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Mailbag: Giant Bomb Mailbag: Too Close to the Sun Edition

We know he can fly, but can Pit balance precariously on a fold-up plastic stand?

What's in the mail? Is it an old T-shirt? A lunchbox full of rusty knives? Video game treasures? Canadian energy drinks?

Mar. 23 2012

Posted by: Ryan

150 Comments

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"Little did you know, it's the biggest bagel in the world."

I fucking love you, Vinny.

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@Winternet said:

@PJ said:

@Winternet said:

This is not a mailbag at all. Filthy liars.

Did they unbox something? Yes. And they most likely got it in the mail. Calling people liars when they're not, shame on you.

Unboxing videos and mailbag videos are not the same. I saw no box with all those stamps and address papers and stuff that you need to mail something to someone. Also no letter. No tearing up ill-conceived boxes.

Pretty fucking pedantic, people. Pretty fucking pedantic.

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@Fatwonton said:

WOW It attaches by gravity!

Gravity. Its how that shit goes down, bro.

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Edited By kollay

That thing sliding off the stand was hilariously well deserved.

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@FirebirdINF said:

@Winternet said:

@PJ said:

@Winternet said:

This is not a mailbag at all. Filthy liars.

Did they unbox something? Yes. And they most likely got it in the mail. Calling people liars when they're not, shame on you.

Unboxing videos and mailbag videos are not the same. I saw no box with all those stamps and address papers and stuff that you need to mail something to someone. Also no letter. No tearing up ill-conceived boxes.

Pretty fucking pedantic, people. Pretty fucking pedantic.

That's racist.

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@Winternet said:

@FirebirdINF said:

@Winternet said:

@PJ said:

@Winternet said:

This is not a mailbag at all. Filthy liars.

Did they unbox something? Yes. And they most likely got it in the mail. Calling people liars when they're not, shame on you.

Unboxing videos and mailbag videos are not the same. I saw no box with all those stamps and address papers and stuff that you need to mail something to someone. Also no letter. No tearing up ill-conceived boxes.

Pretty fucking pedantic, people. Pretty fucking pedantic.

That's racist.

No, THAT is racist

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@arjybarjy: They were not able to bring almost anything with them. (TVs, Cameras, Tricasters, etc...) 
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Jamie and Adam: Tested

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@FirebirdINF said:

@Winternet said:

@FirebirdINF said:

@Winternet said:

@PJ said:

@Winternet said:

This is not a mailbag at all. Filthy liars.

Did they unbox something? Yes. And they most likely got it in the mail. Calling people liars when they're not, shame on you.

Unboxing videos and mailbag videos are not the same. I saw no box with all those stamps and address papers and stuff that you need to mail something to someone. Also no letter. No tearing up ill-conceived boxes.

Pretty fucking pedantic, people. Pretty fucking pedantic.

That's racist.

No, THAT is racist

Man, you guys will cry about anything!

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Edited By yukoasho

Give the guys a break, they've not even been here a week. They gotta fill their "dumb shit" quota while we all figure out what the hell the new address is.

And yeah, that folding stand thingie is dumb, dumb, dumb shit...

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@PJ: yea man, way uncalled for. your voted off the island!

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maaybe???

NEVER!!!

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I'm not in the bussiness of giving male fashion advice but that's a bad shirt, Jeff.

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@Milkman: weirdly I agree

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Just what everyone needs, a stand for their portable system. Since the Circle Pad 3DS is about the same size as my Nomad maybe I should get one to play it on.

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Ack sunlight!  Ack white painted walls!  
 
I tell you what you guys need to do.  You need to get some fake wood grain wallpaper and paint all of those desk cubicle things a dark brown.  Tint those windows and get some nice floor lamps in there.  Better yet, just put some hardwood flooring up on the walls. This isn't near cozy enough for me. 

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@Milkman said:

I'm not in the bussiness of giving male fashion advice but that's a bad shirt, Jeff.

You should probably stick to your usual lack of giving advice.

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Greatest video game peripheral that game in the box since the tap box from Let's Tap.

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@dagas said:

Greatest video game peripheral that game in the box since the tap box from Let's Tap.

Remember Let's Tap? That was a thing!

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@Xeirus said:

@Milkman said:

I'm not in the bussiness of giving male fashion advice but that's a bad shirt, Jeff.

You should probably stick to your usual lack of giving advice.

You're right. Accentuating your mantitties are a great look.

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Hundreds of hours of research and development to add a piece of plastic that people will use once and never touch again. Great idea

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@Nightriff said:

Jamie and Adam: Tested

Jamie and Adam: Giant Bomb. It's their new explosion-oriented website!

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@LiquidSwords said:

@FirebirdINF said:

@Winternet said:

@FirebirdINF said:

@Winternet said:

@PJ said:

@Winternet said:

This is not a mailbag at all. Filthy liars.

Did they unbox something? Yes. And they most likely got it in the mail. Calling people liars when they're not, shame on you.

