Author Topic: What is GamerGate? (Read 16702 times)

Kara · « **Reply #60 on:** July 14, 2018, 08:59:43 PM »

Quote from: Oblivion on July 14, 2018, 08:46:09 PM

does anybody even know 80% of the games listed on there

Yup. :'(

benjipwns · « **Reply #61 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:05:29 PM »

to be fair you can pad your stats a little with the NES/GB games

BisMarckie · « **Reply #62 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:05:58 PM »

Quote from: Exodust on July 14, 2018, 09:04:08 PM

Sunset Riders is a GOAT videogame.

Only the arcade version though

edit: Bonk's adventure got a NES release? Blasphemy. PC-Engine or bust.

Mandark · « **Reply #63 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:09:53 PM »

Sunset Riders is a slightly homoerotic side-scrolling arcade shooter. I beat the SNES version on an emulator using a keyboard when I was 18 cause God knows why.
Total Carnage is a Smash TV-alike.
Clay Fighter is a claymation fighting game with an angry snowman.
Nobunaga's Ambition is a strategy game set in feudal Japan (I feel like Koei either ripped off Shingen the Ruler or they hired the designer).
Bonk's Adventure is a side-scroller with a baby caveman. It was the Turbografx 16 flagship game or at least it was the one they always had at the kiosk at Toys R Us.
World Heroes was a knockoff of Capcom/SNK Goofy Ethnic Stereotype fighting games.
Metal Combat was one of those games you played with the goofy lightgun bazooka. Had a special box at Blockbuster cause I think you could rent the lightgun along with it.

Don't recognize a few of those, but most of the rest are obvious licensed IP.

Kara · « **Reply #64 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:10:47 PM »

Quote from: Exodust on July 14, 2018, 09:04:08 PM

Sunset Riders is a GOAT videogame.

When I die I want my tombstone to say, "Bury me with my money."

Mandark · « **Reply #65 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:24:08 PM »

Quote from: Stro on July 14, 2018, 09:21:51 PM

I think Total Carnage actually was the sequel to Smash TV or at least was made with most of the same people, which is why it's almost exactly the same gameplay wise.

I had typed "Smash TV ripoff" and then changed it cause I wasn't sure about this, and I strongly believe in Ethics in Videogame Posting.

benjipwns · « **Reply #66 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:25:57 PM »

Quote from: KennyLoggins on July 14, 2018, 09:05:58 PM

edit: Bonk's adventure got a NES release? Blasphemy. PC-Engine or bust.

either this is a totally different game with a Bonk sprite put over top (i may be thinking of one of the Game Boy games) or a port of the original, this would be well after the Turbografx died off in the US in either case

Quote from: Mandark on July 14, 2018, 09:09:53 PM

Total Carnage is a Smash TV-alike.
Nobunaga's Ambition is a strategy game set in feudal Japan (I feel like Koei either ripped off Shingen the Ruler or they hired the designer).
World Heroes was a knockoff of Capcom/SNK Goofy Ethnic Stereotype fighting games.

Total Carnage is the Smash TV sequel. World Heroes is a SNK game, SNK made a lot of those knock-offs themselves. IIRC, WH is the first 1-on-1 fighter with danger zones, like you knock a dude into the wall and he gets electrocuted, etc.

KOEI did a number of strategy series best known for Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which included a number of "re-skinned" ones, most weirdly Liberty or Death set in the American Revolution. Nobunaga's is either a version of that for Japan or a "late" port of the PC original which is like from 1984 or something. The crazy thing is that for all those KOEI games that came out here, they had like four versions in Japan, and it was seemingly random which ones they'd port. So it might even be one of those later sequels just retitled.

