shanafan
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Mike is a great artist. He has done other videos:
iPad Draw Something - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8HJo4gU86g
James and Mike "Mario Paint" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5jcc89-ge0
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Mike is a great artist. He has done other videos:
iPad Draw Something - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8HJo4gU86g
James and Mike "Mario Paint" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5jcc89-ge0
ThirstyFly
Member
Yikes. Another one they just couldn't figure out.
Code Name: Viper
To progress, all they had to do was go into the doors the enemies keep spilling out of (just like Rolling Thunder) where you rescue prisoners, get ammo/weapons and the grenade to progress past the "Tootsie Roll".
How the hell did 2 retro gamers manage to walk past so many doors and not think to press UP to enter?
It's actually a pretty decent NES game, if you don't mind it being a total copy of a better game.
It puzzled me because I remember CN:V being featured in Nintendo Power and I always imagine the first 30-40 issues being engraved in their memories, but I guess it could happen to anyone. Not sure about missing the doors, though, I'm with you on that.
CastorTroy
Member
Yeah, I LOVED the original game that Van Damm hack was based on, growing up. I've never watched a AVGN video or any of James's output and been really frustrated watching it. But I was for this.
ThirstyFly
Member
Yeah. I'm fine with them not knowing the best room to farm health in Metroid or things like that because this series is all about blindly trying new games or revisiting games they haven't played since youth, but this one really annoyed me. They just flat out gave up instead of just looking at the dead end and stopping for a second to think what they didn't try.
Doesn't everyone just press UP when in front of a door in classic 2D games at least once? It's like rubbing the walls and mashing X in modern 3D games to see if there's anything interactive. You just do it.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
was crazy to see mike trying to do the high jump next to the platform when it was clear you could jump through them.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Glad I'm not the only one who was screaming at their monitor (figuratively) while watching this week's J&M. :lol
"It's Code Name: Viper, dammit!"
"The upward jump isn't useless, you use it to jump to the higher levels. Arghh!"
"I mean, have neither of you ever played Rolling Thunder?!"
"It's Code Name: Viper, dammit!"
"The upward jump isn't useless, you use it to jump to the higher levels. Arghh!"
"I mean, have neither of you ever played Rolling Thunder?!"
A Black Falcon
Member
As a huge fan of Rolling Thunder, I don't think I should even watch this one. (For instance, my reviews of Rolling Thunder (NES) and Rolling Thunder 3 (Genesis).) Rolling Thunder was a very popular arcade game, how could both of them completely forget about the game? And even if they did somehow manage to forget it, not thinking to press up at the doors is utterly mystifying.
As for Codename Viper, it's an okay game, but isn't nearly as good as the real Rolling Thunder. It's a good bit easier than the first Rolling Thunder for NES, too. It is still a definite challenge, but not NES Rolling Thunder hard. I do like Codename Viper because it's the most blatant clone Rolling Thunder has, though. It's not the real thing, but it is a lot like a great classic I love.
As for Codename Viper, it's an okay game, but isn't nearly as good as the real Rolling Thunder. It's a good bit easier than the first Rolling Thunder for NES, too. It is still a definite challenge, but not NES Rolling Thunder hard. I do like Codename Viper because it's the most blatant clone Rolling Thunder has, though. It's not the real thing, but it is a lot like a great classic I love.
James & Nostalgia Critic guy play Evil Dead: Hail to the King (Sega Dreamcast)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf3xQZDRR7c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf3xQZDRR7c
Didn't give a damn until you said Sega Dreamcast.
MrCunningham
Member
I have never played Hail to the King. But It looks like a Resident Evil clone with some really clunky controls.
Looking forward to the people crying about Doug being too loud.
Wow, this is a BLATANT Resident Evil clone. Even the menus look the same.
brianmcdoogle
Member
Watching this crossover video, I'd kind of love if he went into the first Resident Evil game for the Halloween episode.
Ricerocket
Member
That's really cool, it's interesting to see someone just think of something or get suggestions to draw and just does it and it starts off abstract and gradually makes sense. I wish I had a talent to draw simple things like this that makes sense lol.
MrCunningham
Member
James and Mike play Splatterhouse 3 for the Genesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Q3kLCOxCU
More SNES vs GEN comparisons...excellent. Enjoyed the episode, definitely towards the end.
chalkitdown1
Member
Was NOT expecting that boss at the end! That was great.
