Holy shit I haven't heard about that guy in forever. I remember he basically stole footage from AVGN and shit. He basically was like a Gameloft style, near bootleg, rip-off of AVGN if I remember correctly.
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The Spoony Experiment
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Holy shit I haven't heard about that guy in forever. I remember he basically stole footage from AVGN and shit. He basically was like a Gameloft style, near bootleg, rip-off of AVGN if I remember correctly.
He seems to be doing well and actually arrived at E3 for the second time now, I'm surprised.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Irategamer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2bg0Ar566g
See, but I don't get why these people go to E3, or at least go to E3 to "cover" stuff. Most of their stuff is geared towards nostalgia or retro gaming, and even at that, who wants to watch Spoony or AVGN interview people?
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
He does that to his stream every other month too.
AVGN is a pretty good interviewer actually. I've never gotten to see a very long interview, but his short ones are solid.
The same people who buy the head shots and then put them... on their desk? What are those for, exactly?
I'm sure he is, I'm just saying that's not really why people watch him. I guess expanding your types of videos is fine, but sometimes it just doesn't work.
Weirdos.
Fourth time actually. I'm stunned he was allowed to go after the video he made on Ubisoft.
I never quite heard the full story behind that. I assume Miles shot someone on duty?
Yep. Dude pointed an assault rifle at him from the inside of a car and...well, you get the idea >_>
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Link to that?
Also, for those who are interested and/or don't mind spoiler, here's Angry Joe's analysis of the new Mass Effect 3 Ending.
http://angryjoeshow.com/2012/06/me3-ec-analysis-leviathan-dlc/
indigo-cyclops
Member
And here we go...
I've been marathoning Spoony stuff today, and I really think he's my favorite internet critic. He's smart, covers interesting shit, and doesn't come off as a douche in most of his stuff. I'm hoping he sorts his shit out and doesn't alienate too many people.
LordKat seems like a fucking boner.
Is there any other golden LordKat Mp3 stuff? I need funny stuff for work this weekend. Preferably stuff where he acts like a bonehead.
LaserBuddha
Member
Spoony and TGWTG (a totally unearned and nonsensical nickname, btw) always came off as unfunny try-hards to me.
I don't mean to poopoo on people's tastes, I just really don't get it.
I don't mean to poopoo on people's tastes, I just really don't get it.
papersleeves
Member
God damn he hates him. Like, very much.
I don't like the very long intro of not so well put together footage of past episodes with cheesy music, and the reviewer doing more complaining than reviewing. I take a liking to Clan of the Gray Wolf and RetrowareTV.
Angry reviewing is good when the reviewer is actually angry, or is good like acting he is angry. See AVGN's first few videos from 2004.
Angry reviewing is good when the reviewer is actually angry, or is good like acting he is angry. See AVGN's first few videos from 2004.
Due to overbooking/mismanagement/something, Irate Gamer couldn't get into Ubisoft's conference. This was his response: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5XHa2oaBQc
Good God that was bad.
Plus, he should be thankful he missed that Caffeine clusterfuck!
indigo-cyclops
Member
Damn, name-dropping the girl for leaving him. That's fucking low...
LordKat has some anger issues as well.
Sounds like it.
LordKat has some anger issues as well.
Sounds like it.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
There was the thing with his neighbors. That was ugly.
The Festivus Christmas Miracle OTOH is rage applied right.
Typographenia
Member
Just now started listening to this... I'm thinking I might not make it long.
I don't even like the AVGN anymore but Irate Gamer is just about the worst since Benzaie that one french guy.
He's downright horrible.
His really stupid characters he forces into every video like that grim reaper one or any other really really terrible shitty joke.
The angry gamer shit has gone dry and bad after a short time.
Ben Morales
Member
I somehow made it to the call-in section and then I couldn't take it anymore.
The angry gamer stuff is dull because you know they are hamming it up for the camera. IG can seemingly barely pull that off so he resorts to ripping AVGN's facial mannerisms and halfhearted swearing. Putting "quirky" skits in there maybe nets you some kind of audience, I guess.
Partly why I got tired of Nostalgia Critic too, half of it became yelling and cuts to him looking confused with a funny face. I liked Spoony more because he talked more frankly in his reviews. The Dr. Insano stuff was always dumb though.
Partly why I got tired of Nostalgia Critic too, half of it became yelling and cuts to him looking confused with a funny face. I liked Spoony more because he talked more frankly in his reviews. The Dr. Insano stuff was always dumb though.
