Worth Playing: 02/07/2014

Man, Mailbag Mayhem is perfect.

And the link to his page just reminds me how damn slick that wedding photo is. And how showing up on HollywoodLife.com next to Kanye and Kim Kardashian and Jay-Z would've been the most ridiculous tribute he could've asked for.

First time a video game made me cry.

Got all choked up too. What a beautiful little game, it still seems so unbelievable that Ryan's gone...like it's the weirdest thing to even begin to describe. That was hard to watch, thanks for keeping it together Patrick, happy birthday man you're a stronger man than me.

Also that ninja game really reminded me of that Gameboy-esque GoldenEye de-make, which was a cool platformer from a few years ago.

Happy birthday Patrick!

I still miss Ryan alot.

Happy Birthday Patrick!

And damn... the Ryan tribute game... so great.

Thanks @mutenmiller

Happy birthday and best of all... you are not the father.

Happy Birthday Kleptok <3

Hope your day was well -- it's only fair since you only make all of ours so much better likewise!

That ending. You need to have a heart of stone to not feel that.

Happy Birthday Patrick, hope your day is fantastic.

You are still missed Ryan. I didn't know you personally but you provided me and a lot of others with lots of laughs and good times. Every time I hear the bombcast opening all I can think about is you telling me it's tuesday as I walk to work in the dark early morning. You were there for me duder and you are missed.

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I love GiantBomb! Been following Jeff and Ryan's career and they both (including the cast) have true insight on gaming culture. Thanks so much for putting out videos and entertaining me for the past few years. :)

I have tears in my eyes right now. Thank you Ryan. I miss you so goddamn much.

Happy birthday Patrick. I hope you had a great one.

Happy b-day! Same day as my brother.

That last game was real nice man.

Happy Birthday Patrick!

That tribute game and Patrick made me tear up hard. Thanks. I miss Ryan. Happy Birthday Patrick. Keep rocking on. Again, thanks to the creator of that game, and thanks to you Patrick.

Happy Birthday Patrick and beaultiful game Mr. @mutenmiller

Some fun looking games, awesome tribute, like many said... hard to watch. Good job Patrick.

That silence killed me :( ... Happy Birthday Patrick.

Happy birthday, Patrick! Throw snowballs, drink PBRs and I dunno go Bears? Go Bulls? <>

Happy birthday Patrick, have an awesome day :)

@mutenmiller: What was really heartbreaking during Mailbag Mayem was how quiet Patrick was throughout...Ryan never comes up on the podcast, which makes sense. But this reminded me of how his loss continually affects everyone at Giant Bomb. This game needed to be made, and we thank you for it.

Happy birthday Patrick !

Thank you Patrick.

Chin up Patrick, Happy cake day :)

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday Kleptok!

Happy birthday Patrick! Keep yourself in good spirits man, you always do us proud!

Happy Birthday Patrick.

those feels...

Happy birthday Patrick.

We'll miss you forever, Ryan.

Fantastic tribute! And the other games in tow looked pretty darn amazing as well.

Woah. Mailbag Mayhem is my dream of Giant Bomb on the Atari 2600 finally realized and so much more! http://www.giantbomb.com/forums/off-topic-31/giant-bomb-for-the-atari-2600-559189/?page=1#js-message-5910471 Awesome to see something so thoughtfully made, such a great tribute. Miss you Ryan!

PS. Isn't our community dope as hell? Top Duders.

Happy Scoopsday, @patrickklepek. Enjoy yourself and your weekend.

And @mutenmiller, your game is perfect. Thanks.

Love Ryan Davis.

I'm gonna go cry.

Happy birthday Patrick. Had me tearing up a bit there watching you play the tribute game. Touching stuff

Happy Birthday Patrick! Enjoy your youth, kid!

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Yeah, this was my experience, too. That silence was heartbreaking.

But happy birthday @patrickklepek, I hope your day is wonderful.

Great tribute to Ryan, so many little references to good memories.

Went back and checked out Jeff and Ryan playing the original Keystone Kapers for good measure: http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-game-room-for-051210/2300-2465/

It's times like this that I really believe in people.

Thanks Ryan, miss you duder.

@mutenmiller made one of the coolest tributes ever, and it's based off Keystone Kapers, one of the best Activision 2600 games. Wonderful tribute, dude.

On a brighter note, Happy birthday @patrickklepek. Keep showing us those cool games.

Happy B-Day Patrick! What a great tribute, but hard watch.

I remember in film school one my teachers used to say it's harder to watch someone try not to cry than it is to watch someone cry. When you watch someone fight the urge to cry, you want to tear up for them. Turns out he was right.

@patrickklepek: HAPPY birthday!

Well that was absolutely amazing. Patrick come back!

Well I can add Mailbag Mayhem to the list of games that made me cry (and laugh). Great stuff.

Happy Birthday, Patrick. Hope you have a great one. :)

The Ryan Davis tribute didn't really make me sad. It still sucks that he's gone don't get me wrong, but what I loved about it was that it was full of all the right nods that make you think back on all the fun stuff Ryan shared with us. It was super uplifting and a great celebration of the man.

@mutenmiller is a true duder 4 lyfe. Fantastic job, man. Made my day so much brighter. :)

Happy birthday Patrick

Happy B-Day Patrick. Ryan tribute was fantastic! But, it made me sad all over again. :(

Happy Birthday Patrick!

But man, that last game. Probably shouldn't have been watching this at work. Great tribute.

Happy birthday.

All I could do to hold it together at the end.

Have a good day @patrickklepek. You deserve it. Now go sit on a cake.

Also FUCK, Ryan Davis. Nice work, @mutenmiller.

I know there are people who were saddened by bringing back the memory of Ryan ( poor Patrick :( ), but I had a big silly grin on my face the entire time, and actually laughed each time Ryan reached the ending. I think your game was an awesome tribute, and as Patrick said, something that Ryan would have absolutely loved. Thank you.