Giant Bomb Summer School 2018

you must learn

I feel at least 40% smarter just from looking at this page.

"Why don't you go hibernate off a... a cliff" still has me laughing to myself.

Also, Ben's anecdote about eating trash pizza on a date is such a Dan story that I'm starting to wonder if the spirit of Dan somehow got left on the west coast to randomly inhabit people.

Fatty Bear will see you in your nightmares.

FUCK YES FATTY BEAR

So many emotions to soak in from this thumbnail.

Hang on, judging by the thumbnail, is this just a video of GB West playing Humongous Games? Yes please sign me up!

Also glad to see @janman on the couch for this stream.

Pajama Sam

I tell you what, Something is not right with that boy

Is it coincidence or not that I'd just watched this video which touches upon the Humongous kids titles?

Having more and more issues with these premium videos loading... anyone else have this issue. I have to download at mobile to even view with out the hickup or load issue.

@bigraf: yes if it's not in YouTube I can basically assume I won't be watching it on this site unless i go to my personal computer because it constantly replays the first few seconds or it buffers for eternity. This just started a month or 2 ago, anything live have to turn the quality to low and still buffers. Never an issue with YouTube which uses the same file and quality.

@steveurkel: Is this on an iPhone? I have issues on iOS, but on Firefox on a PC I don't have issues.

Sweet! After acing my classes during the Spring Semester, I was hoping for more retro Edu-tainment. Put me in the front of class, teach!

I can't wait until they get to Yukon Trail, I had a real fondness for that particular piece of edutainment.

I can still hear the way the shopkeeper says "It's a BIG saw!" in my mind

I hope kids still have games like this. Jump Start 4th Grade was my jam.

@pants: Samsung tab s2 which is using chrome. Firefox on pc is also what I use as I don't like chrome but I haven't tried a different browser on the tablet I'll look into Firefox for this thing. Maybe it will fix the fact I've never seen a thumbnail for videos on the tablet also.

Hell yes, finally some Humongous point and clicks on Giant Bomb. Been waiting years for this ever since Jeff revealed he somehow had heard of and likes Fatty Bear Fun Pack without having ever played any of their other games.

Those and Kid Pix

i fuckin love edutainment, do the dr brain games at some point

Don't recall if I learned anything but I played a lot of Spy Fox

https://store.steampowered.com/app/283980/Spy_Fox_in_Dry_Cereal/

Is this the "New old school" of which I've heard so much about?

TIL that Ben is George Costanza.

My mother and I were talking about games as educational tools, I loaded up Cross Country Canada as an example of what we had when I was in school, and we sat there and did a full game.

Shit still holds up.

Bobby Hill Lol

Why doesn't some make a current day trail game and you go to space and get space polio etc and trade with aliens or Henry Ford's in space

That early dump truck joke Jan...*chef finger kiss*

I took a 7am Nutrition class in the summer and that was dumb

MORE JAN!

This gives me an idea for a new series. It's called Pajama Jan. It would be a late night stream where Jan chugs a bottle of Nyquil and talks about vague childhood memories while playing Humongous games until he passes out. It would be a smash hit with the coveted millennial demographic.

I can't say for certain, but I think Fatty Bear might be a Steve Purcell design. like the Sam and Max guy.

Not a slight on anyone at giant bomb but this was infinitely more entertaining than just playing old Nintendo games we have all played and can see anywhere. I love this please more of this type of thing you guys killed it. I hooe therr is mirr summer scjol

This is good content.

I learned a lot.

THQ Nordic should buy the rights to Math Blaster and release Math Blaster: Re-Blastered Edition

Omg the nostalgia, right down to Pyjama Sam..

I wanna see some Gizmos and Gadgets next time.

Competitive Uno?

This was such a great stream. This nostalgia is hitting me hard... thanks for the good memories!

near simultaneous othello play from both coasts, huh

I had no idea Jan was so young.

Oh I don't know, man. King of the Hill is pretty rad.

How can I get through to these kiiiids!?

Edit: Oh oh! Imagine a doc/reality series where Jeff (actual Jeff) goes to different troubled classes and tries to get them on track. Less focus on "you need to study hard!" and more try to find the individual students self worth and will to learn more about their passions. I legitimately think Jeff would be great at that kind of stuff.

Edit: Scratch that. Make Jeff and Ben a team! Double trouble.

That System Starting at 11:57 is also used in Serial Experiments Lain, is that just a stock sound effect?

If you do a second term, I recommened Zoombinis. There is also a fishing game from way back in the day I want to see (it was on a green only monitor, maybe apple? I'm not sure). See if you can find that. This is the kind of content that speaks to my interests.

What is "Mike Judge bullshit"?

time to go watch Orson Welles' Othello