Total Carnage, probably because it had a completely different name than the successful Smash TV, epically bombed. So the team taking inspiration from Mortal Kombat's digitized graphics tried a simpler concept for their next game: NBA Jam.

still impressed by seeing that accurate list in a rare cowardly Mandark game post

Kara · « **Reply #67 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:31:42 PM »

I'm extremely jealous of all these people who don't know what Steel Talons was. :'(

benjipwns · « **Reply #68 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:31:58 PM »

NHL Stanley Cup is a Mode 7 "behind the player" view like NCAA Basketball for the SNES

Capcom's Aladdin has become semi-internet-famous for its nearly impossible magic carpet stage that we could all seemingly beat as kids but nobody can beat it today, similar to stuff like Battletoads

BisMarckie · « **Reply #69 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:34:05 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on July 14, 2018, 09:25:57 PM

either this is a totally different game with a Bonk sprite put over top (i may be thinking of one of the Game Boy games) or a port of the original, this would be well after the Turbografx died off in the US in either case

After briefly watching longplay videos side by side (WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE

) it doesn't seem to be a straight port the levels are thematically similar but their structure seems different.
Wikipedia and the Giant Bomb wiki just say 'ported to NES'.

edit: Wasn't there a 'huge' debate over which Aladdin version was better? Genesis or SNES? IIRC they were pretty different games.

benjipwns · « **Reply #70 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:37:18 PM »

Hudson Soft pulled the sprite swap and wound up with the Adventure Island series, it was supposed to be a Wonder Boy port. Guess I assumed they probably did it again with Bonk.

benjipwns · « **Reply #71 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:41:17 PM »

Yeah, the Genesis Aladdin was from Dave Perry, and much of the team went to form Shiny and do Earthworm Jim next. It also used actual animation cells from the film to create its sprites.

The other notable difference is that you have a sword to kill enemies, cause SEGA IS COOLER AMIRITE. In Capcom's game you throw apples to dizzy them then jump on their heads or whatever.

benjipwns · « **Reply #72 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:42:16 PM »

Quote from: Stro on July 14, 2018, 09:39:53 PM

Who the fuck do you know that beat Battletoads as a kid?

I admit I did not see these feats in person. Nor was I aware of the need for pulling receipts back then.

benjipwns · « **Reply #73 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:45:44 PM »

Though I beat DKC and 100%'d it when younger, a few years ago I couldn't get past those fucking squirrels in the rolling logs and gave up. Probably the 360 pad's fault tho and not my skills.

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I miss Oscar. :'(

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BisMarckie · « **Reply #74 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:46:24 PM »

Quote from: Stro on July 14, 2018, 09:39:53 PM

Who the fuck do you know that beat Battletoads as a kid?

Yeah, if someone back then said that they beat Battletoads I knew they were full of shit.
My bullshit claim was that I beat Castlevania III, which I never did until a few years ago.

Oblivion · « **Reply #75 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:48:13 PM »

None of you were supposed to answer my previous question.

Kara · « **Reply #76 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:48:32 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on July 14, 2018, 09:41:17 PM

The other notable difference is that you have a sword to kill enemies, cause SEGA IS COOLER AMIRITE.

Not living under Nintendo's censorial regime.

Have fun playing Mortal Kombat with sweat.

Mandark · « **Reply #77 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:48:58 PM »

I bet benji had friends who "beat" the NES TMNT game too.

benjipwns · « **Reply #78 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:49:10 PM »

Next you'll tell me people didn't pull off real gaming feats like beating Silver Surfer for the NES either.

Oblivion · « **Reply #79 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:50:04 PM »

That being said, ignoring the licensed games, the only SNES games I recognized on that list were Clayfighter and Sunset Riders.

Kara · « **Reply #80 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:50:17 PM »

Quote from: Mandark on July 14, 2018, 09:48:58 PM

I bet benji had friends who "beat" the NES TMNT game too.

THAT FUCKING DAM

benjipwns · « **Reply #81 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:51:16 PM »

Quote from: Mandark on July 14, 2018, 09:48:58 PM

I bet benji had friends who "beat" the NES TMNT game too.

