tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post1427793995455756546..comments2024-03-28T13:24:46.023-07:00Comments on The GAME OVERTHINKER: Episode 49: "Retro A-Go-Go"MovieBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226832228090053258noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-30933989886263739252011-06-24T10:57:49.576-07:002011-06-24T10:57:49.576-07:00I agree with you, I have written a similar article...I agree with you, I have written a similar article on my blog.<br />finxgeam.wordpress.comZack Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870471625699082959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-78894476410959194382011-04-15T21:46:14.244-07:002011-04-15T21:46:14.244-07:00I wish you would elaborate on why you think New Su...I wish you would elaborate on why you think New Super Mario Bros. Wii pushed the medium forward. Just curious what you meant by that, as far as I can tell it, while being a fun game and all, didn't really change much besides the addition of multi-player in a Mario game (excluding Mario Bros. Arcade). And even that isn't even a new thing! What did you mean exactly?Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890799332801460300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-80765981776901293102011-04-01T17:56:51.283-07:002011-04-01T17:56:51.283-07:00i dunno, the bald guy looked like he was naked to ...i dunno, the bald guy looked like he was naked to me O_O<br />And so The AntiThinker this whole time has been a combination of streets of rage bosses? THAT IS AWESOMEMontHenryKnitlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846627625322382914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-80859685027861158652011-03-31T20:44:07.899-07:002011-03-31T20:44:07.899-07:00Love that you are doing alot more then just the es...Love that you are doing alot more then just the escapist stuff... most would slow down but not Movie Bob.<br /><br />Much love from London Town (outside crazyland)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320465705171919786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-39059268802212720432011-03-31T17:35:20.844-07:002011-03-31T17:35:20.844-07:00Hey just wanna say your doing a great job and that...Hey just wanna say your doing a great job and that i watch your overthinker, big picture and just plain movie bob. I like all of them keep it up.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11131114058841439131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-75349469493790818252011-03-30T12:28:28.789-07:002011-03-30T12:28:28.789-07:00oh yeah Bob, here's something you actually ask...oh yeah Bob, here's something you actually asked for WAAAAAAY back during your New Year's episode a couple years ago (though not 100% what you wished for)<br /><br />http://kotaku.com/#!5787251/burgertime-has-never-looked-so-meaty/gallery/1ScrewAttackSamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062574888317631429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-81483514791236278242011-03-30T12:08:41.856-07:002011-03-30T12:08:41.856-07:00I don't recall an "unless" at the en...I don't recall an "unless" at the end of the video, but the second reason is pretty solid.Smashmatt202https://www.blogger.com/profile/05993678210896932119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-1602206231274059972011-03-30T10:53:25.703-07:002011-03-30T10:53:25.703-07:00I guess you decided it was impractical to film a B...I guess you decided it was impractical to film a Bob vs. Bob fight scene on a home movie budget, huh? So you decided to make it so the Antithinker is wearing a ridiculous mask and you can just get one of your mates to play him. That's right Bob, you can't fool me. :P<br /><br />Good overthinking, story segments are still utter balls. I guess the old man sections worked well enough but come on, there was no need to make that last section last so long, and the Palpatine knockoff at the end was lame as anything. And yeah, winking at the audience about the cheesiness of the plot is funny once or twice, but when you're doing it EVERY OTHER LINE it loses a lot of its edge. You might as well start arguing with the camera like Daffy Duck.<br /><br />But on to the overthinking... well, I think people are realising that 2D games are not just a more basic predecessor to 3D games but actually often a totally different animal. Platforming is the best example, since the 2D and 3D versions have very little in common; the former is a linear obstacle course while the latter tend to be more about exploring and collecting stuff. Both are good, there's no reason why one has to replace the other.<br /><br />I've heard Castlevania: SOTN almost didn't get made because Sony wanted everything on the Playstation to be in 3D, and we almost missed out on a damn-near masterpiece. I'm so glad the industry more grown up now and companies realise there's still a place for the old school.<br /><br />So yeah, retro boom? Big fan over here. Doesn't excuse Nintendo's recent laziness, but that's a topic for another video. ;)Popcorn Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884534833684083403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-35012498329049299152011-03-30T09:43:44.256-07:002011-03-30T09:43:44.256-07:00THANK YOU! The fact that companies were forcefully...THANK YOU! The fact that companies were forcefully moving away from 2D in lieu of 3D under some inane misconception that this is supposed to be "progress" is something I was thinking for years, and is one of the things I'm glad to see the retro revival fixing (and will hopefully stay whether retro's a fad or not).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-28646008586835819982011-03-30T07:58:19.650-07:002011-03-30T07:58:19.650-07:00@ biomechanical923
