[JasonMCG]

Go Right

I didn't see this epic love letter to 2D games posted. I wasn't really ready for the nostalgia or the (unexpected) emotional impact it made.

[Kokonoe]

It's the right way to go.

[Stabby McSter]

DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO

[Brashnir]

Why is this whole thing shot with a shaky camera? It looks horrible.

[bon]

That sure is a video of game characters walking right.

[XANDER CAGE]

Sweet, shaky-cam offscreen footage of video games, with music appropriated from a movie to give the whole thing some sort of undeserved emotion.

[OneEightZero]

Fantastic video. Reminds me of the awesome Game Deaths video Boing Boing made awhile back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ6APKIjFQY

[lilralphie]

Awesome. Loved it.

[soxinthebox]

I'm not an ambi-turner.

[Gaogaogao]

no, go straight

[GooeyHeat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC-B3Q0cRrY For a second I thought this was a Streets of Rage topic. :(

EDIT: shit, ninja'd

[Zeer0id]

It's high time somebody made a platformer where you go left, dammit.

[Dragoon En Regalia]

Eh. Guess it's all about the Michael Nyman, really.

[Brashnir]

It's high time somebody made a platformer where you go left, dammit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqyz2Z1A-lg

If you're not going left in Pitfall, you're doing it wrong.

[TheOnlyMook]

Would have been better without the shaky cam, but this was pretty awesome anyway

[Kai Dracon]

Sweet, shaky-cam offscreen footage of video games, with music appropriated from a movie to give the whole thing some sort of undeserved emotion.

This is a tad reductionist.

[JAVK]

Did the person film this of a screen? Or did they use some sort of post processing filter?

It looks gorgeous.

[Gaogaogao]

zooming in on an lcd with really big pixels and shakey cam is a bad idea.

[TTP]

Why is this whole thing shot with a shaky camera? It looks horrible.

I actually like that.

That said, 90% of this video emotional power comes from the (cleverly chosen) music. Same as with the other "Deaths" video, the GOW commercials or Journey.

Eh. Guess it's all about the Michael Nyman, really.

Pretty much.

[xir]

always was interested more in LEFT, ala metroid one, the start of limbo, the start of wizard and warriors on the Game Boy... sure there are a few more

[XANDER CAGE]

This is a tad reductionist.

I really don't think so. Simply taking some music you like from a film and putting over a collection of platformers doesn't suddenly give it meaning.

I could take a bunch of shooter footage and set it to a song from Schindler's List and call it "Fight for Your Life" and it would be an equally ridiculous and empty video. There's no connection between the footage and music.

[Tesseract]

no, go straight

[Kokonoe]

The shaky camera I assume, is to represent players who have recorded their own gaming home videos with cameras before capture cards became standard, or even those who still do so. I suppose it's to add a nostalgia feel to it.

[shuri]

The shaky camera I assume, is to represent players who have recorded their own gaming home videos with cameras before capture cards became standard, or even those who still do so. I suppose it's to add a nostalgia feel to it.

Too bad they are using emulators. So amateur.

[HiddenWings]

Saw this on dueling analogs. I'm kind of curious about what all of the games used are, I was surprised to see Dustforce represented.

[bon]

Check out the other videos on that channel to see a shocking reimagining of Mario 64's story (somebody played Braid), and a Minecraft video about the fragility of life or something.

[JasonMCG]

Did the person film this of a screen? Or did they use some sort of post processing filter? It looks gorgeous.

I love the shaky cam effect. It looks great, especially on the Yoshi's Island shot. Judging by the motion blur on that shot specifically, I'd bet the whole thing was recorded off of emulators and handy-cam'd in post.

[Nilaul]

When in doubt remember... go right.

[Semblance]

Nice to see Dustforce in there.

[Arde5643]

Fuck, this is so beautiful....scuse me, got some dust in my eyes here.

[Platy]

I actually like that. That said, 90% of this video emotional power comes from the (cleverly chosen) music. Same as with the other "Deaths" video, the GOW commercials or Journey.

Or the closely shaky closed cam video for Mario Galaxy with Sigur Ros

on a related note, both made me cry ='3

[To Far Away Times]

no, go straight

Came here to post this.

[Rickenslacker]

What game is this?

[Chacranajxy]

no, go straight

Less pretentious than the video in the OP, and 100% less Braid featured.

I love it.

[OnPoint]

What game is this?

Bucky O'Hare, a late-game NES classic

Here's my thread about the game from last week

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=471665

[Glix]

I really enjoyed watching this

[Dragnet]

Really enjoyed it, thought the handycam was great, made me realise games are an experience that we watch, they are something that happens. Usually I'm too immersed to notice that. Games look cool! Could do with a bit of polish though I think, the ending is a bit abrupt too.

[VanillaCakeIsBurning]

No Vanillaware love.

[thepotatoman]

Fun fact, in every 2D metroid game the correct path to go from the start is left. (except metroid 2)

[berg ark]

Why is this whole thing shot with a shaky camera? It looks horrible.

I love it. It was a very emotional and touching clip.

I think it was very well done.

[FlashbladeGAF]

The nostalgia made me watch this multiple times :p

love the jump edit with all the characters (Strider FTW)

[Kontergurke]

Fun fact, in every 2D metroid game the correct path to go from the start is left. (except metroid 2)

Super Metroid only counts if you ignore the space station at the start of the game.
(where you have to go down and then right first)

But yeah, the video is nice.
For me, it represents the courageous player (character) when he starts playing. Then later, when the game starts to get difficult, they waver, consider to give up or turn back, but in the end manage to persevere and beat the game.

[beelzebozo]

loved this.

slate.com actually wrote an article about it:

It’s a brilliant concept, alternately touching and absurd, and sometimes—as when Mario attempts to retreat into his past but finds only an invisible wall behind him—both at once. The execution is also expert. The heroes are filmed in close-up, with just a touch of shaky cam that helps to make even the 8-bit graphics seem cinematic. (The music, taken from the gorgeous score for The Piano, also helps.) The clips come from over 25 years of video games, both iconic (Castlevania, Super Metroid, Sonic the Hedgehog) and forgotten (Gunstar Heroes, The Astyanax, QuackShot). Those nostalgic for those games may be most affected by “Go Right,” but even those who aren’t will grasp the montage’s central theme: When we press forward, we often leave simpler times behind.

[schwupp]

was posted some days ago on kotaku

[McBradders]

loved this. slate.com actually wrote an article about it:

GUNSTAR HEROES IS NEVER FORGOTTEN AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

[beelzebozo]

GUNSTAR HEROES IS NEVER FORGOTTEN AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

was quackshot actually in the video, as they say? i saw ducktales, but. . .

[Dacvak]

I liked the shakecam. :3

[beelzebozo]

I liked the shakecam. :3

same. i liked everything about it, honestly.

[bistromathics]

Check out the other videos on that channel to see a shocking reimagining of Mario 64's story (somebody played Braid), and a Minecraft video about the fragility of life or something.

oh dear

[Nibel]

I always Go Left first because I need to check dem secrets and stuff