The IG seems like basically is the amalgamation of all the shitty and lazy parts of these video critics out there. The parts that make you groan, or just want to stop watching. I've only seen maybe a half-dozen or so of his videos, and you can just glean this from the second they start without any trepidation, whatsoever.
It's the shitty editing, the lame jokes, "characters," ""story-lines,"" the poor after effects, etc. All the shit that ruins these people, and turns them into robots spewing the same punchline over and over.
That's probably the worst thing. You look back at Spoony and Nostalgia Critic. Two very different styles for the most part in their videos. After NC blew up and created a company though, every single member seemed to follow this rigid, boring, yawn-inducing formula of,
1.) Shot of reviewer sitting
2.) Game/Movie footage
3.) External clip of something for reference/punchline
Rinse and repeat.
It's the shitty editing, the lame jokes, "characters," ""story-lines,"" the poor after effects, etc. All the shit that ruins these people, and turns them into robots spewing the same punchline over and over.
That's probably the worst thing. You look back at Spoony and Nostalgia Critic. Two very different styles for the most part in their videos. After NC blew up and created a company though, every single member seemed to follow this rigid, boring, yawn-inducing formula of,
1.) Shot of reviewer sitting
2.) Game/Movie footage
3.) External clip of something for reference/punchline
Rinse and repeat.
Jawmuncher
Member
I wasn't tracking any of this Drama with spoony getting fired from TGWTG.
Though to be honest it's not exactly surprising.
Since he's had issues for some time now.
But what i'm wondering is what the status of TGWTG will be in a few years with stuff like this going on. Not to mention with how the AD Revenue is so much lower now.
Though to be honest it's not exactly surprising.
Since he's had issues for some time now.
But what i'm wondering is what the status of TGWTG will be in a few years with stuff like this going on. Not to mention with how the AD Revenue is so much lower now.
I hate him cause his character and videos are fucking stupid. Absolutely awful.
Keep in mind I haven't seen every member of TGWTG's videos but I assume there's maybe worse on the site. I quit through a quarter way of Benzaie's video.
And sometimes the storyline things are pretty awful. The only ones I can stand sorta is Pheleous's, Linkara however...No.
my god, that is just embarrassing. And people think Spoony was the one who had a meltdown?
It's all part of the deception. B e l i e v e !
Kong Fisso
Banned
I just came to say LOL. The guy uses save states? He runs a show on how to beat hard games, using save states? LOL! And then he calls Spoony a waste of talent and calls him a failure? double lol.
These guys are basically all shit and best for providing unintentional laughs. Like people have pointed out, Joe making a fool of himself fronting on Geoff is hilarious. You can't write shit like that.
That said, I kinda liked Spoony back in the day. Sad that he went e-crazy. But at least there's no more shitty, awkward cameos now, so i guess this is good from a quality perspective.
I can beat Battletoads from start to finish on a standard NES, but if I'm making a review for the game or if I only want to capture certain segements of it on video as specific examples you bet your ass I'm using save states. I don't see the problem.
Starting over from the beginning doesn't add to the challenge, it adds to the tedium.
Ah, so his video series actually meant "
using save states
cheating
Sorry, but I agree with the previous poster. I also assumed that he played through those fair and square without using cheats. If save states are allowed, you are going to win every single game, especially those NES classics. There is no challenge anymore. It's just plain cheating. I mean why stop at save states? If those are allowed, just use a memory-hack to grant infinite lives/health. Save states are that and even more, because infinite lives/health means you can probably still die from falling or fail in some other way.
For example Zelda II. I went to the last palace as a kid on original NES and just couldn't beat shadow link. It took a while to get there, lost some health on the way, which also added to the difficulty. But by using save states, this game would be a total joke. You may even save-state on every single hit, so the bosses will also be just a joke.
Hell, I would even say using save states in any game makes it a total joke. Dark Souls? No more penalties, no more challenges. Last level on SMG2? Would be a plain joke.
Using cheats for a review or stuff like that, fine. But if you cheat in a video series HOW TO BEAT SUCH GAMES, then you are just a total loser, especially if you behave as if you beat those games fair and square. I mean it's like people that use trophy hacks. It's like hacking an arcade to show some highscore that you didn't achieve. Embarrassing.
The episode I saw was jumping all over the place. Is the point of the series to serve as a strategy guide for games (save states are fine imo) or is it a showcase of him showing his skills as we watch him beat a game from start to finish (save states are not ok)?
Like I said, there were a ton of edits in the episode I watched and it didn't feel like a Let's Play style thing at all, more like a strategy thing.
