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Ep16: I Don't Want to Live Anymore
· Written by Andrew · Sunday, 07 June 2009 18:00 ·
yars_revenge_boxEpisode 16 is a momentous segment as it debuts the use of headsets by the LP2. So with unheard of quality the platoon digs into some early 80's games. After some debate over pronunciation of Galaga, everyone takes their swing at Donkey Kong, possibly one of the best known games of all time and re-surging as of late thanks to Steve Weibe and the documentary about him titled King of Kong. Kerry starts chatting about Yars Revenge before Jaime highlights a couple of big games for the Intellivision; Astrosmash and Starstrike, even though Andrew and Ben try to sidetrack him with Mario and Star Trek. Frogger, now of Seinfeld fame probably more than anything else, rounds out 1981 on the console side, and again, the LP2 have to go to an outside call to decide which games are Cutting Crust.

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tags: Yars Revenge · Donkey Kong · Frogger · Astrosmash · Galaga · 1981

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avatar Curtis
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Jaime: Are you sure you don't mean Polar Bears? lol
Sunday 07 June 2009, 20:56
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That's way more clever than I was expecting. Tahkns!
Wednesday 27 April 2011, 23:28
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Hey, you’re the goto expert. Thnkas for hanging out here.
Monday 02 May 2011, 04:24
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avatar Curtis
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Also, Ben here is the point of Yar's Revenge:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJwxF1qEZdE

"You have a little time to do a victory dance" = might be the first game to feature taunting. Ya I just made that call. Opened the door for corpse humping in the Halo series...
Sunday 07 June 2009, 23:44
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Yars Revenge is just a cheap sideways version of Galaga, what an abortion of graphics, terrible call
Monday 08 June 2009, 01:08
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Of course it was a terrible call, it was my call.
Monday 08 June 2009, 06:59
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The story about Andrew and the pigeon was priceless. I don't think I've heard / seen a better roadkill story since Cletus on the Simpsons
Monday 08 June 2009, 11:17
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avatar Curtis
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I will say (judging from Youtube videos) that the Galaga gameplay looks a little tighter. I stand by my pick though, as Yar's has a quirky factor.
Monday 08 June 2009, 11:17
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Donkey Kong
Diddy Kong
Tiny Kong, Dixie's little sister.
Lanky Kong
Chunky Kong
Monday 08 June 2009, 11:23
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anyone play the frogger remake?????????????
Wednesday 10 June 2009, 09:35
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Is it available online somewhere?
Wednesday 10 June 2009, 11:44
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take your pick
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frogger#Sequels
or the original
http://www.freefrogger.org/
Sunday 14 June 2009, 23:06
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