OMG, that's exactly what I...@ biomechanical923<br /><br />OMG, that's exactly what I was thinking! I totally liked the Strawman, because even though he was a Strawman, he still made good points, but because of how he's portrayed, he comes off as annoying... Or at least he's supposed to be annoying and dispised by everyone, but I actually like him more than the Overthinker at this point...<br /><br />...Oops.Smashmatt202https://www.blogger.com/profile/05993678210896932119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-24802086929416176622011-03-30T01:53:59.620-07:002011-03-30T01:53:59.620-07:00I wrote a long polite reply about how the retro re...I wrote a long polite reply about how the retro revival is just a fad and more needs to be done so gamers are able to appreciate the history of their favourite form like heavy readers and film buffs can but alas, there was a blogspot error.<br /> <br />Just so you know - this is my favourite video of yours and I really think it should be the last word on the subject for a while as we see where this new gaming environment takes us.<br /> <br />Ctrl C for safety.Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751655213526034094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-31560911168844997002011-03-29T15:22:00.555-07:002011-03-29T15:22:00.555-07:00@MovieBob
Makes sense: button rich controller tur...@MovieBob<br /><br />Makes sense: button rich controller turns into two button controler. I imagine the Wii mote is something like a PC keyboard. And Virtual Boy is good.<br /><br />@imsmart<br /><br />It's so hardcore the dude plays Black Ops with shoulder buttons only. Gotta respect.<br /><br />@Mavrickindigo<br /><br />Relax, it's almost there. And 90% of this last episode WAS just a guy overanalysing games (true, the point wasn't anything new, but the source material wasn't that great of a discussion subject either). <br /><br />People (me included) thrashed Bob because of "Building a Better Gamer" and "Other M": videos in which he did EXACTELY what people are demanding that he does now. And that's ok. It sounded condescending and pedantic then, but The AntiThinker DOES NOT. <br /><br />If anything, it's the way Bob has found of telling us to calm down. It's his way of saying that this is, in the barebones, an opinion show, not an essay on human nature, not a revelation of God's divine truth. It's a show about games, about something that can educate and enlighten, but should - first and foremost - entretain. He is not putting that ridiculous (read: awesome) B-Movie costume to give us a morality spank, he is doing it to remind us what it's like to have games as a healthy, heartwarming hobbie and not a reason to start religious wars. At least, that is my firm belief. Just relax and enjoy the campyness, man.<br /><br />Now who here thinks the Dark Lord is REPTILLE? =Dfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940984049514941942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-11000634742406078942011-03-29T15:11:12.759-07:002011-03-29T15:11:12.759-07:00Oh, ho, MovieBob, you sly bastard. THAT mini-stor...Oh, ho, MovieBob, you sly bastard. THAT mini-story I'd actually like to see! Sort of...<br /><br />Strange to think that a guy called the Antithinker actually did a little research, but it makes more sense that the hooded "Big Bad", as it were, just gave him what lines to say. That would especially make sense, given The Legend of Zelda episode. It's like the Antithinker didn't fully understand Ocarina of Time that well, or at least he didn't realize what kind of message it had...<br /><br />Then again, he's probably the only guy I knew who looked at it in that way... Aside from you.Smashmatt202https://www.blogger.com/profile/05993678210896932119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-17259253430951893432011-03-29T12:19:51.844-07:002011-03-29T12:19:51.844-07:00I gotta tell you, watching this "Overthinker ...I gotta tell you, watching this "Overthinker Quest" stuff is like watching a train wreck in slow motion. When I saw that "fifty episodes in the making" line, I felt sick in the pit of my stomach. This show meant something once. It was about a guy, over-analyzing video games, and making good points out of it. I watched every one of the overthinker videos, I respected (albeit greatly disagreed with) your Other M review, but this stuff? This is worse than "Atop the Fourth Wall" and that is saying something.<br /><br />You are the Game Overthinker, you overthink games, you don't make short films with Windows Movie Maker and you don't do cosplay as ridiculous villians.<br /><br />You know what? You've become the Game Antithinker. That's all I can conclude from this, because the person in this video is not the same man who did those thought-provoking videos of 08.Mavrickindigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611231176695032113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-1594007801258995032011-03-29T11:15:45.398-07:002011-03-29T11:15:45.398-07:00I thought the implication was that Antithinker act...I thought the implication was that Antithinker actually engineered the rise of hardcore gaming. Like, it's not a reversed universe, just a hardcore one.imsmarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07900858875327497744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-88342849294776599912011-03-29T00:06:44.861-07:002011-03-29T00:06:44.861-07:00@SmashMatt,
