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[Alex_Mexico]

So ign has been doing for he past few weeks short "let's play" of 125 Classic Nintendo favorites because of the company's 125th anniversary. Until today I had watched the majority of them. They are of course not reviews, just a couple of ign editors playing briefly one of them, reminiscing and sharing why they think that game deserves to be honored like so.

Everything was fine and dandy until I watched earlier today's DKC1 IGN Plays. They completely dropped the ball and you guys just need to watch and listen to this crap.

1) one editor states he's "not into Mario games"
2) says he was two when DKC1 launched (he wasn't two. He was 4. How do I know this?)
3) they got the launch year wrong. They said 92. It was 94. Hell you get a big "1994 NINTENDO" screen everytime you turned the game on!
4) seldomly ever used the run button while playing and spends the video trying to see how he can fling Diddy to reach higher places forgetting that wasn't introduced until DKC2. They couldn't bother to look for the control scheme or release date in google.
5) one of them calls Diddy "Dwindly" or some crap like that.
6) they thought a good idea for honoring DKC1 and Nintendo was reminiscing of Myst and Diablo instead.
7) I'll paraphrase: "what are you trying to spell?... Oh KONG! I get it now. This isn't so much a IGN plays DKC1 but a IGN figured out DKC1".

A complete disservice and a lack of respect to such an incredible classic. Happy to see the comment section agrees with me and I wanted GAF to share with me the distaste and dissapointment.

Watch: Donkey Kong Country - IGN Plays
http://m.ign.com/articles/2014/09/12/donkey-kong-country-ign-plays

PS: my very first new thread on NeoGAF! I'm finally a full blown member

PS-2: sorry the link is the mobile version. I typed this from my phone. Here's the link to the non mobile version: http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/12/ign-plays-donkey-kong-country

 

[Blablurn]

So ign has been doing for he past few weeks short "let's play" of 125 Classic Nintendo favorites because of the company's 125th anniversary. Until today I had watched the majority of them. They are of course not reviews, just a couple of ign editors playing briefly one of them, reminiscing and sharing why they think that game deserves to be honored like so.

Everything was fine and dandy until I watched earlier today's DKC1 IGN Plays. They completely dropped the ball and you guys just need to watch and listen to this crap.

1) one editor states he's "not into Mario games"
2) says he was two when DKC1 launched (he wasn't two. He was 4. How do I know this?)
3) they got the launch year wrong. They said 92. It was 94. Hell you get a big "1994 NINTENDO" screen everytime you turned the game on!
4) seldomly ever used the run button while playing and spends the video trying to see how he can fling Diddy to reach higher places forgetting that wasn't introduced until DKC2. They couldn't bother to look for the control scheme or release date in google.
5) one of them calls Diddy "Dwindly" or some crap like that.
6) they thought a good idea for honoring DKC1 and Nintendo was reminiscing of Myst and Diablo instead.
7) I'll paraphrase: "what are you trying to spell?... Oh KONG! I get it now. This isn't so much a IGN plays DKC1 but a IGN figured out DKC1".

A complete disservice and a lack of respect to such an incredible classic. Happy to see the comment section agrees with me and I wanted GAF to share with me the distaste and dissapointment.

Watch: Donkey Kong Country - IGN Plays
http://m.ign.com/articles/2014/09/12/donkey-kong-country-ign-plays

PS: my very first new thread on NeoGAF! I'm finally a full blown member

It's all about getting dem YouTube clicks, m8. IGN really wants them lately.

 

[IrishNinja]

damn, that's a lot to get wrong...thankfully DKC is a great but slightly overrated game to be honest

 

[jooey]

PS: my very first new thread on NeoGAF! I'm finally a full blown member

You've blown something, that's for sure

 

[PsihoPerihelion]

You can't spell ignorant without IGN?

 

[bobbytkc]

I don't see anything wrong. So they played dkc and they don't know everything about the game. Most people don't.

 

[Blablurn]

You can't spell ignorant without IGN?

Oh shit

 

[Diggeh]

At least it's not as bad as Dan from Game Informer/Giant Bomb. I loved the guy for funny Super Replays like Tail of the Sun, but he absolutely ruined a couple playthoughs by completely dumping on the game they played the entire time.