Everybody knows you had to use the secret trick to get past the dam and recover the lost Turtles.

BisMarckie · « **Reply #82 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:52:45 PM »

Btw. Watching GB play Contra: Hard Corps brought up some painful memories. I only rented it and couldn't beat it before I had to return it.

benjipwns · « **Reply #83 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:54:55 PM »

It's way harder than III on the SNES, probably the only reason III is so beatable is because it's like six stages long and those Mode 7 ones are non-threats if you have the right weapons.

Kara · « **Reply #84 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:56:29 PM »

I don't remember if Bloodlines was harder than Super Castlevania but I do remember it being hard too. Konami really let us eat on Genesis.

BisMarckie · « **Reply #85 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:57:34 PM »

Quote from: Kara on July 14, 2018, 09:56:29 PM

I don't remember if Bloodlines was harder than Super Castlevania but I do remember it being hard too.

Bloodlines is way harder than Super. It had limited continues and some bullshit stages. Super Castlevania is by far the easiest of the Classicvanias.

benjipwns · « **Reply #86 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:58:38 PM »

Dynamite Headdy is one hell of a monster, especially compared to Gunstar Heroes. Had to give up on it.

Propagandhim · « **Reply #87 on:** July 14, 2018, 09:59:03 PM »

If Sunset Riders is "slightly homoerotic" then consider me the greediest little cock whore on the planet because that game owns

BisMarckie · « **Reply #88 on:** July 14, 2018, 10:01:51 PM »

Quote from: 213372bu on July 14, 2018, 09:59:13 PM

SMB is probably the other beatable game that I played that I never even attempted to finish.

There was little motivation when I could just as easily play 3 or SMW.

Yeah going back, SMB is not great. The jumps feel really off. I beat it and had to really bang my head against the wall because I didn't know the "cheat" that kept you from having to start all over again.

benjipwns · « **Reply #89 on:** July 14, 2018, 10:05:28 PM »

speaking of hard games, also old EGMs that upset PHIL...there's a period around when the Dreamcast is first rumored and then comes out, where like at least one review an issue talks about breaking controllers "you'll need an extra controller for this one after you throw your first at the wall", "if you can stand breaking controllers, you might enjoy this game" and the reviewer blurbs mention half the team busting controllers including arcade sticks...once i noticed it, it started to be something i couldn't skip over

it's like Yoshichan was working for them

Oblivion · « **Reply #90 on:** July 15, 2018, 12:05:30 AM »

Quote from: 213372bu on July 14, 2018, 09:59:13 PM

SMB is probably the other beatable game that I played that I never even attempted to finish.

There was little motivation when I could just as easily play 3 or SMW.

Quote from: KennyLoggins on July 14, 2018, 10:01:51 PM

Quote from: 213372bu on July 14, 2018, 09:59:13 PM
SMB is probably the other beatable game that I played that I never even attempted to finish.

There was little motivation when I could just as easily play 3 or SMW.

Yeah going back, SMB is not great. The jumps feel really off. I beat it and had to really bang my head against the wall because I didn't know the "cheat" that kept you from having to start all over again.

Yeah, I can't ever go back to SMB. Even as a kid, I liked it well enough, but was never really impressed and got bored with it pretty quickly. I actually beat the game for the first time earlier this year, interestingly enough.

paprikastaude · « **Reply #91 on:** July 15, 2018, 07:36:49 AM »

The only thing that makes SMB hard is the hammer bros, which are complete trash. It doesn't take that long to get used to the controls and then it's pretty easy until like world 7. Alternatively, the GBC version is more fun.

tiesto · « **Reply #92 on:** July 15, 2018, 12:40:39 PM »

Quote from: Oblivion on July 14, 2018, 08:46:09 PM

does anybody even know 80% of the games listed on there

I do... Skyblazer and Sunsetriders are the best on the list imo.

