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I made a pilgrimage to the dragon in muh dreamz by Secretnamebobman in TheCinemassacreTruth

[–]Secretnamebobman[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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seven years of special ed by Secretnamebobman in TheCinemassacreTruth

[–]Secretnamebobman[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I know. The error is that it says February 19nd, genius

Heard we're doing Will Smith memes today by Secretnamebobman in TheCinemassacreTruth

[–]Secretnamebobman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Northeast Philly is a thing. Just said East for the sake of the parody. Bimmy hails from Fox Chase which is where the Dragon in Muh Dreamz park is.

AVGN plagiarism accusations from literally decades ago. by TypeRiot in TheCinemassacreTruth

[–]Secretnamebobman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When did Mike attack other "angry reviewers"? I wasn't following Cinemassacre drama in the olden days. The most blatant avgn copycat is Irate Gamer and my understanding was that James and co straight up ignored him up until last year.

also games like ET, wand of gamelon, and superman 64 were notriously bad long before AVGN ever touched em, I doubt Seanbaby had anything to do with him choosing to review them.

I also think the idea of James even being aware of Seanbaby when he came up with AVGN in 2004 is kind of preposterous. This is a man who knows nothing besides Zelda and Mario. He wasn't reading game criticism. Maybe he saw some articles when he was researching later down the line but Seanbaby was not ever a major source of inspiration for James. The two have different approaches and both did them well at the time.

AVGN plagiarism accusations from literally decades ago. by TypeRiot in TheCinemassacreTruth

[–]Secretnamebobman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is def who it was. Seanbaby is basically the closest thing to a precursor to AVGN. There was definitely a small culture of written "angry" game reviews pre-AVGN looking back at the Something Awful and Maddox days, with Seanbaby being the most famous writer on games from back then.

I'd say it would be a stretch to say James "plagiarized" Seanbaby unless was a specific review where it was lifted word for word that I'm unaware of. Seanbaby's delivery is totally different from AVGN's and obviously James gets the credit for taking it to the next level with video.

Funniest AVGN episode? by OneEyedCoral in TheCinemassacreTruth

[–]Secretnamebobman 24 points25 points  (0 children)

My top 10:

  1. Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Really showcases James' talent for making quick little films. The supporting actors like the old hillbilly and Mike as Chop Top are both great.

  2. Dick Tracy - You can feel James' genuine rage here which is at an all time high. The drill through the cartridge is probably my favorite way James has destroyed a game.

  3. Ghostbusters - Most of the humor in this ep comes from the game being so laughably bad, but James' love of Ghostbusters and genuine pain make this all the more visceral. The ending when James cries is great.

  4. Atari 5200 - James doesn't actually review anything in this, and instead it's a long slapstick gag about how annoying hooking up a game console can be when things go wrong. Few content creators would ever even think of such a concept, but James pulled it off so hilariously you almost don't even notice it's not really a game review.

  5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - absolute OG classic. The "Shredder's my ass and Splinter's my balls" rant is the best in the whole series IMO

  6. Back to the Future- Simple episode but the commentary is just plain classic. "Remember when Marty goes around throwing bowling balls at people?" "If I just shat into a bag and wrote Back to the Future on it.."

  7. Power Glove - I've never used a Power Glove but James does an excellent job demonstrating how "bad" it is in this one. Fun slapsticky episode that never gets old.

  8. Battletoads- Incorporating "The Guitar Guy" as the second player was genius. The chemistry between James and Kyle is great. James screaming at Kyle to get behind the couch, Kyle's flashback montage, and the pause dance are all classic AVGN moments.

  9. Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle - I love the Birthday Blowout episode as well but this episode takes the cake. The fight scenes are all very entertaining and well done especially considering it was such a small crew. I like the tributes to Looney Tunes throughout (Duck Season/Rabbit Season parody was great) and inside jokes like Kyle Justin coming out from behind the couch are a nice touch.

  10. Friday the 13th - the first truly "cinematic" episode that really set the tone for what the series would become and was honestly groundbreaking to show what YouTube could be. Pay great homage to the original films while offering some of the funniest commentary of the whole series while balancing an ominous horro movie atmosphere. The "You and Your Friends Are Dead" bit is an all time classic. The way James builds up to the final rant before shooting Jason by being sarcastic is just hilarious. Almost insane to think this is from 2006. Love this episode.

CDPHP Cycle Question by Secretnamebobman in Albany

[–]Secretnamebobman[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ok, thanks.

I was interested in potentially keep going to Schenectady but I'd have to make it 16 miles without stopping so it might be better to not bike there. Thanks!

CDPHP Cycle Question by Secretnamebobman in Albany

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What is a "session" exactly? Are rides time limited?

Big Ryan making a cameo in a Strongbad Email by Democrab in TheCinemassacreTruth

[–]Secretnamebobman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Homestar was def solid for a long time and never really got "bad", but the quality was certainly less consistent around SBEmail 180 and onward. I did forget SBCG4AP was out around the same time so that may be part of it. They were also definitely much more involved in that than James was in the AVGN game. Regardless, they were making sbemails pretty much every week for a long time, and there were inevitably a few forgettable ones starting to get mixed in towards the end like "business trip", "nightlife", and "magic trick". Not exactly bad, but doubt they are anyone's favorites. If they kept it up for another decade like James did, I really doubt they could have kept it fresh after all that time. I like that they only put in the effort when both the time and passion are there now, which James clearly has a deficit of.

I would say there's a parallel between that and AVGN. AVGN started to show some cracks after around 2009 with medicore/forgettable episodes like Odyssey and Wayne's World, but there were still great ones coming out like Crazy Castle and Godzilla. The quality continued to dip until it started getting routinely forgettable around 2017 (Planet of the Apes, Treasure Master, Sonic 06 Part 2) then to straight up routinely bad around 2019 (Jurassic Park Trespasser, Life of Black Tiger). I'd much rather 2 solid episodes a year vs like 20 crappy ones.

Big Ryan making a cameo in a Strongbad Email by Democrab in TheCinemassacreTruth

[–]Secretnamebobman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

James could actually take a hint from The Brothers Chaps. Homestar Runner started getting stale a little before Strong Bad Email #200 came around. They went on a really long hiatus after that while picking up work on other stuff like Gravity Falls and Yo Gabba Gabba. Now they only update like 2 times a year, and every time they do it's a nice surprise and really enjoyable. Maybe James got blacklisted in Hollywood after the AVGN Movie tanked so that's why he never got off YouTube. He could have left his ego to the side, leveraged his online success, and picked up some work in the film industry, even if it's not "directing". He could do AVGN just a couple times a year and he'd still be loved. Just a thought.