Unboxing videos and mailbag videos are not the same. I saw no box with all those stamps and address papers and stuff that you need to mail something to someone. Also no letter. No tearing up ill-conceived boxes.

Pretty fucking pedantic, people. Pretty fucking pedantic.

That's racist.

No, THAT is racist

Man, you guys will cry about anything!

Now, that's racist!

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Ryan: "Vinny what you think of all this?" Vinny: "I just got here" comedy gold

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@AlbinoJerk said:

@arjybarjy: They were not able to bring almost anything with them. (TVs, Cameras, Tricasters, etc...)

What, did their old offices get destroyed by a wrecking ball at the exact moment Whiskey Media was sold?

A better way of putting it would probably be: "GameSpot has all that shit for their own purposes (so there's no need to bring anything), they just haven't set anything up for Giant Bomb yet."

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I am sold as fuck.

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@LiquidSwords said:

@FirebirdINF said:

@Winternet said:

@FirebirdINF said:

@Winternet said:

@PJ said:

@Winternet said:

This is not a mailbag at all. Filthy liars.

Did they unbox something? Yes. And they most likely got it in the mail. Calling people liars when they're not, shame on you.

Unboxing videos and mailbag videos are not the same. I saw no box with all those stamps and address papers and stuff that you need to mail something to someone. Also no letter. No tearing up ill-conceived boxes.

Pretty fucking pedantic, people. Pretty fucking pedantic.

That's racist.

No, THAT is racist

Man, you guys will cry about anything!

That's black.

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You guys should throw and drop things more often! Especially Patrick's 3ds, I CHUCKLED

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I think the stand is more for the 3D so that the 3DS isn't moving around so much while you play. Kinda hard to keep the 3DS steady with one hand on the system and one using the stylus.

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You know...that stand is totally A-OK. I would have liked something like that for Elite Beat Agents, Kirby Canvas Curse and The World Ends With You.

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@LiquidSwords said:

@FirebirdINF said:

@Winternet said:

@FirebirdINF said:

@Winternet said:

@PJ said:

@Winternet said:

This is not a mailbag at all. Filthy liars.

Did they unbox something? Yes. And they most likely got it in the mail. Calling people liars when they're not, shame on you.

Unboxing videos and mailbag videos are not the same. I saw no box with all those stamps and address papers and stuff that you need to mail something to someone. Also no letter. No tearing up ill-conceived boxes.

Pretty fucking pedantic, people. Pretty fucking pedantic.

That's racist.

No, THAT is racist

Man, you guys will cry about anything!

Oh, "us guys"?

Fucking racist.

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"For size comparison, here's a half-eaten bagel." Your professionalism is an inspiration to us all

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I feel better about the durability of the 3ds after watching this vid. damn haha

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The office needs more people. It seems so empty and quiet.

It needs a Rorie.

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@BlaineBlaine said:

Brad... What happened to Joey The Knife?

And Jeff was there and there was no Cop Knife... what the fuck? Dude, if there's some sort of misguided No-Knife Policy in the new facility I'm protesting.

I haven't seen Joey since we left Sausalito. Tragedy of my life, I loved that knife. :(

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Well now all you need is a magnifier attachement with redundant light, nerf armour, a screen protector and you'll be fully immersed in the world of 3DS.

"Hey and would you like to buy the strategy guide today?"

Gotta make my attach quota this month.

Speaking of attaching, why is this video attached toTetris Battle Gaiden? That is a question that never needs asking...

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I almost bought a 3DS yesterday as they've had a price drop in my region $194 AU, until I got my hands on a Vita! That thing is really well made, I'd say get one of those over an iPad, plus they're way cheaper! Still want a 3DS now this and Res. Revelations is out but Nintendo need a new dual stick design with more robust materials, the current version looks like a Fisher Price knock off.

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There were enough size comparisons throughout the entirety of the video, Brad.

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@SlackerMonkey said:

I think the stand is more for the 3D so that the 3DS isn't moving around so much while you play. Kinda hard to keep the 3DS steady with one hand on the system and one using the stylus.

Nah, having the 3DS stand still on the stand be still would be harder to use the 3D, because then you will have to adjust yourself to look at the 3DS directly instead of the other way around. It's a lot easier to keep your 3DS in front of you with your hand than it is to sit in a way that the 3DS is directly in front of you (the limitations of the 3DS is not actually that exaggerated, but I'm using it as an example).
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Stupidest thing ever

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"Brad's hubris will be his downfall."

You might say he...flew too close to the sun?

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I was actually more interested in seeing what kind of wallpaper Brad has on his computer... they kept jerkin' the camera around.

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I never asked for Pit.

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I still can't believe the controls for this game are so convoluted that you need a stand.

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Yeah! Great video, horrible stand, lol

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very portable...

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"The stand has now justified its existence"...because it can perfectly hold a crappy cartridge.

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@CashBailey said:

The office needs more people. It seems so empty and quiet.

It needs a Rorie.

Nailed it!

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I never got to see them open the AR cards from that darn package. It's killing me to know what cards they got.

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"We're calling it the new 3DS", called it again!