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Post by Bobinator on Nov 1, 2013 0:05:31 GMT -5
The podcast is available! Grab it here!It's been a long and crazy ride through these 25 episodes, and we've had you, the viewers, to thank. And so, to celebrate our hard work, we've decided to make a month dedicated to the symbols of marketing that are mascots. We've got some from the US, some from Japan, and some from Europe, so we've got a triple billing of 90's extremeness! Gex - 3DO, Saturn, PS1, Windows 95 Gex is a platform game originally released for the 3DO in 1994. Versions of the game were later released for the PlayStation, the Sega Saturn and Microsoft Windows. It was a pack-in game for Panasonic models of the 3DO later in the console's life.[1] It is the first game in the Gex series and introduces players to the titular character, a wisecracking gecko named Gex (voiced in this game by comedian Dana Gould). The game is also the only side-scrolling game in the series.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gex_(video_game) Plok - Super Nintendo Plok is a Super Nintendo game developed by Software Creations and published by Tradewest Games in 1993 in North America, and later by Nintendo in Europe and Activision in Japan. The game is a traditional platform game starring a character named "Plok."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plok Ardy Lightfoot - Super Nintendo Ardy Lightfoot (アルディライトフット?)[3] is a platform video game released on the Super Nintendo in 1993 in Japan and 1994 in the west. It was developed by ASCII and published by Titus in North America.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardy_Lightfoot PRO TIPPZ:- Kutan has a few tips for Ardy Lightfoot. "I'll go ahead and drop this tip, just because it's not super obvious: hold up on the d-pad for a little bit, and Ardy pulls out his inexplicable ninja invisibility cloak and becomes invincible (though immobile). You can keep it up for about four or five seconds. Enemies will continue trying to attack you, so sometimes you're forced to put the cloak down and just take the hit anyway, but it does have its uses-- try it on the first boss."
[/spoiler] Game-breaking tip for Scene 16: You can use the cloak to pass through absolutely everything dangerous in this level. I'm sorry. Minor tip/strategy if the final boss is giving you grief: In the second stage of the fight, I ran into a problem where I'd pogo off a ball, and he'd perform a leap at the same time I was headed at him. Sometimes I'd clear his head and make the hit, and other times I'd smack into his face and take damage. It was really inconsistent for me. The safe way around it is to only pogo off the first ball he throws; he'll jump after the second one. You'll need to keep your pogo charged all the time to be ready for when he throws that first ball, but, of course, he randomly throws lightning into the mix. As soon as you see him start to telegraph his lightning spell, let go of the B button and hold up-- you'll have barely enough time to land and get your cloak out. Maybe I was going about his second form the wrong way, but this is how I was able to get through it consistently without taking damage. KaL gives us some tips from the Plok manual: * Fired limbs come back instantly when they hit a baddie, but float back slowly when they miss. So try to make every punch hit.
* Plok cannot fire in a somersault jump, but can jump much higher than an ordinary jump.
* Pushing the Control Pad down at the same time as the Jump button gives Plok a lower jump.
* Pushing the Control Pad down during a jump brings Plok back to the ground much faster.
* When Plok has no limbs, he bounces constantly, being very difficult to control. Avoid this if at all possible.
* Buddy hornets only last for a short time, so don't release them when there are no enemies around.
* When Plok is short of limbs, a power-up costume will bring them all back if there is one lying around.
Check out my rad tips for Gex![li]On the third boss, you can climb the background wall. Remember that if you have a hard time with the platforms.[/li] [li]Using a password will start you back with three lives. Go back to the first world and farm some more, if you need to.[/li] Kutan says: "Posting from my phone, so no wall of text. I mostly wanted to share this: let Gex sit on the title screen for a while, and you get violently assaulted by the 90's. It's great." Voting ended on Friday, November 8th at 10:30 PM EST! *NOTE*: When voting, please choose a game that you want to play - and will play - but have not beaten entirely or beaten recently, say, within the last 5 - 10 years. You may not vote for a game that you have played or spoiled within the last year! It's also best to vote for a game that you have not played before. All votes are final, so no going back if you change your mind. If you're going to vote, we'd like to have you along for the ride! Previous 3 GC9X Threads:
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Post by Snarboo on Nov 1, 2013 0:09:16 GMT -5
Put in my vote for Bug!, Plok and Ardy Lightfoot.
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Post by Bobinator on Nov 1, 2013 0:11:04 GMT -5
And I put in my votes for Gex, Mr. Nutz, and High Seas Havoc.
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Post by lanceboyle94 on Nov 1, 2013 1:21:15 GMT -5
Put my votes for Bug!, Tinhead and Congo's Caper.
Definitely gonna be an interesting one. I will admit that I was gonna go for Pac-Man World instead, but I had already tried that one, and Bug! is the only one of those three I never tried yet, so it'll be interesting, I hope...
