Just stitch a few of these episodes together. They're like 8-10 minutes each right? Two episodes plus commercials (especially on G4) and you got yourself a half an hour episode.
Dan is great. Him and Libe belong on this show, not just because they're great on camera and share insightful information. But these two are a video game team, they have bona fide credentials. When you need an expert on video games Libe and Dan are definitely on the short list.
Keep the show the way it is. In the past I wasn't a fan of "Shandi" or whatever her name was. I don't miss her. Now mind you I have nothing against her, she just didn't ever seem to add anything substantive to the discussion. That could have been an editing issue, it could have simply been a result of the topics covered in the episodes she was in. Or the fact that her claim to fame is being good at guitar hero. I dunno. Perhaps in time I would have seen something that made me appreciate her talents more.
But the way the show is right now works wonderfully.
I check this site every day for the update. If you guys bring it back I promise to bug every single one of my friends until they all watch it at least once.
I feel like a nerd waiting for the video game show to make a new episode but damn its not very often a good show like this comes along. It's actually interesting and it brings back some great nostalgic memories of my childhood playing these oldies.
It's really a great show that has a really great recipe and I think I speak for everyone when I say we don't want to see it abandoned.
This is the kind of show G4 SHOULD be broadcasting. But NOOOOooooOOooo instead we get reruns of COPS and a bunch of weird Japanese Game shows that I will never admit to watching.
Oh yeah and also the emergence of the Flash Games online. These are the future of 'short form' gaming. The type of games you can sit down and play for a few minutes while you avoid doing any actual work. The Internet platform provides the perfect venue for such games because its a quick way to kill some time with a really fun and interesting game.
And there are a lot of them. So many great flash games have been made such as Switch (1, 2 and 3), The Last Stand, Age of War, the entire TOWER DEFENSE genre, Fancy Pants Adventures, The Flash Version of 'Portal' and many others. Companies like Armor Games, Crazy Monkey Games and Kongegrate are pumping out clever titles every day and even corporations like Wrigley's have gotten in on the action with CandyStand.com.
And while the unregulated nature of Flash as a gaming platform means there is absolutely no quality control; the nature of the Internet ensures good games find an audience while bad ones are laughed into obscurity. It also opens game development up to everyone who wants to learn how to do it. You no longer have to work for a major corporation to make video games, if you have an idea you can learn to use flash and actually make your game or simply send your idea to one of the companies I mentioned above and there is a good chance one of them will develop it.
Another idea for an episode. It may need to be a multi-part thing. The episode would be about the history of PC Gaming. And the first part should start of course with the Commodore 64 which you've touched on before and then explore DOS as a gaming platform. A platform that often just gets glanced over and doesn't really get the credit it deserves.
From the early days with corporate mascot games like Avoid The Noid and The California Raisins Game. Through the golden age of platformers with games like Commander Keen, Jill of the Jungle, Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure, Jazz Jackrabbit, Jetpack (also Jetpack Santa), Duke Nukem 1 and 2, Dangerous Dave, etc etc. And then the arrival of 3D games in DOS with Wolfenstein 3D, Terminal Velocity, DOOM and of course Duke Nukem 3D. Plus you had classics like Epic Pinball, Sim City and the Space Quest series.
These relatively small (at least at the time) companies like Apogee Software (Later became 3D Realms) Epic Mega Games, id Software owned PC gaming for years making some of the most memorable PC games of all time. And that's not even touching on the success of Tetris on the PC which you covered in detail.
The second installment could then focus on the games that have appeared since the emergence of Windows. Games like Quake and Unreal and so on and so forth all the way into the present day.
Some sample sources of information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Jackrabbit_(game)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetpack_(video_game)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_Velocity_(video_game)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(video_game)
Hey I was wondering (and maybe you've answered this elsewhere) what your role is with the show? Are you the producer? Writer? Director? You should put your name in the credits.
I thought of another idea for a show. How about the story behind Super Mario Brothers 2 and how it was originally a completely different game in Japan. I have read some small articles about it online but nobody has ever really explained it all in detail and a lot of people don't know the story at all and have always wondered why SMB2 is soooo different from 1&3
You guys should do a show on the history of 3D gaming from the old vector days to the first true 3D game to the next generation and innovations like Johnny Lee's head tracking on the Wii.
I don't think they would keep telling us a new episode was right around the corner and share the news about the 30min episode and all that if they actually knew it was never gonna happen.
