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Hey guys,

On top of doing the Classic Gaming Quarterly (http://www.cgquarterly.com) website for several years now, I am now doing YouTube videos.  If no one minds, I'll use this thread to post new videos whenever I upload them.  Constructive criticism, subscriptions, and requests are all welcomed!

Today I uploaded a retrospective of the Streets of Rage series on the Genesis.

http://youtu.be/2zNYAq2GI6I

Thanks!

Chris

Awesome!  My little brother had a Genesis bitd (I was 15-ish and he was 7-ish) and I remember buying the original Streets of Rage when it came out and being humbled asking to play it on his console...
The soundtrack!  Oh, the soundtrack...

Nowadays I think Streets of Rage 2 is nearly beat-em-up perfection. I agree about trying to rank the soundtracks.  I still love the original.  I haven't spent much time playing 3, so can't really comment on it.

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 08/27/2013, 10:55 PMHey guys,

On top of doing the Classic Gaming Quarterly (http://www.cgquarterly.com) website for several years now, I am now doing YouTube videos.  If no one minds, I'll use this thread to post new videos whenever I upload them.  Constructive criticism, subscriptions, and requests are all welcomed!

Today I uploaded a retrospective of the Streets of Rage series on the Genesis.

http://youtu.be/2zNYAq2GI6I

Thanks!

Chris

Nice man that was very detail video of the series.Yeah ive played the japanese version of SOR3 of the everdrive MD,and i can see why it's consider the definite version.

SOR3 is definitely the least definite version of the serie :)

I don't like the way SOR3 plays, and I think Yuzo was def when he did the soundtrack.  I know he didn't do all of it and was going for a more hardcore techno sound, but it wasn't good.

Quote from: Tatsujin on 09/04/2013, 07:25 AMSOR3 is definitely the least definite version of the serie :)

SOR2 is,but if you ever played the u.s version of SOR3 you see how soa broke the game for the changes they made.

Just posted a quick review of Keystone Kapers for the Atari 2600.  Thanks for watching!

http://youtu.be/oEZvtZp6IMY

Made a little quickie bonus vid today. Took a look at a few third-party Genesis controllers that I had sitting in a pile in the CGQ studio.

http://youtu.be/NI3gs4PH1r8

http://youtu.be/FctDDowYoB0

A retrospective of the Super Monaco GP series on the Sega Genesis.  A must-watch for any Ayrton Senna fan!

That was enjoyable, but I hope you expand/build on this by comparing/contrasting other games with the Super Monaco GP series.  :pcgs:

Definitely. I think an F1 Circus retrospective would be awesome.  I'm also working on an F1 game review for the SNES right now.

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 10/26/2013, 11:11 AMhttp://youtu.be/FctDDowYoB0

A retrospective of the Super Monaco GP series on the Sega Genesis.  A must-watch for any Ayrton Senna fan!

That sound the formula one racers make i swear it sounds like it has bees in it !!

http://youtu.be/DPu2jDI6SYU

Tecmo Bowl and Tecmo Super Bowl on the NES, with a quick look at Tecmo Super Bowl 2014.

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 10/29/2013, 01:55 AMhttp://youtu.be/DPu2jDI6SYU

Tecmo Bowl and Tecmo Super Bowl on the NES, with a quick look at Tecmo Super Bowl 2014.

I subscribed recently,ahh nothing like tecmo bowl a good old fashion arcade style sports game.

http://www.youtube.com/CGQuarterly (http://www.youtube.com/CGQuarterly)

I just uploaded 2 new videos.  The first is a review of the awesome book "Capcom 30th Anniversary Character Encyclopedia, which even includes a little bit of Turbo goodness.

The second is a review of Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing on the SNES.  Definitely worth a look if you're an F1 fan. 
 
Thanks for looking!
 
Chris

Loved the review of that mansell game.

I don't know if senna is the best driver ever, (although he was perhaps the most memorable) but there is perhaps an interesting connection there wiht being left out of the game:

In 1993 Senna and formula 1 were in arguments - mostly over driver safety and rules - perhaps one of the reasons why he wasn't in the NA game?
   fast forward 11 months to Imola and a young drivers death ( Who had gained fame in Japan I might add) Anyton spoke quite passionately about safety again, before he died in the same turn the next day. Needless to say F1 actually started worrying about safety.
   Formula 1 and developers have not used his name since in a racing game. In fact the thought of using senna's name to sell a game is just unthinkable to developers and is given as the main reason why they won't. 
   In Japan he is sure still remembered as in Brazil.  In fact there is a hack of the mansell game where mansell is replaced by Senna.  Jibba if your an F1 fan you should check it out. It's a neat tribute. (Also the ESPN 30 for 30 Doc on Senna is a must see)

Interesting bit of history if nothing else.

If you're taking about the documentary "Senna", then yeah, that's probably my all-time favorite documentary on any subject.

Senna's name has indeed not appeared in any games I've seen up until now.  There will be some Senna content released for Gran Turismo 6 that apparently lets you follow his career path.  That's why I said what I said in the review about Yamauchi.  He worked with Instituto Aryton Senna and with Ayrton's sister Viviane to put that Senna content into GT6 as a tribute because of how much he admired and respected him.  In Brazil they are going to release a special Senna GT6/PS3 bundle.  I'm jealous, as I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

Thanks for your positive comments!

Chris

http://youtu.be/uhVdvw3s0ek

Did a short review of the excellent "Clu Clu Land" on the NES. 

I have a Sega Genesis Launch-tacular episode coming down the pipe that I hope to have done by the weekend.  I haven't done anything else for the Turbo besides the Everdrive episode.  I need to change that!

Just uploaded a new video - The Sega Genesis Launch Spectacular.

http://youtu.be/Hox8GU-x8VY

Thanks for watching!

Chris

@ 3:15 - "Sorry Turbografx, you know I love you.. but it's true."


:(

PCE Thunder Blade > Super Thunder Blade.

Genesis does what nintendon't  :roll:

Explosive Diarrhea for the Atari 2600!!!

http://youtu.be/s3eP2gcTmxE

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 05/06/2014, 07:59 PMExplosive Diarrhea for the Atari 2600!!!

HAHAHA! The ending was great.  Looks like a fun game.

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Quote from: CGQuarterly on 05/06/2014, 07:59 PMExplosive Diarrhea for the Atari 2600!!!

HAHAHA! The ending was great.  Looks like a fun game.

It's definitely a fun game.  It's a shame that the graphics aren't a little bit nicer, but the developer wanted to cram it into 2K.

http://youtu.be/k4fqWzcc8jM
 
Another really cool product from krikzz.  I hope this guy eventually makes an Everdrive for every system known to man.  Buy straight from the man to help keep his projects flush with cash!  www.retrogate.com (http://www.retrogate.com)
 
Thanks for watching!
 
Chris

Nice!

I just uploaded a retrospective of the R.C. Pro-Am series. 

http://youtu.be/jlr03er6HLE

Thanks for watching!

Chris

I can't be the only one who's tired of all of these "Kids react to..." videos.

http://youtu.be/gc2hWT5nLfY

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 09/10/2014, 01:58 AMI can't be the only one who's tired of all of these "Kids react to..." videos.

http://youtu.be/gc2hWT5nLfY

Ive never really watched them, except for the NES one that just came out. But i like your take on the videos.

Haven't updated this thread in a long time, but today I uploaded a video review of Gunlord!!!  I've been waiting for a while to to this video, as Gunlord quickly became one of my favorite games.

http://youtu.be/bjbn_aMhwNo

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 03/06/2015, 02:05 AMHaven't updated this thread in a long time, but today I uploaded a video review of Gunlord!!!  I've been waiting for a while to to this video, as Gunlord quickly became one of my favorite games.

http://youtu.be/bjbn_aMhwNo

Gotta love that run'n'gun tribute to turrican.Last year i was able to get a copy for the dreamcast through play-asia.

