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Demo Derby

Demo Derby: PlayStation Underground: Volume 3 Issue 2

All your favorite games, lingo, and camera angles of yesteryear. It's so fast!

The past and the present collide as Giant Bomb digs into the dark world of old demo discs.

Nov. 7 2017

Cast: Jeff, Brad, Ben

Posted by: Jason

115 Comments

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:D

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that thumbnail is extremely promising.

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I'm a dog and I'm psyched!

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:'(

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That hamster game is giving me some serious Stephen's Sausage Roll vibes, though it's the other way around really.

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Hell yeahs

I'm in withdrawal after the extra life stream. I need content

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DEMO DERBY SO HARD AND FAST I DONT EVEN HAVE TIME FROM EXTRA LIFE AND NO ARCHIVES TO PROVE IT

Raised $218,884
GOAL: $203,591

UNNNNNNNNNNNGHHHHHH SO BOLD MY PANTS HAVE A DIFFERENT FONT

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Oooo talks about Rival Schools being a science course for Ben

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Warning: There is no exit from this demo.

Ominous start for FF VIII....

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Is that hamster puzzle game some kind of Robert Mueller metaphor?

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One of my favourite GB video series. Love it when Jeff talks video game history and with Brad, or someone with a long history in video game coverage. I mean hearing how a game was received, what the hype around it was, crazy promos etc. "Where is he/she now?" Also that FF summon looked so good!!

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The writing on the demo disc is better than it is in Braid.

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Ape Escape is such a good game, so is 2 and 3. The english va is really bad though.

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Ape Escape is legit one of my favorite games of all time and introduced me to electronic music as a kid. Such a good soundtrack.

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What year is this from?

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"Jerry was a Racecar Driver" was totally in Tony Hawk. :D

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Yo those first 2 Star Ocean games were good!

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A New Radicals reference holy diver! That was slightly before my time but I just barely got the reference probably the 1st since at least 2014 if not the 21st century.

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We need an 'Ape Escape vs. Monkey Ball' to revive two classic franchises.

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@benpack since you asked, that's the Russian flag ;0

edit: you discovered it yourself, great job!

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Normal Brain developer: "We will broaden the definition of entertainment as time goes by."

Galaxy Brain The Kaz: "Its a damn console you chumps!"

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I loved Ape Escape. I've been playing Ape Escape 2 on the PS4 re-release lately (never played it back when it was new) and aside from a few dated-feeling aspects, it still plays great and is a ton of fun.

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That FF8 music is like a MIDI version of The Rock's theme! It's great!

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this ain't the same without drew and dan

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Why do all PS1 game soundtracks feature sick jungle/dnb breaks?

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fucking love it when you visit GB and there's a new demo derby on the home page. Never a better surprise.

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Huh. Before this appeared on the upcoming list, I was thinking that it'd be cool if GB West would've done a live stream of Demo Derby for Extra Life. My wish came somewhat true!

Great episode...though I still gotta rant that there was a six month gap between this and the last episode (granted, this year went by so fast that it doesn't feel that long). I really hope they manage to hire someone to help out Jason 'n whatnot soon.

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wish this series would have went with Dan to GBEast

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So what genre would you associate with "that stereotypical demo disk preview video music"?

Bowbedowbeduppadowbedow

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Excuse my ignorance but how are they playing a ps1 disc on a ps4?

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Excuse my ignorance but how are they playing a ps1 disc on a ps4?

Appears to be on a PS3 (looking at the XMB)

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I'd pay upwards of $50 / year for a ffvi or ffviii endurance run.

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Ben's laugh can cure cancer.

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@jeff Minor pedantic note, because this is the internet. During that samurai game you mentioned that the Japanese version didn't have "samurai" in the name and that it was a localization thing. That's sort of right.

The title has "Jidaigeki" in it, a term used for period pieces and historical dramas (often set in feudal Japan). So while it doesn't have "samurai" in the name, it's implied, just like one would assume that something calling itself "a Western" would be at least tangentially related to cowboys.

Bonus fun(?) fact: The term "jidaigeki" is where George Lucas got the name for "Jedi"

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wish this series would have went with Dan to GBEast

I get what you mean but Jeff's experience with the industry usually leads to some great insights.

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Jerry Was A Racecar Driver is definitely in THPS1. None of those menus are final.

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The greatest series ever conceived continues.

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Totally went on holiday recently and saw a place called ISIS Cafe, made me chuckle.

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This video is extremely Brad.

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I swear the Ape Escape controls and assets were re-purposed into Brave Fencer Musashi.

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looks like some collusion with that flag...

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this video knocked me on my VROOOOOOM

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I love that Jeff found an obscure game to love :D he seemed super into hamster puzzle 2000

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FF8 was so good. Happy I have it on steam.

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I need some herbs and spices so I can feel nices. Excellent work Ice.

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@torgo823 said:
@justinaquarius said:

wish this series would have went with Dan to GBEast

I get what you mean but Jeff's experience with the industry usually leads to some great insights.

+1. I know this series started as Drew and Dan but Jeff has become the star of these videos IMO and plus GB West needs more features

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God, I love this series.

"What emotion is that?"

"Sad"

"Happy"

"Fish"

"I hate when I'm fish."

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Yo that hamster forklift game has a pretty tight soundtrack

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EMOTION ENGINE!