Meh, I thought they were above this. I'm guessing this isn't the first time they've done sponsored videos, though. Just the first time I've noticed it personally.
brianmcdoogle
Member
Number 1 makes complete sense, but I wonder if they included J&M videos if Batman would have beaten it.
Now the Top 5 Epic Fails
Here's a different surprise.
The Best of James and Mike Mondays on Blu-Ray!
Here's a different surprise.
The Best of James and Mike Mondays on Blu-Ray!
brianmcdoogle
Member
This is sort of off topic, but a few days ago, Mike tweeted about his penis and then deleted the tweet. Is this a recurring joke or something? It was really odd to wake up and start reading tweets, and suddenly Mike tweets about his penis being 10 inches or something. Looking at the timeline where I remember the tweet existing, it was either late on the 15th or early on the 16th.
Anyway, James and Mike Mondays are great, but I don't know if I would want a "best of" since my favorite episodes are usually the two-parters, like the Batman and Super Ghouls and Ghost videos, also their befuddlement at Universal Studios.
Anyway, James and Mike Mondays are great, but I don't know if I would want a "best of" since my favorite episodes are usually the two-parters, like the Batman and Super Ghouls and Ghost videos, also their befuddlement at Universal Studios.
MrCunningham
Member
They really have never played this before much. They are missing all the obvious cracks in the wall that reveal health and power ups, and on the first boss neither of them realize that the unreachable platform is used to swing across with the whip.
Do people really sell blu-rays of let's play collections?
Do people actually buy them?
MrCunningham
Member
Mike live streams Back To the Future for the NES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR-7fRIZZn4
JetSetRadio
Banned
I love his avgn episodes but those LP's with the other guy are just horrible.
I am way more excited for a Halloween themed AVGN episode than I am about anything to do with Monster Madness. Every single year there has been one. And those have been among his best.
Atari Halloween. Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Friday the 13th. Ghosts N Goblins. Castlevania series.
On the James and Mike side, Super Ghouls N Ghosts and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde are up there in the top 5 of James and Mike episodes.
Every year when people are going on and on about Monster Madness, this is all I'm thinking about.
Atari Halloween. Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Friday the 13th. Ghosts N Goblins. Castlevania series.
On the James and Mike side, Super Ghouls N Ghosts and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde are up there in the top 5 of James and Mike episodes.
Every year when people are going on and on about Monster Madness, this is all I'm thinking about.
He also did TMNT NES...gonna check both of them out.
...I like J&MM, though some episodes can be a bit frustrating to watch.
I can't wait for the Halloween AVGN episode as well, he should do Swamp Thing, which is one of the worst NES games.
shanafan
Member
Agreed. I prefer James to just review horror movies the usual Monster Madness way because these sit down and chats with Mike are just awful. I just deleted the most recent ones from my e-mail because I don't want to watch a 25 minute conversation on Universal monsters, or Halloween specials. They don't prepare for them generally speaking, so the misinformation can be grueling to listen to.
At one point, Mike asked James.. "Did Sarah Michelle Geller play Buffy?" It's like, come on man, if you are going to do horror conversations with James, at least know like some key things.
Wait, wait, wait...no way this can be real...he actually said that???
The real goodness of Monster Madness 2015 is on the cinemassacre site.
shanafan
Member
MrCunningham
Member
Yeah I agree, the good Monster Madness episodes are at Cinemasacre.com. The lame unscripted fireside chat version of the show is being made for youtube, but his usual yearly reviews are on his site and those are quite good.
Getting close to Halloween now, so I wonder when within the next week they will release a Halloween episode of AVGN?
Still, arent there lesser episodes than usuall because of the Discussions?
No. There's more normal reviews than discussion videos.
http://cinemassacre.com/category/moviereviews/monstermadness/monstermadness9/
BassForever
Member
Mike continues to only be good when he's not on camera, on camera in costume as another character, or in a gag for board james/avgn
So in other words, when he has a script.
Ya know, I think I recall James saying in his Barbie/Making of AVGN episode that he's not the "on the fly/spot" type of comedian, where he needs to let inspiration hit him first to write the script in order to make it funny, and some of these unscriptied videos kind of show that.
Ya know, I think I recall James saying in his Barbie/Making of AVGN episode that he's not the "on the fly/spot" type of comedian, where he needs to let inspiration hit him first to write the script in order to make it funny, and some of these unscriptied videos kind of show that.