My bet is something bad happened. Someone involved with the show could have lost their job, or their home, or a loved one, or maybe even their X-Box Live Sponsorship and that's probably what the delay is all about. After all it does them no good to promise a new show if they never had any intention to deliver.
It stands to reason they have every intention of returning but something is holding them up, and probably something personal since they didn't feel the need to share it with us.
I'd say a part two is necessary. Just looking at Nintendo controllers I can remember a ton that I wanted as a kid but could never afford.
For instance you guys left out the NES Advantage, The NES Four Score, The NES Max which had the same sort of iPod wheel, The NES Zapper, The Power Pad which is an early ancestor of DDR, R.O.B, The NES Satellite, The Power Glove, The Laser Scope and the U-Force. Not to mention Aklaim's IR Wireless NES Controller. The SNES Mouse used with Mario Paint and of course The Super Scope.
My town actually has 2 stand alone arcades. Its pretty sweet they have the newest and best systems as well as the old school games like Donkey Kong and Pong. The catch is they don't call themselves arcades. One is a "Teen Community Center" designed to give kids someplace safe to go after school.
And the other is a "Fun Zone" that also features a full blown Lazer Tag course. Yes thats right. I said Lazer tag. Oh and a 3D Heavy Black Lighted indoor miniature golf course. It's crazy and fun and crazy fun.
One of the best of the new "arcade systems" (which is really more like a ride) is called 'Rock Climb' or something and basically its a giant tilting upright treadmill with protruding "rocks" like the "The Wall" on the old American Gladiators Tv Show (which was sponsored by Nintendo Power Magazine btw) and it creates a never ending cliff on which you and a friend can race to the top (until one of you falls off)
Its a little more physical than the traditional arcade and the only score is watching your friend fall flat on their back into a bunch of foam but its a lot of fun.
Play Value - College Dreams- the story of General Computer
Just stitch a few of these episodes together. They're like 8-10 minutes each right? Two episodes plus commercials (especially on G4) and you got yourself a half an hour episode.
Play Value - College Dreams- the story of General Computer
Great episode. I had no idea Ms. Pacman was a Mod. Crazy stuff. Hope you guys keep making great episodes. OnNetworks would be fools to let you go.
Play Value - Mine!...Gaming and Copyright
Dan is great. Him and Libe belong on this show, not just because they're great on camera and share insightful information. But these two are a video game team, they have bona fide credentials. When you need an expert on video games Libe and Dan are definitely on the short list.
Keep the show the way it is. In the past I wasn't a fan of "Shandi" or whatever her name was. I don't miss her. Now mind you I have nothing against her, she just didn't ever seem to add anything substantive to the discussion. That could have been an editing issue, it could have simply been a result of the topics covered in the episodes she was in. Or the fact that her claim to fame is being good at guitar hero. I dunno. Perhaps in time I would have seen something that made me appreciate her talents more.
But the way the show is right now works wonderfully.
Play Value - SEGA Dreamcast
I check this site every day for the update. If you guys bring it back I promise to bug every single one of my friends until they all watch it at least once.
Play Value - SEGA Dreamcast
I feel like a nerd waiting for the video game show to make a new episode but damn its not very often a good show like this comes along. It's actually interesting and it brings back some great nostalgic memories of my childhood playing these oldies.
It's really a great show that has a really great recipe and I think I speak for everyone when I say we don't want to see it abandoned.
Play Value - SEGA Dreamcast
This is the kind of show G4 SHOULD be broadcasting. But NOOOOooooOOooo instead we get reruns of COPS and a bunch of weird Japanese Game shows that I will never admit to watching.
Play Value - SEGA Dreamcast
I don't know what I called it "Switch (1, 2 and 3)" they're called SHIFT!!! Sorry its late and I am tired.
Play Value - SEGA Dreamcast
Oh yeah and also the emergence of the Flash Games online. These are the future of 'short form' gaming. The type of games you can sit down and play for a few minutes while you avoid doing any actual work. The Internet platform provides the perfect venue for such games because its a quick way to kill some time with a really fun and interesting game.
And there are a lot of them. So many great flash games have been made such as Switch (1, 2 and 3), The Last Stand, Age of War, the entire TOWER DEFENSE genre, Fancy Pants Adventures, The Flash Version of 'Portal' and many others. Companies like Armor Games, Crazy Monkey Games and Kongegrate are pumping out clever titles every day and even corporations like Wrigley's have gotten in on the action with CandyStand.com.
