Kamiya visited /v/.

>>1519258
>>1519787

I finished the game today (aside from a few coin games not yet unlocked), but I think what's really noteworthy about this game is how much it was aimed at big fans of the show.

That's why I think if you don't pick up some references it might not be as fun. For example, Wing Hero is an almost straight clone of Sky Kid (down to what Arino shouts out when you play), and the adventure/town segments are full of references to the show (favorite one: a game stops working, so you look for someone to fix it. You find Suda, who scrapes a screw driver across the game till it works). I think these small, aimed-at-fans touches make the annoyances in the game not just bearable, but part of it.

tl;dr, The game might not be totally fun if you're not a Japanese fluent GCCX fan.

One of the "333 gifts" they'll start giving away at the end of April, it's all 15 trading cards in a frame for ten fans.

>>1519985
...individually numbered t-shirts for 77 fans...

>>1519975
He did? When was that?

>>1519995
and key rings for 150 fans. Also, signed copies (Arino and staff) of the GGCX movie script for 30 fans, and having your name added to the end roll of the movie credits for 66 fans.

>>1519998

>>1520012
That... that was awesome.

>>1519832
Maybe he misread that guy Kakaricho's name as "Kachoarino" and started hyperventilating
Like me

>>1519785
You were 100% right.
>http://pastebin.com/M07tVfza
>(#155) Metro-Cross (Part 2) [SA-GCCX]
>https://mega.co.nz/#!yRdRGDzD!AtkB1gNF1FY6pvnvpCr49bfM4G98Guwzz3-Q1ZxYIhY

>>1520765
And the torrent just popped up too.
>http://www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=539314

>>1516059
>>1518317
>>1520765
I can't even remember the last time they put out so many episodes so fast.

>>1519791
Season 15 is great.

>>1520765
At this point I wouldn't be surprised if they released Rocky Rodent tomorrow.

I took me fucking two days to upload two gb to mega. Now first april is over and it's too late to pretend that the DKC2 trilogy just got released.

Fuck, this is getting big.

On the Actraiser episode. this scene made me burst out laugh.

Here is part 2 !
https://mega.co.nz/#!yRdRGDzD!AtkB1gNF1FY6pvnvpCr49bfM4G98Guwzz3-Q1ZxYIhY

http://www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=539314

>>1522079

You're way late buddy.

>>1520765
>>1520778

>>1521965

>>1519985
>That guitar

He needs to stop riding that old joke.

>want to play Metro-Cross because it's fun to play a game and watch the GCCX episode afterwards
>give up on round 6 because the game is hard as fuck and more a memorization simulator
>google how many rounds the game has
>32
I don't think I can watch Arino suffer that much.

>>1522930
Through the use of a continue code and glitches it's actually around the same time (length-wise) as most of the challenges

JD = PATHETIC FAGGOT

I just watched episode 1 again and I wish they would research the back-story of the game before they challenge it like in ep 1.

Which episode is the one where he plays past 8am and has the most tired expression on his face?

>>1523229
I think it was SMB3. Is it the same one where he goes to a hotel so he can play all night?

>>1523229
Lemmings 24 hour live challenge.

>>1521990
ballin

Abe's daughter is fucking adorable.

>>1524508
explain yourself

Besides this guy https://www.dailymotion.com/playlists/user/bitjello79/2

Is there other channel THIS organized where I can watch the show online?

Every other channel just has the episodes "lying" there and it's confusing.

>>1524975
Forgot to add: up to date.

>>1525003
>>1524996
>>1524993
>>1524991
Maybe make a few good reactions instead scenes you can only repost in this thread.

>>1525003
"What are you doing to my pure and innocent game-related show, writing a skit like that?!"

I don't know Japanese so perhaps someone who both speaks Japanese and saw the translations can answer this.

I don't doubt the accuracy of the translations, but whenever I watch GCCX, it seems like they just find the perfect words for everything. May it be game related or pointing something out. Maybe some of you also had this kind of phenomena.

And this isn't only in GCCX, but also in Gaki no Tsukai. I know Japanese comedy is much about pointing things out and maybe I'm projecting because I myself can't manage to find the right words in many situations throughout my life, especially not the words that seem to be spot-on.

