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1UP Tribute, featuring Mr. Rogers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsxy8Zs1MgE

As relevant today as it was on that day 4 years ago.

 

[kaskade]

Man, it sucks to see Clements go. I really liked that guy. I'm sure he'll land somewhere though.

 

[Gc-Freak]

Hey

I don't wanna go to work today

Wanna stay home and play my video games

No

I don't wanna take it nice and slow

Wanna get ready to go

On the 1up Show

On the 1up Show

You know you'll be a star

On the 1up Show

You already are

Every day is like a holiday

On the one up one up one up one up show


;_;

wonderful old times...

 

[AlimNassor]

I tried to got to gamespy, and all of the planet forums redirected back to IGN. )=

 

[LiK]

I tried to got to gamespy, and all of the planet forums redirected back to IGN. )=

Already? Wow

 

[Zero-Crescent]

Hope everyone affected lands on their feet. I was a fan of 1UP's podcasts, especially Retronauts and Active Time Babble (In fact, Kat mentioned that she was originally planning to record a new ATB next week, until this news hit). I also liked Jeremy's refocusing of 1UP into "cover stories," as it made turned out some good, original regular content with such a small staff.

Definitely will miss 1UP.

 

[MiniBossBattle]

Street Fighter 4 launch is forever attached to EGM and 1up to me.

 

[Naka]

Here are a couple more renditions of the 1UP Show theme song.

8-Bit Cover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie2EJxTJ62c

Season 9 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmwc3oeF_rQ

Original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TfK1tUrGJ4

I have a whole folder on my computer entitled The 1UP Show Original Soundtrack. I think it was floating around after the last time 1up had major layoffs. I would post it but I'm not sure who owns it or what the legalities of that are.

 

[antitrop]

Street Fighter 4 launch is forever attached to EGM and 1up to me.

Forgot about that. Was definitely huge for them, I remember it distinctly now.

 

[FStop7]

wonderful old times...

The 1UP Show, 1UP Yours, GFW Radio and the Giant Bombcast were my only links to gaming for over a year when I moved cross country and left all of my consoles, games, etc behind.

The Bombcast is the only one that's left...

 

[Struct09]

The 1UP Show still has yet to be topped

 

[antitrop]

The 1UP Show still has yet to be topped

CO-OP carried the torch for a very, very, criminally short while.

 

[Archie]

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? Read bottom to top, obviously.

#ESPORTS bubble pop?

 

[Lord_Nergal]

Man, I was HARD into IGN from 2006-2010. I lived and breathed that site, every podcast, I knew every writer, etc.

Now I know almost none of them.

I guess you just have to follow the writers, not the sites.

 

[FourMyle]

I am shocked that people used Gamespy past 2003.

 

[diamount]

I tried to got to gamespy, and all of the planet forums redirected back to IGN. )=

Works for me. Guess it's just the US version for now.

 

[fatty]

Is there some way we can back up 1up.com features/reviews and media content such as the 1up Show and Podcasts?

1up.com has always had really great features and focused on subjects that the other big sites never cared for, such as Japan and retro gaming. Just today I browsed over to 1up to have a read of their Kenji Eno interview feature.

As well 1up was a pioneer in original video content and podcasting in the mid-2000s and the 1up Show is a fantastic archive of the launch era of the Wii/PS3/X360 generation.

It would be an immense loss to the gaming community if all of this was lost.

I think I have all of GFW's as well as many of the old Retronauts and 1UP Yours podcasts.

Need to start downloading the later Retronauts and ATB's now.

What I really want to know is if there is some way to preserve some of the articles and blog posts?

I never go to gaming sites much anymore but found myself going to 1up for The Grind (RPG Blog) and a lot of Jeremy's articles.

I wouldn't have stumbled upon Etrian Odyssey (and many other games) if it wasn't for Jeremy's recommendations.

Departing Salute - The Best of DS

The Deceptive Beauty of Atari Box Art

1UP's Essential 100

Policenauts and Hideo Kojima's Adventure Game Roots

 

[Balb]

Anyone archiving the podcasts? I still listen to them from time to time and I'd like them on my hard drive if the site is going to be shut down.

 

[antitrop]

#ESPORTS bubble pop?

It could end up being a good thing.

 

[Head of Vengarl]

Really bummed for all of those who got let go. Hope they quickly get back onto their feet.

Man, the video game industry would be scary to work for. It seems really unstable.