On the third installment of Let's Read, I take a look at EGM #47 from June of 1993.  Sorry about the shitty audio quality.  I had a technical glitch with my audio recording rig and had to use the audio off of the camera, instead.

http://youtu.be/efrzGJrqnX4?list=UU2i64jLboyVFZwwO6UCKZ6g

Just uploaded a new episode.  And I put an easter egg in the video as a peace offering to Nulltard.  Let's see if he finds it.

http://youtu.be/qH2VwHqLFGQ

Nice video, really informative stuff. Reminds me of this computer game we had when i was in junior kindergarten around 4 years old. I think it was an apple? I remember the games being a burgundy color. and white I think. Would be neat to figure out what exactly it was

Latest episode is up.  If you haven't done so already, please consider subscribing.  Thanks!

http://youtu.be/dsJVqC0pPFY

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/07/2015, 08:06 PMLatest episode is up.  If you haven't done so already, please consider subscribing.  Thanks!

http://youtu.be/dsJVqC0pPFY

Goddam. PlayStation. Do I want to watch this?

Quote from: esteban on 04/07/2015, 10:16 PM

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/07/2015, 08:06 PMLatest episode is up.  If you haven't done so already, please consider subscribing.  Thanks!

http://youtu.be/dsJVqC0pPFY

Goddam. PlayStation. Do I want to watch this?

I don't know.  If you really don't like the Playstation, then maybe not?  It's a good episode, though...

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/08/2015, 10:31 AM

Quote from: esteban on 04/07/2015, 10:16 PM

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/07/2015, 08:06 PMLatest episode is up.  If you haven't done so already, please consider subscribing.  Thanks!

http://youtu.be/dsJVqC0pPFY

Goddam. PlayStation. Do I want to watch this?

I don't know.  If you really don't like the Playstation, then maybe not?  It's a good episode, though...

I had to shut it off when you said "One of the greatest video game consoles of all time"....  I survived 7 seconds this time.


...lol, just kidding.  I really liked this one man.  Keep 'em coming!  :)

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Quote from: esteban on 04/07/2015, 10:16 PM

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/07/2015, 08:06 PMLatest episode is up.  If you haven't done so already, please consider subscribing.  Thanks!

http://youtu.be/dsJVqC0pPFY

Goddam. PlayStation. Do I want to watch this?

I don't know.  If you really don't like the Playstation, then maybe not?  It's a good episode, though...

I don't dislike any console. I'm just worried I am going to want to buy a damn game after watching the video.

UPDATE: Ok, I watched it. I am glad I never got rid of Raiden Project. I am actually curious about Total Eclipse because I have the 3DO version. I wonder how they compare.

Quote from: esteban on 04/08/2015, 01:18 PMI am actually curious about Total Eclipse because I have the 3DO version. I wonder how they compare.

I thought about showing a little side-by-side of the two games, but frankly Total Eclipse isn't good enough to be worth the effort.

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/08/2015, 09:59 PM

Quote from: esteban on 04/08/2015, 01:18 PMI am actually curious about Total Eclipse because I have the 3DO version. I wonder how they compare.

I thought about showing a little side-by-side of the two games, but frankly Total Eclipse isn't good enough to be worth the effort.

No, it isn't a great game. But, since the 3DO library is not too great, I played it more than I should have :)

nice! never knew you had a youtube channel and man your video are top quality! just got done watching your streets of rage series review.  just subbed!

Quote from: cr8zykuban0 on 04/12/2015, 10:12 PMnice! never knew you had a youtube channel and man your video are top quality! just got done watching your streets of rage series review.  just subbed!

Thanks man!

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/12/2015, 11:09 PM

Quote from: cr8zykuban0 on 04/12/2015, 10:12 PMnice! never knew you had a youtube channel and man your video are top quality! just got done watching your streets of rage series review.  just subbed!

Thanks man!

absolutely. a LOT better quality and presentation than my videos lol but looking forward to the future vids!

http://youtu.be/5ygtpU9yPtk

Apologies in advance, but I pretty much shit all over the PCE port.  Well, not really.  It has redeeming qualities, but not enough to recommend that people bother with it.

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/21/2015, 06:00 PMhttp://youtu.be/5ygtpU9yPtk

Apologies in advance, but I pretty much shit all over the PCE port.  Well, not really.  It has redeeming qualities, but not enough to recommend that people bother with it.

I don't think you have to apologize. :)

Quote from: esteban on 04/21/2015, 08:31 PM

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/21/2015, 06:00 PMhttp://youtu.be/5ygtpU9yPtk

Apologies in advance, but I pretty much shit all over the PCE port.  Well, not really.  It has redeeming qualities, but not enough to recommend that people bother with it.

I don't think you have to apologize. :)

I just don't want anyone to think that I'm hatin' on the Turbo.  In fact, a Turbografx launch episode is in the early stages of development...

2 new Everdrive review videos:

http://youtu.be/kVe6q-hmJ-I

http://youtu.be/dzWN505OzyU

^ keep up the good work man. Really enjoy your channel

Quote from: munchiaz on 05/12/2015, 04:06 PM^ keep up the good work man. Really enjoy your channel

Thanks dude!

Great Channel!!! =;

hey for 32X games do I use same everdrive for my Gen? does 32X have to be also hooked up?

QuoteGreat Channel!!! =;

hey for 32X games do I use same everdrive for my Gen? does 32X have to be also hooked up?

Thanks!

Yes you can use your Everdrive MD or Mega Everdrive to play 32X games.  But yes, you do need to have your 32X hooked up. You just of course put the Everdrive into the 32X's cart slot and turn the system on.

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/21/2015, 06:00 PMhttp://youtu.be/5ygtpU9yPtk

Apologies in advance, but I pretty much shit all over the PCE port.  Well, not really.  It has redeeming qualities, but not enough to recommend that people bother with it.

Curious, how much did the golden axe pcm run you?

Quote from: BigusSchmuck on 05/12/2015, 07:47 PM

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/21/2015, 06:00 PMhttp://youtu.be/5ygtpU9yPtk

Apologies in advance, but I pretty much shit all over the PCE port.  Well, not really.  It has redeeming qualities, but not enough to recommend that people bother with it.

Curious, how much did the golden axe pcm run you?

I paid about $135 shipped, but it came with the marquee, instruction/installation manual, and some kind of instruction sheet that maybe went behind the glass on an arcade cab.  It also came with the bezel, side art, and JAMMA loom for Revenge of Death Adder, because the seller thought it was all the same game.  The only think I had to buy was a System 16 -> JAMMA adapter, which I bought from ArcadeForge, but that of course can be used for all System-16 boards.

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Quote from: BigusSchmuck on 05/12/2015, 07:47 PM

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/21/2015, 06:00 PMhttp://youtu.be/5ygtpU9yPtk

Apologies in advance, but I pretty much shit all over the PCE port.  Well, not really.  It has redeeming qualities, but not enough to recommend that people bother with it.

Curious, how much did the golden axe pcm run you?

I paid about $135 shipped, but it came with the marquee, instruction/installation manual, and some kind of instruction sheet that maybe went behind the glass on an arcade cab.  It also came with the bezel, side art, and JAMMA loom for Revenge of Death Adder, because the seller thought it was all the same game.  The only think I had to buy was a System 16 -> JAMMA adapter, which I bought from ArcadeForge, but that of course can be used for all System-16 boards.

Sweet, might make the plunge and do that for my wife's birthday. She loves that game. :)

Uploaded a new channel trailer today:

http://youtu.be/rA7eJjFpr4Y

^ nice stuff. Love the tune,

CGQ, review some damn games! No more flash carts.

:)

Quote from: esteban on 06/21/2015, 06:31 PMCGQ, review some damn games! No more flash carts.

:)

Shot the live segments for the TurboGrafx-16 Launch Spectacular today. 

I only reviewed those latest 2 Everdrives because krikzz sent them in for review and I am a shameless whore for free stuff (within reason).

Quote from: munchiaz on 06/21/2015, 03:22 PM^ nice stuff. Love the tune,

Thanks, man!  It's just an extended version of the normal theme music, but it sounds more interesting than the 10-second version that I normally have at the beginning of shows.

Latest video is up. Be gentle.