>>1525630
The hardest part about translation isn't understanding Japanese - it's understanding both Japanese and English intimately enough that you can create the "perfect" rewording from one language to the other. Which is especially hard here when you consider that Japanese and English have completely different grammar.

The mark of an expert translator is that "they just find the perfect words for everything".

>>1525630
I guess that depends on your translations skills.

>>1525641
Pretty much this.

If you translate it word for word, it wont come out sounding so great in English. You have to take what they are saying it, and change words around a bit so that it makes sense (and has a good flow) in English, while still keeping true to what they said in their own language.

Look at these Luddites, using FFmpeg to add frames to video game footage. We need to take a stand against this new webm thing...FFmpeg and 60fps? They must be adding frames from Japanese P2P downloads.

>>>/g/41212767

>>1525746
This is one of the reasons why the TV-N subs are terrible. They insist on word by word translations.

good night guys :-)

>>1524991
>>1524993
ep?

>>1526574
Lemming 24 hour live compilation.

>>1526116
I don't think they insist on anything, they are just awful weeaboos and amateurish translators. They have poor knowledge of the subject at hand (unless it involves men-in-rubber-suits movies), and frequently get things completely wrong.

There are a few episodes translated by both TV-N and SA, and the difference is remarkable.

Years late but jesus christ that Battle Golfer Yui ending.

So about that 30th Famicom Anniversary Live (Rockman 2) :
Did he actually beat it ? What's the deal about that ending? I only got very rudimentary japanese knowledge but I I don't think they clearly said how it ended.

Also, are the other live specials nomoonspeak-friendly ? This one was pretty easy to follow.

Hey /vr/ my japanese girlfriend said she was watching GCCX on cable and saw a really funny episode about a weird game where all you did was go to shops and sleep at hotels and you can steal stuff and everyone calls you a thief and won't let you back in. Anyone know which one that is?

I need as much as possible of these reactions and quotes, please.

>>1528623
This is already the best one.

>>1528639
You never have enough of these.

>>1528641
The only one I have. It doesn't apply as much anymore since I left /v/.

>>1528649

>>1528689
I was just watching this right now.

>>1528623

>>1528727
Search "Full Speed! Delivery Boy"

>>1528689
Which episode is that?

>>1528729
Thanks.

The Wired editor who panned the new GCCX game talks about it on the podcast linked below at the 13 minute mark:
(Wired page with player)
http://www.wired.com/2014/03/gamelife-podcast-episode-105/
(direct link to the mp3)
http://downloads.wired.com/podcasts/assets/gamelifeaudio/gamelifereboot_105.mp3

fart

can someone explain to me the catch a copy and the quest of ki(first hour) "joke subs" thing? are the subs just completely made up or what? i watched these and they dont seem funny or anything. they seemed like proper subs...i dont quite get it.

>>1529425
"Catch Copy Special" came about when the SA thread wondered what iconic English-laguage flyers and magazine ads would suit the format. The translation team took these suggestions, had ZG overdub the taglines into Japanese, and then took a Samurai Pizza Cats approach to the available footage (throwing out the real script and just writing something funny, but matching the original's timing).

"Quest of Ki First Hour" was a response to people jokingly asking for the full 8 hours of the challenge to be subbed, right after the SA thread had kicked up a storm about TV-N's nonsense. Everything about the release was a checklist for the 'bad practices' fansub groups have been known for (hosted on a crap filesharing site, obscure file format, watermarking, honorifics, not translating certain words, bad spelling/grammar), but the translation buried under all that is actually serviceable.

>>1529636
And thus we get classic lines about Nakayama and Toujima's dinosaur fantasies.

Has anyone found a copy of any of the following, ep 106(Yuji Horii Interview), 128(strider), or 144(vice project doom) ? I have an ok looking copy of 144, but the frame rate is 15fps. as for 106 and 128, i have yet to find a copy that doesnt look like garbage.. :(

Has anyone found a good looking copy of any of the following, ep 106(Yuji Horii Interview), 128(strider), or 144(vice project doom) ? I have an ok looking copy of 144, but the frame rate is 15fps. As for 106 and 128, I have yet to find a copy that doesn't look like garbage.. :(

what's the purpose of the thing on his head?