 

[firehawk12]

Is Parish going to IGN if he's staying on board with the company then?

 

[JABEE]

1UP Tribute, featuring Mr. Rogers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsxy8Zs1MgE

As relevant today as it was on that day 4 years ago.

 

[chespace]

RIP 1UP.com.

Honored to have been a part of 1UP history.

Hope everyone lands safely somewhere.

 

[MegaKungFuRadio]

#ESPORTS bubble pop?

"ESPORTS is NOT a bubble."

-SirScoots and everyone else who has ever ridden a bubble before it burst.

 

[WhiskeyKnight]

Put this on while you read through this thread:

1up Bummer Mix

 

[Dug]

Put this on while you read through this thread:

1up Bummer Mix

1UP Tribute, featuring Mr. Rogers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsxy8Zs1MgE

As relevant today as it was on that day 4 years ago.

Those were pretty sweet. Kind of sad too.

 

[Big Papa Husker]

I'm showing there are 110 episodes of Retronauts on the iTunes site, but when I subscribe I'm only showing 19. Any ideas?

 

[antitrop]

Despite being a parody account, still cynically, painfully true.

 

[Pachterballs]

1up been dead for years.

 

[out0v0rder]

no more gamespy? how will i play borderlands 1 now? oh wait it never worked anyways.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

RIP 1Up... again. For the last time now?

 

[kuroshiki]

#ESPORTS bubble pop?

What the heck is IPL?

 

[antitrop]

What the heck is IPL?

IGN ProLeague.

Started off with StarCraft II several years ago and eventually expanded into League of Legends as well.

They've held several major tournaments in Atlantic City and Las Vegas for both games.

 

[turnbuckle]

I'm showing there are 110 episodes of Retronauts on the iTunes site, but when I subscribe I'm only showing 19. Any ideas?

Only 19? For the longest time they were cutoff on itunes around episode 50 or 60. I downloaded them all directly from the site:

Retronauts

 

[jozero]

Awe man. 1up original crew was what got me really into podcasts.

There is a zine-like movement afoot where a group of writers get together and publish their own magazine. 4 or 5 articles per issues, $2 an issue. Its been formally called subcompact publishing. I hope some of these fine folks get together and start making these mini magazines.

 

[DrEvil]

Here are some pics from the GDC 2011 1up.com party, nothing too crazy, but it was a great time and I won't soon forget it.

 

[entremet]

RIP 1up. You guys got me back into gaming.

 

[ffdgh]

1up shutting down? That's depressing.....

 

[FStop7]

I bet the 1up.com domain name is worth a lot. More than anything else left of the site.

 

[ezekial45]

I wish everyone from these sites well. It's rough out there for game journalists, and I hope you all land on your feet.

I can honestly tell you that 1UP was my go to spot for gaming when I was younger, and it inspired me to be more creative. The 1UP Show was the best videogame web show ever, and seeing a new episode pop up every week was a highlight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TfK1tUrGJ4

Hopefully someone will compile all the videos.

 

[BocoDragon]

Fuck

I did NOT want to read this today.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Well that downright sucks. Kinda sad to watch 1Up dwindle to nothing

Loved Retronauts, and I freelanced for them for a little bit... good times. Alas...

 

[Eggo]

Sad to see Sam Kennedy waxing poetic about 1up on Facebook. That guy was Gaming Age Forums before NeoGAF was a sparkle in Evilore's eye.

 

[Gustav]

This is a sad day

 

[border]

I bet the 1up.com domain name is worth a lot. More than anything else left of the site.

Why would the domain name be worth anything?

 

[Shadow780]

Is IGN good?

GB would be good, but I guess they're financially strained as well?

 

[antitrop]

I really used to love Broken Pixels with Seanbaby, Crispin Boyer, and The ManGod himself.

Hilarious show, the old episodes are still worth watching.

 

[RedSwirl]

Shit man. Been blogging at 1up for.... nine years now?! Fuck. I moved things over to Wordpress last year but kept cross-posting assuming a had a little more time.

I mean, we all knew this day was coming since 2009. I don't think I'll ever be as loyal to a gaming publication as I was to 1up during those old days. There is still nothing quite like 1up Yours, there is still nothing even remotely close to the 1up Show, and no blogging community quite like 1up's.

Just... what happened man?

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Fuck.

 

[Suite Pee]

Will the games that used Gamespy for multiplayer still work? Or am I that far behind the curve? I think I played Titan Quest recently with GS.