 

[Foffy]

IGN Learns. Man...you could rename the site that and it'd apply.

But just because they play a game doesn't mean that they have already played it before. Maybe it seems strange to you as Donkey Kong is a pretty popular series?

 

[EloquentM]

I don't see anything wrong. So they played dkc and they don't know everything about the game. Most people don't.

They're game journalists doing a lets play. It's kind of part of their job descriptions.

 

[PsihoPerihelion]

Oh shit

Don't tell me that is ban-worthy to say that?

 

[VanWinkle]

You seem to be...overreacting. It's just people who probably haven't played the game in twenty years. I wouldn't have remembered what features were introduced in what game or every bit of info about it either.

 

[Trigonometrize.]

I've never heard of these guys before as an IGN regular. It's pretty embarrassing, but I wouldn't think much of it.

Don't tell me that is ban-worthy to say that?

Who knows, it wouldn't be written down anywhere if it was anyway.

 

[Phediuk]

To be fair, I don't know why you would watch an IGN video expecting it to be good.

 

[Seventy70]

Opinions? They don't have to like your favorite game. They can discuss whatever they want however they want on their show whether you like it or not. Instead of complaining why not just stop watching and giving them attention?

 

[Roo]

You can't spell ignorant without IGN?

.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

damn, that's a lot to get wrong...thankfully DKC is a great but slightly overrated game to be honest

And it's not even an 8 minute long video. So many things they could've commented on like the music, the outstanding graphics for the time, it's popularity, Miyamoto's infamous comment on it, so much but ign apparently chose the most ignorant DKC1 players they could find to do this job.

It was not a review. It was supposed to honor it and they dropped the ball big time. Just listen to them. DKC1 deserved more than that even if you think it was overrated.

 

[A Serious Man]

Hopefully Obama addresses this travesty soon. His lack of leadership when it comes to disrespectful "Let's Play" videos on youtube is disturbing.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Opinions? They don't have to like your favorite game. They can discuss whatever they want however they want on their show whether you like it or not. Instead of complaining why not just stop watching?

You have to get what was the whole point of this IGN Plays 125 Nintendo games. They were picking those games because IGN thinks they're great in some way. These guys did nothing to explain to a newcomer why it deserves a spot in the 125th celebration of Nintendo's history.

 

[CambriaRising]

People aren't allowed to dislike Mario when playing DKC? Huh.

 

[VanWinkle]

And it's not even an 8 minute long video. So many things they could've commented on like the music, the outstanding graphics for the time, it's popularity, Miyamoto's infamous comment on it, so much but ign apparently chose the most ignorant DKC1 players they could find to do this job.

It was not a review. It was supposed to honor it and they dropped the ball big time. Just listen to them. DKC1 deserved more than that even if you think it was overrated.

They're just playing a bunch of Nintendo games from over the years for the 125th anniversary, some of the games very old. They didn't set out to honor and teach about each game. They're just coming at it from a different angle (perspective of somebody who is revisiting it after many years) than you wanted.

I love DKC1. It's my favorite DKC game, but I find this so inoffensive. What an innocent thing to get so up in arms about.

 

[Yoday]

You are taking this way too personally,its just a quick dumb video. Also, why does it matter that he isn't into Mario games? Not everyone in the world has to adore the Mario games. I personally couldn't care less about them, and Mario 64 is the only one that I even like all that much.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

IGN Learns. Man...you could rename the site that and it'd apply.

But just because they play a game doesn't mean that they have already played it before. Maybe it seems strange to you as Donkey Kong is a pretty popular series?

Watch any of the other IGN Plays and you'll understand why they failed so bad at this one in particular.

It's not a traditional let's play. It's a 5-10 minute gameplay video of editors explaining and reminiscing on why they think it's a good game that deserves one of those 125 spots and they always use people who appreciate and love that game in particular.

It wasn't the case for DKC1.

 

[Phediuk]

It is not as if Donkey Kong Country is lacking in coverage, or in fans. If this was some obscure, underappreciated game that they callously dumped on, I could see room for outrage, but there's about a billion other DKC videos on the internet that are more informative and reverent than this one. There's no reason to let this bother you so much.

