Demo Derby: Official PlayStation Magazine: Disc 52

You actually need a mod to get footprints in Skyrim.

I'm Frankie

DAN'S CONTINUED PRONUNCIATION OF "CHAFF" AS "SHAFF" MAKES ME WANT TO FUCKING DIE.

I'd agree on the fact that customers rarely listened to my suggestions at GameStop, but MAN did they have a million question. Some things about that job were great, but it's still the worst one I've ever had.

Who IS that kid?

Is anyone else thinking about Brave Fencer Musashi right now?

@smokey_earhole said:

Steve Truitt.

For your enjoyment.

And/or horrification.

YIKES.

Is this what being in the Game Biz does to you?

This is my new business card.

Yes, Drew, the Portland Trailblazers still exist.

lmao I love the internet

@danryckert Not quite Sesame Street (but keeping in theme of Muppets) there is a Muppets Party Cruise for the Gamecube.

Bonus Rap Song

THOMAS RUCKER TRIANGLE

Havent even watched this yet but the Dan bashing is hilarious, Team ryckert for life.

Full spectrum warrior was amazing.

Sheep Raider is actually a fantastic puzzle game that still holds up really well today. One of my favorite PS1 games. I replayed a good chunk of it just last year. It made me real sad to see the guys treat it like hot garbage, knowing nothing about it.

The puzzle they failed to even start before quitting the game involved using a fan to waft lady sheep scent into the herd to lure one back to you. There's no other way to grab one without Sam seeing you in that level. The mail boxes air-drop items when you interact with them. There was one right in front of Drew's face when he first started that gives you the fan, but of course he just walked right past it. How a mail box in the middle of the woods doesn't stand out enough to draw you to it I have no idea. Makes me wonder how many other games they have horribly misrepresented without me even knowing because I've never played the game in question.

@sor_eddie You, sir, are a hero. I have actually thought about posting that C.S. Lewis quote many a time in response to Dan's bullshittery, but it's long and I usually have something else I wanted to say more. Bravo.

God, the fact that Dan is self-aware of his "I'm a real grown up man who only watches hardcore adult stuff, that's kid's junk" way of thinking only makes it more obnoxious and irritating.

“Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.”

― C.S. Lewis

Heather is my spirit animal.

I saw Austin Powers sometime last year. It definitely didn't hold up.

STUV.

I'm in tears. Between this and the last Demo Derby, the next 3 yearly subs are already worth the cost.

"Who is Tobias Bruckner?" Who is Tobias Bruckner!?!

A: The worst video game character ever created.

come on guys. you can't tell the difference between ralph e. wolf and wile e. coyote?

"page"

Really wanted @jeff to spit some frees over that 989 video.

Holy shit, that visual novel thing was amazing. I refuse to believe there's anything better in the rest of this video.

I love when Jeff starts explaining something with "Fame Douglas.."

Oh, so we hate on Dan when Brad is missing from the video?

I watch almost 100% of everything GB puts out but, holy shit, this feature is boring.

There's a limit to how many bad PS2 demos can we lazily make fun before the joke gets stale. You guys have reached that limit.

Jeff is in top form. I hope he stays on for future episodes.

Thx for another great video.

I remember I used to play the shit out of that monsters inc game on the pc when I was really little. If you get past the tutorial it's actually a really solid platformer akin to banjo-kazooie.

DAAAAAAMN. Well said Mr. Lewis.

Nostalgic blast, I really loved that Looney Tunes game.

Was anyone else in Canada disappointed when Z was pronounced "Zee", instead of "Zed", in a game developed by Dice Canada.

just me?

Well, all right then.

Oh my god, these fucking games. They make everything mediocre seem great in comparison.

I take back everything bad I ever said about Chakan: The Forever Man.

1:06:16

"In their world, the currency is fear. They go into kids' bedrooms and scare them. The screams, they harvest the screams." - Drew

Guys, those are hermit crabs. Come on.

Also, California slang? WHAT IS DAN RYCKERT?!?!?!

That Harry Nilsson joke Jeff made went right over everyone's head, I love it.

That's very true. Not sure if they asked you this kind of thing at where you worked but we would often get customers coming in looking for a new "paddle." They meant "controller," but it was like an initiation ritual for new hires to have them try and find out what the hell the customer was talking about while we snickered in he back room.

Related note: According to my previous customers, Sony never made a Playstation 2. They only made something called the "Play2" or "P2." It was an odd time back then.

Agree with you on the job too in retrospect. Worked with and met some cool people, but at the end of the day, it was customer service and that is hardly ever fun.

over half a year later, and we still have people who can't deal/understand dan.

you do realize this is why he pokes fun at things...to get a rise out of those who take themselves too seriously. he's taking the piss.

you may think he's unfunny- and that's fair. but understand you're creating a positive feedback loop every time you comment to the effect of "dan's the childish one for calling things childish!"

Those turtles take up 3 spaces while only counting as 1 item when dropped off. The smart play is to avoid the turtles if there are other items near.

Yup, the "paddle" thing happened all the time. My favorite was people asking for Grand Theft Auto "Eye Vee."We also had a kid that called in every week to see if we had a used copy of Big Mutha Truckers come in. I don't think we ever did...

Kewl!

I'm really happy that @jeff is now a part of this. I think the three of them make an incredible trio of personalities that complement each other perfectly. Jeff's years of experience also provides a great source of interesting tidbits. Kudos to @danryckert for coming up with this series. It's now my favorite since Vinny left, which makes it somewhat bittersweet. The Vinny and Alex quick looks just don't do it for me. Which is disheartening because I really love Vinny.

Man im right there with you im really hoping we get a Vinny and Alex podcast soon so i can get my Vinny fix

Thank you...

jeff's laugh at 1:08:50 is a laugh i haven't heard in so long and it makes me pretty happy