Thanks to everyone here who participated in the "launch lineup" thread that Anthony1 started a few months back, and extra thanks to Esteban for helping me through PMs, and also for giving me access to all of the materials on his site!

http://youtu.be/SKd4wX-05-c

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 07/13/2015, 07:25 PMLatest video is up. Be gentle.

Thanks to everyone here who participated in the "launch lineup" thread that Anthony1 started a few months back, and extra thanks to Esteban for helping me through PMs, and also for giving me access to all of the materials on his site!

http://youtu.be/SKd4wX-05-c

FUDGE! I am staring a campfire and it would be rude to watch this instead of communicating to the other humans.

The last few days, and the rest of the week, I only post when I am pooping.

So, I'll watch it tonight. :)

Good video. My only real criticism is that calling people ignorant for fairly valid opinions was a little off-putting.

Excellent episode man, I especially enjoyed the history before the actual game overview. Among the best production values on the tubes of you. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos, I really enjoy them.

Quote from: esteban on 07/13/2015, 07:28 PMSo, I'll watch it tonight. :)

Stick around for the end credits, because I gave you a shout-out.  I actually gave the forums a shout-out, as well.

Quote from: guest on 07/13/2015, 08:29 PMGood video. My only real criticism is that calling people ignorant for fairly valid opinions was a little off-putting.

That was really just meant as humorous hyperbole, but I can understand your point of view.  Although you just outed yourself as a China Warrior hater, so be on the look out for Arkhan to exact retribution.

Quote from: Gredler on 07/13/2015, 08:55 PMExcellent episode man, I especially enjoyed the history before the actual game overview. Among the best production values on the tubes of you. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos, I really enjoy them.

Thanks, man.  I don't know about *that*, but having people enjoy them is what motivates me to make them.

Awesome episode, really enjoyed it. Now to do PC Engine Cd launch day titles! lol

I enjoyed the episode! Better than 95% of the Turbo videos on Youtube

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 06/21/2015, 08:51 PMI only reviewed those latest 2 Everdrives because krikzz sent them in for review and I am a shameless whore for free stuff (within reason).

Oh nice, so he considered your show's reach wide enough to warrant a freebie your way if you review it and thus provide marketing for him. That's cool.

EDIT: Crap, so about 9 minutes into your video after going into full screen mode with Chrome, it caused a crash and auto reboot on my Windows Vista PC... :/ I can't remember if I went to Youtube's website or I used the video player instance in your PCEFX post here because in that case the Adobe Flash player component was activated to play the video. If you go to Youtube's website, the internal MP4 player will be activated instead of Flash. This sudden crash/reboot happened to me once before at that Gaming Oldies website that lets you play old ROMs in a browser using Flash (think emulators wrapped in Adobe Flash)... Anyway, I can't remember what I did (played the video from your post or YT's website), probably it was due to Flash, but lucky I didn't have any opened unfinished work...

very awesome review. didn't know alien/devils crush had a few sequals on other systems, might have to check em out.

i think china warrior is better than what people say about it. pretty good game

blazing lazers is the best evar! should have been a pack in game in my opinion

Quote from: cr8zykuban0 on 07/16/2015, 01:37 AMblazing lazers is the best evar! should have been a pack in game in my opinion

After all it worked so well for the pal turbo.

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Quote from: CGQuarterly on 06/21/2015, 08:51 PMI only reviewed those latest 2 Everdrives because krikzz sent them in for review and I am a shameless whore for free stuff (within reason).

Oh nice, so he considered your show's reach wide enough to warrant a freebie your way if you review it and thus provide marketing for him. That's cool.

EDIT: Crap, so about 9 minutes into your video after going into full screen mode with Chrome, it caused a crash and auto reboot on my Windows Vista PC... :/ I can't remember if I went to Youtube's website or I used the video player instance in your PCEFX post here because in that case the Adobe Flash player component was activated to play the video. If you go to Youtube's website, the internal MP4 player will be activated instead of Flash. This sudden crash/reboot happened to me once before at that Gaming Oldies website that lets you play old ROMs in a browser using Flash (think emulators wrapped in Adobe Flash)... Anyway, I can't remember what I did (played the video from your post or YT's website), probably it was due to Flash, but lucky I didn't have any opened unfinished work...

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A (https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A)
Time to switch to HTML 5 you think?

Quote from: turboswimbz on 07/16/2015, 11:00 AM

Quote from: cr8zykuban0 on 07/16/2015, 01:37 AMblazing lazers is the best evar! should have been a pack in game in my opinion

After all it worked so well for the pal turbo.

The PAL TurboGrafx never launched and never had a specific pack-in or even finalized packaging and was going to target regions other than North America.

Quote from: BigusSchmuck on 07/16/2015, 11:03 AMTime to switch to HTML 5 you think?

Yeah, when you're using Youtube and Chrome and the video is in MP4 format, it'll create a player with HTML5. But, look at Jibba's post IN this thread and right click it, you'll notice SMF embedded it with Adobe Flash. If you're on Android, you won't get a player rendered at all since versions after KitKat deprecated it - some special browsers can work with it though if you install the last Flash version for the platform, but that has to be downloaded/installed outside of the Google PlayStore system. And with even less updates for it, you really have to be careful when it comes to trusting the sites you're visiting.

Anyway, gonna finish watching his video right quick. Seemed pretty decent from what I saw.

Quote from: NightWolve on 07/17/2015, 12:25 AM

Quote from: BigusSchmuck on 07/16/2015, 11:03 AMTime to switch to HTML 5 you think?

Yeah, when you're using Youtube and Chrome and the video is in MP4 format, it'll create a player with HTML5. But, look at Jibba's post IN this thread and right click it, you'll notice SMF embedded it with Adobe Flash.

I don't see anything embedded, I just see a link. But I both am using HTMLify extension and also have completely uninstalled Flash from both my computer and Chrome (i.e. disabled the plug-in).

Finished the episode. Interesting that Jibba likes that ole Moon Patrol and I didn't connect that IREM had made that. Moon Patrol was the first game I can track that got me interested in the idea of hacking games. All I wanted to do was change "GAME OVER" to "YOU SUCK" and I began with using edit.com in DOS. Obviously, that's a text editor and when you save changes, it forces the CR LF standard, 2 characters, to end a line, so that change will break an exe full of code data! Somebody introduced me to a hex editor and that's how I finally got it done. :)

Anyway, about my crash problem. I made sure this time to watch it at Youtube.com, so Google Chrome's MP4 player was playing it, but it crashed again, so something is wrong with Google Chrome for Windows Vista... Adobe Flash wasn't the culprit, just FYI.

Hey Jibba, I watched the new video last night.  Really liked it! Keep it up!

What's your game capture process like? Most of it looked really good but some of it appeared a bit "jittery".

Quote from: guest on 07/17/2015, 12:06 PMHey Jibba, I watched the new video last night.  Really liked it! Keep it up!

What's your game capture process like? Most of it looked really good but some of it appeared a bit "jittery".

Hey man, thanks!

I use a DVD recorder to record all of my gameplay footage.  I record everything in s-video, but a couple of my systems don't output it so then I use an RGB -> s-video encoder.  If the "jitteriness" that you are referring to is what I think it is, then I believe that it has to do with the timing settings on the device.  Last night I was messing with it to see if I could fix it, but it's a Micomsoft product, so the instructions are all in Japanese.  So I'm basically just flipping the timing dip switches or turning the micropot and seeing what happens.

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 07/17/2015, 12:51 PMHey man, thanks!

I use a DVD recorder to record all of my gameplay footage.  I record everything in s-video, but a couple of my systems don't output it so then I use an RGB -> s-video encoder.  If the "jitteriness" that you are referring to is what I think it is, then I believe that it has to do with the timing settings on the device.  Last night I was messing with it to see if I could fix it, but it's a Micomsoft product, so the instructions are all in Japanese.  So I'm basically just flipping the timing dip switches or turning the micropot and seeing what happens.

Lol, sounds like fun. The jitteryness isn't bad, just a bit noticeable. I record gameplay using a DVD recorder and overall your captures are a lot better than mine, but I'm guessing it's because you're using s-video and I'm limited to composite. But I don't get the jitters so was wondering what was different between your setup and mine. And now I know. :)  Thanks!

