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Post by Bobinator on Jan 20, 2015 22:46:21 GMT -5
Twitter's aware of this, right? The problem with this subforum is that it only attracts the people who post about and follow GC9X regularly, anyway...
Which bugs me. We've got so many people across this forum who don't get involved in this, and that's fine, their choice, but it'd he;p if we knew why, so we could try an fix that.
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Post by cardinalfang on Jan 20, 2015 23:17:54 GMT -5
Voted for GBA, despite the obvious bias.
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Post by Joseph Joestar on Jan 21, 2015 7:17:44 GMT -5
I realize this poll might not be very useful, but we've been running this for three years, so I figured why not get some feedback. I'm wondering if I should run another poll dedicated to PC systems after this one? There's not that much overlap with console gaming usually. I think that's a good idea. I actually wouldn't mind playing some spectrum games or c64. One of my biggest complaints about the PC games we tend to get is that they're the kind that take a large investment of time and effort. For instance, with terra nova and system shock I just couldn't get into them because the controls were such a pain in the ass. If wing commander had won, I'm afraid that I would be bitching about the same thing. In the case of zork and obitus, the "investment" came in the form of tons of mapping. I understand these are part and parcel of the games but those issues took my focus away from the games themselves and put it more on the mundane chore aspects of them.
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Post by Joseph Joestar on Jan 21, 2015 11:52:46 GMT -5
Someone made a comment on Twitter and I wanted to comment - I'm all for trying more Japanese PC games. I know a lot of folks don't want to use emulation of stuff they don't own but would you be willing to play along via emulation if it's on those?
Granted it's still a pain to set them up, but I've found those emulators are easier than dealing with Dosbox.
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Post by zerker on Jan 21, 2015 17:51:27 GMT -5
I'd be fine with that, so long as it's not prohibitively expensive to still import the game, and it uses a standard media format that I could image appropriately
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Post by Colonel Kurtz on Apr 29, 2015 4:29:21 GMT -5
Mega Drive! More Mega Drive. Is the poll closed? Couldn't vote. (i use an Ipad)
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Post by zerker on Apr 29, 2015 15:31:32 GMT -5
Yeah, it was back in January
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Post by Colonel Kurtz on Apr 30, 2015 3:49:31 GMT -5
Okay, now I get it, lol!
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Post by Colonel Kurtz on Apr 30, 2015 3:54:54 GMT -5
Twitter's aware of this, right? The problem with this subforum is that it only attracts the people who post about and follow GC9X regularly, anyway... Which bugs me. We've got so many people across this forum who don't get involved in this, and that's fine, their choice, but it'd help if we knew why, so we could try an fix that. Market it, dammit! Put some sample of each new episode in the general thread forum, take time to explain what it is and who the participants are, and do that also in the general thread. Show the people how much humor there is in the casts, that it is made by funny and clever people, and is not a technical audio blog for engineers. You really must promote it more. It took me 6 years to try it, and that's awful, because it's likeable and easy to listen to. Post some best of of each episodes, with the best jokes and the best anecdotes in it. Try a better name, short and with a pun, you know, the works for a podcast. Reboot it, Dammit. Hell, if you want it, I can DL Wavelab and make a best of of the Monster World IV episode. It's easy to do! Dammit!
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Post by Allie on Apr 30, 2015 20:54:06 GMT -5
Someone made a comment on Twitter and I wanted to comment - I'm all for trying more Japanese PC games. I know a lot of folks don't want to use emulation of stuff they don't own but would you be willing to play along via emulation if it's on those? Granted it's still a pain to set them up, but I've found those emulators are easier than dealing with Dosbox. I think maybe there needs to be a HG101 "Japanese 101" class first, lol.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2015 5:46:01 GMT -5
I think the main thing holding me back from taking part in GC9X is the capricious manner with which I play games. I'll get really, really into one or two games for a while, play the hell out of them, then lose all interest in them and move on to something else. The idea of choosing one game, which I might not even be interested in, and committing to it for an entire month gives me the feeling of wearing a pair of pants that's two sizes too small.
Keep in mind, I love the idea of GC9X, and hope to see you guys become much bigger and more successful. I just can't see myself actually taking part in it.
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Post by Dingo on May 1, 2015 8:28:38 GMT -5
I have the same stance as Jason on this. I would love to take part in it (and I did play through TekWar, of all games, when it was being played last year), but it's hard finding time to devote to another game amidst all of the other ones I need to get around to playing. GC9X is really great, I've learned a lot about games I never would've tried from the podcast, and I'd love to one day be involved and maybe even contribute to the podcast itself, but it's just a matter of finding time to commit to one game.
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Post by Scylla on May 1, 2015 11:21:44 GMT -5
I can't speak for anyone else, and maybe I shouldn't talk period considering my participation is so sporadic, but I wouldn't say you have to commit yourself to a single game for an entire month. A lot of the games that have been selected for GC9X are stuff that I could comfortably beat over a weekend. I'm sure people would be happy to have your participation even if you can't get around to playing a game until the end of the month, or, better yet, if you get it out of the way at the beginning of the month, you can periodically pop into the topic and join the discussion throughout the month. Either way, minus the rare month when the game selected is notably long, you'll certainly have time for playing other games of your own choosing.
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Post by alphex on May 2, 2015 7:17:18 GMT -5
I've been posting on the forums for quite some time, and reading the site itself for much longer, but I still don't know how GC9X exactly works. Who participates? By what means (online?)? Are the gameplay segments "live", or pre-recorded? How do people prepare for the episodes? What is the idea of the show? I've watched a couple of episodes, but still, that only covers the final question.
A FAQ really could help attract more people.
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Post by Weasel on May 2, 2015 13:12:23 GMT -5
GC9X works largely offline. We have a month to just play the given game, no guides or FAQs, etc. Most of the podcast's discussions get derived from what discussions happen here in the thread, or what observations the main hosts make. A lot of times we have at least one person volunteer to be the month's guest-host, or Snarboo and/or Xerxes decide that someone knows a lot about the game in question and could provide insights that couldn't be covered from just playing the game blindly (see the Wonder Boy in Monster Land episode, guest-featuring Ray Barnholt).
On rare occasions, typically during voting, one of us holds an informal live stream where we try out the various games being voted on for about half an hour each. Sadly, these never get archived (it's not easy to curate livestream video). The GC9X First Strike videos tend to be pre-recorded, as far as I recall, with the narration recorded separately then layered on top of the video.
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