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Post by Joseph Joestar on Nov 1, 2013 6:12:39 GMT -5
I voted for Pac-Man World, Plok, and Ardy Lightfoot. I'm lazy and don't want to set up a Saturn emulator or dig up my Saturn ;p.
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Post by zerker on Nov 1, 2013 15:44:07 GMT -5
Supposedly there's a Windows version of Bug, but good luck tracking that down.
I voted Gex, Tinhead and Ardy Lightfoot. But to be honest. I'd probably be in for playing any of them, so long as I can grab a copy somewhere.
EDIT: I am, however, a bit worried about the potential for the public twitter voting system. There is no mention of the voting "rules" on the poll itself, and there is no visible post per vote. I fear this will just result votes from people with no intention of playing the games they are voting for, which goes against the entire spirit of the poll. I would reconsider this approach for December's game.
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Post by Weasel on Nov 1, 2013 16:22:24 GMT -5
Supposedly there's a Windows version of Bug, but good luck tracking that down. I seem to recall it was one of three Sega PC games that was distributed through Jack in the Box restaurants; the other two were Sonic 3D Blast and Sonic & Knuckles Collection. I only own the two Sonics. =P
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Post by cardinalfang on Nov 1, 2013 17:10:22 GMT -5
I bet I can find Bug. If not, it'll give me an excuse to break out the Saturn emulator I've had hanging around for years. (And update it, obviously.
That said, voting for Bug, High Seas Havoc, and Plok.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2013 17:31:22 GMT -5
Pac-Man World, Plok, and Ardy Lightfoot on my end.
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Post by nightdreamer on Nov 1, 2013 20:52:55 GMT -5
I went with Pac Man World, Mr. Nutz, and High Seas Havoc. I remember Pac Man World being a legitimately good game and have always meant to replay it.
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Post by Weasel on Nov 1, 2013 21:03:51 GMT -5
My picks were Gex, Plok, and Congo's Caper. If Gex wins, I swear I will need to do a dramatic reading of a section from...THE BOOK.
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Post by kal on Nov 1, 2013 22:37:15 GMT -5
Supposedly there's a Windows version of Bug, but good luck tracking that down. I voted Gex, Tinhead and Ardy Lightfoot. But to be honest. I'd probably be in for playing any of them, so long as I can grab a copy somewhere. EDIT: I am, however, a bit worried about the potential for the public twitter voting system. There is no mention of the voting "rules" on the poll itself, and there is no visible post per vote. I fear this will just result votes from people with no intention of playing the games they are voting for, which goes against the entire spirit of the poll. I would reconsider this approach for December's game. We have found that historically people vote with no intention of playing the game they're voting for (and often people will bail if they don't get the game they wanted) I guess you could say we're relaxing this slightly to the honor system if it means more people will join in on listening to the cast/playing along. For the record I voted Bug!, Plok and Ardy.
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Post by xerxes on Nov 1, 2013 22:41:49 GMT -5
I am, however, a bit worried about the potential for the public twitter voting system. There is no mention of the voting "rules" on the poll itself, and there is no visible post per vote. I fear this will just result votes from people with no intention of playing the games they are voting for, which goes against the entire spirit of the poll. I would reconsider this approach for December's game. You shouldn't be able to vote twice. At least not from the same IP. So don't worry about that. I can't manipulate the vote counts, either. As for people voting who don't play along, that's been the norm since our first vote. I hope that addressed your concerns. Also, I'm quite flattered that you care about GC9X enough to be concerned. Basically, the twitter polls are an attempt to involve our slowly but steadily growing audience. Hundreds of people (as best I can tell) are enthusiastically following the podcast now. Lots more are checking in when we play a game they like. But our frequent reminders to join the forum and vote in the threads net about one person every other month. If we want to grow the HG101 audience/community, we have to evangelize a little. Hopefully, this will get a few new visitors to the main site every day. I want them to get hooked, to join the community, to click some ads and maybe even donate a little cash. All that said, I'll never stop encouraging people to join the forum and play along in the threads. Without that, some of these games wouldn't be fun at all. Hope that explains it. Let me know what y'all think.
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Post by Snarboo on Nov 2, 2013 3:15:44 GMT -5
So for those of you who haven't voted yet, I have a simple word of advice: don't vote for Bug! I tried playing this for 30 minutes and it's one of the worst games I've ever played.
I honestly regret voting for this steaming pile under the pretense that it might be funny to talk about. Sure, that might be true, but that means having to play it first.
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Post by zerker on Nov 2, 2013 6:58:42 GMT -5
We'll see how it turns out, but I'm just worried that voting results will start drifting towards whatever's most popular rather than "an interesting game I haven't tried yet".
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