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Quote from: CGQuarterly on 07/17/2015, 12:51 PMHey man, thanks!

I use a DVD recorder to record all of my gameplay footage.  I record everything in s-video, but a couple of my systems don't output it so then I use an RGB -> s-video encoder.  If the "jitteriness" that you are referring to is what I think it is, then I believe that it has to do with the timing settings on the device.  Last night I was messing with it to see if I could fix it, but it's a Micomsoft product, so the instructions are all in Japanese.  So I'm basically just flipping the timing dip switches or turning the micropot and seeing what happens.

Lol, sounds like fun. The jitteryness isn't bad, just a bit noticeable. I record gameplay using a DVD recorder and overall your captures are a lot better than mine, but I'm guessing it's because you're using s-video and I'm limited to composite. But I don't get the jitters so was wondering what was different between your setup and mine. And now I know. :)  Thanks!

Do you have a YT channel?  If so, got a link?  Since you're also using a DVD recorder, what do you use to rip the DVDs, and how do you de-interlace your footage?

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 07/17/2015, 03:13 PMDo you have a YT channel?  If so, got a link?  Since you're also using a DVD recorder, what do you use to rip the DVDs, and how do you de-interlace your footage? 

Yep, just generic gameplay footage - nothing too special:

turbografxnerd: https://www.youtube.com/user/turbografxnerd (https://www.youtube.com/user/turbografxnerd) - this is just Obey
retroroflmao: https://www.youtube.com/user/retroroflmao (https://www.youtube.com/user/retroroflmao) - This covers all sorts of classic gaming

I use Handbrake to rip the DVDs and let Handbrake handle the de-interlacing.  I set up a specific profile in Handbrake for vintage games. I can take a screenshot of the settings once I get home if you'd like to see them.  Then I do any editing in Premiere Pro CC or Windows Movie Maker if I'm just cutting out stuff at the start/end.

Thanks for the links; I subbed to both.

I've messed around with Handbrake.  H.264 is a great codec from a size to quality ratio, but editing those files in FCP is a nightmare because that's not what the codec was meant for.  I REALLY wish Handbrake had more codec options because the files that it outputs look great.

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 07/17/2015, 06:37 PMI've messed around with Handbrake.  H.264 is a great codec from a size to quality ratio, but editing those files in FCP is a nightmare because that's not what the codec was meant for.  I REALLY wish Handbrake had more codec options because the files that it outputs look great.

You're not the first person I've heard that wasn't fond of H.264 due to editing, but I haven't run into any issues that couldn't be compensated for in Premiere. Maybe I just don't have an eye for it, though.  I *have* noticed that H.264 tends to be low contrast/washed out compared to source, but that can be resolved by tinkering with contrast and/or saturation and/or gamma. I'm not too sure what other issues people are running into when editing that format.

And thanks for the subs! I really intended on doing more with both those channels but they's just ended up being dumping grounds for "cool games I wanted friends to check out." As they say, "the road to hell is paved with good intentions"...

Quote from: NightWolve on 07/17/2015, 03:08 AMFinished the episode. Interesting that Jibba likes that ole Moon Patrol and I didn't connect that IREM had made that. Moon Patrol was the first game I can track that got me interested in the idea of hacking games. All I wanted to do was change "GAME OVER" to "YOU SUCK" and I began with using edit.com in DOS. Obviously, that's a text editor and when you save changes, it forces the CR LF standard, 2 characters, to end a line, so that change will break an exe full of code data! Somebody introduced me to a hex editor and that's how I finally got it done. :)

Anyway, about my crash problem. I made sure this time to watch it at Youtube.com, so Google Chrome's MP4 player was playing it, but it crashed again, so something is wrong with Google Chrome for Windows Vista... Adobe Flash wasn't the culprit, just FYI.

Why are you using Chrome? It's literally a botnet.

I like the syncing with all devices, from PC to tablets to phone, etc. but I've been using it for years back from its lightweight fast model after switching from IE. Not as fast as it once was, but I still like it. Yeah, the logging of searches and everything means I'll use a clean install of say Opera if I wanna go incognito mode.

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Quote from: NightWolve on 07/17/2015, 03:08 AMFinished the episode. Interesting that Jibba likes that ole Moon Patrol and I didn't connect that IREM had made that. Moon Patrol was the first game I can track that got me interested in the idea of hacking games. All I wanted to do was change "GAME OVER" to "YOU SUCK" and I began with using edit.com in DOS. Obviously, that's a text editor and when you save changes, it forces the CR LF standard, 2 characters, to end a line, so that change will break an exe full of code data! Somebody introduced me to a hex editor and that's how I finally got it done. :)

Anyway, about my crash problem. I made sure this time to watch it at Youtube.com, so Google Chrome's MP4 player was playing it, but it crashed again, so something is wrong with Google Chrome for Windows Vista... Adobe Flash wasn't the culprit, just FYI.

Why are you using Chrome? It's literally a botnet.

Please continue.  I use Chrome for a lot of stuff and it's pretty reliable, I switched after Firefox kept continually eating all the memory awhile ago.  Obviously Google is tracking you to a degree, but I'd love to read an article about specifics if you've got one.

Watched the newest vid. Feel like it needed a Nulltard cameo or maybe you could do something akin to what they pulled on the latest ep. of gamesack for your next project. What with the Pat Kilbane app. thingamafuck. Yeh.

I revamped the whole site, which now uses Wordpress as it's CMS (was just hand-coded HTML before).  Also just added a write-up on the Blinking Light Win, which is a pretty cool product.

www.cgquarterly.com (http://www.cgquarterly.com)

Very nice website set up! WordPress continues to surprise me. Building a decent site is something that always eluded me.

Quote from: NightWolve on 07/29/2015, 11:13 AMVery nice website set up! WordPress continues to surprise me. Building a decent site is something that always eluded me.

Thanks, man.  Look in to Wordpress.  Get an easily-customizable theme and you can get started with minimal effort.

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 07/25/2015, 09:17 PMI revamped the whole site, which now uses Wordpress as it's CMS (was just hand-coded HTML before).  Also just added a write-up on the Blinking Light Win, which is a pretty cool product.

www.cgquarterly.com (http://www.cgquarterly.com)

Looks really good! The only thing I would change if it was my site are the dark blue backgrounds . My eyes don't like that color for some reason

Quote from: guest on 07/29/2015, 05:25 PMLooks really good! The only thing I would change if it was my site are the dark blue backgrounds . My eyes don't like that color for some reason

You're talking about the color of the tiles?  I chose that color because it matched the old banner.  Now that it's gone, I can pick something else.  Got any suggestions?  Maybe grey?

Null, when I do a follow-up episode to the TG-16 launch one, you can do a guest spot if you want.  Review a couple of the games?  You'd just have to record your voice...

Quote from: guest on 07/29/2015, 05:02 PMhappened to me.  even though i don't use wordpress, a site on the server with DoxPhile had remnants of it (not even a full active install... just a few folders left behind) and that was enough for the whole server to be compromised.

And that was what cost you Google ads, eh ?

Changed the color to a darkish grey.  Thoughts?

Null you can't have ads on your site now?  Man, that would cost me LITERALLY pennies per day.

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 07/29/2015, 05:34 PMNull you can't have ads on your site now?  Man, that would cost me LITERALLY pennies per day.

HAHAHAHAHA!!! Hey, my account is barely over $40 bucks, that's something! Don't ask how long it took for that much to accumulate or how much longer it'll take before it hits $100 and can be claimed... ;)

Yeah, null got hit by Russian hackers or something and Google permanently branded him bad news and the one appeal allowed failed, so no forgiveness on Google's part... Very weird.

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Quote from: guest on 07/29/2015, 05:25 PMLooks really good! The only thing I would change if it was my site are the dark blue backgrounds . My eyes don't like that color for some reason

You're talking about the color of the tiles?  I chose that color because it matched the old banner.  Now that it's gone, I can pick something else.  Got any suggestions?  Maybe grey?