Those are good questions, actually. I...@SmashMatt,<br /><br />Those are good questions, actually. I'll think I'll devote the next multi-episode story arc exclusively to answering them ;)<br /><br />Alright, alright... honestly, I like to think that - like any bad guy worth his salt, AntiThinker did his homework beforehand. Then again, he may also have been briefed by that mysterious hooded guy who seems to be in charge of things.MovieBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226832228090053258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-14288774504096101932011-03-28T22:03:08.209-07:002011-03-28T22:03:08.209-07:00So if things are reversed, then does that mean gam...So if things are reversed, then does that mean games started out needlessly complicated and with motion controls and now is more like the "good ol' days" as it were?<br /><br />Also, if that's true, then how does the Antithinker know about the history of video games in our universe? And why would he care?Smashmatt202https://www.blogger.com/profile/05993678210896932119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-51100737523741531912011-03-28T21:43:15.611-07:002011-03-28T21:43:15.611-07:00@fox,
In The AntiVerse, the 360 controller consis...@fox,<br /><br />In The AntiVerse, the 360 controller consists of ONLY the two shoulder buttons :)<br /><br />Also, icecream has bones, puppies have quills and bananas eat monkeys. It's a silly place.MovieBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226832228090053258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-59690698127374265662011-03-28T17:22:09.743-07:002011-03-28T17:22:09.743-07:00Oh my god is the antithinker real form stupid, he ...Oh my god is the antithinker real form stupid, he was more of a threat when he looked like bob was cosplaying fat joe. I do believe it's intentionally ridiculous, which is great and all, but it's hard to imagine that guy loving XBOX 360 on the Antiverse if he doesn't have an opposing thumb. Wait... That makes it even more awesome.<br /><br />About the overthiking... it was... meh. The "learning from the past" lesson seemed outdated and campy, and the whole essay about the history of (and reasons behind) retro gaming rise was hardly anything new. Not BAD by any means, just... generic. Oh, and the dialogue with the Bald Guy From Rygar added very little and breaked the flow a lot.<br /><br />Still, I look foward to the moment when Bob and the scythe handed monster (LOL) face in the forest... And sit down to have a debate on the nature of gaming. Awesome.foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940984049514941942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-36250151273673971902011-03-28T16:08:48.310-07:002011-03-28T16:08:48.310-07:00Bob, you know you mentioned the Tanuki suit in Mri...Bob, you know you mentioned the Tanuki suit in Mrio and the raccon tail? Well, actually the tail is also a Tanuki tail...You see Tanukis are Racoon dogs (not actual raccons but rather of the canine family). The leaf he uses to transform comes from the japanese mythology where the Tanuki use leafs to transform into other things (such as humans).<br />Hope you read this!!<br />Great show BTW!! Keep it up!! ;)Opihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09245209357345212904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-43934446765943238902011-03-28T11:52:55.461-07:002011-03-28T11:52:55.461-07:00Loved the warrior king reference :)
Tony Jaa kicks...Loved the warrior king reference :)<br />Tony Jaa kicks ass!vestibualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971194650876553431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-84801574149657140412011-03-28T11:45:37.309-07:002011-03-28T11:45:37.309-07:00Sean Malstrom argued that the retro boom is really...Sean Malstrom argued that the retro boom is really just a 2D platforming boom in disguise. Don't know if it's true, but every fact you've mentioned here supports that thesis.imsmarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07900858875327497744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-41622124264862475412011-03-28T09:55:58.333-07:002011-03-28T09:55:58.333-07:00I've heard the comparison before, but I'd ...I've heard the comparison before, but I'd have to disagree that Cave Story is really that much like Blaster Master. Sure, the element of powering up your weapon via pickups and losing part of that power by taking damage is common to both games, but the same could be said of a number of other games.<br /><br />Rather, the reason that Cave Story felt so fresh is because it's a different animal. Sure, a lot of it isn't new; it's just put together in a unique way.<br /><br />Much like your series. Sure, there are plenty of internet commentators out there. Sure, many of them don't show their faces. But would comparing you to Todd in the Shadows really be that accurate? Not really.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450353938415535923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-87500695092491249582011-03-28T08:14:41.118-07:002011-03-28T08:14:41.118-07:00@ biomechanical923
Yeah, I knew about that. I HI...@ biomechanical923<br /><br />Yeah, I knew about that. I HIGHLY doubt Nintendo would go with that depiction, though.Smashmatt202https://www.blogger.com/profile/05993678210896932119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-12851280050648801492011-03-28T07:10:30.499-07:002011-03-28T07:10:30.499-07:00To take a cue from Bob's Big Picture show on t...To take a cue from Bob's Big Picture show on the Escapist:<br /><br />Short Internet Movies.<br /><br />Are.<br /><br />WIERD!<br /><br />Can't wait to see where this ends up Bob.Andrew Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272813661489407709noreply@blogger.com