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Thursday Night Throwdown

Thursday Night Throwdown - 02/21/13

Brad Muir joins us on the couch for some PlayStation memories and astounding ska-related revelations.

It's Thursday night and it's time for you to go up against us in a weekly throwdown of decidedly humble proportions.

Feb. 21 2013

Cast: Ryan, Brad

Posted by: Drew

169 Comments

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Can't wait to watch this, should be awesome!

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This was fucking hilarious. I wish Brad Muir was a permanent member of the Bombsquad

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@mobyking said:

First.

Come on, man, be original. Also, Brad Muir is second only to Vinny in bringing happiness to the internet.

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Where's the beard!??

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@sleepydoughnut said:

@mobyking said:

First.

Come on, man, be original. Also, Brad Muir is second only to Vinny in bringing happiness to the internet.

Vinny, Vinny/Dave Combo, Vinny/Dave/Drew Combo, Brad Muir

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@sleepydoughnut said:

@mobyking said:

First.

Come on, man, be original. Also, Brad Muir is second only to Vinny in bringing happiness to the internet.

Vinny, Vinny/Dave Combo, Vinny/Dave/Drew Combo, Brad Muir

Vinny/Ryan has been pretty legit lately too.

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Brad Muir is such a delightful guy, I'd love it if he worked for Giant Bomb.

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Man, I wish I'd played sax in a ska band back in the day.

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The only known non-smiling Muir picture.

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Someone gif Ryan's reaction, stat!

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Brad Muir is the best. :D!

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This thumbnail sums up the TNT. Too good.

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Love me some Brad Muir!

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Double the Brad, double the pleasure.

edit: I really wanted to play Alter Echo back in the day but the Blockbuster near my house got robbed of most of its games and it never restocked Alter Echo.

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Sora becomes a bouncer in the future.

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that codependants picture is the best

brad muir is the best

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This is why I love Giant Bomb

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@nightriff: I cant even process how low brad is on this list. My brain can't handle it.

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yay for the brads!!!

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Pretty upset that I missed Brad Muir and his amazing smile ; _;

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A Bradre, if you will.

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Double the Brad, double the pleasure.

A truer thing has never been said.

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I'm proud to be the one who found the pictures of Brad in the Codependents. My lightning fast Wayback Machine skills finally came in handy!

tinyurl.com/skabrad

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Just why is it that every single time Brad Muir is on camera he increasingly makes videos better and better. Maybe that smile.

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Why does Ryan constantly interrupt Muir? It's driving me insane!

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Very cool TNT, kept me interested from start to finish.

I kinda wish that I had played Alter Echo now, I remember hearing about it when it came out. I think I would have really enjoyed it.

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Everything lives on the internet forever.

http://i.imgur.com/OvVpvwh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Tml6ph3.jpg

tinyurl.com/skabrad

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Oh man, this is amazing. It is like the snake is eating itself.

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:D

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That room of games sounds awesome! I'd love a video tour of that sometime.

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Man. The early 2000s was super weird. Blurry, kinetic text, bad haircuts and so many bead necklaces.

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Kudos, Brad. I loved the inside baseball developer talk. You almost never hear such candid commentary on the more obscure elements of game design.

And also Kudos for putting up with being Giantbomb'd. If it's any consolation, that ska band shirt was pretty rockin'.

@pinstripehourglass said:

I'm proud to be the one who found the pictures of Brad in the Codependents. My lightning fast Wayback Machine skills finally came in handy!

tinyurl.com/skabrad

Let it be known, never upload pictures of yourself over the internet. The internet will find a way.

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Man, FantaVision was weird.

I had The Bouncer, and swear I beat it within an hour. Probably one of the shortest games, ever. I liked it though.

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The Muir Cat returns! :D

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This is really really awesome, I loved the stories about Brad M's past in the game industry (and music industry).

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Oh dear, The Bouncer.

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Mueow.

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Solid TNT this week.

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I recommend everyone go look up old GS reviews from the entire gb crew its really weird, although jeff still oddly looks the same, and brad is somehow more monotone

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Watching Ryan play Oni was fucking painful.

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Asahi, good choice.

Strange for someone who drinks Maker's Mark.

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Man I fuckin loved Oni.

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A pretty fantastic TNT, if only for the young Muir picture that surfaced.

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@pinstripehourglass:

"Having our egos stroked by 50 people singing Without a Trace was like having 3 orgasms within a 10 minute time frame. Or something..."

That explains where the dialogue in BrĂ¼tal Legend came from. :3

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Man, I love Brad Muir, he always makes the video is he is in great.

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Edited By Claude

Great show, thanks guys. The amount of knowledge being thrown around amazes me. Also, Brad Muir rocks :D

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Goddamn Muir's smile is infectious. Haven't even started watching and I'm beaming.