Yea the bold blue was a strain on my eyes. The grey looks good that you changed it to. A more pastel (softer) blue would work as well if you wanted to keep the blue theme

Quote from: NightWolve on 07/29/2015, 05:43 PMHAHAHAHAHA!!! Hey, my account is barely over $40 bucks, that's something! Don't ask how long it took for that much to accumulate or how much longer it'll take before it hits $100 and can be claimed... ;)

Yeah I'm at around $50, and that's after 2 years of YouTube videos and several months of AdSense ads on two websites.

Quote from: guest on 07/29/2015, 05:45 PMYea the bold blue was a strain on my eyes. The grey looks good that you changed it to. A more pastel (softer) blue would work as well if you wanted to keep the blue theme

Nah.  The blue was only there to match the blue in the Sega font that the banner used.  I like the way the grey looks.  I think it makes the color in the screenshots pop more.  Thanks for the suggestion!

Quote from: guest on 07/29/2015, 06:55 PMDamn... I was doing something right... in 3 months I was a few bux away from $100 and it was growing steadily.

Is there no way to just create a new AdSense account using a different Google account?   Has the DoxPhile domain been blacklisted by Google?  What would happen (theoretically) if you let the domain registration lapse and someone else bought it and built a completely different site?  Would they still be blacklisted?

Looking good Jibs. Didn't realize you had your own page with sorted content along with your YT channel. Guess it's been a while since we hung out. lol.

Quote from: Teddy KGB on 07/29/2015, 07:23 PMLooking good Jibs. Didn't realize you had your own page with sorted content along with your YT channel. Guess it's been a while since we hung out. lol.

I didn't even know you were a member here, holmes.  I've had that website for about 6 years but it always looked straight out of 1997 so I never really advertised it much.

We don't hang out anymore because I can't find a laserdisc player.

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 07/29/2015, 07:32 PMWe don't hang out anymore because I can't find a laserdisc player.

Ha, forgot about those discs you got and that one Usual Suspects LD of mine I've had since 90-something i've never watched. In the next month or 2 I'll try to host something but I know BT is wanting to do more regular meet-ups too.

Quote from: guest on 07/29/2015, 06:55 PMDamn... I was doing something right... in 3 months I was a few bux away from $100 and it was growing steadily.

Decent $$$. Too bad we can't all be as awesome as GameSack Joe, the coolest dude that I know! With 100,000k+ hits on videos and his site, he must do pretty good. I forget what Aaron told me the 2 ads on the forum here make, either $100 or $1000 a month, but it pays the bills for the web service, that much was true...

Quote from: NightWolve on 07/29/2015, 09:36 PMToo bad we can't all be as awesome as GameSack Joe, the coolest dude that I know! With 100,000k+ hits on videos and his site, he must do pretty good. I forget what Aaron told me the 2 ads on the forum here make, either $100 or $1000 a month, but it pays the bills for the web service, that much was true... Heh.

Aaron would be lucky to get $100/month, so $1,000 for the year would be great.

I WOULD LOVE TO BE WRONG, of course. If he is pulling in >$100, then he deserves it.

Aaron deserves $$$$ for keeping our community together.

:)

Yeah, it was probably $100/month and I was thinking of the yearly total >$1,000, etc. Makes more sense. And that's still great, it fully pays the web hosting bills and leaves some change for other things! Anybody would be lucky to achieve at least that.

Couple of new posts today on the site:

Blazing Lazers review, which is basically just the script from my last YT episode, fleshed out a bit:
http://www.cgquarterly.com/2015/08/01/blazing-lazers/ (http://www.cgquarterly.com/2015/08/01/blazing-lazers/)

Jabba Jibba, I finally watched some of your videos this weekend, and guess what, you got me as a subscriber.

Seeing you reacting to Neo Geo Pocket - priceless.

Quote from: guest on 08/09/2015, 04:36 PMJabba Jibba, I finally watched some of your videos this weekend, and guess what, you got me as a subscriber.

Seeing you reacting to Neo Geo Pocket - priceless.

Thanks dude!

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Quote from: guest on 08/09/2015, 04:36 PMJabba Jibba, I finally watched some of your videos this weekend, and guess what, you got me as a subscriber.

Seeing you reacting to Neo Geo Pocket - priceless.

Thanks dude!

The turbo spectacular was... Well.... Spectacular!!! I'm an official subscriber too. My favorite line was when you said Keith Courage was "amazingly stupid" lol

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Quote from: guest on 08/09/2015, 04:36 PMJabba Jibba, I finally watched some of your videos this weekend, and guess what, you got me as a subscriber.

Seeing you reacting to Neo Geo Pocket - priceless.

Thanks dude!

The turbo spectacular was... Well.... Spectacular!!! I'm an official subscriber too. My favorite line was when you said Keith Courage was "amazingly stupid" lol

Well, to be fair I said that the plot was amazingly stupid.  Although the game is pretty freaking mediocre.

Latest episode is up...

http://youtu.be/buQ51b5dQl8

Nice vid. Since you mentioned the Turbo at the beginning of the episode, I figured we'd see a comparison between it and the Genesis with Forgotten Worlds, Daimakaimura, or Power Golf, but all good. Very nice run through of 1989.

Another great episode.

Nice vid!  :D

Latest vid is up.  I'm going to start making shorter, single-game videos to upload in between the longer-form retrospectives.

http://youtu.be/un8x5BfhbAk

Great overview man. Your quality production values shine through this new format. Keep up the good work

2 updates.  First, JoshTurboTrollX-16 and I ran our mouths for a couple of hours on Google Hangouts last night and he live-streamed it for his channel.  He edited it a it and re-uploaded it today.  Secondly, I uploaded a new "quick hits" episode today.

http://youtu.be/hKqXofd2GHk
http://youtu.be/3X0loPiml-0

Very cool! I'll check the podcast-type/google whatever thing out real soon.

I haven't watched Shinobi Quick Hits yet because I am afraid you will bash one of my favorite SMS games.

Hmmmmm....

Quote from: esteban on 10/05/2015, 08:22 PMI haven't watched Shinobi Quick Hits yet because I am afraid you will bash one of my favorite SMS games.

Hmmmmm....

Not at all.  Great game.

Edit: If I thought it was bad, I wouldn't do an episode dedicated to it.  Unfortunately, on episodes that cover whatever games came out within a certain timespan, I am forced to cover games that are not good, at which point I am honest about them.  But Shinobi is the shit, which is why it got its own episode.

It's funny somehow I missed this post and I stumbled upon your videos independently of this site and I subscribed. I really liked the retrospectives.

Quote from: technozombie on 10/05/2015, 11:39 PMIt's funny somehow I missed this post and I stumbled upon your videos independently of this site and I subscribed. I really liked the retrospectives.

Thanks dude.

Is this the intro to the latest episode?

In the classic gaming community, the people are represented by two separate, but equally important groups: the gamers, who collect and play video games, and the entrepreneurs who profit off of the collectards. These are their stories." DONG DONG.

Quote from: Gentlegamer on 10/06/2015, 01:07 AMIs this the intro to the latest episode?

In the classic gaming community, the people are represented by two separate, but equally important groups: the gamers, who collect and play video games, and the entrepreneurs who profit off of the collectards. These are their stories." DONG DONG.

No, but jesus fuck if I wouldn't like to figure out a way to work that in somewhere.

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Quote from: esteban on 10/05/2015, 08:22 PMI haven't watched Shinobi Quick Hits yet because I am afraid you will bash one of my favorite SMS games.

Hmmmmm....

Not at all.  Great game.

Edit: If I thought it was bad, I wouldn't do an episode dedicated to it.  Unfortunately, on episodes that cover whatever games came out within a certain timespan, I am forced to cover games that are not good, at which point I am honest about them.  But Shinobi is the shit, which is why it got its own episode.

I watched it. It was fun.

I like your videos.

I did not watch the Joshua+you video for more than a minute. I may go back to that one, but it ain't no...

