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Why You Should Play Super Meat Boy

This game is pretty much exactly as weird as it looks.

Oct. 15 2010

Posted by: Brad

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Super Meat Boy

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YEAAH!! IM PUMPED.... .... uh?

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Edited By eric_buck

It looks like they made a crappy game and are trying to make it seem cooler by being "unique" and "insane".

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@drakoleth: Progression AND advancement ey? Trying too hard? This may be the internet but you don't have to be nasty to people.
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@drakoleth said:
" @wolf_blitzer85 said:
" @ProlificShadow said:
" @wolf_blitzer85 said:
" @Infininja said:
" @drakoleth said:
" what the hell is up with the trailer? :S the game looks half decent but come on is the freak on the chair really needed? "
Have people already forgotten the 90s? :( "
Dude most people here where born in 90's so there isn't much to remember.   However, I was lucky enough to experience the weirdness that was the 90's. This was great. "
I was born in the 90's but I completely understand what they were going for. It's not that some people were born in the 90's, it's that some people aren't very intelligent.  "
Yeah I know. I just wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt. "
as soon as puberty kicks in and you "think" you know everything let me know, then we might be able to have an intelligent debate about the progression and advancement of advertising to target markets. But i wont be keeping my hopes up. "
Progression and advancement of advertising to target markets? Oh, like how this game is supposed to be bringing in those who miss the tone and feel of older platformers, so would most appreciate a nostalgic nod to the 90d brand of advertising? By the way i'm 16. Don't assume intelligence based on age, on either end of the spectrum.
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Haha! "POKE"!

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@wolf_blitzer85 said:
" @ProlificShadow said:
" @wolf_blitzer85 said:
" @Infininja said:
" @drakoleth said:
" what the hell is up with the trailer? :S the game looks half decent but come on is the freak on the chair really needed? "
Have people already forgotten the 90s? :( "
Dude most people here where born in 90's so there isn't much to remember.   However, I was lucky enough to experience the weirdness that was the 90's. This was great. "
I was born in the 90's but I completely understand what they were going for. It's not that some people were born in the 90's, it's that some people aren't very intelligent.  "
Yeah I know. I just wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt. "
as soon as puberty kicks in and you "think" you know everything let me know, then we might be able to have an intelligent debate about the progression and advancement of advertising to target markets. But i wont be keeping my hopes up.
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Edited By RedEyesBlueBunny

this trailer is amazing

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PUSH THE BUTTONS!

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Hella tight controls

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Do the math!

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Xbox live only? Sheesh..
Wonder if it has blast processing too.

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@Kyelb22: That's what I thought as well, which is why I'll always prefer the original N.  Super Meat Boy, though, is freakin' great and I can't wait to play it.
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The very end had me laughing pretty good.

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@ProlificShadow said:
" @wolf_blitzer85 said:
" @Infininja said:
" @drakoleth said:
" what the hell is up with the trailer? :S the game looks half decent but come on is the freak on the chair really needed? "
Have people already forgotten the 90s? :( "
Dude most people here where born in 90's so there isn't much to remember.   However, I was lucky enough to experience the weirdness that was the 90's. This was great. "
I was born in the 90's but I completely understand what they were going for. It's not that some people were born in the 90's, it's that some people aren't very intelligent.  "
Yeah I know. I just wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt.
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@wolf_blitzer85 said:
" @Infininja said:
" @drakoleth said:
" what the hell is up with the trailer? :S the game looks half decent but come on is the freak on the chair really needed? "
Have people already forgotten the 90s? :( "
Dude most people here where born in 90's so there isn't much to remember.   However, I was lucky enough to experience the weirdness that was the 90's. This was great. "
I was born in the 90's but I completely understand what they were going for. It's not that some people were born in the 90's, it's that some people aren't very intelligent. 
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@BionicMonster: It's been a LONG time since I played the flash version. I'm not against difficult platformers, it's just that the controls in N+ seemed kinda ...floaty. I hated how you'd slide on ever single surface.
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@Infininja said:
" @drakoleth said:
" what the hell is up with the trailer? :S the game looks half decent but come on is the freak on the chair really needed? "
Have people already forgotten the 90s? :( "
Dude most people here where born in 90's so there isn't much to remember. 
 
However, I was lucky enough to experience the weirdness that was the 90's. This was great.
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@Kyelb22 said:
" Can't wait for this. I'm loving the recent trend of bringing back the 2D platformers. Hopefully it won't be as difficult as N+. 0_o "
LMAO just you wait and see. Obviously you didn't play the flash game yet.
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My mind is blown for the day. Consider this bought.

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@habster3 said:
" @G3RHRT said:
"YES"
YES "
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Whhhhattt?
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Edited By sparky_buzzsaw

This trailer deserves an award.  What kind?  How about Righteously Kickass Trailer of the Year?

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Yes boys and girls (Girls in GB, LoL!), this is what ads in the 80's looked like!

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YA ADS FROM THE 90S

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@G3RHRT said:
"YES"
YES
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YES

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this looks so friggin cool
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Was waiting on the Genesis does Nitendon't thing at the end, sounds like those commercials.  =P

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Can't wait for this. I'm loving the recent trend of bringing back the 2D platformers. Hopefully it won't be as difficult as N+. 0_o

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80's!

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It seems like Giantbomb and the Super Meat Boy team like the same ads :P

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That was a dope video. Old school required.

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Push the buttons!!

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stupid trailer...seriously just get to the point.

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BEST AD EVER
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Man this game looks rad.

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What the hell was I just subjected to.......................?

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@pyromaster222 said:
" I have never been a fan of the physics and the icy ground in the game... "
You mean the blood.
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only if your girlfriend is the president

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that was an awesome video

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Man those are awesome ass vhs tape effects

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I love 80's style holy wtf shit commercial mock ups that remind me of how god damn absurd 80s commercials were. Well mid 90's as well.

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@MjHealy said:

" Yes! Yes!!!

@RockmanBionics said:

" So is there a PC version of this? I has no Xbox. "

There is the free flash version floating around some where. The XBLA game spawned from the flash game. "
there's also going to be steam version of super meat boy. 
 http://store.steampowered.com/app/40800/
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For it to be perfect they should of just showed like 5 seconds of gameplay and the rest with people making crazy faces but this is good too. I miss the 90s.

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@RockmanBionics:   you can preorder it through steam, but it's not going to be released on PC until next month, apparently.
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We need more ads like this.

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Before this video: Sort of want Super Meat Boy. After this video: MUST HAVE SUPER MEAT BOY!

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Wow that was perfect

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xD Style of the commercial is awesome.

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I'm pretty sure half the people who watch this clip will be too young to identify it as a parody.