HardcoreRetro · « **Reply #93 on:** July 15, 2018, 01:30:45 PM »

Quote from: Kara on July 14, 2018, 09:10:47 PM

Quote from: Exodust on July 14, 2018, 09:04:08 PM
Sunset Riders is a GOAT videogame.

When I die I want my tombstone to say, "Bury me with my money."

On some other forums I used to have a Cormano avatar. The best character.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #94 on:** July 15, 2018, 03:14:56 PM »

Quote from: Kara on July 14, 2018, 09:50:17 PM

Quote from: Mandark on July 14, 2018, 09:48:58 PM
I bet benji had friends who "beat" the NES TMNT game too.

THAT FUCKING DAM

No need to worry about the dam if you were playing the DOS version that was literally unbeatable.

https://kotaku.com/that-time-a-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-game-was-litera-1778291066

Oblivion · « **Reply #95 on:** July 15, 2018, 04:04:00 PM »

Quote from: Spieler1 on July 15, 2018, 07:36:49 AM

The only thing that makes SMB hard is the hammer bros, which are complete trash. It doesn't take that long to get used to the controls and then it's pretty easy until like world 7. Alternatively, the GBC version is more fun.

For me, the issue with SMB wasn't its difficulty, but rather it's extremely a pretty basic, primitive, and repetitive platformer, and I would just get bored of it by like the fourth world or so. It's really amazing when you see the jump from SMB to SMB3 (hell, even SMB2).

paprikastaude · « **Reply #96 on:** July 15, 2018, 07:20:41 PM »

I didn't care to beat 3 because of no saves and wasn't interested in buying digital versions or getting the ROM later on. Finished it finally on NES Mini, so good.

Oblivion · « **Reply #97 on:** July 15, 2018, 07:40:47 PM »

SBM1 and SMB2 didn't have saves either, tho.

benjipwns · « **Reply #98 on:** July 16, 2018, 02:29:06 PM »

Quote from: Stro on July 15, 2018, 09:35:37 PM

If you really think about it, SMB2 doesn't exist at all

um, it's the game of the year baybeeeee

Bulleta©™® · « **Reply #99 on:** July 17, 2018, 05:57:07 AM »

I still don't know what this is. That lady is a whore though. So I'm against males or females fucking ppl to gain status. I don't know if that makes me pro or anti gamergate.

paprikastaude · « **Reply #100 on:** July 17, 2018, 09:08:22 AM »

Quote from: Bulleta©™® on July 17, 2018, 05:57:07 AM

I still don't know what this is. That lady is a whore though. So I'm against males or females fucking ppl to gain status. I don't know if that makes me pro or anti gamergate.

Bothsideism, you're worse than Trump.

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #101 on:** July 17, 2018, 11:07:04 AM »

Hey, I beat that TMNT NES game. Only once after hundreds of tries. But I did do it. ....it sucked.

Oblivion · « **Reply #102 on:** July 22, 2018, 08:17:54 PM »

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/lane-davis-ralph-retort-seattle4truth-alt-right

Not an article about GG per se, but i did find this nugget interesting:

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"“Before Gamergate I was a pretty standard liberal or even a socialist,” Ralph told me. “I’d write hit pieces on right-wing figures. It was a hobby. But when Gamergate broke out and I got an audience that happened to be more reactionary, I thought, It’s my job to do propaganda for Gamergate. The ethics in video game journalism stuff, I didn’t care about that.”"

From one of the largest GG enablers.

naff · « **Reply #103 on:** July 22, 2018, 08:46:53 PM »

Quote from: Oblivion on July 22, 2018, 08:17:54 PM

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/lane-davis-ralph-retort-seattle4truth-alt-right

Not an article about GG per se, but i did find this nugget interesting:

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"“Before Gamergate I was a pretty standard liberal or even a socialist,” Ralph told me. “I’d write hit pieces on right-wing figures. It was a hobby. But when Gamergate broke out and I got an audience that happened to be more reactionary, I thought, It’s my job to do propaganda for Gamergate. The ethics in video game journalism stuff, I didn’t care about that.”"