>>1530704

>>1530704
Its a cooling pad. You normally stick them on your head when you have a fever.

What was your first GCCX episode /vr/? Mines was Comix Zone and immediately after I watched pac-man 2 because I played that as a kid.

>>1531493
S0E1

>>1531493
Mine was the Kotaku Ninja Gaiden episode. I watched it a couple of years ago, completely forgot about the show, then rediscovered GCCX last December when I started lurking /vr/.

>>1531493
Kacho in America.

There was something very special about watching him re-live my own arcade experience.

>>1531493
I first saw a GCCX video on Pat the NES Punk's site since he was posting them there a while back. I think the first one I watched was Mega Man 2. Then I google'd it, found the SA thread and was pretty soon hooked on the Kacho.

I just finished watching Famicom Detective Club episode. The story was surprisingly good for a NES adventure game.

>>1531493

The first episode. I first got into Game Center CX after the big Youtube takedown, when /v/ was blowing up with threads about it, so I downloaded a big torrent, started with the first episode, and went from there.

>>1531558
>>1531561
>>1532019

>all these newfags

Just kidding, the more people hear the Kacho gospel the better.

I remember back when I started watching, absolute squat had been translated. SA had only started semi-recently and zari-gani wasn't even in the team yet. Most we had were those fuckawful TV-Nihon subs of Season 1 + a few others, but since they were almost all we had it's not like there was much room to complain.

Man, the amount of episodes we have now was pretty much only a distant dream back then and didn't seem remotely realistic.

Here's the song from Oishinbo that they used in the commercial bumps if anyone found it as catchy as me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EaL1btxlx8

>>1531493
I don't remember my first episode, sadly. I do remember that it was Densha de GO! that got me into it, though.

I'd seen Arino used for reaction images for ages on /v/ and never really known what it was from, then about 15 months ago I saw a GCCX thread on /v/ and that got me into watching them on YouTube. I watched a few episodes of games I know (Super Mario World, Yoshi's Island etc), and being a bit of a fan of both trains and Japanese games I checked out Densha de GO! and loved it so much I downloaded all the episodes and started from episode one. It took me about a year going at a leisurely pace of a couple a week, and I just finished a month or two ago. Now I watch things as they're released.

>>1532195
Oh, I should also mention that I also bought the DVD set and both DS games (I don't have a Japanese 3DS though, so I'll have to skip the new game).

I also found a guy selling those pigs from the Korea episode, so I bought one and keep it with my DVDs.

>>1531493

I started with The Kotaku eps until someone mentioned there was a pretty healthy translation scene for it, then I flipped over to a torrent and never looked back.

>>1532195
>leisurely pace of a couple a week

Once I started watching, I couldn't stop. I watched 3 - 4 a day.

>>1531493
Prince of Persia. It was glorious.

>>1531493
I think SOS, I didn't quite know what GCCX was but I understood that it was like a look/walkthrough of a game and I always wanted to see what SOS was like. I think it was a good choice.

>Check in after a month
>Wonder if the Goons subbed Gradius
>NOPE
They can't avoid it forever

>>1533550
It was a really boring episode and the konami code ruined it for me. Not surprised that they haven't had it as a high priority.

>>1533671
Yeah, they once said we shouldn't except it to be subbed anytime soon as they found it to be pretty bad.

Season 18 information!

General stuff

Episode wise, season 18 will apparently have 20 episodes

The opening - new music remix, but old classic games scroll. Feels kind of lonely.

AD? Matsui's still on duty

Snacks? Apparently Arino is well and his eyes are okay, but his doctor has recommended he quit salty/sour snacks (bad reception, not sure which), so his squid snacks were confiscated (and later returned).

The King? The 'six seasons curse' is alive and well. He got transformed into an elephant and is being quizzed on the 10th anniversary celebrations by some circus clowns

Age wise - apparently him playing with his glasses on, shoulders hunched with a cooling pad on is okay. Makes him look way older in my opinion

New corner? Arino's at a hot spring resort playing with the Famicom Box, which has 30+ games to challenge. He played Super Mario Bros.(not understanding that he was playing with a time limit per 100 yen coin), claiming it'd be easy for someone who beat the game at the Budokan.

...

