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Quick Look: Super Meat Boy

Brad tests his skill, and our sanity, by dragging Vinny through platformer hell.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Oct. 18 2010

Cast: Brad, Vinny

Posted by: Drew

In This Episode:

Super Meat Boy

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Edited By Landmine

I love the extra long QL's, and this game looks awesome.

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Edited By NeilRapalee

Listening to Brad curse up a storm was worth the damn near 45 minutes.
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Edited By 1p

How far does he play in this? Haven't watched yet; trying to avoid spoilers.

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@Bib: He skips around Chapters 1 and 2, shows some warp zones and unlockable characters
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Can't decide if it's appropriate for Brad to be the one playing here.

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"last time I swear to god"

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This is probably the first time I have ever heard Brad curse this much.

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Edited By Kelswitch

This game looks amazing..
Also i've not heard Brad this lively/enthusiastic about anything for a long long time.

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Edited By WrathOfBanja

Just unlocked the glitch level.
FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU its hard

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My internet research suggests to me that "The Mighty Jill-off" is not a real game.

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@Kelswitch said:
" This game looks amazing..Also i've not heard Brad this lively/enthusiastic about anything for a long long time. "
Errr... StarCraft 2?
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Asky?  Oh, ASCII.  CRAZY.

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Brad's leaked GOTY list: 
 
5. Super meat boy 
4. Limbo

3. Red Dead 
2. Starcraft 
1. Deadly Premonition

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Cool to see Brad so excited about a game. Not for me but respect for the guys that put the game together.

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I could not stop laughing at Brad's need to taste victory but meeting only failure

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Edited By TheLastNeo

LMAO.. this is the greatest quick look ever... 

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Edited By skiguyusc

That may be my favorite quick look that you guys have ever done.  Hilarious. 
 
Wish this was coming to PC or PSN.

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Edited By Scapegoat

Instant buy! Thanks for the QL!

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ima watch this AGAIN! i NEEED this GAME!!!

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My Gosh!, This quick look is gold. Instant Classic. So much Brad frustration. :)   Thanks Brad for showing us exactly what this game is all about. 

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i did the secret level brad was trying to do the first time u jump to the left of the second platform, left on the third, back to the right of the second and clear the rest ;)

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I love how much Vinny is enjoying this.
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Edited By gamer_152  Moderator

This looks like a great game and it reminds me quite a bit of N but I don't know if I hate myself enough to buy this.

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What makes this quick look perfect is Brad's primal scream of rage whenever he misses a jump towards the end.

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Watching this video, I completely understand. I bought this today off of xbox live (10 buck special). It's very hard to put down, as bad if not worse than one more turn in Civ. :)

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Edited By Etrnity

I've not played this game, but from the look of it, the level you can't get it pretty simple to solve. It looks like you should wall jump to the second column (left side), then use that to jump down to the first column (right side), then jump to the third column (left side) through the bottom of the second column, then back up to the second column (right side), then over the third column to the fourth column (left side), back onto the third column (right side), over the fourth column into whatever is next.

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Edited By Khalen

Epic game with epic amount of cursing ;)

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Edited By Gabriel

Commander Video seems like the way to play that game.

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@Sephiroth9997 said:
"


Brad's leaked GOTY list: 
 
5. Super meat boy 
4. Limbo

3. Red Dead 
2. Starcraft 
1. Deadly Premonition

"
nice :D
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Brad is terrible at this game.

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Great video, and the game is awesome, but my thumbs hurt

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Edited By rift33

I'm loving & hate'n this game at the same time. Pick it up be4 it go's up to 15$ well worth 10$

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I's like to say it now: frustrated Brad is my favorite flavor of Brad.

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@Unknown_Pleasures:  I know, right? I mean, why does he keep dying? Just don't jump into the spikes, GOD!
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@Etrnity said:
" I've not played this game, but from the look of it, the level you can't get it pretty simple to solve. It looks like you should wall jump to the second column (left side), then use that to jump down to the first column (right side), then jump to the third column (left side) through the bottom of the second column, then back up to the second column (right side), then over the third column to the fourth column (left side), back onto the third column (right side), over the fourth column into whatever is next. "
Right there is part of why this game is so addicting. You can see what you have(or may need) to do, but doing it is another story. Frustrating getting the timing, but great when you actually get it. Then quickly off to the next level. :)
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@Unknown_Pleasures said:
" Brad is terrible at this game. "
Humans usually are...
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@skiguyusc: It is coming out on PC sometime in November.
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@Taka said:
" @Unknown_Pleasures said:
" Brad is terrible at this game. "
Humans usually are... "
However, robots are not. Are you a robot, unknown_pleasures?
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Anybody else notice how Bandage girl was spazzing out when Brad got the weird hacked ROM thing? Dunno why, but I think it might be a random chance kinda thing?

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@m2cks:  Nope I just don't suck at video games like Brad does....watching him get owned on the first minus world was laughable he couldn't even get passed the easy part.
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this game is awesome but omg it is frusterating.

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I have to buy this game someday. This is just the game for a man like me - a man, who went Alien Vs Predators (The 2010-version) Marine-campaign on nightmare. Oh man, NIGHTMARE!!
 
I also love how Brad - normally not the so "extrovert-type of person" - is screaming in agony when facing the sadistic levels of Super Meat Boy.

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Edited By liquidfkinfire

I played on and off last weekend after a friend told me about it.  I use my arcade stick, and its so much better.  Much more precise, unlike using the god awful xbox dpad.  And fuck the hell world, especially the levels with the damn tracking teeth monsters, like 4-18.

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A game to love and at the same time absolutely DESPISE with a passion. 
Still, watching people playing difficult games is oddly satisfying. Is there something wrong with me? OㅅO

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If only they didn't reference so many past games and focused solely on the original content. Like I've always said: I'd rather make something good enough to be referenced than to reference good material. If everyone references, then nothing original is created and art stagnates into oblivion.
 
The game itself is amazing; it's Mario meets Kratos. Watching Brad trying to clear that minus level is insight into the mentality of gambling addiction: "One last throw of the dice; I've gotta make it!" 
 
Ode to blinding volition.

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Sad that they don't recognize Jill.

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@Max_Hydrogen said:
" If only they didn't reference so many past games and focused solely on the original content. Like I've always said: I'd rather make something good enough to be referenced than to reference good material. If everyone references, then nothing original is created and art stagnates into oblivion.  The game itself is amazing; it's Mario meets Kratos. Watching Brad trying to clear that minus level is insight into the mentality of gambling addiction: "One last throw of the dice; I've gotta make it!"   Ode to blinding volition. "
but this is a platformer going back to the very early days, it's so old already how can they not reference that stuff?  it's all fun and totally benefits the experience.  they reference all that good stuff, but then they also have all sorts of crazy characters from recent indy games that really makes it it's own thing.
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Edited By MooseyMcMan

I find it funny that they didn't notice the minus world level thing on the level select until after they had messed around in the menus for a couple minutes.