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I can understand that, I'm hoping the chatter videos get a bit more to the point/interesting/fun when I get more comfortable with the whole sitting and staring at a camera type interviews.  Also, this video had some horrid echoing effects that had be very confused for the first 45+ minutes.  At first only I could hear it in my headphones, then it was coming across in the audio of the show!  Blech....

We'll be doing more in the future, so if you liked 'em stay tuned.  :)

Cha-ching!

http://youtu.be/e3ETy9zFyqo

http://youtu.be/SkdygHiqB40

:)

I was disappointed by how in the video the Saturn launch is overshadowed by a Kalinske biography, especially since most of that stuff is in dispute and it takes away from the actual Saturn talk.

Virtua Fighter for Saturn wasn't an improvement at all over the 32X version, because it wouldn't be released for another year and a half. So it wasn't disappointing in comparison to anything, since the only competition was 3DO and Jaguar. The 32X version was a surprise to everyone when it was announced after the 32X had long been considered dead and everything was already discounted. Fighting games were insanely popular at the time and the Saturn was targeting a mature audience like the Genesis, so it was the best killer app from what existed at the time.

The early launch period Saturns came in all kinds of bundles, one of which advertised at Consumers Distributing, included Panzer Dragoon. I actually went down there to buy the PD set, but found out that in my small town, the local outlet only brought in the VF set. They could have ordered it in, but not wanting to wait any longer, I just bought the VF set and got PD not long after. Consumers Distributing had a promotion where they gave you $100(?) off the Saturn if you brought in an old video game console to donate to charity. I brought a table tennis system which they took no questions asked.

The single reason I wanted a Saturn and had no interest in future consoles like the PSX, is Daytona USA. Ever since I first saw it in an arcade in a big city, I was dying to play it every chance I got and the Saturn version was far better than I imagined the upcoming generation could possibly do.

The best game/console commercials I've ever since were pre-early launch Saturn games advertised on Much Music. The were just straight game footage with the music muted. WWS used the up-close camera, so you were looking at massive player sprites running in and out of the screen. The commercials in this style for Panzer Dragoon WWS and Daytona blew my mind and stopped me from buying a 3DO just for SFFIIT. The fact that Sega ran those commercials in advance of the early launch shows how it wasn't as much of a last minute decision as most people believe that it was.

WWS is one of the only sports games I've really enjoyed since Intellivision.

I'm definitely taking some heat over this latest episode.  I'm really happy with how the whole historical narrative section of the episode turned out.  I already covered the history of Sega up through the Genesis in a previous episode, so I had fun trying to really set up the history of the Saturn by talking about what all was going on with Sega at the time.  Although it wasn't a conscious decision, Kalinske kind of became the central figure of that narrative.  Over a pretty short period of time, he went from being this guy who took on Nintendo and made SoA a success to someone who was basically pushed out. 

I can see where the way I worded that line made it sound like the 32X version of the game came out first, which was not my intent.  That being said, the fact that the 32X game came out in late 1995 is not a good excuse for the Saturn game not being superior.  I'm not saying that it *is* better, but Virtua Fighter Remix looks a lot better and is what they should have worked towards in the first place.

Completely agree about Daytona USA.  Complaints about the draw-in really annoy me.  You can certainly tell that you aren't playing the arcade version, but it re-creates the experience and looks quite good.

I just want to say I'm a fanboy of your videos, you really do a great job and I always make sure to watch them as soon as they come up.
No criticisms here, keep up the great work!

Man, never realized you were doing these videos. I've watched a few previously and just finished the one about the launch of Turbografx. Thanks for making these. Keep it up. *subscribed*

http://youtu.be/PiiOgGAMiEQ

nice episode, my only minor gripe was the use of non-era photos for many of the hockey players you mentioned

I liked the part about mutant league. Lol

Quote from: guest on 02/04/2016, 11:40 AMnice episode, my only minor gripe was the use of non-era photos for many of the hockey players you mentioned

That's fair.  My priority when looking for still images to include in my videos is the quality of the image.  So while it would have been really cool for all of the images to hail from the early 90's, it would have meant lower quality pictures in many cases.

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Quote from: guest on 02/04/2016, 11:40 AMnice episode, my only minor gripe was the use of non-era photos for many of the hockey players you mentioned

That's fair.  My priority when looking for still images to include in my videos is the quality of the image.  So while it would have been really cool for all of the images to hail from the early 90's, it would have meant lower quality pictures in many cases. 

If you do a similar video in the future, maybe just pick up a complete set of one of the overproduced hockey card series for that year? I still find cheap sealed boxes of packs from the early to mid 90's at random corner and dollar stores.

I think NHL '94, as odd as it may sound, is my favorite video game, ever.  I am not sure of a game I have played more over the twenty-two years it has been out.  I can always pick it up.

Thanks for the video, J.

Jibb - I commented on the video but also want to follow up with you here too and tell you how much I enjoyed the episode. I thought it was great, and really enjoyed how much you talked about Jim Simmons, and wish I could've talked to you and told you some stories from him and George who I worked with a couple years ago for a while, and they told me a bunch of great stories. George (Jim's brother who did most of the art for the game, a fact that might've added some more flavor to the video) did the sprites in 3D and baked them down and then painted over them. He told me that it allowed him to animate one character in 3d, then have consistent scale and not have warping/morphing in the different directions. It was awesome working with those guys, and am so proud to have a credit along side them on a title :)  I probably could've gotten you an interview with them, hindsight doh!

I see jibb put up a video for one of my favorite magazines.
http://youtu.be/cPwZ5uk1p5o

Quote from: TR0N on 03/08/2016, 03:59 AMI see jibb put up a video for one of my favorite magazines.

Everytime I see gamefan mag I have the urge to post one of their infamous reviews:
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Am I the only one who wants MOAR Classic Gaming Quarterly?

And shouldn't he use the branding I created for him?

Yes, of course he should do BOTH.

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Quote from: esteban on 06/23/2016, 09:28 AMAm I the only one who wants MOAR Classic Gaming Quarterly?

Am I the only one who wants MOAR Le Turbo Doodle?

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Quote from: esteban on 06/23/2016, 09:28 AMAm I the only one who wants MOAR Classic Gaming Quarterly?

Am I the only one who wants MOAR Le Turbo Doodle?

Fair enough :)

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Quote from: guest on 06/23/2016, 09:37 AM

Quote from: esteban on 06/23/2016, 09:28 AMAm I the only one who wants MOAR Classic Gaming Quarterly?

Am I the only one who wants MOAR Le Turbo Doodle?

Fair enough :)

hehe :) I kid! I want more CGQ and Le Turbo Doodle. I WANT IT ALL!!!

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Quote from: esteban on 06/23/2016, 09:39 AM

Quote from: guest on 06/23/2016, 09:37 AM

Quote from: esteban on 06/23/2016, 09:28 AMAm I the only one who wants MOAR Classic Gaming Quarterly?

Am I the only one who wants MOAR Le Turbo Doodle?

Fair enough :)

hehe :) I kid! I want more CGQ and Le Turbo Doodle. I WANT IT ALL!!!

Lol reminded me of a Disney Princess.

I'm still working on the next episode.  I had a really hard last few months at work/school and CGQ had to take a back seat, unfortunately.

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 06/23/2016, 12:07 PMI'm still working on the next episode.  I had a really hard last few months at work/school and CGQ had to take a back seat, unfortunately.

No worries... I can send you my gamer cat if you want another animal running around the house. lol

http://youtu.be/HSTsyGbUvts
Yes jibba i'm saving you time for this shameless plug  :roll: :oops:

Quote from: TR0N on 07/21/2016, 06:36 PMhttp://youtu.be/HSTsyGbUvts
Yes jibba i'm saving you time for this shameless plug  :roll: :oops:

Awesome, been looking forward to this since it was mentioned on retro blast! :D On that note, while I do dig the Vive cast, I hope you guys get back together and do some more retro blast episodes in the future.

Thanks TR0N!

Sadler, I totally agree.  I miss Retroblast and wish he hadn't switched formats.  But I understand where he's coming from.  He got that Vive deal and it's all he cares about right now, gaming-wise.  So doing a retro podcast would just seem like a chore for him.  Hopefully he comes back to it.