From one of the largest GG enablers.

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In his late teens and early twenties, Lane told people, he dabbled in Islam, in Marxism, in street gangs, in party drugs, in Occupy, in clothing design.

I wonder if he also enjoyed walks in the park

benjipwns · « **Reply #104 on:** July 22, 2018, 08:54:42 PM »

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he dabbled in Islam, in Marxism, in street gangs, in party drugs, in Occupy, in clothing design.

one of these things is not like the other

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Joe Molotov · « **Reply #105 on:** July 22, 2018, 08:55:37 PM »

If you like dabbling in Islam, and you're in a street gang. If you're not into Capitalism, if you have half a gram.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #106 on:** July 22, 2018, 09:05:15 PM »

Quote from: naff on July 22, 2018, 08:46:53 PM

I wonder if he also enjoyed walks in the park

benjipwns · « **Reply #107 on:** July 29, 2018, 01:07:38 AM »

found this in an old thread

chronovore · « **Reply #108 on:** July 29, 2018, 03:43:46 AM »

Gamergate is created from misogyny and whiny manbaby entitlement.

Oblivion · « **Reply #109 on:** July 29, 2018, 10:35:38 PM »

I find it interesting how the focus of GG's ire at the whole Five Guys thing was directed mainly at the female game developer but hardly any abuse was given to the journalist she was sleeping with.

Oblivion · « **Reply #110 on:** October 03, 2018, 06:13:10 AM »

https://twitter.com/LasagnaGarden/status/1046846530374840321

well then

bork · « **Reply #111 on:** October 03, 2018, 07:52:46 AM »

https://twitter.com/Spacekatgal/status/1047242321060921344

Himu · « **Reply #112 on:** October 03, 2018, 08:13:30 AM »

Holy shit the retro game talk ITT

Mandark flexing his gaming chops?

Total Carnage was one of those games advertised in like every damn mag that I never had the chance to play because it was always rented out. I tried to rent X-men for Genesis for YEARS at Phar-Mor and THEY NEVER HAD IT.

Wait, I’m thinking of Maximum Carnage. Lmao Oops.

Himu · « **Reply #113 on:** October 03, 2018, 08:25:24 AM »

X-men for Genesis sucked btw

All that waiting for nothing

bork · « **Reply #114 on:** October 03, 2018, 08:30:59 AM »

Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on October 03, 2018, 08:25:24 AM

X-men for Genesis sucked btw All that waiting for nothing

X-Men 2 was pretty good, at least.

Himu · « **Reply #115 on:** October 03, 2018, 08:31:36 AM »

Quote from: bork on October 03, 2018, 08:30:59 AM

Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on October 03, 2018, 08:25:24 AM
X-men for Genesis sucked btw All that waiting for nothing

X-Men 2 was pretty good, at least.

Never played that one.

Himu · « **Reply #116 on:** October 03, 2018, 08:47:59 AM »

I’m gonna try it.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #117 on:** October 03, 2018, 09:25:39 AM »

Maximum Carnage was p dope

Transhuman · « **Reply #118 on:** October 03, 2018, 09:27:08 AM »

What is Gamergate

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/i-honestly-dont-know-what-gamergate-is.1352339/#post-232023090

Of course, this was on 2016 NeoGaf

On 2018 NeoGaf, i'd have to take away the brackets to pass as a member

MMaRsu · « **Reply #119 on:** October 03, 2018, 09:27:17 AM »

Quote from: bork on October 03, 2018, 07:52:46 AM

https://twitter.com/Spacekatgal/status/1047242321060921344

Gosh I was confusing her with the legendary Corinne Yu,who is amazing.

Who is this fucking moron?

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Author Topic: What is GamerGate? (Read 16702 times)