 

[dimb]

"I've never played a Donkey Kong game in my life." -IGN editor, 2014.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

They're just playing a bunch of Nintendo games from over the years for the 125th anniversary, some of the games very old. They didn't set out to honor and teach about each game. They're just coming at it from a different angle (perspective of somebody who is revisiting it after many years) than you wanted.

I love DKC1. It's my favorite DKC game, but I find this so inoffensive. What an innocent thing to get so up in arms about.

I'm not up in arms but I am very disappointed that a pair of professional journalists for a big videogame website weren't capable of even googling the game's release date (and get it wrong by two years) or the controls before starting to record.

Like some here said, maybe the problem was me expecting something good out of an ign video.

 

[qualitydisc]

You are taking this way too personally,its just a quick dumb video. Also, why does it matter that he isn't into Mario games? Not everyone in the world has to adore the Mario games. I personally couldn't care less about them, and Mario 64 is the only one that I even like all that much.

Because it's............. not a Mario game?

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Because it's............. not a Mario game?

I should've explained myself further in that point. That guy meant he didn't like these traditional 2D platformers like Mario (that included DKC1). Hence he saying he's never played a DKC game ever. Out of many editors that did a good job in past IGN plays it just boggles my mind how these two ended up making the DKC1 that's all.

 

[shem935]

Because it's............. not a Mario game?

Did you watch the video? They are having a conversation where all of this makes sense and they are actively praising the game. I don't get this at all.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Dunno, OP seems to have explained his points pretty well. Not sure why everyone is hating on him.

I didn't watch the vid, but he said these are supposed to be a celebration of select games, etc, and not a Jimmy Fallon/Conon esque thing which is the impression I'm getting.

 

[super-famicom]

You can't spell ignorant without IGN?

Beautiful.

 

[DSix]

"Game journalists" right...

 

[shem935]

Dunno, OP seems to have explained his points pretty well. Not sure why everyone is hating on him.

I didn't watch the vid, but he said these are supposed to be a celebration of select games, etc, and not a Jimmy Fallon/Conon esque thing which is the impression I'm getting.

Well there's your problem. I'm not trying to hate on him. Just wondering why this is a big deal. It's two dudes playing donkey kong. It is totally a Fallon conan type thing.

 

[JohnGrimm]

Is this really that big a deal? Seems like a bunch of hoopla about nothing.

 

[bobawesome]

You can't spell ignorant without IGN?

This takes me back to my days in middle school.

 

[Shadow_FFVI]

Is this really that big a deal? Seems like a bunch of hoopla about nothing.

Meh. We all have little issues that bothers us more than it should. The OP at least bothered to explain his issue pretty well.

 

[MegamanPoweredUP]

How can they be so ignorant about a Snes game? There's no way you never had the chance to play DKC.
I was 5 when the game came out, but industry was so slow back then. DKC copyes were everywere in stores!
Fun fact: where I live you could find DKC1 and 3 everywere, but damn finding DKC2 was hard as hell.

Also, every kid was into emulators at some point.
Imo too many kids grown with a Playstation. Those are the worst. They think they're smart and oldschool players, but their tastes in games are horrible.

 

[Esiquio]

So much wrong in this thread. DKC is incredible, and that IGN Plays does a horrendous job of honoring the game. Just don't do one if you're gonna do it that bad.

 

[Shadow_FFVI]

How can they be so ignorant about a Snes game? There's no way you never had the chance to play DKC.
I was 5 when the game came out, but industry was so slow back then. DKC copyes were everywere in stores!
Fun fact: where I live you could find DKC1 and 3 everywere, but damn finding DKC2 was hard as hell.

Also, every kid was into emulators at some point.
Imo too many kids grown with a Playstation. Those are the worst. They think they're smart and oldschool players, but their tastes in games are horrible.

what the hell? that was random.

 

[MikeOfTheLivingDead]

We should burn their village to it's foundations, and rustle their livestock! How dare they not respect a game that wasn't an important part of their formative gaming experience!