Like I said, there were a ton of edits in the episode I watched and it didn't feel like a Let's Play style thing at all, more like a strategy thing.
This is fucking incredible. Hahahah seriously who the hell does this guy think he is? I'm loving this.
PedroPanache
Member
So, basically he had to retire this Until We Win series because of the furor over him using save states and such. If he actually had a modicum of common sense, the sensible thing would be to position this series as the video gaming equivalent of Man vs. Food, where he takes on various video gaming challenges and if he either couldn't beat the game or had to use save states, then essentially the game had won. Viewers wouldn't be pissed off over being misled and he'd have the hook of not having to beat every single game he takes on in order to make a single episode.
Save states make everything incredibly easy, a game such as Jet Set Willy on the Spectrum/c64 is fucking impossible without save states.
I clicked this thread randomly today and sat through his FF videos, Highlander, Swat 4 and Ultima series, the guy is amazing!
Then I scroll back a few pages to see what this is about "Controversy" etc and read about it, I feel bad for this guy
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Also had no idea he was related to TGWTG. I absolutely hate that guy, watched his Simpsons video and had to turn it off about half way through, I don't understand in the slightest how that guy is considered "entertaining".
Anyway, hope Spoony gets through this cause he is the next best thing to the nerd imo.
Then I scroll back a few pages to see what this is about "Controversy" etc and read about it, I feel bad for this guy
. Also had no idea he was related to TGWTG. I absolutely hate that guy, watched his Simpsons video and had to turn it off about half way through, I don't understand in the slightest how that guy is considered "entertaining".
Anyway, hope Spoony gets through this cause he is the next best thing to the nerd imo.
BassForever
Member
I clicked this thread randomly today and sat through his FF videos, Highlander, Swat 4 and Ultima series, the guy is amazing!
Then I scroll back a few pages to see what this is about "Controversy" etc and read about it, I feel bad for this guy
Also had no idea he was related to TGWTG. I absolutely hate that guy, watched his Simpsons video and had to turn it off about half way through, dont understand how that guy is slightly considered "entertaining".
Anyway, hope Spoony gets through this cause he is the next best thing to the nerd imo.
The best Nostalgia critic episodes were his older stuff, Godzilla, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Mario Bros, Batman and Robin. Also his old vs new videos are pretty informative and his animaniacs tribute is awesome (if you're a fan of the show). I'll give you most of his recent stuff is awful though
Oh if you meant that watch his very next episode (james and the giant peach) he actually apologizes for how bad that episode was, heck he apologizes for it again in his top 11 mistakes part 3 video.
I clicked this thread randomly today and sat through his FF videos, Highlander, Swat 4 and Ultima series, the guy is amazing!
Then I scroll back a few pages to see what this is about "Controversy" etc and read about it, I feel bad for this guy
Also had no idea he was related to TGWTG. I absolutely hate that guy, watched his Simpsons video and had to turn it off about half way through, I don't understand in the slightest how that guy is considered "entertaining".
Anyway, hope Spoony gets through this cause he is the next best thing to the nerd imo.
You mean his Simpsons Lets Play? That's not exactly considered the pinnacle of his show.
I clicked this thread randomly today and sat through his FF videos, Highlander, Swat 4 and Ultima series, the guy is amazing!
Then I scroll back a few pages to see what this is about "Controversy" etc and read about it, I feel bad for this guy
Also had no idea he was related to TGWTG. I absolutely hate that guy, watched his Simpsons video and had to turn it off about half way through, I don't understand in the slightest how that guy is considered "entertaining".
Anyway, hope Spoony gets through this cause he is the next best thing to the nerd imo.
Please, as a fellow Liverpool fan, please watch the "Let's Play Phatnasmagoria" videos.
I know I'm in the GAF minority, but I watch those reviews to be entertained. Sure, info is nice but really I'm there for the jokes and fun. Because that's what these people do, they have fun with it.
I admit, I am easily entertained (I do have standards though, there's too much shit on YouTube) and I often find myself in fandom minorities (I like River Song in Doctor Who, and I enjoyed The Legend of Korra finale).
I guess I'm just weird.
I admit, I am easily entertained (I do have standards though, there's too much shit on YouTube) and I often find myself in fandom minorities (I like River Song in Doctor Who, and I enjoyed The Legend of Korra finale).
I guess I'm just weird.
But do you like the good jokes, or do you like "story lines" and "characters?"
Good jokes. But I don't mind the stories and characters, I don't throw bile at it like a lot of others.
PedroPanache
Member
I concur....as a fellow Liverpool fan.