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Quote from: TR0N on 07/21/2016, 06:36 PMhttp://youtu.be/HSTsyGbUvts
Yes jibba i'm saving you time for this shameless plug  :roll: :oops:

Awesome, been looking forward to this since it was mentioned on retro blast! :D On that note, while I do dig the Vive cast, I hope you guys get back together and do some more retro blast episodes in the future.

Ever listen to the retrogamesquad podcast ? Jibba was a guest on that awhile ago still it's a shame to that podcast will end by the fall.

Hey Jibba, I saw you in the cassette tape and floppy disk episodes from 8bitguy. How cool!

Thanks for the props in the video!

Quote from: guest on 07/22/2016, 01:36 AMHey Jibba, I saw you in the cassette tape and floppy disk episodes from 8bitguy. How cool!

Thanks!  It was kind of weird being on his show, because I don't think that there's a lot of overlap in our audiences, but I like his channel a lot so it was awesome to be invited over.

Quote from: ccovellThanks for the props in the video!

No dude, thank you for taking the time to re-scan those pages for me.  That was above and beyond.

I just saw your SNES video. Everytime somebody just slams his F-Zero car on to the racetrack after jumping, it makes my skin crawl.

Pro-tip: Try the up/down buttons next time and watch the jump length and car's speed, and how it affects the landing.

Good episode by the way, if a bit lengthy. I've got that Otaku documentation on DVD, I'm pleased you're referring to it.

Yeah I noticed that you could soften your landing, but I don't think it makes that big of a difference.  Due to the rubber band AI that I referred to, there's not much point in doing little things like that to shave a few tenths off of your lap time.  And yeah that Otaku documentary was cool.  At least the video game parts.  Some of the other stuff was a bit weird.  Sorry if you thought the vid was too long.  31+ mins is a lot for a YT vid, but for the SNES anything less would be uncivilized.

Don't worry, it's not that much about the actual length. It's more about how to make it exciting for the viewer. I'm no expert on video editing by any means, but I think Gamesack got it nailed with their style of narration, transition from section to section (game to game), and the short break in the middle. They could make me watch videos that last hours.

You're doing a pretty good job. Compare this to other videos, were I tend to get bored or even doze off after 10 minutes since the narration and style just can't bring it on to grab my attention span for any longer.

I think this SNES video helps folks who didn't live through NES-->16-bit era understand the context (as well as the launch titles).

I would not have shortened it. 30 minutes is great. If they stopped it early, they were not really interested, anyway.

I remember when my brother's friend brought SNES over and plugged it into the TV...it was magical (chase).

Of course, I felt that way about all the consoles the first time I played them. 

Ha :)

Jibba, do you plan on doing any more Let's Reads? The GameFan one was awesome, though I recall you saying it was a lot of work.

Quote from: TR0N on 07/22/2016, 01:27 AMEver listen to the retrogamesquad podcast ? Jibba was a guest on that awhile ago still it's a shame to that podcast will end by the fall.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out! :D

Weren't Sim City and Gradius 3 also launch titles?

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 07/23/2016, 06:38 PMWeren't Sim City and Gradius 3 also launch titles?

They were, but Super Gradius III is supposed to have been release shortly before the SNES.

My friend and I bought Dragon Slayer and Shapeshifter months before the TurboDuo and System 3.0 card came out. Too bad Dragon Slayer didn't have the same interactive Omake mode for the system card warning that the PCE version does.

Quote from: guest on 07/23/2016, 04:52 AMDon't worry, it's not that much about the actual length. It's more about how to make it exciting for the viewer. I'm no expert on video editing by any means, but I think Gamesack got it nailed with their style of narration, transition from section to section (game to game), and the short break in the middle. They could make me watch videos that last hours.

You're doing a pretty good job. Compare this to other videos, were I tend to get bored or even doze off after 10 minutes since the narration and style just can't bring it on to grab my attention span for any longer.

While I agree that Game Sack's style is great, CGR comes with a totally different, documentar-ish vibe, and I completely disagree with you that the video was too long. It's well paced, informative, while still relaying a great deal of enthusiasm for the topic at hand.

I don't know Jibbajaba, besides him seemingly being a bit of a douche in these boards, but his videos are getting better and better with each iteration, and I would personally want him to continue with his current style, instead of crossing over to the more casual approach that shows like GS bring to the table.

Quote from: Sadler on 07/23/2016, 04:12 PMJibba, do you plan on doing any more Let's Reads? The GameFan one was awesome, though I recall you saying it was a lot of work.

I'm really not sure.  The problem is that there is a small percentage of my subs that really enjoy them, so I would hate to stop doing them and let some people down, but there are other people who see them as filler.  The Game Fan vid has been up for over 4 months and has about 4,500 views, while the SNES launch vid has been up for a little over 2 days and has over 16k already.  And the way I did the Game Fan video made it a lot of work, because I did that whole intro deal and then added in all of that gameplay footage.  So that's time that I could be spending making one of my other videos.  Someone wants to mail me some UK mags, so if that ends up happening then I might do one of those.

I've experimented with different types of videos over the years, but I think that at this point it's pretty clear to me what my channel is "about".  That's why I turned the Game Fan vid into a brief historical retrospective with a read-through attached. 

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 07/23/2016, 06:38 PMWeren't Sim City and Gradius 3 also launch titles?

Most places you look on the web will say that they were launch titles, but they actually came out the following week.  If you bought your SNES on day 1, then it was just the three games that I covered.  As Black Tiger mentioned, there is this belief that Gradius III (or even both Gradius III and SimCity) were on store shelves before the console itself arrived, but I've never read anything to back that up.

Quote from: nopepper on 07/23/2016, 07:20 PMWhile I agree that Game Sack's style is great, CGR comes with a totally different, documentar-ish vibe, and I completely disagree with you that the video was too long. It's well paced, informative, while still relaying a great deal of enthusiasm for the topic at hand.

I'm kind of replying to ClodBusted and you, here.  One style isn't any better than the other, but as nopepper rightly observed, the shows have a different flow.  I think that the Sack's "quick hits" style of going through the games is probably more conducive to keeping the audience tuned-in.   Watch time and viewer retention are important metrics on YouTube, and when YT is your livelihood you have to pay attention to that stuff.  They have developed a very successful and consistent formula. 

I on the other hand pay very little attention to that stuff because YT is not, and never will be my job.  That's not any kind of swipe at people for whom it is a job, but just a statement of fact.  I therefore don't really have to care about making my videos watchable to large swaths of people, and have the creative freedom to just do whatever I think is cool for any given video.  Yes my channel is monetized, but I have actually never linked a bank account to my YouTube deal, meaning that every cent that the channel has ever earned is just sitting in an AdSense account. 

Quote from: nopepper on 07/23/2016, 07:20 PMI don't know Jibbajaba, besides him seemingly being a bit of a douche in these boards, but his videos are getting better and better with each iteration, and I would personally want him to continue with his current style, instead of crossing over to the more casual approach that shows like GS bring to the table.

To be fair, I'm a much bigger douche on the Neo-Geo forums.  I appreciate you saying that I am getting better, as that's certainly my goal.  Continuing to refine my current style is absolutely the game plan.

Jibba review is up for the gba everdrive  =D>
http://youtu.be/eROTFJFZ_3s

Good job Chris! Your videos keep on getting better and better. Keep up the good work.

Pretty good "fan commercial" essentially for a flashcart. That you got 5,800 views already suggests a healthy established channel, I didn't think your viewership had grown that large.

Great video. Glad to see your viewer ship has gone up. Well deserved

Thanks, guys.

CGQ&A Ep.1
http://youtu.be/I_9urISEF9Y

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Liking that retro tv stand. I think you posted it awhile back in the buying thread. It's a tuner no?  Something like that.

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Liking that retro tv stand. I think you posted it awhile back in the buying thread. It's a tuner no?  Something like that.

You need to open your eyes when you are making videos!  :lol:

lol I didn't capture a very faltering image. Sorry

"Yes my channel is monetized, but I have actually never linked a bank account to my YouTube deal, meaning that every cent that the channel has ever earned is just sitting in an AdSense account.  "


I am curious as to how much is sitting there. Something tells me you never look.