And while the unregulated nature of Flash as a gaming platform means there is absolutely no quality control; the nature of the Internet ensures good games find an audience while bad ones are laughed into obscurity. It also opens game development up to everyone who wants to learn how to do it. You no longer have to work for a major corporation to make video games, if you have an idea you can learn to use flash and actually make your game or simply send your idea to one of the companies I mentioned above and there is a good chance one of them will develop it.
Play Value - SEGA Dreamcast
Another idea for an episode. It may need to be a multi-part thing. The episode would be about the history of PC Gaming. And the first part should start of course with the Commodore 64 which you've touched on before and then explore DOS as a gaming platform. A platform that often just gets glanced over and doesn't really get the credit it deserves.
From the early days with corporate mascot games like Avoid The Noid and The California Raisins Game. Through the golden age of platformers with games like Commander Keen, Jill of the Jungle, Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure, Jazz Jackrabbit, Jetpack (also Jetpack Santa), Duke Nukem 1 and 2, Dangerous Dave, etc etc. And then the arrival of 3D games in DOS with Wolfenstein 3D, Terminal Velocity, DOOM and of course Duke Nukem 3D. Plus you had classics like Epic Pinball, Sim City and the Space Quest series.
These relatively small (at least at the time) companies like Apogee Software (Later became 3D Realms) Epic Mega Games, id Software owned PC gaming for years making some of the most memorable PC games of all time. And that's not even touching on the success of Tetris on the PC which you covered in detail.
The second installment could then focus on the games that have appeared since the emergence of Windows. Games like Quake and Unreal and so on and so forth all the way into the present day.
Some sample sources of information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Jackrabbit_(game) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetpack_(video_game) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_Velocity_(video_game) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(video_game)
Play Value - SEGA Dreamcast
Hey I was wondering (and maybe you've answered this elsewhere) what your role is with the show? Are you the producer? Writer? Director? You should put your name in the credits.
Play Value - SEGA Dreamcast
I thought of another idea for a show. How about the story behind Super Mario Brothers 2 and how it was originally a completely different game in Japan. I have read some small articles about it online but nobody has ever really explained it all in detail and a lot of people don't know the story at all and have always wondered why SMB2 is soooo different from 1&3
Play Value - SEGA Dreamcast
You guys should do a show on the history of 3D gaming from the old vector days to the first true 3D game to the next generation and innovations like Johnny Lee's head tracking on the Wii.
Also Libe is really hot in this vid.
Play Value - SEGA Dreamcast
I don't think they would keep telling us a new episode was right around the corner and share the news about the 30min episode and all that if they actually knew it was never gonna happen.
My bet is something bad happened. Someone involved with the show could have lost their job, or their home, or a loved one, or maybe even their X-Box Live Sponsorship and that's probably what the delay is all about. After all it does them no good to promise a new show if they never had any intention to deliver.
It stands to reason they have every intention of returning but something is holding them up, and probably something personal since they didn't feel the need to share it with us.
Play Value - Controllers
I'd say a part two is necessary. Just looking at Nintendo controllers I can remember a ton that I wanted as a kid but could never afford.
For instance you guys left out the NES Advantage, The NES Four Score, The NES Max which had the same sort of iPod wheel, The NES Zapper, The Power Pad which is an early ancestor of DDR, R.O.B, The NES Satellite, The Power Glove, The Laser Scope and the U-Force. Not to mention Aklaim's IR Wireless NES Controller. The SNES Mouse used with Mario Paint and of course The Super Scope.
Play Value - Return of the Arcade
My town actually has 2 stand alone arcades. Its pretty sweet they have the newest and best systems as well as the old school games like Donkey Kong and Pong. The catch is they don't call themselves arcades. One is a "Teen Community Center" designed to give kids someplace safe to go after school.
And the other is a "Fun Zone" that also features a full blown Lazer Tag course. Yes thats right. I said Lazer tag. Oh and a 3D Heavy Black Lighted indoor miniature golf course. It's crazy and fun and crazy fun.
One of the best of the new "arcade systems" (which is really more like a ride) is called 'Rock Climb' or something and basically its a giant tilting upright treadmill with protruding "rocks" like the "The Wall" on the old American Gladiators Tv Show (which was sponsored by Nintendo Power Magazine btw) and it creates a never ending cliff on which you and a friend can race to the top (until one of you falls off)
Its a little more physical than the traditional arcade and the only score is watching your friend fall flat on their back into a bunch of foam but its a lot of fun.