 

[120v]

i didn't watch the video but this sort of thing will probably get worse as you get older and and "reviewers" get younger and younger. i'd imagine if i was tasked with doing a commodore retrospective it'd come off as flippant and callous most of the time

 

[botty]

NO... we do not need to watch anything at IGN, lest we give them ad coins. But we shouldn't be surprised by these gaming experts flopping when it comes to games.

 

[not_so_special]

You have to get what was the whole point of this IGN Plays 125 Nintendo games. They were picking those games because IGN thinks they're great in some way. These guys did nothing to explain to a newcomer why it deserves a spot in the 125th celebration of Nintendo's history.

have you contacted you local press?

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

I didn't know Sakurai was part of the IGN Staff...

 

[petghost]

Is this an inquisition? Look man I'm sorry that some dudes at ign don't know anything about dkc and don't like Mario but it hardly seems like something to get upset over.

 

[Dusk Golem]

IGN just shot themselves in the foot.I don’t know how much the rest of you know about video game journalism and let's plays (I’m an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It’s not like it is with movie critics and film review videos where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in let's plays, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.What this means is the gaming public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to visit IGN for gaming news, nor will they watch any of IGN's videos. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but IGN has alienated an entire market with this move. IGN, publicly apologize and cancel your IGN Plays Nintendo video series on your site, or you can kiss your business goodbye.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

have you contacted you local press?

Haha no. I have NeoGAF for these rants.

Let me explain this again guys: these IGN Plays videos aren't your regular lets plays from YouTube. They are supposed to be a celebrations and a way to honor Nintendo's 125 years playing a bunch if their games in a short video.

Up until DKC1 they always featured at least one editor who knew what the hell was going on and made his case by argumenting why said game is a classic and should be remembered. It's not supposed to be two ignorant guys who know next to nothing about the game and talk more about PC games than they do about the history behind the game featured, it's attributes or it's place in Super Nintendo hall of fame.

I hope I've explained why this particular video fails at what it's supposed to achieve. It should NOT be a review or an unbiased play through. Tell me why it's good if I haven't played this game! This is one of the best selling SNES titles ever, I'm sure there's more than one ign editor that loves the game and not these two.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

IGN just shot themselves in the foot.I don’t know how much the rest of you know about video game journalism and let's plays (I’m an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It’s not like it is with movie critics and film review videos where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in let's plays, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.What this means is the gaming public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to visit IGN for gaming news, nor will they watch any of IGN's videos. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but IGN has alienated an entire market with this move. IGN, publicly apologize and cancel your IGN Plays Nintendo video series on your site, or you can kiss your business goodbye.

I'll admit I snorted while reading this.

It's not as big a deal for me as some of you think but I can see how that could come across. I just saw something that a popular website did wrong and felt the need to tell you guys also. The fact that I loved and played DKC1 I death as a kid of course had its part in this too.

 

[MegamanPoweredUP]

what the hell? that was random.

Are you a PS1 kid too? Obsession with Final Fantasy is a typical trait of the PS1 kid.

Spoiler

Don' get me wrong, dude. I played my PS1 so much that cd laser stop working at some point.

 

[bobawesome]

IGN just shot themselves in the foot.I don’t know how much the rest of you know about video game journalism and let's plays (I’m an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It’s not like it is with movie critics and film review videos where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in let's plays, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.What this means is the gaming public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to visit IGN for gaming news, nor will they watch any of IGN's videos. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but IGN has alienated an entire market with this move. IGN, publicly apologize and cancel your IGN Plays Nintendo video series on your site, or you can kiss your business goodbye.

I saw Eriq Martin at a grocery store in Phoenix yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person and congratulated him on IGN Plays, but I didn't want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything.
He said, "Oh, like you're doing now"
I was taken aback, and all I could say was "Huh?" but he kept cutting me off and going "Huh? huh? huh?" and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen snickers in his hands without paying.
The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like "Sir, you need to pay for those first." At first he kept pretending to be busy and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.
When she took one of the snickers and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually "to prevent any RFID 'interference'," and then turned around and winked at me. After she scanned each candy bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.