Still, Arino playing Famicom/NES games with an NES controller, kind of sweet...
More Info - [url]http://famicomworld.com/system/other/famicombox/[/url].

The game:

Opinion? One of the cheapest looking games I've ever seen. I almost want to track it down just to confirm how bad it is. Every level ends with a "choose-one-of-four-doors lottery" and if you get it wrong, back to the start of the level! So cheap.

Last boss? Recycled from a previous boss. Hooray Tonkin House!

Result? Beat with little AD help, might be another great season

Next game? "That game requested by so many people!" No clues at all really.

Oh, and the new segment was shot at Hashimoto Kan in the Iizakao Onsen region of Fukushima prefecture. Nice to see them still "cheering for the Tohoku-Kantou region".

Link to the hotel: http://travel.rakuten.co.jp/HOTEL/31662/31662.html

>>1534118
>Snacks?
>Age wise

But I don't want Arino to age.

>Next game?

Doom, obviously. Or some NES/SNES kusoge.

I can't shake off the feeling that it's going to be the last or next-to-last season. Dunno why.

>>1534368

>I can't shake off the feeling that it's going to be the last or next-to-last season. Dunno why.

Because you think he's getting too old, you just practically said it yourself.

>>1534118
>Episode wise, season 18 will apparently have 20 episodes
No need to spoiler that, I think everyone figured they'd keep going with 20 per season.

>>1534176
Great news, thanks for the updates.

>>1533671
>>1533684
You really think Arino could beat a Gradius game WITHOUT the Konami code? Unless you're extremely good, you're basically buttfucked if you get killed in later stages.

>>1535191
The 'six seasons curse' is alive and well. He got transformed into an elephant and is being quizzed on the 10th anniversary celebrations by some circus clowns
>Queen doesn't get turned into a succubus.
SO MUCH LOST POTENTIAL AND PORN

>>1535191
He uses it FOUR MINUTES into an hour long episode and Takahashi plays most of the game for him. He doesn't even get enough time practicing without the code that he barely can play the game. There's plenty of games he plays without codes or he doesn't get told about them until about halfway into the episode.

>>1535381
Shmup episodes suck, period, since Arino can hardly ever do much.

Ditto for fighting games, they're never any fun.

>>1535458
>Street Fighter episode
>not glorious

>>1524508
Hey look, it's Areino

>>1535516
That's the only exception to 'em, though.

Why don't they just teach Arino the moves before he plays, at least? It would give him some sort of fighting chance.

>>1535581
He'll still spam fireballs even if they teach him the moves.

>>1531493
Started with the very first episode when my friend and I searched Youtube for a playthrough of Takeshi no Chousenjou

>>1534368

He doesn't seem nearly as old as I thought in the first episode of Season 18 at least.

>>1535718
It was the Taito/Takeshi no Chousenjou one.

Back then we didn't even have decent subs, just some lazy group that would sub only half an episode. I'm glad things changed.

>>1536558
Meant for >>1531493

>>1536558
Yonuko...WOW

They also called Sasano "Sakijo" in TokiMemo

Honestly SA is the best subbing group for GCCX (well...VRGCCX was but). They still do stuff that annoys me but at least they know the Japanese they are translating and (at least in recent episodes) I haven't noticed any glaring "localization" errors that plague some episodes (like Clover's GnG calling Red Arremer "Firebrand" even though they are called Red Arremer in that game! Although SA did call Kamek "Magikoopa" in World but Kamek in YI so...)

>>1536678
Wait, TV-Nihon translated Tokimeki Memorial episode?

>>1536678
It just annoys me how they translate the name of every game and manga that shows up in the show, even the ones without any actual english names.

How am I supposed to even look' em up on the internet later?

>>1536678

>Yonuko...WOW

Well it's no excuse since you can easily find it anywhere but the "wi" kana they use isn't actually used in Japanese anymore so the duo's name IS a bit unusual.

>>1536781
Unless it just happened, I don't think so. He might be thinking of a different episode.

>>1536805
You'd have to be quite retarded to know enough Japanese to attempt to translate a TV show yet not notice the difference between ぬ and ゐ. My Japanese is fucking awful and even I know about the obsolete kana.

