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[Gowans]

The guys at Giant Bomb are spinning off Quick Looks to Retro Systems as the Encyclopedia Bombastica.

So lets watch along here:

Motocross Maniacs - GameBoy - [16:16] - Jeff

Target Earth - Genesis/Mega Drive - [49:34] - Jeff

 

[LiK]

nice, great idea for an OT

 

[Gowans]

nice, great idea for an OT

The quick look thread has some great discussion and is almost like a RSS feed for the vids.

Hopefully there is room for similar discussion here with retro gaf.

 

[CambriaRising]

I feel like this was created for THE RAID.

 

[DaBuddaDa]

Target Earth has some Sega Genesis-ass Sega Genesis music.

 

[Gomu Gomu]

3 OTs for GB, F yeah.

 

[AuthenticM]

Jeff Gerstmann is the Quentin Tarantino of video games; his knowledge knows no bound. He is the perfect man for this job.

 

[slaughterking]

Another GB thread? I guess I'll subscribe here, too. /the things I have to put up with

 

[~Kinggi~]

Cool feature. I approve.

 

[bjork]

The first Game Boy game I bought with my own money, and the first Genesis game I bought with my own money. I'm liking this feature a lot so far, I hope it continues.

 

[GavinGT]

I feel like this was created for THE RAID.

Spoiler

the raid

 

[V_Ben]

Yeah, its a pretty awesome feature. Love retro stuff on the site.

 

[TheOddOne]

Giantbomb talking about vidya games? They sold out, man.

 

[Big Chungus]

What was the name of that game Jeff found sealed in a box and is supposedly worth $10,000+ ?

 

[Plexirvones]

What was the name of that game Jeff found sealed in a box and is supposedly worth $10,000+ ?

https://twitter.com/jeffgerstmann/status/254660068266635264

 

[Khezu]

Target Earth was my favorite Genesis game.

Jeff continues to have the best taste among the GB guys.

 

[K.Sabot]

What was the name of that game Jeff found sealed in a box and is supposedly worth $10,000+ ?

Magical Chase

Those TG games are getting expensive.

 

[Beelzeboss]

heck yeah another GB topic

also I really love the name of this series. It's much better than Hall of LAME

 

[chickdigger802]

Will this be a weekly feature?

 

[hamchan]

Now I have to read three threads to get updates on GB.

 

[LuchaShaq]

If they start really cranking these out? OH god so awesome.

As someone who didn't really get into gaming until the dreamcast alot of this stuff will be super new to me.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

:O nice

 

[Dizzy-4U]

Subscribed!

 

[adamsapple]

Giantbomb continue to be the best new gaming website.

 

[Typographenia]

Another thread? Oh no.


I had never heard of Target Earth before, but it looks pretty cool. The crazy lightning attack of that one robot was enough to seal my interest in the game, hahaha.

 

[brianmcdoogle]

I am finally starting to come around and think we need one giant thread for the bombcast as well.

on topic, I still think they need a brief video produced introduction, something simple like the quicklook introduction would be fine.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

If we're talking old Game Boy games, then Jeff needs to get on Nintendo's best lost game: SOLAR STRIKER, a generic ass vertical shmup that was hard as fuck. Best first level music.

 

[Alex Connolly]

If we're talking old Game Boy games, then Jeff needs to get on Nintendo's best lost game: SOLAR STRIKER, a generic ass vertical shmup that was hard as fuck. Best first level music.

Hell yes, Solar Striker.

 

[Rlan]

Hopefully Jeff can find a way to do this in actual work hours and not spend his weekend doing more work. Then we can get some input from other guys at GB too.

They should determine a Retro Hour a week or something, like what they did with the Game Room hour every week, and just play games till that time is done. "Here's today bag of games we'll go through"

 

[Xanathus]

Hopefully Jeff can find a way to do this in actual work hours and not spend his weekend doing more work. Then we can get some input from other guys at GB too.

They should determine a Retro Hour a week or something, like what they did with the Game Room hour every week, and just play games till that time is done. "Here's today bag of games we'll go through"

I suspect the reason he does this on the weekends is because that's literally what he does on weekends anyway.

 

[Nose Master]

Is anyone besides Jeff going to do these?

 

[HamPster PamPster]

Jeff is on a mission to Quick Look everything?

You know, the term hero gets thrown around a lot these days, but I feel its appropriate here

 

[BanGy.nz]

Is anyone besides Jeff going to do these?

Eventually.

 

[Lijik]

I suspect the reason he does this on the weekends is because that's literally what he does on weekends anyway.

yeah, this isnt all too different from his weekend streams

 

[Axispowers]

Get ready for the RAID!!!

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

For those wondering about Magical Chase, don't know if it's really worth $10,000 but I found a complete package (not sealed) that sold on ebay for $3,200. So it should go for a good chunk of change for sure.

Link

 

[hwy_61]

Man, Giant Bomb has been kill in it lately! Love the new series with Patrick, and now this?! Love it.

 

[Anth0ny]

So I guess someone should make a checklist or something. Quick looking every game ever shouldn't take toooooooo long. You know, as long as they ignore ports and stuff...

Spoiler

THE RAID

 

[TheShampion]

I am actually super surprised so far at both games Jeff has done so far. They both look rather interesting, and I never heard of either of them. This is close to becoming one of my favorite video features on GB.

 

[Fox Mulder]

For those wondering about Magical Chase, don't know if it's really worth $10,000 but I found a complete package (not sealed) that sold on ebay for $3,200. So it should go for a good chunk of change for sure.

Link

$10k is probably some mint sealed box that got graded or whatever. Still, thousands of dollars sitting in a box somewhere is always a nice find.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

$10k is probably some mint sealed box that got graded or whatever. Still, thousands of dollars sitting in a box somewhere is always a nice find.

Fuck yeah, that'd be pretty awesome to find. He said he had some other sealed games also. But yeah, the way he was talking on the Bombcast, he's going to send it off to have it graded and put in one of those protective cases. The $10,000 was his random guess. Don't know if he put any actual research into it or pulled that number out of his ass. I couldn't find shit on the value of a sealed copy, only found complete in box but open.

 

[a posh hammer]

So I guess someone should make a checklist or something. Quick looking every game ever shouldn't take toooooooo long. You know, as long as they ignore ports and stuff...

A MILLION GAMES

 

[Ken]

Target Earth looks pretty cool.

 

[GavinGT]

A MILLION GAMES

I'd like to see someone take an honest stab at estimating this, with some ground rules laid down on what qualifies as a game.

 

[BanGy.nz]

I'd like to see someone take an honest stab at estimating this, with some ground rules laid down on what qualifies as a game.

I'm pretty sure that very topic was discussed on the bombcast.

 

[Grimsen]

Lol I love Target Earth. I just assumed nobody knew about it since, well, no one I know ever heard of it. They were like, it's a shitty Cybernator. I had to look it up to find out Target Earth is a sequel of sorts to Cybernator.

One of my favorite Genesis game.

 

[Technosteve]

Wished this was a premium only feature would get them more subs

 

[atomico]

The music in the Target Earth video was driving me insane. I couldn't hear Jeff over it, either

 

[Felix Lighter]

I'd like to see Sub-Terrania featured. I have such fond memories of that game and it's been so long since I've played it.

 

[bjork]

I'll be watching anything that's posted, but I hope stuff shows up like Revenge of the Gator and old TI or C64 games. Law of the West!