Never know. Could be used for some big purches of a game/item you wouldn't normally spend the money on.


I like that your show is just that. Your show. You don't feel the need to pander to a larger general audience to make it more profitable.

Makes me feel a little bad for other youtubers where their show and to a larger extent their personas have to be marketable and profitable.

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Liking that retro tv stand. I think you posted it awhile back in the buying thread. It's a tuner no?  Something like that.

Hahah, that's a horrible screen cap!  "Close your eyes and open your mouth..."  That's a Pioneer SX-828 under the TV.  Receiver/Amp from the 70's.  I've had it for about 5 years but just brought it up to CGQ-HQ recently because the receiver that I was using sucks. 

Quote from: Medic_wheat on 10/28/2016, 02:41 PM"Yes my channel is monetized, but I have actually never linked a bank account to my YouTube deal, meaning that every cent that the channel has ever earned is just sitting in an AdSense account.  "

I am curious as to how much is sitting there. Something tells me you never look. Never know. Could be used for some big purches of a game/item you wouldn't normally spend the money on.

I like that your show is just that. Your show. You don't feel the need to pander to a larger general audience to make it more profitable.

Makes me feel a little bad for other youtubers where their show and to a larger extent their personas have to be marketable and profitable.

Well, things have changed a bit since I posted that.  It's kind of funny because it seems like YouTube money is this taboo subject that you aren't supposed to talk about, but whatever. 

After I posted the SNES launch video, the channel started bringing in a lot more money.  That video got a LOT of views, and my "baseline" daly viewership also went up a lot (and therefore so did ad revenue).  You're right that I didn't really pay attention to the balance in that account, but when you have a YouTube channel, it displays your estimated revenue for the last 28 days right on the dashboard, so I could see that more money had to be accumulating.  I figured it was dumb to leave it in an AdSense account, so I went to the bank and opened up a business checking account and linked it to my AdSense account. 

I'm going to talk about it in the next CGQ&A, but I ended up using a pretty big chunk of the money to buy a new camera for shooting the show.  I never thought that the channel would make enough money that I would actually be able to reinvest it in the show, so that was pretty exciting.  I have also purchased some other things for the show (like games and accessories that I need for upcoming videos).  My only personal rule is that the money should just always be used for that, and not for me to just buy stuff for myself because there isn't *that* much.  Just enough that if I need something for the show then I can just go ahead and buy it and not worry about it.  For example, right now I am shopping around for a new microphone stand.  I have spent quite a lot of my personal money on the show over the years, so it's nice to no longer have to do that.  I'm only going to bring it up on an episode of CGQ&A because I am honestly really grateful and humbled to be in that position, and just want to say "thanks" to the people who've stuck with the show.

I won't go so far as to say that I feel bad for people who make their living on YouTube, but I am glad that I don't have to.  I can just make what I want, when I want and not worry about it.  I don't select topics for the show based on what I think will get more clicks, and I don't have to do awkward paid content.  People e-mail me wanting to sponsor the show, or to pay me to review their products and I generally don't do it because I don't want to feel like a sell-out.  I accept Everdrives from Krikzz because I was already promoting his products when I was buying them with my own money, and I really do think that they're awesome.  If someone else that makes stuff that I already use (and therefore think is awesome) wanted to sponsor the show (like Elgato or something), then that would probably be fine.  But I get requests from people making homebrew games that look terrible, and there is no way that I am going to tell my audience that they should spend money on something that I wouldn't personally buy.

http://youtu.be/nnuLmiN7uQo

Neato!  Thanks for the link.  Chris, I also agree that your vids are becoming something really special!  They keep getting better and better!

:)

I'm not too proud to bump my own promo thread!

http://youtu.be/JnsV6VEQ7mQ

I think you made the right choice gathering all the different viewpoints on the Master System launch! Brings a breath of fresh air into the otherwise often US centric videogame documentations on Youtube. Thanks for doing your good work and to your co-hosts as well!

Quote from: guest on 12/08/2016, 04:39 PMI think you made the right choice gathering all the different viewpoints on the Master System launch! Brings a breath of fresh air into the otherwise often US centric videogame documentations on Youtube. Thanks for doing your good work and to your co-hosts as well!

All that matter is USA.

YOU KNOW THIS IS TRUE.

:)



P.S. You can cry later, tonight, as you hear Americans ignorantly talk about various topics. Thank you. Sweet dreams.

Quote from: guest on 12/08/2016, 04:39 PMI think you made the right choice gathering all the different viewpoints on the Master System launch! Brings a breath of fresh air into the otherwise often US centric videogame documentations on Youtube. Thanks for doing your good work and to your co-hosts as well!

Thanks, Clod.  Although I got a few negative comments (which is unavoidable), overall this episode was well-received by my subs.  Still remains to be seen how it does with the YouTube crowd at large, but we probably won't see that until next week.

Fuck those man-baby haters still sitting in front of their computers in mom's basement, malnourishing on Doritos and Mountain Dew.

What's up with people bitching about the guys accent? Great video and this 3 pronged approach is really the best way to represent the SMS.

Quote from: technozombie on 12/10/2016, 08:19 AMWhat's up with people bitching about the guys accent? Great video and this 3 pronged approach is really the best way to represent the SMS.

I didn't comment on the video, but I will say I found the South American segment most unpleasing. The guy was kinda hard to understand, and there is something about his cadence and delivery that was not pleasing to my ears. I couldn't finish the segment.

TBH, I had a little trouble understanding some of the Brazilian guys words. No big deal, though.

Overall I really enjoyed the vid. Top work. (https://i.imgur.com/v99tEAu.gif)

Really enjoyed this last video. Guess its overdue to get my Master system out and play some games!

OK, I'll have to watch this video now... All this talk of Brazillian men...

I made sure to add captions to this video when I uploaded it, so that anyone who had trouble understanding Eric could just turn them on.  Different strokes for different folks, but the "Brazilian segment" of this episode is my favorite part.

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 12/10/2016, 03:36 PMI made sure to add captions to this video when I uploaded it, so that anyone who had trouble understanding Eric could just turn them on.  Different strokes for different folks, but the "Brazilian segment" of this episode is my favorite part.

Don't worry, not everyone is a dumb American, incapable of enjoying stuff unless it is pablum. :)

I'm sure of it.

I didn't have a problem understanding him and it certainly wasn't annoying.

The only annoying guy was the bearded dude in a blue hat.  :-"

Quote from: guest on 12/12/2016, 01:11 PMThe only annoying guy was the bearded dude in a blue hat.  :-"

Jajahhahahhahaha.

Quote from: guest on 12/12/2016, 01:11 PMThe only annoying guy was the bearded dude in a blue hat.  :-"

Hahah.

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 12/10/2016, 03:36 PMI made sure to add captions to this video when I uploaded it, so that anyone who had trouble understanding Eric could just turn them on.  Different strokes for different folks, but the "Brazilian segment" of this episode is my favorite part.

Great now you got me thinking of Brazilian booty. Those women. Dang.

I had just a little trouble understanding him, and I'm not even a native English speaker. Yeah, the accent was a little tough, optional captions would be a nice option.

By the way, do you guys try automatically generated captions from time to time? They can still be hilarious, even if YouTube got better with English. On Japanese videos, the auto captions are still utter nonsense.

Quote from: guest on 12/13/2016, 05:25 PMI had just a little trouble understanding him, and I'm not even a native English speaker. Yeah, the accent was a little tough, optional captions would be a nice option.

There are captions.  I uploaded them based directly off of the show's script.

This was a very informative video, jibbers. Normally I'll play your videos when I want to take in some info until I am put to sleep by your silky-smooth monotone voice. It's like,.. TV static, or sleeping with a fan on or some other white noise. :P

I thought the segment of the Master System in Brazil was the most interesting part of this video and was always fascinated with how popular the system was in that region. His accent was strong but I could follow along for the most part. I think what was difficult for some was the way he was using inflections in speech that would be commonly heard in Portuguese, making it difficult for some to understand.