I think the first GCCX I saw was also Takeshi's Challenge, and also probably TV-N's sub but luckily I was able to see the quality of the show through the shittyness of the translation.

>>1537261
>You'd have to be quite retarded to know enough Japanese to attempt to translate a TV show yet not notice the difference between ぬ and ゐ. My Japanese is fucking awful and even I know about the obsolete kana.

well, don't forget you are talking about Takenoko-chan-sama-tachi

>>1530429
Id like to find a good copy of strider too

>>1534118

They said god damn Matsui would not be past the season...

>>1537428

Obligatory

>>1538264
Wait, what? Isn't chic already a english word? Why the TN?

>>1535381
Arino is shit at shumps and Gradius is particularly punishing.

Also he had to complete the stages first before Takahashi stepped in to help.

I like all Arino's Game Trip,
I hope he visit asia again

>>1538281
People tend to have a dismally small vocabulary these days, as they tend to communicate largely through short messages and Facebook, and not engage in any sort of conversations that aren't about some shitty book without any hard words in it.

>>1538204
Don't remember if corrected between old and new threads, but that was Twitter speculation I posted before I saw the last episode of season 17.

>>1538920
Is Matsui still around in this new season?

Has the episode been uploaded anywhere, my usual Dailymotion page doesn't have it yet.

>>1528552
It was the Woody Poko episode. That game is totally bizarre, man. Grade A kusoge.

>>1538997
He's still around/spoiler]

>>1538997
Matsui's still AD, for this episode at least.

>>1538997
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgFItdW5ly8

>>1539024
Thanks. Was this edited, btw? The opening isn't there.

>>1539049
Not him but I think they do that to try to get around copyright catches. They all get pulled from youtube before long anyway though. The uncut one is on FC2 and will be on dailymotion eventually.

Arino must be pretty pissed now that they took his beloved dried squid snacks away.

All for health's sake, I guess...

>>1539072
Yeah, I keep seeing that. They often zoom videos or remove music from them.

Eh, the better to keep 'em alive longer, I suppose.

>>1535458
>Shmup episodes suck, period

Does that make me a bad person for liking this one?

>>1531493
Ghosts & Ghouls

>>1531493
Kirby's Adventure.

Skipped around to F-Zero, Mega Man 4, and Pac Man 2 after that, then started watching in sequence from season 2 on /vr/'s recommendation.

>>1531493
The Earthbound Nintendo Channel episode. Somebody threw it up during a stream. Now I just skip around, watching episodes as I feel like watching them, with preferences towards newer sub releases.

Recommended episodes overall to start watching?

>>1541564
http://pastebin.com/FWqMHSrs

Super Mario World, Ghouls & Ghosts, anything else with the beginner tag on it.

>>1539086
He has a lot of other snacks.

>>1541421
I really didn't like that one. They let him cheat like crazy and he still blows it.

>>1541582
Thanks man.

>>1541586
As much as I like to see him succeed after a hard-fought battle with a game, sometimes it's equally satisfying to see him just fall flat on his face despite stacking the odds in his favor. Maybe that's an overload of guaranteed happy endings from other media talking, maybe it's because it helps make the show less predictable.

When are the subber faggots going to gdet off their asses and sub one of the 20+ unsubbed episodes.

Holy fuck your so fucking lazy

>>1541769
Am I the only one here that wishes they would just sub the un-subbed episodes in order? I hate that they just jump around subbing what episodes they think people want in order to gain further recognition.

>>1541793
yeah, everything should be subbed in order

>>1541769
>>1541793
>>1541802

I hope you guys are kidding, we aren't exactly entitled to any episodes at all and they're doing it at their own free time for no payment. It's a miracle we're still getting episodes after this long in the first place. And who the fuck translates episodes of a relatively obscure Japanese tv-show about video games for "recognition", are you seriously complaining that they translate episodes people like to see?

Bet you also started crying when you didn't get the exact smartphone version you wanted on Christmas.

>>1541421
No, Fantasy Zone is awesome. Still, that episode doesn't rank too highly.

>>1541820
Don't start this entitlement shit.

>>1541830

When other people spend a shitload of hours working on something and bring them to you for free with no profit for themselves, bitching about how it's not the order you want or as fast as you want makes you pretty fucking entitled.

Learn Japanese or cope with the situation. I'd wager it'll be the latter since the former would require effort from your part.

>>1541848
rekt san

>>1541793
>>1541802
>>1541820
>>1541830
>>1541848
>>1541867
>arguing over sub order
>I'm just about to hit episode 60

>>1541421
Anybody know if SA subbed the Gradius episode yet?

>>1541990
Not yet. This >>1503343 shows what's subbed and not.

>>1541980

Take it slow and enjoy the ride and they'll last you for a long time still.

Where are the download links for the subtitle files from episodes after Budokan? The AviSynth script may have been useful in subbing the episode, but as it reveals the subtitle file works perfectly with the source 60fps video file with no additional software.

Is this the new standard for subtitling? I already have most of these new episodes in what are apparently the source files so just downloading a 46 KB .ass file is a lot more efficient and results in full quality. Are there links to other sub files?

>>1542090
No.

>>1542098
OK I'll watch them when there are, now that I see that SA is using the encodes of others and deleting frames + quality.

>>1542098
fuck you faggot

JD = PATHETIC FAGGOT

SPECTER = PATHETIC FAGGOT

>>1542935
>>1542946
>>1542953
= PATHETIC FAGGOTS

Just finished the Ikki ep.
Oh man, dat secret.

Wish they could make more figures.
I could use a little Kacho cheering me on.

>>1543127
I'd buy figures of any of the cast, really. On the spot.

I'd totally buy an Arino nendoroid.

>Watched the Budokan when it came out
>Finally got around to watching the Derby Stallion episode
>Rewatch relevant section of Budokan
>Them feels
Ogawa jockey of the year all years.

JD = PATHETIC FAGGOT

>>1543347
I wonder how low the chances of him winning were.

>>1543347
7,000 people chanting "OGAWA! OGAWA!" and then the place exploded, felt awesome.

Tfw Arino visited your shitting small town when he was in America, and went to the local shitty video game shop.

I wish I got to meet him.

Just watched the new episode, I really wish they would stop playing PCE games since the majority of them are pieces of shit and not worth playing for 5 minutes let alone to completion.

For the next episode I'm really hoping it's Star Fox, Zelda (1 or 2), or a popular PS1 game. I'm expecting shit, though, so we'll see what happens (highly requested...either a popular game or a popular kusoge)

>text adventure episodes

Why is episode 29 not translated?

>>1544536

It's one of the episode licensed by Kotaku. After their shitty handling of the show, they were later picked up by Discotek and now they're all included as both subbed and Kotaku-dubbed versions in the DVD released in the west.

>>1544552
And since when internet translators are so beta that they care?

>>1544554
You can download the DVD episodes her if you want.
chrome://mega/content/secure.html#F!YtlAEABQ!cLf_4jvGWMIweRvjKqkGxA

>>1544536
It's on DVD.

>>1544554

Legal issues ain't worth the hassle.

They subbed them all for the DVD so that westerners have a way to support the show as well and to spread Arino awareness.

>>1544558
Anon, are you trying to trick me?

>>1544561
Why not open the link and find out?

>>1544564
It took me a minute to realize how to work it out, but it begs the question why would you post it like that? What you try to go under the FBI radar?

>>1544572
Almost forgot.

Thanks, I guess.

>>1541421
I really like it when Arino plays something difficult because it brings out his true colors where he tries to push himself to get through an obstacle, and shmups are proven to be his hardest genre. That, and watching shmups is the most enjoyable retro games to watch to me. I wish he would play more of them.

>>1544617
Oh you mean like....I dunno...Ninja Spirit ;) ?

>>1544554
Because one of them worked on it?

>>1544669

While I don't agree with that guy, they didn't work on them when they were originally pulled since it was by Kotaku.

Are you seriously going to delete my post because of the DVD episodes link when new subbed episodes are also posted here and everything is fine? You need to stop doing these double standards and thinking your on some morale high ground by deleting the links whenever someone posts them since it's equally illegal to download the DVD episodes as it is to download the non-DVD episodes.

Are you seriously going to delete my post because of the DVD episodes link, when new subbed episodes are also posted here and everything is fine? You need to stop doing these double standards and thinking you're on some morale high ground by deleting the links whenever someone posts them yet it's equally illegal to download the DVD episodes as it is to download the non-DVD episodes.

Frankly, this whole thread more or less violates global rule 11 because of all the plugging, but I have some respect for GCCX because it's an actual TV program, rather than some random YouTube loser seeking attention like AVGN, Gamesack, etc.

DVD episodes
chrome://mega/content/secure.html#F!YtlAEABQ!cLf_4jvGWMIweRvjKqkGxA

>>1544691
I'm talking about the DVD. I should have been more specific.

Does anyone have the screencap of Arino saying 'to hell with the sun'?

Or at least tell me the episode so I take it myself

Regards

>>1544909
boop

>>1544910
Thank you

Regards
Anonymous

>>1544909
>>1544910
That's from the Kotaku version of Ninja Gaiden, by the way.

>>1544096
>I really wish they would stop playing PCE games since the majority of them are pieces of shit and not worth playing for 5 minutes let alone to completion.
Yeah, no. The Tonkin House games they've played ARE shit though. Everything Hudson made for the system is pretty much gold, but I'm guessing the recent demise of both them and Irem have made it next to impossible to play anymore games by either publisher because Konami keeps being a cunt with the rights.

>>1544316
I'd normally agree, but the Three Course Showdown episode was great.

>>1544316
All detective games are awesome dude.

>>1544950
Hudson's games are pretty much the only good games but really, what have they left to cover in terms of hudson anyway? Unless its more of games he's already played (sequels).

>>1546334
Konami's Rondo Of Blood says hi.

Konami also made top notch games on the PCE too.

>>1546529
PC-Engine...CD. It's the same as arguing a Sega CD game is a Genesis game.

>>1535581
>Why don't they just teach Arino the moves before he plays
He's just incapable of grasping the mechanics. Same deal with me and RTS games. All I ever manage to do is turtle and prettifying my base.

>>1531493
same as
>>1531512

>>1524508
I want to know the source of this

>>1524508
>>1547541
Google reverse image search says Arino's wife, but their faces look too different. I think it might be Saki Inagaki, a popular Asuka cosplayer.

>>1547541
GameCenter C.X: You Can (Not) Continue.

>>1548019
>Google reverse image search says Arino's wife

Shadowgate or Déjà Vu ever come to Famicom? That would be fun to watch (him die).

>>1548160
They both originated in Japan.

Famicom Remix 1+2 challenge uploaded to youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j23tGeK3zu0

>>1548310
No kids :(

It's part one of two, so the next part should be up soon.

>>1548160
Yes, they both did. Shadowgate is actually considered to be a kusoge because the translation is horrible.

>>1548667
Could hitler still be alive?

>>1548667
>>1548673

The Nazi swastika is the other way around you dolts.

>>1548832
Could reverse Hitler still be alive!?

>>1548310
no riko ;_;

>>1548897
Arino interacting with those kids made the first challenge so much fun. It was like an extended Tamage when kids are around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQCUPNdv4dY
Don't give up, Kacho!

>>1548904
What a shame, I hope they make another video on this game with the same kids. Their interaction with Arino is what made that last video so great.

Is the physical edition of Remix 1+2 coming to the west? I'd totally buy it.

Anybody know why on their older games Namco called themselves Namcot?

>>1549142

>Collectors of vintage 8-bit import games probably own a few Famicom or PC-Engine titles branded "Namcot," instead of just "Namco." During the '80s, when Namco entered the console software publishing business in earnest, it created a separate division to handle those releases -- Namco Home EntertainmenT, at least according to some reports, was shortened to Namcot.

http://www.1up.com/features/untitled_26?pager.offset=1

Seems a good explanation to me.

>>1548968

Whoops I >>1548208 messed up. The NES ports came out after the Famicom ports but neither game was originally from Japan.

Gee I wonder who sponsored this event.

>>1549237
The shameless way the advertised this made ma actually want to buy red bull and I'm not sucking this because of Arino, it was just placed with this pointing things out humor the japanese love so much.

>>1549643
Fuck, it was a mistake to smoke the second bowl.

>>1549656
drug addict pls go

Next challenge is Mega Man X.

>>1550034
WOAH, what?